Underated?

[phee]

There are always bands that you listen to that you find amazing that others either haven't heard of, or simply haven't given a chance, or worst of all don't like for no good reason, just curious as to what some of yours are?

Here are some of mine:

Dance or Die: Some of the most amazing and well programmed electro industrial ever.... Why don't more people like this band????

Godflesh: Some of the most crushing heavy and dark sounding guitar industrial ever, so many bands have ripped their sound off, and most people haven't even heard of them....WHY?

[Guest Game of Chance]

Pigface...its the industrial all-star band for crying out loud...why is it that so many people younger than me (and I'm not THAT old...am I?) have never heard of them

Ruby...omfg she's great...and so hot

Blonde Redhead...I described them to someone as Sonic Youth meets the Beatles...on acid

more to come.

[phee]

I like Pigface... I have not heard of Ruby? Do you have any links...?

[Guest Game of Chance]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_%28band%29

[phee]

Thanks Mate

[Guest Game of Chance]

Of course...

[phee]

Here is another: The Band "Snog" they are an amazing and original band from Australia, combining electronic industrial music, with like Leanord Cohen like vocals, and southwestern guitars. Very political subject matter.

[Hellion]

:devil I know exactly what you mean, here is my list of excellent underated bandsthat I listen to

1. Spineshank

2. Nile

3.Bloodduster

4.Fields of the Nephilim

5.Destruction

6.Primal Fear

7.Nightwish

8.Mushroomhead

and the list goes on.

[Rayne]

7.Nightwish

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I like Nightwish, Jason (Aleister1) got me turned onto them. I downloaded one of their CD's....I love it.

[phee]

Nile is AWSOME

[Head Wreck]

recently introduced to nile... very good band, not my flavour of music but one of the best in that flavour.

i think i'm going to start an overated band thread

[Wounds Within]

My underated picks in no certain order:

1) King Diamond / Mercyful Fate

2) Megadeth .... I have always thought they were underated

3) Behemoth

4) Black Label Society

5) Combichrist

6) In Flames

[Brenda Starrr]

Seraphim Shock. Damn, I love them. Charles Edward has a fabulous voice and skin to DIE for. Daisy Grave is absolutely stunning.

[Guest Game of Chance]

I was recently introduced to the band Sparks (circa 1973 or so)

very much underrated

[wormsinwombs]

Sopor Aeternus and Finntroll!!!

[Guest Game of Chance]

I'm not familiar with either of those bands...could you post some links?

[wormsinwombs]

for sopor aeternus here are some links http://www.soporaeternus.ru/music.htm

(the music is a mixture of over the top dramatic goth and classical music)

and finntroll http://www.finntroll.net/ http://www.myspace.com/finntrolltheband

(the music sounds like troll/hobbit metal it is awesome) \m/\m/

[Guest Game of Chance]

Right on...thanks

[wormsinwombs]

tell me what you think of them

[Guest Game of Chance]

I'm on an extremely slow connection...I tried, but it was taking forever...I'll check them out when I get home...

[Fierce Critter]

I'm having trouble thinking "underrated" vs. "unpopular".

I like a lot of bands that were never really popular. But I can't think of any that might be known AND unappreciated.

Maybe Crowded House? Neil Finn wrote some of the most beautiful ballads (Into Temptation), interesting arrangements (Kill Eye), etc. Just didn't catch on in the U.S., and died after 4 albums. =(

I could go out on a limb and mention Cheap Trick, too. A friend once mentioned how Rick Neilsen has a genius instinct for just the right guitar part at just the right time. Tom Petersson often played 12-string bass, pioneered it as a matter of fact. Robin Zander has a voice that easily & well translates from soft ballad to screaming metal - occasionally in the same song.

I often prefer album cuts to singles from them. "Mandocello" from their first album is gorgeous. I hated "Gonna Raise Hell" at first, but can really dig it at the right moment now.

Sure, they were popular at one time. And they put out more than their share of absolute crap albums - just horrible dreck. But when they're good, they're great, in the true sense of the word.

I know - goth board. I don't give a crap. :grin

[Brenda Starrr]

I love "Gonna Raise Hell"

Yummy

[EvilDivaEva]

Sopor Aeternus and Finntroll!!!

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Yes, Finntrolll rocks another wise selection

[Wounds Within]

Yes, Finntrolll rocks another wise selection

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Glad to see people know who Finntroll actually is.

- Bloodied

[the eternal]

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