The 3, And Only 3..
CrouchingHamster
Join Date: 2002-08-17 Member: 1181Members
Join Date: 2002-08-17 Member: 1181Members
<div class="IPBDescription">criminally underrated bands of all time?</div> Like the topic says, 3, and only 3 bands/ artists, that in your opinion never got the credit / recognition they deserved.
1) Funkadelic
The only people other than James Brown who have a realistic claim on "inventing the funk". Waaay ahead of their time, largely unknown outside America. Bizarre.
2) Suicidal Tendencies
Preceded the whole rap / metal thing by at least 15 years. Never quite fit into "punk" or "metal".
Too "punk" for metal fans, too "technical" for punk fans. It's also a crime that "Possessed to Skate" never made it onto a "Tony Hawks" soundtrack.
again , largely ignored by the masses.
3) Faith no More
Ok, they sold plenty records, but they almost single handedly saved metal from the hell of "Big Hair" and "the 10 minute guitar solo".
They deserved cookies that they never got.
Discuss.
(If Kazaa wasn't dodgy territory, I'd advise all you young broadband monkeys to at least check out a few of these bands btw..)
1) Funkadelic
The only people other than James Brown who have a realistic claim on "inventing the funk". Waaay ahead of their time, largely unknown outside America. Bizarre.
2) Suicidal Tendencies
Preceded the whole rap / metal thing by at least 15 years. Never quite fit into "punk" or "metal".
Too "punk" for metal fans, too "technical" for punk fans. It's also a crime that "Possessed to Skate" never made it onto a "Tony Hawks" soundtrack.
again , largely ignored by the masses.
3) Faith no More
Ok, they sold plenty records, but they almost single handedly saved metal from the hell of "Big Hair" and "the 10 minute guitar solo".
They deserved cookies that they never got.
Discuss.
(If Kazaa wasn't dodgy territory, I'd advise all you young broadband monkeys to at least check out a few of these bands btw..)
Comments
Making quite possibly the best music I ever heard, they do everything to keep themselves from getting the mainstream recognition they deserve.
<li>Bright Eyes:
I think some sites offer their current single, 'From a balance beam', for legal download. Get it, listen to it, and tell me they're as big as they should be.
<li>Zero Down:
One of the best 'political' punkbands I know of, the untimely death of their lead singer prevented a rise of their star.
2)The Jonee Earthquake Band. They're local so they have an excuse, but they are just that good. Rockabilly is where it's at man!
3)Snail Ramp. I don't know how big they are overseas, but I've never met anyone else who has even heard of these guys, and they play some of the best straight-up fast-paced(albiet low-horned) ska around.
that is all.
<a href='http://events.artistdirect.com/adrecords/madatgravity/logs/url_log.cgi' target='_blank'>Mad At Gravity, Walk Away.mp3</a>?
From their homepage, Right click save target as.
1) Millencollin- European punk rock never sounded sooo good.
2) CKY- They're a band thats kinda/sorta apart of the show Jackass. Killer music.
3) Offspring- Not underated in the sense of popularity, but underated with respect. They signed with Columbia and automatically became sellouts. Its a pretty big acheivement to be around after 13 years of music, especially in the Punk/Rock genre where bands come and go really easily. They've kept their albums original and the music is still pretty good. 'Defy You' is the best song ever :-)
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Erik B and Rakim
Public Enemy
I now find myself in the unusual position of agreeing completely with Jammer. <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->
It's always irritated me that as soon as a band either signs to a major label or sells more than 3 records they automatically seem to become "teh sellout corporate hoes!11".
Utterly ridiculous.
Ridiculous yet true.
Of course, I was never too fond of Offspring to begin with. I like my punk of the east-coast variety, and my ska from Cali.
oh, and funkadelic like "play that funky music, white boy?"
I'd say The Eels,
311,
and hmm....
well, I can't think of a third one.
That would have to be 311. They deserve much more success then they get.
Muslimgauze is well-known to some, but unfortunately utterly obscure to others. Muslimgauze, a.k.a. Bryn Jones (1961-1999), managed to create a stunningly wide discography durring its existence. The music is almost impossible to pin down accurately, since in terms of music it is unique. The songs are mostly either ambient or heavily rhythm-based, noisy, looping tracks that contain arabic melodies and singing. Very creative stuff, and sometimes beautifully twisted. Recommended songs:
1. Last Mosque of Herzegovina
2. Return of Black September
3. Old Bombay Vinyl Junkie
4. Shisla Nain Royal Bidjar
<b>Converter</b>
Converter is aggressive, distorted, fast-paced and violent, or slow, cold, atmospheric and creepy, sometimes all these things in a single song. Converter (Scott Sturgis, also the brain behind the now-defunct Pain Station) fills all your rhythmic noise needs. The tracks are well-crafted multi-layered wonders of mechanic noise and powerful rhythmic structures. Recommended songs:
1. Death Time (remix)
2. Monster
3. Conqueror
4. Denogginizier
<b>Venetian Snares</b>
Venetian Snares has gained some recognition both within the industrial crowd and the IDM-bent techno population. I would beg you all to order his album Doll Doll Doll from <a href='http://www.klangstabil.com/hymen' target='_blank'>Hymen Records</a> because maybe if the sales of Doll... went up, he'd stop releasing an album a month and instead take a bit longer to focus his genius and talent, and create tracks with clearly planned structure instead of stuff that sounds like 50 broken drum machines attacking a single sample all at once. What makes Doll Doll Doll unique is that it is probably the darkest, meanest and most twisted record I have ever heard (and this includes all that misogynist power electronics stuff as well). The music is broken, mostly in 7/8 tempo and mostly consists of hectic drum patterns that constantly vary and find new ways to attack the listener. Sometimes the songs are light and airy, but don't let it fool you: This disc is a claustrophobic trip to places you'd rather not visit in person. Recommended songs:
1. All the Childred are Dead
2. Dollmaker
3. Pygmalion
And here I thought I was the only person who'd ever even heard of them.
They pwn, though.
Venetian Snares has gained some recognition both within the industrial crowd and the IDM-bent techno population. I would beg you all to order his album Doll Doll Doll from <a href='http://www.klangstabil.com/hymen' target='_blank'>Hymen Records</a> because maybe if the sales of Doll... went up, he'd stop releasing an album a month and instead take a bit longer to focus his genius and talent, and create tracks with clearly planned structure instead of stuff that sounds like 50 broken drum machines attacking a single sample all at once. What makes Doll Doll Doll unique is that it is probably the darkest, meanest and most twisted record I have ever heard (and this includes all that misogynist power electronics stuff as well). The music is broken, mostly in 7/8 tempo and mostly consists of hectic drum patterns that constantly vary and find new ways to attack the listener. Sometimes the songs are light and airy, but don't let it fool you: This disc is a claustrophobic trip to places you'd rather not visit in person. Recommended songs:
1. All the Childred are Dead
2. Dollmaker
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God, i am so with you on that one, Venetian Snares are amazing, especially his work with Speedranch on Making Orange Things. Extremely dirty, distorted drum n bass with white noise breaking your speakers over the top. Bliss
*puts on Venetian Snares vs Speedranch - Molly's Reach Around*
As for who i feel are the most underrated. Hmm.
<b>Devil Doll</b> - Probably the most unique "band" i've ever had the fortune to listen to. Classical music, sinister operatic vocals mixed with distorted guitars and twisted spoken verse. This Italian band are true musicians (when i say musicians, i really mean musician, the genius that is Mr Doctor) and create some of the most beatiful, awe-inspiring, music. It can only really be stereotyped as a gothic rock opera. Which isn't exactly a huge pigeonhole.
<b>King Prawn</b> - London based Dub / Hip Hop / Ska / Punk band. Similarities to Sublime, Mad Caddies and lots of other bands. Babar Luck is crazy.
And last, but not least,
<b>Ween</b> - Have gained some recognition and are pretty well known, but not enough. They may just come across as weird or strange initially, but songs like <i>Mutilated Lips</i> are so deep and beautiful songs it's hard to dismiss them as another crazy rock band. Sadly, their musical genius (akin to Primus in this aspect) is greatly overshadowed by how weird they seem.
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hmmmmm....
1. Amon Tobin: All the best things about modern electronica, without the harrassment of the harsh tones, seems to be a kind of 'filmic junglism' built around real world type sounds over synthasisers.
tracks worth a mention: Tripple Science, Back from where, Chronic tronic [all from 'out from out where']
2. Radiohead: now before yaal start telling me their not under-rated, i guess it depends on your definition of the word. regardless, they make some damn fine music, nuff respect to my hero thom yorke. they constantly strive for new sounds, and seem to be adapting well to the post rock/ neo-electonic current climate <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->, old becomes new anyone?.
tracks worth a mention: Sail to the moon, Like spinning plates, Lucky [get the live versions if u can find em]
3. Yoko Kanno: Im cheating now, but lately ive been REALLY getting into the musical delights of yoko kanno, famous most recently for her works on anime TV series Cowboy Bebop, and Ghost in the Shell.
Have you ever listened to cowboy bebop? swear to god, when i watch jupiter jazz, with the track 'space lion' i could cry.... uhh, anyway. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> *ahem*. yeah shes into classical/ jazz/ electronica and fuses it all so beatifully.
tracks worth a mention: Space lion, Cyberian dolls house [If youv not seen cowboy bebop, where the hell have you been since 98?]
:EDIT: checking out venetian snares, thats some ****ed up **** right there. im still not convinced it works, find myself loosing the rhythm often, but its certainly an interesting listen! seems to be from the school of aphex, and then some! :o
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I'm pretty sure i could win that one.
Also the competition for the most offensive band name.... I'd win that one too.
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WINNAR
I just hope he gets his stuff together and the upcoming Nymphomatriarch album (created with Rachael Kozak of Hecate, available soon on Hymen) will be something even better than Doll Doll Doll was.
You mentioned <b>Devil Doll</b>, so I have to ask whether you've heard <b>Sopor Aeternus</b>. They are not exactly alike but do have some common ground. Songs like The Sleeper and The Dog Burial are worth checking out.
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I'm pretty sure i could win that one.
Also the competition for the most offensive band name.... I'd win that one too.
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I'll take you up on the challenge. What have you got <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Reet... (Scanning through mp3 dir, hence the alphabeticalisation) Here's A-M, this is by all means not even +NEARLY+ all.
30 Seconds Until Armageddon
7th Child
Abuse
Aesma Deva
Analscope Rectal Speculum
Asphyx
Back Alley Abortions
Bad Luck 13 Riot Extraveganza
Bathtub Sh*tter
Billy Club Sandwich
Bulldoze
Cinerary
C*ck And Ball Torture
Cumchrist
Deaden
Deep Red
Devourment
Disciples Of Mockery
Disgorge
Eibon
Exit-13
Filthy Maggotty C*nt
Fleshgrind
Gardenian
Gorerotted
Gorgasm
Hate Plow
Hemdale
Human Remains
Ildjarn
Illdisposed
Immemoreal
Impaled Northern Moon Forest (heh)
Intense Hammer Rage
Intestinal Disgorge
Iron Sphincters Of Death
Jungle Rot
Knuckledust
Labrat
Lamb Of God
Lividity
Machetazo
Malignancy
Meat Sh*ts
Morbus
I'm not trying to be offensive, just obscure <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->