Most overrated bands

This may have already been said, but I thought I might add this in regards to Radiohead.

They are extremely creative, every record sounds so complex and their formula has worked really well for them.
In all honesty, they are one of those bands, that you have to be in a certain mood to listen to. When that mood hits BAM! It's like you totally are mesmerised by their music. That's how I am with Radiohead. Not overatted by any means to me. They are just a certain mood band. I told a friend of mine this, as he could never get into Radiohead, and one day he put on the bends while having some beers and came back and said "Thanks." I feel like Sonic youth is another "in the mood" kind of band. Great music, but to fully appreciate it, it's just got to hit you at the right moment.

12345AGNST1 wrote:

Nirvana, Nirvana, oh and Nirvana.

Yeah, never really caught the hype with them either. Basically if you've heard a handful of their songs, you've heard it all...

to say the beatles are overrated is absurd IMO - i get that they arent for everyone and all that but, the simple fact that they were the first to do a lot of things that all bands these days do (ringo was the first to remove the bottoms of his drums which totally changed the sound, they invented double-tracking which everyone uses, they were the first band to play stadium venues, they did sound and musical experimentation that was never done before they were around [echo effects, african instrument experimentation, etc], and the list goes on) is reason enough to say they arent overrated

for overrated bands looking at their ENTIRE career i think that van halen is very overrated, i think eddie van halen is amazing and david lee roth was a very good frontman but, they put out a lot of crap (see sammy and that nonsense with gary cherone)

also i feel KISS is really overrated, i know a lot of people are into them i just never got it

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

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.

Tool is most definitely not for everyone. Their songs are fairly long with sometimes extremely complex themes where if you don't understand the backstory behind the lyrics, you'll probably think Maynard is just rambling on - hence the boredom. And they aren't the most fan-friendly band either. Maynard has made it pretty clear he does exactly what he wants and he does it for himself and not for the fans. But I personally think their music is great and Lateralus is near the top of my all-time best album list.

armsraisedinavee wrote:

they invented double-tracking which everyone uses

no they didn't

Of The Aggie wrote:

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

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.

Tool is most definitely not for everyone. Their songs are fairly long with sometimes extremely complex themes where if you don't understand the backstory behind the lyrics, you'll probably think Maynard is just rambling on - hence the boredom. And they aren't the most fan-friendly band either. Maynard has made it pretty clear he does exactly what he wants and he does it for himself and not for the fans. But I personally think their music is great and Lateralus is near the top of my all-time best album list.

you get TOOL but you dont get radiohead and think theyre over rated. interesting.

i havent been listening to radiohead no where near as long as i have TOOL but i put them both in the same basket.

Kraven wrote:

Overrated:
Rush
Tool
Radiohead
Coldplay
Dave Matthews Band
Guns N Roses

Not Overrated
Nirvana
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd

Totally agree with all of these.....except for The Stones. Some people hold in as high as regard as The Beatles and Zeppelin but I think that's absurd from a innovation/creativity standpoint.

catefrances wrote:

you get TOOL but you dont get radiohead and think theyre over rated. interesting.

i havent been listening to radiohead no where near as long as i have TOOL but i put them both in the same basket.

Tool != Radiohead at all!! Tool is way harder than Radiohead. You might say they actually rock!!

you are aware that jimmy page ripped off so much stuff. so led zep arent all that innovative. they still kick but lets not kid ourselves. [/quote]

That shit is totally overblown. They got sued b/c Plant didn't change the lyrics enough, and they didn't credit properly.

Jimmy Page may be the single most innovative person in rock history, and not just his guitar playing.

catefrances wrote:

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

Kraven wrote:

Overrated:
Rush
Tool
Radiohead
Coldplay
Dave Matthews Band
Guns N Roses

Not Overrated
Nirvana
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd

Totally agree with all of these.....except for The Stones. Some people hold in as high as regard as The Beatles and Zeppelin but I think that's absurd from a innovation/creativity standpoint.

you are aware that jimmy page ripped off so much stuff. so led zep arent all that innovative. they still kick but lets not kid ourselves.

Yes I'm aware of every last Jimmy Page rip-off....but who cares? That doesn't take away from the Zeppelin tracks which are completely original and it doesn't take away from their influence on the bands that followed them. The Stones on the other hand would just wait for the Beatles to do something.....and then make a lesser version of it a few months later (See: Satanic Majesties). Once the Beatles broke up in 1970, the Stones (without anybody to follow) began churning out some pretty bland records.