Most underrated 70's Bands Poll

Subject: Most underrated 70's Bands Poll Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:24 pm

Ok we are on a roll with the polls so heres another, multiple choice this time. I tried to make a mix of bands, well known but didn't make it as big as they should have and some obscure gems. I came up with 30 bands but could have done a lot more if I wasn't so tired.. Sleep

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Subject: Re: Most underrated 70's Bands Poll Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:27 pm

Damn, I could have voted for every band on the list. They are all underrated really but I narrowed it down to about 20 bands.

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Subject: Re: Most underrated 70's Bands Poll Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:37 pm

Ed wrote:

Damn, I could have voted for every band on the list. They are all underrated really but I narrowed it down to about 20 bands.

Yeah right, good idea for a poll but all the choices are underrated bands so it makes the poll a bit pointless. In the end I voted for about 10 bands I feel truly deserved some kudos but didn't. I don't have time to go through them all but Uriah Heep, Dust, Night Sun, Captain Beyond, Armageddon are the obvious ones. Those bands should have been up there with Sabbath, Zeppelin etc but didn't make it for whatever reason.

Subject: Re: Most underrated 70's Bands Poll Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:16 pm

Uriah Heep by far Razz

I think is sad, that almost nobody knows them, even almost nobody knows their greatest hit Lady in Black...

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Subject: Re: Most underrated 70's Bands Poll Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:32 am

Hawkwind, Mountain, COMUS ! Their first record is one of the strangest pieces of music ever recorded, I just love it and the way they influenced people like Current 93.

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I have to admit that i have not heard the majority of these bands...i am just another ignorant, uncultured young bastard. I suppose i have quite a bit of homework to do.

Subject: Re: Most underrated 70's Bands Poll Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:57 am

Doomed poet wrote:

Uriah Heep by far Razz

I think is sad, that almost nobody knows them, even almost nobody knows their greatest hit Lady in Black...

Uriah Heep had strange success, they were big in places like Australia, Germany and a couple of others but didn't get very far everywhere else. I know in the US, the biggest they ever got was 73 to 75 when they were playing 5-6,000 seat arenas but that high didn't last long. Nowadays they can't get a tour here at all, pretty sad.

Subject: Re: Most underrated 70's Bands Poll Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:59 am

Dr Doom wrote:

Doomed poet wrote:

Uriah Heep by far Razz

I think is sad, that almost nobody knows them, even almost nobody knows their greatest hit Lady in Black...

Uriah Heep had strange success, they were big in places like Australia, Germany and a couple of others but didn't get very far everywhere else. I know in the US, the biggest they ever got was 73 to 75 when they were playing 5-6,000 seat arenas but that high didn't last long. Nowadays they can't get a tour here at all, pretty sad.

Correct sir, growing up in the 70's in Australia, Heep were big news. There was even Heep cover bands back then in Australia but by the time I got to see them for the first time in 82, they were forced to do a club tour. Even back then I thought it was amazing a band like Heep was playing bars, made no sense to me at all. I still don't get it.

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I haven't heard a lot of those especially the non-British ones. Uriah Heep and Budgie and the 2 most underrated bands on the list that I know of.

Subject: Re: Most underrated 70's Bands Poll Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:16 pm

Mistress Samantha wrote:

I haven't heard a lot of those especially the non-British ones. Uriah Heep and Budgie and the 2 most underrated bands on the list that I know of.

One of the sad things about Uriah Heep and the USA is how the media treated them in the 70's. It was terrible. Heep got bad press everywhere in the world but the difference is people take too much notice of the media in this country and people fell for it. At least in Europe, people tend to make up their own minds. Here some people, well most people believe everything they read and Heep career in the US was seriously crippled by the American media.

Subject: Re: Most underrated 70's Bands Poll Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:23 pm

Dr Doom wrote:

Mistress Samantha wrote:

I haven't heard a lot of those especially the non-British ones. Uriah Heep and Budgie and the 2 most underrated bands on the list that I know of.

One of the sad things about Uriah Heep and the USA is how the media treated them in the 70's. It was terrible. Heep got bad press everywhere in the world but the difference is people take too much notice of the media in this country and people fell for it. At least in Europe, people tend to make up their own minds. Here some people, well most people believe everything they read and Heep career in the US was seriously crippled by the American media.

Yes you are right. Especially magazines like Rolling Stone who hated everyone in the heavy rock/progressive world except for perhaps Zeppelin. Every one else got nothing but insults.

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Subject: Re: Most underrated 70's Bands Poll Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:30 pm

Yep, Heep got treated very badly but so did most heavy bands back then. Certain magazines have never liked heavy or progressive music, Rolling Stone being the main offender. In the 70's they were too busy going ga ga over James Taylor and wishy-washy songwriter types.

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Subject: Re: Most underrated 70's Bands Poll Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:34 am

Dr Doom wrote:

Doomed poet wrote:

Uriah Heep by far Razz

I think is sad, that almost nobody knows them, even almost nobody knows their greatest hit Lady in Black...

Uriah Heep had strange success, they were big in places like Australia, Germany and a couple of others but didn't get very far everywhere else. I know in the US, the biggest they ever got was 73 to 75 when they were playing 5-6,000 seat arenas but that high didn't last long. Nowadays they can't get a tour here at all, pretty sad.

I was about to say: wtf...Urian Heep are huge! Never thought they aren't big in the U.S.

Subject: Re: Most underrated 70's Bands Poll Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:37 am

Anyway, I voted for Budgie...
They were only popular in the U.K. and not for long!