Underrated Rock & Roll Bands. Any era. Give me three.

[Condem]

I'll start. The 80's. XTC, The Chameleons and Big Country. With a special mention to The House of Freaks. Remember, any era.

[happyiowan]

1. The 80's.

Psychedelic Furs, The Go-Betweens and The Jesus and Mary Chain.

[mcctatas]

2. The 80's

Wall of Voodoo
Black Uhuru

The 90's, Concrete Blonde

[Condem]

12. Wall of Voodoo, mcctatas

The great Standard Ridgeway. Great call!

[tigereye]

40. good choices!

:thumbsup:

Black Uhuru was really great. Wall of Voodoo and Stan still give me chills. And I also think that the singer from CB (blanking on her name at the mo) had an amazing voice. Still in Hollywood is incredibly powerful.

[southpaw]

47. Johnette Napolitano

[SoxFan]

52. And now she's Secretary of Homeland Security!

:hide:

[southpaw]

54. Amazing how careers take unexpected avenues...

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

169. I love DU

it's the only place where that joke can get the appreciation it deserves.

I tried it once in public. Didn't exactly get a laugh.

[tigereye]

94. right, thanks. Roseanne Cash once said she loved Napolitano's voice, which

I thought was doing pretty damned well.

[DBoon]

76. I'll second Wall of Voodoo, and raise you Savage Republic

Savage Republic was an unsung founder of industrial

[Forkboy]

3. The 80's

Crass
Wargasm
Thomas Dolby

I realize these aren't technically rock and roll, but fuck it. It's Friday!

[Condem]

8. Anything goes, Fork.

[ghostsofgiants]

65. Mmm, Crass.

:thumbsup:

[elshiva]

4. The 60s British Rock

The Move
The Small Faces
The Zombies

[DevonRex]

67. Love the Zombies. Fantastic band!

[Tom Kitten]

5. The 80s

Rain Parade, The Lazy Cowgirls, Antietam

[Forkboy]

6. The 90's

The Cows
The Didjits
Ed Hall

I got some for every decade. ;)

[tigereye]

42. Scrawl - 90s and still out there

Trotsky Icepick, also 90s. All those great indie California bands, before indie was a "thing." Also all the great Evergreen bands.

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. The '70s

Montrose

Slade

Uriah Heep



:headbang:

[Tom Kitten]

9. the 70s

The Groundhogs, Tractor, Greenslade

[Forkboy]

10. The 70's

Pentagram
The Germs
The Residents (still going and still amazing!)

[Condem]

11. The 60's.

Agree with elshiva. The Zombies. The Hollies. Pretty Things.

[Condem]

13. The 70's

Emerson Lake & Palmer, The Steve Miller Band and Genesis.

[southpaw]

48. I think you misread the question...

This is about UNDER-rated bands. :evilgrin:

[happyiowan]

14. The 90's

Inspiral Carpets, Kitchens of Distinction and The House of Love

[Condem]

16. Wow.

All good.

[jobycom]

15. Eisley (2000s), The Black Keys (2000s), Wet Willie (1970s).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_f0uef03sE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBPGm4Fbo0Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGc4AMJzaVU (This is a much later live version, but it was my favorite song by them)

[Condem]

17. Wet Willie, jobycom

Capricorn Records and Tapes.

[jobycom]

20. Is that good, bad, or undifferent?

:shrug:

[Condem]

36. The Great Capricorn label.

The Allmans, Marshall Tucker, Wet Willie. Good stuff.

[mvd]

22. Completely agree on Eisley

Not sure if they are rock, but they are a wonderful band and very underrated.

[Ikonoklast]

18. From the 60's

The James Gang
Buffalo Springfield
Humble Pie

[bluesbassman]

19. Nice call Ikonoklast. Interesting that all three of those bands

produced solo superstars.

[Doc_Technical]

21. Wishbone Ash

West, Bruce, and Lainge
Slade

[EastTennesseeDem]

24. "Argus" is my all-time favorite record.

But Wishbone Ash and Pilgrimage aren't far behind.

My dad saw them more than any band other than the Allman Bros. They played in New Orleans all the time.

[mvd]

23. Is it ok to pick from different eras?

The Kinks (60s)
Cheap Trick (70s)
Letters To Cleo (90s)

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

170. Kinks are easily the most underrated of the 60s

I think they top even the Beatles and Stones

Big thumbs up for mentioning LTC. I adore kay Hanley.

[Bennyboy]

25. Leftover Salmon! The Radiators! (90's) The Tubes (70s-80s)

Leftover Salmon. The funnest live shows ever. Poly-ethnic cajun slammgrass.

The radiators. Blow my mid every night playing the shit out of rock and roll. Fishhead music. From new Orleasn tand they tear the roof off the place every night.

And the TUBES, what more can you say. Fun and funny. Sick music greeeat show...

[enigmatic]

26. 3

"Jonah"- Wussy
http://recluseshow.blogspot.com/2008/04/jonah-wussy.html

"You'll Never Know"- The Luv'ed Ones
http://recluseshow.blogspot.com/2008/11/youll-never-know-luvd-ones.html

"Sun God"- Squirrel Bait
http://recluseshow.blogspot.com/2008/10/sun-god-squirrel-bait.html

[Blue_In_AK]

27. From the '60s

13th Floor Elevators, Fever Tree and it's been so long ago, I can't think of another one.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

28. 60.s Dave Clark Five, The Hollies, The Thirteenth Floor Eleveators

well, you asked.

[deucemagnet]

29. 90s

Catherine Wheel
Morphine
The Sheila Divine

[Tabasco_Dave]

30. 90's

Urge Overkill
Afghan Whigs
Juliana Hatfield

[hyphenate]

31. a couple I've rediscovered in the past year

The 70s and 80s:

Ambrosia

Alan Parsons Project

Paul Revere and the Raiders when Mark Lindsay was still with the band

[blondeatlast]

50. The Raiders were awesome; I read one reviewer who said that they were one of the first

viable commercial punk bands (Kicks, Good Thing, Hungry).

[Tikki]

62. Totally agree about Paul Revere and the Raiders...

:)

Tikki

[JCMach1]

32. Concrete Blonde, The Wedding Present, Big Country

Concrete Blonde
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryz6_28efVs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axnCMV-on9Q

The Wedding Present
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf1W3JQsLP4

Big Country
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3xcfOCqtqQ

[ogneopasno]

33. Uncle Tupelo, Arcwelder and Walt Mink. The early 90s.

Tupelo in 89: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nblSYuIVGlU

Arcwelder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBtFYUZk_bM

Walt Mink:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKrsWarkZ4U

[taterguy]

34. Lynyrd Skynyrd is the most under-rated band of all-time

People can't get over the whole Free Bird / Confederate Flag thing.

Despite those blemishes they wrote a lot of great songs and were phenomenal performers.

I wish I could have seen them live at their peak.

2 other under-rated bands

The Ramones: Loved by critics but never respected for their musicianship

Superchunk, not really underrated, just criminally under-appreciated.

[Condem]

35. If they're in the Hall of Fame, taterguy...

then you really can't call them underrated. Skynyrd's there.

[taterguy]

37. The Hall of Fame is just a marketing scam

The Five Royales are very highly rated but they're not in it

[Condem]

38. I think if you ask the artists in the Hall, they'd say...

it's more than a marketing scam. Except, Johnny Rotten, of course.

[taterguy]

39. Of course they're gonna say that, it helps them sell more records, er, MP3s

:eyes:

[Condem]

96. A wee bit cynical about the business, tater.

Tell that to Skynyrd. Oh, their all dead.

[taterguy]

132. I'm mostly cynical about the R'n'R Hall of Fame

It's just a stupid concept.

Rock and roll should not be a family-friendly tourist destination.

Rock and roll is about sex, drugs and excess in general.

I've never been to the HOF but I've been to the Experience museum in Seattle. My father-in-law went through the Hendrix wing and asked: "How did he die?"

PS: There were lots of people in Skynyrd, several of which are still alive. The plane crash only killed the lead singer, a guitar player and some back-up vocalists.

[Condem]

137. Never been, myself, tater.

Probably never will. I have mixed feelings on the HOF. I think it's an honor for the bands. At the same time, too much discrimination. An example: Progressive bands have got a raw deal. Genesis, Yes, King Crimson and ELP. None of their ilk in there. And, they had a giant influence on Rock. Sure it's sex and drugs. But it's still about the MUSIC. As far as Skynryd, I think Rossington is the only original member still with us. Maybe, the bass player.

[Va Lefty]

41. The 80's...

The Beat Farmers
The Rainmakers
The Outfield

[leeroysphitz]

43. Late 80s/ early 90s. Trip Shakespear, The Judybats.

Two excellent rock and roll bands that got buried under the whole grunge avalanche.

I wish both band were still together making music.

[Arugula Latte]

107. I love the Judybats.

Here is "She Lives"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mL0KXo7SuI

[ogneopasno]

109. Swear to God you're the only other person I've ever known who has heard of the Judybats.

I greet you, Leeroy! I also love Trip Shakespeare, and have seen them several times, but that's because I'm in Minnesota.

[peekaloo]

135. I attended a Judybats show in Houston.

I say attended because a couple of songs into their set some ass let loose with pepperspray that cleared the floor.

Must have been a jealous Pooh Sticks fan.

[mitchum]

44. The Only Ones, Television, Charlie Pickett and the Eggs

[ghostsofgiants]

56. Good call on Television.

[HopeHoops]

45. Gentle Giant, Camel, Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen

[blondeatlast]

46. 60s-70s: The Hollies. 80's: Fishbone, The Waitresses. nt

[Richardo]

59. Good call on all three

I downloaded 'Party at Ground Zero' no too long ago... :headbang:

[blondeatlast]

49. Sixties (adding to my previous): Paul Revere and the Raiders.

I picked up their greatest hits CD at a thrifft store once and it is AWESOME.

[SoxFan]

51. Dream Syndicate, Translator, The Skids

[last_texas_dem]

53. '60's-'70's: Orpheus, Iron Butterfly*; '70's: Nektar

*Iron Butterfly *are* pretty well-known for one song. I think a lot of their other work is pretty underrated, though, even if the critics don't agree with me about that!

[Dystopian]

55. 60s and 90s

60s
Spooky Tooth
The Soft Machine

90s
Screaming Trees

Just because I like them..


peace~

[NOW tense]

100. Yes Spooky Tooth!

Best cover of "I Am The Walrus"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jICiVZ1t_qY

[Condem]

104. Spooky Tooth gave us Gary Wright.

Dream Weaver.

[NOW tense]

138. I don't hold it against them. n/t

[Dystopian]

110. Yes! They did some great covers....

Thanks for the link....The Weight and Tobacco Road were awesome, too.
I think I have all the Spooky Tooth CDs....I got a few on ebay years ago....My son grew up listening nonstop...
He was about 12 years old, and would come into the house screaming "you evil woman' in a high-pitched voice.
He can't sing like that now...but a great guitarist at the age of 26...
He was exposed to all the good stuff : )

peace~

[abq e streeter]

57. 60's : The Box Tops, The Robbs and The Fugs

and good to see others mentioning Television in posts above for the 70's; Marquee Moon still stands up today as a masterpiece. Saw The waitresses mentioned too; same drummer; Bill Ficca

[ghostsofgiants]

58. A few decades worth... (Updated with videos!)

The '70s:
Wire - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eZZbOLthfE
Rich Kids - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTubfc48iPU
Magazine - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dycHLBLzrc

The '80s:
Public Image Ltd. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylOCIP54PIQ
Mission of Burma - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzMu6ugTNfA
Wipers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRXxcjnV8LI

The '90s:
Fugazi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apuLs_ayKRM
Drive Like Jehu - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXM3D2iEGjw
The Breeders - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AsId-qVIb4

The '00s:
Jaguar Love - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1s2jwtX8mI
Fucked Up - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGSSgPNMcvc
No Age - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n368OU17cz0

[Tikki]

60. There are sooo many...here are a few, say....

60’s

The Sonics
Bobby Fuller Four
Sir Douglas Quintet

70’s

The Unclaimed
Sparks
The Gears

80’s

The Naughty Sweeties
The Blasters
Los Lobos

Tikki

[rucky]

61. 90's

Fugazi, Cornershop, Ned's Atomic Dustbin

[ghostsofgiants]

63. High five for Fugazi!

:D

[Lady Effingbroke]

64. 80s - Triumph, April Wine, The Call, Split Enz, Red Rider, The Fixx.

3x2! :D

[blockhead]

88. must be Canadian

eh!

[DevonRex]

66. 90s: Del Amitri, Crowded House, Toad the Wet Sprocket. 60s: Buffalo Springfield.

[DevonRex]

68. Another 90s: Live.

[ghostsofgiants]

69. I'm not a huge fan, but I saw them play a few years ago.

They're pretty good in concert. Plus, their singer had a cameo in Fight Club which scores them points.

[DevonRex]

70. They are pretty good in concert. All the bands I listed are great

in concert. That's one of the things that makes a great band, to me. Unless they're stoned and can't get their harmony right, like CSNY did a few times back in the day. :)

[Left Is Write]

114. Agreed.

Throwing Copper is among my favorite albums ever.

[no name no slogan]

71. (80s) Comsat Angels, The Sound, Wild Swans

All three are/were severely underrated to the point of being unheard of on this side of the Atlantic.

[ghostsofgiants]

72. Unheard of unless you count that The Edge from U2 "borrowed" heavily from Comsat Angels' sound.

:P

[no name no slogan]

73. Yes that's a VERY diplomatic way to put it!

They (CSA) are reuniting for a show in Sheffield in April or May, I heard. I'd like to go but it's not in the cards.

[ghostsofgiants]

74. Less diplomatic: U2 made that sound suck.

:P

[SoxFan]

83. OFFS

HIPSTER POSEUR ALERT! WARNING! WARNING!

Up until 1987, U2 was the darling of the post-punk/college radio set. Once they achieved the dreaded commercial success, it became fashionable to start trashing them.

If the "Joshua Tree" era hype never occured, U2, would be viewed as a very cool, artistically honest 1980s survivor, a latter-day Velvets.

[ghostsofgiants]

84. I don't like their early stuff either.

:shrug:

Has nothing to do with being a "hipster poseur" who wants to seem cool, ass.

[mitchum]

91. I thought they sucked from the beginning...more Velveeta than Velvets

[ghostsofgiants]

103. "more Velveeta than Velvets"

Quote of the night.

[no name no slogan]

87. BOOYAH!!!

This is a bone of contention between myself and my bass player, who is a big U2 fan (although in the past few years he's gotten more into Kitchens of Distinction).

Too bad Edgy didn't have to give a tuppence to Steve Fellows for every song, Steve would have a big pile of tuppence pieces. ;-)

[DBoon]

75. 60's - Steppenwolf, Blue Cheer, Fugs

John Kay had an amazing background, and while Steppenwolf had some weak albums, there is a lot more to them than "Born to be Wild"

Blue Cheer created heavy metal in my opinion. Their loud, minimal blues-rock founded a new genre

The Fugs were the first alternative-rock band ever

[abq e streeter]

79. The Fugs were utterly unique; a case can definitely be made for 1st alt-rock group

Especially their second album, which I still listen to, and marvel at the intelligence, wildness and power of it. Never saw them ,but did see Ed Sanders doing acoustic music about 15 years(?) ago. Got to shake his hand and tell him how much The Fugs 1st two albums had "warped my life".

[Gabi Hayes]

160. ''she had a pushup bra made from the eyelids of an elephant...''

something like that

Belle of Avenue A

I have that on vinyl

[Blue_In_AK]

89. I almost named the Fugs above in my three.

They were awesome.

[DBoon]

77. 80's: Suburban Lawns

art-school punk

http://bp1.blogger.com/_YYPGjGon3Z4/Rz8prNH0FGI/AAAAAAAABCo/LHXDuj6-EG0/s320/Suburban+Lawns.jpg

[DBoon]

78. '70s - Hawkwind

[Captain Hilts]

149. Who was in Suburban Lawns? I know Richard Hell's mother. nt

[DBoon]

158. Su Tissue, Vex Billngsgate, Chuck Roast , Frank Ennui

from Wikipedia:

Originating in the Southern California Punk rock scene, the band consisted of:

* Su Tissue (Sue McLane) - vocals
* Frankie Ennui (Richard Whitney)
* Chuck Roast (Charles Rodriguez)
* Vex Billingsgate/Bill Vex (William Ranson) - bass
* John Gleur (John McBurney). Gleur left the group during the production of Baby.

Suburban Lawns released the groundbreaking single Gidget Goes to Hell in 1979, followed by the album Suburban Lawns in 1981 on I.R.S. Records which featured the New Wave radio favorite, and the band's second single, Janitor -- all produced by EJ Emmons. Jonathan Demme directed the video for Gidget Goes To Hell which debuted on Saturday Night Live. In 1983 came a 5-song EP, Baby, produced by Richard Mazda. The band folded shortly afterwards.

[phaseolus]

80. the 20th & early 21st century

Little Feat, especially 70s era
Green on Red
Calexico

[abq e streeter]

81. haven't read every post, but has anyone mentioned The Replacements yet?

[blondeatlast]

85. No--and kudos to you for doing so. nt

[Rhythm]

164. Seconded, plus their musical cousins The Neighborhoods!

:hi:

[greendog]

82. (60's) Fairport Convention, Pentangle, Incredible String Band

[Blue_In_AK]

90. I loved the Incredible String Band.

I didn't include them in my list because they're not exactly "rock." Great group, though.

[Richardo]

86. 70s:

Little Feat
Tower of Power
Talking Heads

[atomic-fly]

92. Good choices, House of Freaks were great!

So sad about Bryan and family!

[Coventina]

93. Was that case ever solved?

I never heard any more about it, after the discovery of the bodies.

[atomic-fly]

99. yes it was

the two guys that were just out of jail. pretty much killed them all for no reason.
I think they caught them in Philly after they had killed one of their girlfriends parents also.
it makes me sick when i see there mugs on the news.

[Coventina]

101. Thanks. Gosh, it was a story so horrible, beyond belief almost.

I hope the murderers spend the rest of their sorry lives behind bars.

[Condem]

105. Whoa folks!

Missed this deal. Got to meet Bryan and Johnny Hott at the 9:30 Club in DC. What murders are you talking about???

[Coventina]

133. Bryan and his entire family (wife & kids) were murdered in their home

New Year's Day a few years ago.

:cry:

[Condem]

136. I had NO idea, Coventina.

Sincere devastation.

[Coventina]

140. Sorry to be the bearer of such horrible news.

:-(

It's one of those cases that makes me really, really hope in an afterlife where the victims of such things are reunited in joy and peace.

I just can't stand the idea of someone's final moments of eternity being filled with such horror and pain.

[Condem]

142. Googled it for the details.

I just can't understand that aspect of humanity. What makes someone commit a gruesome act like that. For what???? I felt for Johnny Hott. Hearing that news outside the burning house. Just crushing. I'm putting on Tantilla to remember the good times.

[Coventina]

147. The part of the story that haunts me the most

is that Stella (the 9 year old) had spent the night at a friend's house, and was dropped off by the mother of the friend the next morning.

The mother stated that she felt as if she had brought the girl to her death, because the murders were believed to have occurred shortly after, if not already in progress.

Just horrific.

[Condem]

150. Not explained in the details, Coventina.

Was this just a random act? Were the Harvey's singled out by these punks? Did they know who he was? Or, was it just fate.

[Coventina]

153. I believe it was random, they were on a killing spree.

Here's a link (maybe you've already seen it)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_family_murder

[Condem]

155. Just incredible.

"none of this was necessary". Really??????

[grilled onions]

95. 60's Local Band

Equestrians Great sax player!

[MrPerson]

97. Phil Collins, Huey Lewis and Whitney Houston

(Gets axe and plastic ready)

[dembotoz]

98. boomtown rats and in many ways Kate Bush

[NOW tense]

102. My 3

Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit 90's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3mMgfxF8O0&feature=related

Widespread Panic 90's, 00's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZANCPuiCMo

Sigur Ros 00's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doc1eqstMQQ

[Arugula Latte]

106. Yes -- The Chameleons. That would have been one of mine.

Love them.

Also, Catherine Wheel. Shoulda been huge.

Also, World Party should have been much bigger than they ultimately were.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

108. The Tubes. The "Full House"-era J Geils Band. The Frampton-Marriott Humble Pie.

Tubes: Greatest live show ever. Took them straight to bankruptcy.

J Geils: To hell with that "Centerfold" and "Love Stinks" novelty pop crap. The version of John Lee Hooker's "Serves You Right To Suffer" on "Full House" is the sound of a blues rock band carpet bombing their audience.

Humble Pie's "Performance"...one of the greatest live albums EVER. I was in a band a few years ago and we were practicing. I hit the opening chords to "Stone Cold Fever" and my fellow guitarist said "Stop playing that shit," to which I replied "Go fuck yourself."

:toast:

[Condem]

116. The Tubes, Amerigo

Great fucking call! Well done again, sir. White punks on dope!

[fishwax]

111. The 80s: The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Hothouse Flowers, and Crowded House

[Left Is Write]

113. I always thought Hothouse Flowers were underrated too. I quite liked them.

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

112. The 70's

Sparks

and possibly Blue Oyster Cult, for their first three albums.

Can't think of a third that has not already been mentioned.

[Left Is Write]

115. 80s and beyond: The BoDeans.

[RadiationTherapy]

117. Radiation Therapy - right friggen NOW!

Also, I am drunk.

Also, I am high.

[electricmonk]

118. Late 80s early 90s

Divine Horsemen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpQrH5bFNDs
Jawbox http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qKVqcgXN34
Havana 3am http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOUfqUBBbOg

[Lyric]

119. Fleetwood Mac, Concrete Blonde, The Sisters of Mercy.

FM was full of incredible talent; it's rare that any band is so good that all of its members, individually, are as respected and well-known as they are.

Johnette Napolitano is a bad-ass, and has vocal abilities on par with Ann Wilson of Heart, but hardly anybody really knows their stuff.

Andrew Eldritch is a pompous ass, but he's also a genius when it comes to producing and composing. His songs were like rock operas--big, bombastic, and full-bodied music that fills everything that it touches. I love it.

[Condem]

120. Seriously, Lyric

Fleetwood Mac. Underrated?

[Lyric]

121. Maybe the view of them is different elsewhere, but in my area

most folks are like, "Meh--who's that?"

Mention Stevie Nicks, and they'll vaguely recognize the name. Play "Dreams," and they'll say, "Oh, I know this song!" but that's about it.

If other parts of the country are different, it would be nothing but good news to me.

:hi:

[Condem]

122. Well, I better break the news to you gently, Lyric

They are legendary. Not my cup of tea, mind you. But gigantic. Where are you???

[Lyric]

124. West Virginia

[Condem]

125. So, what do you hear, there?

Besides C & W?

[Lyric]

126. Lots of bluegrass, small local bands, some mainstream pop and rock.

The one classic rock station around here occasionally plays Fleetwood Mac, but only one or two songs--usually "Go Your Own Way" or "Dreams." Those occasions are rare, sadly. That station is mostly fixated on harder classic rock (think Led Zeppelin.)

[Condem]

128. No different than the rest of the country, Lyric

Try Satellite Radio. Sirius. You'll hear alot more.

[Skip Intro]

123. KISS.

seriously underrated

Black Diamond/She/Cold Gin/100,000 Years

yeah

Iron Maiden is far underrated as well, but then we get into how the entire genre of Metal is underrated...

[Jetboy]

152. I agree with you.

KISS used to be severely overrated and now it is the opposite. Parrish the thought that underneath the make-up and greed is a band that made some pretty good rock-n-roll. Their version of Black Diamond is far superior to the Replacements faithful cover.

Peter and Ace were just fantastic rock-n-rollers. Criss was even trained by the great Gene Krupa! Not many rockers who got that treatment.

[madinmaryland]

127. RUSH sucks. eom.

[Skip Intro]

129. Rush does not suck. eom

[ghostsofgiants]

143. Yes they do. eom

[Mendocino]

130. Quicksilver Messenger Service

Spirit

Flying Burrito Brothers

[ProfessorGAC]

131. Here's Mine

The Fixx (80's and 90's)

King Crimson (the 80's version)

The Grass Roots (60's)
GAC

[Urban Prairie]

134. 90s

Love And Rockets

I Mother Earth

Motley Crue minus Vince Neil and plus John Corabi

[ghostsofgiants]

144. I used to love I Mother Earth back in the day.

Especially "Scenery and Fish."

[Jetboy]

139. My 3:

60s The Faces- Loose, fun rock-n-roll just how I like it.

70s The Ted Nugent Band- Like the Allman Brothers with balls.

80s Hanoi Rocks- Dead center of the genre rock-n-roll played with conviction and style.

[carlyhippy]

141. 80's..Power Station and Aldo Nova....

you can stop laughing now......Aldo Nova was a one hit wonder, but Power Station could have made more albums, it's not like they didn't have the experience or the talent.....

[happyiowan]

145. The great Marshall Crenshaw.

I forgot all about him. Sorry, Marshall!

[Urban Prairie]

146. A Few More 90s

Most of my exposure to obscure indie and alternative bands in the early-mid 90s came through my subscriptions to music magazines that included compilation CDs like the short lived huH Magazine and CMJ monthly.

Sister Machine Gun

Prong

Drain STH (all-girl band from Sweden, and they had chops and were quite attractive, too bad they lasted all of one CD). I was able to see them perform live when they opened for Filter in '97.

[Captain Hilts]

148. LOVED XTC. I think Blondie is actually under-rated. nt

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

166. and underrated in Blondie is Clem Burke

one of the best drummers in rock

[Urban Prairie]

151. 80s-90s

The Church

L.A. Guns

Testament

[abq e streeter]

154. 90's ... Sponge, Rancid, and Soul Asylum; underappreciated by my generation anyway (I'm 57)

[ACTION BASTARD]

156. Amanda Marshall , The Aquabats, Chantal Kreviazuk

2 Canadians and well, only God knows WTF the Aquabats are...

from WIKI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aquabats

Throughout their career the Aquabats have maintained a fictitious backstory which purports them to be superheroes from a distant island called Aquabania. The band's costumes and pseudonyms tie into this mythology, which is detailed in the liner notes of their albums. Over the years the story of their origins has evolved, changed, and occasionally been retconned to explain changes in the band's lineup. They have also built up a roster of allies and enemies, many of whom are featured in their album artwork and often appear onstage with them as costumed characters in choreographed fight scenes.

According to the most consistent elements of the band's mythology, the original 8 (or 9) members lived on a distant and idyllic island known as "Aquabania," populated by humanlike bat creatures. The island was attacked by the villain Space Monster "M" and 8 (or 9) of its inhabitants fled to the ocean in a hollowed-out log. They washed ashore in California, where they were taken in by Professor Monty Corndog (portrayed onstage by singer Christian Jacobs' brother, Parker Jacobs), who used chemicals to revive them and give them super powers. They donned costumes including "radioactive rash guards," "power belts," and "anti-negativity helmets" (many of which are sold as part of the band's merchandise catalogue) and decided to channel their powers through music in order to "take over the world" by attracting legions of fans. This would then allow them to combat Space Monster "M" and retake their homeland.

Space Monster "M" placed a bounty on the heads of the Aquabats, attracting numerous villains and monsters to pursue and attack them in attempts to end their musical quest. These costumed villains often appear onstage to combat the band in concert. In addition to Space Monster "M," some of the more notable Aquabats enemies to appear over the years include Powdered Milk Man, The Sandfleas, The Floating Eye of Death, Cyclopsis, and Pumpkin Face. Along with their rogue's gallery, the band has also amassed a list of allies who assist them in various capacities. In addition to the Professor, some of the more notable Aquabats allies have included their former webmaster The Pigbat, the Sea Ghost, Danger Woman, and Digital Unicorn.

The band's superhero mythos has often been used as a device for explaining their numerous lineup changes. For example, members departing the group have sometimes been said to have been wounded in battle with the band's enemies, and when Jimmy the Robot joined, it was explained that the Professor constructed him out of various materials in order to provide the band with a robotic musical virtuoso.


My heros

[carlyhippy]

157. 70's....The Runaways, Van Halen, Led Zepplen

Carly

[DBoon]

159. '50s - Link Wray

a proto-metal/punk pioneer

[Gabi Hayes]

161. Root Boy Slim.....frat brother of George W. Bush:

comments on Bush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEZi5Z1ZbaY


Foster MacKenzie III grew up in a wealthy household in Washington, DC. His mother was a society matron whose father was a North Carolina congressman who had chaired the House Ways and Means Committee. His father was a landscape architect who designed golf courses.
MacKenzie was an intelligent yet incorrigible youth who was invited to leave several private DC-area prep schools such as Sidwell Friends. He finally found his niche at Saint James School in Hagerstown, MD, a boarding school. There, he played varsity football.
He went on to Yale, where he majored in African American studies, graduating in 1967. He was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. His fraternity brothers included future President George W. Bush. MacKenzie was a year older than Bush.
While at Yale, MacKenzie formed a band with classmate and fraternity brother Greenlee, who was quarterback of Yale's football team. The band was named Prince La La and the Midnight Creepers. Band members wore ermine capes, silver lame hot pants and boasted that they were never invited for return engagements.
The year after MacKenzie and Greenlee graduated, they returned to the DKE house during Yale's homecoming. Bush, who since their departure had become president of DKE, threw them out and banned them from the house.
Washington, DC

After graduating from Yale, MacKenzie returned to Washington, DC where he worked at various jobs, including one stint driving a Good Humor truck.
One day he took a lot of LSD and went to the White House and climbed the fence. (He later explained that he "was looking for the center of the universe.") He was apprehended by the Secret Service as he ran up the lawn toward the White House. He was the first intruder since the War of 1812 to get completely over the fence.
Following his arrest, he was sent to St. Elizabeths Hospital. This was the first of many visits that he would make in the coming years.

*The large dose of LSD he had consumed caused a psychotic break that led to schizophrenia, with the result that he would be medicated for the rest of his life.

*not so sure I'm buying that last bit

after that, he became the Root!

http://www.rootboyslim.com/index.html#

[Gabi Hayes]

162. While we're in DC area: Nighthawks, and the hideously underappreciated Little Feat

LF not from there, but as popular in DC as anywhere in the US

Waiting for Columbus, anyone?

[Gabi Hayes]

163. What about the Shaggs?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTNo80YmRVM&feature=related

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

165. Supergrass -90s

Always puts out solid records, but never gets the recognition

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

167. Le Tigre - best pop of the 00s

politically cool and catchy as fuck

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

168. Not a band, but Robyn Hitchcock is the most underrated songwriter of all time

I'll put him up against Dylan, Paul Simon and Lennon/McCartney any day