Overrated bands (musically speaking)

[Mark Bolam]

Maybe I’ve been hard on a few bands.

One genius song like U2’s ‘One’ makes up for a lot of shite.

 

Even The Pogues have loads of songs I don’t like.

 

All of the bands previously mentioned in this thread are 1000% better than the crap that is currently out there though.

[Rich Rule]

Bruce Springsteen and any band that had tour posters and T-shirt merch.

 

Bands like Def Lepard, Iron Maiden, White Snake etc.  I think it was more the kids listening to it that put me off.  Still it stopped me listening to that kind of music.

 

I love music, it has been the soundtrack of my life.  It isn’t so much as I dislike bands as I can appreciate a great tunes.  If I don’t like a tune I just don’t listen to it.  I mean my favourite band is the Grareful Dead yet I listen to Drum and Bass mostly.

 

The one genre I could never get into was the above mentioned bands along with Europe, Jon Bon Jovi etc.  I don’t know the true name for that genre, Hairspray Rock maybe or just utter shite.

 

Oh, and Axel Rose, Guns and Roses.  I see they have tried to make a few comebacks.  I wish that Ginger, Pock marked prick would stay where he is and never make a comeback.

 

I guess music is very subjective.  I love it and can appreciate a good tune from many different styles of music apart from the fore mentioned above.

[Dan Maynard]

I'd bid from current stuff Taylor Swift. I don't listen to her much, as far as I can tell she's not completely devoid of talent but it is baffling just how popular she is. Holding all of the top 10 US singles at the same time? Millions and millions of albums? Surely there's someone else writing songs?

 

 

[jose]

Oasis

always thought they were very monotone and strummed basic cords on a guitar.

poplar mainly cause they gave the finger to the rest of the music industry at the time (not that they were the first to do this).

 

The fact that they made a successful career and lots of money aside but then there are always useless people that somehow make a fortune. 

Take a look at the vast "influencers " today. need i say any more?

[Mick Dempsey]

22 minutes ago, jose said:

Oasis

always thought they were very monotone and strummed basic cords on a guitar.

poplar mainly cause they gave the finger to the rest of the music industry at the time (not that they were the first to do this).

 

The fact that they made a successful career and lots of money aside but then there are always useless people that somehow make a fortune. 

Take a look at the vast "influencers " today. need i say any more?

Agree, the music hasn’t aged that well. 

[nepia]

I've been waiting for someone to come up with a name that grabbed me as definitely overrated and Oasis ticks that box:  shite from day 1 and shite now

[openspaceman]

2 hours ago, Rich Rule said:

Bruce Springsteen and any band that had tour posters and T-shirt merch.

I tend to agree but I like about 3 of his songs, even if just for the zeitgeist, seeing him in East Berlin dancing in the dark with the happiest girl in the world at the time.

[AHPP]

23 minutes ago, nepia said:

I've been waiting for someone to come up with a name that grabbed me as definitely overrated and Oasis ticks that box:  shite from day 1 and shite now

Likewise. Bowie for me. 

[AHPP]

9 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

All of the bands previously mentioned in this thread are 1000% better than the crap that is currently out there though.

Don’t just complain about it. Rap about it. 
 

 

My band’s second gig, this week.

[openspaceman]

55 minutes ago, AHPP said:

Likewise. Bowie for me. 

Again didn't like the ziggy stuff but Heroes strikes a chord for me