________ is underrated

[Indifferent Clox]

MIA was rolling stones artist of the year. I think that's pretty well rated lol.

Besides that I'll give you the rest

[Fabien Barthez]

Originally Posted by Indifferent Clox MIA was rolling stones artist of the year. I think that's pretty well rated lol. Besides that I'll give you the rest

Is it? Did you know she did artwork and sang on a few songs for 2pac? Did you know she has about 10 years of background as an amazing pop-culture artist?

Just because it's taken 4 years for the mainstream press to catch on, doesn't mean she isn't underrated. Her albums have hardly sold that well, and I don't see her headlining Coachella this weekend... She played in the afternoon in one of the tents. Rated by the press, but still underrated as far as the mass market knowledge of her goes.


Can't believe I forgot Winnebago Deal. Most underrated band ever. Check them the fuck out!!!

[Indifferent Clox]

Originally Posted by Fabien Barthez Is it? Did you know she did artwork and sang on a few songs for 2pac? Did you know she has about 10 years of background as an amazing pop-culture artist? Just because it's taken 4 years for the mainstream press to catch on, doesn't mean she isn't underrated. Her albums have hardly sold that well, and I don't see her headlining Coachella this weekend... She played in the afternoon in one of the tents. Rated by the press, but still underrated as far as the mass market knowledge of her goes. Can't believe I forgot Winnebago Deal. Most underrated band ever. Check them the fuck out!!!

I suppose. I mean she's one of my favs, and I hear all about her from the kids I hang out with, it's just weird to hear someone say she's underrated when she's pretty much like WHOA to me and my friends.

But you are right now that I think on it more objectively.

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Fabien Barthez Is it? Did you know she did artwork and sang on a few songs for 2pac? Did you know she has about 10 years of background as an amazing pop-culture artist?

Does that really fucking matter? If you're getting that kind of accolade, I think you've lost the right to call yourself underrated.

Though it is ironic watching Clox make that argument.

Potentially underrated:

• Buffalo Tom: BT was a band that was rather large around Boston, but didn't really get a lot of acclaim outside the Boston scene. However, if one listens to Buffalo Tom and then Third Eye Blind, it's very easy to see where 3EB's first record came from. Which is ironic, because one of the BT records was accused of ripping off 3EB. Heavily influential on the 90s alternative sound.
• La Peste: La Peste is another Boston area act who won the WBCN Rock and Roll Rumble, who had a modern Punk Sound back when the Ramones were off "inventing" it.
• Extreme: LOL Hair Metal. No, but they had several very talented musicians. Any band that can spawn Population 1, Mourning Widows, and Tribe of Judah should be praised.
• Brian May: Queen's Guitarist never really gets the praise he deserves. Best Guitarist Ever? No. But he's amazing, and often disregarded on this side of the pond at least.
• Siouxsie and the Banshees: Again, this may be different on the other side of the pond, but over here, they're practically an Also-Ran group. Also, Despite them being a British act, I've never spoken to a Brit and brought up the name and had them recognise it. As a side note, I need to fince Twice Upon A Time again.
• Ednaswap: Primarily, I only bring them up because the lead singer is so influential. I mean, the fact that her song "Torn" scored a hit for Natalie Imbruglia alone should say something, but then she's also written for some very big names, including Madonna, and penned hits for them. Ednaswap is cool on its own merit, but the success she had was fan-fucking-tastic.

I can probably name a lot more, but I don't feel like wasting the time.

[Fabien Barthez]

Originally Posted by Kane Knight Does that really fucking matter? If you're getting that kind of accolade, I think you've lost the right to call yourself underrated.

My point is, if she was rated as highly as I feel she should be, people would know her background, in the same way they do for other popular artists. He said 'She is everywhere, and highly rated in the mags atm' (in a nutshell) But nobody knows a thing about where she has come from, or what she has done in the past.

I said in the first place that some of them may be well recieved generally, but in my opinion should be appreciated further. Thus making them underrated in my eyes.