What popular band do you find overrated?

I'm 53 and believe radiohead will be viewed upon as the Beatles of the new millennium.  They just seem to turn music on it's ear and I respect that.

I'm lucky though as I have two sons in their 30's, a daughter 19 and another son 17 and they keep me listening to new shit.  Most of it I don't care too much for but I love Chillwave and dreampop tunes and the electro dance shit.

Rap music is truly overrated imo.  I'm not hating on it but it just sux in my humble opinion.  I also think it ruined music for this generation of black artists.  man, black folks used to set the tone for everything cool about popular music when I grew up and now it sets another tone that I don't care for at all.

there are new and cool tunes these days, but you have to dig for them and count on the children to help an old dude out

Couldn't agree more. Were the influential? Yes. Did they help revolutionize music at the time? Yes. Are they a great rock band? I don't think so. I grew up listening to the Stones as they were my Dad's favourite band. I can say they are far better than the Beatles. People think I'm crazy when I say this, but I really do think they are sginificantly overrated.

I don't get how anyone can think Rush is overrated. If they were British they would be considered one of the top 15 bands of all time, unfortunately their Canadian and therefore don't get the respect they deserve. How many other bands with 3 members can sound like a 5 or 6 man band? Their talent is astounding and shouldn't go unnoticed. Oh yeah and they have arguably the greatest drummer of all time and easily a top 5 bassist ever. I don't get what's overrated about them.

U2 I'd have to agree with as overrated as well. Sure, there music is different, but different isn't always good, and to me, this is a case of not good.

The Who is so far from overrated it's not funny. Their lyrics were powerful, their sound was electrifying. I wish I could have seen them live, great singing, great drumming, great guitar and bass work, this band truly had it all.

Let's talk about underrated. I'd have to go with one of my personal favourites, Van Halen. If you don't have Eddie as one of your top 5 guitarists of all time, then you don't know guitar. The guy had the fastest right hand ever. People mistaken so many of his solos with finger tapping, but a lot of the times it's not. Alex is a very underrated drummer. The guy was solid, played some interesting beats, and was always on top of things. Obviously David Lee Roth era was the best. Me and my uncle talk about this all the time and we agree, greatest Van Halen album is Fair Warning. Yeah, their first album was awesome, and 1984 was pretty good too, but Fair Warning was so great, Eddie shredded that album to pieces. Songs like Mean Streat, Sinner's Swing, Unchained, So This Is Love, were great tunes, and this album just meshed together so well.

Alright I'll stop boring you guys, feedback is encouraged.

Thanks for the Rush backup Spartacus. I bought meet and greet tickets for them at US Air Arena the Sunday after Thanksgiving and going to Vegas the Friday before to catch them at the MGM. Second tour in a row seeing 2 shows. A band that you can honestly say 1 song sounds nothing like another. I have no idea where the incredible sounds they have comes from? In addition, the do a 2 set show usually runs 3 hours. Everyone else plays 1.5 - 2 hours tops usually and these guys played 26 songs on the last tour.

Beatles overrated. LMFAO. what u ppl fail to realize is that they made all this music with tape. no computers at all. if they had the technology of today back then who knows what else they would've done.

Stones  Jagger was always jealous.

 

Styx

Beck....Im a loser baby

Why do people get so offended when someone doesn't like your pet band(s)?   I could care less who likes or doesn't like what I like, even more so strangers on the internet.  Yet, people get nuts if someone dare not like the genius that is <band name here>, it's hilarious.

My overrated bands that I can think of:

Interesting thread here, I think calling out bands such as the Who, Pink Floyd, U2, Queen, ect, doesn't really qualify as over rated reason being Who's Next, Dark Side Of The Moon, Joshua Tree and A Night At The Opera really are timeless classics in a era where the "album" was more important than the "single". My selection for this thread would be The Red Hot Chili Peppers, reason being they sold out for the radio, lost are the heavy funk shit of Mothers Milk and Blood Sugar Sex Magic replaced by the I love you dear drivel of Stadium Arcadium and whatever the fuck they put out last year, a travesty really, while I don't condone substance abuse imagine what the Peppers would sound like today if Flea was still stoned out of his mind 24/7 like the old days.

Timeless classics for some and for others they are timeless nightmares.  I started the thread by saying the bands i mentioned are/were very talented, but i just cant stomach their sounds.  The WHo and Queen are right up there for ME.  I agree with you on the Chilli Peppers.

It's pointless to argue personal taste but The Who is such a huge part of the evolution of rock, they were for lack of a better comparison the Metallica of the 60's, they were the measuring stick of being the loudest and most bad ass, Blue Cheer, Deep Purple, Led Zep, ect turned it up to 12 to compete with them, they were the main influence of the 1st wave of punk rock bands (Ramones, The Clash, Motorhead) that then influenced the Metallica's, the GNR's, the Nirvana's, the Green Days, the list is endless.

There you have it!Just because you dont like the music does not mean they are overated.Maybe the title of the thread should have been worded differently.

Great thread!  Many on my list of overrated have already been mentioned.  Here is my list with most overrated first.  If I find them boring they're on the list.

No i used the word  talented bc i didnt want anyone to get their panties in a bunch.  In the late 70's, i would go to the theatre to watch a triple feature of The Who Quadrophenia, Hendrix Experience and Led Zep Song remains the same.  The "theatre" would be EMPTY until after the Who....and i mean EMPTY.  I've yet to meet a Who fan in almost half century.  Their sounds were pioneering, but that doesn't mean it was good.   

Not sure if i mentioned Chicago...uggh!!

Follow me now,Millions of people who like the bands you find overated,are wrong,and you,Dangerbay, are correct.As i said before,perhaps a different thread title would have been correct.What could be wrong with those people who have different taste than you?

And if your judgement of the Who is based on Quadrophenia then i can almost understand why, though there is a couple gems on there.I think tomatoes are overated. lol

I think that their first 2 - 3 are excellent.If my memory serves their lead guitarist died of electrocution,and he was damn good.R.I.P.

Chicago and Styx??? Those bands do little more than the Casino circuit these days, why don't we shit on Foghat and Toto while were at it cause they had a few hits back in the 70's.

 Before you shit on any band you must 1st clear it with the master to see find out if they are overated or not.It he and he alone who knows this.

Since were on the topic of bands that were popular damn near 30 yrs ago did you know Iron Butterfly sold 30 mil of in a gadda da vida?? Was lsd really that widespread back in 1968?? How bout Dire Straights selling the same for the album that had Money for Nothing.

 It's fine to have your likes & dislikes............but music is too subjective to rate.......................oh BTW, all rappers are overrated.

listen to the mugg bro........he knows  

Phil Collins

never got KISS. everytime i hear them on the radio i switch stations. same with Motley Crue