As above, I remember going to Disney Grad night and KC and the Sunshine Band were there,
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As above, I remember going to Disney Grad night and KC and the Sunshine Band were there,
+1 KC and the Sunshine Band
The Cars
Love the call, but I have to deduct points for spelling. It's " Squier". Not to be confused with the late great Yes bassist Chris Squire. Another well known and respected, but in my opinion underrated band.Billy Squire
Yes is an all-time great and Chris is one of the most distinctive bass players in rock. Nice call.Love the call, but I have to deduct points for spelling. It's " Squier". Not to be confused with the late great Yes bassist Chris Squire. Another well known and respected, but in my opinion underrated band.
Love the call, but I have to deduct points for spelling. It's " Squier". Not to be confused with the late great Yes bassist Chris Squire. Another well known and respected, but in my opinion underrated band.
The guys in American are American - is there another band with the same name?
Yes is progressive rock - not that the hippy-rock description is far off. Based on your post there may not be whole lot of other songs you would like - maybe something from 90125 (1983) which is a great album, but more much more mainstream than there earlier stuff. You probably know "owner of a lonely heart", but the song "hearts" off that album to me is one of their all time best songs. Great guitar work on that one from Trevor Rabin.
Nice call. I went to the Champaign Jam several years...one of which had Santana playing.Atlanta Rhythm Section
Kenny Wayne Sheppard, Joe Bonamassa, Warren Hayes for rockin Blues
Agree w/ Blue Oster Cult.
Some bands of strong notoriety, but I love for there offbeat or non fav hits- Like the best Eagles songs are IMO - King of Hollywood, Teenage Jail, Disco Strangler, Those Shoes, The Sad Cafe, not their mainstream radio hits. Same with a lot of Journeys songs, I like the odd ball ones,
I like the odd Elton John tunes- Funeral for a friend, Dirty Girl, I've seen that movie too, All the young girls love Alice etc
Molly Hatchet
Kenny Wayne Sheppard, Joe Bonamassa, Warren Hayes for rockin Blues
Agree w/ Blue Oster Cult.
Some bands of strong notoriety, but I love for there offbeat or non fav hits- Like the best Eagles songs are IMO - King of Hollywood, Teenage Jail, Disco Strangler, Those Shoes, The Sad Cafe, not their mainstream radio hits. Same with a lot of Journeys songs, I like the odd ball ones,
I like the odd Elton John tunes- Funeral for a friend, Dirty Girl, I've seen that movie too, All the young girls love Alice etc
Molly Hatchet
+1 on The Cars - Double life and Candy O - formative elements on a misspent youth.
A kid I met in Massachusetts when my older brother was married ( we later traveled some together and he was solid) told me that pretty soon we would be hearing about an awesome band called The Cars... he said that they had been tearing it up in Mass. up to that point... You win the steak dinner challenge. Very good opening album.Name me a better debut album than The Cars and I'll buy you a steak dinner.
The thing plays like a damn greatest hits record.
"Bridge of Sighs"I agree with a lot of what you have said here. Not a huge Molly Hatchett fan but like that genre. I also thought about Robin Trower. One of the cleanest sounds i ever heard in concert. One more from the country genre is Vince Gill. I am really enjoying this thread.
Boston's debut album is a monster......based on your personal preference you may owe me a steak dinner.....Name me a better debut album than The Cars and I'll buy you a steak dinner.
The thing plays like a damn greatest hits record.
This is all so subjective. I could say that Arcade Fire's Funeral is the greatest debut of all time.Boston's debut album is a monster......based on your personal preference you may owe me a steak dinner.....
Boston's debut album is a monster......based on your personal preference you may owe me a steak dinner.....
That would have been Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe. Bill Bruford was Yes original drummer. They put out one album and toured behind it. Squire was still allied with the 90125 and beyond lineup. The two camps got together for a tour and an album a couple years later, aptly named "Union". The album was half ABHW songs and half the 90125 lineup. I used to have a VHS copy of a concert from that tour called " Around the World in 80 Dates". It was quite a spectacle. Howe and Rabin seemed to be in competition. Alan White was the main drummer while Bruford was on an electronic drum kit. Jon Anderson provided vocals for all the songs on the Union album.I actually got to meet Steve Howe from Yes. This would have been in Harrisburg, PA back in '88 or '89 and even though I don't remember the details, I do know that the original members of Yes had a pretty acrimonious relationship with one another at the time. Anyway, there were a core group of members from Yes that were touring and were essentially the group Yes but going by another name.......the only thing I remember was that they couldn't use the name 'Yes' but they played Yes songs.
A buddy of mine had an internship at the stadium the concert was taking place and got me backstage. Chris Squire wasn't part of this group unfortunately. He was always one of my favorite bassists. I remember Howe being friendly but aloof. He was an underrated guitarist in my opinion. Very technically skilled.
Marillion.
Been around since 1985 - still making great music and almost nobody has ever heard of them.
Dream Theater: Pictures And Words=one of the greatest albums by any artist I have ever heard - so I would not call them under-rated.
I actually picked up this album a few years ago from a suggestion on a similar topic - I believe it was about under-rated prog bands.......I owe a debt of gratitude to the poster that suggested this album. I have a few other albums of theirs and though they are pretty good, pictures and words is one of those albums that once you hear the first song you have to hear the whole album.
Incredible music from a group with some of the most talented players (all of them) around.
Coming in to post UFO. Michael is one of my fave guitarists ever.UFO. I always like them with Michael Schenker on guitar. Dude could rock.
They were the warmup band for a lot of stadium tours in the 70's-80's. Saw them a couple of times At A Warehouse in New Orleans back in the day as headliner.
Now there's a venue for ya... At A Warehouse. "Fillmore South"
Thanks for the suggestion - will check out pain of salvation.Their new album is great although it is 2.5 hours long or so. It is not a rock opera, it is pretty much a Broadway show on cd. It includes all the thematic transitions that Phantom or Les Mis has. It takes quite a few listens before the melodies and themes sink in. Going to see them perform it live in a few months at Radio City. I was at the Scenes dvd taping and I agree that is their masterpiece.
By the way since you like both DT and Marilion, you should check out Pain of Salvation. Start with remedy lane and then the perfect element. Daniel is an amazing lyricist and songwriter.
Coming in to post UFO. Michael is one of my fave guitarists ever.
Kansas
King's X
Thin Lizzy
Rory Gallagher
Zebra
Toto (all top notch studio musicians)
Not sure DT underrated. Those who avidly listen to prog metal keep them on a pedestal. My self included. Scenes from a Memory is brilliant.
Dang, it is good to get some Funk feedback. Hope all is well with you.... and yes, the Feat are very deserving of lots of attention.And for the record, I don't think there's any band more criminally overlooked than Little Feat.
Badlands, Highwire is one of my favorite hard rock/blues songs. Such an aggressive guitar riff.