Underrated bands of 60's and 70's

I'll start with the S's:  



And add a band that, while highly rated, is underheard:



The hilarious dopiness of "funny, sunny, honey, money" aside, what do you make of those lyrics, bettyd?


Could go on and on, but will stop at two more:



Mott the Hoople is at the top of my all time underrated list.  Either dismissed for their admittedly silly name and appearance or misconstrued as a glam band because of the Bowie penned mega hit "All the Young Dudes,"  they were in fact just a boogie woogie rock and roll band and a damn good one.     


Came thisclose to posting Mott's cover of At the Crossroads above, but then trusted that someone else would bring them up. (Also, images of Jason Bateman in Juno flashed through my mind. I didn't want to be that guy.) Glad it didn't take long.



ridski said:


Gamble and Huff meets Humble Pie meets Barth Gimble. No rating was ever made to handle that.


Never heard of them before, but  question 



DaveSchmidt said:



ridski said:



Gamble and Huff meets Humble Pie meets Barth Gimble. No rating was ever made to handle that.

Hard to know if that’s a good or bad review. I’ll post his biggest hit instead, which has a slightly different flavor.

https://youtu.be/PF6mk2Sq4yY


Now I’ve watched the second vid I just posted maybe this one makes more sense.

https://youtu.be/3Nz7gtCArOw



ridski said:

Hard to know if that’s a good or bad review.

Consider it an epigram of grateful bewilderment. 



ridski said:

Now I’ve watched the second vid I just posted maybe this one makes more sense.

First YouTube comment under the other version says, "One of the most underrated songs ever." John Miles is a ringer for this thread.


Another ringer. ("Mr. Clinton doesn't get the credit he deserves Dr funk on!" James Madison posted 1 year ago.)



I think the Kinks don't get their due.  You Really Got Me was released in 1964.  That greasy, rough guitar riff and their vocals had that DIY vibe that helped defined garage and led to punk.

And how about MC5?    


FWIW, Arthur and High Time are still in my heavy rotation.


Chase, and the Ides of March. But you gotta love brass.


Alec Baldwin did a great interview with Burton Cummings on Here's The Thing.  

bettyd said:

One of my faves:





Dennis_Seelbach said:

Chase, and the Ides of March. But you gotta love brass.

Vehicle is a stomping tune.



ridski said:

Dennis_Seelbach said:

Chase, and the Ides of March. But you gotta love brass.
Vehicle is a stomping tune.

Agreed here, but another set of lyrics (friendly strangers in cars with pictures and candy) that time has not been kind to.

Underrated Band (Brass Dept.):



Two comments about the Guess Who.  First, it reminded me of a scene in Almost Famous that is right on point with this post.   Philip Seymour Hoffman, playing Lester Bangs, is in a radio station and is trying to convince the kid that a Guess Who's live album is much better than a long winded pretentious Jethro Tull concept album, Thick as a Brick (I think).  This was at a time when singles oriented pop rock bands like the Guess Who had been shunted into oblivion by FM rock radio as unserious and inauthentic.

Second, there was a band playing outdoors in downtown Millburn one night this summer doing pretty much exclusively classic rock covers.  They did a cover of American Woman that was shockingly, note for note perfect.      


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