Most overrated bands

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  • Of The Aggie
    Of The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,550
    DewieCox wrote:
    Get f'n real...I've seen 3 PJ shows, 3 Petty shows, Tool, Farm-aid, and Rush at pretty similar outdoor amphitheaters and Radiohead filled it more than any of them 2 years ago. You may not like them, but you can't deny they're one of the biggest bands in the world.

    I said I saw then in 1995!! I've never seen them since so I can't comment on their show attendance.
  • Bigairbrucey
    Bigairbrucey Posts: 141
    Horos wrote:
    Re: Radiohead

    IMO their music is boring and uncreative. I've tried listening to them numerous times and just don't hear anything special or even good. They are one hit wonders IMO and have made the most of it. I don't hear any talent at all just some guys who somehow found a niche that a lot of the youth of today has somehow deemed exceptional. I know I'm in the minority on this one(at least on this board) but have yet to meet anyone personally that actually thinks they are great. I am actually dumbfounded that they are so popular because they are so bad. Then again that's just my opinion but you did ask.

    This is so true...If it wasnt for Creep they would be playing pubs still. The funny thing is that they pretty much refuse to play Creep live. :?
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Bigairbrucey wrote:
    Horos wrote:
    Re: Radiohead

    IMO their music is boring and uncreative. I've tried listening to them numerous times and just don't hear anything special or even good. They are one hit wonders IMO and have made the most of it. I don't hear any talent at all just some guys who somehow found a niche that a lot of the youth of today has somehow deemed exceptional. I know I'm in the minority on this one(at least on this board) but have yet to meet anyone personally that actually thinks they are great. I am actually dumbfounded that they are so popular because they are so bad. Then again that's just my opinion but you did ask.

    This is so true...If it wasnt for Creep they would be playing pubs still. The funny thing is that they pretty much refuse to play Creep live. :?

    i know bands who are defined by the majority by one song and dont play it cause theyre no longer the same band they were back then. people need to move on.. cause clearly the band has.

    oh and theyd be playing bigger places than pubs with or without creep.

    oh and i dont come across anyone who likes pearl jam either. amazing but true.
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,236
    I'm surprised only one mentioned RUSH :D

    Anyway....

    The Beatles as group, individually fantastic especially George Harrison

    Pearl Jam...just is :mrgreen:

    Aerosmith...barely moves the crowd in concert

    Motley Crue...better on the radio

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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Of The Aggie wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    Get f'n real...I've seen 3 PJ shows, 3 Petty shows, Tool, Farm-aid, and Rush at pretty similar outdoor amphitheaters and Radiohead filled it more than any of them 2 years ago. You may not like them, but you can't deny they're one of the biggest bands in the world.

    I said I saw then in 1995!! I've never seen them since so I can't comment on their show attendance.

    But you did comment on their popularity and implied that they weren't that popular over here. I dunno what you gauge a bands popularity by, but concert attendance seems to be a pretty good start.
  • Horos
    Horos Posts: 4,518
    DewieCox wrote:
    Horos wrote:
    Re: Radiohead

    IMO their music is boring and uncreative. I've tried listening to them numerous times and just don't hear anything special or even good. They are one hit wonders IMO and have made the most of it. I don't hear any talent at all just some guys who somehow found a niche that a lot of the youth of today has somehow deemed exceptional. I know I'm in the minority on this one(at least on this board) but have yet to meet anyone personally that actually thinks they are great. I am actually dumbfounded that they are so popular because they are so bad. Then again that's just my opinion but you did ask.

    What all have you listened to? Any fan of good rock music is surely a fan of The Bends.
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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    Of The Aggie wrote:
    I'll weigh in on the Radiohead debate.

    Can't stand 'em! Boring, boring, boring. The hubby likes them though. And I'm going to have to echo what someone else said a while back. In the US they were definitely a one-hit wonder. Ask anyone to name a Radiohead song and all they can say is Creep. That song was so overplayed, I really can't even listen to it much anymore. Maybe they are way bigger in the UK, don't know. I saw them open for REM in '95 and no one at the show was paying any attention to them and then they closed with Creep and everybody stopped and went " hey I know that song!".

    I have never heard Radiohead called a one hit wonder. I saw them play at an amphitheatre a couple years ago with like 15,000 people there.

    One hit wonder's from the 90's like the Gin Blossoms play at little county fairs and stuff in this area now. They don't headline amphitheatre tours.

    so maybe the radio sucess was not there but they have a lot of fans in the US.
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  • Of The Aggie
    Of The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,550
    I think Horos and my definition of a one-hit wonder differs from others. Radiohead truly had one hit song - Creep. Yes, they are a popular band and obviously can draw tens of thousands to their shows, and they sell a lot of records, but they really only had one hit song. The Gin Blossoms, while nowhere as critically acclaimed as Radiohead, actually had several hit songs, thus making them not technically a one-hit wonder.

    Radiohead is just not my thing. I never called them untalented or called anyone of you who like them idiots. I was just merely stating my opinion on them. We all have differing tastes. I'm sure there's a ton of bands/artists I like that you probably don't, but I wouldn't take it personally if you did tell me someone I loved sucked.
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Arcade Fire
    Coldplay
    Phish
    Dead Weather
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  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    TOOL- Good musicians, yes but their live show bored the hell out of me overall. I saw them live back in 2007, from recommendations from friends in high school/ college and on here- and just don't get it. Sorry. Danny Carey can play some bad ass beats I will admit- he is unbelievable, It's like he is playing 3 or 4 rythms at once (from watching you tube vids) but the whole live show overall, meh.
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  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    catefrances wrote:

    you sir... are OFF my christmas card list. ;)8-)
    :lol::lol: :roll:

    i'm sorry but they are overrated to the purest form. i could ask any punk band to play their music and it sound exactly the same like nirvana did cept a really poor version of dave g's drumming.
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  • Ezikiel
    Ezikiel Posts: 112
    maj4e wrote:
    Tool

    Thats it...you and me..outside...right now!!! I challenge you to a duel!!!

    And people calling Zeppelin, The Beatles overrated? jees! :roll:


    Overrated bands....

    U2
    Nickelcrap
    Kings Of Leon (i want to do a case study of how they managed to get famous)
    Arcade Fire
    Arctic Monkeys
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  • stipe19
    stipe19 Posts: 237
    haha nickelback. I dont think they were ever rated. They just sold a bunch of records to people that dont know shit about music.
  • Benzor
    Benzor Posts: 886
    edited August 2010
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    This year's winners...

    1)Arcade Fire
    2)Muse
    3)Spoon
    4)The Decemberists
    5)Dirty Projectors
    6)The Hold Steady
    7)Animal Collective
    8)Panic At The Disco
    9)Of Montreal
    10)Mogwai

    2010 inductees into the Overated Hall of Fame....

    Pavement
    Joy Division
    The Smiths
    My Bloody Valentine
    The Flaming Lips

    Overated Life Time Acheivement Award...and also this years host...

    Bono

    What a ridiculous, thoughtless post. You simply just named a bunch of bands that you don't like. Mogwai overrated??! Most people don't even know who Mogwai is. My Bloody Valentine?! Amazingly influential band that most people don't know anything by. How can that possibly be overrated? Because you read a good review for 'Loveless' on pitchfork? Your logic is just ridiculous...you say Pavement and Animal Collective and then Panic at the Disco?!....so 2 acclaimed "indie" bands that most people who never recognize and then a band who just about everyone knows is shit?
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  • Benzor
    Benzor Posts: 886
    Horos wrote:
    Re: Radiohead

    IMO their music is boring and uncreative. I've tried listening to them numerous times and just don't hear anything special or even good. They are one hit wonders IMO and have made the most of it. I don't hear any talent at all just some guys who somehow found a niche that a lot of the youth of today has somehow deemed exceptional. I know I'm in the minority on this one(at least on this board) but have yet to meet anyone personally that actually thinks they are great. I am actually dumbfounded that they are so popular because they are so bad. Then again that's just my opinion but you did ask.

    lol @ Radiohead being uncreative
  • Benzor
    Benzor Posts: 886
    stipe19 wrote:
    haha nickelback. I dont think they were ever rated. They just sold a bunch of records to people that dont know shit about music.

    This. If your going to say Nickleback is overrated you gotta say every shitty pop act is overrated as well. In reality they all are shit to anyone who has any concept of music and thus rated by just about no one. If your going to say Nickleback might as well just say contemporary popular music and that sums up all that shit.
  • UpSideDown
    UpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    Gardenparty wrote:
    Jack White

    he may be prolific but 80% of his music is redundant and dull

    cool hat though :roll:

    Agree.

    Funny to see Kings of Leon get so much hate. 1st it was cool to like them. Now its cool to hate them. I still enjoy their music. Because of the times may be one of the best albums ive ever heard. Only by the night still had a handful of good tunes on it.
  • Of The Aggie
    Of The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,550
    red mos wrote:
    TOOL- Good musicians, yes but their live show bored the hell out of me overall. I saw them live back in 2007, from recommendations from friends in high school/ college and on here- and just don't get it. Sorry. Danny Carey can play some bad ass beats I will admit- he is unbelievable, It's like he is playing 3 or 4 rythms at once (from watching you tube vids) but the whole live show overall, meh.

    I would never call Tool overrated because their music is just amazing, but I totally understand where you're coming from on the live show thing. I had always heard that their shows were a religious experience and when I finally got to see them I was severely disappointed. It took me three shows before I finally saw one where I left feeling like I saw what I had heard about.
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    Of The Aggie wrote:
    I would never call Tool overrated because their music is just amazing

    A friend of mine (the dude who I always give my other PJ fanclub ticket to) has been trying to get me into Tool for years. He refers to their music as "epic." I refer to it as "boring." It's not that I haven't tried to get into them because I have. I really WANT to like them.....but I could never bring myself to listen to more than two of their songs consecutively before getting bored. I give them credit for their longevity and popularity but to me....they're the most overrated band of the 90's.
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    Gardenparty wrote:
    Jack White

    he may be prolific but 80% of his music is redundant and dull

    cool hat though :roll:

    I'll take Jack's "dull and redundant" music over pretentious crap like Arcade Fire or Mars Volta any day.
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