Most Underrated Band/Musician

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Just did a quick skim of the thread. Did we do this on the old board? I seem to remember it but I didn't see any posts from myself in here so either they were deleted as offensive or we had this thread on the MS.

I didn't see Jeff Beck or Mark Knopfler named.

I did see Bela Fleck, who I thought of, but wouldn't have listed since the OP said try to keep it to people most folks have heard of. (For those who don't know, one of the characters in Spinal Tap was modeled on Beck, and Knopfler was a member of Dire Straits - so you have heard of them even if you didn't know you had, lol. I am sure most of the people posting in the thread knew those things, just throwing it out there for the lurkers.)

I would argue almost everyone in the E-Street Band from Bruce to Steven to Nils and on down the line is under rated individually and collectively (OK, not Patti). A stunning number of people don't know any of that band's catalogue and/or don't realize how good all three of the guitarists I mentioned are...

Everyone knows who Eric Clapton is. Clapton and many other great guitarists mention Lonnie Mack as a big influence. So, if you don't know who he is, find out and you will agree under rated since Clapton and others call him an icon but the average person has never heard of him.

Everyone knows CSNY. But, S and Y had a short lived project, "The Stills Young Band." Underappreciated they are. And for that matter, Young is probably underrated as a musician, as are the Crazy Horse lads.

Glen Campbell, Roy Clark, and Buck Owens are three more that musicians hold in high regard but many people never really understood just how damn good they were. Glen did a ton of studio work and I think Roy did too. Seriously, if you have never listened to those three I dare you to listen and deny the talent level.

The Mavericks are a great band, ditto Steve Earle and the Dukes and both are under rated.

I will think of some more offensive names and post them later,