Who are the most underrated musicians?
I have a good list of who I think are the most underrated, first and foremost on my list is my favorite artist Peter Tosh. I feel he is like the black sheep of the Wailers, as opposed to the more polarizing figures Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer. Not discrediting Bob Marley whatsoever, but I feel some people do ignore Peter Tosh's contribution and often place him below Marley whereas I would say they have qualities that make them both equal. If Marley was the soul of the group I would place Tosh as the political conscience of it.
Tosh was incredibly gifted, according to his bio on the All Music Guide, he was even self-taught. His solo career was so fulfilling yet so unnoticed. Highly-rated and praised masterpieces like Equal Rights and Bush Doctor (which featured The Rolling Stones) never really went to the status they deserved. He's even proved that he is more than capable of covering the hard songs like Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode, Frank Sinatra's Pick Myself Up, and Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles. Not only did he lay the groundwork for all of Reggae (as there are musicians today trying to imitate Tosh's unique style), but I would even liken it this way: Tosh did for Rock and Roll what Winston Foster King Yellowman did for Hip-Hop.
I have a good list of who I think are the most underrated, first and foremost on my list is my favorite artist Peter Tosh. I feel he is like the black sheep of the Wailers, as opposed to the more polarizing figures Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer. Not discrediting Bob Marley whatsoever, but I feel some people do ignore Peter Tosh's contribution and often place him below Marley whereas I would say they have qualities that make them both equal. If Marley was the soul of the group I would place Tosh as the political conscience of it.
Tosh was incredibly gifted, according to his bio on the All Music Guide, he was even self-taught. His solo career was so fulfilling yet so unnoticed. Highly-rated and praised masterpieces like Equal Rights and Bush Doctor (which featured The Rolling Stones) never really went to the status they deserved. He's even proved that he is more than capable of covering the hard songs like Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode, Frank Sinatra's Pick Myself Up, and Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles. Not only did he lay the groundwork for all of Reggae (as there are musicians today trying to imitate Tosh's unique style), but I would even liken it this way: Tosh did for Rock and Roll what Winston Foster King Yellowman did for Hip-Hop.
