Most Underrated Bands

[greatwhitenorth]

Who are some of the bands out there that you guys believe don’t get the main stream attention they deserve. I'll start off with two Canadian bands that are big in my country but don’t seem to get much play in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1 ="">US</st1></st1:country-region>, The Tragically Hip and Billy Talent.

 

[sears3820]

Cross Canadian Ragweed

 

[gbcosu]

Sears,
Without a doubt they are severely underrated. I got to see Ragweed in Cleveland last May before I moved to Puerto Rico, and they put on one hell of a show. They have a new album coming out in September. I can not wait. Someone else that is unknown and underrated is Stoney LaRue. (Plays with Ragweed alot)

 

[OilerBuck]

Thrice.

I've been a fan of them for a long time. They just got some mainstream attention with "All That's Left" on the Madden 2004 soundtrack and the "Stare At The Sun" music video. Actually, I like my bands better when they don't get as much mainstream attention. I usually always try to find new bands that very few people have heard of and as a result I know of bands before they hit it big.

 

[CleveBucks]

The Clarks
Armor For Sleep
Matchbook Romance
Dispatch

 

[Cornerback6]

Armor For Sleep (good call Cleve, I was just going to post them!)
Something Corporate (growing on the public fast)
Mae
Brand New
Copeland

 

[CleveBucks]

Good picks. I'd agree on all of them.

 

[stxbuck]

Manic Street Preachers

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

Mindless Self Indulgence



Definitely not for everyone.. but they are original and highly underrated.

 

[gobucks35]

pepper
old 97's
dispatch

 

[bucksn'boobs]

underappreciated/underated: Fishbone, Elliot Smith, Built to Spill, of Montreal (bands I love with large body of work/no radio play)

Soon to be added to this in a few years:The Futureheads

 

[FunkMastaBuck]

I know some of you would claim that they may not be underrated, since they are gaining popularity, but Muse is a band that brings the same power and creativity as bands like Radiohead and Smashing Pumpkins in the past.

 

[wadc45]

On my shuffle today I've had tracks from three bands I would consider very underrated:

At the Drive-In
The Stone Roses
Too Much Joy

 

[Bucky32]

Explosions in the Sky.

 

[ucfknight]

Modest Mouse