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By *dinburghBLT OP Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Name two bands criminally underrated but you are secretly glad that they are not known to millions

One rule:

One band must be Scottish

My Scottish band is simply legendary- The Blue Nile

My other band are an incredible trio from Houston Texas- Kings X

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By *imbobaMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Name two bands criminally underrated but you are secretly glad that they are not known to millions

One rule:

One band must be Scottish

My Scottish band is simply legendary- The Blue Nile

My other band are an incredible trio from Houston Texas- Kings X "

Good shout on Kings X. Fell of my radar. Bounce back Living Color for the same reasons.

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By *dinburghBLT OP Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Name two bands criminally underrated but you are secretly glad that they are not known to millions

One rule:

One band must be Scottish

My Scottish band is simply legendary- The Blue Nile

My other band are an incredible trio from Houston Texas- Kings X

Good shout on Kings X. Fell of my radar. Bounce back Living Color for the same reasons.

Great call on Living Color - Cult of Personality is still a monumental song

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By *ewnmaturesCouple
over a year ago

fife

Love & Money, El Presidente.

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By *ane DTV/TS
over a year ago

Glasgow

Horse

KMO

From the days of my yoof.

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By *ohnnyandfionaCouple
over a year ago

glasgow

Hipsway and counting crows

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By *edGlasgowMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Cosmic Rough Riders

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Frightened Rabbit

Imagine Dragons

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Admiral Fallow

XTC

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By *utcock61Man
over a year ago

glasgow

Cado Belle

The Associates

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gin blossoms and love and money, walks away humming the candybar express, hmmmmm hmmmmm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Two that I always remember but not for my love of their music but because my ex played them

Super loud and usually while I was trying to sleep !!

Sultans of ping

Carter USM

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Two that I always remember but not for my love of their music but because my ex played them

Super loud and usually while I was trying to sleep !!

Sultans of ping

Carter USM "

Just realised the sultans of ping are Irish and not Scottish my bad does that mean I have to be disciplined now

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By *j_rockgodMan
over a year ago

Gourock

Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Introduced to them by my best friends dad on vinyl then saw an old video of them, possibly on the old grey whistle show!

Incubus. Innovative band and lead singer such a great voice

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By *ctoboyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Hipsway.....Kings X

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By *ero666Man
over a year ago

fife

The Gin Goblins

Warrior Soul

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By *lways_horny999Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

Gun

The wildhearts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Disturbed is the only band I can really think of that is under rated. Especially when you hear sound of silence

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By *fficegirlTV/TS
over a year ago

edinburgh

cocteau twins

Josef K,

Sublime

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By *44bertCouple
over a year ago

Inverness

Kathryn Joseph

The Horrible Crowes

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By *eedsmale36Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

The Soup Dragons

CUD

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By *dinburghBLT OP Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Two that I always remember but not for my love of their music but because my ex played them

Super loud and usually while I was trying to sleep !!

Sultans of ping

Carter USM

Just realised the sultans of ping are Irish and not Scottish my bad does that mean I have to be disciplined now

Well there may be a queue of guys wanting to do that

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By *dinburghBLT OP Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"The Soup Dragons

CUD

I saw CUD many moons ago supporting The Spin Doctors at Glasgow Barrowland - think the general view of the crowd towards them was one of hurry up and get off

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By *eedsmale36Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"The Soup Dragons

CUD

I saw CUD many moons ago supporting The Spin Doctors at Glasgow Barrowland - think the general view of the crowd towards them was one of hurry up and get off "

I wouldn’t open my curtains if the Spin Doctors were playing at the bottom of my garden

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By *ouple 71Couple
over a year ago

Stonehaven

Goodbye Mr Mackenzie !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Logan and Jane's Addiction

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Average white band

RUSH

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By *ullie-kingMan
over a year ago

newmains

Saint phnx

Not so much under rated but more fell off the radar - The fratelis. Not done anything new for a while but seem to be pushing a swing/jazz feel to their songs now.

Check out "yes sir I can boogie" and 'Chelsea dagger" from the Chris Evans breakfast show.. sheer class

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By *exicolaMan
over a year ago

West Lothian

The Twilight Sad

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By *ewnmaturesCouple
over a year ago

fife

Danny Wilson.....

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By *ightimefun2Couple
over a year ago

stirling

Goodbye Mr Mackenzie

Proud Mary

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gary Numan

Love and money

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By *dinburghBLT OP Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Average white band

RUSH "

Rush - greatest band of all time - that is all

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

never too sure whats a cult band and a band thats maybe just slipped off the radar.

Son Volt as a US band

and

The Premevals a a Scottish band

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By *uckOfTheBayMan
over a year ago

Mold

I'm surprised no-one's mentioned Arab Strap yet!

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By *ikerBloke...Man
over a year ago

western hemisphere , planet earth

The Wildhearts …… Scottish choice … Buzzbomb

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Scottish - Nazareth, not underrated as such, but pretty unappreciated in their own country - Worldwide - Grand Funk Railroad.

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By *ikerBloke...Man
over a year ago

western hemisphere , planet earth

"Gary Numan

Love and money"

Numans new albums a belter!!

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By *orders CoupleCouple
over a year ago

Kelso

"Average white band

RUSH

Rush - greatest band of all time - that is all "

I recall seeing Rush at Ingliston in the early '80s. Amazing band.

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By *ersatile-1Man
over a year ago

stirlingshire

The Humph family (bet nobody’s remembering them)

And a second nomination for the Kevin McDermott orchestra.

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By *cottishornMan
over a year ago

wee village

Scottish. GUN

Other. Diamond Head

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By *bostCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

Good call OP on the Blue Nile.

We’ll go for Belle and Sebastian (we are closet west end wannabe hipsters) and the Charlatans who seem to have just disappeared.

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By *ocallad00Man
over a year ago

berwick

Gin blossoms are awesome not many people that know them

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By *ocallad00Man
over a year ago

berwick

Hair of the dog great song

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Big country, most underrated Scottish Band ever.

Zac Brown Band... Just quality easy listening.

Mr.

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By *eglover62TV/TS
over a year ago

Ayr

The Big Dish and The Wedding Present. Also from my younger days

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Big Dish and The Wedding Present. Also from my younger days"

Big Dish were amazing.

My two are The Silencers, and the Soulsavers.

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By *ah wah wizardMan
over a year ago

Kilmarnock

Some really good bands getting a mention.

Scottish band- Mason Hill

Other band is- Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown

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By *tew008Man
over a year ago

edinburgh

Too many under rated bands kinda bigger ones maybe mudhoney, asian kung fu generation…..

For a Scottish one, I’ll choose one that is still going as people might give them a listen, Vukovi.

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By *ilveryFoxMan
over a year ago

Midlothian

"Gary Numan

Love and money"

Is Gary Numan Scottish?

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By *larkston chapMan
over a year ago

glasgow

The wild river apples

Drive she said

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By *eglover62TV/TS
over a year ago

Ayr

"Gary Numan

Love and money

Is Gary Numan Scottish?"

Nope but Love and Money are

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By *dinburghBLT OP Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Average white band

RUSH

Rush - greatest band of all time - that is all

I recall seeing Rush at Ingliston in the early '80s. Amazing band. "

I wanted to see them at Ingliston but because I was still at school my dad said no

But I went on to see them 3 times thankfully

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By *econdhand RoseWoman
over a year ago

Nr Dumfries

Powderkeg (Scottish)

Cadaver Club (Irish)

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By *bolton88Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

Fm-84

The Prides

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By *o and peepCouple
over a year ago

falkirk

Frightened rabbit and scheme both sadly no longer

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By *arroness NikkiWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Life Without Buildings (Scottish)

Cardiacs (not Scottish)

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By *arroness NikkiWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Also good shout on Kings X

And did Cud support the Spin Doctors ! ….FML that’s one of the oddest gig line ups ever. Guess they were on the same record label x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Humph family (bet nobody’s remembering them)

And a second nomination for the Kevin McDermott orchestra. "

Remember the Humpff Family very well. Beaujolais Nouveau is a masterpiece.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The cult themselves ''she sells sanctuary ''lil devil 'rain ''love album ''

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By *ayjay211201Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline

"Frightened rabbit and scheme both sadly no longer "

Scheme the only unsigned band to sell out the Glasgow Apollo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Scottish band heavy pettin

The most under rated band on the planet y&t

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By *lixerMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Marmalade. Hendrix loved them, but that's no big deal in my book.

Michael Marra. To bring some much needed acoustic sounds and wise words to dilute the rock noise and gibberish.

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