Most overrated bands/songs/genre/etc. (rap, single, magazine, solo)

jackhammer · 06-30-2007, 07:31 PM

Referring to the original post. ARCTIC MONKEYS. A band that is buried beneath a ton of hype, and on the face of things; are not that original. The Arctics allure is their quintessential English-ness. Every so often a band comes along that use phrases and colloquialisms adhereing to their own upbringing. The music does'nt have to be particulary original. It nevertheless has honesty and poignancy. THE KINKS/XTC/BLUR-these are bands that are a reminder of ENGLAND-and I salute them. Their music sometimes will not blow your socks off, but I would never consider them overarted.

right-track · 06-30-2007, 07:41 PM

^ Don't forget The Jam.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 06-30-2007, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Referring to the original post. ARCTIC MONKEYS. A band that is buried beneath a ton of hype, and on the face of things; are not that original. The Arctics allure is their quintessential English-ness. Every so often a band comes along that use phrases and colloquialisms adhereing to their own upbringing. The music does'nt have to be particulary original. It nevertheless has honesty and poignancy. THE KINKS/XTC/BLUR-these are bands that are a reminder of ENGLAND-and I salute them. Their music sometimes will not blow your socks off, but I would never consider them overarted.

Reminds me of watching that 7 Ages Of Rock documentary earlier.

I love how they spent the whole thing pointing out that Britpop was born out of frustration of 80s mainstream music & how the major labels jumped on it & made it safe with bands like Travis, Coldplay & Stereophonics , and then right at the end claimed British music was the best it's ever been which I thought was the biggest load of rubbish i'd ever heard , especially if your giving examples like The Kaiser Chiefs.
I'd say the Arctic Monkeys are the best of a really bad bunch which is why their importance is overstated somewhat.

MHDTV · 06-30-2007, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bobblehead

Maybe you're being faceteous or maybe you're a complete idiot, but about 5 seconds into that song the melody is played.

It seems to me your point is continually falling apart. HOW does rap lack things which would categorize it as music? You haven't given me a thing. Well, you gave me something, but then you took it back. So please, continue.

My point is still the same actually. A good deal of rap "music" doesn't have one of the essential parts of music. To Pilz, you implyed that because a magazine thought that Paul's best solo work was Ram, that it was fact.

Pilzkopf · 06-30-2007, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MHDTV

To Pilz, you implyed that because a magazine thought that Paul's best solo work was Ram, that it was fact.

I had made no such implication. You made an assumption that I had believed that the article would prove a fact, whereas I had merely wanted to irk my former colleague.

Fair 'nuff?

MHDTV · 06-30-2007, 08:42 PM

Ok, I misinterpreted what you said.

MHDTV · 07-01-2007, 12:11 AM

I said I couldn't name one song that had no melody throughout...

MHDTV · 07-01-2007, 11:35 AM

Melody: A melody, also known as a tune, is combined with harmony to create a pitch, which gives music(In my opinion)it's richness, and distinguishes it from poetry with a beat. Plenty of rap is very good, and has a melody throughtout, and plenty doesn't. If you really want I'll send you a Pm listing every song that has a melody throughout.

MHDTV · 07-01-2007, 11:37 AM

Melody: A melody, also known as a tune, is combined with harmony to create a pitch, which gives music(In my opinion)it's richness, and distinguishes it from poetry with a beat, or other such things. Nothing wrong them they just aren't music in my opinion. Plenty of rap is very good, and has a melody throughtout, and plenty doesn't. If you really want I'll send you a Pm listing every song that has a melody throughout.

joyboyo53 · 07-01-2007, 01:50 PM

step one. count to ten.

06-30-2007, 07:31 PM	#21 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Referring to the original post. ARCTIC MONKEYS. A band that is buried beneath a ton of hype, and on the face of things; are not that original. The Arctics allure is their quintessential English-ness. Every so often a band comes along that use phrases and colloquialisms adhereing to their own upbringing. The music does'nt have to be particulary original. It nevertheless has honesty and poignancy. THE KINKS/XTC/BLUR-these are bands that are a reminder of ENGLAND-and I salute them. Their music sometimes will not blow your socks off, but I would never consider them overarted. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

06-30-2007, 07:41 PM	#22 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	^ Don't forget The Jam.

06-30-2007, 08:42 PM	#26 (permalink)
MHDTV Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Berkeley, California Posts: 697	Ok, I misinterpreted what you said.

07-01-2007, 12:11 AM	#27 (permalink)
MHDTV Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Berkeley, California Posts: 697	I said I couldn't name one song that had no melody throughout...

07-01-2007, 11:35 AM	#28 (permalink)
MHDTV Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Berkeley, California Posts: 697	Melody: A melody, also known as a tune, is combined with harmony to create a pitch, which gives music(In my opinion)it's richness, and distinguishes it from poetry with a beat. Plenty of rap is very good, and has a melody throughtout, and plenty doesn't. If you really want I'll send you a Pm listing every song that has a melody throughout.

07-01-2007, 11:37 AM	#29 (permalink)
MHDTV Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Berkeley, California Posts: 697	Melody: A melody, also known as a tune, is combined with harmony to create a pitch, which gives music(In my opinion)it's richness, and distinguishes it from poetry with a beat, or other such things. Nothing wrong them they just aren't music in my opinion. Plenty of rap is very good, and has a melody throughtout, and plenty doesn't. If you really want I'll send you a Pm listing every song that has a melody throughout.

07-01-2007, 01:50 PM	#30 (permalink)
joyboyo53 down the rabbit hole Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: the mountain called monkey Posts: 764	step one. count to ten.