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[quote name='amnesia' timestamp='1441040315' post='2855577']
Motley Crue - Motley Crue

Vince Neil replaced by John Corabi. A bit heavier wth a much better singer. The problem was the dyed-in-the-wool Crue fans never accepted Corabi so Vince was brought back in.
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Yep, musically by far the best album they ever made but a journey too far from the traditional bubble-gum Crue material.

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[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1441044593' post='2855620']
'Drinking My Own Sperm' By [url="http://www.don-alvaro.net/"]Alvaro The Chilean With The Singing Nose[/url][/quote]This thread should have ended right here. The rest of you have nothing to add. :D

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1992 is mu favourite Carter album - I atill break it out for a listen every now & then.

I'm not sure what qualifies as 'under rated' but my choices would be

The Wedding Present 'Bizarro'.

Maximo Park 'A Certain Trigger'

Beastie Boys 'Ill Communication'.

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Curved Air...Air Cut, the black sheep of the family with no Darryl Way on board, but 17 year old prodigy Eddie Jobson providing the Violin and the melodrama, this album is a hard rocking hippytastic crossover. I absolutely love it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11cRJedrR0Q&list=PL501844DB90713215

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Going to have to do two here if you dont mind...
Alan Whites solo Album "Ramshackled"
of all the yes spin offs and solo stuff this was by far the best.
[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi60D3fms2M"]https://www.youtube....h?v=hi60D3fms2M[/url]

And one of the biggest ripped influences check out Labi siffre, Remember my song..
everyone had a piece of Labi, Madness, it must be love, eminm, i got the.

And hold on is that JK i hear in the vulture ? phrasing, tone, style,
could almost be a jamiroquai blue print. ;)
anyway a great album
[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn0EaB4pXPs"]https://www.youtube....h?v=yn0EaB4pXPs[/url]

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Justin Currie (singer songwriter in Del Amitri) put out a solo album in 2007 called 'What Is Love For'. It got many 5 star reviews but didn't sell many copies. It's an epic album and a real lesson in how to write a song.

And he's a bass player too :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMbcm_1roeU

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[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1441036150' post='2855531']
California by Mr Bungle. Incredible and weird album. Fantastic from start to finish in my books.
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It certainly deserves to be better known, but everyone who does know it seems to recognise it as the wonder that it is. Patton's finest work, if you ask me.

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[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1441063771' post='2855851']
I've always thought that album was held in very high regard. At least in the prog community.
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Quite possibly, but I never gave it the recognition it deserved until about two weeks ago. ;)

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[quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1441041498' post='2855594']
People are recommending some real stinkers here :D
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But, in a way that's the point of the thread. Albums that are widely considered to be stinkers but which aren't that bad or actually are quite good makes them an unappreciated album. From the ones that I recommended, I'd say that Wings at the Speed of Sound is the one that's widely considered to be a stinker, but I disagree. I think it's full of great songs. I listened to Ghosts of Princes in the Tower (as an example) and I wasn't overwhelmed, but music appreciation is highly subjective, and I wouldn't want to go around insisting that my view is the only correct one.

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[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1441030394' post='2855471']
My submission: Carter USMs 101 Damnations.

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I wouldn't say 101 Damnations was under-rated. It had loads of NME/Melody Maker publicity; went to no.29 in UK album charts, plus a no23 UK singles hit with Sheriff Fatman. Our band supported them in venues as diverse as the Marquee, Edwards No. 8 in Birmingham and Gloucester Town Hall! In fact Jimbob broke his arm at one of our more scary parties...
By contrast, the Praxis album "Transmutation Transmutandis" featuring Buckethead, Bootsy, Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell and Brain was critically very well received (being a pretty darned cracking album!) and sold very few copies indeed - in fact it's no longer made...

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[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1441128731' post='2856305']
Now we're talking!
And Gaye Bykers; we supported them a number of times as well - far more my shot of JackyD than Carter...
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I stage crew'ed for Gaye Bikers when they played the Roadmender in Northampton back in 1986/7.......such is my claim to fame :)

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[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1441033939' post='2855508']
Metallica - St Anger. Seriously.
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I agree, I've been listening to it again the last couple of weeks and I really like it, it definitely trails off in the second half, but the first half is a cracker.

I've also come to the conclusion that I love the snare sound, it's just so raw and really suits what they were trying to do on this record. I also think it's the best kick sound Lars has ever had.

It's just a shame that neither Jason or Rob played on this record, as the bass is a bit un-inspiring

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[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1441128731' post='2856305']
Now we're talking!
And Gaye Bykers; we supported them a number of times as well - far more my shot of JackyD than Carter...
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It's all coming back to me. I also saw Tad there in all. That was a great gig, he stage dived and flattened the front row. 8 Way Santa must be a candidate for an underrated album

[media]http://youtu.be/bdg4_IBIVAQ[/media]

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