Hall of Fame: Underrated Finalists
New Category
It is, once again, official. We Built This City is the WORST ROCK SONG EVER. See final results here. I am VERY surprised at a) the amount of people who hate American Pie and b) the amount of people who don't hate Paradise.
Moving on, we have the finalists for MOST UNDERRATED/UNDERAPPRECIATED ROCK BAND.
I threw out some of your nominations. There is no way in hell Alice in Chains or Bad Company are underrated. Cream, underrated? Are you serious? TALKING HEADS?
[poll has been completed]
And the new category is something really simple for a lazy Sunday afternoon. Let's go back to the alphabet.
BEST BANDS/ARTISTS THAT BEGIN WITH THE LETTER C
last names for artists, please.
Update: Enough with the lists. Please try to stick to one or two.
Comments
Cake, Cream, Clutch, Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker, CCR. I can't pick just one. I'm sure there are more, but it's 7 am here on a sunday morning. one surely can't expect a body to think too clearly.
Posted by: pril | October 16, 2005 10:12 AM
Cake or Death, err, I mean Clutch.
Posted by: Brandon Sharitt | October 16, 2005 10:16 AM
Cream
Credence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Clapton
Chicago ( the early years before they sucked)
Posted by: jason e | October 16, 2005 10:22 AM
Coldplay
Cracker
Cake
Counting Crows
Posted by: Gabe | October 16, 2005 10:31 AM
Gabe, Jason, Brandon, Pril, try to pay attention m'k? We're done nominating, it's time to vote.
And Michele...good job remembering Nick Lowe with Rockpile. God, that was an amazing album.
Posted by: Timmer | October 16, 2005 10:36 AM
Uhhh Tim...
Check again. Nominatoins open for BANDS THAT BEGIN WITH C.
Try to pay attention, mkay?
Posted by: michele | October 16, 2005 10:41 AM
I'm going to second all of Jason E's, because, really, how can one argue? But I'm also going to add:
The Cure
Elvis Costello
Posted by: Lesley | October 16, 2005 10:54 AM
Clapton
Cure
Camper Van Beethoven
Costello
Robert Cray
Ray Charles - Sure he may not be Rock n Roll now but he was at the time.
Posted by: Rob M | October 16, 2005 11:48 AM
It's going to be tough to top Clapton.
Clash.
Posted by: spd_rdr | October 16, 2005 12:05 PM
The Cult
Credence Clearwater Revival
Canned Heat
The Cars
Candlebox
Cheap Trick
Clannad
The Clash
Coldplay
Collective Soul
Concrete Blonde
Contraband
Counting Crows
The Cranberries
Crea
Creed (NOT!)
The Cure
Crystal Method
Sheryl Crow
Ry Cooder
Rita Coolidge
Larry Carlton
Cake
Cream
Clapton
Those are from a quick look at my iTunes window.
My serious nominees would have to be (in no particular order):
Credence
Cream
Cake
Cult
Clapton
Posted by: Mark | October 16, 2005 01:04 PM
And,
The Clash
Cheap Trick
Posted by: mark | October 16, 2005 01:06 PM
I'll have to second Elvis Costello, Clapton, The Cure, Cake and Cream.
And then add Coal Chamber and Johnny Cash.
Posted by: Annastazia | October 16, 2005 01:41 PM
Clawfinger
I would also second Johnny Cash- if he counts.
Posted by: carol | October 16, 2005 02:23 PM
Additions from my girlfriend's iTunes
Circle Jerks
Crucifucks
Crass
Christian Death
The Church
The Chameleons
She would also like to nominate Cake
Posted by: mark | October 16, 2005 02:30 PM
Forgot this:
Nick Cave
Posted by: mark | October 16, 2005 02:32 PM
Calexico
Circle Jerks
Clitboys
Posted by: Scot | October 16, 2005 04:38 PM
Let's hear it for CREEEEEED!
Posted by: kevin h | October 16, 2005 04:49 PM
Best "C" band/artist?
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Also a nominee for the "best war songs that nobody knew were war songs"
Posted by: BoDiddly | October 16, 2005 05:29 PM
Cheap Trick effinn aaayyy!!!!
Crowded House
The Cure
Posted by: mbruce | October 16, 2005 05:40 PM
Well I thought that Talking Heads are underrated by most (they sure aren't underrated by me). Us fans tend to live anonymously behind a quiet rock somewhere :)
Posted by: Frank at work | October 16, 2005 06:16 PM
Elvis Costello would be my first choice.
If Captain Beefheart counts as a "C" (which it does in my alphabetized CD collection, using the "Jethro Tull" = "J" logic), then that'd be my 2nd choice -- otherwise, I'll go with Sheryl Crow.
(Now, if I was going by the number of recordings I own, I'd be voting for Chicago -- but I'm not...)
Posted by: LDH | October 16, 2005 06:27 PM
The Clash
The Cure
Cake
Clutch
Camper Van Beethoven
Cracker
Nick Cave
What?!?!? Nobody is going to nominate Coolio?
Posted by: Matt | October 16, 2005 06:44 PM
Chimaira
Clutch
The first moron who says Creed dies.
Posted by: Jim S | October 16, 2005 07:12 PM
The Clash - no other C band comes close to their brilliance.
Posted by: jwl | October 16, 2005 08:57 PM
If brilliance is the criteria,
then CAKE!
See them live--preferably at a small club. Brilliance!
I saw Cheap Trick open for them in a 300-seat club last year. Both were great, CAKE was GOD!
Posted by: mark | October 16, 2005 10:52 PM
Wtf? No Kings X or Voivod?
For C bands:
Cinderella
Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge | October 17, 2005 07:18 AM
Ugh. Too many to choose from and most already mentioned. Here's my top 5:
The Clash
Elvis Costello
Cream
Eric Clapton
Cheap Trick
I hated eliminating The Cramps and The Cure, though.
And would it break your achy breaky heart to remember Billy Ray Cyrus for once??? (Ear worm! Happy Monday!)
Posted by: Solonor | October 17, 2005 08:29 AM
The Cars because I like the scene in "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" where Phoebe Cates climbs out of the pool and opens her top.
Posted by: ted | October 17, 2005 09:21 AM
Elvis Costello
The Clash
Nick Cave
The Cramps
Posted by: Johno | October 17, 2005 09:30 AM
Elvis Costello
Clash
Posted by: Adam | October 17, 2005 01:59 PM
Clash, without a doubt.
A couple of others I didn't see mentioned but I really like:
Marshall Crenshaw
Alex Chilton
Cracker
Eddie Cochrane
Crazy Horse
Posted by: Chrees | October 17, 2005 05:53 PM
Best that begin with "C" right?
The Clash
Cake
Cream
Creedence Clearwater
The Cure
and (gasp!)
Cypress Hill.
Posted by: too many steves | October 17, 2005 08:58 PM
Creed
Collective Soul
Posted by: martie | October 17, 2005 10:04 PM
It's a good thing you said, "best bands," or I'd feel it necessary to nominate Crazy Joe and the Variable Speed Band for completeness.
I am fond of the Cluster Pluckers, though.
Posted by: wheels | October 18, 2005 12:07 AM
CHEAP TRICK
COCTEAU TWINS
THE CLASH
CAMISA DE VÊNUS
Posted by: MARCOS | October 31, 2005 10:19 PM