ClassicVibes Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, spectoremg said: It seems to be the thing to knock Nirvana now. I think they only made one good album, but what an album! In Utero? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 30 minutes ago, spectoremg said: It seems to be the thing to knock Nirvana now. I think they only made one good album, but what an album! I like all their stuff. The 90's was my decade! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, adamg67 said: Transglobal Underground popped up on someone's top 10 all time list on another thread recently. Great band, lots of people I know rated them in the 90s but most people hadn't heard of them. That was me. I've long been bleating on about what an original combo they were . Shame they're now defunct. As for genius, someone said Prince. I guess if anyone in the rock n' pop world could be said to be one he's nearer than most. However, while he made some good albums he also produced a lot of unremarkable stuff. I've even got a few of his higher rated efforts but haven't played them in aeons. IMO they just haven't aged that well Edited April 30, 2020 by Barking Spiders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Don't know what happened to these guys but this was a cracking album; 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 7 hours ago, adamg67 said: Transglobal Underground popped up on someone's top 10 all time list on another thread recently. Great band, lots of people I know rated them in the 90s but most people hadn't heard of them. @xilddx (where are you Nigel??) played in the trimmed down version of the band. He got me a signed copy of one of their albums... As you say, much under-rated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: As for genius, someone said Prince. I guess if anyone in the rock n' pop world could be said to be one he's nearer than most. However, while he made some good albums he also produced a lot of unremarkable stuff. Ah, but when he was good, he was GREAT!! I remember ads for bassists in Music Maker from the late 80s, nearly everybody cited him as a influence. Edited April 30, 2020 by TheGreek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 19 hours ago, FinnDave said: I knew the guys in Furniture quite well - took a bunch of photos for them and the drummer lived in a flat in the same building as I did. I played with some of them in earlier incarnations of the band around Acton in the early 80s. Ofte saw them play around west London. They had a demon bass player I was in awe of. By the hit era he had been replaced by a girl who was, IMO, more in my class than his... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 24 minutes ago, Japhet said: Don't know what happened to these guys but this was a cracking album; Luke Morley is back with Thunder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) Greenslade, fantastic prog band that never got the attention they deserved. Nice bass too... Edited April 30, 2020 by Stub Mandrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 21 hours ago, Mykesbass said: Underrated - an amazing band who had a fabulous hit in the 80s but also have a great body of work that nobody else except @BigRedX have heard of, Furniture. For years and years that song has been popping into my head, with me having no idea who it was, many thanks for randomly clearing up one of my annoying little niggles!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Furniture are a wonderful band. Both their full-length albums are exceptional, and IMO Brilliant Mind is one of the weaker tracks from "The Wrong People" which shows what a great album it is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Overrated- Oasis Underrated- Annihilator Please close the thread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezz55 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Overrated - David Bowie ; Queen Underrated - Colosseum ; Stone The Crows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 52 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Greenslade, fantastic prog band that never got the attention they deserved. Nice bass too... Saw them at the Colston Hall, Bristol in 1975. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 40 minutes ago, SH73 said: Overrated- Oasis Underrated- Annihilator Please close the thread Infant AnnIhililator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 So in which category are we putting Joy Division? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, BigRedX said: Furniture are a wonderful band. Both their full-length albums are exceptional, and IMO Brilliant Mind is one of the weaker tracks from "The Wrong People" which shows what a great album it is. I have a very clear recollection of Hammy (Furniture's drummer) calling me at work one time for a chat and he asked what I thought of their latest single, which I hadn't heard. As luck would have it, it came on the radio while we were talking, so I was able to praise the appropriate bits. Lovely chap, Hammy, and an incredible drummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_L Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 As much as I like Stone Roses and Primal Scream I think they're both massively overrated. On the other hand, how Jason Isbell isn't one of the biggest stars in music eludes me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 33 minutes ago, Andy_L said: As much as I like Stone Roses and Primal Scream I think they're both massively overrated. Primal Scream have had highs and lows, but I would rate Screamadelica and Vanishing Point very highly. I didn't know they were all that highly rated though? Thinking back, maybe I missed the hype when Screamdelica came out though, I only really got into them in the mid-late 90s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 As far as the genius sub-thread goes, I will just leave the name Hendrix here and see what happens. Personally I think Bowie was a genius as an artist more than as a musician, but I'm sure lots of people won't share that opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheGreek Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, adamg67 said: As far as the genius sub-thread goes, I will just leave the name Hendrix here and see what happens. Personally I think Bowie was a genius as an artist more than as a musician, but I'm sure lots of people won't share that opinion. I would agree that his pre abstinence era contributions were very influential, however following Scary Monsters he ceased to be a musical inspiration. Sad that his best work might be attributed to his substance misuse. See my earlier post... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, adamg67 said: As far as the genius sub-thread goes, I will just leave the name Hendrix here and see what happens. Personally I think Bowie was a genius as an artist more than as a musician, but I'm sure lots of people won't share that opinion. This is a great example, the music of Hendrix does absolutely nothing for me, leaves me completely cold, I don’t ‘get it’ at all, however I recognise his cultural significance and, simply by the effect he has on a huge swathe of musicians and non-musicians I realise he must be something extraordinarily special. I agree about Bowie, I love some of his material and am indifferent about lots of it. I’d take the first side of Low over 95% of any other music. Bowie’s undoubted genius was understanding twists and turns in culture and music and interpreting them, regurgitating them, in his brilliant style. It’s like he was a musical organiser, he gathered musicians, fashions, styles, culture under his flag and made some great art. Certainly a genius in my book. Edited April 30, 2020 by Frank Blank 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Overrated: Rolling Stones. Just don't get it, never have and I guess I never will. Underrated: Deep Purple (not oft quoted nowadays) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, White Cloud said: Underrated: Deep Purple (not oft quoted nowadays) Amazing that they are still going, yet it wouldn't surprise me if they went on tour supporting Europe these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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