Most Underrated Band

The jesus and mary chain.


Some of the bands being mentioned like the kinks, the doors and the pixies were and are massive and I cant see how they could be considered under rated, the pixies and the ramones while I like them have to be amongst the most over rated bands.

Not sure if they've been mentioned already but Mellow Candle were a great Irish prog rock band which sank without trace in the 1970s but have gained cult status in the past few years, particularly in Japan for some reason.

Department S - Never made it big despite having some great sharp pop songs



Ceremony - A great shoegaze group who seem to be pretty much unknown, I don't think they even have much of a web presence to promote the group

Another band which should be way bigger than they are (perhaps due to the non radio-friendly name) are Heartless Bastards, an Ohio band fronted by the wonderful Erika Wennerstrom. She's one of my favourite female vocalists, with a voice which sounds like a cross between Gillian Welch & the late Bon Scott of AC/DC. They really deserve a wider audience than they have.

Going back a few decades someone who is far more well known but still underrated in my opinion is Iggy Pop & his band The Stooges. Listening to the album "Raw Power" it's easy to forget that this was made in 1973, 4 years before the Sex Pistols came on to the scene & a year before The Ramones were founded. This is a punk/punk-rock album before anyone was even using those terms. While Iggy has certainly enjoyed success over the years I don't think he's been properly recognised as the musical pioneer he was & what musical landmarks those early albums were.