The most underrated bands in rock&roll history

[Sarek]

Yes another music thread. I'll just pick one band for openers.

I'm not sure if there has ever been a more underrated band than

The Cult

 

[lane]

They were bad ***!

 

[Sarek]

They were bad ***!

Ill be keeping my eyes and ears open to see if anyone tops that selection.

 

[cowboy_ron]

I'm about to show my age but I'd have to go with The Allman Brothers Band.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I'll add bands as they come to mind.

Also my tastes are older... From the start of the rock era ('54 to the late '80's).

 

[Sarek]

More Cult links.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I'm about to show my age but I'd have to go with The Allman Brothers Band.

I can beat that...

I'll add the Sir Douglas Quintet

 

[Sarek]

I'll add bands as they come to mind.

Also my tastes are older... From the start of the rock era ('54 to the late '80's).

That's a great song.

 

[lane]

I love this song by Tesla

The bass player looks like Tony Romo with long hair.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

That's a great song.

It is.

The early history of MTV was the "British Invasion 2.0" simply because they had been doing videos for years where in the US it was a new thing.

Consequently I think a number of British bands like Big Country got lost in the mix.

 

[cowboy_ron]

Stray Cats, King Crimson, ZZ Top, Bloodrock.....they were actually a band from Ft. Worth that used to open for Grand Funk.

 

[cowboyec]

KISS-you either love'em or you hate'em....geniuses in marketing...great vocals...all good to great players...great albums-destroyer,love gun,Alive and Alive II... like any band that will appear on this list...lottsa GUTTS...didn't quit.
should never have split...should never have took the war paint off.
and confession....I LOVE the Dynasty album.

 

[Idgit]

Zappa. The Kinks. I always thought Squeeze was underrated.

Shout out to Alan Parsons Project since stupid Lady Antebellum stoke their song and made a fortune off of it and nobody seemed to care.

 

[cowboyec]

Stray Cats, King Crimson, ZZ Top, Bloodrock.....they were actually band from Ft. Worth that used to open for Grand Funk.

LOVE ZZ Top.

 

[Sarek]

It is.

The early history of MTV was the "British Invasion 2.0" simply because they had been doing videos for years where in the US it was a new thing.

Consequently I think a number of British bands like Big Country got lost in the mix.

Let me give you a little info i wouldn't share with just anyone. ...No it's not great info, but here it is.

MTV when they first aired a nationwide video, wiki says different, but MTV opened it's first hub to air videos from a town called Palisades Park five minutes from my childhood home. I was still very young but the older kids would hangout outside the place and drink beers etc etc etc.

 

[cowboy_ron]

LOVE ZZ Top.

Yea, they put out alot of sound for a 3 piece band.

 

[Sarek]

Two more bands.

The first really is underrated - The Faces
The second is not really underrated but i always loved their music - Hothouse Flowers

The Faces

Hothouse Flowers

 

[Sarek]

KISS-you either love'em or you hate'em....geniuses in marketing...great vocals...all good to great players...great albums-destroyer,love gun,Alive and Alive II... like any band that will appear on this list...lottsa GUTTS...didn't quit.
should never have split...should never have took the war paint off.
and confession....I LOVE the Dynasty album.

I was never able to get into their look/set up, i just want good music not that make up and costumes act but they are huge Stones fans so that's a plus in my book.

 

[cowboyec]

I was never able to get into their look/set up, i just want good music not that make up and costumes act but they are huge Stones fans so that's a plus in my book.

thats fair.
I love your music threads...you should write a book.

 

[JoeKing]

J Geils Band