We did a thread on 1 hit wonders and I think one on who was I the top 5 or 10 of all time, but what about most overrated? I realize this could/will turn into "bands/singers I personally think suck", but its probably a nice break from the clustefuck thread about proving atheists are terrorists or whatever it was. As for my choices, I'm not sure. I DO think Springstein is overrated, but I'm not sure he would qualify for what I'm trying to get at. And just because it makes it a little easier, I think we should exclude rap and country.
OK, I'll probably get shot, but........Dillon and the Grateful Dead. (Disclaimer: I do realize that Dillon was a timely/gifted lyricist, but still..............)
While I like a few of their songs, I meet a lot of huge gigantic Rush fans, and I am like what's the big deal? Average band in my opinion. I am expecting that I will get a bunch of responses saying that they are incredibly underrated.
I didn't know there were that many. I have lived up here since Oct. 2010. Sombody ran into that pig statute at Pike Place last year some time. I am not sure what the deal is with it. It probably has something to do with "taking the pig to market" or something like that.
Although I don't know much about Judas Priest, the rest I can totally agree with. I can see those too. Even Metallica. Well, it depends on who you ask. They aren't promoted like others (Bon Jovi, for example), and they ARE underrated. But I can see how for some it might seem odd for their fans are so obsessed with them.
Totally!! Not saying they didn't have some good hits, but good fucking grief, you'd think they were the New Kids on the Block or something! *btw, that's not me being a smart ass to your comment, just being funny with the comparison. But I do agree, I always felt they were way overrated.
I didn't take offense at all. Yeah I never understood why they were so popular. I loved sound garden though.
holy crap, we should just stop talking politics because so far I haven't really disagreed with anyone in this thread.
my list (as of right now): Green Day Stones Springsteen (decided to include him) Nirvana Bon Jovi Metallica (in as much as mainstream. They have only a few hits the average person would recognize) Black Eye Peas (esp Fergie. This is about as close to the modern era of music I'm going to go, as i think they're ALL overrated) I'm sure I'll augment this list as the thread continues. There are some oldies I could include, but I don't think it's fair to dump on Chicago and Fleetwood Mac (because their overrating, imho, stems from having been flooded on the airwaves the last 20 years).
