Most Underrated Rock Albums Of 1990 

King's X & Mother Love Bone, both stone cold classics!!

I really like Detonator as well, it's very underrated. People say Ratt were 'on the way down' and comment negatively on the Desmond Child connection. I discovered Ratt late and I listened to their first five albums all at the same time, they were all new to me at once. Comparing them like that, I found I enjoyed Detonator the most, even ahead of Out of the Cellar which is usually the one people say is their classic record.

Ragged Glory 👍👍👍👍👍

Brendon love the topic, I have eight of the ten mentioned. Like to see part 2 on this topic with another 10 albums. I searching out 16 other albums to complete the studio albums of Alias, Robert Plant, Reo Speedwagon, Styx, and ZZ Top. You are helping me spend my resources into the collection. LOL! All awesome picks!

All these albums is great,good list. That REO album is awesome. Ratt is another favorite. Still have them on original vinyl.

I like pretty much anything Robert Plant has done. I think his solo career is excellent and I really admire the way. He’s branched out to different genres side of a true musician who wants to progress

I think "Brick by Brick" was Iggy's most underrated album. I was lucky enough to see this tour at Numbers in Houston in early 1990. Also, I got to see an unknown band open (Alice in Chains) who rocked the entire "Facelift" album before it had even been released. What a night! Iggy as always gave 110%.

And The Horse They Rode In On- Soul Asylum. One of the absolute best rock and roll albums I’ve ever heard period.

Interesting picks, i think the whole damn catalog of Kings X is criminally underrated. I'm not sure about the NY pick, I think Ragged Glory is ranked pretty high among Neil's albums, with his fans and critics. Although not done in the 90s, the one I would pick would be Psychedelic Pill... one of his best latter day albums that I think a lot of fans ignored.

Thanks for recommending that Alias album. Listened to the whole album for the first time today, and I loved it!

I like Recycler as well. I actually got introduced to that REO album just a few weeks ago, and "Love is a Rock" might be my favorite REO song, now!

I was just listening to brick by brick this weekend which led me to pulling some more iggy cds of the shelf , avenue b , American ceaser , naughty little doggy , I like them all .

Excellent video. Neil Young's Ragged Glory was the standout amongst the listed ones, i.m.o.. It's highly regarded (godfather of grunge), but gets overshadowed by the 70's catalog I have found the 1989-1992 time period to be an untapped gold mine for rock music in general.

Hi Brendon. Great video. ❤ I know 3 of your presentations. That'll be Iggy, Zz & Neil Y. Just love those albums and they mean a lot to me. With underrated you mean within the tighter fan-community? I never thought of those 3 albums as underrated, but know what you mean. I'll definitely check the other ones out. Thanks again. Cheers from Henrik/Copenhagen

Detonator was a great album! Right behind Out of the Cellar and Invasion of Your Privacy which are both top tier albums in my humble opinion! Long live Ratt & Roll 🐀🤘🏼

Hello from France brendon 😊. Iggy pop, i'm a big big big fan😂. Do you know his album zombie birdhouse ? A strange but very good album 😊. Good monday brendon 😊

Detonator is my fav Ratt album, like the rest, but this is the best.

Some great stuff. 👍

Great list!! I owned the majority of these albums. 1990 was the year I graduated. Kings X is one band that I have to revisit. I just couldn’t get into their stuff back in my hay day. Thanks for doing this!!

Saw ZZ TOP at Milton Keynes in UK on Recycler tour support was Bryan Adams (his debut outdoor show in UK the day before he hit No.1 with "Everything I Do..." on UK singles chart and stayed there becoming the longest run at No.1 for that year. Also on bill was The Law, Thunder and Little Angels. Great memories of great day.

I really like the early 90s production idk why just has a very nostalgic sound i was listening to joey by concrete blonde the other day man such a good tune

Robert Plant and Neil Young - both rock giants issued great records in 1990! What a year :) Although "Ragged Glory" is/was not underrated. It was concidered the blue print for grunge that was still pretty much underground in 1990 (Mudhoney, first Nirvana album, Soundgarden ...).

Dimebag Darrell was a huge fan of Kings X. I had a conversation with him about Kings X.

One amazingly underrated album from this year is Tyr from Black Sabbath. Tony Martin was the lead singer and their glory days were well behind them, but this album rocks.

I too also think that detonator was a really good album!

Saw ZZ Top just yesterday!

The REO & Styx album still get regular plays in my house. Both excellent. Need to get round to listening to Ratt's Detonator.

I’m much more of an alternative fan so love the shoutout to Mother Love Bone, but one that I think should be added is Drivin’ N Cryin’ - Fly Me Courageous. Not a bad song on that entire album and one that just puts me in a good mood when I listen to it.

Really resonate with your zz top "education" as the great Recycler was my true introduction to them as well, and my first buy, but their first album is the best :)

I don't know whether these 1990 records are "underrated," but check these out: * Riot - The Privilege of Power * Samhain - Final Descent * Hellion - The Black Book * Scatterbrain - Here Comes Trouble * Blind Guardian - Tales from the Twilight World * Chastain - For Those Who Dare * Forbidden - Twisted into Form * Gamma Ray - Heading for Tomorrow * Tony MacAlpine - Eyes of the World * Manilla Road - The Courts of Chaos * Morgana Lefay - Symphony of the Damned * U.D.O. - Faceless World

Have to check these out!

The Alias album is excellent. Definitely a case of for me saw the cover and thought let’s check this out wasn’t disappointed.

Detonator is my favorite Ratt album!

Great choices

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King's X

I like Recycler! Great album!

Some of these I have, not crazy about the REO album but it has some moments on it. The Styx album I liked more back then and saw them on that tour, and I have seen every version of STYX now to date, but it does not hold up for me, its almost a Dennis solo record from the 80's though this was the 90's, JY phoned in his track, Glen Burtnik was good never fit in IMO, "Show me the way" honestly rose because of the radio mix of "war letters" from the first Iraq war so it really is doubtful that would have hit had it not been for those circumstances, a few songs are OK here and there but much like "Brave New World" in 1999 which was like three solo albums mashed up, this is almost a Dennis left over 80's solo record. Luckily his solo albums the last three he did were top notch better than anything any STYX guy did solo, and the last two STYX albums with Tommy and Lawrence have been stellar.

The zz top CD your holding in this pic I played that this morning how many cds are in your collection

Warrior Soul: Last decade dead century

Is that a G&L Rampage behind you!?

Nice ZZTOP shirt 👕

This isn't 1990, it's actually 1992, but what do you think of 21 Guns and Saints and Sinner

Never understood the hate for 'Recycler'. Not as good as their best 70's albums IMO, but solid nonetheless.

Recycler 💪 waaaay better than Afterburner, not even close

Edge of the Century is arguably the nadir of Styx' career. I don't think you can consider an album like that underrated. I think it's perfectly rated as a total stinker.