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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam
Couple things I have to say...
1) Welcome to the forums! If you want to introduce yourself more personally, you can go down to the 'Introductions' part of the forum (under The Lounge). We welcome all different tastes in music.
2) I think the offending misconception is that this is a list of overrated bands, not a list of bands that are bad. Bands like Fall Out Boy and Creed are not critically acclaimed by too many people (well, maybe pre-pubescent teenagers =P) and as such, don't really deserve a spot in an all-time "overrated" list.
3) I understand that these are your opinions (and far be it from me to offend you on your first post), but Queen, overrated?...come on! Brian May, one of the most gifted guitarists. Freddie Mercury, one of the most talented songwriters. Progressive icons in their own right, they were worshipped by millions prior to Mercury's untimely demise (and still are). Well, I suppose they are a tad bit overrated. But they were better than Aerosmith and Van Halen by a long shot. Technical wizardry is no guarantee of good music (more so Van Halen's case than Aerosmith), and in terms of songwriting ability, neither had it.
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Thanks, Lucifer Sam. I'll be sure to do that. Oh, I see what you're saying on the whole FOB & Creed bit. Very good point. I'm assuming most professional music critics aren't fond of them? =D And I take no offense at all. Hell, music is one of the most subjective things in the universe. And I wasn't saying that they weren't talented musicians, I just grow tired of their style rather quickly. I can see where you're coming from when you say that Van Halen didn't have much going for them with songwriting, but I believe Aerosmith were quite talented songwriters.