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Inspiral Carpets, Kitchens of Distinction and The House of Love
|
| -Underrated Rock & Roll Bands. Any era. Give me three. |
Condem |
Feb-06-09 08:50 PM |
#0 |
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The 80's. |
happyiowan |
Feb-06-09 09:06 PM |
#1 |
| -
The 80's |
mcctatas |
Feb-06-09 09:08 PM |
#2 |
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Wall of Voodoo, mcctatas |
Condem |
Feb-06-09 09:20 PM |
#12 |
| -
good choices! |
tigereye |
Feb-07-09 08:47 AM |
#40 |
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Johnette Napolitano |
southpaw |
Feb-07-09 10:05 AM |
#47 |
| -
And now she's Secretary of Homeland Security! |
SoxFan |
Feb-07-09 10:56 AM |
#52 |
| -
Amazing how careers take unexpected avenues... |
southpaw |
Feb-07-09 11:20 AM |
#54 |
| -
I love DU |
Adenoid_Hynkel |
Feb-09-09 12:58 AM |
#169 |
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right, thanks. Roseanne Cash once said she loved Napolitano's voice, which |
tigereye |
Feb-07-09 05:08 PM |
#94 |
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I'll second Wall of Voodoo, and raise you Savage Republic |
DBoon |
Feb-07-09 01:45 PM |
#76 |
| -
The 80's |
Forkboy |
Feb-06-09 09:12 PM |
#3 |
| -
Anything goes, Fork. |
Condem |
Feb-06-09 09:15 PM |
#8 |
| -
Mmm, Crass. |
ghostsofgiants |
Feb-07-09 12:05 PM |
#65 |
| -
The 60s British Rock |
elshiva |
Feb-06-09 09:13 PM |
#4 |
| -
Love the Zombies. Fantastic band! |
DevonRex |
Feb-07-09 12:35 PM |
#67 |
| -
The 80s |
Tom Kitten |
Feb-06-09 09:13 PM |
#5 |
| -
The 90's |
Forkboy |
Feb-06-09 09:13 PM |
#6 |
| -
Scrawl - 90s and still out there |
tigereye |
Feb-07-09 08:49 AM |
#42 |
| -
The '70s |
Oeditpus Rex |
Feb-06-09 09:14 PM |
#7 |
| -
the 70s |
Tom Kitten |
Feb-06-09 09:17 PM |
#9 |
| -
The 70's |
Forkboy |
Feb-06-09 09:18 PM |
#10 |
| -
The 60's. |
Condem |
Feb-06-09 09:18 PM |
#11 |
| -
The 70's |
Condem |
Feb-06-09 09:22 PM |
#13 |
| -
I think you misread the question... |
southpaw |
Feb-07-09 10:08 AM |
#48 |
| -
The 90's |
happyiowan |
Feb-06-09 09:28 PM |
#14 |
| -
Wow. |
Condem |
Feb-06-09 09:34 PM |
#16 |
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Eisley (2000s), The Black Keys (2000s), Wet Willie (1970s). |
jobycom |
Feb-06-09 09:34 PM |
#15 |
| -
Wet Willie, jobycom |
Condem |
Feb-06-09 09:36 PM |
#17 |
| -
Is that good, bad, or undifferent? |
jobycom |
Feb-06-09 09:53 PM |
#20 |
| -
The Great Capricorn label. |
Condem |
Feb-07-09 07:53 AM |
#36 |
| -
Completely agree on Eisley |
mvd |
Feb-06-09 10:22 PM |
#22 |
| -
From the 60's |
Ikonoklast |
Feb-06-09 09:41 PM |
#18 |
| -
Nice call Ikonoklast. Interesting that all three of those bands |
bluesbassman |
Feb-06-09 09:51 PM |
#19 |
| -
Wishbone Ash |
Doc_Technical |
Feb-06-09 09:58 PM |
#21 |
| -
"Argus" is my all-time favorite record. |
EastTennesseeDem |
Feb-06-09 10:30 PM |
#24 |
| -
Is it ok to pick from different eras? |
mvd |
Feb-06-09 10:26 PM |
#23 |
| -
Kinks are easily the most underrated of the 60s |
Adenoid_Hynkel |
Feb-09-09 01:00 AM |
#170 |
| -
Leftover Salmon! The Radiators! (90's) The Tubes (70s-80s) |
Bennyboy |
Feb-06-09 10:58 PM |
#25 |
| -
3 |
enigmatic |
Feb-06-09 11:56 PM |
#26 |
| -
From the '60s |
Blue_In_AK |
Feb-07-09 12:32 AM |
#27 |
| -
60.s Dave Clark Five, The Hollies, The Thirteenth Floor Eleveators |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Feb-07-09 12:48 AM |
#28 |
| -
90s |
deucemagnet |
Feb-07-09 01:06 AM |
#29 |
| -
90's |
Tabasco_Dave |
Feb-07-09 01:07 AM |
#30 |
| -
a couple I've rediscovered in the past year |
hyphenate |
Feb-07-09 01:15 AM |
#31 |
| -
The Raiders were awesome; I read one reviewer who said that they were one of the first |
blondeatlast |
Feb-07-09 10:27 AM |
#50 |
| -
Totally agree about Paul Revere and the Raiders... |
Tikki |
Feb-07-09 12:00 PM |
#62 |
| -
Concrete Blonde, The Wedding Present, Big Country |
JCMach1 |
Feb-07-09 07:10 AM |
#32 |
| -
Uncle Tupelo, Arcwelder and Walt Mink. The early 90s. |
ogneopasno |
Feb-07-09 07:17 AM |
#33 |
| -
Lynyrd Skynyrd is the most under-rated band of all-time |
taterguy |
Feb-07-09 07:18 AM |
#34 |
| -
If they're in the Hall of Fame, taterguy... |
Condem |
Feb-07-09 07:49 AM |
#35 |
| -
The Hall of Fame is just a marketing scam |
taterguy |
Feb-07-09 07:53 AM |
#37 |
| -
I think if you ask the artists in the Hall, they'd say... |
Condem |
Feb-07-09 07:55 AM |
#38 |
| -
Of course they're gonna say that, it helps them sell more records, er, MP3s |
taterguy |
Feb-07-09 08:01 AM |
#39 |
| -
A wee bit cynical about the business, tater. |
Condem |
Feb-07-09 05:55 PM |
#96 |
| -
I'm mostly cynical about the R'n'R Hall of Fame |
taterguy |
Feb-08-09 06:39 AM |
#132 |
| -
Never been, myself, tater. |
Condem |
Feb-08-09 09:05 AM |
#137 |
| -
The 80's... |
Va Lefty |
Feb-07-09 08:48 AM |
#41 |
| -
Late 80s/ early 90s. Trip Shakespear, The Judybats. |
leeroysphitz |
Feb-07-09 08:54 AM |
#43 |
| -
I love the Judybats. |
Arugula Latte |
Feb-07-09 07:43 PM |
#107 |
| -
Swear to God you're the only other person I've ever known who has heard of the Judybats. |
ogneopasno |
Feb-07-09 09:11 PM |
#109 |
| -
I attended a Judybats show in Houston. |
peekaloo |
Feb-08-09 08:15 AM |
#135 |
| -
The Only Ones, Television, Charlie Pickett and the Eggs |
mitchum |
Feb-07-09 09:29 AM |
#44 |
| -
Good call on Television. |
ghostsofgiants |
Feb-07-09 11:28 AM |
#56 |
| -
Gentle Giant, Camel, Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen |
HopeHoops |
Feb-07-09 09:50 AM |
#45 |
| -
60s-70s: The Hollies. 80's: Fishbone, The Waitresses. nt |
blondeatlast |
Feb-07-09 10:04 AM |
#46 |
| -
Good call on all three |
Richardo |
Feb-07-09 11:54 AM |
#59 |
| -
Sixties (adding to my previous): Paul Revere and the Raiders. |
blondeatlast |
Feb-07-09 10:08 AM |
#49 |
| -
Dream Syndicate, Translator, The Skids |
SoxFan |
Feb-07-09 10:55 AM |
#51 |
| -
'60's-'70's: Orpheus, Iron Butterfly*; '70's: Nektar |
last_texas_dem |
Feb-07-09 11:13 AM |
#53 |
| -
60s and 90s |
Dystopian |
Feb-07-09 11:21 AM |
#55 |
| -
Yes Spooky Tooth! |
NOW tense |
Feb-07-09 06:00 PM |
#100 |
| -
Spooky Tooth gave us Gary Wright. |
Condem |
Feb-07-09 07:34 PM |
#104 |
| -
I don't hold it against them. n/t |
NOW tense |
Feb-08-09 09:45 AM |
#138 |
| -
Yes! They did some great covers.... |
Dystopian |
Feb-07-09 09:26 PM |
#110 |
| -
60's : The Box Tops, The Robbs and The Fugs |
abq e streeter |
Feb-07-09 11:50 AM |
#57 |
| -
A few decades worth... (Updated with videos!) |
ghostsofgiants |
Feb-07-09 11:51 AM |
#58 |
| -
There are sooo many...here are a few, say.... |
Tikki |
Feb-07-09 11:54 AM |
#60 |
| -
90's |
rucky |
Feb-07-09 11:56 AM |
#61 |
| -
High five for Fugazi! |
ghostsofgiants |
Feb-07-09 12:01 PM |
#63 |
| -
80s - Triumph, April Wine, The Call, Split Enz, Red Rider, The Fixx. |
Lady Effingbroke |
Feb-07-09 12:05 PM |
#64 |
| -
must be Canadian |
blockhead |
Feb-07-09 02:32 PM |
#88 |
| -
90s: Del Amitri, Crowded House, Toad the Wet Sprocket. 60s: Buffalo Springfield. |
DevonRex |
Feb-07-09 12:23 PM |
#66 |
| -
Another 90s: Live. |
DevonRex |
Feb-07-09 12:37 PM |
#68 |
| -
I'm not a huge fan, but I saw them play a few years ago. |
ghostsofgiants |
Feb-07-09 12:39 PM |
#69 |
| -
They are pretty good in concert. All the bands I listed are great |
DevonRex |
Feb-07-09 12:42 PM |
#70 |
| -
Agreed. |
Left Is Write |
Feb-07-09 10:09 PM |
#114 |
| -
(80s) Comsat Angels, The Sound, Wild Swans |
no name no slogan |
Feb-07-09 12:43 PM |
#71 |
| -
Unheard of unless you count that The Edge from U2 "borrowed" heavily from Comsat Angels' sound. |
ghostsofgiants |
Feb-07-09 12:53 PM |
#72 |
| -
Yes that's a VERY diplomatic way to put it! |
no name no slogan |
Feb-07-09 12:55 PM |
#73 |
| -
Less diplomatic: U2 made that sound suck. |
ghostsofgiants |
Feb-07-09 01:22 PM |
#74 |
| -
OFFS |
SoxFan |
Feb-07-09 02:16 PM |
#83 |
| -
I don't like their early stuff either. |
ghostsofgiants |
Feb-07-09 02:18 PM |
#84 |
| -
I thought they sucked from the beginning...more Velveeta than Velvets |
mitchum |
Feb-07-09 03:15 PM |
#91 |
| -
"more Velveeta than Velvets" |
ghostsofgiants |
Feb-07-09 06:29 PM |
#103 |
| -
BOOYAH!!! |
no name no slogan |
Feb-07-09 02:25 PM |
#87 |
| -
60's - Steppenwolf, Blue Cheer, Fugs |
DBoon |
Feb-07-09 01:43 PM |
#75 |
| -
The Fugs were utterly unique; a case can definitely be made for 1st alt-rock group |
abq e streeter |
Feb-07-09 02:09 PM |
#79 |
| -
''she had a pushup bra made from the eyelids of an elephant...'' |
Gabi Hayes |
Feb-08-09 08:38 PM |
#160 |
| -
I almost named the Fugs above in my three. |
Blue_In_AK |
Feb-07-09 02:40 PM |
#89 |
| -
80's: Suburban Lawns |
DBoon |
Feb-07-09 01:48 PM |
#77 |
| -
'70s - Hawkwind |
DBoon |
Feb-07-09 01:49 PM |
#78 |
| -
Who was in Suburban Lawns? I know Richard Hell's mother. nt |
Captain Hilts |
Feb-08-09 12:14 PM |
#149 |
| -
Su Tissue, Vex Billngsgate, Chuck Roast , Frank Ennui |
DBoon |
Feb-08-09 07:15 PM |
#158 |
| -
the 20th & early 21st century |
phaseolus |
Feb-07-09 02:11 PM |
#80 |
| -
haven't read every post, but has anyone mentioned The Replacements yet? |
abq e streeter |
Feb-07-09 02:12 PM |
#81 |
| -
No--and kudos to you for doing so. nt |
blondeatlast |
Feb-07-09 02:20 PM |
#85 |
| -
Seconded, plus their musical cousins The Neighborhoods! |
Rhythm |
Feb-08-09 09:34 PM |
#164 |
| -
(60's) Fairport Convention, Pentangle, Incredible String Band |
greendog |
Feb-07-09 02:13 PM |
#82 |
| -
I loved the Incredible String Band. |
Blue_In_AK |
Feb-07-09 02:41 PM |
#90 |
| -
70s: |
Richardo |
Feb-07-09 02:22 PM |
#86 |
| -
Good choices, House of Freaks were great! |
atomic-fly |
Feb-07-09 03:37 PM |
#92 |
| -
Was that case ever solved? |
Coventina |
Feb-07-09 04:20 PM |
#93 |
| -
yes it was |
atomic-fly |
Feb-07-09 06:00 PM |
#99 |
| -
Thanks. Gosh, it was a story so horrible, beyond belief almost. |
Coventina |
Feb-07-09 06:05 PM |
#101 |
| -
Whoa folks! |
Condem |
Feb-07-09 07:37 PM |
#105 |
| -
Bryan and his entire family (wife & kids) were murdered in their home |
Coventina |
Feb-08-09 06:41 AM |
#133 |
| -
I had NO idea, Coventina. |
Condem |
Feb-08-09 08:20 AM |
#136 |
| -
Sorry to be the bearer of such horrible news. |
Coventina |
Feb-08-09 10:59 AM |
#140 |
| -
Googled it for the details. |
Condem |
Feb-08-09 11:28 AM |
#142 |
| -
The part of the story that haunts me the most |
Coventina |
Feb-08-09 12:08 PM |
#147 |
| -
Not explained in the details, Coventina. |
Condem |
Feb-08-09 12:21 PM |
#150 |
| -
I believe it was random, they were on a killing spree. |
Coventina |
Feb-08-09 12:38 PM |
#153 |
| -
Just incredible. |
Condem |
Feb-08-09 01:49 PM |
#155 |
| -
60's Local Band |
grilled onions |
Feb-07-09 05:51 PM |
#95 |
| -
Phil Collins, Huey Lewis and Whitney Houston |
MrPerson |
Feb-07-09 05:57 PM |
#97 |
| -
boomtown rats and in many ways Kate Bush |
dembotoz |
Feb-07-09 06:00 PM |
#98 |
| -
My 3 |
NOW tense |
Feb-07-09 06:29 PM |
#102 |
| -
Yes -- The Chameleons. That would have been one of mine. |
Arugula Latte |
Feb-07-09 07:39 PM |
#106 |
| -
The Tubes. The "Full House"-era J Geils Band. The Frampton-Marriott Humble Pie. |
Amerigo Vespucci |
Feb-07-09 07:58 PM |
#108 |
| -
The Tubes, Amerigo |
Condem |
Feb-07-09 10:30 PM |
#116 |
| -
The 80s: The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Hothouse Flowers, and Crowded House |
fishwax |
Feb-07-09 09:41 PM |
#111 |
| -
I always thought Hothouse Flowers were underrated too. I quite liked them. |
Left Is Write |
Feb-07-09 10:08 PM |
#113 |
| -
The 70's |
lifesbeautifulmagic |
Feb-07-09 10:06 PM |
#112 |
| -
80s and beyond: The BoDeans. |
Left Is Write |
Feb-07-09 10:10 PM |
#115 |
| -
Radiation Therapy - right friggen NOW! |
RadiationTherapy |
Feb-07-09 10:31 PM |
#117 |
| -
Late 80s early 90s |
electricmonk |
Feb-07-09 10:32 PM |
#118 |
| -
Fleetwood Mac, Concrete Blonde, The Sisters of Mercy. |
Lyric |
Feb-07-09 10:40 PM |
#119 |
| -
Seriously, Lyric |
Condem |
Feb-07-09 10:42 PM |
#120 |
| -
Maybe the view of them is different elsewhere, but in my area |
Lyric |
Feb-07-09 10:54 PM |
#121 |
| -
Well, I better break the news to you gently, Lyric |
Condem |
Feb-07-09 10:57 PM |
#122 |
| -
West Virginia |
Lyric |
Feb-07-09 10:59 PM |
#124 |
| -
So, what do you hear, there? |
Condem |
Feb-07-09 11:04 PM |
#125 |
| -
Lots of bluegrass, small local bands, some mainstream pop and rock. |
Lyric |
Feb-07-09 11:08 PM |
#126 |
| -
No different than the rest of the country, Lyric |
Condem |
Feb-07-09 11:14 PM |
#128 |
| -
KISS. |
Skip Intro |
Feb-07-09 10:57 PM |
#123 |
| -
I agree with you. |
Jetboy |
Feb-08-09 12:36 PM |
#152 |
| -
RUSH sucks. eom. |
madinmaryland |
Feb-07-09 11:13 PM |
#127 |
| -
Rush does not suck. eom |
Skip Intro |
Feb-08-09 01:31 AM |
#129 |
| -
Yes they do. eom |
ghostsofgiants |
Feb-08-09 11:30 AM |
#143 |
| -
Quicksilver Messenger Service |
Mendocino |
Feb-08-09 05:41 AM |
#130 |
| -
Here's Mine |
ProfessorGAC |
Feb-08-09 05:47 AM |
#131 |
| -
90s |
Urban Prairie |
Feb-08-09 07:56 AM |
#134 |
| -
I used to love I Mother Earth back in the day. |
ghostsofgiants |
Feb-08-09 11:33 AM |
#144 |
| -
My 3: |
Jetboy |
Feb-08-09 10:02 AM |
#139 |
| -
80's..Power Station and Aldo Nova.... |
carlyhippy |
Feb-08-09 11:00 AM |
#141 |
| -
The great Marshall Crenshaw. |
happyiowan |
Feb-08-09 11:38 AM |
#145 |
| -
A Few More 90s |
Urban Prairie |
Feb-08-09 11:56 AM |
#146 |
| -
LOVED XTC. I think Blondie is actually under-rated. nt |
Captain Hilts |
Feb-08-09 12:13 PM |
#148 |
| -
and underrated in Blondie is Clem Burke |
Adenoid_Hynkel |
Feb-09-09 12:46 AM |
#166 |
| -
80s-90s |
Urban Prairie |
Feb-08-09 12:34 PM |
#151 |
| -
90's ... Sponge, Rancid, and Soul Asylum; underappreciated by my generation anyway (I'm 57) |
abq e streeter |
Feb-08-09 01:25 PM |
#154 |
| -
Amanda Marshall , The Aquabats, Chantal Kreviazuk |
ACTION BASTARD |
Feb-08-09 06:30 PM |
#156 |
| -
70's....The Runaways, Van Halen, Led Zepplen |
carlyhippy |
Feb-08-09 07:01 PM |
#157 |
| -
'50s - Link Wray |
DBoon |
Feb-08-09 07:16 PM |
#159 |
| -
Root Boy Slim.....frat brother of George W. Bush: |
Gabi Hayes |
Feb-08-09 09:07 PM |
#161 |
| -
While we're in DC area: Nighthawks, and the hideously underappreciated Little Feat |
Gabi Hayes |
Feb-08-09 09:10 PM |
#162 |
| -
What about the Shaggs? |
Gabi Hayes |
Feb-08-09 09:24 PM |
#163 |
| -
Supergrass -90s |
Adenoid_Hynkel |
Feb-09-09 12:41 AM |
#165 |
| -
Le Tigre - best pop of the 00s |
Adenoid_Hynkel |
Feb-09-09 12:52 AM |
#167 |
| -
Not a band, but Robyn Hitchcock is the most underrated songwriter of all time |
Adenoid_Hynkel |
Feb-09-09 12:57 AM |
#168 |
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