[JohnE]

I know this kind of thing has been beaten to death, but I listened to some jacknut on the way home from LA today prattling on about the Beatles (WHO SUCK!) and I just had to weigh in on my
5 MOST OVERRATED BANDS EVRE

1. The Beatles
Not highly original, ripped off Chuck Berry, Elvis, Motown etc. Plus eventually spawned "Wings" and who could forget Ringo as Mr Condustor on Thomas the Tank Engine...
Went from being pop, top 40 to hiding from the press. Keith Moon could of/should of kicked all their a$$es.
2. The Doors.
Jim Morrison, closet case who denied his parents were alive, although they outlived him. Plus, bad movie w/ Val Kilemr, and NO BASS, WTF?
3. The Eagles.me
So. Cal. power mellow. Gimme a break.
4. The Sex Pistols.
Invented by Malcolm McClaren to capitaliize on a trend and sell records. Joe Strummer could of/should ofkikced all their a$$es!
5. The Kinks
OHMYGAWDDOTHEYSUCK! Aside from "Lola" and "You really got me" what has Ray Davies contributed to society? I bough "The Road" and endede up using for target practice. The f@cking used CD place wouldtn even take it...
So anywya, theres my input for the night. Take it, or leave it...

 

[Brian HCM#1]

Overrated - AC/DC

 

[Brian HCM#1]

I know this kind of thing has been beaten to death, but I listened to some jacknut on the way home from LA today prattling on about the Beatles (WHO SUCK!) and I just had to weigh in on my
5 MOST OVERRATED BANDS EVRE

1. The Beatles
Not highly original, ripped off Chuck Berry, Elvis, Motown etc. Plus eventually spawned "Wings" and who could forget Ringo as Mr Condustor on Thomas the Tank Engine...
Went from being pop, top 40 to hiding from the press. Keith Moon could of/should of kicked all their a$$es.
2. The Doors.
Jim Morrison, closet case who denied his parents were alive, although they outlived him. Plus, bad movie w/ Val Kilemr, and NO BASS, WTF?
3. The Eagles.me
So. Cal. power mellow. Gimme a break.
4. The Sex Pistols.
Invented by Malcolm McClaren to capitaliize on a trend and sell records. Joe Strummer could of/should ofkikced all their a$$es!
5. The Kinks
OHMYGAWDDOTHEYSUCK! Aside from "Lola" and "You really got me" what has Ray Davies contributed to society? I bough "The Road" and endede up using for target practice. The f@cking used CD place wouldtn even take it...
So anywya, theres my input for the night. Take it, or leave it...

Let me guess your age..........16-19 years old.

 

[benno]

U2.

The Beatles.

I disagree on The Doors.

Edit: oooh someone gave me some red squares!

 

[jimmydean]

I think underrated bands are far more interesting. I started to put together a list of overrated bands and it was too huge to post.

As for UNDERRATED bands, look at groups like AFI that most people I meet have never heard of, but yet they enjoy many of the bands they influence.

 

[JohnE]

Let me guess your age..........16-19 years old.

16-19? Thats just my dating pool...(I hope the wife never reads this!!) Nice shot, but try 35-40.
Were I 16, I would add Green Day, Blink 182 and Yellow Card, to name just a few poseur punkers out today.
Joe and Keith would whip the sh*t out of those cats!
16-19, sheesh.

 

[JohnE]

My top 5 under rated bands...
1. Webb Wilder and the Nashvegans
2. Dropkick Murphys
3. Anything with Brian Setzer
4. Dire Straits
5. The Who
5a. The Clash

Gimme time, and more beer and my f#cking CD collection (currently hung up in customs...) and I will add a few.

DISCLAIMER: Keep in mind folks, this is but my humble opinion. So all you Brian Eno, Peter Gallagher and Chris Isaaks fans remember, Keith Moon would whip all your a$$es...
BTW, the Beach Boys suck too, and I live in California...

 

[DaveW]

Overrated?
Anything with Fred Durst in it.

Under rated? Dropkick murphys for sure!

 

[MMike]

The following bands suck:

The Doors
Pearl Jam
Neil Young
That guy that "sings" "Beautiful" with the Rod Stewart wannabe voice
Rod Stewart
System of a Down (makes me barf)

 

[BurlyShirley]

4. Dire Straits

You hear that Narlus?

 

[BurlyShirley]

My top 5 overrated:

Led Zeppelin: I simply hate them. Spare me all the "influencial" crap too. They get so much hype...

Jimmie Hendrix/Stevie Ray Vaughn: Yeah, I get it. You can make a bunch of stupid noises with a guitar. Thanks. Move along please and learn how to FINISH a song. Here's a hint. The point is not to drone on for hours with random, inane solos with no relevance to the rest of the song to the point that the listener becomes bored.

Kiss: Two good songs, 500 crappy ones. Who knew stupid face paint would draw worship from Vh1 for eternity? Please die.

The Eagles: They just suck. Tell me what the hell is wrong with the world that these a-holes have the top grossing record of all time? Which song is it that stands out? I have no ****ing clue...

AC/DC: Same song, every song, every time. Tired of it.

 

[GumbaFish]

a.) SRV is probably the best pure blues guitarist that you will ever hear
b.) who ever rated Kiss as being good?
c.) Nirvana = highly overrated.

 

[Da Peach]

-Britney Spears
-Kelly Clarkson
-Salty Garbage (Christina Aguilera)
-Lindsay Lohan
-Rolling Stones

 

[fluff]

Elvis,
Bruce Springsteen
Oasis
Phil Collins
Jefferson flying-thing

 

[BRRAAAP!!]

Topics like this are stupid to the max... But so am I
The Arctic Monkeys is my contribution.

 

[ride26]

Korn-OVERRATED

 

[mud'n'sweat]

As far as classics that are way overworshipped, I highly agree with the doors nomination. Not that I don't have any appreciation for them at all, but they are most certainly overrated.

I agree that Dire Straits, and most notably Mark Knopfler are very underrated.

 

[stevew]

red hot chilli peppers/tool

dead even for the suck.

 

[Tame Ape]

I think the Kinks are one of the most underated bands of all time! If your exposure to their discography is limited to two songs, you've heard nothing yet!

Neg Rep for dropping that one my friend! :redhot: :hot: :hot: :hot: :hot: :redhot:

 

[narlus]

The Beatles - Not highly original,

that mark knopfler sure is an envelope-pusher.

the kinks mid period (from _Face to Face_ through _Arthur_) is a hugely sucessful musical legacy. don't blame yr ignorance on the straitjacketed FM radio programmers.

 

[valve bouncer]

that mark knopfler sure is an envelope-pusher.

the kinks mid period (from _Face to Face_ through _Arthur_) is a hugely sucessful musical legacy. don't blame yr ignorance on the straitjacketed FM radio programmers.

I knew this thread would give you a laugh. Dire Straits.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

16-19? Thats just my dating pool...(I hope the wife never reads this!!) Nice shot, but try 35-40.
Were I 16, I would add Green Day, Blink 182 and Yellow Card, to name just a few poseur punkers out today.
Joe and Keith would whip the sh*t out of those cats!
16-19, sheesh.

You should change it to bands you personally don't care for.

 

[golgiaparatus]

1. The Beatles
2. The Doors.
3. The Eagles
4. The Sex Pistols.
5. The Kinks

Wow you picked some pretty interesting ones.

The beatles? For their time they changed everything... and JL's songwriting still inspires musicians today. The Doors? The Eagles? I never liked the them but their sound was very professional and tight.

Anyway my picks (and I'm not going to think about it too hard) are:
1. Blink 182
2. Limp Bizkit
3. Kenny G.
4. Mosty any band related in some way to large groups of Harley Davidsons
5. Almost any band post 1990 that starts with "The"

 

[Tame Ape]

5. Almost any band post 1990 that starts with "The"

The Pixies? Thats all I got...

 

[Ian F]

That guy that "sings" "Beautiful" with the Rod Stewart wannabe voice

LOL. Dude, that's Joe Cocker... who is basically who Rod Stewart copied. At worst, they both arrived on the Brit-blues scene around at the same time.

 

[Ian F]

5. Almost any band post 1990 that starts with "The"

So I guess you really don't like "The THE".

 

[MMike]

LOL. Dude, that's Joe Cocker... who is basically who Rod Stewart copied. At worst, they both arrived on the Brit-blues scene around at the same time.

No no no....the new guy. Song's been out for about a year or so... was the musical guest on SNL this past season....

 

[Ian F]

No no no....the new guy. Song's been out for about a year or so... was the musical guest on SNL this past season....

Ah... that guy... vaguely heard of him... my bad. I don't pay much attention to new music anymore... I've been on a classical kick for a few years now. I can even listen to opera.

 

[Polandspring88]

No Doubt is highly overrated. Not only is Gwen Stefani not good looking, but the music just plain sucks.

 

[fluff]

No Doubt is highly overrated. Not only is Gwen Stefani not good looking, but the music just plain sucks.

Couldn't agree more.

 

[narlus]

The Pixies? Thats all I got...

the pixies' greatest work was all prior to '90.

 

[narlus]

ok, here are some of mine:

modest mouse
dave mathews band
grateful dead
slayer
jimmy buffet

i am in full agreement w/ the doors/eagles being absolute tosh.

 

[Tame Ape]

ok, here are some of mine:

modest mouse
dave mathews band
grateful dead
slayer
jimmy buffet

i am in full agreement w/ the doors/eagles being absolute tosh.

Modest Mouse??? The devil you say! Whats next? Pavement? Cat Power?

 

[narlus]

i can't stand ian's singing style, really, and the rhythm isn't my bag either. 'dramamine' is about the only song i really like.

pavement and cat power will never be overrated on my list.

btw, i saw the worst band in the world friday night, and i blame ian brock directly (they had a similar sing/songy-shoutey vocal style). the band was called Bound Stems and i hate them w/ every fibre of my being.

 

[BurlyShirley]

Slayer?

You think Slayer is overrated?

You seriously think that?


Sad really...

EDIT: Then again, you also dont like Iron Maiden, so therefore your opinion on metal is flawed from teh start. I shouldnt be surprised.

 

[narlus]

you mean, 'all the songs sound the same' slayer?

it was basically just a ruse to get a fish on the hook, so pat yrself on the back for grabbing the shiny spoon.

 

[mud'n'sweat]

No no no....the new guy. Song's been out for about a year or so... was the musical guest on SNL this past season....

His name is James Blunt, and yes, he is entirely overrated. Then again, I didn't like him to start with.

This is all just subjective, but fun none the less.

 

[Tame Ape]

Latest Cat Power album is tits!

 

[narlus]

_what would the community think_ is probably my favorite...the covers she does of "fate of the human carbine" and "bathysphere" are incredible, and i love the originals too (peter jefferies and smog, respectively, if you've not heard 'em).

her cover of 'satisfaction' could be the best cover version of all time.

 

[Zark]

Eagles:further proof that there is no god, or else they'd be dead.

Social Distortion: your christian, you whine alot and your songs sound the same....we get it.

Duran-Duran: a spectacular turd in a decade of floaters. Courtesy flush please.