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Most Overrated Musical Artists

Thomas

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Originally Posted by PaoloM
I'd like to know how many people here actually have musical training or education.

I don't get this question at all: I mean - I know what books I like despite not being able to read!

elitist snob.

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Green Day maybe, I'm not sure many people rate them highly.
Much as I hate to say it +whatever it is on Jay-Z
 

Piobaire

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Originally Posted by PaoloM
I'd like to know how many people here actually have musical training or education.

I do. Do you have to listen to my subjective opinion on this topic now?
 

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The roots
Radiohead
Black eyed peas
 

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Originally Posted by Piobaire
I do. Do you have to listen to my subjective opinion on this topic now?

I do too.

I'm never too sure how this over/under rating goes so I'll abstain. Is it about critical recognition or sales/success? I mean Britney Spears is obviously not critically overrated...
 

Mark from Plano

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Originally Posted by Fuuma
I do too.

I'm never too sure how this over/under rating goes so I'll abstain. Is it about critical recognition or sales/success? I mean Britney Spears is obviously not critically overrated...


The beauty part is that this is the interwebz. There are no rules and no accountability. The standards can be whatever you decide they are and you are their arbitor. You declare an answer to any imponderable question and call people names for disagreeing with you.


At least that's how I do it.
 

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I dunno, the thing is no one with a hint of musical taste would argue that Dave Matthews Band does not suck while saying that My Bloody Valentine is overrated could get you thrown to the wolves. For the record I don't think mBV is overrated, ******* luv 'em.
 

Mark from Plano

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Originally Posted by Fuuma
I dunno, the thing is no one with a hint of musical taste would argue that Dave Matthews Band does not suck while saying that My Bloody Valentine is overrated could get you thrown to the wolves. For the record I don't think mBV is overrated, ******* luv 'em.

See. That wasn't so hard, was it?
 

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Originally Posted by thekunk07
^great from 81 to 85

^mediocre from 86-90

^inexcusable since


Agree with 81-85, War gets a lot of cred because that was the album that really got them noticed. Unforgetable Fire is still one of my all time favs almost 25 years later. Boy & October are really good as well

The last couple have been ok. Pop though???????
 

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Originally Posted by Mark from Plano
See. That wasn't so hard, was it?

What I'm saying is that Dave Matthews band is rated exactly as it should (complete crap) by music critics and enlightened listeners so there's no fight to be found in naming them. We should concentrate on critically recognized bands like mBV or Bob Dylan or whatever...
 

Piobaire

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Originally Posted by Fuuma
I do too.

I'm never too sure how this over/under rating goes so I'll abstain. Is it about critical recognition or sales/success? I mean Britney Spears is obviously not critically overrated...


I'm going by a bit of each. Of particular sorry, is a band that was once worthy of its press and now should be hitting the early bird special at the Sizzler. U2, is of course, the best example of this.
 

Mark from Plano

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Originally Posted by Fuuma
What I'm saying is that Dave Matthews band is rated exactly as it should (complete crap) by music critics and enlightened listeners so there's no fight to be found in naming them. We should concentrate on critically recognized bands like mBV or Bob Dylan or whatever...

I know and you followed my formula exactly in saying it. You made a declarative statement with no subjective standards ("Dave Matthews Band sucks") and called people names who disagreed ("no one with an ounce of musical taste would disagree"). Awesome. Combine that with the fact that they've made a fortune selling albums to just those people and you have the formula for overrated.

You're a natural at this. I'm impressed
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Originally Posted by Fuuma
I dunno, the thing is no one with a hint of musical taste would argue that Dave Matthews Band does not suck while saying that My Bloody Valentine is overrated could get you thrown to the wolves. For the record I don't think mBV is overrated, ******* luv 'em.
^You probably find Matthews annoying... His music does not suck, IMHO. Don't know about the overrated part. I was with you on the first post.
 

Dakota rube

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Originally Posted by Mark from Plano
I know and you followed my formula exactly in saying it. You made a declarative statement with no subjective standards ("Dave Matthews Band sucks") and called people names who disagreed ("no one with an ounce of musical taste would disagree"). Awesome. Combine that with the fact that they've made a fortune selling albums to just those people and you have the formula for overrated.

DMB played outdoors an hour away from me this past summer. $79 ticket.
 

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