Most overrated bands/songs/genre/etc. (lyrics, Paul McCartney, American, solo)

**jackhammer** · 06-30-2007, 06:31 PM

Referring to the original post. ARCTIC MONKEYS. A band that is buried beneath a ton of hype, and on the face of things; are not that original. The Arctics allure is their quintessential English-ness. Every so often a band comes along that use phrases and colloquialisms adhereing to their own upbringing. The music does'nt have to be particulary original. It nevertheless has honesty and poignancy. THE KINKS/XTC/BLUR-these are bands that are a reminder of ENGLAND-and I salute them. Their music sometimes will not blow your socks off, but I would never consider them overarted.

**right-track** · 06-30-2007, 06:41 PM

^ Don't forget The Jam.

**Urban Hatemonger** · 06-30-2007, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Referring to the original post. ARCTIC MONKEYS. A band that is buried beneath a ton of hype, and on the face of things; are not that original. The Arctics allure is their quintessential English-ness. Every so often a band comes along that use phrases and colloquialisms adhereing to their own upbringing. The music does'nt have to be particulary original. It nevertheless has honesty and poignancy. THE KINKS/XTC/BLUR-these are bands that are a reminder of ENGLAND-and I salute them. Their music sometimes will not blow your socks off, but I would never consider them overarted.

Reminds me of watching that 7 Ages Of Rock documentary earlier.

I love how they spent the whole thing pointing out that Britpop was born out of frustration of 80s mainstream music & how the major labels jumped on it & made it safe with bands like Travis, Coldplay & Stereophonics , and then right at the end claimed British music was the best it's ever been which I thought was the biggest load of rubbish i'd ever heard , especially if your giving examples like The Kaiser Chiefs.
I'd say the Arctic Monkeys are the best of a really bad bunch which is why their importance is overstated somewhat.

MHDTV · 06-30-2007, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bobblehead

Maybe you're being faceteous or maybe you're a complete idiot, but about 5 seconds into that song the melody is played.

It seems to me your point is continually falling apart. HOW does rap lack things which would categorize it as music? You haven't given me a thing. Well, you gave me something, but then you took it back. So please, continue.

My point is still the same actually. A good deal of rap "music" doesn't have one of the essential parts of music. To Pilz, you implyed that because a magazine thought that Paul's best solo work was Ram, that it was fact.

Pilzkopf · 06-30-2007, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MHDTV

To Pilz, you implyed that because a magazine thought that Paul's best solo work was Ram, that it was fact.

I had made no such implication. You made an assumption that I had believed that the article would prove a fact, whereas I had merely wanted to irk my former colleague.

Fair 'nuff?

MHDTV · 06-30-2007, 07:42 PM

Ok, I misinterpreted what you said.

MHDTV · 06-30-2007, 11:11 PM

I said I couldn't name one song that had no melody throughout...

MHDTV · 07-01-2007, 10:35 AM

Melody: A melody, also known as a tune, is combined with harmony to create a pitch, which gives music(In my opinion)it's richness, and distinguishes it from poetry with a beat. Plenty of rap is very good, and has a melody throughtout, and plenty doesn't. If you really want I'll send you a Pm listing every song that has a melody throughout.

MHDTV · 07-01-2007, 10:37 AM

Melody: A melody, also known as a tune, is combined with harmony to create a pitch, which gives music(In my opinion)it's richness, and distinguishes it from poetry with a beat, or other such things. Nothing wrong them they just aren't music in my opinion. Plenty of rap is very good, and has a melody throughtout, and plenty doesn't. If you really want I'll send you a Pm listing every song that has a melody throughout.

jgd85 · 07-01-2007, 12:50 PM

step one. count to ten.

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06-30-2007, 06:31 PM
jackhammer A Cabled Discount Join Date: May 2007 Location: U.K Posts: 4,521	Referring to the original post. ARCTIC MONKEYS. A band that is buried beneath a ton of hype, and on the face of things; are not that original. The Arctics allure is their quintessential English-ness. Every so often a band comes along that use phrases and colloquialisms adhereing to their own upbringing. The music does'nt have to be particulary original. It nevertheless has honesty and poignancy. THE KINKS/XTC/BLUR-these are bands that are a reminder of ENGLAND-and I salute them. Their music sometimes will not blow your socks off, but I would never consider them overarted. __________________ My music collection.cough cough enjoy. Ha Ha charade you are. My dvd collection.

06-30-2007, 06:41 PM
right-track Avin' It! Join Date: May 2005 Location: THE PEOPLES ЯEPUBLIK ФF MAИCUИIA Posts: 4,928	^ Don't forget The Jam. __________________ Choose Liverpool. Choose the dole queue. Choose to scam disability benefit. Choose mind-numbing, grinding efficiency over flair. Choose Torben Piechnik, Istvan Kozma and Paul Stewart. Choose not to win a single league title since the backpass rule was implemented. Choose penalties. Choose car stereos, hubcaps and stanley knives. Choose to trade on your proud sense of tradition and then not lift a finger in protest when two American billionaires who don't even know the name of your club decide to buy it. Choose to win the European Cup whilst only having to play seven matches. Choose to bask in a perpetual, sickening, media love-in. Choose celebrities who ** off out of your city as soon as they have earned the money to do so and then spend the rest of their lives harping on about how wonderful it is. Choose to sing about Munich until confronted with your own tragedy. Choose to end it all in an orgy of self pity, just another excuse to perpetuate the grief culture spawned by your selfish, insular **ed-up excuse for a city. Choose your future. Choose Scouse.

06-30-2007, 07:42 PM
MHDTV Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Berkeley, California Posts: 732	Ok, I misinterpreted what you said.

06-30-2007, 11:11 PM
MHDTV Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Berkeley, California Posts: 732	I said I couldn't name one song that had no melody throughout...

07-01-2007, 10:35 AM
MHDTV Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Berkeley, California Posts: 732	Melody: A melody, also known as a tune, is combined with harmony to create a pitch, which gives music(In my opinion)it's richness, and distinguishes it from poetry with a beat. Plenty of rap is very good, and has a melody throughtout, and plenty doesn't. If you really want I'll send you a Pm listing every song that has a melody throughout.

07-01-2007, 10:37 AM
MHDTV Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Berkeley, California Posts: 732	Melody: A melody, also known as a tune, is combined with harmony to create a pitch, which gives music(In my opinion)it's richness, and distinguishes it from poetry with a beat, or other such things. Nothing wrong them they just aren't music in my opinion. Plenty of rap is very good, and has a melody throughtout, and plenty doesn't. If you really want I'll send you a Pm listing every song that has a melody throughout.

07-01-2007, 12:50 PM
jgd85 turn on tune in drop out Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: austin Posts: 599	step one. count to ten. __________________ all you need is love. - john lennon think for yourself and question authority. - timothy leary death makes angels of us all / and gives us wings / where we had shoulders / smooth as raven's claws - jim morrison