Underrated bands

[Chuffy]

I think we may have done this recently, but I just came across a band who got left off last time round.

Ladles and gentlemice, I give you:

THE BANGLES.

I'm listening to their comeback album, 2003's Doll Revolution, and it's fantastic. Great songs, immaculate sunny Californian girly harmonies (I'm a sucker for that, see also Voice of the Beehive) and jangly guitar. Perfect.

 

[Aperitif]

Mike and the Mechanics?

 

[TVC]

The Hazzards

XTC are still producing great stuff

 

[Hilldodger]

Diesel Park West - their album Shakespear Alabama is brilliant but it was overshadowed by the hype about Oasis

 

[Dave5N]

Dexys Midnight Runners

 

[alecstilleyedye]

river city people

 

[Dave5N]

Boney M

 

[cookiemonster]

Throwing Muses or the later Kirsten Hersh re-incarnation 50 Foot Wave.

 

[Smokin Joe]

The Beatles.

 

[vernon]

Alan Parson Project

 

[Flying_Monkey]

dEUS (well, outside Belgium they are underrated...)

 

[alecstilleyedye]

sugarcubes

 

[User169]

The Gun Club


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Uk2iJU1tk&feature=related

 

[Yellow Fang]

The Beat.

 

[Dave5N]

Rankin' Roger lives a few doors down from me.