Most Overrated Musicians/Groups

Freddie59

1. Bob Dylan.
2. The Beatles.
3. Oasis.

petebricquette

The Doors.

Captain Graphite

......will there be explanations for your choices here, or is this just a case of lazily listing off whatever comes into your head?

If it's the latter, then I nominate whoever your favourite musician/group is. He/she/they is/are RUBBISH.

Fishooks12

Oasis

Coldpaly

U2

Kasabian

earpiece

Ohhhh Freddie... the first two will land you in hot water.......

Leroy Lita

Beyonce

PhysiologyRocks

Cher Lloyd.

Superbus

Freddie59 wrote: »

1. Bob Dylan.
2. The Beatles.
3. Oasis.

All of your favourite bands.






(BTW I don't like Oasis).

gilmour

dole threads are better than this bastard of a topic

RichieC

Metallica


fin

Ulysses Gaze

Oasis - The Status Quo of the 1990's

Gunnerkid

Justin Beiber someone please shoot him oh wait.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc-oVikA2WU

mackg

"popular bands I don't like"

Nirvana

Superbus

Most overrated films is also on the front page.

Seriously, let people like what they like without being all superior.

Sure, you may think that Dylan has got undeserved praise or whatever but a hell of a lot of people find his music enjoyable, interesting and possibly more than that. Likewise with everything else that shows up in these threads.

Oh_Noes

Mother Teresa

Freddie59

earpiece wrote: »

Ohhhh Freddie... the first two will land you in hot water.......

Bob couldn't sing to save his life. Brilliant songwriter though. I liked the Beatles in my teens (now 52) but that asshole John Lennon really put me off them (I still enjoy some of their songs) in much the same way Bono does with U2.

pragmatic1

Bob Marley (mostly because its caused white people to grow dreadlocks).
Oasis (very average band).
Fleetwood Mac (bland).
Almost every singer-songwriter that has ever lived, especially modern Irish ones like Mundy (horrible, boring, self-indulgent, bollox).

It has to be Coldplay. I saw them live and was immensely bored. They are really, really, really bad. They make me go

John Doe1

Hmm eerily similar to a thread i started on films:rolleyes:

But Oasis

Libertines

Strokes

Freddie59

Superbus wrote: »

Most overrated films is also on the front page.

Seriously, let people like what they like without being all superior.

Sure, you may think that Dylan has got undeserved praise or whatever but a hell of a lot of people find his music enjoyable, interesting and possibly more than that.

Yeah, you're right actually. The main thing with music is not to close your mind to it. I would have a wide variety of tastes, from ABBA to Led Zeppelin, but Dylan's voice really grates on me. And as for those Gallaghers.........:mad:

Freddie59

John Doe1 wrote: »

Hmm eerily similar to a thread i started on films:rolleyes:

Sorry for jumping on the bandwagon.:o:)

ollaetta

earpiece wrote: »

Ohhhh Freddie... the first two will land you in hot water.......

Deliberately chosen to spice up the thread, I would suggest.

John Doe1

Freddie59 wrote: »

Sorry for jumping on the bandwagon.:o:)

Ha dont worry:D

Suryavarman

Fishooks12 wrote: »

Kasabian

:eek: How very dare you!

LH Pathe

Anything in the public eye on a widespread scale is, from my perspective, wherethebrassbandsplaynfeetstarttopound, overrated

Freddie59

ollaetta wrote: »

Deliberately chosen to spice up the thread, I would suggest.

Actually no.

Badgermonkey

Led Zeppelin

Pink Floyd

The Velvet Underground

Oh, Dylan too

Pherekydes

In before

AeoNGriM wrote: »

Overrated is an overused word that overopinionated numpty's with an overinflated sense of their own opinion use over and over again to overstate how overly displeased they are with something. Over and out.

Anyway, U2 are way overrated.

ollaetta

Freddie59 wrote: »

Actually no.

Ah, come on. It would be like starting a most over rated football team with Man U and Barcelona etc. and waiting for the avalanche.

Don't get me wrong though, it should certainly make for a good thread.

LordSutch

1. U2
2. Coldplay.

Freddie59

ollaetta wrote: »

Ah, come on. It would be like starting a most over rated football team with Man U and Barcelona etc. and waiting for the avalanche.

Don't get me wrong though, it should certainly make for a good thread.

No, I actually think that.:)

Pherekydes

ollaetta wrote: »

Ah, come on. It would be like starting a most over rated football team with Man U and Barcelona etc. and waiting for the avalanche.

/Gets popcorn ready.

geetar

like a trolling stone.

Badgermonkey

Superbus wrote: »

Seriously, let people like what they like without being all superior.

That sort of measured response will get you nowhere. In fact, the horde will smell blood. I'd recommend you retreat to your trench and prepare for some awfully predictable pettiness.

MrStuffins

Freddie59 wrote: »

2. The Beatles.

The Beatles are the best band of all time. they had 3 of the best and most successful (Paul McCartney is officially the most successful) songwriters of all time in one group.

They went from knocking out Rock and Roll covers to single-handedly popularising the idea of a concept album with St. Pepper.

They were the first pop group to make prominant use of strings on a single Yesterday (which is also THE most covered song of all time by the way). They were the first band to use feedback as a musical devise on I Feel Fine.

They influenced most of modern music. They were one of the main innovators in the advent of music video.

They were one of the only bands of their time who concentrated on writing an entire album of great songs, rather than 2 -3 hits and the rest just filler. They became the biggest band the world had ever seen. SO big in fact that they had to retire from doing live shows early in their career because nobody could hear what was going on and it was too much hassle.

They did all of this in just 7 years.

But yeah, John Lennon is an "asshole" so they're over rated :rolleyes:

Inbox

Kings of Leon

John Doe1

oh yeah The stone roses

MrStuffins

Inbox wrote: »

Kings of Leon

You know what's weird? For anyone who listened to KOL back in the day, it was obvious that they were by far one of the most UNDER rated bands in the world. They were one of the best bands around.

But now that they're popular, I feel that they are a little over rated now. They were better than how they were rated before. Now they're not as good as they're rated presently......... i hope that makes sense!

boomkatalog

Vocally, I always thought Madonna and Kylie were a bit meh.

But maybe vocals don't matter in order to be a singer

saywhatyousee

Fleetwood mac overrated ye people are sick!!:mad:
If anything i would say they were terribly underrated.

Dotrel

The Incredible String Band. Says who? Says them!

I'd probably rate them as 'Impressive' and that's being generous.

jam_mac_jam

Oasis, the most boring band in the world. My bloody Valentine, oh jesus that's so clever feedback and noice I must be mad not to "get" it. who else, REM more yawny boring music.

Freddie59

MrStuffins wrote: »

The Beatles are the best band of all time. they had 3 of the best and most successful (Paul McCartney is officially the most successful) songwriters of all time in one group.

They went from knocking out Rock and Roll covers to single-handedly popularising the idea of a concept album with St. Pepper.

They were the first pop group to make prominant use of strings on a single Yesterday (which is also THE most covered song of all time by the way). They were the first band to use feedback as a musical devise on I Feel Fine.

They influenced most of modern music. They were one of the main innovators in the advent of music video.

They were one of the only bands of their time who concentrated on writing an entire album of great songs, rather than 2 -3 hits and the rest just filler. They became the biggest band the world had ever seen. SO big in fact that they had to retire from doing live shows early in their career because nobody could hear what was going on and it was too much hassle.

They did all of this in just 7 years.

But yeah, John Lennon is an "asshole" so they're over rated :rolleyes:

And you were around to see all this happen, Mr S?:D

Outside of the Beatles (with Wings) I thought McCartney was brilliant. With that other incredible bore? Nah. If I hear fcuking Imagine one more time..........

The Beatles wouldn't have seen the light of day were it not for the true giants like Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, etc. They were THE ultimate innovators.

Logical Fallacy

MrStuffins wrote: »

You know what's weird? For anyone who listened to KOL back in the day, it was obvious that they were by far one of the most UNDER rated bands in the world. They were one of the best bands around.

But now that they're popular, I feel that they are a little over rated now. They were better than how they were rated before. Now they're not as good as they're rated presently......... i hope that makes sense!

Hipster Lingo.:D

woodoo

Badgermonkey wrote: »

Pink Floyd

Tut tut tut. Bring back public floggings i say.


I agree The Velvet Underground are overrated as are Sonic Youth, The Rolling Stones and The Doors


Oh and the Happy 'effin' Mondays too.

MrStuffins

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

Hipster Lingo.:D

I'm not a Hipster!!

There's another term for what i am, i'd tell you but you wouldn't have heard of it yet!

Superbus

Mozart, like who does he think he is anyway? People just keep bigging him up, I don't get the fuss to be honest.

jam_mac_jam

The doors are not over rated, you mad people.

woodoo

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

The doors are not over rated, you mad people.

2 good songs is not enough for greatness.


People are strange and light my fire.

MrStuffins

Freddie59 wrote: »

And you were around to see all this happen, Mr S?:D

Nope. It's what books and documentaries are for.

Outside of the Beatles (with Wings) I thought McCartney was brilliant. With that other incredible bore? Nah. If I hear fcuking Imagine one more time..........

Well that's 2 guys as solo artists. A different conversation.

The Beatles wouldn't have seen the light of day were it not for the true giants like Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, etc. They were THE ultimate innovators.

Indeed, standing on the shoulder of giants! If being influenced by the greatest artists of your time were criteria for bands to be over rated then all music would be ballocks!

Red Hand

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

There's another term for what i am, i'd tell you but you wouldn't have heard of it yet!

I'm listening to a music genre that doesn't even exist yet.:cool: