re: Most Underrated Band of All Time?

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And I have never heard of any of those groups you named earlier in this thread

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Google is your friend

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Sorry cool guy I don't even know what that stands for. And I have never heard of any of those groups you named earlier in this thread. Are they even "rated" at all? Where could someone find out about such awesome music? You would think they would be more available since they are so great.

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you know the internet is a wonderful thing in that so much is easily accessible. this is a thread about underrated bands. the entire purpose is posting bands that most people are not familiar with, but the bands had strong influences on music, or are currently releasing really good albums that are not just the same rehashed formula as many bands that gain a lot of attention (often undeserved). one of the marks of a great underrated band is when bands that come after them (some that become very popular) state how much influence they gained from these bands that most have not heard before.

to other people that posted:
I agree about Big Star being extremely appreciated now. they're still definitely one of the great underrated bands of all time though given the fact that their albums originally received critical acclaim, but were not known because of poor distribution from a bankrupt Stax records and a lack of live shows.

and whoever mentioned Teenage Fanclub, I completely agree. they released amazing power pop in a time where most popular bands put out mediocre grunge.