Underrated bands

Winger

Local H

Total tora

Uriah heep

Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush

The cult

Rival sons

Can you not post vids?

So much for taking a break, nice posting spree HOP would be proud

No I can’t, gifs either

Btw, it’s raining

Candlebox

Gwen’s midriff was never underrated. So hot.

I still listen to them on YouTube. Have always been a fan of them. Several good songs.

She is stunningly gorgeous.

This band(Badlands-Jake E Lee)

And this whole album

7Mary3

There is a ton of one or two hit bands that were pretty good

One of my favorite bands never would consider them underrated.

Deep Purple - Mostly known just for the opening riff to this song

Soul asylum

Going to see Frank in May next year at Sunken Gardens in San Antonio.
Originally scheduled for this past May, postponed until this past October, then postponed again.
Hope we’re both still around by then.

Nazareth

The Outlaws

and Ritchie Blackmore’s riff on highway star

Great band live

I bet. I feel like they were overshadowed by Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, .38 Special, etc.

In general, the cream rises to the top, but there were bands whose popularity suffered from unattractiveness and/or a lack of personality

To get those exceptional sales numbers, you need to capture the teenage female market.

Some really good ones mentioned above, but if Leslie West was handsome, Mountain would have been huge.

These guys got a nod to their greatness through the Guardians of the Galaxy II soundtrack.

Glorious Sons
Turnpike Troubadours
Slayer

I saw them live a few times back in the day. They were a really good band, but I didn’t particularly enjoy their live show. Not at all bagging on them or the talent.

They had three lead guitarists that played over each other...a lot of independent solos, not coordinated pieces like the Allman Brothers or Bob Wills (fiddles and such). It got be a bit much after about 20 - 30 minutes.

Judas Priest. For some resson they never made the air waves

The ultimate heavy metal band

The made the airwaves with "You've got another thing coming". But the airwaves suk..so it is a good thing they didn't make it as much

one of my top favorite bands.

They only had 2 albums and the 2nd one was terrible. The first got album got a lot of airplay. They were not around long enough to even be rated at all

I can go with that

great album

Honorable mention...

Judas Priest underrated? They got tons of air play and videos, sold out stadiums and world tours, I don't think they fit in this discussion

Fully agree. Mainstream.

Excellent album, my favorite of theirs.
The Mollusk is very good as well. Very talented and odd band.

Lucero

I have never thought they were underrated either but maybe to the rest of the world they are?

Social Distortion, definitely

Triumph

went to see them in the 80's. didn't know if I would like it but the show was incredible.

Triumph opening for UFO was an awesome show.

I saw them back in the 80s as well. Super talented band that didn’t get the notoriety they deserved.

Yes, it was.
Imagine my surprise when watching wheel of fortune years later and this happened;

The Bloodhound Gang.

saw Triumph at the 83 texxas Jam. Hagar came on just before Styx at the end. Ted Nugent and Rik Emmett joined Sammy Hagar on stage in Dallas for their version of Led Zeppelin's "Rock 'n Roll." so awesome!

I was at that show as well. 18 years old and full of it!!

My group went down on the field once Styx started that stupid mr roboto carp. When they started playing renegade the crowd pushed toward the stage.

it was the death of styx.

For the most part.
Saw them around 2002 with REO Speedwagon at the Bell county expo. Great show for REO, Styx=blah.

Anybody remember these guys (Toy Matinee)? Real interesting story behind them, their main guy (the late and uber-talented Kevin Gilbert) and Sheryl Crow, her first album...etc.

styx was a really awful band.

I bought pieces of eight but after that album, it all went downhill.

pieces of eight was their best album. Point of no return had some good ones too.

YouTube their performance at the 83 us festival, epic

Marching

When the lights go down !

Saw Triumph in 79 at the Wild Horse Saloon in Harker Heights.

lol I played that joint. Remember Dundee’s?

Country music is obsessed with the 1, 6minor, 4, 5 chord progression.

I was there too!

Chris Gaines = GOAT

If you can picture Joan Jett as the lead singer of The Ramones, you have The Distillers.

Styx is great. REO Speedwagon, too.

REO was my first concert circa 1977

REO of old is good, REO went pop and lost me later on. Styx also went full on stupid but brought it back and still rock today

90% of Texas country music falls into this category. I have never understood why Cody Jinks isn't getting more airplay.

Brad Gillis of REO is one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
His skills were fully utilized when he replaced Randy Rhodes for the 1982/1983 Ozzy Speak of the Devil/Diary of a Madman Tours

Legend has it that he learned all the Ozzy and Black Sabbath material in two days.

That’s interesting, she’s alluring in a freaky sorta way

Brad Gillis was in REO? You sure about that?

Scratch that, Night Ranger. Basically the same band.

Little Feat, they were the best live band I have seen

They were mentioned in this thread, but not named as underrated - UFO.

JR

Too many, but off the top of my head

the Kinks
Big Star
Pixies
Diamond Head
Thin Lizzy
SOD

Kelly Willis