Most overrated bands ever?

Josephine · 08-02-2005, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Merkaba

Metallica

Hmm, yeah... I tried to collect all Metallica songs that I actually like...
Two.
"Nothing Else Matters" and "Fade To Black"

Merkaba · 08-03-2005, 12:23 AM

I only like their Orion. And thats coz it has no vocals lol

_Spinning_ · 08-03-2005, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Josephine

Hmm, yeah... I tried to collect all Metallica songs that I actually like...
Two.
"Nothing Else Matters" and "Fade To Black"

Well, I may be a "Noob" . . . but I'd like my first post to be one complaining about bands.

I qoute the above because they are the 2 best Metallica songs written, poosibly "Fight fire with Fire" in there too.

But onto the topic at hand, over-rated bands.

Let me see . . . . .

Green Day for one, sold out basically after "Dookie", which really sucks because it was a great album.

Good Charlotte. {No Further commenbt required}

Simple Plan. Ugh. Sad, sad, sad. With the relative success of their debut album,. they proceeded to bring out what everyone seems to think is a great album, but sucks. Alot.

Franz Ferdinand - Good, but not as good as everyone makes them out to be.

And I could go on for a long long time, but I wont.

Hope I didn't anger anybody

P.S: Linkin Park. . . . Ewww.

Josephine · 08-03-2005, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by _Spinning_

Franz Ferdinand - Good, but not as good as everyone makes them out to be

I think they're really good, I mean they got a lot of potential, but they shud prove their talent as soon as possible... A new album wouldn't be bad...

Josephine · 08-03-2005, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Merkaba

I only like their Orion. And thats coz it has no vocals lol

I liked this song right off the bat...

_Spinning_ · 08-03-2005, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Josephine

I think they're really good, I mean they got a lot of potential, but they shud prove their talent as soon as possible... A new album wouldn't be bad...

By all means, I don't think they suck. I quite like their album and it's on a high rotation at my house.

But.

Over here in New Zealand, they're getting alot of underserved, continual praise. And I really don't see why.
They haven't toured here, they brought their album out here after everywhere else (as is with most bands) and really, all we have to go by, is there singles.

I mean, if they came and did one show, I would respect them a whole lot more.
And one day, they will and I will respect them.

But until then, or another album, I think they're just "heh"

Josephine · 08-03-2005, 05:27 AM

I see your point. And I didn't see them live yet. But I will, hopefully, in November. Perhaps I'll hate them after their concert, but at the moment... Anyway, I'm really curious bout a new album.
It's f***ing shit that you have to wait longer than everyone else to get new albums. That sucks. It isolates you from the rest of the world. Damn.

_Spinning_ · 08-03-2005, 05:50 AM

It sure does, but that's when having friends sending you random CD's in the post comes in handy. It might take 2 weeks for it to get here, but it still gets here before it's released, so it's okay sometimes.

But what angers me the most, is that fantastic bands like Death Cab For Cutie, Revis, Smile Empty soul etc etc etc, aren't even heard of over here. That makes everything so much harder.

For instance, I was in a record shop the other day and this is the conversation I had with the guy behind the counter. {As well as I can remember it}

~Me: Hey, do you guys have any Death Cab For Cutie or Something Corporate?
~Idiot: Who?
~Me: Death Cab For Cutie?
~Idiot: Who the **** are they?
~Me: A Great American Emo band.
~Idiot: Oh, right.
~Me: So, do you?
~Idiot: No. Try the internet.

If I wanted to get it over the internet, do you think I would've wasted my time going to a record shop? I think not.

Anyway, back to my point. There are so many bands you guys take for granted. In no way is this meant as a personal attack, but before I started checking out some of the bands my friend in Texas was babbling about, I'd never ever heard of them.
It's a sad sad world.

I'll shut up and die now, but thanks for reading :-)

Josephine · 08-03-2005, 05:57 AM

But you live in New Zealand. I love New Zealand. It's such a beautiful country. I wished I could travel there one day...

_Spinning_ · 08-03-2005, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Josephine

But you live in New Zealand. I love New Zealand. It's such a beautiful country. I wished I could travel there one day...

Lol. Maybe we should take this conversation off the message boards before people get mad.

It's kind of gone a little off topic, if ya know what I mean.

08-03-2005, 12:23 AM	#402 (permalink)
Merkaba Whitewater! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,885	I only like their Orion. And thats coz it has no vocals lol __________________ She thinks I'm a reclusive genius, she's going to be very disappointed when she finds out i'm a reclusive wanker

08-03-2005, 05:27 AM	#407 (permalink)
Josephine Your La-La-La Teacher Join Date: May 2005 Location: The place I come from is full of people with cruel taste of music Posts: 538	I see your point. And I didn't see them live yet. But I will, hopefully, in November. Perhaps I'll hate them after their concert, but at the moment... Anyway, I'm really curious bout a new album. It's f*ing shit that you have to wait longer than everyone else to get new albums. That sucks. It isolates you from the rest of the world. Damn. __________________ Urban for President... eh... EUROMOD!** Vote or die!

08-03-2005, 05:57 AM	#409 (permalink)
Josephine Your La-La-La Teacher Join Date: May 2005 Location: The place I come from is full of people with cruel taste of music Posts: 538	But you live in New Zealand. I love New Zealand. It's such a beautiful country. I wished I could travel there one day... __________________ Urban for President... eh... EUROMOD! Vote or die!

08-03-2005, 05:50 AM	#408 (permalink)
_Spinning_ Inexplicably Back Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 830	It sure does, but that's when having friends sending you random CD's in the post comes in handy. It might take 2 weeks for it to get here, but it still gets here before it's released, so it's okay sometimes. But what angers me the most, is that fantastic bands like Death Cab For Cutie, Revis, Smile Empty soul etc etc etc, aren't even heard of over here. That makes everything so much harder. For instance, I was in a record shop the other day and this is the conversation I had with the guy behind the counter. {As well as I can remember it} ~Me: Hey, do you guys have any Death Cab For Cutie or Something Corporate? ~Idiot: Who? ~Me: Death Cab For Cutie? ~Idiot: Who the **** are they? ~Me: A Great American Emo band. ~Idiot: Oh, right. ~Me: So, do you? ~Idiot: No. Try the internet. If I wanted to get it over the internet, do you think I would've wasted my time going to a record shop? I think not. Anyway, back to my point. There are so many bands you guys take for granted. In no way is this meant as a personal attack, but before I started checking out some of the bands my friend in Texas was babbling about, I'd never ever heard of them. It's a sad sad world. I'll shut up and die now, but thanks for reading :-)