The most underrated album(s) of all time - Page 2

cowhead · 10-11-2006, 11:29 PM

dinosaur: dinosaur (later to become dinosaur jr.)
the cure: pornography/disintergration/bloodflowers (it's a trillogy)
pink floyd: animals
rem: eponymous
ian moore: just look it up
govt' mule:see above
squirrel bait: skag heaven (the base for all this screamo shit.. in 1988)
Fugazi: 13 songs
man or astro man?!? : is it? (second album off of estrus records) best surf album in 40 years..)
ooh! can I go on and on and on and on?!?!?

cowhead · 10-11-2006, 11:31 PM

and let's not forget sam the sham and the pharrohs... by the by ? mark and the mysterions (sp?) are still making music

bluecuracao · 10-12-2006, 03:10 AM

Soul Mining, The The. Seemingly ignored, but an impeccable album, IMO.

Sundae · 10-12-2006, 08:27 AM

Probably not the most underrated of all time, but 2 albums I grew up with that very few people seem to have heard of: Dizrythmia by Split Enz and Go For It by Stiff Little Fingers.

I discovered them both in the mid-eighties, and they were very different to the music my friends were listening to. The Endz gave me a lifelong (so far!) respect for Neil & Tim Finn, and SLF introduced me to a more accessible form of punk (70s punk terrified me - I was too young to appreciate it when it was around).

If I come across people who also liked these albums I feel an instant bond with them - they were the soundtrack of my adolescence.

BTW, how do you insert images into the text? I only know how to attach and that inserts it at the bottom....

dar512 · 10-13-2006, 02:17 PM

Jimmy Spheeris - Isle of View

Flint · 10-13-2006, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

...Hocus Pocus by Focus...

I had never even heard of this album until I saw one of the tracks on a list of "top ten drum performances of the 1970s" in Modern Drummer.
I've still never heard it, but it's on my list of things to get.

Guyute · 10-13-2006, 11:01 PM

Rift by Phish. Changed the way I listen to music. then Nectar, Junta, then the rest in any order.

Matt Mays self-titled. Neo-Neil Young, great sound.

Cowhead- Animals is awesome- required listening, IMO...

Ibby · 10-13-2006, 11:21 PM

Keeper of the Seven Keys - Helloween

Great power/speed-metal. Awesome German singer, and two amazing guitarists.

Pangloss62 · 10-14-2006, 12:01 PM

I had that Stiff Little Fingers LP, but when I saw these guys warm up for The Clash in 1979, I was hooked.

yesman065 · 10-24-2006, 04:01 PM

This is the voters poll of the top 885 musicians/bands/songs something like that. I found a few that were, in my opinion, wayyyy outta place. Like Prince ahead of Yes????? oh well take a look.
http://xponentialmusic.org/vote/index.php

mrnoodle · 10-24-2006, 04:30 PM

The most talented and awesome band of all time is Porcupine Tree. I always drag em out for these kinds of polls, but it's just true. Frigging amazing.

Bands like Poison overshadowed some bands that were much better but didn't have the public relations machine or got suffocated by the grunge era. Some are a little glammy, some aren't:

Blue Murder
Badlands
Riverdogs
MSG
Killer Dwarfs
Dangerous Toys
Salty Dog

Trouble was a great metal band that never got the play they deserved. As far as what we call classic rock today, Montrose should've been huge. In thrash, Testament and Megadeth are way better than Metallica instrumentally and songwriting-wise. And Anthrax is cooler. Yet Metallica got all the money. I dunno. Maybe it's all just my personal preference.

mrnoodle · 10-24-2006, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by yesman065

This is the voters poll of the top 885 musicians/bands/songs something like that. I found a few that were, in my opinion, wayyyy outta place. Like Prince ahead of Yes????? oh well take a look.
http://xponentialmusic.org/vote/index.php

That list makes me want to set puppies on fire. Death Cab for Cutie? 311? Panic at the Disco?

Ooo. Porcupine Tree made it on. But still.

Flint · 10-24-2006, 04:57 PM

Have you heard Grassroots?

Ibby · 10-24-2006, 05:05 PM

Porcupine Tree are cool, but they arent that good.

mrnoodle · 10-24-2006, 05:15 PM

heathen.

10-11-2006, 11:29 PM	#16
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	dinosaur: dinosaur (later to become dinosaur jr.) the cure: pornography/disintergration/bloodflowers (it's a trillogy) pink floyd: animals rem: eponymous ian moore: just look it up govt' mule:see above squirrel bait: skag heaven (the base for all this screamo shit.. in 1988) Fugazi: 13 songs man or astro man?!? : is it? (second album off of estrus records) best surf album in 40 years..) ooh! can I go on and on and on and on?!?!? __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire. Last edited by cowhead; 10-11-2006 at 11:33 PM.

10-11-2006, 11:31 PM	#17
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	and let's not forget sam the sham and the pharrohs... by the by ? mark and the mysterions (sp?) are still making music __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire. Last edited by cowhead; 10-11-2006 at 11:39 PM.

10-12-2006, 08:27 AM	#19
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Probably not the most underrated of all time, but 2 albums I grew up with that very few people seem to have heard of: Dizrythmia by Split Enz and Go For It by Stiff Little Fingers. I discovered them both in the mid-eighties, and they were very different to the music my friends were listening to. The Endz gave me a lifelong (so far!) respect for Neil & Tim Finn, and SLF introduced me to a more accessible form of punk (70s punk terrified me - I was too young to appreciate it when it was around). If I come across people who also liked these albums I feel an instant bond with them - they were the soundtrack of my adolescence. BTW, how do you insert images into the text? I only know how to attach and that inserts it at the bottom.... Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-13-2006, 02:17 PM	#20
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Jimmy Spheeris - Isle of View __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

10-13-2006, 11:01 PM	#22
Guyute Gamehenge Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Halifax, NS Posts: 168	Rift by Phish. Changed the way I listen to music. then Nectar, Junta, then the rest in any order. Matt Mays self-titled. Neo-Neil Young, great sound. Cowhead- Animals is awesome- required listening, IMO... __________________ It's Really Plain and Easy To See, The Family grows like fungus on a tree.

10-12-2006, 03:10 AM	#18
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Soul Mining, The The. Seemingly ignored, but an impeccable album, IMO.

10-13-2006, 11:21 PM	#23
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Keeper of the Seven Keys - Helloween Great power/speed-metal. Awesome German singer, and two amazing guitarists. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

10-14-2006, 12:01 PM	#24
Pangloss62 Lecturer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 768	The "other" Irish Band I had that Stiff Little Fingers LP, but when I saw these guys warm up for The Clash in 1979, I was hooked. __________________ Things are never as good, or bad, as they seem.

10-24-2006, 04:01 PM	#25
yesman065 Banned - Self Imposed Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,847	This is the voters poll of the top 885 musicians/bands/songs something like that. I found a few that were, in my opinion, wayyyy outta place. Like Prince ahead of Yes????? oh well take a look. http://xponentialmusic.org/vote/index.php

10-24-2006, 04:30 PM	#26
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	The most talented and awesome band of all time is Porcupine Tree. I always drag em out for these kinds of polls, but it's just true. Frigging amazing. Bands like Poison overshadowed some bands that were much better but didn't have the public relations machine or got suffocated by the grunge era. Some are a little glammy, some aren't: Blue Murder Badlands Riverdogs MSG Killer Dwarfs Dangerous Toys Salty Dog Trouble was a great metal band that never got the play they deserved. As far as what we call classic rock today, Montrose should've been huge. In thrash, Testament and Megadeth are way better than Metallica instrumentally and songwriting-wise. And Anthrax is cooler. Yet Metallica got all the money. I dunno. Maybe it's all just my personal preference. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

10-24-2006, 04:57 PM	#28
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	311 Have you heard Grassroots? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-24-2006, 05:05 PM	#29
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Porcupine Tree are cool, but they arent that good. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

10-24-2006, 05:15 PM	#30
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	heathen. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

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