Most Overrated Band Of All Time

[Naisy'sCharitableLeanings]

What about Automatic for the People? One of the best records made by any band

IMO, their least representative album - most of their stuff before and after is very different. Personally prefer ‘Monster’, not least because they got a then to the record contract off the back of ‘AFTP’, then came back with a very uncommercial follow up. lol

 

[Papa Shango]

Go listen to 'Take a chance on me'. The start. Listen to the separate male and female vocals over a two-chord recurring turnaroud. Absolute genius to come up with that...

Got to be honest, I like a bit of Abba. I think they were pretty talented.

 

[navidson]

IMO, their least representative album - most of their stuff before and after is very different. Personally prefer ‘Monster’, not least because they got a then to the record contract off the back of ‘AFTP’, then came back with a very uncommercial follow up. lol

Is being 'least representative' reason enough to not like it? It ends with Nightswimming and Find the River for gawds sake!

 

[Old Blue 2]

The Beatles are utter garbage.

Someone who hasn't a clue about music...

To say you don't like their music - fine.

To say they are garbage - displays a total lack of music understanding.

 

[Papa Shango]

IMO, their least representative album - most of their stuff before and after is very different. Personally prefer ‘Monster’, not least because they got a then to the record contract off the back of ‘AFTP’, then came back with a very uncommercial follow up. lol

Surely Around the Sun is their least representative album due to the fact that it is utter garbage with zero redeeming qualities?

 

[ilikecheese]

What about Automatic for the People? One of the best records made by any band

Shiney Happy People broke me.

(I didn't buy Automatic or anything later but admit Everybody Hurts is an amazing song)

 

[Naisy'sCharitableLeanings]

New Adventures in Hi Fi is one of my favourites of theirs. It's a weird album though as it has a two songs I rate right up there as some of their best (E-Bow the Letter, Electrolite) yet it also has Departure which is my least favourite song of theirs not on Around the Sun by an absolute mile.

I thought Accelerate was really good though it peters off a bit towards the end.

Most of their albums have patchy moments, but I’ve always felt that the good outweighs the bad in comparison to other bands. ‘Around The Sun’ wasn’t great, but it’s got at least four standouts on it IMO.

 

[Papa Shango]

Someone who hasn't a clue about music...

To say you don't like their music - fine.

To say they are garbage - displays a total lack of music understanding.

I would have loved to have been alive when Revolver came out and heard Tomorrow Never Knows for the first time.

I think its easy to overlook The Beatles as most of us will have been beat over the head with them growing up but they did some brilliant stuff.

I will also fight anyone who says Ringo is a bad drummer. (he may be a bit of a knob...)

 

[Old Blue 2]

I was thinking Van Halen too. I like AC/DC purely because I seem to run faster and lift heavier weights when listening to their music.

And Angus' shredding of guitars

And this is where your credibility finally hits rock bottom.

You think Angus Young is a shredder?

Oh dear. Oh dear, dear. Oh dear, dear, dear...

 

[navidson]

Shiney Happy People broke me.

(I didn't buy Automatic or anything later but admit Everybody Hurts is an amazing song)

You need to give it a go Cheese - It's in my top 5 albums of all time

 

[Naisy'sCharitableLeanings]

Is being 'least representative' reason enough to not like it? It ends with Nightswimming and Find the River for gawds sake!

Didn’t say I didn’t like it - I do! Those two songs are great along with most of the rest. Just think that if someone was suggesting it as a way into R.E.M., they would be scratching their head when they listened to the other albums.

 

[Papa Shango]

Most of their albums have patchy moments, but I’ve always felt that the good outweighs the bad in comparison to other bands. ‘Around The Sun’ wasn’t great, but it’s got at least four standouts on it IMO.

Four??

I'm intrigued.... maybe I am missing something? I think Leaving New York is acceptable. Wanderlust is passable as in a "that's not too bad but will never listen to it again" way other than that I am struggling it just felt such a lazy album.

Thoughts on Up? I think that's pretty underrated.

 

[Old Blue 2]

I would have loved to have been alive when Revolver came out and heard Tomorrow Never Knows for the first time.

I think its easy to overlook The Beatles as most of us will have been beat over the head with them growing up but they did some brilliant stuff.

I will also fight anyone who says Ringo is a bad drummer. (he may be a bit of a knob...)

I was 15 when that came out, and to listen to it for the first time was incredible (Yellow Submarine excepted, which I still think is rubbish). The twin lead guitars on 'And your bird can sing', for 1966, still blows me away.

 

[navidson]

Didn’t say I didn’t like it - I do! Those two songs are great along with most of the rest. Just think that if someone was suggesting it as a way into R.E.M., they would be scratching their head when they listened to the other albums.

Ah, I see! In that case you're probably right, it's not like a lot of their earlier stuff.

 

[Naisy'sCharitableLeanings]

Surely Around the Sun is their least representative album due to the fact that it is utter garbage with zero redeeming qualities?

Nah, there are a few on there I actively enjoy. But agree, it’s not a strong R.E.M. album.