10 Most Overated Rock bands / Performers

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  • Posts: 11,175
    RHCP, Aerosmith, Jack Johnson, DMB, Led Zep (i like about 15 songs of theirs)
  • Posts: 861
    locked wrote:
    IMO:
    in order of outrageously excessive amount of praise:

    10: Radiohead
    (WTF do critics rave about these guys..? I'm not hearing it Besides "Creep"... I can't recall a good thing they've put out.. )

    09: The Grateful Dead
    (Unlike Pearl Jam, hearing them "live" does not make a difference.. they still sound like a bad country band to me)

    08: Bob Dylan (this is too easy!)

    07: The Beatles
    (I LOVE The Beatles but does Rolling Stone have to pick EVERY Album they made as the greatest of all time..?)

    06: Bruce Springsteen
    (see comments above)

    05: David Bowie

    04: Sting
    (this f*cker wins grammy after grammy with sh*t solo albums, and this is coming from a long time Police fan.. he's just "mailing it in" at this point)

    03: Red Hot Chili Peppers
    (anyone else think they seem like a skit from an old SNL episode? I can't take their music serious..)

    02:The Beach Boys
    (How do they even qualify as "rock"?? this is soundtrack music to 50"s surfer movies..)

    01: Nirvana
    (bring it on folks ...but Kurt Cobain is not the voice of a generation... I think the Foo Fighters have produced better music than anything he put together before Courtney had him .. well.. you decide.. )

    I agree that Grateful Dead, Springsteen, Sting, and RHCP are overrated.

    though I don't agree, I can see how one could make the assumption that Radiohead, Dylan, Bowie, Nirvana, and maybe even the Beatles are overrated.

    but THE BEACH BOYS??!?!?! damn, you blew my mind on that one. I can't wrap my head around them being overrated. the best vocal harmonies of ANY musical group in history, bar none. some of the most innovative music ever. they're not overrated, sorry.


    one group I'd definitely add is The Doors. to me, they are the most overrated band ever.
  • Posts: 222
    I've got a band I'd like some opinions on...I've always thought Queen was sort of overated. They were ok but some people think they're like the greatest.
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  • Posts: 599
    soulsinging wrote:
    i love people who think that a subjective opinion has any sort of relation to intelligence.

    Took the words right out of my mouth, brother.
  • Posts: 4,069
    God, if you think Radiohead are overrated then you just don't understand their music, and it's people like you that piss them off because you never get past Creep.

    Also, Led Zeppelin, while they are amazing, I do admit they have an annoying part of their fanbase (but come on, it's so huge, there HAS to be an annoying part.)

    The Beatles, though? God, no way.

    Also, whoever said The Doors is overrated is insane. Same with U2.
  • Posts: 1,174
    Ive never really considered U2 overrated, ive just considered them a complete nightmare.
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  • Posts: 13,202
    _FiveAgainstOne_ wrote:
    God, if you think Radiohead are overrated then you just don't understand their music, and it's people like you that piss them off because you never get past Creep.

    i did get past creep and i stil think radiohead is horribly over-rated. the bends and ok computer were 2 of the best albums in rock history. kid a was good. good, not brilliant, not groundbreaking, not the most amazing album ever written, but good. amnesiac was kid a part 2. hail to the thief was kid a part 3 +ok computer to sell more albums. they're a good band, but their music hasn't been much more than interesting the last few years and yet people line up to kiss their asses and will tell you thom yorke pissing on an amplifier is the most amazing "music" ever produced. it's ridiculous.
  • Posts: 40
    It's sad and ridiculous to confuse the quality of a band, with our personal tastes.
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  • Posts: 324
    U2

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  • Posts: 755
    Answers_In_Playdoh wrote:
    Coldplay!!

    And I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who doesn't like Radiohead :o

    count me in on that list.. radiohead are fucking overrated garbage...
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    Radiohead is ok.........I just don't get where these analogies are coming from that they are the greatest thing since sliced bread.......Kind of like all of the grandiose comparisons you use to hear a few years ago about oasis being the next Beatles!!!
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    locked wrote:
    10: Radiohead
    (WTF do critics rave about these guys..? I'm not hearing it Besides "Creep"... I can't recall a good thing they've put out.. )

    Do you know the song The Bends (or the album for that matter)? I'm not a fan of anything they've done since OK Computer, but The Bends is incredible.
  • Posts: 99
    Radiohead is excellent. I'm not huge on OK Computer, half is good and half is junk.
    The Bends is potentially the best album of all time. Cover to Cover it is excellent.
    And for whoever put Zep on their list is out to lunch

    As for overrated:
    Nirvana
    RHCP
    Jack Johnson
    All rap
    The Doors
    Nickleback (been overrated since the minute they sold their first album)
    U2 (been overrated for the last 15-20 years)
  • Posts: 861
    Dustin51 wrote:
    I've got a band I'd like some opinions on...I've always thought Queen was sort of overated. They were ok but some people think they're like the greatest.

    no, not overrated. from a technical standpoint, Freddie Mercury may have been THE most technically talented (almost to the point of being an opera singer) rock singer ever. a May is a great guitar.
  • Posts: 328
    Todd76 wrote:
    This thread is gonna get nasty - should be fun ;)

    10) AC/DC
    9) Rolling Stones
    8) Pink Floyd
    7) Dave Matthews Band
    6) Metallica
    5) Soundgarden
    4) RHCP
    3) U2
    2) Rush
    1) Led Zeppelin

    OMG you are crazy. Led Zeppelin at #1!? CRAZY!

    10.ACDC
    9.ACDC
    8.ACDC
    7.ACDC
    6.ACDC
    5.ACDC
    4.ACDC
    3.ACDC
    2.Aerosmith
    1.Green Day (fuck them)
  • Posts: 328
    MLC2006 wrote:
    no, not overrated. from a technical standpoint, Freddie Mercury may have been THE most technically talented (almost to the point of being an opera singer) rock singer ever. a May is a great guitar.

    Freddie Mercury, greatest front man of all time. 'nough said
  • Posts: 2,222
    soulsinging wrote:
    radiohead should be higher though. ive never heard of a band to got as much unquestioned ass-kissing as they get.

    dude, sometimes i love your posts, you know why? see your quote above!
    haha hell i like your attitude!
    ( btw, i am drunk)
  • Posts: 13,202
    genie wrote:
    dude, sometimes i love your posts, you know why? she your quote above!
    haha hell i like your attitude!
    ( btw, i am drunk)

    pleased to entertain :)
  • Posts: 1,277
    smashing_pumpkin wrote:
    It's sad and ridiculous to confuse the quality of a band, with our personal tastes.

    and what is the quality of a band?

    Music is obviously subjective
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  • Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Whoops, meant to start a new thread but I was eating a blummin' good sammich at the time and forgot what I was doin'.

    Carry on, fellas.

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