More cowbell Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I have thought about bands that got quite a bit of airplay on AOR back in the late 60s and early 70s and think that Grand Funk, Rare Earth, and Ten Years After are way underrated. Any thoughts on others that may fit this bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Weather Report, Badfinger, Lots of Frank Zappa music was underappreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 <------ Hot Tuna , Poco (great band, in the style of the Eagles, before the Eagles), Little Feat and Ozark Mountain Daredevils. In the Sunday Morning Classics thread there are several great bands from the AOR days that are totally underrated and/or practically unknown today. (unless your well-aged like us). And M. Cowbell, I completely agree with those 3 you mentioned. Welcome to SF by the way!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More cowbell Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Thanks for the welcome, Lucky. Another underrated artist from that time I just flashed on is Johnny Winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheLizard Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Rush! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 BADFINGER!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Bill Deal and the Rhondells Mardi Gras the Seeds Graham Parker and the Rumour Crow The Move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Edna ; if you are gonna start swearing in Spanish then I suggest you take a time out , and be banned for a week or so ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 add Blues Magoos to that list. Iron Butterfly had other good stuff besides their signature song "In a Gadda Da Vidda" Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band Runaways I'll probably have about 5 more to list after searching through my archives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Rush! You got that right. I'd also add Tommy James and the Shondells! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Traffic is highly underrated, and Delaney & Bonnie as well. Lots of great musicians in both bands, Most especially with Delaney & Bonnie's revolving door ... (Clapton, Allman, Leon Russell and many more) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More cowbell Posted September 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Another one I just thought of is Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush. The title cut on Tales of the Unexpected is MUST HEAR if you like great guitar. The lead switches from a distorted acid rock sound to a clean, crisp jazz sound. Incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Mahogany Rush! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Canned Heat, Country Joe & The Fish, Dr. John, Gil Scott-Heron, Love, Savoy Brown, Spooky Tooth, Stone The Crows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More cowbell Posted September 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 (edited) Frank Marino can play his ass off. Does a very good version of All Along the Watchtower. :rock: Edited September 13, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_s_1987 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Van der Graaf Generator and Gentle Giant. They certainly aren't underrated by the prog rock loving community, but they are by everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 "3 Jews in a Jeep " is one of my favorites . Though no one is ever credited with writing or even performing a song - nor ever playing an instrument , these 3 mop-tops from Brighton Beach likely changed the way we look at artists today . Bumming around the country and exposed to whatever the driver would pay for or put up with , these free-loaders managed to take in the entire scene of the late '60's-early '70's . Though confessing 'No interest in music at all ' these kids were what Rolling Stone called, 'pure and unadulterated; nor tied down to the Man ' . One successfully as a lawyer fighting to promote infomercial fraud backed up by ridiculous , but sound , arguments based on the first amendment in the Supreme Court , while the other two mysteriously vanished in the wilds of Idaho in early 1970 while out apparently Grizzly hunting - which didn't seem to be their styles at all . Naturally ,the lone survivor doesn't want to speak about the band's break-up finding the fates of the ' could be drummer' and ' 'possibly the bassist' too painful a reminder of days gone by.. All in all , they could have been the most influential band of the sixties . To quote Jacob , " just give us a soda and we are good for another 5000 miles .' -Wikpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutzpah Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Montrose,Hawkwind...and after Savoy Brown broke up they more or less reformed as Foghat...And I'm glad someone mentioned Hot Tuna...also Humble Pie and The New Riders of the Purple Sage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More cowbell Posted September 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Great call on Montrose. Would have been HUGE if Ronnie Montrose wasn't such a d#$k and run off anybody that could play better than him (which is what I heard happened with Hagar when he quit). Ronnie also did some great work with the Edgar Winter Group. And, speaking of the Edgar Winter Group, who could also be on this list, how about Rick Derringer, who was in the Edgar Winter Group with Ronnie Montrose? Rock and Roll Hootchie Coo, baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Johnny Winter (Highway 61 Revisited ) isn't given the credit deserved either, nor is Dave Mason in his solo efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutzpah Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 I just saw this in another thread..."Manfred Mann's Earth Band"...I saw them in the 70's and everyone was asking for "Mighty Quinn" He never played it...was getting upset...But he put on a great show (and this was before "Blinded by the light"...Again, Lucky,right on... :guitar: Johnny Winter that dude can play (and play)And I found a "Hot Tuna" CD in a local mom and pop's store... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanAm Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Blue Oyster Cult - Known primarily for two hits, this band actually put out some excellent albums. Donald (Buck Dharma) Roeser is a great guitarist. Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds. These two have collaborated so much that one often forgets that they each released some great solo material. Rory Gallagher - Like Johnny Winter, Rory did not enjoy a great deal of commercial success, but like the aforementioned Mr. Winter, Gallagher could play, play, play! It's too bad that he drank himself to death I agree wholeheartedly with Lucky about Poco and Little Feat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 Johnny Winter (Highway 61 Revisited ) isn't given the credit deserved either, nor is Dave Mason in his solo efforts. I've seen Johnny Winter in concert quite a few times and he is always amazing. I saw him with Muddy Waters in NYC and Muddy introduced him as his white son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More cowbell Posted September 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 How about Bachman Turner Overdrive and the Guess Who? I actually saw the Guess Who in '72 and the opening act was another that could be on this list, Steely Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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