Most Underrated/Overrated Artists

Aichuk · 10-25-2013, 07:58 AM

Overrated - Linkin' Park, Slipknot
Underrated - U2, Blur

I know most of you are confused about U2, but so many people bash them. They are more overexposed/overhyped- if you listen to some of their songs (With or Without You) without the hype, you'll find that they're a great, if slightly simplistic, band

djchameleon · 10-26-2013, 04:17 AM

overexposed and overhyped go hand in hand with overrated.

so you need to put U2 up in that overrated list of yours.

14232949 · 10-26-2013, 12:42 PM

what did U2 ever actually do for music?

Paul Smeenus · 10-26-2013, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mankycaaant

what did U2 ever actually do for music?

War is a very good album.

Then came The Joshua Tree & Achtung Baby, & you can pile all the abuse you want on them from then on & I'll be right there with you.

Unknown Soldier · 10-26-2013, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Aichuk

I know most of you are confused about U2

They've never confused me.

Mondo Bungle · 10-26-2013, 02:44 PM

I'd like to throw out this band for underrated

And 1,688 other bands.

Darren · 10-26-2013, 04:46 PM

Overrated
Journey- good band with some good songs, but I never considered them to be an elite band. Certainly not compared to Led Zeppelin, The Who, or any of those bands.

Nickelback- I like some of their songs, but their music sounds almost exactly the same in all of their songs.

George Michael(solo)- I thought he was good in WHAM, but never saw what was so good with his solo work.

Britney Spears- never was a fan of her singing and thought she was solely image.

Underrated
Savage Garden- they did have two hot songs, but I always felt they got the short end of the stick since boy bands were big at the time and Savage Garden wasn't really a boy band like Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and 98 Degrees were.

Janet Jackson- living in Michael Jackson's shadow will do that. Always liked Janet's songs and thought she was a solid singer and had catchy songs.

Smash Mouth- there have been very few artists where I enjoyed every song on the album and that was the case with Smash Mouth's first two albums.

Christina Aguilera- to me, she was 10x the singer Britney was, but was second fiddle to her.

Dulce · 10-26-2013, 09:13 PM

Overrated - Green Day & Blink-182

Underrated - Cky & Him

Paul Smeenus · 10-26-2013, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dulce

Overrated - Green Day & Blink-182

Green Day sightly > Blink 182

Blink 182 < Poop (IMO)

IMO good Pop Punk = All, Descendants, Big Drill Car, Down By Law, and to a lesser extent NOFX (at least a couple albums) and maybe a few others I'm forgetting about now.

Neapolitan · 10-26-2013, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Aichuk

I know most of you are confused about U2, but so many people bash them. They are more overexposed/overhyped- if you listen to some of their songs (e.g. With or Without You) with or without the hype, you'll find that they're a great, if slightly simplistic, band.

You're right... most people think the Edge is Irish when really he's Welsh. Some people call the lead singer (Sonny) Bono, when really it's Bono (Vox). They're confused, very confused.

10-25-2013, 07:58 AM	#1841 (permalink)
Aichuk Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 91	Overrated - Linkin' Park, Slipknot Underrated - U2, Blur I know most of you are confused about U2, but so many people bash them. They are more overexposed/overhyped- if you listen to some of their songs (With or Without You) without the hype, you'll find that they're a great, if slightly simplistic, band

10-26-2013, 12:42 PM	#1843 (permalink)
14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	what did U2 ever actually do for music?

10-26-2013, 04:46 PM	#1847 (permalink)
Darren Groupie Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Pierrefonds, Quebec Posts: 25	Overrated Journey- good band with some good songs, but I never considered them to be an elite band. Certainly not compared to Led Zeppelin, The Who, or any of those bands. Nickelback- I like some of their songs, but their music sounds almost exactly the same in all of their songs. George Michael(solo)- I thought he was good in WHAM, but never saw what was so good with his solo work. Britney Spears- never was a fan of her singing and thought she was solely image. Underrated Savage Garden- they did have two hot songs, but I always felt they got the short end of the stick since boy bands were big at the time and Savage Garden wasn't really a boy band like Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and 98 Degrees were. Janet Jackson- living in Michael Jackson's shadow will do that. Always liked Janet's songs and thought she was a solid singer and had catchy songs. Smash Mouth- there have been very few artists where I enjoyed every song on the album and that was the case with Smash Mouth's first two albums. Christina Aguilera- to me, she was 10x the singer Britney was, but was second fiddle to her.

10-26-2013, 09:13 PM	#1848 (permalink)
Dulce WILDFIRE Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 232	Overrated - Green Day & Blink-182 Underrated - Cky & Him