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TerLJack 
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I have always had a soft spot for Ambrosia's first two records. Great vocals and instrumentation. Impeccable production...
They are often dismissed because of their later move to commercialism and hit singles, but those first two records (and a little of the later ones too!) had some strong progressive tendencies.
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TenYearsAfter
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Posted: May 29 2019 at 08:01 |
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Solaris from Hungary, top notch prog, so overlooked.
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Posted: May 29 2019 at 07:57 |
oh, here we go again.
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miamiscot
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Posted: May 29 2019 at 07:55 |
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Le Orme
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Manuel
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Posted: May 29 2019 at 07:52 |
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It's hard to pick one band as the most under-rated, I guess it depends a lot on personal taste. Many great bands are not mentioned, while other mediocre ones are listed very high, but as I said, it mostly depends on personal choices.
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moshkito
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Posted: May 29 2019 at 07:26 |
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Hi,
I can not think of anything is under-rated, although I think way too many bands are over rated simply because of the "fans", not the music itself. As above, the sentiments that GG and VdGG had a much better and stronger output, of the "big six", and it doesn't mean anything to so many folks here because they like a song or two only and won't even consider the other material as they have no ear for it. The obvious one, though, is, as mentioned also, KC ... over the course of their history, they should probably rate at the highest level ... but that sentiment only became apparent 10 or so years ago ... because of the darling definition of "progressive music" that had nothing to do with music!
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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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chopper
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Posted: May 29 2019 at 07:26 |
You're doing your best to change that.
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handwrist
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Posted: May 29 2019 at 06:47 |
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Gilgamesh. IMO their self titled is one of the best albums ever made.
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Cristi
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Posted: May 29 2019 at 06:19 |
I don't remember them being called that. And who said that is wrong because as far as I know a tribute band does covers. They are not even an ELP clone, there are many more things in their music than ELP, let's be serious. |
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M27Barney
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Posted: May 29 2019 at 06:08 |
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They got unfairly called "ELP tribute band" bit like Starcastle and Yes...
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Cristi
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Posted: May 29 2019 at 04:43 |
nobody's bashed the band either
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Posted: May 29 2019 at 04:37 |
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Triumvirat-even on PA, they don't get the attention they deserve.
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M27Barney
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Posted: May 29 2019 at 03:58 |
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Focus.
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ExittheLemming
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Posted: May 29 2019 at 02:35 |
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Have to echo Chaser's sentiments about how this thread will likely rest upon what the OP means by 'underrated' etc  Off the top of my head, Argent, Greenslade, Gentle Giant, VDGG, Banco, Colosseum, Atomic Rooster, Happy the Man, the Nice and Beggars Opera certainly warrant more kudos from within PA and while we're at it, probably deserved greater material success in terms of sales methinks? Funny thing is, although hardly lacking for love on PA, one band who probably never shifted nearly as many units as the likes of ELP, Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd (even when Prog was topping the album charts in the early 70's), are....King Crimson
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Posted: May 29 2019 at 01:44 |
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This one's been done before and it always prompts a debate about the meaning of "underrated".
I would say it's an artist who hasn't received the recognition they deserve in the prog community or the wider music press, as compared to other artists, based on the quality of their music. Two obvious ones for me are Gentle Giant and Van der Graff Generator. They are not considered "big six" and yet, for me, their output was often better than some of the big six. |
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Posted: May 28 2019 at 23:41 |
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What do you think is the most underrated prog band?
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Where my country at?
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