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Most overrated bands

HartydogHartydog Posts: 2,060
edited September 2010 in Other Music
What band(s) would you nominate for being overrated? I'll start:

U2 - 1.5 good albums and a scattershot of other quality songs.
Boston 9-28-04, 5-24-06, 5-25-06, 5-17-10, 8-5-16, 8-7-16, 9-2-18, 9-4-18
Ft Worth 9-15-23
Hartford 5-13-06, 6-27-08, 10-25-13
Mansfield, MA 6-30-08, 6-28-08, 7-2-03, 7-3-03, 7-11-03, 8-29-00, 8-30-00, 9-15-98, 9-16-98
Worcester 10-15-13, 10-16-13
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  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Pearl Jam
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • jamminpearlsjamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    Soundgarden
    Go Birds!!!!
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    jamminpearls wrote:
    Soundgarden
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • HorosHoros Posts: 4,518
    Arcade Fire
    #FHP
  • ruggs1996ruggs1996 Posts: 586
    Led Zeppelin is the most overrated band of all time imo
    Camden 2 (2008) 
    Philly 1 and 4 (2009)
    Newark (2010)
    MSG 1 (2010)
    Toronto 1 and 2 (2011)
    Brooklyn 1 and 2 (2013)
    Philly 2 (2013)
    Greenville (2016)
    Columbia (2016)
    MSG 2 (2016)
    Fenway 2 (2016)
    EV NJPAC (2022)
    MSG (2022)
    Denver (2022)
  • sparky_frysparky_fry Posts: 760
    i don't agree with any of those bands. I'd say someone like nickleback. And led zeppelin overrated? They changed music
  • craigbcraigb Posts: 806
    The Doors
    "Speak clearly if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall"

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  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,953
    This thread is going to go well.

    Most overrated band:
    Nickelback

    most overrated on this board:
    Anything Jack White related
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  • ZepJamZepJam Posts: 4
    Without a doubt......U2
  • philthehipphilthehip Posts: 2,084
    ruggs1996 wrote:
    Led Zeppelin is the most overrated band of all time imo

    Its all opinion but for me Led Zep could never be overated.

    Overated bands for me, Mettalica, Nickleback, Eric Clapton as some refer to him as the greatest guitarist of all time. That goes to Hubert Sumlin for me.

    Oh and sorry Dimi but Mike McCready is way overated by some.
  • HartydogHartydog Posts: 2,060
    I'll agree on Clapton. Love to hear him play the guitar but wishes he wouldn't sing.
    Boston 9-28-04, 5-24-06, 5-25-06, 5-17-10, 8-5-16, 8-7-16, 9-2-18, 9-4-18
    Ft Worth 9-15-23
    Hartford 5-13-06, 6-27-08, 10-25-13
    Mansfield, MA 6-30-08, 6-28-08, 7-2-03, 7-3-03, 7-11-03, 8-29-00, 8-30-00, 9-15-98, 9-16-98
    Worcester 10-15-13, 10-16-13
  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,953
    Hartydog wrote:
    I'll agree on Clapton. Love to hear him play the guitar but wishes he wouldn't sing.
    why dont you want him singing?
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  • arqarq Posts: 8,049
    U2 and the doors.
    "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it"
    Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Why not (V) (°,,,,°) (V) ?
  • philthehipphilthehip Posts: 2,084
    Hartydog wrote:
    I'll agree on Clapton. Love to hear him play the guitar but wishes he wouldn't sing.

    I love his music but he is not anywhere near the greatest players, but he has always played down claims of him being the best and over many years has given various names as his influences so I really respect him for that.
  • veddertownveddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    Arcade Fire, Killers and Kings Of Leon top a list of about 20 bands I could think of......
    Like a book among the many on a shelf...

    Dublin 02 Arena - 22/6/10. Belfast Odyssey Arena - 23/6/10. London Hyde Park - 25/6/10. Berlin Wuhlheide - 30/6/10.
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  • theserialthrillatheserialthrilla Posts: 15,760
    u2
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  • StevieGStevieG Ontario Posts: 850
    Although I don't think many people on here will agree, I would say Nirvana. Not much musical talent in my opinion, any one can play three chords on a guitar and scream and swear. Just my opinion folks, don't get all upset.
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  • philthehipphilthehip Posts: 2,084
    StevieG wrote:
    Although I don't think many people on here will agree, I would say Nirvana. Not much musical talent in my opinion, any one can play three chords on a guitar and scream and swear. Just my opinion folks, don't get all upset.

    Other than Bleach I totally agree with you, I really enjoy that album but I totally hate Nevermind
  • slightlystonedslightlystoned Posts: 229
    u2 and the supremely shitty Kings Of Leon.
  • spencer958spencer958 Louisville, KY Posts: 279
    I will agree, U2 and Nickelback. Also never really got into Nirvana. I always thought they stole most of PJ's spotlight(and I think that's how our boys preferred it). I do think that Nirvana unplugged is their best album though.
  • yellowLedvedder10yellowLedvedder10 Posts: 22
    Kiss and ACDC

    "T. N. T im DYNOMITEaaaahhh!!!!"

    c'mon ...really??
  • veddertownveddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    StevieG wrote:
    Although I don't think many people on here will agree, I would say Nirvana. Not much musical talent in my opinion, any one can play three chords on a guitar and scream and swear. Just my opinion folks, don't get all upset.
    Hey!!!!!!! :x No, you're absolutely right I think. I do like Nirvana but to label them alongside some of the greats of the past 40 years is wrong. They had a great sound and good songs but from a technical standpoint they were sloppy as hell. The argument about Nirvana deserves it's own space though because it's never going to be just about the music where they are concerned. They're certainly not the legends we're led to believe they are though.
    Like a book among the many on a shelf...

    Dublin 02 Arena - 22/6/10. Belfast Odyssey Arena - 23/6/10. London Hyde Park - 25/6/10. Berlin Wuhlheide - 30/6/10.
    Manchester MEN - 20/06/12. Manchester MEN - 21/06/12
  • made us starsmade us stars Posts: 166
    Kings of Leon (cancelled a concert because of some bird shit???)
    Creed
    Do you see the way that tree bends? Does it inspire?

    I'll not lose my faith, it's an inside job today

    St. Louis 5/4/10 Hope for many more!
  • stickman81stickman81 Posts: 437
    Sleater Kinney
  • yellowLedvedder10yellowLedvedder10 Posts: 22
    StevieG wrote:
    Although I don't think many people on here will agree, I would say Nirvana. Not much musical talent in my opinion, any one can play three chords on a guitar and scream and swear. Just my opinion folks, don't get all upset.

    Although I don't agree with u that Nirvana wasn't talented-(IMO they wrote some great music, albeit sometimes simple and catchy)...I definitely feel they are overrated --they are often lumped in with some of the greatest bands of all time and thats just wrong-- not to sound too harsh, but dying really boosts ur legacy
  • Hairy DaneHairy Dane Denmark Posts: 205
    yellowLedvedder10 wrote:
    Kiss and ACDC

    "T. N. T im DYNOMITEaaaahhh!!!!"

    c'mon ...really??

    With you there! All my friends wanted to drag me to an AC/DC gig some time ago, but I politely passed.
    Have fun, walk hard and stay alive.
  • BB197031BB197031 Posts: 3
    I would say Nickelback, but I am not sure who rates them high, except for on a sales perspective. If we're going by album sales, then, yeah, Nickelass.

    Besides that, I'm agreein' with u2 to an extent. Half of War, most of Joshua Tree, all of Achtung Baby, then really scattershot since.

    And Kiss. Definitely Kiss.
    - Makes much more sense, to live in the present tense -
  • WMAangelWMAangel Posts: 5
    How can bands such as Nickelback and Creed possibly be considered "overrated" when neither have any credibility or critical acclaim?? The very definition of overrate is "to rate or appraise too highly", and both those bands are reviled nearly unanimously by critics....
  • foodboyfoodboy Posts: 988
    the police.boring in concert. eric clapton is another. jack whites' dead weather but love the white stripes. the killers, just to name a few
  • yellowLedvedder10yellowLedvedder10 Posts: 22
    BB197031 wrote:
    I would say Nickelback, but I am not sure who rates them high, except for on a sales perspective. If we're going by album sales, then, yeah, Nickelass.

    Besides that, I'm agreein' with u2 to an extent. Half of War, most of Joshua Tree, all of Achtung Baby, then really scattershot since.

    And Kiss. Definitely Kiss.

    "IIII...Wanna rock and roll All Niiiight.....and Party every day"

    wow...pure......musical......genious.....
    so....introspective...magical....dare i say......poignant
    :roll: :roll: :roll:
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