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Adam G in Big D : 2/4/2023 5:13 am
I'll start:

Desecration Smile - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Beatles - For No One  
Ira : 2/4/2023 6:21 am : link
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a few that come to mind  
Mark from Jersey : 2/4/2023 7:17 am : link
Rocket Queen - Guns & Roses
Wicked Garden - Stone Temple Pilots
Everythings Ruined - Faith No More
...  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 2/4/2023 8:22 am : link
Are the Lumineers a 'well known band'? If so, 'Charlie Boy'.

A Springsteen one that I think flies under the radar: 'I'm on Fire'.
Wow Mark  
mittenedman : 2/4/2023 8:24 am : link
I was going to post Rocket Queen by GnR. That's crazy.
The woman orgasming  
mittenedman : 2/4/2023 8:25 am : link
during Slash's solo probably kept it off the radio.
Billy Joel  
johnnyb : 2/4/2023 8:26 am : link
Vienna, a beautiful song buried on the album The Stranger.
For A Dancer : Jackson Browne  
Rick in Dallas : 2/4/2023 8:52 am : link
Black Coffee : Humble Pie
RE: Beatles - For No One  
markky : 2/4/2023 8:56 am : link
In comment 16024291 Ira said:
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i've often thought For No One is the perfect song.

Another good one I'll throw out there: Time Waits for No One by the Rolling Stones. The whole It's Only Rock 'n Roll album is underrated. No hits, but it really holds together.
Jimi  
thomasa510 : 2/4/2023 9:03 am : link
Jimi Hendrix - Axis Bold as Love
Led Zeppelin  
dlauster : 2/4/2023 9:05 am : link
Tangerine
 
DCGMan : 2/4/2023 9:18 am : link
Eagles - Try and Love Again
Gorillaz- Do Ya Thang
Mos Def - Travellin Man
Nicotine & Gravy  
Giantgator : 2/4/2023 9:22 am : link
Beck (Hansen, not Jeff)
Be Mine - REM  
Section331 : 2/4/2023 9:29 am : link
Your Blue Room - U2
This is England - The Clash
Walking in the Wind - Traffic
Rocket Queen  
pjcas18 : 2/4/2023 9:32 am : link
was also the first to pop in my head.

but also some that could be on the list:

Drain You - Nirvana
Everything is Easy - 3rd Eye Blind
Half Light II - No Celebration - Arcade Fire
Spirit of '76 - The Alarm (the Alarm is underappreciated in general IMO)
So Lonely - The Police



The Eagles - New Kid in Town  
US1 Giants : 2/4/2023 9:36 am : link
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For a RHCP song  
pjcas18 : 2/4/2023 9:36 am : link
I would nominate "I could have Lied" off Blood Sugar Sex Magic

here is a live version
I could have lied - ( New Window )
Incubus - Pantomime  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 2/4/2023 9:39 am : link
It was left off of A Crow Left of the Murder but was added back to Monuments & Melodies.

I think the gold standard is the Counting Crows "Baby You're a Big Star" at the end of Rounders, which I don't think is on any of their albums.
Rolling Stones - If You Cant Rock Me  
PatersonPlank : 2/4/2023 9:45 am : link
Beatles - I've Just Seen a Face
RE: Billy Joel  
Victor in CT : 2/4/2023 9:49 am : link
In comment 16024327 johnnyb said:
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Vienna, a beautiful song buried on the album The Stranger.


could not agree more. great song
Piggy backing on the same album in the OP  
djm : 2/4/2023 11:35 am : link
“Slow cheetah” and “wet sand” by RHCP.
Demolition man by the police  
djm : 2/4/2023 11:39 am : link
Altho not sure it’s an unknown, think it was a single. Same with “invisible sun.” Both off ghost in the machine.
If you have to ask  
State Your Name : 2/4/2023 11:55 am : link
By the red hot chili peppers
Ten Years Gone - Led Zeppelin  
Producer : 2/4/2023 11:59 am : link
Nirvana - Love Buzz
Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
Rolling Stones - Stray Cat Blues
Guns n Roses - Estranged
Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place
Soundgarden - Jesus Christ Pose

Really the entire Zep Physical Graffiti album other than Kashmir. Ten Years Gone, In My Time of Dying, The Rover, Custard Pie, Trampled Under Foot



Zeppelin - Out in the Tiles  
sb from NYT Forum : 2/4/2023 12:23 pm : link
(really all of Led Zep III is underappreciated)

Black Sabbath - Tomorrow's Dream
Black Sabbath - Hole in the Sky
The Cure - anything from Pornography, but I will go with Pornography
Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking  
sb from NYT Forum : 2/4/2023 12:37 pm : link
...maybe not unappreciated; it does get a lot of airplay. But it's 7 minutes long with a lengthy jam at the end (which is great).

But the main riff is so freakin good...

Link

the song was recorded in one take, the stones thought the tape machine wasn't rolling.

From Wikipedia

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Richards described writing the guitar riff:

"Can't You Hear Me Knocking" came out flying – I just found the tuning and the riff and started to swing it and Charlie picked up on it just like that, and we're thinking, hey, this is some groove. So it was smiles all around. For a guitar player it's no big deal to play, the chopping, staccato bursts of chords, very direct and spare.

In 2002, Richards commented on the recording:

The jam at the end wasn't inspired by Carlos Santana. We didn't even know they were still taping. We thought we'd finished. We were just rambling and they kept the tape rolling. I figured we'd just fade it off. It was only when we heard the playback that we realised, Oh, they kept it going. Basically we realised we had two bits of music. There's the song and there's the jam.

Taylor recalled in a 1979 interview:

"Can't You Hear Me Knocking" ... is one of my favourites ... [The jam at the end] just happened by accident; that was never planned. Towards the end of the song I just felt like carrying on playing. Everybody was putting their instruments down, but the tape was still rolling and it sounded good, so everybody quickly picked up their instruments again and carried on playing. It just happened, and it was a one-take thing. A lot of people seem to really like that part.

Not my cross to bear  
RicFlair : 2/4/2023 12:37 pm : link
By allman brothers.
More  
RicFlair : 2/4/2023 12:42 pm : link
Stone Temple Pilots - Still Remains, Adhesive, Atlanta. (And the best David Bowie cover on mtv unplugged was not Nirvana’s Man who sold the world, but it was STP doing Andy Warhol)

Arethas cover of Stone’s satisfaction blows theirs out of the water.

While not unknown, Mike Jacks version of you are not alone is fantastic.

Jay-Z - come and get me. Great song

Neil Diamond - Hell yeah

A few more  
pjcas18 : 2/4/2023 12:59 pm : link
Here comes a regular - the Replacements
Good Feeling - the Violent Femmes
You Gave your Love to Me Softly - Weezer
Ultraviolet - U2
Ana Ng - They Might be Giants
On with the Show - Motley Crue
Dig for Fire - Pixies
Summer Babe - Pavement

at least in my perception these are all underappreciated

Right down the Line - Gerry Rafferty  
MNP70 : 2/4/2023 3:50 pm : link
Perhaps the best love song ever written.
Blind Melon - Tones of Home  
St. Jimmy : 2/4/2023 4:08 pm : link
That bee girl video was a career limiting move.

This also reminded me of a guy who was talking about how his son helped him transfer his records to CD because he listened to all this obscure stuff no one ever heard of. Turns out the record he was talking about was Purple Rain.
RE: Right down the Line - Gerry Rafferty  
pjcas18 : 2/4/2023 4:15 pm : link
In comment 16024603 MNP70 said:
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Perhaps the best love song ever written.


Ozark gave that song a second life.

RE: RE: Right down the Line - Gerry Rafferty  
MNP70 : 2/4/2023 4:19 pm : link
In comment 16024623 pjcas18 said:
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Perhaps the best love song ever written.



Ozark gave that song a second life.


Was it on the most recent season? I have yet to watch it...
RE: RE: RE: Right down the Line - Gerry Rafferty  
pjcas18 : 2/4/2023 4:21 pm : link
In comment 16024627 MNP70 said:
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Perhaps the best love song ever written.



Ozark gave that song a second life.




Was it on the most recent season? I have yet to watch it...

One of the last (maybe the last?) episodes had Marty and Wendy in the car heading out of the Ozarks and that song was playing. No words, just that song and it was perfect.

RE: RE: RE: RE: Right down the Line - Gerry Rafferty  
MNP70 : 2/4/2023 4:23 pm : link
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Perhaps the best love song ever written.



Ozark gave that song a second life.




Was it on the most recent season? I have yet to watch it...


One of the last (maybe the last?) episodes had Marty and Wendy in the car heading out of the Ozarks and that song was playing. No words, just that song and it was perfect.


Something to look forward to. Thank you.
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Right down the Line - Gerry Rafferty  
pjcas18 : 2/4/2023 4:29 pm : link
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Perhaps the best love song ever written.



Ozark gave that song a second life.




Was it on the most recent season? I have yet to watch it...


One of the last (maybe the last?) episodes had Marty and Wendy in the car heading out of the Ozarks and that song was playing. No words, just that song and it was perfect.




Something to look forward to. Thank you.


Actually a different scene, but same effect. it was perfect for the scene.
Cool question  
SomeFan : 2/4/2023 5:11 pm : link
U2 - Trying to throw your arms around the world

Rolling Stones - Fool to Cry

Eagles - Pretty Maids All in a Row


Some of the songs mentioned were huge hits  
SomeFan : 2/4/2023 5:14 pm : link
especially New Kid in Town and Try to Love Again by the Eagles
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Right down the Line - Gerry Rafferty  
SomeFan : 2/4/2023 5:15 pm : link
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Perhaps the best love song ever written.



Ozark gave that song a second life.




Was it on the most recent season? I have yet to watch it...


One of the last (maybe the last?) episodes had Marty and Wendy in the car heading out of the Ozarks and that song was playing. No words, just that song and it was perfect.




Something to look forward to. Thank you.
Goddamn, I agree with this Gerry Rafferty song. It reminds me of my high school days.
I will say Randy Meisner was  
SomeFan : 2/4/2023 5:29 pm : link
somewhat unappreciated. This song is fucking fantastic.
Try and Love Again - ( New Window )
Devo - The Girl You Want  
St. Jimmy : 2/4/2023 6:28 pm : link
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J Geils Band - Just Can't Wait  
PatersonPlank : 2/4/2023 6:42 pm : link
Foreigner - Long Long Way From Home
Bon Jovi - Runaway
CCR  
j_rud : 2/4/2023 7:17 pm : link
Ramble Tamble. No idea why this song doesn't get more love. Doubly underrated, first as a CCR as well as a protest song from that era. Crazy good.
RE: Nicotine & Gravy  
j_rud : 2/4/2023 7:18 pm : link
In comment 16024352 Giantgator said:
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Beck (Hansen, not Jeff)


Her left eye is lazy
Lavender Blue  
rnargi : 2/4/2023 7:29 pm : link
Marillion
RE: A few more  
rnargi : 2/4/2023 7:30 pm : link
In comment 16024491 pjcas18 said:
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Here comes a regular - the Replacements
Good Feeling - the Violent Femmes
You Gave your Love to Me Softly - Weezer
Ultraviolet - U2
Ana Ng - They Might be Giants
On with the Show - Motley Crue
Dig for Fire - Pixies
Summer Babe - Pavement

You and I would have an awesome time listening to music together.

at least in my perception these are all underappreciated
RE: I will say Randy Meisner was  
MNP70 : 2/4/2023 7:31 pm : link
In comment 16024662 SomeFan said:
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somewhat unappreciated. This song is fucking fantastic. Try and Love Again - ( New Window )


Great song. He was very uncomfortable singing the high notes on stage. Timothy B Schmidt had a similar skillset and replaced him.
RE: A few more  
rnargi : 2/4/2023 7:31 pm : link
In comment 16024491 pjcas18 said:
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Here comes a regular - the Replacements
Good Feeling - the Violent Femmes
You Gave your Love to Me Softly - Weezer
Ultraviolet - U2
Ana Ng - They Might be Giants
On with the Show - Motley Crue
Dig for Fire - Pixies
Summer Babe - Pavement

at least in my perception these are all underappreciated


Let's try that again....

You and I would have an awesome time listening to music together.
RE: I will say Randy Meisner was  
DCGMan : 2/4/2023 8:03 pm : link
In comment 16024662 SomeFan said:
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somewhat unappreciated. This song is fucking fantastic. Try and Love Again - ( New Window )


I’m convinced that would have been a hit had Randy not left around the time Hotel California was released.

Felder called it an Eagles classic in his autobiography.
RE: The Eagles - New Kid in Town  
jnoble : 2/4/2023 8:05 pm : link
In comment 16024359 US1 Giants said:
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That song was written about Bernie Taupin who ran off with one of their girlfriends in the early 70s when Elton John broke into superstardom
RE: Billy Joel  
jnoble : 2/4/2023 8:08 pm : link
In comment 16024327 johnnyb said:
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Vienna, a beautiful song buried on the album The Stranger.


As far as Joel goes, I will nominate You Can Make Me Free from his debut album and then I Don't Want To Be Alone Tonight from Glass Houses
Good topic...  
bw in dc : 2/4/2023 8:10 pm : link
Here are a few that pop to mind...

Fool in the Rain - Led Zeppelin
New York Serenade - Springsteen
Nightswimming - REM
Moment of Surrender - U2
Bartender - Dave Matthew
Swallowed by the Sea - Coldplay
Midnight Rambler - Stones
RE: Good topic...  
SomeFan : 2/4/2023 8:27 pm : link
In comment 16024743 bw in dc said:
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Here are a few that pop to mind...

Fool in the Rain - Led Zeppelin
New York Serenade - Springsteen
Nightswimming - REM
Moment of Surrender - U2
Bartender - Dave Matthew
Swallowed by the Sea - Coldplay
Midnight Rambler - Stones


That is a good list
Black Sabbath - Zero the Hero  
Steve L : 2/4/2023 9:42 pm : link
Stone Temple Pilots - Army Ants
Aerosmith - Sick as a Dog

I could go on and on…
RE: Be Mine - REM  
JohnG in Albany : 2/4/2023 9:55 pm : link
In comment 16024354 Section331 said:
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Your Blue Room - U2
This is England - The Clash
Walking in the Wind - Traffic


I thought I was the only person in the U.S. who bought The Clash's Cut the Crap album. *grin*

RE: Rocket Queen  
JohnG in Albany : 2/4/2023 10:02 pm : link
In comment 16024357 pjcas18 said:
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was also the first to pop in my head.

but also some that could be on the list:

Drain You - Nirvana
Everything is Easy - 3rd Eye Blind
Half Light II - No Celebration - Arcade Fire
Spirit of '76 - The Alarm (the Alarm is underappreciated in general IMO)
So Lonely - The Police




Wow, The Alarm. I never thought anyone else noticed them.

Brings back memories.
The Alarm  
cjac : 2/4/2023 10:15 pm : link
I played “rain in the summertime” in the car and my 20 something year old kids were both asking me what song this was. The replacements is another 80s band that are hidden gems.
RE: RE: Rocket Queen  
Producer : 2/4/2023 10:36 pm : link
In comment 16024860 JohnG in Albany said:
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was also the first to pop in my head.

but also some that could be on the list:

Drain You - Nirvana
Everything is Easy - 3rd Eye Blind
Half Light II - No Celebration - Arcade Fire
Spirit of '76 - The Alarm (the Alarm is underappreciated in general IMO)
So Lonely - The Police






Wow, The Alarm. I never thought anyone else noticed them.

Brings back memories.


I saw the Alarm open for U2 on the pier in Manhattan, back in 1983 (I think).
Most of the entire Desire album from Dylan  
steve in ky : 2/4/2023 11:01 pm : link
One of his best albums that doesn’t get near the credit it deserves
These are...  
Bill E : 2/4/2023 11:12 pm : link
....good threads that pop up from time to time, but I am never sure what is meant by "unappreciated".
Unappreciated by whom?

Anywho, I'll put a couple of Who songs out there:
Let's See Action
Gettin' in Tune
I Can See For Miles

Also, an album by Spirit that never got it's due:
Twelve Dreams Of Dr Sardonicus..

Although I am not sure how well known Spirit is at this point in time. So they might not qualify!
The producers at NBC....Sunday night football  
Kev in Cali : 2/4/2023 11:16 pm : link
normally have some very unheard of songs from popular bands from the 60s/70/80/90s.

Lots of dead/phish and other popular bands from the eras had great songs that were b-sides.....heard space hog/311 on NBC recently too, lol
Skynyrd  
Blue. : 2/5/2023 8:51 am : link
All I Can Do Is Write About It……
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RE: RE: RE: Rocket Queen  
rnargi : 2/5/2023 9:30 am : link
In comment 16024894 Producer said:
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was also the first to pop in my head.

but also some that could be on the list:

Drain You - Nirvana
Everything is Easy - 3rd Eye Blind
Half Light II - No Celebration - Arcade Fire
Spirit of '76 - The Alarm (the Alarm is underappreciated in general IMO)
So Lonely - The Police






Wow, The Alarm. I never thought anyone else noticed them.

Brings back memories.



I saw the Alarm open for U2 on the pier in Manhattan, back in 1983 (I think).


One of my favorite bands. Seen them or Mike Peters at least 15 times. Always a blast.
A fun and impossible topic  
OlyWABigBlue : 2/5/2023 11:16 am : link
A few that I find underappreciated in my circles (like it's just my opinion, man):

Pearl Jam - Animal
Living Color - Nothingness
Steely Dan - King of the World
The Replacements - Little Mascara
D'Angelo - The Charade
Bomba Estereo - El Alma y El Cuerpo

Warren Zevon  
81_Great_Dane : 2/5/2023 12:23 pm : link
“Nobody’s In Love This Year”
“Reconsider Me”
Never properly recorded by him, only a demo, but covered by his son and Jakob Dylan: “Studebaker.”
A few more  
Adam G in Big D : 2/5/2023 12:44 pm : link
-Home and Dry (Gerry Rafferty)
-Lawyers, Guns, and Money (Warren Zevon)
-Street Queen (Bruce Springsteen)
Some Deep Purple  
Scott in Montreal : 2/5/2023 3:29 pm : link
Post Blackmore.
A lot of the Steve Morse stuff does not get the credit it is due.

Loosen my strings
A touch away
A simple song

Iron Maiden
The Clairvoyant

Ozzy
You can't kill rock n roll
Center of eternity

Queensryche
Screaming in digital

Scorpions
I'm leaving you
Coming home

So many more......
The End - RUSH  
Grey Pilgrim : 2/5/2023 3:43 pm : link
:thumbsup:
RE: Good topic...  
Brown_Hornet : 2/5/2023 3:46 pm : link
In comment 16024743 bw in dc said:
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Here are a few that pop to mind...

Fool in the Rain - Led Zeppelin
New York Serenade - Springsteen
Nightswimming - REM
Moment of Surrender - U2
Bartender - Dave Matthew
Swallowed by the Sea - Coldplay
Midnight Rambler - Stones

Isolated shuffle beat.
Fool in the Rain - ( New Window )
RE: Blind Melon - Tones of Home  
djm : 2/5/2023 3:58 pm : link
In comment 16024618 St. Jimmy said:
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That bee girl video was a career limiting move.

This also reminded me of a guy who was talking about how his son helped him transfer his records to CD because he listened to all this obscure stuff no one ever heard of. Turns out the record he was talking about was Purple Rain.


Galaxy is a good song by them too. They were an underrated band if you listen to their albums a lot of good stuff. Toes across the floor is another one of many..

Shannon Hoon RIP.
Blind Melon was good.  
RicFlair : 2/5/2023 4:38 pm : link
New girl video made them a ton of money.

I love listening to him on GnR’s Don’t Cry. His and Axls voices sound good together.
The OP said "well known bands"  
DefenseWins : 2/5/2023 5:16 pm : link
...
Last group from me  
Adam G in Big D : 2/5/2023 9:56 pm : link
Reptiles and Samurai (Oingo Boingo)
Trouble River (Bruce Springsteen)
Be Wise Magic (Van Halen)
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RE: Beatles - For No One  
pivo : 2/6/2023 2:36 am : link
In comment 16024291 Ira said:
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I always get a kick out of the French hornist showing up late, but they started the session without him. But, yes - a favorite of mine that was under appreciated.
A few more  
pivo : 2/6/2023 2:47 am : link
Pretenders - Up the Neck

Beatles - Long,long, long


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One more  
pivo : 2/6/2023 2:53 am : link
Steve Miller - Dime a Dance Romance (Sailer Album).

I called in a top Baltimore oldies station requesting it and the DJ said she had never heard it.

Needed to separate this to add the link
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.  
RasputinPrime : 2/6/2023 3:15 am : link
A Horse with No Name - America
Tumbleweed - Puscifer
Daniel - Elton John
Sister Rosa - Neville Brothers
Fitter Happier - Radiohead
This Traint Don't Stop There Anymore  
JALAPEN0 : 2/6/2023 9:28 am : link
by Elton John.
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