Most Underrated/Overrated Artists

djchameleon · 03-13-2011, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by starrynight

In the 2000s alone there's many I'd list as overrated, most of the music I like is probably less hyped. So overrated....

Bon Ivor
Animal Collective
Grizzly Bear
The National
Arctic Monkeys
The Strokes
Modest Mouse
Vampire Weekend
Arcade Fire
Death Cab for Cutie
MGMT
TV on the Radio
Coldplay
LCD Soundsystem
Kanye West
The Tallest Man on Earth

Would be many more, critics are awful much of the time it feels.

whoa wtf? The only one I would agree with being overrated is Coldplay

that list just seems like you took a list of artists from Pitchfork and decided to post them to be all edgy.

Howard the Duck · 03-13-2011, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

whoa wtf? The only one I would agree with being overrated is Coldplay

that list just seems like you took a list of artists from Pitchfork and decided to post them to be all edgy.

anti-hipsterism?

starrynight · 03-13-2011, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

whoa wtf? The only one I would agree with being overrated is Coldplay

that list just seems like you took a list of artists from Pitchfork and decided to post them to be all edgy.

I knew someone would say something like that, but I don't really care. I won't accept something is good just because a someone says it is. I've no doubt liked some things Pitchfork has recommended but not others. I look at many different opinions on the internet not just a few.

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

anti-hipsterism?

And then if I named somebody few people have heard of people would call me a hipster lol. I'm confident with what I like and don't like, it has to please me for me to like it.

clutnuckle · 03-13-2011, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

whoa wtf? The only one I would agree with being overrated is Coldplay

that list just seems like you took a list of artists from Pitchfork and decided to post them to be all edgy.

I wouldn't make too much of it; each artist on there is popular to the point where there's bound to be people who claim them to be overrated, regardless of whether or not they fit the accepted definition of the word. Once an artist reaches a special amount of critical/fan acclaim, there's bound to be at least one person who thinks they're overrated. That person usually uses reasoning that has nothing to do with the band's musical output, nor does it have to do with their popular reception. Whatashame.

Howard the Duck · 03-13-2011, 10:27 AM

well, I have to admit the acclaim Vampire Weekend is getting from people like Christgau has actually prevented me from even listening to them

same with MGMT

Goblin Tears · 03-13-2011, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

well, I have to admit the acclaim Vampire Weekend is getting from people like Christgau has actually prevented me from even listening to them

same with MGMT

You should't let yourself be affected by critics, whether they laud an album or bash it. Christgau is so unpredictable, he's like a high school teacher with those damn letter grades.

starrynight · 03-13-2011, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

well, I have to admit the acclaim Vampire Weekend is getting from people like Christgau has actually prevented me from even listening to them

same with MGMT

I've listened to both and haven't really liked them. So my opinions are based on what I hear.

starrynight · 03-13-2011, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by clutnuckle

I wouldn't make too much of it; each artist on there is popular to the point where there's bound to be people who claim them to be overrated, regardless of whether or not they fit the accepted definition of the word.

I don't have a prejudice against any site, Pitchfork or whatever. I just look through lists (whether Pitchfork or a few hundred other people) and see what I like. And what is an accepted definition of overrated for you? My definition is something which rates quite high on alot of albums lists but which I don't like.

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Originally Posted by clutnuckle

That person usually uses reasoning that has nothing to do with the band's musical output, nor does it have to do with their popular reception. Whatashame.

What does it have to do with then?

TockTockTock · 03-13-2011, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by starrynight

In the 2000s alone there's many I'd list as overrated, most of the music I like is probably less hyped. So overrated....

Bon Ivor
Animal Collective
Grizzly Bear
The National
Arctic Monkeys
The Strokes
Modest Mouse
Vampire Weekend
Arcade Fire
Death Cab for Cutie
MGMT
TV on the Radio
Coldplay
LCD Soundsystem
Kanye West
The Tallest Man on Earth

Would be many more, critics are awful much of the time it feels.

I guess Coldplay and Kanye West are overrated, but the rest of the list is just... I don't know. The Tallest Man on Earth? Overrated? Really? I mean, MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Animal Collective, and TV on the Radio are popular, but they're not overrated.

starrynight · 03-13-2011, 10:57 AM

Tallest Man on Earth seems quite popular on some places I have been. I don't know if it is popular here or not.

In your opinion those others aren't overrated, I obviously disagree.

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Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	well, I have to admit the acclaim Vampire Weekend is getting from people like Christgau has actually prevented me from even listening to them same with MGMT

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starrynight Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 937	Tallest Man on Earth seems quite popular on some places I have been. I don't know if it is popular here or not. In your opinion those others aren't overrated, I obviously disagree.