R&P: Stone's List of underrated things - care to add?

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1. Roger Daltrey's voice.

2. Moments of silence in music.

3. Marty Robbins (See, you don't know who he is - do you?)

4. The Everly Brother's harmonies.

5. The Beach Boys - for those who only think of them as "surf rock" - there is much more...

6. Steve Winwood - multiple bands, amazing voice, disturbingly not talked about.

7. Brian May as a singer.

8. Jack Bruce's voice (of Cream fame)

9. Marc Bolan's songwriting - even though it doesn't make sense, it still manages to be epic, I mean, he has giraffes in his hair, and he doesn't care!!

10. The Grateful Dead

11. John Cale of The Velvet Underground

12. Mott The Hoople - known primarily for the Bowie-penned "All The Young Dudes", they have a surprising amount of forgotten material that is pretty great. 

and finally...

13. Freddie Mercury's lyrics - lok past the big voice and Bam!! The words are scary beautiful.

Care to add any of your own/comment?

♥ mimi ♥ · Accepted Answer

Jeff Beck. The man is almost 70 no? And still rockin it! Doesn't look a day over 25 if you ask me :P




Mr May's singing voice and range are exquisite! He can go from a low F to a high E in no time!

Cheetah · Answer

Hey Stone!
That's a great list - and I do know who Marty Robbins was!  
I totally agree with the items on your list - especially about Cream (a couple of my favorite Cream songs are sung by Jack Bruce), Brian May, Daltrey and Winwood.  I honestly need to check out more of the Velvet Underground and Mott the Hoople.  I also don't know much about Marc Bolan, but I'm intrigued about the giraffes in his hair!  lol.
We should add the awesomeness that is Ginger Baker!

Emily · Answer

Agreed.

I would also agree with the first answerer Rotten Apple by AIC is a masterpeice. 

The Band Eleven
Chris Cornell's solo album Euphoria Morning

Jeff Buckley's voice can melt butter and his lyrics are beautiful and he doesn't get much recognition

Anonymous · Answer

How, exactly, is Roger Daltrey's voice underrated? He always makes lists and everything.

Hm...this is tough. Oh, I've got one. The Small Faces. And Humble Pie. And early Pink Floyd. And early David Bowie. And...Peter Gabriel-era Genesis, and Yes, and King Crimson, and just about every prog band ever, besides Rush....

Amy · Answer

I like and have heard 10,9,8,7,5,4 and some of 2. Kollage is one of the best produced albums ever imo. Dilated Peoples straight up classic. Don Cartagena I revisited the other day and yep it's also excellent. Coast to Coast has one of my all time fave tracks "Grab some 40 oz. and a few Bacardi Breezers" I got ripped off on the Industry Shakedown got the album online only to find out that somehow the single was inside sealed packaging WTF! INI one of the most underground in fact they have several tracks on this Pete Rock Underground Classics CD I have.

? · Answer

Layne Staley's voice, lyrics and legacy.

Alice In Chains - Rotten Apple

The bands Crossfade and Sinch.

Scooter Ward's lyrics.

Anonymous · Answer

Just to name a few:

Danny Gatton's guitar playing
Badfinger as a whole
Melvin Taylor as a whole
Jerry Reed's vocals, guitar playing and songwriting...AND acting
Brad Paisley as a guitarist (some of his songs certainly are overrated though)
Sue Foley as a guitarist
Cinderella as a whole...they're a hell of a band!
Cross Canadian Ragweed as a whole

Anonymous · Answer

Buddy Holly

Josh · Answer

Seven Mary Three
Ska in general
Bass players
Paul Rodgers

Anonymous · Answer

Pete Doherty's talent :)
The Chameleons

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