Most overrated albums

There always will be underrated and overrated albums. What's so special with DSOTM? that album is, let's say, a prog mainstream. I recall that the guys and gals, who weren't lovers of Progressive Rock at all, were owned a copy; FM radio DJs were playing DSOTM so much at late in the evening, etc. After decades, that album is still to be a representative of Prog for the masses and that's ok, there ought to be an album like DSOTM; it's historical necessity. But, it's also overrated in comparision with the great prog albums who are accepted by prog audience only.

Edited by Svetonio - September 16 2013 at 11:48

Svetonio wrote: There always will be underrated and overrated albums. What's so special with DSOTM? that album is, let's say, a prog mainstream. I recall that the guys and gals, who weren't lovers of Progressive Rock at all, were owned a copy; FM radio DJs were playing DSOTM so much at late in the evening, etc. After decades, that album is still to be a representative of Prog for the masses and that's ok, there ought to be an album like DSOTM; it's historical necessity. But, it's also overrated in comparision with the great prog albums who are accepted by prog audience only. On other side, e.g. Family's Family Entertainment the album is shamefuly underrated even in prog circles.

These albums are rated exactly as they are rated - they are appreciate by those that like them exactly as they should be appreciated. Family are a f_cking marvellous band, much loved by those of us who knew their music back in the day -  and yes it would have been wonderful if more people got to hear them back in the 60s and 70s, it would have been brilliant if they'd been successful in the USA, and it would be simply adorable if more people could like them now - but history didn't happen like that and life doesn't happen like that. BUT they were well known and pretty popular in Britain in the late 60s / early 70s, Roger Chapman's vocal style influenced Peter Gabriel, Ian Anderson, Ian Gillan and Fish and they even managed to chart a couple of albums and some four or five singles, which is a damn fine achievement for such an "underrated" band... they just never recorded that one killer album. And the whole music industry is littered with bands like that, almost as many as all the bedroom funsters you can find on Bandcamp in a week. The real irony is that if somehow Family had managed to produce that breakthrough killer album that was as good as all the good bits from Doll House, Enterainment, Anyway, A Song For Me and Fearless - and that had sold millions and everyone on the planet had a copy in their iTunes iCloud iPhat and Charlie Whitney would be wondering where to park his fifteenth Lambourgini - all the little prog-trollies would be saying it's "overrated".  

Guldbamsen wrote: The Bearded Bard wrote: Guldbamsen wrote: As pointed out some 9573907820589 times - there's no such thing as overrated. There's albums out there that a lot of folks deem priceless, which just don't sit well with some ie "the albums that a lot of you like but I don't - therefore you've got it wrong". I don't think there's right or wrong in music, just different tastes and opinions. BTW, who's that in your avatar? First I thought it was that quy from the A=MH2 cover (Chris Hutchison?), but it's Edgar Broughton, right? I'm with you on that, and it was kinda my point with the post. Infusing terms like 'right' and 'wrong' into music is ludicrous. I was just being overtly perfidious And yes, you're quiet right, it's Edgar Broughton. The British Captain Beefheart

Guldbamsen wrote: She looks like one of those ancient Greek sculptures - only much more alive though.

Yes ... Peter Driben is criminally underrated artist 

Guldbamsen wrote: I started out with Sing Brother Sing, which absolutely blew me away.

Edited by progresssaurus - September 17 2013 at 03:14

progresssaurus wrote: Guldbamsen wrote: She looks like one of those ancient Greek sculptures - only much more alive though. Yes ... Peter Driben is criminally underrated artist

Dean wrote:   He was referring to Jim (Finnforest), not me (who isn't called Jim and never will be).

Dean wrote: I'm very sure.

Dean wrote: You either follow the flow of conversation in the posts or you do not, there is no uncertainty or ambiguity involved.