Overrated Bands (Opininonated!)

I have several friends who have kittens every time Steven Wilson, er, does ANYTHING in fact. He's a far better producer than he is songwriter. He has written a handful of brilliant songs and a multitude of dreary/uninspiring ones dressed up in some admittedly pretty good production. His solo album's good though, since he's experiemented a little.

Dream Theater also get another vote from me, not that bad (but of course definately overrated) for the most part. The ballad tracks however make me want to listen to some horrific doom metal or something to rid my ears of the pure mawkishness (if that's a word).

Also, Pink Floyd. Dull dull dull.

Anyone who has said King Crimson or especially VDGG on this thread is now a personal enemy of mine :P

Opeth

Edited by artsagile - April 10 2009 at 18:51

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Timsan wrote: How can anyone consider beatles overrated?? strange! welcome to PA's...    the only progbands that isnt overrated must be Pink floyd and Genesis... hahahha   ELP: good band but only for one and half lp  HAHAHAHHAHA   Yes: two good records dont cut it  WHAT!!!!!!   King crimson: two good records also dont cut it  WHOA!!!!!   Rush: one or two good songs; i mean xanadu is a masterpiece, the only one i think!  Interesting   Black sabbath is overrated if u consider zeppelin as their twinbrother, zeppelin i soo much better then sabbath! and they couldn't be ANY more different

you said it best brother.... strange

King Crimson776 wrote: Aight Queen (the single most overrated band ever of all time by far) The Mars Volta (the fact that people think of them as music makes them overrated) Sigur Ros (see Mars Volta) Beatles (of course but they are still great) Kayo Dot/MotW (Only here but still, my God... it's like... background metal :P) Kansas (They just aren't very good, their compositions have epic parts but on the whole just don't work very well) Caravan (They had some cool moments but the vast majority of their music is terribly boring... by no means the best Canterbury band) Might add more if I feel enough bile... :P

BaldJean wrote: Alitare wrote: Bah. God damn myself for using such pejorative language in relation to the Beatles. "Ack, I absolutely cannot see what is so amazing about The Beatles" what an ignorant and blind opinion. On such a subjective matter! Music is so subjective. I didn't think clearly before I typed. No, I am not saying I like the Beatles. but, I effectively said that liking the Beatles was a fallacy. This is simply not true. I absolutely cannot stand them, but there is nothing "wrong" with liking them. They were highly influential musicians. Pardon my brusque nature. I would not say I like them, though there are a few songs and even albums I won't mind hearing at all. but their influence is indubitable. and songs like "I am the Walrus" or "A Day in Life" stood the test of time very well, and they are still worth listening to, unless you are a stickler and don't like anything that is not metal or highly avantgarde or whatever. and they had a great knack for inventing melodies. as I already said, it is not for nothing so many jazz musicians have covered Beatles songs. and one thing is for sure in my opinion: you can't overrate the Beatles. without them there would not be any prog at all; I am absolutely sure of that

Alitare wrote: Bah. God damn myself for using such pejorative language in relation to the Beatles. "Ack, I absolutely cannot see what is so amazing about The Beatles" what an ignorant and blind opinion. On such a subjective matter! Music is so subjective. I didn't think clearly before I typed. No, I am not saying I like the Beatles. but, I effectively said that liking the Beatles was a fallacy. This is simply not true. I absolutely cannot stand them, but there is nothing "wrong" with liking them. They were highly influential musicians. Pardon my brusque nature.

I would not say I like them, though there are a few songs and even albums I won't mind hearing at all. but their influence is indubitable. and songs like "I am the Walrus" or "A Day in Life" stood the test of time very well, and they are still worth listening to, unless you are a stickler and don't like anything that is not metal or highly avantgarde or whatever. and they had a great knack for inventing melodies. as I already said, it is not for nothing so many jazz musicians have covered Beatles songs.
and one thing is for sure in my opinion: you can't overrate the Beatles. without them there would not be any prog at all; I am absolutely sure of that


Edited by BaldJean - April 03 2009 at 04:12

BaldJean wrote: Alitare wrote: Ack, I absolutely cannot see what is so amazing about The Beatles. I just... argh. I can tolerate revolver. But... Other bands I feel are overrated..wait let me rephrase that. I don't believe in things being overrated or underrated. I feel they are all rated as they are to be. It is neither right nor wrong. And all subjective opinion. Now that my pseudo intellectual pretentious bilge has been taken care of, let me talk about bands who's rabid fanbase I wish were cast off into the ethereal abyss for the mass heaps of praise given to said bands. Genesis (never really got into them) Yes (eh...) Rush (I like them, but Moving Pictures could have been better) Dream Theater (Hahahaha) Pink Floyd (One of my favorite bands..top 5 at least.) Jethro Tull (Again, top 5 or t 10 favorite bands of all time, still can't see this godly praise) *looks at top 100 albums list* King Crimson (Another one of my favorite groups) Gentle Giant (Come on....) Symphonic prog in general (I await my ProgArchives Golgotha) you can't see anything amazing about the Beatles? you must be joking! put yourself 45 years back in time; do you have any idea what kind of songs were around back then? compared to those songs the Beatles were light years ahead. true, they started out with simple rock'n roll, but on "Rubber Soul" they slightly started changing their approach, if only with the song "Norwegian Wood", and from "Revolver" on they began experimenting more and more. you are like a man who says "I see nothing special about Newton; Einstein completely overhauled his world view"

Well, I never said they weren't influential. I just greatly dislike them. I don't have to like them, do I?

Alitare wrote: Ack, I absolutely cannot see what is so amazing about The Beatles. I just... argh. I can tolerate revolver. But... Other bands I feel are overrated..wait let me rephrase that. I don't believe in things being overrated or underrated. I feel they are all rated as they are to be. It is neither right nor wrong. And all subjective opinion. Now that my pseudo intellectual pretentious bilge has been taken care of, let me talk about bands who's rabid fanbase I wish were cast off into the ethereal abyss for the mass heaps of praise given to said bands. Genesis (never really got into them) Yes (eh...) Rush (I like them, but Moving Pictures could have been better) Dream Theater (Hahahaha) Pink Floyd (One of my favorite bands..top 5 at least.) Jethro Tull (Again, top 5 or t 10 favorite bands of all time, still can't see this godly praise) *looks at top 100 albums list* King Crimson (Another one of my favorite groups) Gentle Giant (Come on....) Symphonic prog in general (I await my ProgArchives Golgotha)

you can't see anything amazing about the Beatles? you must be joking! put yourself 45 years back in time; do you have any idea what kind of songs were around back then? compared to those songs the Beatles were light years ahead. true, they started out with simple rock'n roll, but on "Rubber Soul" they slightly started changing their approach, if only with the song "Norwegian Wood", and from "Revolver" on they began experimenting more and more.
you are like a man who says "I see nothing special about Newton; Einstein completely overhauled his world view"

Dream Theater

Ack, I absolutely cannot see what is so amazing about The Beatles. I just... argh. I can tolerate revolver. But...

Other bands I feel are overrated..wait let me rephrase that. I don't believe in things being overrated or underrated. I feel they are all rated as they are to be. It is neither right nor wrong. And all subjective opinion.

Now that my pseudo intellectual pretentious bilge has been taken care of, let me talk about bands who's rabid fanbase I wish were cast off into the ethereal abyss for the mass heaps of praise given to said bands.

Genesis (never really got into them)
Yes (eh...)
Rush (I like them, but Moving Pictures could have been better)
Dream Theater (Hahahaha)
Pink Floyd (One of my favorite bands..top 5 at least.)
Jethro Tull (Again, top 5 or t 10 favorite bands of all time, still can't see this godly praise)
*looks at top 100 albums list*
King Crimson (Another one of my favorite groups)
Gentle Giant (Come on....)
Symphonic prog in general (I await my ProgArchives Golgotha)