Overated and Underated Bands or singers and musicians.

overrated- Queen.underated - The Kinks.

Over-rated : Leona Lewis

Under-rated: Ladyhawke

O = Damon Albarn

U = Evanescence

How can Queen be "overrated" when they're the seventh best selling artist of all time?

It's like saying Brazil are over-rated at football or Shakespeare is overrated at writing plays.

largehat wrote:How can Queen be "overrated" when they're the seventh best selling artist of all time?

It's like saying Brazil are over-rated at football or Shakespeare is overrated at writing plays.

They are, i prefer Holland and ernie wise plays.

Reebok Trotter wrote:O = Damon Albarn

U = Evanescence

Cant agree with you there personally rate damon and find evan boring, each to his own.

Reebok Trotter wrote:O = Damon Albarn

U = Evanescence

Good call with Evanescence!

Angry Dad wrote:

largehat wrote:How can Queen be "overrated" when they're the seventh best selling artist of all time?

It's like saying Brazil are over-rated at football or Shakespeare is overrated at writing plays.

They are, i prefer Holland and ernie wise plays.

You mean, you don't like them, or you don't think they are very good.

But they are not over rated in general, they're the third biggest band of all time after The Beatles and Led Zep in terms of album sales.

My daughter was into Evan when she was about 12 and to me it was a bit like recycled 80s indie. Still each to his own. Agree about the Kinks - some waffly crap but some classic tunes and would have made top ten all time if they hadn't f***** up their American tour.
Underrated: Ozrics
Overrated: Beefheart

I always rated Queen. I wasn't that keen on Oasis but you can't argue with their success.

Time for a sweeping generalisation or two:
Underrated: Bebop and Blues
Overrated: Prog Rock and "World Music"

largehat wrote:

Angry Dad wrote:

largehat wrote:How can Queen be "overrated" when they're the seventh best selling artist of all time?

It's like saying Brazil are over-rated at football or Shakespeare is overrated at writing plays.

They are, i prefer Holland and ernie wise plays.

You mean, you don't like them, or you don't think they are very good.

But they are not over rated in general, they're the third biggest band of all time after The Beatles and Led Zep in terms of album sales.

On a personal level i just dont rate them at all.I dislike may,s guitar sound with a vengence. I do feel they are overated as well compared with bands like the who and police.Thats my own opinion.I also bracket them with u2 who i cant stand.Nope dont rate the zep either or that beatles- kinks copy band oasis.

O: Every rapper since 2000
U: Every rapper pre-2000

I don't like Queen's music and since they are massively popular that makes them overrated in my book.

Underrated - a band called Spirit. The 4 albums they released between 1968 and 1970 are all great but I'm probably the only poster on this site who has even heard of them.

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Overated: Arctic Monkeys and any person that got famous by the appearing on a talent show, especially Cher Lloyld and him that has murdered the White Stripes Seven Nation Army.

Underated: James. Millionaires is probably the greatest album ever produced.

Sad to say, I have a Spirit album and they also appear on Fill Your Head With Rock which was a CBS sampler from the early 70s which I also have.
Liked the sampler albums just for their randomness. FYHWR also had Leaonard Cohen, Lauro Nyro, Blood Sweat and Tears and Santana on it as I recall - a bit of something for everyone.

OneOinCoyle wrote:
Underated: James. Millionaires is probably the greatest album ever produced.

I've had a (very good) back massage from their lead singer - they were regulars in my restaurant in the late 80s/early 90s as was Morrissey. No bodily fluids were exchanged. Liked the lads, music so-so IMO.

wanderlust wrote:Sad to say, I have a Spirit album and they also appear on Fill Your Head With Rock which was a CBS sampler from the early 70s which I also have.
Liked the sampler albums just for their randomness. FYHWR also had Leaonard Cohen, Lauro Nyro, Blood Sweat and Tears and Santana on it as I recall - a bit of something for everyone.

Nice to know I'm not alone here. Which one do you have?

FTHWR was the third sampler album CBS released. The first and second were The Rock Machine Turns You On and Rock Machine I Love You. Wikipedia has the details if you are interested.

CBS actually brought a number of these acts over to promote them and I remember seeing Santana top a bill with Taj Mahal and It's a Beautiful Day at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Overrated: Oasis (incredibly so), Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs.

Underrated: Eels, Suede, Smashing Pumpkins, The Horrors.