Rico Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 But were they overrated? They had a TV show, so they were overexposed. But i think most everyone new they were a fake band. Didn't they? Here You Go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 You want under-rated? I'll give you under-rated: The Velvet Underground and The Kinks. Totally agree on The Kinks. They were so good, and now they are totally forgotten. That live album they put out in around 1980 got totally worn out by me. I saw them in '80, also, and they were great. As for the Monkees, I would actually say they are underrated because everybody thinks they are a joke. Yet, I love songs like I'm a believer, Last Train to Clarksville, Daydream Believer, etc. I'm not sure who wrote them, but I do know that Michael Nesmith wrote one of my all time favorite songs - Different Drum, made famous by Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Ponies (but I love Susanna Hoffs version, as well.)........Plus, I think it so cool that his mother invented Liquid Paper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Re the Monkeys. You may not like them as a band but for Saturday morning entertainment for a young kid they couldn't be beat. I loved that show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Stolen from the Sabres thread - Schony was definitely under-rated as a singer I still have this album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 You want under-rated? I'll give you under-rated: The Velvet Underground and The Kinks. cheers to that. I constantly shuffle 33,000 songs. Through the years, I have found that I really dig Velvet Underground and Bob Dylan. Lou Reed has some classic solo stuff too. New York is an incredible album IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Ok I'm going to step ouside the box here. The Attica High School Marching Band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 But were they overrated? They had a TV show, so they were overexposed. But i think most everyone new they were a fake band. Didn't they? I know..I had to put band in quotes for that reason. Still I think that they fooled a lot of kids who thought they were a real band and went to their concerts. From the interviews of those who gave interviews (Mickey Dolenz and the short guy) they didn't even take the band idea seriously. I think the other two were happy because they never even got a chance to show whatever creativity they actually had. I don't know whether either of them had any cuz I never heard from them afte the monkees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneknee Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Not sure how I forgot Dave Matthews band...but then again, are they even "rated" or is their universal agreement on their "suckatude"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Not sure how I forgot Dave Matthews band...but then again, are they even "rated" or is their universal agreement on their "suckatude"? The band can jam, they just need a real front-man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Oh yeah, Metallica.,,, the tunes just aren't there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Totally agree on The Kinks. They were so good, and now they are totally forgotten. That live album they put out in around 1980 got totally worn out by me. I saw them in '80, also, and they were great. As for the Monkees, I would actually say they are underrated because everybody thinks they are a joke. Yet, I love songs like I'm a believer, Last Train to Clarksville, Daydream Believer, etc. I'm not sure who wrote them, but I do know that Michael Nesmith wrote one of my all time favorite songs - Different Drum, made famous by Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Ponies (but I love Susanna Hoffs version, as well.)........Plus, I think it so cool that his mother invented Liquid Paper! Agreed on all fronts, especially Different Drum. Valerie and Going Down are two other great Monkees songs. I saw Peter Tork play a BBQ festival in RVA last year. He's doing the rounds covering old Monkees tunes and talking about his battle with alcoholism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Agreed on all fronts, especially Different Drum. Valerie and Going Down are two other great Monkees songs. I saw Peter Tork play a BBQ festival in RVA last year. He's doing the rounds covering old Monkees tunes and talking about his battle with alcoholism. Cool, did you buy him a drink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 You want under-rated? I'll give you under-rated: The Velvet Underground and The Kinks. No arguments from me there. Both ridiculously good bands. I love the old Eno quote about VU, something to the effect of "not many people heard their record, but everyone who did started a band..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Cool, did you buy him a drink? No. But we huffed glue in the parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 No. But we huffed glue in the parking lot. Well that makes sense, that is the recovering alcoholics brain !@#$ of choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Here You Go Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Agreed on all fronts, especially Different Drum. Sid N Susie's straight up version is great, just like Linda's, but I really love when they did acoustically - and Susanna has to be the most ageless beauty ever: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 You want under-rated? I'll give you under-rated: The Velvet Underground and The Kinks. I very much agree, especially VU. Lou Reed is one of the bigger jerks I have ever met, but man, he has done some incredible stuff over the years. Love the Kinks too, although, some of the 70's opera stuff does not age so well for me. But, Muswell Hillbillies is one of my all-time favorite albums. Good call! The Velvets have become much more appreciated in recent years, but man, when you go back and listen to those original albums, it is still a revelation. REM (overrated IMO) really did a lot to open folks eyes to them. I remember hearing "Heroin" for the first time, around 1980, when I was 15. The song just blew me away...I herd it on the Canadian CBC radio station in the wee hours of the morning, during a snow day from school. I wrote the name of the band down, and some of the lyrics, thinking, I gotta go down to Play It Again Sams, and find this record. I asked my older sister if she had ever heard of them...she knew all about them, but told me their records were almost impossible to find. Some junkie, bartender friend of hers had them. I went to Play It Again Sams, no luck. So, I borrowed the records from my sisters friend, and recorded the first three albums on cassette. About 2 or 3 years later, they re-issued them on vinyl, thanks in large part, to REM covering a bunch of their songs, and reviving interest. Great stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Re the Monkeys. You may not like them as a band but for Saturday morning entertainment for a young kid they couldn't be beat. I loved that show. I REALLY wanted a gas powered skateboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly McButterpants Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 You want under-rated? I'll give you under-rated: The Velvet Underground and The Kinks. I agree with you on the Kinks. Sleepwalker through State of Confusion are some of the best power pop albums ever released . . . the Velevet Underground as UNDER-RATED???? One fairly decent album out of 4 and they're in the RNR HOF? Sorry, not under-rated at all. In fact, they are the poster boys for this thread . . .incredibly, undoubtedly, significantly, incredibly OVERRATED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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