Most overrated bands ever?

dac · 01-03-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by FaSho

OMGZ RADOIHAED ARE TEH WERST BAND EVAR CUZ TEH SUCKZ
The hate is getting as annoying as the love. This really is Radiohead Banter.

Says the guy who mentions Radiohead in his sig...

FaSho · 01-03-2009, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by dac

Says the guy who mentions Radiohead in his sig...

Oh come on, you said Radiohead were mediocre, sracstic or not is was something I had to take advantage of

scottsy · 01-03-2009, 08:15 PM

I always love it when boards get bogged down in the good ol' overrated discussion...

It always makes me wonder what system of rating is being used, and if a band is under or over rated, wouldn't they avoid the entire rating scale? They'd be above being rated or below it... rating would be somewhere in the middle where said band is not...

I'm thinking about this too much, aren't I?

Sorry, just being facecious...

MSPaintClock · 01-03-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by scottsy

I always love it when boards get bogged down in the good ol' overrated discussion...

It always makes me wonder what system of rating is being used, and if a band is under or over rated, wouldn't they avoid the entire rating scale? They'd be above being rated or below it... rating would be somewhere in the middle where said band is not...

I'm thinking about this too much, aren't I?

Sorry, just being facecious...

Faceious is the shortest word in the english dictionary that uses all the vowels in sequence. I probably learned that here though.

Anyway, Radiohead is overrated I think. People keep telling me listen to it but I simply cannot hear what's the hype. And Radiohead stuff all feels like it's been done before, that's just how I feel. Probably Blink 182 or something is overrated I don't know, they suck live.

Black People Are Cool · 01-04-2009, 01:04 AM

Nirvana... Mediocrecy at it's best

scottsy · 01-04-2009, 07:22 AM

Hey, you're right about facecious... neat observation!

Don't agree with you about Radiohead, but thats another matter...

I think perosnally that every album they've made sounds different to the last for the most part, and they don't sound like any other band on the planet right now. Sure, they've taken elements of what's been done before, but I like the way they synthesize them into something new and unque.

Totally agree with you about Blink 182 though...

lieasleep · 01-04-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MSPaintClock

Faceious is the shortest word in the english dictionary that uses all the vowels in sequence. I probably learned that here though.

Anyway, Radiohead is overrated I think. People keep telling me listen to it but I simply cannot hear what's the hype. And Radiohead stuff all feels like it's been done before, that's just how I feel. Probably Blink 182 or something is overrated I don't know, they suck live.

radiohead is in no way overrated. and blink is a bit overrated but i saw them live during the pop disaster tour with green day and they put on a great show.

and whats with everyone dissing on Nirvana?! a great band, maybe a bit overrated but in no way mediocre.

khfreek · 01-04-2009, 08:15 PM

Radiohead is overrated because there's so many people that listen to their entire discography, love it, and feel that Pablo Honey doesn't count because Radiohead now shun it. The sad truth they need to realize is that it does count, because they did WRITE the album.

scottsy · 01-04-2009, 09:23 PM

Ummm, sure - not following your logic - how exactly does the fact they shun their first album make them overrated? I think I have a vague notion of what you *might* be trying to say but could you clarify that point? Are you trying to point out that their first album was weak and that fans overlook that weakness? If thats the case I kinda understand the point you're making, although i still don't agree with you.

Many great and wonderful bands have albums they shun and their fans shun - and that makes them no less a great band. David Bowie rejects most of his eighties material these days, I consider him not to be overrated. My favourite band, the Church have stated many a time that their 1996 album "Magician Among the Spirits" is a weaker album, and they are no less great or overrated for that reason.

My point is that good bands can make crappy albums, that doesn't make them terrible or overrated - they just made a bad album. It happens.

MSPaintClock · 01-04-2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Black People Are Cool

Nirvana... Mediocrecy at it's best

Nirvana was actually pretty good, you're just stupid.

01-03-2009, 08:15 PM	#1843 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	I always love it when boards get bogged down in the good ol' overrated discussion... It always makes me wonder what system of rating is being used, and if a band is under or over rated, wouldn't they avoid the entire rating scale? They'd be above being rated or below it... rating would be somewhere in the middle where said band is not... I'm thinking about this too much, aren't I? Sorry, just being facecious... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

01-04-2009, 07:22 AM	#1846 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	Hey, you're right about facecious... neat observation! Don't agree with you about Radiohead, but thats another matter... I think perosnally that every album they've made sounds different to the last for the most part, and they don't sound like any other band on the planet right now. Sure, they've taken elements of what's been done before, but I like the way they synthesize them into something new and unque. Totally agree with you about Blink 182 though... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

01-04-2009, 08:15 PM	#1848 (permalink)
khfreek What a guy Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,123	Radiohead is overrated because there's so many people that listen to their entire discography, love it, and feel that Pablo Honey doesn't count because Radiohead now shun it. The sad truth they need to realize is that it does count, because they did WRITE the album. __________________ last.fm

01-04-2009, 09:23 PM	#1849 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	Ummm, sure - not following your logic - how exactly does the fact they shun their first album make them overrated? I think I have a vague notion of what you might be trying to say but could you clarify that point? Are you trying to point out that their first album was weak and that fans overlook that weakness? If thats the case I kinda understand the point you're making, although i still don't agree with you. Many great and wonderful bands have albums they shun and their fans shun - and that makes them no less a great band. David Bowie rejects most of his eighties material these days, I consider him not to be overrated. My favourite band, the Church have stated many a time that their 1996 album "Magician Among the Spirits" is a weaker album, and they are no less great or overrated for that reason. My point is that good bands can make crappy albums, that doesn't make them terrible or overrated - they just made a bad album. It happens. __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

01-04-2009, 01:04 AM	#1845 (permalink)
Black People Are Cool Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Woodstock Posts: 79	Nirvana... Mediocrecy at it's best