Best underrated albums of all time
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These are the best under-rated albums of all time:
Gus - Gus
Dog's Eye View - Happy Nowhere
Micheal Penn - Free for All
Eels - Electroshock Blues
Maktub - Khronos
Spanic Boys - Spanic Family Album
Jason Faulkner - Presents Author Unknown
Nevada Bachelors - Hello Jupiter
TV on the Radio - Dear Science
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise - Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise
Smoking Popes - Destination Failure
The Caulfields - Whirligig
The Gourds - Waterbag
Songs in the Key of X
There's a lot more, but I don't want to tell you.
"Yes, I seriously believe that consciousness is a product of a natural process. I find that the neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers who proceed from that premise are the ones who are actually making useful contributions to our understanding of the mind." - PZ Myers
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Can you repeat all those, because i didnt quite catch them all.
Holy Cow. I've heard of... let's see... maybe three of those bands.
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I can say i have never heard of any of those bands... What genre's are they, depending on what they are depends upon whether i will want to look them up...
I'd like to say it's a diverse group, but really not. It ranges from folk-punk (Neutral Milk Hotel) to y'allternative (The Gourds), with a slight detour into R&B (Robert Bradley, Maktub, TV on the Radio). Otherwise, it's mostly power-pop.
I was just listening to some good fiesty music, and felt kinda... well, fiesty.
"Yes, I seriously believe that consciousness is a product of a natural process. I find that the neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers who proceed from that premise are the ones who are actually making useful contributions to our understanding of the mind." - PZ Myers
They wouldn't be underrated if everyone had heard of them now, would they?
So, give it up: what's your favorite underrated album/group/whatever of all time?
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PS: What three did you recognize? I'm just curious. I'll have to take 'em off my list. (Hah! I crack me up.)
"Yes, I seriously believe that consciousness is a product of a natural process. I find that the neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers who proceed from that premise are the ones who are actually making useful contributions to our understanding of the mind." - PZ Myers
Well, I know Neutral Milk Hotel and the Gourds. I think maybe I've heard of TV on the Radio, but I'm not sure.
My favorite underrated album is Thrak, by King Crimson.
Atheism isn't a lot like religion at all. Unless by "religion" you mean "not religion". --Ciarin
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Cool. Thanks. I've heard of King Crimson, but don't have any of their albums. I will have to purchase this one.
I absolutely love getting new music. I mean, new as in, different from what I've heard before. That was part of the point of this thread, to see what other people considered "underrated," and maybe get some pointers for new stuff. In the record shop, I always ask the clerks, "What's your favorite underrated album of all time?" That's how I discovered several of those on the list. So far, I've only been steered wrong once. (They snuck some country in on me. Ewwwww.)
"Yes, I seriously believe that consciousness is a product of a natural process. I find that the neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers who proceed from that premise are the ones who are actually making useful contributions to our understanding of the mind." - PZ Myers
Leaves - Breath
Elf Power - Creatures
David Byrne - Uh Oh
Old 97's - Too Far to Care
Hope of the States - The Lost Riots
The New Pornographers - Electric Version
Mobius Band - City vs Country
The Spinto Band - Nice and Nicely Done
David Byrne was the lead singer of the Talking Heads, his solo stuff didnt get as much/any airtime though. If you like Indie music, you probably have heard of most of these.
As soon as I read TV on the Radio in your list, I got the song New Health Rock stuck in my head... thanks.
Thanks for the list.
Yep, I've been a huge fan of David Byrne since Remain In Light. I have Fight Songs, and recently saw Old 97's in concert -- they put on a great show. I have Electric Version (HUGE Neko Case fan). The others I've not heard of.
My earworm of the day: Dancing Choose.
"Yes, I seriously believe that consciousness is a product of a natural process. I find that the neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers who proceed from that premise are the ones who are actually making useful contributions to our understanding of the mind." - PZ Myers
Starless and bible black.
Discipline is the closest anyone (imho)has come to mixing great pop songs with prog rock.
Maybe they're not underrated...
Eden had a 25% murder rate and incest was rampant.
Among those who know them, they're definitely not underrated. I'd say they're under-known. I've seen them twice and both times were amazing. One time was on the Thrak tour and the other was an unannounced show at the Hard Rock Cafe in New Orleans where they played only "old" Crimson like Red, Bible Black, Beat, Court of the Crimson King, etc. It was strange hearing Adrian Balew singing all those really old songs, but he did a great job with them.
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TV on the Radio - "Dear Science" was picked by Rolling Stone critics as best album of 2008 (6th on the readers poll).
My favorite underrated of the last few years is:
The Raconteurs - "Consolers of the Lonely" Really Great (IMHO).
Also like (that I think are under-rated):
X - "More Fun in the New World"
David Byrne - "The Catherine Wheel" This and Jesus Jones may not have been under-rated at the time (memory long gone) but I never hear anyone talk about them. This one has a great ambient track with an old time radio preacher begging forgiveness.
Lou Reed - "The Blue Mask" Low-key, low-fi, typical Lou
The Hives - "The Black and White Album" (most of the songs, coupla clunkers)
Jesus Jones - "Doubt"
Warren Zevon - "Stand in the Fire" Best Live Album evar
Was (Not Was) - "Born to Laugh at Tornadoes" But weird, not to everyones taste
Lots of other albums I love, but were not under-rated (The Clash - "London Calling", The Strokes "First Impressions of Earth", Dylans "Blood on the Tracks" for instance).
Roll Tide Roll!
Best anything, ever: Elbow.
Best rap album: Aquemini - Outkast
Best underrated album by a well regarded band: Echoes - Pink Floyd
Best accidental purchase: Fight With Tools - Flobots
"Faith, Faith is an island in the setting sun,
but proof, proof is the bottom line for everyone."
Proof, Paul Simon
Nothing this hard should taste so beefy.
I don't know the name of the album, I think it's "Red" that actually has the song "Starless". That is a great album.
"Faith, Faith is an island in the setting sun,
but proof, proof is the bottom line for everyone."
Proof, Paul Simon
Nothing this hard should taste so beefy.
Underrated? Dear Science was Rolling Stone's, The Guardian's, Spin's, MTV's, EW's, and Pitchfork's #1 Album of 2008! And In The Aeroplane Under The Sea is considered one of the greatest albums of all time!
My list:
Hot Club De Paris - Live at Dead Lake
Beneva Vs Clark Nova - Sombunall
I Am Robot and Proud - Uphill City
Final Fantasy (not the video game) - Has a Good Home
Dear and the Headlights - Drunk like Bible Times
Trophy Scars - Alphabet. Alphabets.
Perry Vincent - They Only Destroy Us EP
Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sew
Telefon Tel Aviv - Map Of What is Effortless
The Long Winters - The Worst You Can Do Is Harm
My Brand New Blog - Jesu Ad Nauseum.
God of the Gaps: As knowledge approaches infinity, God approaches zero. It's introductory calculus.
That's some pretty underground shit, Nigel. Never heard of any of them and I would like to think I have a pretty diversified palette when it comes to music.
King's X - Please Come Home...Mr. Bulbous is a pretty underrated album. Also Crash Test Dummies - God Shuffled His Feet isn't bad, either.
But there're great!
Modest Mouse- Good news for people who love bad news
Built to Spill- Ancient melodies of the future
Devandra Banhart- Rejoicing in the hands
*sigh*
I didn't know anybody else knew about TV on the Radio until Hark_For_I mentioned it above. Damn it! Oh, well. At least it is confirmed: I have excellent taste. I'll have to remove it from the "underrated" category.
I still say ItAOtS is underrated. Sure, Hazeldine covered April 8th, but that's because Jeff Magnum is the bass player. And that song's not on ItAOtS. So I think it should've gotten much more recognition. I think. But that's me.
Thanks! I will check them out.
"Yes, I seriously believe that consciousness is a product of a natural process. I find that the neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers who proceed from that premise are the ones who are actually making useful contributions to our understanding of the mind." - PZ Myers
In no particular order:
Freddy Jones Band - "North Avenue Wake-up Call"
Chalk Farm - "Notwithstanding" (kills me that these guys only released one album)
Big Head Todd & the Monsters - "Riviera"
Mark Knopfler - pretty much all of his solo releases
Chris de Burgh - "Crusader"
BoDeans - "Black and White" (though I'd consider most of their albums underrated)
Van Morrison - "Enlightenment" (absolutely genius album)
October Project - "October Project"
Steve Winwood - "Steve Winwood" (1977 solo debut album)
John Hiatt - just about all his stuff is remarkably underrated, but the "Perfectly Good Guitar" album is one of my favorites
Nobody I know was brainwashed into being an atheist.
Why Believe?
My Brand New Blog - Jesu Ad Nauseum.
God of the Gaps: As knowledge approaches infinity, God approaches zero. It's introductory calculus.
Yep. I love that song. I'm not sure what he means when he starts out with those lines, but they don't factor in later. And later, when he's singing "Two Headed Boy," there's that necro-homo-erotic line about "placing fingers in the notches in your spine," it's just so surreal and creepy and beautiful. I'm more than willing to forgive a probably-ironic line about "I love you Jesus Christ" that has absolutely no context.
But, yeah, the first million times I listened to the album, I cringed.
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Magnum had me at "semen stains the mountaintop."
"Yes, I seriously believe that consciousness is a product of a natural process. I find that the neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers who proceed from that premise are the ones who are actually making useful contributions to our understanding of the mind." - PZ Myers
Ok, this one may not be as obscure as what you're looking for but I do feel a need to add it to the list.
The Nine Inch Nails double album The Fragile seems to be rather underrated to me. Most people think of The Downward Spiral or Pretty Hate Machine and don't really give The Fragile the respect it deserves. All hail Trent Reznor!
"I am that I am." - Proof that the writers of the bible were beyond stoned.