10 Severely Underrated Grunge Albums

9. Gumball - Super Tasty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_01bGcIN_Y With legendary grunge figure Don Fleming at the helm, Gumball employed a 'pretty' brand of grunge (if that's possible) with some of the harder edges of the genre filed down, helping to create a smooth, digestible framework. The band's second release Super Tasty was their first major label release and despite containing some of the most glorious radio-friendly pop shards of the time, it never gained much traction. If anything in fact, it veers off from its underground grunge roots too often to its own detriment with some toned downed dynamics sounding somewhat expressionless, almost too post-grunge in certain instances. Despite these shortcomings, the record features some of the most well written pieces of the era. The band really hit their stride when they change things up a little like the searing guitar work on 'Accelerator' or the calming vocal melodies of 'Thunder', highlighting a band comfortable with experimentation. The pick of the bunch here is the relentlessly defiant 'No More', a song that speeds off the tracks with the help of a driving drum beat, raspy vocal ravings, brash bass bashing and electric guitar riff scintillation. Super Tasty can sound somewhat contrived at times and it doesn't quite capture the genre at its grittiest best but it does contain some of the best examples of the genre's high-calibre songwriting craftsmanship.