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   Kurt Cobain. He certainly had a talent for writing songs, and no doubt he was a voice of a generation, but people who get legendary because they destroy themselves... I have a problem with that. 
The same goes for Jim Morrison by the way. Maybe even more so than with Kurt Cobain. The Doors were very talented, and the voice of a generation, but Jim Morrison is my least favourite Door. I can't stand it when people destroy themselves...

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Poll Question: Who was the most overrated?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
John Lennon	2	[2.99%]
Kurt Cobain	40	[59.70%]
Jim Morrison	3	[4.48%]
Janis Joplin	1	[1.49%]
Jimi Hendrix	7	[10.45%]
Bob Marley	3	[4.48%]
Elvis Presley	7	[10.45%]
Marc Bolan	3	[4.48%]
Stevie Ray Vaughn	0	[0.00%]
Frank Zappa	1	[1.49%]
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Moogtron III Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 26 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 10616	Posted: February 20 2006 at 07:20
	Kurt Cobain. He certainly had a talent for writing songs, and no doubt he was a voice of a generation, but people who get legendary because they destroy themselves... I have a problem with that. The same goes for Jim Morrison by the way. Maybe even more so than with Kurt Cobain. The Doors were very talented, and the voice of a generation, but Jim Morrison is my least favourite Door. I can't stand it when people destroy themselves... Edited by Moogtron III

Phil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 17 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1881	Posted: February 20 2006 at 06:41
	The only person from the list whom I think is really over-rated is Kurt Cobain, not only was he limited in his talent but his "reputation" was only really cemented when he joined "the stupid club".

sleeper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449	Posted: February 20 2006 at 06:32
	I voted Kurt, a talentless muppet who couldnt sing, write or play guitar.
	Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

BaldFriede Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 02 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10266	Posted: February 20 2006 at 05:20
	Anyone who says Hendrix is overrated does not understand his importance in the development of rock music. Playing electric guitar is more than just running the fingers up and down the neck of the gutar. Hendrix was the first really "electric" guitar player; his predecessors had more or less played their electric guitars like acoustic ones.
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Sean Trane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 20403	Posted: February 20 2006 at 03:17
	Bolan and his T.Rex thing I have enough respect for his early folk period (mostly the Steven Took- partnership albums) than for his over-rated and over-emphasized press exposure glam rock Edited by Sean Trane
	let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword

Mikerinos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 11 2005 Location: Planet Gong Status: Offline Points: 8890	Posted: February 19 2006 at 17:42
	Kurt Cobain. Nirvana suck. Hendrix is extremely overrated too, but his music is much better than Nirvana.


Dr Know Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 10 2006 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 532	Posted: February 19 2006 at 15:59
	The Rolling Stones played in Rio last night for an audience of over a million people. They are indeed live and kickin´, but I agree they are very overrated

GoldenSpiral Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 27 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3839	Posted: February 19 2006 at 15:51
	how about the entirety of the Rolling Stones?
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Dr Know Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 10 2006 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 532	Posted: February 19 2006 at 13:53
	OK, Express your views, thats what polls are for!! Who is the most overrated here? For me it has to be Kurt Cobain. Second would be Hendrix. Crucify me