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Post by jbd on Apr 2, 2008 3:36:48 GMT -5
who's on your "short-list"?...
EDGAR WINTER GROUP
FOGHAT
HUMBLIE PIE
TEN YEARS AFTER
BADFINGER
JAMES GANG
BROWNSVILLE STATION
LITTLE FEAT
COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN
DUKE & THE DRIVERS
J. GEILS BAND
GIRLSCHOOL
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Post by dave910 on Apr 2, 2008 23:58:20 GMT -5
Here a just a few of my favorite underrated bands/artists
Living Colour
Bad Company
Alice Cooper
Midnight Oil
Creedence Clearwater Revival
George Harrison - Even though he did not have the hits like John & Paul, I still believe he was a brilliant writer!
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Post by Ken on Apr 3, 2008 18:20:40 GMT -5
Marshall Crenshaw
Smithereens
Badfinger
Bobby Fuller Four
The Spongetones
The Jayhawks
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Post by 55dodger on Apr 4, 2008 0:37:31 GMT -5
You know JDB, it's nice to see another Little Feat fan on the boards. I love the music. My favorite underrated band would be John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers.
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Post by Dawn on Apr 4, 2008 10:41:06 GMT -5
Definitely agree with Badfinger; a very talented group of guys.
Quicksilver Messenger Service
El Chicano (great early '70s Latin rock, reminiscent of early Santana)
Starbuck
Emitt Rhodes (an amazing talent; he could have gone far had Dunhill not been so greedy)
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Apr 4, 2008 10:52:50 GMT -5
The Grass Roots
The Hollies
Raspberries
The Searchers
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Post by Ken on Apr 4, 2008 13:44:52 GMT -5
Definitely agree with Badfinger; a very talented group of guys. Quicksilver Messenger Service El Chicano (great early '70s Latin rock, reminiscent of early Santana) Starbuck Emitt Rhodes (an amazing talent; he could have gone far had Dunhill not been so greedy) Dawn, I couldn't agree more with you about Emitt - a very, very talented guy. |
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Post by Dawn on Apr 4, 2008 14:29:57 GMT -5
Definitely agree with Badfinger; a very talented group of guys. Quicksilver Messenger Service El Chicano (great early '70s Latin rock, reminiscent of early Santana) Starbuck Emitt Rhodes (an amazing talent; he could have gone far had Dunhill not been so greedy) Dawn, I couldn't agree more with you about Emitt - a very, very talented guy. Yes, I have all four of his albums plus his Listen, Listen collection, and there are many wonderful songs on those. I just wish Dunhill hadn't been so aggressive about the contract requirements and caused him to become so disillusioned with the industry.  Not that I blame him; two albums a year is a tall order for any artist, much less someone who was doing all the writing, vocals, instruments, recording and mixing himself, plus trying to tour as well. I've corresponded a few times with a friend of Emitt's, and she mentioned that he's been working on some great new material. I hope it's released soon; would love to hear more music from him. |
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Post by Ken on Apr 4, 2008 16:28:26 GMT -5
Dawn, I couldn't agree more with you about Emitt - a very, very talented guy. Yes, I have all four of his albums plus his Listen, Listen collection, and there are many wonderful songs on those. I just wish Dunhill hadn't been so aggressive about the contract requirements and caused him to become so disillusioned with the industry. Not that I blame him; two albums a year is a tall order for any artist, much less someone who was doing all the writing, vocals, instruments, recording and mixing himself, plus trying to tour as well. I've corresponded a few times with a friend of Emitt's, and she mentioned that he's been working on some great new material. I hope it's released soon; would love to hear more music from him. I have three of his albums on vinyl plus that Listen, Listen collection as well as the Merry Go Round album on vinyl and a M-G-R collection on CD. It's a real shame what Dunhill did to him. That's very cool about the correspondence. I read that he was still recording new material. I also read that he was thinking of releasing some unreleased material but was once again afraid of being ripped off. |
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Post by jbd on Apr 4, 2008 19:15:58 GMT -5
You know JDB, it's nice to see another Little Feat fan on the boards. I love the music. My favorite underrated band would be John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers.
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i love MAYALL, and i've been a FEAT fan for 30 years now. FEAT can play anything...blues, country, folk, rock, RNB, you name it. i also really dug LOWELL GEORGE's lone solo album THANKS, I'LL EAT IT HERE.
some more underrated acts i should have mentioned:
APRIL WINE
LEVON HELM
GRAHAM PARKER
WET WILLIE
ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION
JOHN HIATT
THE SMITHEREENS
RAINBOW
PAUL RODGERS
GARY STEWART
THE BOXTOPS
JOE ELY
ALBERT HAMMOND
LIGHTHOUSE
FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND
THE RUNAWAYS
BLUE CHEER
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
THE ROCKETS
MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS
LONNIE MACK
LINK WRAY
DANNY GATTON
ALBERT COLLINS
FREE
THE ZOMBIES
MIKE NESMITH
TODD RUNDGREN
ERIC CARMEN
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Post by 55dodger on Apr 7, 2008 0:12:34 GMT -5
Ok, I'm gonna toss these bands out there as being underrated simply because year after year, the Rock & Roll Hall Fame has not even given them a nomination.
Chicago
Blood, Sweat, & Tears
Moody Blues
Guess Who
5th Dimension
Electric Light Orchestra
Cheap Trick
Oh Yeah, and John Mayall still ain't in.
Feel free to add other bands ignored by the Rockhall nomination process.
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Post by Laura--I wuv u all :) on Apr 7, 2008 10:05:27 GMT -5
Feel free to add other bands ignored by the Rockhall nomination process. I've gotten so that I really don't give a crap who's in the Hall of Fame and who isn't. I don't need some bunch of elitists (journalists, or whatever the h311 they are) to tell me what I should like and what I shouldn't like. I know what I like, thank you. |
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Post by 55dodger on Apr 18, 2008 0:02:21 GMT -5
Here would be a few more
1. Elvin Bishop
2. Boz Scaggs
3. New Riders of the Purple Sage
4. Taj Mahal
5. Buddy Miles
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Post by jbd on Apr 18, 2008 3:43:24 GMT -5
1. Elvin Bishop
2. Boz Scaggs
3. New Riders of the Purple Sage
4. Taj Mahal
5. Buddy Miles
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all excellent examples...
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Not that I blame him; two albums a year is a tall order for any artist, much less someone who was doing all the writing, vocals, instruments, recording and mixing himself, plus trying to tour as well.