My annual "Most Under-rated Band in Rock-and-Roll" thread

[lspencer534]

Jeff Lynne and ELO. The very attractive blonde is his GF at the time, Rosie Vila, a model and singer in her own right:

Jeff Lynne - Turn To Stone - ELO - YouTube

Your nomination?

[MrPeabody]

So under-rated his name is often misspelled.:D

[lspencer534]

So under-rated his name is often misspelled.:D

Fixt. (asshat :D)

[Bill]

Crappy audio, but great band. MSG also.

UFO - Lights Out (live in London 1976) - YouTube

[OddBall]

the sweet - little willy HQ (with lyrics) - YouTube

:D

[Entropy]

Personally I'd go with Built to Spill. Great band, been together for close to 20 years, still playing in small clubs although they are signed to a major label.

[MrPeabody]

The Tubes

[OddBall]

ok, ok seriously
America was pretty damn good

America - Tin Man - YouTube

America - Sister Golden Hair (HQ Original) - YouTube

[ZipZap]

The Call

The band was really the surround for Michael Been, but the message and the sound was pure and true. Michael passed away in 2010 and his music is hard to get these days, but for me it is the essence of why people create music.

The Call-Let The Day Begin - YouTube

The Call - The Walls Came Down - YouTube

A Tribute to Michael Been(of The Call) - YouTube

[m and t's77]

Always liked Fu Manchu

Fu Manchu - Drive (Dirty Mary Crazy Larry) - YouTube

Fu Manchu - Evil Eye - YouTube

And a local favorite Wargasm,they should have gotta bigger outside of New England.

WARGASM - Revenge - YouTube

Wargasm - Bullets and Blades - YouTube

[Jeff '79]

Dada - Dizz Knee Land - YouTube

[NeedSpeed]

Any qualifications? I think there were a lot of good bands that didn't do much, then a lot of bands that didn't get the credit they deserve but have been around forever.

[NeedSpeed]

Gotta go with Tesla

Tesla - Paradise - YouTube

They were always grouped in as a hair band, but they were anything but. They practically created MTV Unplugged.

[simpleman68]

Lots of great talent that doesn't seem to garner the attention that others do in this industry.

Plenty to choose from, but on basis of a group you almost never hear about other than the few tunes that got air play (that I never cared for)

A few taste testers :datawiz:
Scott

Icarus (Borne on Wings of Steel) - Kansas (1975) Masque [HD] - YouTube

Kansas - Monolith - How My Soul Cries Out For You - YouTube


Kansas - The Pinnacle - YouTube

[NeedSpeed]

Kansas :cheers:

[73sbVert]

A couple:

Savatage:
savatage - hall of the mountain king - YouTube

Bonham
The Jason Bonham Band - Wait For You - YouTube

Bad 4 Good (yes, the guitarist is only 15, the singer is oldest at 17)
Bad 4 Good - Nothin' Great About A Heartache - YouTube

[73sbVert]

New band, Bad Salad! If you like Dream Theater and the like, you'll like these guys:

Bad Salad - Nemesis (Full Song) - YouTube

[Torqaholic]

Rock and what? That stuff from before disco? Plenty of newer bands don't get their due. I've pretty much wore out the 2 discs I have for this band called DOWN -

DOWN - BURY ME IN SMOKE - YouTube

Down - Lifer (NOLA) - YouTube

Down - Stone The Crow (NOLA) - YouTube

Powerful medicine.

[69camfrk]

ELO was my first concert. Circa 1981 at Roanoke civic center, Roanoke, VA.:seasix:

[PortDawg]

ELO was my first concert. Circa 1981 at Roanoke civic center, Roanoke, VA.:seasix:

My first European concert...1982 Frankfurt Festhalle.

[Grey Ghost]

Jason & The Scorchers, Golden Ball & Chain 1/7/2011 - YouTube