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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2014 at 11:11
Not 'most' underrated but one album I personally feel is underrated on this website is Kate Bush's Lionheart.  It gets an average rating of 3.29 while the albums that flank it are near-4s. I don't think the gap is that much and, notwithstanding some missteps, Lionheart is a pretty fine effort in its own right.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2014 at 13:34
Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by Xonty Xonty wrote:

Genesis - From Genesis To Revelation; Trespass
Procol Harum - Shine On Brightly
Rush - Caress Of Steel
King Crimson - Lizard; In The Wake Of Poseidon
Jethro Tull - Stand Up; This Was
 
 
Many of those got 4 stars.....how is that underrated..? The only one that didnt get at least 3.5 was the first genesis lp.
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Hmm, not sure why I did that Ermm Changed it now (plus "This Was" is 3.3 something)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2014 at 14:49
Manzanera/801's Listen Now. Just epic, but I never really have heard anyone talk about it, let alone write about it (I'm sure there's enough here and there on this site though).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 10 2014 at 04:13
The Division Bell

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 11 2014 at 05:12
Opeths 90s albums Orchid and Morningrise are underrated.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 11 2014 at 05:37
What score equals 'underrated' ??
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 11 2014 at 07:37
Black Sabbath Technical Ecstasy
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 12 2014 at 10:05
Deep Purple's Stormbringer & Come Taste The Band
All 3 of Dirty Tricks efforts.
"Nobody's Gonna Change My World That's Something To Unreal"   Lyrics that i live my life by-from Black Sabbath's Technical Ecstasy's track You Won't Change Me
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 12 2014 at 10:09
Originally posted by ole-the-first ole-the-first wrote:

Roger Taylor's 'Happiness?" and 'Electric Fire" remains widely unknown, but they are amongst the greatest albums I've ever heard (though I believe that Roger Taylor could easily be added on the archives in crossover or at least prog-related section, he's not on the archives yet).Uriah Heep's "Wonderworld". A very solid heavy prog album and one of the best albums by Uriah Heep. It's sad to see it with relatively low rating while much less entertaining and original "The Magician's Birthday" is purely over-rated."Pablo Honey" by Radiohead. It's not that bad!!!"The Book of Taliesyn" by Deep Purple. This is my favourite album from this band. It deserves a higher rating here.


Bro I totally agree with you on Wonderworld & The Book Of Taliesyn.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 13 2014 at 07:59
I've always been very fond of these three Greenslade albums and am a tad surprised they ain't rated higher:
Greenslade (1973)
Bedside Manners Are Extra (1973)
Time and Tide (1975)

Rick Wakeman No Earthly Connection (is a 5 star no brainer in my book)
Argent Encore Live In Concert (de rigueur double live album from the mid 70's but for me a belter)
the Doors Morrison Hotel and the posthumous An American Prayer are both solid 4 star efforts y'all)
Black Sabbath Never Say Die (cops a kicking in most quarters but I rather enjoy it - they should have called it Never Say DioEvil Smile)


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 13 2014 at 08:25
A lot of Eloy albums are not getting hardly any attention but if I had to go for very underrated its hard to go past Genesis debut. its been mentioned a few times granted, but it truly deserves a better reputation here.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 13 2014 at 09:37
Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:

I've always been very fond of these three Greenslade albums and am a tad surprised they ain't rated higher:Greenslade (1973)Bedside Manners Are Extra (1973)Time and Tide (1975)Rick Wakeman No Earthly Connection (is a 5 star no brainer in my book)Argent Encore Live In Concert (de rigueur double live album from the mid 70's but for me a belter)the Doors Morrison Hotel and the posthumous An American Prayer are both solid 4 star efforts y'all)Black Sabbath Never Say Die (cops a kicking in most quarters but I rather enjoy it - they should have called it Never Say DioEvil Smile)


Dam thats funny! Hardest i've laughed all day! Never Say Dio! I do however enjoy the Sabbath records with RJD.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 13 2014 at 20:12
Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

A lot of Eloy albums are not getting hardly any attention ....
 
Damn right !


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 13 2014 at 20:21
Originally posted by Kentucky_Hawkwindage Kentucky_Hawkwindage wrote:

Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:

I've always been very fond of these three Greenslade albums and am a tad surprised they ain't rated higher:Greenslade (1973)Bedside Manners Are Extra (1973)Time and Tide (1975)Rick Wakeman No Earthly Connection (is a 5 star no brainer in my book)Argent Encore Live In Concert (de rigueur double live album from the mid 70's but for me a belter)the Doors Morrison Hotel and the posthumous An American Prayer are both solid 4 star efforts y'all)Black Sabbath Never Say Die (cops a kicking in most quarters but I rather enjoy it - they should have called it Never Say DioEvil Smile)


Dam thats funny! Hardest i've laughed all day! Never Say Dio! I do however enjoy the Sabbath records with RJD.
 
Me too, in the 80's i also bought two albums of his solo career, but i admited afterwards that he changed a bit Black Sabbath's style while he was there, didn't changing his way of singing in Rainbow. Maybe that's the reason why he soon left the band. To be honest i prefered Ozzy's Black Sabbath, even considering Dio's voice more potent and the Live Evil show the best ever from Black Sabbath.


"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 14 2014 at 01:46
Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:

the Who - Face Dances
the Who - By Numbers
David Bowie - 1.Outside
Keith Emerson - Nighthawks (Soundtrack)
Keith Emerson - Inferno (Soundtrack)
the Nice - Elegy
the Nice - Five Bridges
the Nice - the Nice
ELP - Works Volume 1
ELP - Works Volume 2
ELP - Black Moon





I completely missed this post the first time and would like to agree with everything apart from Bowie ( I don't have that album) , The Who - Face Dances ( I don't have that either) and the last couple of ELP selections. Black Moon rates around 3 stars which seems right and the way Works Vol 2 came about means it will get a lot of understandable flak because its so disjointed. There are some tracks I like but on the whole I think the low rating is deserved. However I might add Love Beach as I think that only has one really bad track ( A Taste Of My Love).

The Nice - everything is underratedWink

Keith Emerson's early soundtracks are brilliant. Good selections.Thumbs Up

The Who by numbers was the first album I ever owned and I'm still very fond of it. Not a bad track in sight.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 14 2014 at 02:44
Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Okay, I'll be the first to say it again:

Underrated is an extremely overrated word, especially on PAWink

All right, replacing the word "underrated" with "album deserving of more attention on PA" this one:


Complex without being too obtuse
Concept and lyrics that I understand (re. LLDOB)
Original without the epic themes and instrument soloing that most other bands were doing at the time


Edited by iluvmarillion - April 14 2014 at 02:45
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