Most overrated bands ever?

swim · 07-12-2006, 09:47 PM

haha.

You can't say that a band is great and overrated. For a band to be overrated they have to either be average or shit.

Merkaba · 07-12-2006, 09:56 PM

Pffft no, a band can be both. Such is the case that their ratings outweigh their greatness.

It doesn't mean they're not great, it just means they're portrayed as greater then what they actually are.

Nirvana is a pretty good example of this. Great band, but not great to the extent that so many people make them out to be.

Punk Floyd · 07-12-2006, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bungalowbill357

The Beatles are 10 fold better than god.

lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merkaba

Pffft no, a band can be both. Such is the case that their ratings outweigh their greatness.

It doesn't mean they're not great, it just means they're portrayed as greater then what they actually are.

Nirvana is a pretty good example of this. Great band, but not great to the extent that so many people make them out to be.

exactly. they may be great, but not godlike

The Ten Thousandth Fist · 07-13-2006, 10:56 PM

Even though I like (some of) their music, I have to agree with what some people have said -- Creed = overrated. The only two decent songs of theirs that I've heard are Higher and With Arms Wide Open.

And, of course, Linkin Park. How "Crawling" ever won a Grammy, I'll never know. It causes crawling in my skin to even consider it. "In The End" was a pretty good song of theirs... and another was decent, though I can't remember the name... but overall, LP is overrated x 10.

But damn all who said Puddle of Mudd. They're pretty good. They aren't exactly made out to be great/amazing, either, so I think that says they aren't overrated. Yeah, they're not the best by any means, but they aren't overrated.

EDIT: Fixed the award error. They won a Grammy, not an Emmy.

~~bungalow~~ · 07-13-2006, 11:02 PM

Crawling won an Emmy?
That is amazing.

The Ten Thousandth Fist · 07-13-2006, 11:07 PM

I'm pretty sure it did. Don't hold me 100% accountable to that, but I'm fairly sure that was the case.

The Ten Thousandth Fist · 07-13-2006, 11:19 PM

...Sh*t, I mean a Grammy. "Crawling" won a Grammy in 2002. Somehow.

Blain · 07-14-2006, 12:15 AM

Well, it was an extremely popular song by an extremely popular band (Which I like thank you very much *Hmph*)So I'm not surprised they won one for it, but I would've thought it'd be for In The End

MoonlitSunshine · 07-14-2006, 08:16 AM

They were good at the start, but yes, I would agree that they're over-rated. it's a classic example of what you were talking about earlier, that a band being over-rated doesn't mean that they're Sh*t, it just means that they don't live up to their popularity.

Do it before we drown · 07-14-2006, 09:26 AM

P.O.D., the beatles, slipknot, NFG, I could go on for hours.

07-12-2006, 09:47 PM	#1001 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	haha. You can't say that a band is great and overrated. For a band to be overrated they have to either be average or shit. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

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Merkaba Whitewater! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,885	Pffft no, a band can be both. Such is the case that their ratings outweigh their greatness. It doesn't mean they're not great, it just means they're portrayed as greater then what they actually are. Nirvana is a pretty good example of this. Great band, but not great to the extent that so many people make them out to be. __________________ She thinks I'm a reclusive genius, she's going to be very disappointed when she finds out i'm a reclusive wanker

07-13-2006, 10:56 PM	#1004 (permalink)
The Ten Thousandth Fist Music Taste is Subjective Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hell if I know. Posts: 79	Even though I like (some of) their music, I have to agree with what some people have said -- Creed = overrated. The only two decent songs of theirs that I've heard are Higher and With Arms Wide Open. And, of course, Linkin Park. How "Crawling" ever won a Grammy, I'll never know. It causes crawling in my skin to even consider it. "In The End" was a pretty good song of theirs... and another was decent, though I can't remember the name... but overall, LP is overrated x 10. But damn all who said Puddle of Mudd. They're pretty good. They aren't exactly made out to be great/amazing, either, so I think that says they aren't overrated. Yeah, they're not the best by any means, but they aren't overrated. EDIT: Fixed the award error. They won a Grammy, not an Emmy. __________________ "There was nothing about her that a vasectomy of the vocal cords wouldn't fix."

07-13-2006, 11:07 PM	#1006 (permalink)
The Ten Thousandth Fist Music Taste is Subjective Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hell if I know. Posts: 79	I'm pretty sure it did. Don't hold me 100% accountable to that, but I'm fairly sure that was the case. __________________ "There was nothing about her that a vasectomy of the vocal cords wouldn't fix."

07-13-2006, 11:19 PM	#1007 (permalink)
The Ten Thousandth Fist Music Taste is Subjective Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hell if I know. Posts: 79	...Sh*t, I mean a Grammy. "Crawling" won a Grammy in 2002. Somehow. __________________ "There was nothing about her that a vasectomy of the vocal cords wouldn't fix."

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~~bungalow~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hot-lanta Posts: 3,140	Crawling won an Emmy? That is amazing.

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Blain w0rd Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Suva, Fiji Posts: 1,034	Well, it was an extremely popular song by an extremely popular band (Which I like thank you very much Hmph)So I'm not surprised they won one for it, but I would've thought it'd be for In The End

07-14-2006, 08:16 AM	#1009 (permalink)
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,088	They were good at the start, but yes, I would agree that they're over-rated. it's a classic example of what you were talking about earlier, that a band being over-rated doesn't mean that they're Sht, it just means that they don't live up to their popularity. __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?"* - Arthur Dent

07-14-2006, 09:26 AM	#1010 (permalink)
Do it before we drown Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: VA Posts: 47	P.O.D., the beatles, slipknot, NFG, I could go on for hours. __________________ All my heroes have failed me, and all your heroes will fail you. Together we will float like angels.