Underatted overated and overlooked Im confused :P
 

I have been a little confused with these words lately and would like to ask a question about them, Is a band considered underrated if it has a very small audience in which 90% of them love them, or are they considered overlooked? or both?:bringit:

i think overlooked bands are bands that are popular but our overlooked because of there counterparts

Bad acid trip ...is a harder band to find because of System of a down


People know about mike patton before they know about John Zorn

people know of metallica before then dive into Kreator

There are two groups of people who rates a band or artist, they are critics and the public in general. There are two ways a band can be over-rated that is if a band has critics who love them, but you (and your friends) think the band stinks on ice. Or the public loves them they are a household name they have mass appeal, but you can stand them. Under-rated is the opposite of that. You love them but they don't get much respect from music critcs or the public.

Bands that are over-looked usually when they fly below the radar and don't get much press, and aren't a household name. Over-looked is used when you (or someone else using that word) feel band or artist had an important contribution to a music but wasn't appreaciated or the fact isn't widely accept, or well known.

To me, underrated is when an album is supposedly bad yet people still treat the album with high regards, such as the Cure's Pornography. Overrated is bands that get critical acclaim and are liked by lots of people yet at the same time are hated by a lot of other people. And overlooked is something that just doesn't get much attention

pretty much what Neopolitan said