Best songs that don't get enough attention

[AuH2O]

If pop country wouldn't have gone so downhill I like to think someone would have covered this and made it big.

Honestly, I have no idea how popular some of these acts are any more, but Isakov and John Craigie are awesome and underappreciated. Here are a couple of my favorites from Craigie (the first is with Isakov):





I like the sounds of Isakov better, but I think Craigie has some really good lyrics. Isakov is pretty abstract, but Craigie does what I think is the ultimate for a song writer - say something that's fairly straightforward but do it in a pretty interesting way.

 

[g4ce]

Not an underappreciated song but a not as well known cover by Max Cyrin


Breakneck Speed by Tokyo Police Club

 

[madguy30]

Honestly, I have no idea how popular some of these acts are any more, but Isakov and John Craigie are awesome and underappreciated. Here are a couple of my favorites from Craigie (the first is with Isakov):





I like the sounds of Isakov better, but I think Craigie has some really good lyrics. Isakov is pretty abstract, but Craigie does what I think is the ultimate for a song writer - say something that's fairly straightforward but do it in a pretty interesting way.

I've seen Isakov a couple of times and it was just really really solid.

It was interesting there for 4-5 years how Townes Van Zandt's 'If I needed you' was covered by him and Andrew Bird in similar paired down approaches.

 

[JP4CY]

Their KICK album still slaps. Incredibly underrated band.

Absolutely. Hutchense had an aura about him. When he died I thought Robert Palmer would have been a perfect fill in but sadly he passed away not much later.

 

[CloniesForLife]

Honestly, I have no idea how popular some of these acts are any more, but Isakov and John Craigie are awesome and underappreciated. Here are a couple of my favorites from Craigie (the first is with Isakov):





I like the sounds of Isakov better, but I think Craigie has some really good lyrics. Isakov is pretty abstract, but Craigie does what I think is the ultimate for a song writer - say something that's fairly straightforward but do it in a pretty interesting way.

Craigie and Isakov are fantastic

 

[4cy16]

 

[bawbie]

Honestly, I have no idea how popular some of these acts are any more, but Isakov and John Craigie are awesome and underappreciated. Here are a couple of my favorites from Craigie (the first is with Isakov):





I like the sounds of Isakov better, but I think Craigie has some really good lyrics. Isakov is pretty abstract, but Craigie does what I think is the ultimate for a song writer - say something that's fairly straightforward but do it in a pretty interesting way.

Craigie is amazing and hilarious but I’m pretty sure no one has ever heard of him. Dissecting The Bird and Rough Johns are my favorite songs of his. He toured with Jack Johnson at one point and I think Jack recorded one of his songs.

Some of his funniest songs are "Chuck Norris Tears Have Healing Powers Too Bad He Never Cries" and "Lets Talk This Over When We're Sober And Not At Burning Man"

 

[JM4CY]

I don’t know where else to post this but I feel like it needs shared.

 

[bawbie]

I always have problem with these questions because the way I listen to music I have no idea what songs have attention and what don't. But when I was thinking about it, one measure of a great song is one that has been covered over and over by a huge variety of musicians and always sounds great. This song by Bob Dylan fits that category. A long long time ago I went through a "Dylan phase" but it isn't a song that I knew at that time. It was also a country hit by Jerry Reed, I think, in the 80s.

but mainly I just wanted an excuse to post Billy String's flat picking

 

[AuH2O]

Craigie and Isakov are fantastic

The only show Isakov has scheduled that is reasonably close and isn't in support of the Lumineers is in Maquoketa in some small barn venue and is sold out. I would like to see him in a small venue, not in a large one opening for someone else. Craigie will be in Minneapolis and Chicago in Sept.

 

[CloniesForLife]

The only show Isakov has scheduled that is reasonably close and isn't in support of the Lumineers is in Maquoketa in some small barn venue and is sold out. I would like to see him in a small venue, not in a large one opening for someone else. Craigie will be in Minneapolis and Chicago in Sept.

Yeah Isakov would definitely be best to see in a small venue imo

 

[Alswelk]

I've been digging into more Motown trying to find some hidden gems that I either forgot or escaped my attention.

I've realized that I'm more of a Stax guy than a Motown guy. When that house band was clicking, my goodness were they something.

 

[mkadl]

Made my top twenty. I will never know why I enjoy this one.

 

[Frak]

I don’t know where else to post this but I feel like it needs shared.

That reminds me…was listening to fanatics the other day and they had a zeppelin song as a bumper. Ross asks CW if he knew the song and he didn’t. When told it was a Led Zeppelin song, CW says “I just don’t think they’re very good”. I’m not the biggest Zeppelin fan, but that’s an absolutely horrible music take.

 

[JM4CY]

I always have problem with these questions because the way I listen to music I have no idea what songs have attention and what don't. But when I was thinking about it, one measure of a great song is one that has been covered over and over by a huge variety of musicians and always sounds great. This song by Bob Dylan fits that category. A long long time ago I went through a "Dylan phase" but it isn't a song that I knew at that time. It was also a country hit by Jerry Reed, I think, in the 80s.

but mainly I just wanted an excuse to post Billy String's flat picking

Buddy recommended Billy Strings awhile back. I gave him a brief listen but it wasn’t doing much for me. After watching that, I am definitely gonna give him another try.

 

[bawbie]

Buddy recommended Billy Strings awhile back. I gave him a brief listen but it wasn’t doing much for me. After watching that, I am definitely gonna give him another try.

There's several sides to Billy Strings. He's half Doc Watson and half Jerry Garcia. In recent years he's basically recreated the Grateful Dead (in bluegrass!) with long long jam sessions between songs which isn't my thing. But when it's a tight 3 minute song or just him picking a guitar it's great.

If you've never seen it, this is the most epic (young) Billy Strings video (and song):

 

[burn587]

That reminds me…was listening to fanatics the other day and they had a zeppelin song as a bumper. Ross asks CW if he knew the song and he didn’t. When told it was a Led Zeppelin song, CW says “I just don’t think they’re very good”. I’m not the biggest Zeppelin fan, but that’s an absolutely horrible music take.

I love CW, but don’t listen to his opinion on anything entertainment-wise. He doesn’t know most music or movies and the stuff he does like is less than excellent-except for Seinfeld.

 

[CYdTracked]

I'm going to put a country music spin on this a bit. Before Jamey Johnson and Eric Church ever hit it really big they both had a singles that had some mild success but when you think of both of them now after they had some huge hits these songs are kinda hidden gems you really don't hear much about.

 

[drmwevr08]

 

[t-noah]

Maybe this is more well known that I think, but this one is absolutely amazing. Given the fate of the singer, the song reads as a message to himself, making it intensely relevant and tragic, but also one hell of a powerful song. I'd love to hear more, I'm always looking for more music to listen to.

Good thread. Thx for starting it!

Here's a song which had some moderate to really good success in the UK early on, and some moderate initial success in the US. It has faded from memory now, but it's a really good song!

I ran across it yesterday, in one of the recent "On That Note" threads. It's noteable to me, in particular, because my mother's name was Rosemary.

Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse - 1970​