[imported_The Vibesman]

Inspired by the ongoing, constant Beatles-are-the-most-overrated argument:

I think the Kinks are the most underrated group ever.

I'm interested to see if anyone agrees, and who your candidates are.

I know this could easily devolve into a my-favorite-band-no-one-has-heard-of-thread, but I didn't want it to be that way, or I would have titled it The Blasters. So let's keep this to popular bands that most people have heard but many don't take seriously. The B-52's, for example, would be a good answer.

Back to the Kinks: They're incredible, and incredible straight up from their first records through the 1980's and albums like "Give The People What They Want!". Their "Lola Vs. The Powerman and The Money-go-round" was a seriously influential album, one of the first "concept" type albums. And their playing and live shows are legendary. Not to mention that their influence on rock music, with songs like You Really Got Me, All Day and All Of The Night, and Lola, is lasting and legendary.