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Underestimated, song, artist or group '' gems'' ?

In any category of music you choose ( pop, opera, jazz, rock, folk - whatever ), I would like to find out about ''hidden gems'' - artists, groups or even songs and music that are not widely known or appreciated....you could include songwriters too.

I just feel that part of the excitement of discovering new music can also include past unknown gems that would be worth listening to....

Some of my ''underestimated'' favorites :

Many Elvis Costello tunes
Leonard Cohen's songs
Symphonic ''re-arrangements'' by Leppard in baroque music
The group ''Blue Rodeo''
The group (now extinct) Soul Attorneys - incredible, worth seeking out (Sony Music)
sonicbeauty
jax2
3,031 posts
 
Anything by Madredeus (Portugese band).
Anouar Brahem's, Le Pas du Chat Noire (Oud, Piano and accordian).
Deb Talan's two albums (Folksy female vocals and inteligent poetic lyrics - wonderful voice)
Richard Buckner, Devotion + Doubt, and Bloomed (a bit of a country western feel, but very original lyrics and music)

Marco
slipknot1
1,423 posts
 
Great Big Sea, from St. John's Newfoundland
The Lowest Of The Low
Tragically Hip (Great call Steelhead!)
String Cheese Incident
The David Nelson Band (yes - David Nelson from the New Riders Of The Purple Sage)
Moxy Fruvous
Queens Of The Stone Age
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synthfreek
627 posts
 
Japancakes
Rilo Kiley
Pete Namlook
John Fahey
Global Communication
Lustmord
Michael Stearns
Steve Roach
Sleater Kinney
Rabbit In The Moon
Coil
Luke Vibert
Nick Drake
kkursula
95 posts
 
Anton Bruckner. Came close but not close enough. Still one of my favorites.
gordus
118 posts
 
I'm amazed at how many people have never heard of Richard Thompson, Geetar Gawd! Old or new, his work is beautiful.

Another favorite is Sam Phillips, the singer, not the producer, though she is married to a producer - T Bone Burnett. Fan Dance is excellent and Classic Records has two of her older works available on 24/96.

Mark Knopfler - Flying to Philadelphia
Catie Curtis - My Shirt looks Good on You
Pearls Before Swine (Tom Rapp) - anything
The BoDeans
Precious Bryant - blues
Otis Taylor - blues
Dread Zeppelin - Un-Led-Ed (a real hoot!)
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