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Most Underrated Band

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    #92
    The_Captain
    Registered Users Posts: 1,376 ✭✭✭The_Captain


    Apparently underrated means 'massively popular and critically acclaimed' now


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    #93
    nibble
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭nibble


    Birneybau wrote: »
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, especially their incredible debut album.

    The Horrors, forget the first album, grab 2, 3 and 4, a constantly innovative band and it's a crime they ain't huge (also a blessing)

    They are pretty huge within the genre though. The British music media went crazy over their last few releases; NME covers, Zane Lowe etc etc.

    Warranted alright, I really like them. Loved Primary Colours.


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    #94
    super_furry
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    Super Furry Animals (RIP). Always bubbling under threatening to become huge but never quite made that breakthrough to the mainstream.


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    #95
    Birneybau
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    nibble wrote: »
    They are pretty huge within the genre though. The British music media went crazy over their last few releases; NME covers, Zane Lowe etc etc.

    Warranted alright, I really like them. Loved Primary Colours.

    But, they still play tiny venues I guess is my point while cr@p-merchants like Kasabian play stadiums.


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    #96
    Gheadphone
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭Gheadphone


    American Music Club. Now defunct but a fantastic outfit in their day.


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    #97
    Karpackie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21 ✭Karpackie


    The answer is always Creedence Clearwater Revival.


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    #98
    fro9etb8j5qsl2
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    I absolutely love Gemma Hayes, IMO she's one of Ireland's most underrated musicians :)


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    #99
    J Mysterio
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    Fred!

    Amazingly .underrated - think they maynhave even.packed it in now? I fell in love with them in Amsterdam and the saw them.in Limerick and Tralee.





    Not enough good live footage of them, theyre an amazing live band.


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    #100
    soap1978
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭soap1978


    del amitri


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    #101
    Deathwish4
    Registered Users Posts: 285 ✭✭Deathwish4


    Future Islands


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    #102
    SilverScreen
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    Another shout for Talk Talk. Their last two albums Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock basically invented post-rock.


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    #103
    chicorytip
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    The Nolan's.


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    #104
    Charlie19
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    I see these are big in the states but I've only heard of them once and that was in one of the Hangover movies.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWcyIpul8OE


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    #105
    J Cheever Loophole
    Registered Users Posts: 967 ✭✭✭J Cheever Loophole


    I'm enjoying this thread thoroughly - great calls on the Undertones (my favourte band of all time), XTC and Talk Talk. :)

    Give a shout out also for The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro and Wilder were great albums and another group from the mid eighties who might be less well known, Colourbox.

    Present day, I would have to say I like a lot of what I hear of Hot Chip, but they never seem to have major commerical success.


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    #106
    Bacchus
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    They have a loyal following, particularly in the US but I'm amazed that The National are not huge here! So many people just have no idea who they are and they are fantastic.


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    #107
    J Cheever Loophole
    Registered Users Posts: 967 ✭✭✭J Cheever Loophole


    Bacchus wrote: »
    They have a loyal following, particularly in the US but I'm amazed that The National are not huge here! So many people just have no idea who they are and they are fantastic.

    Great call - was introduced to The National by the great Paul McLoone.


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    #108
    traprunner
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    HURT

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NThCh-_mgag

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCeYFJh3V-k

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG2KJ4t7wos


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    #109
    unjedilike
    Registered Users Posts: 195 ✭✭unjedilike


    Crash Test Dummies


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    #110
    Birneybau
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    unjedilike wrote: »
    Crash Test Dummies

    Mmm Mmm


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    #111
    purplepanda
    Registered Users Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭purplepanda


    Electric Prunes
    Chocolate Watch Band
    Felt
    Hurrah!
    Game Theory
    The Prisoners
    Spacemen 3
    Shack
    East Village
    The Solarflares
    Spiritualized
    Cosmic Rough Riders


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    #112
    WesternZulu
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    Bacchus wrote: »
    They have a loyal following, particularly in the US but I'm amazed that The National are not huge here! So many people just have no idea who they are and they are fantastic.

    I fully agree!

    TV On The Radio are another massively underrated band.


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    hidinginthebush
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,679 ✭✭✭hidinginthebush


    Bacchus wrote: »
    They have a loyal following, particularly in the US but I'm amazed that The National are not huge here! So many people just have no idea who they are and they are fantastic.

    Did they not play the point last year? Hard to say they're under rated if they can pull that sort of crowd


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    #114
    Wheeker
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭Wheeker


    The Prisoners

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF3zOMQWWqg


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    #115
    ricero
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    Tame impala. A beast of an Aussie band


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    #116
    the evasion_kid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,740 ✭✭✭the evasion_kid


    Social distortion....though seemingly one direction did a cover of this!!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMw9cu54gXc


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    #117
    BlaasForRafa
    Registered Users Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭BlaasForRafa


    British Sea Power

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2n-7K0Ef6Y


    Iliketrains

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoHloQFJNvs


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    #118
    Steve_Carella
    Registered Users Posts: 172 ✭✭Steve_Carella


    Tuesday Blue.

    An absolute stormer of a first - and only - album (which still holds up pretty well today given it's late 80s production values). They were clearly geared towards the big sound and the big time and it just never happened. I wonder how many people here have even heard of them?

    Dammit! First post, can't post links...I wonder if I can get 24 more posts in and come back to post a YouTube link tonight...


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    #119
    Means Of Escape
    Registered Users Posts: 1,897 ✭✭✭Means Of Escape


    Cry before Dawn


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    #120
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,827 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Alan: Oh, yeah. I like all the bands. I’ve got a broad taste, you know. From the britpop bands like UB40, Def Leppard, right back to classic rock, like Wings.

    Ben: Who’s Wings?

    Alan: They’re only the band the Beatles could have been.


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    #121
    Steve_Carella
    Registered Users Posts: 172 ✭✭Steve_Carella


    Tuesday Blue.

    An absolute stormer of a first - and only - album (which still holds up pretty well today given it's late 80s production values) from this Limerick band. They were clearly geared towards the big sound and the big time and it just never happened. I wonder how many people here have even heard of them?

    Dammit! First post, can't post links...I wonder if I can get 24 more posts in and come back to post a YouTube link tonight...


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