Favorite Underrated Album

My favorite *underrated CD is Deliverance-What a Joke.

And in all Honesty it’s probably my second favorite (if not tied for
first) Big D album. It sold poorly and in fact, stores returned boxes
of cd's to the label. I know the songs were considered "offensive" and
somewhat "intolerant" from a Christian perspective. But Musically I
still feel that is the cleanest, purist, fastest exhibition of speed
guitar/metal I have ever heard. Not to mention fun and original. So
much for creativity and musicianship.


*underrated-sold poorly, got poor reviews

Judas Priest - Ram It Down

yeah i know it wasn't up to par, production or performance wise, but i still thought it had some good songs on it.

Iron Maiden - The X factor

INVADERS wrote:

Iron Maiden - The X factor

I like it. Not their best, but not as bad as everyone makes it out to be either.


I'm gonna go with the lost gem on the 70's Aerosmith collection:
AEROSMITH - Night in the Ruts
A great album IMO. As heavy as "Rocks" and contains some great songs like "No Surprise", "Think About It", "Three Mile Smile/Reefer Head Woman" and "Bone to Bone".

metallica - black album

T-Roy,I loved What a Joke when it came out.I listen to it much more than their first two releases.I love the crunchy riffs on that album.
Another one that comes to mind-EXODUS-Force of Habit.

thrasher73 wrote:

T-Roy,I loved What a Joke when it came out.I listen
to it much more than their first two releases.I love the crunchy riffs
on that album.
Another one that comes to mind-EXODUS-Force of Habit.

SEE! That's what I'm talkin' about right there!!!!!

force of habit was an awesome record

I like WHAT A JOKE, THE X FACTOR and RAM IT DOWN too. I think that TURBO, THE ULTIMATE SIN or THE BLITZ/HEART ATTACK by KROKUS are underated albums too.

mc666 wrote:

Judas Priest - Ram It Down

Totally agree. And it was originally supposed to be released as a double set along with Turbo.

My picks:

BLACK SABBATH - Technical Ecstasy
BLACK SABBATH - Never Say Die!
ALICE COOPER - Flush the Fashion
ALICE COOPER - Special Forces
ALICE COOPER - Zipper Catches Skin
KISS - Music from The Elder
SAVATAGE - Fight for the Rock
YES - Big Generator

Voivod- Negatron. I've always loved this album for some reason.
Rush- Signals. Same thing here.

Vengeance Rising - Released Upon The Earth...

I love just about everything about this album and don't understand why it's hammered so much. I like the leanings towards more death-i-ness and I think the lyrics (although coming from a man even then unglueing) are very worshipful and uplifting...if that makes sense. Musically, I love how it romps at times and at other times just has a nice crunch......

scottmitchell74 wrote:

Vengeance Rising - Released Upon The Earth...

I
love just about everything about this album and don't understand why
it's hammered so much. I like the leanings towards more death-i-ness
and I think the lyrics (although coming from a man even then unglueing)
are very worshipful and uplifting...if that makes sense. Musically, I
love how it romps at times and at other times just has a nice
crunch......

Absolutely, I loved that album! I loved the same
things about it. The harder "death-i-ness" as you put it......technical
term.

So far I like all the albums listed here.



"What A Joke" has some excellent cuts!



"Released Upon the Earth" is a good Roger Rising album, although not exactly up to "Human Sacrifice" or "Once Dead".

TrogDawn wrote:

mc666 wrote:

Judas Priest - Ram It Down

Totally agree. And it was originally supposed to be released as a double set along with Turbo.

My picks:

BLACK SABBATH - Technical Ecstasy
BLACK SABBATH - Never Say Die!
ALICE COOPER - Flush the Fashion
ALICE COOPER - Special Forces
ALICE COOPER - Zipper Catches Skin
KISS - Music from The Elder
SAVATAGE - Fight for the Rock
YES - Big Generator

Flush the Fashion rules. Such a great pop/rock album. It's far removed from what most know Alice for, but it's still a great album.

Big Generator is excellent! Wasn't it somewhat of a hit? I thought it did fairly well for the band.

Any Sabbath with Ozzy rules!

Not a big fan of "Fight for the Rock". I has some redeeming qualities though. It's just not among their best IMO. Same with "Ram It Down."

All the album of KISS after 1978.

mc666 wrote:

Judas Priest - Ram It Down

yeah i know it wasn't up to par, production or performance wise, but i still thought it had some good songs on it.

I walked two miles in the rain when I was 14 to buy this. Absolutely awesome album and a great call mc666!!!!

Hamer12 wrote:

Voivod- Negatron. I've always loved this album for some reason.
Rush- Signals. Same thing here.

Has my favorite Rush song of all time: Subdivisions.

Vanhalen 2 has always been my favorite Halen cd. Everybody else in the world (present company excluded, of course ) seems to care only about the s/t, and 1984, and 5150. But I remember having this on 8 track as a wee lass and lovin the heck out of it. Pure, unadulterated, in your face barroom rock and roll!!!

Ram It Down
Van Halen II
Some Black Sabbath stuff.

I love all those early 80's ALICE COOPER discs...although mostly everything after WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE was underrated and rocked

FROM THE INSIDE
LACE & WHISKEY
SPECIAL FORCES
DADA
ZIPPER CATCHES SKIN
FLUSH THE FASHION

Viking-Man of Straw and Do or Die
Sound Barrioer-Total Control

That reminds me....

Alice Cooper - The Last Temptation There are some particularly memorable songs on that one...I thought it was a great album!

Van Halen - Fair Warning
Black Sabbath - TYR
Black Sabbath - Headless Cross
Black Sabbath - Forbidden
Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes
Metallica - Load & Re-load
Iron Maiden - No Prayer For The Dying
Iron Maiden - Fear of The Dark

Good call on Fear Of The Dark.....always liked that one too....