Underrated Rock Albums Everyone should hear

[Devastate]

As the titles says.. Rock albums that many may have missed but should DEFINITELY check out.

Here's mine.

1. KISS - Revenge
2. Motley Crue - Generation Swine
3. Bruce Dickenson - Tattooed Millionaire
4. Southgang - Tainted Angel
5. Stevie Ray Vaugn - The Sky is Crying (comp)
6. Poison - Native Tongue (not your normal Poison crap, actually quite bluesy)
7. The Flys - Holiday Man
8. Cinderella - Heartbreak Station - Again a more bluesy spin from their norm

[mboyd784]

Raging Slab - Self-titled
Raging Slab - Dynamite Monster Boogie Concert
Deep Purple - Stormbringer
Bruce Dickinson - Accident of Birth
Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding
Celtic Frost - Monotheist
Any and everything by Porcupine Tree.
MindFunk - Self-Titled

[Devastate]

Good call on the Celtic Frost totally forgot about that one

[Unforgiven]

Rishloo - Eidolon

(Maybe some people on here have heard of the band, most everyone I know had no clue who they were when I asked)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZzZ2e6aXzM (click for a song off the album)

[deejaydana]

Here's one: Beck "Sea Change" (never rec'd any air play and it might be the best CD he's ever done). And it's nothing like you'd expect from him btw.

[mboyd784]

Here's one: Beck "Sea Change" (never rec'd any air play and it might be the best CD he's ever done). And it's nothing like you'd expect from him btw.

This album absolutely RULES!! Highly recommended.

[GoSkins561]

Pretty much any Rush album, these guys play with a lot of heart and they are extremely talented.

[Devastate]

Rush isn't exactly under rated thou

[RammsteinSkins]

Pretty much any Rush album, these guys play with a lot of heart and they are extremely talented.QFT. I'm a die hard that can vouch for this. Hemispheres or Permanent Waves are probably the best ones to check out. They're still going strong, a song they released in June which is very Hard Rock oriented is already one of my favorites.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btoEgIlhbUc


Rush isn't exactly under rated thou Rush isn't mainstream though, they are still a cult band and how they aren't in the Rock N' Roll HOF is beyond me.

[GoSkins561]

They have a loyal fan base, but that's about it.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Rush isn't exactly under rated thou

Yeah, as far as Rush, I believe their first album is underrated. It's essentially a blues album by Canadians (let the stereotyping begin) but it's actually a really tight jam session.

I'll go with the album "Songs for the Deaf" by Queens of the Stone Age.

[Predicto]

Adrian Belew - Mr. Music Head.

One of the most cheerful, upbeat albums I have ever heard. I love it from beginning to end.

[mboyd784]

I'll go with the album "Songs for the Deaf" by Queens of the Stone Age.

Great album, but hardly underrated. Went double platinum, as I recall.

Edit: Just remembered...Chinese Democracy! That disc is crazy good and highly underrated.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Great album, but hardly underrated. Went double platinum, as I recall.

I don't rate albums by gem colors. Not many of my musician buddies are in to them, same with my non-musician friends...that album is a straightforward killer. Always have to recommend it to people who are oblivious to the band, much less the album.

[EBoz]

QFT. I'm a die hard that can vouch for this. Hemispheres or Permanent Waves are probably the best ones to check out. They're still going strong, a song they released in June which is very Hard Rock oriented is already one of my favorites.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btoEgIlhbUc

Rush isn't mainstream though, they are still a cult band and how they aren't in the Rock N' Roll HOF is beyond me.

It's not just Rush that have been snubbed by that establishment. To be honest the Rock and Roll HOF is a joke. Sure, Rush should be in there but many other bands have been unjustly left out as well. Here are a few of them.

Kiss
Def Leppard
Chicago
The Moody Blues
Boston
Cheap Trick
Judas Priest

I could name many others. The bottom line is that when you have acts like Madonna and ABBA as members, I'm not sure how Rock and Roll the Hall of Fame actually is.

[Mickalino]

Rush isn't mainstream though, they are still a cult band and how they aren't in the Rock N' Roll HOF is beyond me.

Rush is very much mainstream. They get a fair amount of radio airplay, and 9 out of 10 rock fans have heard of them. Just because your typical teenage girl doesn't have half-naked pictures of Geddy Lee posted on their wall, doesn't mean they're not mainstream.

[GoSkins561]

Rush mainstream?

[Mickalino]

Well, they're certainly not underground

[wysknz1]

MAY BLITZ...LP same name

[GoSkins561]

Well, they're certainly not underground

They're played(a few songs) on classic rock stations but that's about it, however I do agree that many people have heard of them.

[TeddyKGB]

Rockwise, My favorite underrated band is absolutely Theory of a Deadman.

[Painkiller]

Alter Bridge: Blackbird and One Day Remains

Outstanding Hard Rock albums. This band has been dismissed by many who were Creed haters, but their sound is largely completely different from Creed. Alter Bridge teeters on metal at times.

Van Halen: Van Halen III

completely trashed by the critics and fans alike, including this one when it arrived in 1998. However, with the exception of "How many say I" which still makes me want to drill a giant hole through my head, the album is pretty damn good. It took 12 years to get me to say that. The problem, I realize now, is that it just was NOT what people expected from Van Halen.

Pantera: The great southern Trendkill.

This is I think the forgotten masterpiece from Pantera. This album was VERY hardcore at a time, when nobody else was putting out that kind of metal, at that level. Releasing an album like this, that if I remember correctly debuted at #4 on the Billboard chart in 1996, was the ultimate " **** you" to the trends going on in music, and that god AWFUL post grunge radio rock crapola that radio was spewing out. In the era of Hip/Hop and crappy college one-hit wonder stoner bands, this album was refreshing for the old school metal head.

[mboyd784]

Van Halen: Van Halen III

completely trashed by the critics and fans alike, including this one when it arrived in 1998. However, with the exception of "How many say I" which still makes me want to drill a giant hole through my head, the album is pretty damn good. It took 12 years to get me to say that. The problem, I realize now, is that it just was NOT what people expected from Van Halen.

Is it better than Vsn Hagar pap? Yes.
Is it good? Maybe.
Is it underrated? No.



Pantera: The great southern Trendkill.

This is I think the forgotten masterpiece from Pantera. This album was VERY hardcore at a time, when nobody else was putting out that kind of metal, at that level. Releasing an album like this, that if I remember correctly debuted at #4 on the Billboard chart in 1996, was the ultimate " **** you" to the trends going on in music, and that god AWFUL post grunge radio rock crapola that radio was spewing out. In the era of Hip/Hop and crappy college one-hit wonder stoner bands, this album was refreshing for the old school metal head.

Yes! Yes.

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[Busch1724]

Good call earlier on Raging Slab, Kiss' Revenge, and Cinderella's Heartbreak Station. A couple others from the era:

Thunder - Laughing on Judgement Day
Quireboys - A Bit of What You Fancy
Tesla - Five Man Acoustical Jam
Black Crowes - By Your Side

A couple other recent ones from the top of my head:
Honky - Balls Out Inn
Extreme - Saudages De Rock
Kenny Wayne Shepherd - The Place You're In and 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads

[mojo]

Here's one: Beck "Sea Change" (never rec'd any air play and it might be the best CD he's ever done). And it's nothing like you'd expect from him btw.

Yep, great album. If you have a 5.1 surround system, you owe it to yourself to buy Sea Change recorded in that format. It sounds amazing.

[Kilmer17]

Hanoi Rocks- Two Steps from the Move.

[MassSkinsFan]

Yeah, as far as Rush, I believe their first album is underrated. It's essentially a blues album by Canadians (let the stereotyping begin) but it's actually a really tight jam session.

I'll go with the album "Songs for the Deaf" by Queens of the Stone Age.

I like both of these. Working Man is one of my favorite Rush songs.

[thebluefood]

Chicago Transit Authority (self-named debut album). A very ambitious double album from a, then, young, up and coming band. This isn't the Top-40 machine Chicago from the 80's and 90's. This is aggressive, artistic, soulful Chicago from the Terry Kath days.

[Lombardi's_kid_brother]

It's entirely possible that we need to start setting up re-education camps for Rush fans.

And the answer is Celebrity Skin by Hole. It's better than anything that either Nirvana or Pearl Jam ever released. Granted, it's probably because Billy Corgan secretly wrote every song and played every instrument, but whatever.

I want Courtney Love to start dating John Legend.

[Lombardi's_kid_brother]

By the way, I recently played Nervous Night by the Hooters all the way through for the first time in - oh - 25 years. If you can ignore the overly 80s production style, it's surprisingly good album.

[Mickalino]

Alter Bridge: Blackbird and One Day Remains

Outstanding Hard Rock albums. This band has been dismissed by many who were Creed haters, but their sound is largely completely different from Creed. Alter Bridge teeters on metal at times.



It's amazing, the difference one band member can make on the entire sound of the band, isn't it ?

[Bang]

Talking Heads- Remain in Light.
A fantastic album, Adrian Belieu's guitar work is amazing.

Johnny Marr and the Healers - Boomslang
I like Johnny Marr's jangly guitars.. this is nothing like his work in the Smiths or Modest Mouse. Very melodic but edgy. Much harder edge than anything he did with the Smiths.

Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Modern Lovers.
Jonathan Richman can be a mixed bag, but when the band is on, they can be excellent.

Arctic Monkeys - Who the **** are the Arctic Monkeys
Punk grows up.

~Bang

[ABQCOWBOY]

Sam Cooke - Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963. It's R&B, not Rock but it's great, just the same. If I had to pick a Rock Album, I guess I'd pick Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath. Not certain if they were still called Earth when they released this album but, it's overshadowed by Paranoid (2nd Album 7 time Platinum and Master of Reality (3rd Album 2 time Platinum). Sabbath, Sabbath is the 1st album and the start of what is now Heavy Metal Rock IMO. Very good, very important Album that is not widely recognized as such.

[China]

Get the Knack by The Knack.

Everyone knows My Sharona, but that is probably the worst song on the album. Some good music hidden there.

[TheLongshot]

Rush - Presto
Helloween - Chameleon
Def Leppard - Slang

[Lombardi's_kid_brother]

Get the Knack by The Knack.

Everyone knows My Sharona, but that is probably the worst song on the album. Some good music hidden there.

The Knack are the great lost American rock band. I have a bootleg from 1980 or so of The Knack and Bruce Springsteen doing a version of "Mona" that's about 30 minutes long.

While they certainly had a longer career and bigger impact, The J. Geils Band will likewise always be known for two "80s" songs and a Adam Sandler cover. Even though they were really really awesome. There are some live albums from them in the 70s that are extraordinary.

While I'm on a Springsteen kick (he and Peter Wolf are old pals), Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul released an album that was better than Born in the USA called "Men Without Women." If anyone ever thought, "I wonder what the Clash would sound like if they did an album inspired by Motown," this album is the answer.

Solomon Burke's comeback album from 2002 "Don't Give Up On Me" is awesome.

I adore "The Late Great Golden State" by Dwight Yoakum. It's the best country album of the last decade, I think.

As far as obscure groups, I always liked The Nields' "Play."

The best Lemonheads album in my view is the one that no one bought "Car Button Cloth." I still play it - long after I put away "It's A Shame About Ray."

Strangely, the best Soul Asylum record was one made before they got famous - "Hang Time." (For the record, it would have been unbelievably awesome to be a music fan in Minneapolis in the mid 80s).

Do people still not know about the greatness of "Let it Be" by the Replacements? They have to, right?

I've always had a soft spot for "Good as I Been To You" by Bob Dylan. I feel like that and "World Gone Wrong" cleared his head, refocussed him, and allowed him to make his great late 90s comeback.

If you feel morbid, Joey Ramone and Warren Zevon did really great albums about how inoperable cancer does not mean that you should stop rocking.

(I have a soft spot for late period forgotten classics by former superstars).

[Predicto]

Talking Heads- Remain in Light.
A fantastic album, Adrian Belieu's guitar work is amazing.



How is that album underrated? It's great, but hasn't everyone heard of it?

(kind of like claiming Rush is underrated, I guess...)

Anyhow, you should check out Mr. Music Head. Adrian Belew plays all the intruments, gently lays open his middle aged heart - and no one was listening.

[BigMike21]

Here's one: Beck "Sea Change" (never rec'd any air play and it might be the best CD he's ever done). And it's nothing like you'd expect from him btw.

Been listening to this album to help me fall asleep since I was in college. Just great mood music, my absolute favorite album from Beck.

[BigMike21]

Alter Bridge: Blackbird and One Day Remains
Pantera: The great southern Trendkill.

This is I think the forgotten masterpiece from Pantera. This album was VERY hardcore at a time, when nobody else was putting out that kind of metal, at that level. Releasing an album like this, that if I remember correctly debuted at #4 on the Billboard chart in 1996, was the ultimate " **** you" to the trends going on in music, and that god AWFUL post grunge radio rock crapola that radio was spewing out. In the era of Hip/Hop and crappy college one-hit wonder stoner bands, this album was refreshing for the old school metal head.

I will NEVER forget that day at Kemp Mill in Springfield Mall when I went to the listening station and threw this on when it just came out not knowing the headphones were on full volume. Anselmo straight up destroyed me and my ears in the very first second of the album. Needless to say I bought it immediately.