David Bowie
Most Overrated Bands
Originally posted by marquee smith:I'd argue that KISS are actually underrated. At one time, they were a great band, but they never got taken seriously (for obvious reasons, which they brought on themselves). Good-time-party-rock-and-roll. They were great at it.
Originally posted by distance:Good choice.
KISS
actually, you know what. i have always though the Beach Boys were a bit overrated.
i know people think they are influential, but really, i think their music sucks and just dont hear anything like it in most of the music i like.
unless they trademarked the high pitch voice ala Ben Folds/ Ted Leo.
i know people think they are influential, but really, i think their music sucks and just dont hear anything like it in most of the music i like.
unless they trademarked the high pitch voice ala Ben Folds/ Ted Leo.
Originally posted by sonickteam2:totally agree…
actually, you know what. i have always though the Beach Boys were a bit overrated.
i know people think they are influential, but really, i think their music sucks and just dont hear anything like it in most of the music i like.
I'm listening to track 8 on Pet Sounds right now (God Only Knows), and it's really hard to deny that song (among others on that album) …
I agree though, they can start to grate on you, especially their early stuff and especially if you listen to them for an extended period of time …
All that said, Pet Sounds really stands up as a classic album.
Anyone get SMiLE today?
I agree though, they can start to grate on you, especially their early stuff and especially if you listen to them for an extended period of time …
All that said, Pet Sounds really stands up as a classic album.
Anyone get SMiLE today?
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
actually, you know what. i have always though the Beach Boys were a bit overrated.
i know people think they are influential, but really, i think their music sucks and just dont hear anything like it in most of the music i like.
unless they trademarked the high pitch voice ala Ben Folds/ Ted Leo.
Originally posted by sonickteam2:do you listen to indie pop? beulah? the thrills? apples in stereo? they're all direct descendents
i know people think they are influential, but really, i think their music sucks and just dont hear anything like it in most of the music i like.
unless they trademarked the high pitch voice ala Ben Folds/ Ted Leo.
they trademarked "california pop", plus their harmonies were really groundbreaking for rock music … i think people did the falsetto before they did though …
i've often said i preferred beach boy/brian wilson influenced bands over the orginial…. no doubt brian wilson was geniuns in the studio and great arranger, however he wasn't the best songwriter in the world. and "god only knows" maybe to one of the few songs that dosen't make me cringe.
I have to agree that Radiohead are one of the most overrated bands, ever.
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:i listen to VERY little indie pop. very little.
do you listen to indie pop? beulah? the thrills? apples in stereo? they're all direct descendents
like, almost none actually. but i do know the Thrills sound like the Beach Boys. but the Thrills are also a "C average" band in my book.
U2 is the most utterly uninteresting band ever created. And the most pompous. Nothing more annoying than a tired, unoriginal retard who thinks his lyrics are saving the world. The band's musical ability is painfully overrated and the last few records are radio-friendly, undemanding, overproduced crap. And all four of them should have been locked in a steel crate and launched into outer space for making that completely unbearable techno record a few years back.
Add to the list:
Dave Matthews Band
Morrissey
Radiohead
The 400,000 retro sound bands that sound shamelessly like the Stooges and other 70s bands - Jet, the Hives, etc.
Add to the list:
Dave Matthews Band
Morrissey
Radiohead
The 400,000 retro sound bands that sound shamelessly like the Stooges and other 70s bands - Jet, the Hives, etc.
spiritualised………………
i've never been so bored at a show since the last time i saw spiritualised………………….
ooh i'm a dumbass……………..where are my flip flops?
i've never been so bored at a show since the last time i saw spiritualised………………….
ooh i'm a dumbass……………..where are my flip flops?
COLDPLAY
somebody actually spent the time to rate coldplay?
borrrrrrrrrrrrrrring
borrrrrrrrrrrrrrring
Originally posted by PigIron:I maintain that DMB got a bum rap among music buffs because of their popularity among people who generally don't care about music.
Add to the list:
Dave Matthews Band
Sure, the lyrics generally suck and his vocals get annoying … but their musicianship is really top-notch, almost virtuoustic, and they write great songs …
then again, rush are great musicians. and they suck.
i can't believe no one has mentioned them yet…
the strokes…
the strokes…
Originally posted by lily1:As I mentioned above..
i can't believe no one has mentioned them yet…
the strokes…
"The 400,000 retro sound bands that sound shamelessly like the Stooges and other 70s bands - Jet, the Hives, etc."
Originally posted by lily1:they are actually quite good…………..and pretty great live………
i can't believe no one has mentioned them yet…
the strokes…
maybe that's why they weren't mentioned……….
although drew barrymore is lowering their hipster status………
Originally posted by poorlulu:and raising their hips………………. and repeat
although drew barrymore is lowering their hips
this thread should have been
Band One Doesn't Give A Monkey's About
Nothing against any of these bands, there are only so many hours in day and I don't need to listen to them.
DMB
Radiohead
etc….
Band One Doesn't Give A Monkey's About
Nothing against any of these bands, there are only so many hours in day and I don't need to listen to them.
DMB
Radiohead
etc….
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Beach Boys
The Rolling Stones
The Beach Boys