Most overrated album No. 1 - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Hard not to vote CttE, but anything Genesis is always the most overrated

ole-the-first wrote:

The Dark Side of the Moon. I would never place it higher than on the fifth place in Pink Floyd discography.

^ This. I think WYWH is 10 times the album DSOTM is, never understood the adulation.

They all sound fine to me and I have no problem with their iconic standings.

The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"

I think they all suffer from hyperbole at times, but TDSOTM is the most overrated of these.

Over Ate ? Lasagna , the other day, LOL

All four dishes are delicious

I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.

^ same here.

Anyone who thinks that any of these albums are overrated, leave the room now.

What?

Raff wrote:

"Overrated" (or underrated, for that matter) is a subjective concept. For many people, it simply means "something I don't like".

That's what it means to me, but to "something I don't like" I'd add "as much as most others, and don't get what others see (hear) in it that is so great".

So I voted for DSotM here, but could've gone with CttE or ItCotCK as well. Hell, I think none of these four are the perfect masterpieces they're made out to be. Same goes for TaaB, btw.

OK, Dean, I'll take my hat. Wink

I will not buy this record, it is scratched.......

The Bearded Bard wrote:

Raff wrote:

"Overrated" (or underrated, for that matter) is a subjective concept. For many people, it simply means "something I don't like".

That's what it means to me, but to "something I don't like" I'd add "as much as most others, and don't get what others see (hear) in it that is so great".

So I voted for DSotM here, but could've gone with CttE or ItCotCK as well. Hell, I think none of these four are the perfect masterpieces they're made out to be. Same goes for TaaB, btw.

OK, Dean, I'll take my hat. Wink

An album does not need to be a masterpiece to be widely acclaimed. One trait that all four albums share is they have passed the test of time such that they are still held in high regard by many some 40 years after they were released. This is something that latter-day reappraisals cannot take away.

It cannot be denied that all of these albums have flaws that can be picked over and there is no reason to shield them from criticism. All albums are equal when it comes to criticism, none are beyond reproach and none should be placed upon pedestal to be revered from afar. I have criticised each of these at one time or another and will continue to do so, (some more than others, such is the nature of personal opinion and myopic fandom); I will continue to regard CttE title track as a bit of a mess, "Talk to the Wind" as a plodding ballad, the production on Foxtrot to be dreadful and DSotM is musically too restrained. Only one of these albums would make it onto my personal all-time top 10 of Progressive Rock, but that does not mean that other people who would include one or more of the other three on theirs are wrong.

Because to call them "overrated" is not a criticism of the albums themselves, but of the people who do rate them. Whether my objection to that is seen as "PC trolling" is immaterial, the English language has a largest vocabulary of all modern languages so, as Raff implies, there is no reason to use a word that means one thing when you mean something else.

What?

^That's the spirit!

Poll Question: Which (from these below) is the most overrated?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King	16	[20.78%]
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon	30	[38.96%]
Yes - Close To The Edge	11	[14.29%]
Genesis - Foxtrot	20	[25.97%]
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