Who Is The Most Underated Band, Singer & Guitarist?
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Here we are two years later and Florence is enormously popular. I think my prediction being right is a good enough reason to pick new people this since she isn't underrated anymore.
Band: Kaizers Orchestra- These guys from Norway blend dark Eastern European influences with rock music and theatrics to make a very unique presentation and I doubt they'll ever see a wide audience because they don't since in English.
Singer: Linda Perry- She's an amazing, powerful singer. It's as simple as that. Linda's vocals are best remember for 4 Non Blonde's hit "What's Up" and she as a singer has so much more to offer than that. She just doesn't release any new material anymore for whatever reason....
Guitarist: Dave Navarro- It might not be as apparent nowadays but Dave's early playing with Jane's Addiction was amazing. His riffage was top notch and his screeching guitar tone is very unique.
The Wanderer
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Band- Bay City Rollers
Singer- Theo Kogan (Lunahicks)
Guitarist- Brain Setzer (Stray Cats)
Singer- Theo Kogan (Lunahicks)
Guitarist- Brain Setzer (Stray Cats)
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Band: Tears For Fears - They are known for a few hits but you never hear what a great band they were even though their first two albums are unbelievably good. Both of those albums are ones that you can put on and listen to without getting up to skip a song. They didn't do much after the early 90s but their early work is some of the best of the 80s. I'll stack it up to anything that came out of that decade.
Singer: Bobby Kimball - Fantastic voice and Toto was a very underrated band...which probably explains why Kimball never got the acclaim he deserves.
Guitarist: Andrew Latimer - When it comes to this subject, I always hear about Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton but they never mention Latimer, even though they should. I've never heard someone play with more feeling than him.
Singer: Bobby Kimball - Fantastic voice and Toto was a very underrated band...which probably explains why Kimball never got the acclaim he deserves.
Guitarist: Andrew Latimer - When it comes to this subject, I always hear about Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton but they never mention Latimer, even though they should. I've never heard someone play with more feeling than him.
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^^^ I agree with Andrew Latimer for sure.
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Band - The Black Crowes
Singer - Gord Downie
Guitarist - Rich Robinson
Singer - Gord Downie
Guitarist - Rich Robinson
gcczep
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Credit dues...
Band - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Singer - Linda Ronstadt
Guitarist - Mark Knofler
Band - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Singer - Linda Ronstadt
Guitarist - Mark Knofler
Big Ears
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Band - Wigwam (based in Finland)
Guitarist - Tony McPhee (The Groundhogs)
Singer - Ray Gillen (Badlands)
Progressive rock band, Wigwam, based in Finland, signed to Virgin and toured the UK unsuccessfully, but were admired by jouralists. It was not enough and they returned to Finland where they faded in relative obscurity. Although led by an expatriot, Jim Pembroke, not being British or American and working in the isolation of northern Europe gave them an independence of style which was melodic, imaginative and heart-felt.
Like Robin Trower, Tony McPhee is a British blues rock guitarist of the Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton school. But, although a contemporary of the others and with comparable talent, Trower and McPhee were destined for the admiration of the underground. The Groundhogs' songs were originally traditional blues in feel, but McPhee played in a fast and futuristic style, later combining his guitar with mellotron, synthesizer and studio effects. Split, which contained the 'famous' Cherry Red, was McPhee's closest record to match the sales of the 'superstars', but later The Groundhogs suffered various lineup changes along with the ravages of punk rock. It is an irony that guitarists with a tiny fraction of Tony McPhee's talent are millionaires, whereas he is largely forgotten.
American singer Ray Gillen came to prominence with Badlands, a band that included another Black Sabbath alumnus Jake E. Lee on guitar. Gillen's tenure with Iommi should have brought a promising period for the band, but 'internal disputes' meant it was all too short, resulting only in a later live album. Badlands, on the other hand, were a great bluesy hard rock band that, at the turn of the eighties/nineties were a refreshing break from the LA big-hair bands, with Lee's imaginative guitar and Gillen's Glenn Hughes-like soaring vocals. They recorded three albums and Gillen later died of aids, aged only 34.
Guitarist - Tony McPhee (The Groundhogs)
Singer - Ray Gillen (Badlands)
Progressive rock band, Wigwam, based in Finland, signed to Virgin and toured the UK unsuccessfully, but were admired by jouralists. It was not enough and they returned to Finland where they faded in relative obscurity. Although led by an expatriot, Jim Pembroke, not being British or American and working in the isolation of northern Europe gave them an independence of style which was melodic, imaginative and heart-felt.
Like Robin Trower, Tony McPhee is a British blues rock guitarist of the Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton school. But, although a contemporary of the others and with comparable talent, Trower and McPhee were destined for the admiration of the underground. The Groundhogs' songs were originally traditional blues in feel, but McPhee played in a fast and futuristic style, later combining his guitar with mellotron, synthesizer and studio effects. Split, which contained the 'famous' Cherry Red, was McPhee's closest record to match the sales of the 'superstars', but later The Groundhogs suffered various lineup changes along with the ravages of punk rock. It is an irony that guitarists with a tiny fraction of Tony McPhee's talent are millionaires, whereas he is largely forgotten.
American singer Ray Gillen came to prominence with Badlands, a band that included another Black Sabbath alumnus Jake E. Lee on guitar. Gillen's tenure with Iommi should have brought a promising period for the band, but 'internal disputes' meant it was all too short, resulting only in a later live album. Badlands, on the other hand, were a great bluesy hard rock band that, at the turn of the eighties/nineties were a refreshing break from the LA big-hair bands, with Lee's imaginative guitar and Gillen's Glenn Hughes-like soaring vocals. They recorded three albums and Gillen later died of aids, aged only 34.
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Band: Writing On the Wall.
Singer: Rod Evans (Deep Purple MK1 and Captain Beyond).
Guitarist: Jeff Martin (The Tea Party).
Singer: Rod Evans (Deep Purple MK1 and Captain Beyond).
Guitarist: Jeff Martin (The Tea Party).
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