Underrated or largely forgotten bands

? and the Mysterians

Damn travesty, too.

Little River Band

Not only did they have a shite load of hits, they were accomplished musicians who wrote pretty complex songs--none of this three chord shite that has plagued pop music since its inception.

Don't hear nothin' from them on any of the retro radio stations.

That reminds me. Ambrosia could probably fit in here.

The Strawbs

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Are you listening to the country (c)rap station? Try an oldies, they get played all the time.

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I never listen to country or rap stations, only classic rock stations, I never hear them.

Thin Lizzy

Masked Marauders
Masters of Reality

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Masters of Reality

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huge fan

<----- This guy might have agreed if he were still alive.

I wish some of their other stuff were played. I just read the original drummer's (Danny Seraphine) book about them. A very interesting read about a band that started to fade after Kath's death, came back in '82 and faced another crisis when Cetera left... only to have another huge album in '88. Some of their stuff is underrated and critics turned on them when they started having hits in '72 and '73.

I think the band Cinderella is underrated.

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Little River Band

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largely the same problem as Chicago, they have tried to hang on way, way, way past their prime. "LRB" is still doing shows but doesn't even have an Australian left in the band. They should be required to call themselves a tribute band. The core guys were touring a few years under a different name. There's some good stuff on YouTube like "Long Way There".

Chicago went to shite after Terry Kath "perished" and the others started wearing Member's Only jackets with the sleeves pulled up.