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The most over-rated bands of all time
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mickeyjoe
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8/11/2005 3:07 PM
One of the most overrated bands in recent years is Franz Ferdinand in my opinion, i just think they have been hyped beyond all comprehension.
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8/11/2005 3:41 PM
Nah Franz Ferdinand are good at what they do - I dont think they've ever been lauded as genius (well apart from that award from NME as 'the band most likley to change your life' in 2003... but then was the NME) I dont think they claim or are hyped to be anything but creators of some good pop songs. Overplayed is probably a more adept title than overrated.
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8/12/2005 2:56 PM
Heresy, I'm sure, but I could never figure out why people made such a big deal over Nirvana. Adequate, competent, but in my book, undeserved.
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8/12/2005 3:33 PM
I hear ya,never understood the level of praise lavished on them ,not to say Im not into a fair bit of their stuff but I think there's alot of revisionist nonsense mentioned in regard them and their "legacy".... Im sure its popped up in this thread already but Pete Doherty.. don't get me started..
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8/14/2005 3:47 PM
I think Daphne & Cleste are quite good actually... at what they do
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8/15/2005 10:27 AM
with regards to nirvana, if you weren't there at the time, you'll have no idea what a giant kick in the arse smells like teen spirit was to mainstream music when it first appeared... ...that said, grunge in general was a bit rubbish and nirvana hardly hold up as one of the best bands the world has ever seen so the revisionist theory wouldn't be far off the mark
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8/15/2005 1:42 PM
Er...ummm..I was "there" at the time of Teen Spirit and still don't unserstand how it is regarded as some sort of musical crossing of the rubicon. Don't get me wrong, Nirvana were a good band and I had some of their stuff prior to Teen Spirit breaking but there were dozens of bands with similar and often better offerings at the time. I'll put on my flame proof trousers now. Nirvana were the first "alternative" (for want of a better word) to crossover to playlists on MTV and were literally catepulted into the conciousness of a generation tortured by years of Kylie, Bros and Wacko Jacko on the box. Personally I think they were more important in terms of a great many people discovering music outside of the mainstream that perhaps their actual music justified. A bit of a Zeitgeist.
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8/15/2005 3:16 PM
yeah, it was more the crossing over to the mainstream consciousness... it did have quite a big effect on the average joe on the street... ...don't think i've even listened to a nirvana record in about 8 years so i'd be inclined to go with the overrated thing
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8/15/2005 3:41 PM
beatles are clearly over-rated, plus they spawned wings. oasis = sub beatles and are w**k.
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8/15/2005 3:53 PM
how are the beatles clearly over rated? They have a tonne of really great tunes, they may not be the "best band ever" but they are damn good. I don't listen to them much myself any more, mainly cos my taste has shifted a little, but they were huge in getting me into music (and a hell of a lot of other people) and they definitely opened the door for a lot more artists to create. Just because the beatles were a big influence on oasis doesnt mean they should be written off, by that logic dylan should be shot for bringing the singer songwriter into the mainstream, or jimmy page for fret w**king. Actually listenend to sgt peppers straight through in a friends house the other night, really great record.
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8/15/2005 3:55 PM
Faithless! What's the f**king deal with them? Crappy,simplistic, supposedly 'really uplifting, maan' 2-note synth pop overlaid with that geezer's rambling, 'we are one' cod-philosophising. Tripe.
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8/15/2005 3:57 PM
on the beatles subject, anyone read the observer article on john lennon yesterday? - basically argued that he was far less recognised these days.... the recent massive observer poll of people who listen to music had 56% of british 16 to 24 year olds unable to put a name to a picture of john lennon... they wouldn't be very good in a table quiz, would they? incidentally, i 100% disagree about the beatles being overrated - are you mad?
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8/15/2005 4:05 PM
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Originally posted by Vent My Spleen
Er...ummm..I was "there" at the time of Teen Spirit and still don't unserstand how it is regarded as some sort of musical crossing of the rubicon. Don't get me wrong, Nirvana were a good band and I had some of their stuff prior to Teen Spirit breaking but there were dozens of bands with similar and often better offerings at the time. I'll put on my flame proof trousers now. Nirvana were the first "alternative" (for want of a better word) to crossover to playlists on MTV and were literally catepulted into the conciousness of a generation tortured by years of Kylie, Bros and Wacko Jacko on the box. Personally I think they were more important in terms of a great many people discovering music outside of the mainstream that perhaps their actual music justified. A bit of a Zeitgeist.
I think their best album is MTV unplugged.
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8/15/2005 4:10 PM
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Faithless! What's the f**king deal with them? Crappy,simplistic, supposedly 'really uplifting, maan' 2-note synth pop overlaid with that geezer's rambling, 'we are one' cod-philosophising. Tripe.
Some of their stuff is alright. "Don't Leave" is a great tune; when I first heard it I could'nt believe it was by them. It's very unfaithless.
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8/15/2005 4:35 PM
It is laughable and painful at the same time to hear someone state that The Beatles are over-rated. Personally, I believe they are the greatest band of all time and like Daragh, they opened up a whole new world of music for me. Every single album of theirs has at least two great tracks on it while some albums are just jam-packed with classic tunes ('Sgt. Pepper's', 'White Album', 'Revolver', 'Let It Be'). It's bad for your health to not consider The Beatles one of the best bands ever!!!
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8/15/2005 5:09 PM
i dont blame the beatles for oasis i was just drawing a connection between two bands, one an influence on the other, that i think have been over-rated, though oasis more than the beatles who have produced some great records and had a more positive influence on the bands that followed them. oasis had two good albums years ago and are still considered to be a great british band. bollocks. i'm not denying that they're a good band but i think as a whole the beatles have definitely been over-rated, having two good tracks on an album doesnt make it a good record for me. yeah, they may have 'opened the door for a lot more artists to create' but their own music doesn't quite do it for me as much as other bands, sorry.
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8/15/2005 5:24 PM
Difference between over-rated and a band you don't like. I can't stand the beatles but wouldn't for one second suggest they are over-rated. Huge fan of Pearl Jam and to suggest they are in anyway similar to nickleback is laughable. You don't like them far enough but they ain't like nickleback. Pete Doherty is completely over-rated as is Oasis.
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8/15/2005 8:26 PM
sunburned hand of the man, the red krayola, gastr del sol, avarus, AMM, KMD, and noxagt = some of the most overrrated s**te of all time
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8/16/2005 8:50 AM
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Pete Doherty is completely over-rated as is Oasis.
Pete Doherty is James Blunt for people who think they're too cool for school
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8/16/2005 4:08 PM
hahaha!
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