Most Underrated/Overrated Artists

duga · 03-05-2012, 10:16 AM

I've still got a soft spot for Raise Your Hands. Most of the other songs off Slippery When Wet have gotten pretty old...but Raise Your Hands was on Spaceballs and I loved that movie when I was a kid. So now I get all nostalgic when I hear it.

sopsych · 03-05-2012, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

In what sense?

"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is boring and pretentious. Some of the downbeat songs from Pop have the same problem.

**Janszoon** · 03-05-2012, 11:03 AM

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"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is boring and pretentious. Some of the downbeat songs from Pop have the same problem.

I don't know if it's pretentious or not but I certainly don't find it boring. I think it's a well-written, rousing pop song, the kind of thing that makes Joshua Tree such a great album. Sounds like we just look for different things in our pop.

Salami · 03-05-2012, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

I've still got a soft spot for Raise Your Hands. Most of the other songs off Slippery When Wet have gotten pretty old...but Raise Your Hands was on Spaceballs and I loved that movie when I was a kid. So now I get all nostalgic when I hear it.

Funnily enough, I know exactly where you're coming from here - the big hits are so worn out that you really don't want to hear them for a while, and the others like "Let it Rock" are pretty awful even by their standards, but they made a bit of an effort with "Raise Your Hands" and even "Wanted Dead or Alive" - a song about the miseries of being rich, white and famous, but they did it quite well.

This in no way excuses them from "Livin On a Prayer" attempt number two - also known as "It's My Life".

Norg · 03-06-2012, 12:45 AM

i dont get how when some people say i listened to that has a kid or teen but not anymore because "a" they grew up and went elite or something or "b" they expanded there musical .... catalog and never looked back

but for me the stuff i listened to has a teen is my roots is my base foundation im never going to stop listening to it IMO

Ste.P · 03-06-2012, 05:15 AM

Has anyone heard of these? Genuinely very very good.. with a new ep out soon.. the previews on soundcloud sound brilliant.

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thoughts?

**Janszoon** · 03-06-2012, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Norg

i dont get how when some people say i listened to that has a kid or teen but not anymore because "a" they grew up and went elite or something or "b" they expanded there musical .... catalog and never looked back

but for me the stuff i listened to has a teen is my roots is my base foundation im never going to stop listening to it IMO

How old are you now?

mr dave · 03-06-2012, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Norg

i dont get how when some people say i listened to that has a kid or teen but not anymore because "a" they grew up and went elite or something or "b" they expanded there musical .... catalog and never looked back

but for me the stuff i listened to has a teen is my roots is my base foundation im never going to stop listening to it IMO

It's pretty simple.

When I was a child I used to think the Smurfs and Sesame Street were the pinnacles of television entertainment. Now as an adult I can still enjoy the subtle implications of The Smurfs being a reflection of communism but overall neither of those shows are still appealing to me.

It's not to say you need to let it go, but you can't claim to have grown much if you're still holding fast to your roots. I don't agree with people who try to distance themselves or deny their original influences but at the same time you need to be able to move past them.

MoonlitSunshine · 03-06-2012, 07:50 AM

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I have both of those too!

Actually, I still think Brothers in Arms in a pretty good album so no shame there. As for Bon Jovi... well... I live about 15 minutes from New Jersey, what can I say?

Brothers in Arms is a fantastic album, the intro to Money For Nothing is one of those sounds which will always put me in a good mood. As for Bon Jovi :P My gf is a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge fan. To the point of blindness when it comes to how.. repetitive their music can get. I like listening to Keep The Faith and These Days, but if I listen to any more it all starts sounding the same.

**Janszoon** · 03-06-2012, 08:38 AM

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Brothers in Arms is a fantastic album, the intro to Money For Nothing is one of those sounds which will always put me in a good mood.

Yeah, that song really does have a great into. I can sort of understand all the flak that album gets—what with songs like "Your Latest Trick" treading extremely close to muzak territory—but side two (the "serious" side) is pretty great all the way through.

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duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	I've still got a soft spot for Raise Your Hands. Most of the other songs off Slippery When Wet have gotten pretty old...but Raise Your Hands was on Spaceballs and I loved that movie when I was a kid. So now I get all nostalgic when I hear it. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

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Norg Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,358	i dont get how when some people say i listened to that has a kid or teen but not anymore because "a" they grew up and went elite or something or "b" they expanded there musical .... catalog and never looked back but for me the stuff i listened to has a teen is my roots is my base foundation im never going to stop listening to it IMO