The Most Overrated Band Ever Thread

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  • release30
    release30 Posts: 2,051
    Oasis- must have been said somewhere in this thread right?...
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......
  • vedderoffdead
    vedderoffdead Posts: 688
    Get_Right wrote:
    whoooooooooooooooooosh

    what was that?

    the sound of your credibility going out the window

    To say that two of the greatest songwriters invented nothing is simply naive.

    They may be overhyped over publicized over commercialized over dramatizied etc... but there is a lot of substance to their achievements.
    Whew!...then it sure is a good thing I don't look to meaningless internet threads for credibility. Dope...
  • vedderoffdead
    vedderoffdead Posts: 688
    So tell me exactly what was it that they 'invented'? You say they were great songwriters...did they INVENT songwriting? You may say they wrote great lyrics...did they INVENT putting pen to paper? Did they INVENT catchy hooks?
    Did they INVENT 4/4 time? Did they INVENT guitar chords? They did invent those stupid haircuts however, and I guess they were TECHNICALLY the first boy band...you may be on to something here...
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,120
    vedderoffdead wrote:
    Whew!...then it sure is a good thing I don't look to meaningless internet threads for credibility. Dope...

    of course you dont
    but hey great sense of humor you have there
    writing a song is inventing something. They wrote a lot of great songs.
  • vedderoffdead
    vedderoffdead Posts: 688
    Get_Right wrote:
    of course you dont
    but hey great sense of humor you have there
    My sarcasm-meter must need a tune-up^
  • smithnic
    smithnic Posts: 1,565
    vedderoffdead wrote:
    So tell me exactly what was it that they 'invented'? You say they were great songwriters...did they INVENT songwriting? You may say they wrote great lyrics...did they INVENT putting pen to paper? Did they INVENT catchy hooks?
    Did they INVENT 4/4 time? Did they INVENT guitar chords? They did invent those stupid haircuts however, and I guess they were TECHNICALLY the first boy band...you may be on to something here...

    Revolver was a genius record in terms of recording.
    I refuse to believe that you're sitting there saying you don't like the Beatles. Congrats, you've managed to have everyone tell you how stupid you are.
    Go Get 'Em Tigers!
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,120
    smithnic wrote:
    Revolver was a genius record in terms of recording.
    I refuse to believe that you're sitting there saying you don't like the Beatles. Congrats, you've managed to have everyone tell you how stupid you are.

    well its ok not to like them

    but they did write a large number of amazing songs

    its kinda like elvis, I dont like a lot of his songs but recognize his place in the history of music
  • vedderoffdead
    vedderoffdead Posts: 688
    smithnic wrote:
    Revolver was a genius record in terms of recording.
    I refuse to believe that you're sitting there saying you don't like the Beatles. Congrats, you've managed to have everyone tell you how stupid you are.
    I don't NEED you to believe that I don't like something. If your favorite flavor of ice cream is pistachio, and I said that I don't particularly enjoy that flavor...what would I gain by lying about it? That shows how stupid and close-minded YOU are...Because somebody doesn't like what you like they must be liars or stupid? Wow, you must be a lonely guy.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    smithnic wrote:
    I refuse to believe that you're sitting there saying you don't like the Beatles.

    Wow. There's a plethora of moronic statements in this thread.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • vedderoffdead
    vedderoffdead Posts: 688
    Get_Right wrote:
    well its ok not to like them

    but they did write a large number of amazing songs

    its kinda like elvis, I dont like a lot of his songs but recognize his place in the history of music
    I've said from the beginning that I understand their 'place' in music history, just like I understand the phonograph's place in music history. That doesn't mean I'm going to go home after work, pour myself a glass of whiskey, and fire up the old Victrola. If you enjoy them, then just keep on enjoying them by all means, but don't be so naive to believe that EVERYONE has to enjoy them or they're stupid or unenlightened. That's why they make hundreds of flavors of ice cream
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,120
    vedderoffdead wrote:
    I've said from the beginning that I understand their 'place' in music history, just like I understand the phonograph's place in music history. That doesn't mean I'm going to go home after work, pour myself a glass of whiskey, and fire up the old Victrola. If you enjoy them, then just keep on enjoying them by all means, but don't be so naive to believe that EVERYONE has to enjoy them or they're stupid or unenlightened. That's why they make hundreds of flavors of ice cream

    fair enough-I dont like tomatos
    But have a glass of whiskey and fire that ole phonograph player up once in awhile, at least with a little PJ vinyl.
    ;)
  • armsraisedinavee
    armsraisedinavee Posts: 133
    i find the notion that someone HAS to like a band (or a movie, or a tv show, etc) to be very irritating but, as many have already said, they do have a place in rock n roll and were very influential especially on bands in their general time (i.e. the rolling stones)

    someone mentioned before what the beatles invented - off the top of my head, i THINK that they were the first band (or one of the first) to do the following

    play live in a stadium
    incorporate the sitar and other indian-style instruments
    double-tracking the vocals
    the way that they used horns was different than anyone else
    ringo was the first drummer (again i believe) to remove the bottoms of his drums to give them a different sound

    thats all i got
    9/1/2000 - E-Centre, Camden, 'Sometimes' started and I was hooked...
  • ramblinpony
    ramblinpony Posts: 115
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    There are plenty of punk bands who got the "attitude" right and also wrote fucking amazing songs.

    Husker Du were the Ramones with good songs.

    Minor Threat were the most "punk" band ever and every song they ever recorded was incredible.

    The Ramones hit the scene 5 years before Husker Du. Minor Threat only lasted 3 years, and didn't kick off until 1980, both of which were amazing bands. It is very, very, possible that the student can easily surpass the teacher, but the student always retains the utmost respect for that teacher. You have got to remember your roots. Which is why the New York Dolls always got props from the Ramones, and Iggy Pop gets respect from everyone.
  • boroff89
    boroff89 Posts: 786
    I don't trust people who don't like animals or The Beatles. :-) When I taught high school, even my hip-hop loving teenagers loved The Beatles. They have the most musically diverse and masterful catalogue of any rock band that has ever existed. And anyone who calls them a pop band or a boy band. . .ugh. Even their early poppy stuff rocked.
    It makes much more sense to live in the present tense.
  • elderlywoman4
    elderlywoman4 Posts: 1
    Bon Jovi
  • vedderoffdead
    vedderoffdead Posts: 688
    boroff89 wrote:
    I don't trust people who don't like animals or The Beatles. :-) When I taught high school, even my hip-hop loving teenagers loved The Beatles. They have the most musically diverse and masterful catalogue of any rock band that has ever existed. And anyone who calls them a pop band or a boy band. . .ugh. Even their early poppy stuff rocked.
    Well, my girl and I have 3 pitbulls, & 9 cats. We also constantly take in animals that need nursing because their mother died, or abandoned them, including possums, raccoons, and groundhogs. My girl works at an animal shelter, and I help out there as much as I can. We both thoroughly dislike The Beatles...so there goes your theory...
  • boroff89
    boroff89 Posts: 786
    vedderoffdead wrote:
    Well, my girl and I have 3 pitbulls, & 9 cats. We also constantly take in animals that need nursing because their mother died, or abandoned them, including possums, raccoons, and groundhogs. My girl works at an animal shelter, and I help out there as much as I can. We both thoroughly dislike The Beatles...so there goes your theory...

    You misread what I said. If you don't like animals, I don't trust you. Also, if you don't like The Beatles, I don't trust you. But it was supposed to be a joke to begin with. . .
    It makes much more sense to live in the present tense.
  • vedderoffdead
    vedderoffdead Posts: 688
    boroff89 wrote:
    You misread what I said. If you don't like animals, I don't trust you. Also, if you don't like The Beatles, I don't trust you. But it was supposed to be a joke to begin with. . .
    Oh. gotcha. just mis-read it...
  • manipulatedliving
    manipulatedliving Posts: 508
    Pearl Jam....that one guy never gets any credit.
    "I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, 1977
  • lephty
    lephty Posts: 770
    did anyone say The Beatles yet?

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