10 Most Underrated Grunge Bands Of All Time

10. Tad

Tad came an awful lot closer than a lot of the bands on this list to making it huge.

Let by their immensely charismatic lead singer Tad Doyle, they made music with a muscularity and scale that set them apart from some of their more introspective contemporaries, as well as a daffy sense of humour that kept them grounded.

10 years later they’d have blown up in a major way, but instead they flew just under the radar as their erstwhile-tourmates Nirvana rocketed to the moon. Debut album God’s Balls is hugely assured, with Doyle turning the air blue on “Behemoth” and spoofing self serious rockers on “Pork Chop” above a colossal sea of riffs.

They scored a major label deal for third album Inhaler; it’s a catchy and often inspired record but it didn’t quite hit the zeitgeist, with tracks like “Lycanthrope” and "Just Bought the Farm" exhibiting a sense of humour that wasn’t in vogue for the genre.

Tad provided something totally different to the often self-serious grunge scene and are rightly celebrated by their fans, though they had the potential to hit another level.