Overrated Bands (Opininonated!)

I don't think Rush has released a definitive masterpiece. But from "A farewell to kings" to "Power Windows" all those are incredible records. "Moving Pictures" is a bit overrated though.

King Crimson
Marillion (Fish era)
Opeth
Most popular Neo I've heard
Los Jaivas
Deep Purple
New Trolls
Banco
Jethro Tull


Just off the top of my head.

And I don't dislike any of these bands (cept maybe the Trolls), I just find them to be often rated more generously than I would, which I think is the OP's question....

I don't think many of the standard prog bands are overrated because outside of the prog community they are highly underrated (I.e. A random person on the street will most likely not even know of the band Camel)

That being said I think a lot of 80s-90 rock is overrated especially Nirvana.

Matthew T wrote:  I see we all have our preferences, this is what makes the site interesting but now for mine and it may cause a sh*t storm but here it is   Kiss

for me.. would cause a sh*t storm but for none of this being a surprise......the usual cast and crew...

f**king Camel - nice group... nice music... an absolute blip on the radar for any kind of importance or consequence in prog.  What's worse.... they aren't even the best of that unchallenging sedate prog. The singer is attrocious... the band is *in relative prog terms* average, and the music.....  yawn.  At least Genesis was challenging... in it's own subtle ways.

speaking of..

Genesis - how their albums are, with exception of one,  completely overrated on the site.  Don't agree.. look at the Lamb.. even people who like the album aknowledge the 2nd disk is a mess.  Doesn't stop that from being a HIGHLY ranked album.  God forbid in that happened to say... Tarkus if 50% of the material was judged.. subpar.   Anyhow... overrated in my book . not on the massive order as Camel is of course. If it's a Genesis album... and not pop..  you'll find it in the top 100.  Good or bad.. that is overrated.

Jethro Tull - agree with some writers out there...  their prog stuff with one major exception is 2nd rate at best and mediocre at best.  The group was best and never topped the first 4 albums.


Porcupine Tree-  interesting early stuff...  later stuff barely counts as progressive to these ears.. not to say it isn't good... but this is a prog site... we get paid to say the emporer has no clothes.  That is why SW's solo album surprised me so...  it was a departure from PT... and a damn fine album it is.


stopping there before the AR mansion gets besieged

Oh, and how could i forget....

Spock's Beard

Finnforest wrote: Oh, and how could i forget.... Spock's Beard

Edited by tszirmay - March 15 2009 at 20:37

micky wrote: Matthew T wrote:  I see we all have our preferences, this is what makes the site interesting but now for mine and it may cause a sh*t storm but here it is   Kiss for me.. would cause a sh*t storm but for none of this being a surprise......the usual cast and crew... f**king Camel - nice group... nice music... an absolute blip on the radar for any kind of importance or consequence in prog.  What's worse.... they aren't even the best of that unchallenging sedate prog. The singer is attrocious... the band is *in relative prog terms* average, and the music.....  yawn.  At least Genesis was challenging... in it's own subtle ways. speaking of.. Genesis - how their albums are, with exception of one,  completely overrated on the site.  Don't agree.. look at the Lamb.. even people who like the album aknowledge the 2nd disk is a mess.  Doesn't stop that from being a HIGHLY ranked album.  God forbid in that happened to say... Tarkus if 50% of the material was judged.. subpar.   Anyhow... overrated in my book . not on the massive order as Camel is of course. If it's a Genesis album... and not pop..  you'll find it in the top 100.  Good or bad.. that is overrated. Jethro Tull - agree with some writers out there...  their prog stuff with one major exception is 2nd rate at best and mediocre at best.  The group was best and never topped the first 4 albums. Porcupine Tree-  interesting early stuff...  later stuff barely counts as progressive to these ears.. not to say it isn't good... but this is a prog site... we get paid to say the emporer has no clothes.  That is why SW's solo album surprised me so...  it was a departure from PT... and a damn fine album it is. stopping there before the AR mansion gets besieged

   Thats great about Tull and PT because I know you won't ask to loan em

Porcupine Tree - They have some good songs and some great albums, but that's it. I don't really see what differentiates them from many other good bands. They have some really terrible stuff too.

Others but thats by far the most overrated I can think of right now.

Sleepytime Gorilla museum! One of the biggest musical disppointments of my life! They're not intellectual, nor technical, nor thought provoking! I''ll tell you what they are, a joke! A really bad, poorly aimed joke!

Captain Capricorn wrote: Marillion & The Flower Kings

Agreed.