re: Most Underrated Band of All-Time?

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Like both, but have them in the appropriately rated category.

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In this case I don't think "underrated" really has much to do with actual rating or whether they are liked by those who are familiar with them. There may be a bit of figurative language at play. Of course terms like underrated and overrated have been muddied to the point where they're fairly meaningless anymore.

Typically:

Underrated = "I like them but most people don't know who they are"

Overrated = "I hate them but everybody else seems to love them"