Most Overrated Musical Artists

edmorel · Oct 12, 2009

Originally Posted by thekunk07

billy joel is the ed hardy of music.

aren't you supposed to be jumping out a window or something?

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

Tina Turner.

Originally Posted by iammatt

I used to love listening to them when I was in school in LA. Some bands really relate to a certain geographical spot, and I think the Chili Peppers are that way. They are, though, probably overrated.

I like RHCP, Anthony K. has had an interesting life. I think his dad got his then girlfriend to ******** with a young Anthony.

Originally Posted by quevola

Best American band in the last 25 years.

I take it you are joking.

Originally Posted by jkidd41011

Loved live Dead shows, things haven't been the same since summer '95

Just blaze up and hang out with some hairy, dirty people trying to kop free **** while listening to really bad music and it will be like old times!

This Bruce Springsteen hate is stupid and Prince is awesome and Hootie and the Blowfish are severly underrated!!

Some not mentioned:
Foo Fighters, although, does anyone really like them

Guns & Roses, yeah, I said it.
Van Morrison, someone explain him to me. I see him mentioned a lot here, mostly by AF. I tried listening to something of his. I did not get it.

Slopho · Oct 12, 2009

Originally Posted by edmorel

aren't you supposed to be jumping out a window or something?

I like RHCP, Anthony K. has had an interesting life. I think his dad got his then girlfriend to ******** with a young Anthony.

I take it you are joking.

Just blaze up and hang out with some hairy, dirty people trying to kop free **** while listening to really bad music and it will be like old times!

This Bruce Springsteen hate is stupid and Prince is awesome and Hootie and the Blowfish are severly underrated!!

Some not mentioned:
Foo Fighters, although, does anyone really like them

Guns & Roses, yeah, I said it.
Van Morrison, someone explain him to me. I see him mentioned a lot here, mostly by AF. I tried listening to something of his. I did not get it.

That's true, I also think Cher was his babysitter for a while too.

JaPo · Oct 12, 2009

Originally Posted by StephenHero

They're the 10th greatest band of all time according to Rolling Stone. That's a joke.

1) The Beatles by Elvis Costello

2) Bob Dylan by Robbie Robertson

3) Elvis Presley by Bono

4) The Rolling Stones by Steven Van Zandt

5) Chuck Berry by Joe Perry

6) Jimi Hendrix by John Mayer

7) James Brown by Rick Rubin

8) Little Richard by Little Richard

9) Aretha Franklin by Jerry Wexler

10) Ray Charles by Van Morrison

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/sto...he_first_fifty

Well I'll be blown. I guess Pink Floyd must have had an entire list dedicated to them, instead. That's the the only way I can explain their absence from the top 5 let alone the top 100.

My two cents for the topic; Bruce Springsteen. My favourite song of his is probably 'Tunnel of Love', and I don't really understand the appeal of his all-American belters.

Thomas · Oct 12, 2009

Originally Posted by iammatt

You are right. They were much better than tenth.

+1

StephenHero · Oct 12, 2009

The Clash have two significant albums. That's it. They also released this.

Thomas · Oct 12, 2009

Originally Posted by StephenHero

The Clash have two significant albums. That's it. They also released this.

hmmm. Jimmy Buffett released some 30-odd albums, plus a slew of live discs. Does that make him better than The Clash?

StephenHero · Oct 12, 2009

No. If you want to be one of the top ten bands of all time you should probably have more than two albums of relevance in music history. The Clash don't. So **** them.

Thomas · Oct 12, 2009

Originally Posted by StephenHero

No. If you want to be one of the top ten bands of all time you should probably have more than two albums of relevance in music history. The Clash don't. So **** them.

So, if Michael Jackson's output was limited to Off the Wall and Thriller, would that make him unworthy of any Top 10 list?

StephenHero · Oct 12, 2009

He's unworthy of it now, in part because his career is basically two and half albums worth of quality material, some of which he didn't even write.

Thomas · Oct 12, 2009

Interesting: the list (filtered for groups only) goes:

Beatles
Rolling Scones
Beach Boys
Zep
Velvet Underground
U2
Ramones
Nirvana
Who
Clash

How many of these would you throw out, and what would you put in their places?

edinatlanta · Oct 12, 2009

Originally Posted by Thomas

Interesting: the list (filtered for groups only) goes:

Beatles
Rolling Scones
Beach Boys
Zep
Velvet Underground
U2
Ramones
Nirvana
Who
Clash

How many of these would you throw out, and what would you put in their places?

Most, and Vampire Weekend.

Thomas · Oct 12, 2009

Originally Posted by edinatlanta

Most, and Vampire Weekend.

^

Vampire Weekend. PLZ. That was so Late-2007. Get with the times grandpa.

StephenHero · Oct 12, 2009

I'd replace the Ramones, Nirvana, and The Clash with Radiohead, Pink Floyd, and The Kinks.

Thomas · Oct 12, 2009

Originally Posted by StephenHero

I'd replace the Ramones, Nirvana, and The Clash with Radiohead, Pink Floyd, and The Kinks.

and keep the Velvet Underground? only five studio albums, and the rest are live discs and re-hashes. Who were they, again?

Actually, Nirvana only had, what, three original studio albums? Were they that much better than the Clash?

StephenHero · Oct 12, 2009

The VU have four studio albums that still hold up as great albums and their two or three best are better than the Clash's best. VU & Nico alone is better than the Clash's entire output.

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