Bands that get less recognition than they should?

OT, do you know of any band that may or may not be relatively famous, but isn't famous enough given the quality of their songs?

My personal pick is the 'Pixies' - I love their (few) albums, and very few people know of them. Kurt C., from Nirvana, said they had a huge influence in Nirvana's music - and that 'Smells like Teen Spirit' was their attempt to sound as close to the 'Pixies' as possible.

For those of you unacquianted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCD14IrOcIs&feature=related.

Honorable mention to 'The Velvet Underground'. As I said, these aren't obscure bands, they just aren't as known as some other popular bands.

Paramore

Three Days Grace

Lights

Paramore

Three Days Grace

Lights

Michael0134567

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Paramore

Three Days Grace

Lights

NiKva

La Roux, The Who, The Kinks.

Aqua... unfortunately most people only know them for "Barbie Girl".Aquat1cF1sh

Unfortunately indeed. It'd be better if nobody knew them at all. That song is SO ANNOYING.

La Roux, The Who, The Kinks.

CHOASXIII

The Who can never get enough praise. Never heard LaRoux or The Kinks, though (have heard of, but not actually listened to them).

Nevermore never gets the props they deserve. Brilliant band. Also Crowbar. People say they're too one dimensional but damn are they good at what they do.

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La Roux, The Who, The Kinks.

iHarlequin

The Who can never get enough praise. Never heard LaRoux or The Kinks, though (have heard of, but not actually listened to them).

Just mentioned the Who because noone ever really does.

Nobody gives a hoot about death metal unless it was a band that's famous for being offensive, a la Cannibal Corpse.

With that statement, Atheist. Possibly the most influential of technical/progressive death metal bands alongside Death. And no one outside the community knows about them.

[QUOTE="Aquat1cF1sh"]Aqua... unfortunately most people only know them for "Barbie Girl".N30F3N1X

Unfortunately indeed. It'd be better if nobody knew them at all. That song is SO ANNOYING.

Nobody gives a hoot about death metal unless it was a band that's famous for being offensive, a la Cannibal Corpse. With that statement, Atheist. Possibly the most influential technical/progressive death metal bands alongside Death. And no one outside the community knows about them.CRS98

Bands that do not spend on advertising are always like that.

Most of the "bands" I listen too aren't known to people who don't listen to hardcore either.

Nobody gives a hoot about death metal unless it was a band that's famous for being offensive, a la Cannibal Corpse.

With that statement, Atheist. Possibly the most influential of technical/progressive death metal bands alongside Death. And no one outside the community knows about them.

CRS98

I'm not a big fan of metal, so I can't judge that :P. I like Slayer, Anthrax, Iron Maiden... and that's it.

Nobody gives a hoot about death metal unless it was a band that's famous for being offensive, a la Cannibal Corpse.

With that statement, Atheist. Possibly the most influential of technical/progressive death metal bands alongside Death. And no one outside the community knows about them.

CRS98

Agreed - Atheist are awesome.

Though I do prefer Cynic.

Hey now, don't hate. :P I wish one of their better songs had gotten that famous... Cartoon Heroes or Doctor Jones, maybe.Aquat1cF1sh

Because the organizers of one of my trips thought it would have been such a f***ing brilliant idea to see dem nerds dance, I HAD to dance to that useless song.

Considering I already find the song annoying myself, when we had to stage the dance in front of two hundred people I was like "I want my mommy :cry: "

Punch BrothersNuck81

Paramore

Three Days Grace

Lights

Michael0134567

Lowlife - First found about this band while searching for the Death song of the same name. An amazing dream pop band but practically unknown

This Mortal Coil - Another amazing dream pop/gothic rock group

Solitude Aeturnus - One of the best doom metal bands

Pink Turns Blue/Clan of Xmymox - Darkwave awesomeness

Red House Painters - Most depressing music I've ever heard. And its awesome, so much emotion in every song and Mark is a lyrical genius

Fen - Atmospheric Post-Black Metal

GWAR

Too many people see the costumes and write them off as a gimmick. If that was true they wouldn't have last 20+ years. Admittedly they've had some mediocre albums, but also some real gems.

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Paramore

Three Days Grace

Lights

wii60_3

The Sound

The Bodines

The Wake

Big Troubles

Ducktails

Shugo Tokumaru

By recognition I'm guessing you mean mainstream attention. I can't really think of any bands that get less of that recognition than they "deserve" because pretty much my favorite bands have never really aimed for mainstream attention in the first place.

GWARBoddicker

Three Days GraceMichael0134567

Since I'm listening to Against All Authority right now, I'll say them. I don't hear them talked about as much as some other ska punk bands.

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Looking at your prof. pic. I remember another artist that doesn't get enough recognition: Aphex Twin. He's one of the few geniuses in music these days, and his backlog of songs is impressive.

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Paramore

Three Days Grace

Lights

NiKva

I have to disagree with Three Days Grace and Paramore.

Lol bunch of haters.

Nickleba-

AHAHAHAAHAHAHA:lol:

I tried but I just couldn't do it.

Animal Collective and The Weeknd.

We are the cartoon heeeroes ooouuhwoowoow we are the ones who are gonna last forever.FrostyPhantasm

Because the organizers of one of my trips thought it would have been such a f***ing brilliant idea to see dem nerds dance, I HAD to dance to that useless song. Considering I already find the song annoying myself, when we had to stage the dance in front of two hundred people I was like "I want my mommy :cry: N30F3N1X

Lol bunch of haters.

Michael0134567

Lol bunch of haters.

Michael0134567

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Lol bunch of haters.

VanHelsingBoA64

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Lol bunch of haters.

wii60_3

[QUOTE="SteverXIII"][QUOTE="Boddicker"]GWARiHarlequin

Looking at your prof. pic. I remember another artist that doesn't get enough recognition: Aphex Twin. He's one of the few geniuses in music these days, and his backlog of songs is impressive.

Agreed. I used to fall asleep to Apex Twin's Ambient Works Vol. 2 on loop. Very relaxing music.

Thin Lizzy. They are straight up hall of fame material and influenced an ungodly amount of bands that came after them.

RAdiohead

The Beatles

Queen

Rolling stones

Led Zeppelin

Basically all of Metropolis Records: Front Line Assembly, Clan Of Xymox, The Birthday Massacre, Mesh, etc

RAdiohead

The Beatles

Queen

Rolling stones

Led Zeppelin

SaintWalrus

Thin Lizzy. They are straight up hall of fame material and influenced an ungodly amount of bands that came after them.

eggdog1234

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RAdiohead

The Beatles

Queen

Rolling stones

Led Zeppelin

ArmoredCore55

Thin Lizzy. They are straight up hall of fame material and influenced an ungodly amount of bands that came after them.

eggdog1234

Gorguts

Disgorge

Inquisition

Esoteric

Macabre

Terrorizer

Temnozor

Watchmaker

Wyrd

Peste Noire

Lurker of Chalice

of colour:even though they released two ep's(auriga and halos) they never got the time of day the sound of the music and the voice just lifts my spirits.the singer just vanished of the face of the planet.and apparently is in another one. but who knows

in this moment

godhand

r3d

celldweller

deadstar assembly

dream theatre:been around since the mid 80's but hardly anywho knows or knew who they are till mike portnoy was a7x's drummer for a year

Celldweller and Blue Stahli.