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Ben Folds, Roger Hodgson, Rick Davies, Geoff Downes, Donald Fagen, Tony Banks, Jimmy Smith
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Music: Who are the most underappreciated bands ever?
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Ben Folds, Roger Hodgson, Rick Davies, Geoff Downes, Donald Fagen, Tony Banks, Jimmy Smith
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Mike Oldfield, Vangelis, John Medeski, Ray Manzerek, Page McConnell, J-M Jarre
I play keys myself so I always had a soft spot for the guys who were usually somewhere in the back on the stage.
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I don't, but it's a great instrument and can really add atmosphere and even make the song.Mike Oldfield, Vangelis, John Medeski, Ray Manzerek, Page McConnell, J-M Jarre
I play keys myself so I always had a soft spot for the guys who were usually somewhere in the back on the stage.
Another few: Ihsahn (Emperor), Morbid (Rotting Christ), Protector / Silenius (Summoning).
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I play in a trio so I can’t really hide which can be both good and bad!
3 more: claude schnell, david rosenthal, and billy preston
question: wendy carlos - the operation - before or after a clockwork orange? i ask because i don't remember the answer
Hippasus
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1972 was the sex reassignment surgery and 1971 was when A Clockwork Orange came out. But I think she already considered herself a female in the 60s, around the time when her career commenced.
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Some great picks here. PJ Harvey (just released a new album) and 10,000 Maniacs specifically. Divinyls were basically only known for 1 song, which wasn’t fair to them.
Any suburban teenage girl in the 90’s who eschewed pop and boy bands and would rather listen to nu metal or industrial metal loved Tori Amos, even though she wasn’t either of those things. It was like she knew the right thing to write to get them to chill out.
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Mike C
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Jon Lord....very nice!
Throw Billy Preston in there eh?
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Also Warren Zevon. Someone will make a Zevon documentary in the next 10 years and he'll explode.
Some weird, four-armed guy who can play keyboard and guitar at the same time?
("Doesn't this guy have anything better to do than point out my innocent typos?" The answer is no, I really don't)
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Rush, such a long and successful career and all 3 of them are amazing musicians, masters of their instruments but they never seemed to get the recognition they deserve from the general public. That being said so many rock/metal musicians list them as being an influence such as Grohl and the Foo Fighters, the members of Tool and Rage Against the Machine, etc. as seen in the Rush documentary "Beyond the Lighted Stage". Good article about being a Rush fan showing how underappreciated they are.
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Seeing them live several times, I was mesmorized how Lifeson could make his guitar sound keyboardesque
Spring in Fialta
A malign star kept him
He plays in Jarmusch and Coen brothers movies and per his Wikipedia page, his last album received a ton of critical acclaim and was nominated for a Grammy (I know, I know, but it's still a sign). I don't know, I get that he's not a blockbuster artist, but he's about as famous as it gets IMO for non-radio artists. I think a lot of it has to do with longevity/persona but still. I think a bunch of brands in the past have also tried (unsuccesfully) to use his music in ads.
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Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.
They were a parody of crooners in a psychedelic and outragious way. They were early Monty Python at the time. Neil Innis co-wrote most of the songs and he's the one who composed the Rutles albums, a parody of the Beatles. One of the best Rutles song really sounds like it was a Lennon song, Let's Be Natural. Very similar to Dear Prudence.
They were a parody of crooners in a psychedelic and outragious way. They were early Monty Python at the time. Neil Innis co-wrote most of the songs and he's the one who composed the Rutles albums, a parody of the Beatles. One of the best Rutles song really sounds like it was a Lennon song, Let's Be Natural. Very similar to Dear Prudence.
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Catanddogguitarrr
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Few names you forgot :
Rod Argent
Steve Winwood
Donald Fagen
Roger Hodgson
Nicky Hopkins
Ray Manzarek
Keith Emerson
VMBM
Hansel?!
Catanddogguitarrr
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Too bad Stanshall wasn't in the Rutles. He could have been a better John Lennon or I should say Ron Nasty. Wow, the picked a name for Lennon, lol.
todeskultes
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No order and all over the place.
Walrus
Suicide
The Chameleons
Throbbing Gristle
Modern English (I think Mesh & Lace is super underrated)
Gordons
The Dead C
Lift to Experience
Iron Monkey (9 Joint Spiritual Whip is the best sludge metal song)
Iron Curtain
Hellhammer
Chumbawamba (Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records is a ten)
Yaphet Kotto
Walrus
Suicide
The Chameleons
Throbbing Gristle
Modern English (I think Mesh & Lace is super underrated)
Gordons
The Dead C
Lift to Experience
Iron Monkey (9 Joint Spiritual Whip is the best sludge metal song)
Iron Curtain
Hellhammer
Chumbawamba (Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records is a ten)
Yaphet Kotto
Spring in Fialta
A malign star kept him
I don't know if they're it but the one thing they do have is the prettiest album cover of all-time. It's so pretty I actually bought a t-shirt of it (only band shirt I own):
