Most overrated band of all time?
 

Who do you think?

U2 [Joshua Tree is amazing, but for the most part they are completely overrated].
Arctic Monkey's [What revolution? Just sounds like plain ol' boring indie rock].
Coldplay [About as dynamic as watching a cat do your tax returns].

I might do a poll. I was also thinking of The Beatles and Nirvana

Nirvana certainly but the Beatles? No Beatles, no Oasis. It's as simple as that. I know the Beatles have become 'cool' on the internet to diss as being nothing much, but let's face it, John & Paul were a genius songwriting team, most of the albums were masterpieces, they broke so many moulds it's amazing they still had shoulders, and the sonic experimentation and studio production techniques they used, for the time, were both innovative and amazing.

In fact, they inspired the dub reggae movement with regards to studio-as-instrument practices. Which in turn inspired a sickening amount of music, including a lot of post Punk. In fact, almost every band on the planet owes something either to the Beatles or Kraftwerk.

True fact.

I suppose yeah. Oh no I was not dissing them and that, just an idea of what might be intepreted as an overrated band. I do love The Beatles, been listening to Revolver again recently, just epic.
But I have no problem in saying Nirvana are overrated, I do like them though.

I'm inclined to say Radiohead. Potentially controversial - but I've given a lot of their material a listen, and, whilst I love about 5 tracks, I find the majority incredibly boring and don't see where the hype is.

LOL. Your right.

Radiohead are definitely overrated. Let's face it, quiet a lot of the back catalog is just droning ambient music with Thom Yorke's vocals pasted over the top. They didn't reinvent the wheel so much as stick a pin in it and push it up a steep hill.

Not really a fan of Radiohead, they just seem a student band to me, like Muse. Plus the song 'Creep' drives me crazy.

Creep is the only one I like funnily enough. But yeah, big college band. Deep n' introspective students love to big them up.

I like Pyramid Song, Karma Police and No Surprises. And Creep too. But that's all. Nude was okay.

I can't think of any more bands I'd say are overrated. There's many I dislike but can respect - Elvis in particular. Really don't get his style of music at all, but can appreciate how revolutionary it was.

Ohhh yeah, Smoking a spliff whilst talking about the meaning of life whilst listening to Karma Police. Also convincing themselves they are different, intelligent and deep. God I hate students lol

Oh yeah, Sex Pistols. Yes, they inspired a whole load of bands, but they were an [empty] statement more than anything else.

One great album. A glorified bassist who could not actually play bass. A lead singer who realized it was going to go nowhere so he formed Public Image. And *drumroll* people calling them one of the greatest bands of all time.

One of the greatest musical events of all time? You bet. Band? Give me a break.

About half of the bands NME big up as the 'next big thing'. For me it's surely anything featuring Pete Doherty.

Oh hell yeah. NME are the biggest culprits of bigging people up and creating and then destroying movements and genres that never actually existed.

Would agree with Sex Pistols being overrated, and Pete

They're disgusting. I used to casually buy the magazine every so often, now I just don't bother, it's not even biased reviewing, it's just erratic and pointless.

Bon Jovi - Because they are

American wimp Rock.

I don't know anybody who overrates Bon Jovi. Most people realize them for the acidic, wimpy, self pitying bag of cat **** that they are.

Which neatly brings me on to Nickleback.

The Jonas Brothers

Theres good bands out there that arent even looked at twice because they might not be viewed as 'Hot' by girls.

I think the Jonas Brothers are only famous because of Disney where as there is bands who actually work to get famous.

JB Dont deserve fame, Im just glad the UK doesnt go Gaga over them as much as Americans do

Oh God, Nickelback! My ears! Very overrated, I agree.

The Beatles for me. If that sort of music was released nowadays, they'd be laughed at.

Maybe it should just be most overrated artist lol although there would be some heated debate amongst the obsessives

Oh Stu, I usually agree with mostly everything you say, but the Pistols were a band. Punk is not about being talented or good at what you do, necessarily. It's about having fun and getting the message across. They certainly accomplished that. I do agree that some people glorify them too much, but they were a band. A ****ing good band.

Erm, nah. Try again dear.

Good then that the majority of it was released half a century ago.

Besides which, you are wrong.

I hope that you had your tongue firmly placed in your cheek when you uttered that last sentence. The Beatles are legends and would still be legends if their music was released today. Timeless brilliance that's too easy to slag off because they've been so popular for so long. That actually applies to Radiohead now.

One of my friends xD

Hmm, interesting point, but I don't actually dislike the Sex Pistols. I like a lot of bands in this thread, but overrated is the name of the game, and as a band I think they are incredibly overrated. Admittedly I don't have much material to go by, which sort of reinforces my point.

I am a fan, no doubt. Just like I am a Nirvana fan. But they were overrated to **** too, I reckon.

God yeah. Hey Jude, Come Together, Yellow Submarine, Let It Be - they bear absolutely no relevance today, do they? There's absolutely noone out there right now covering that heap of ****.

And besides, if they were laughed at, it would be by uncultured *****.

Get the **** out.

She is certainly not the eggman. No sir.

For me what kills Nirvana is the girls nowdays thinking they have a 'connection' with him. They read all the books, buy all the box sets, and look down on you if you criticize their 'precious Kurt'. They seem to take personal offence, I laugh in their face and tell them they were about 1 when Nirvana were in their prime. Also, all the kiddies who wear Nirvana hoodies and can't even name 5 songs.

I think we can make a compromise, because I do agree with you to a degree. :)

We all know Sid couldn't play, but he was a bad ass and will always be a punk icon. \m/

Goo goo g'joob.

They'd also rip out your throat if you ever mentioned Courtney Love in a positive light. Really petty.

I believe it's koo koo kachu :nono:.

Alrighty then, another band I am a huge fan of but are still overrated to the hilt for much of the same reasons as InOne described for Nirvana ... The Misfits.

God, and all those mad conspiracy theories lol

No one even dares to say Daft Punk/Justice because I will cut their head off. :D

Oh totally forgot Nirvana. Definitely agree. I doubt they'd have the legacy they do if Kurt hadn't topped himself.