Most Overrated Band Of All Time

[Disgruntledgoat]

Kula shaker. Upper middle class gap year codswallop.

Who rates Kula Shaker?

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Oasis. Some people go on like they were gods. Bog average catchy tune merchants on their day.

I quite like Noel Gallagher. He wears the smile of a man who knows they have taken the piss and somehow ended up as a multi millionaire

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Who rates Kula Shaker?

@havrey0123

 

[Blue 1]

That was an NME review if I remember rightly. Awful band. A lot of folk talk about that britpop era as some sort of high point in British music. In reality, it was just clever marketing and all sorts of pub standard dross was getting pushed out. Likes of dodgy, suede, James, the bluetones, menswear ffs lol lol Think some Pulp, some blur stuff and maybe some supergrass are the only half decent things to come out of that era. Even then they had lots of dink songs. I do get a sense of nostalgia when I hear oasis but still think they’re gash rip off merchants. Much better stuff was coming from the states with perhaps the exception of Bush.
There was a lot of good musi coming from Chemikal underground during the later 90s mind you. Mogwai and Arab strap etc. If that’s your thing.

James and Suede don't deserve lumping in with it. James were from the Madchester era and had been around since the '80's, and Suede' s musical ambition and invention was leagues ahead of derivative crap like Shed 7, The Bluetones and f'ing Menswear. Even if they strayed into Bowie wannabe territory a bit at times.

The Chemikal Underground label was a highlight of the '90s indie scene. I've got quite a few of the early 7"s, worth a bit of coin these days, some of them.

Bush were British.

 

[Encoder]

Yeah Creep was a tune, but the rest of PH was mostly crap. The Bends was amazing almost beginning to end. Same with pretty much everything they released after. Hail to the Thief being the exception IMO.

With a bit more editing perhaps Hail to the Thief would be considered up there with the rest of their albums. IMO it has some of their most best songs, and is just held back by a few middling tracks. In particular I love Where I End and You Begin.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

James and Suede don't deserve lumping in with it. James were from the Madchester era and had been around since the '80's, and Suede' s musical ambition and invention was leagues ahead of derivative crap like Shed 7, The Bluetones and f'ing Menswear. Even if they strayed into Bowie wannabe territory a bit at times.

The Chemikal Underground label was a highlight of the '90s indie scene. I've got quite a few of the early 7"s, worth a bit of coin these days, some of them.

Bush were British.

I'd buy anything on Chemikal Underground back then, had some boss bands out of Glasgow.

 

[WallaseyIan]

Musical tastes are totally subjective as shown by this forum. But I remember an early Joe Strummer interview from 1977 when he said ‘You see Rod Stewart up there with a string orchestra and that’s not how you feel.’ 43 years later the Brit awards finished on exactly that and I thought we’ve lost.

 

[Black Belt Jones]

James and Suede don't deserve lumping in with it. James were from the Madchester era and had been around since the '80's, and Suede' s musical ambition and invention was leagues ahead of derivative crap like Shed 7, The Bluetones and f'ing Menswear. Even if they strayed into Bowie wannabe territory a bit at times.

The Chemikal Underground label was a highlight of the '90s indie scene. I've got quite a few of the early 7"s, worth a bit of coin these days, some of them.

Bush were British.

Yeah that was an absolute rectum of an era for UK guitar music but Suede were 5 levels above the rest. Not a band for the ages or anything but obvious quality.

 

[COYBL25]

That was an NME review if I remember rightly. Awful band. A lot of folk talk about that britpop era as some sort of high point in British music. In reality, it was just clever marketing and all sorts of pub standard dross was getting pushed out. Likes of dodgy, suede, James, the bluetones, menswear ffs lol lol Think some Pulp, some blur stuff and maybe some supergrass are the only half decent things to come out of that era. Even then they had lots of dink songs. I do get a sense of nostalgia when I hear oasis but still think they’re gash rip off merchants. Much better stuff was coming from the states with perhaps the exception of Bush.
There was a lot of good musi coming from Chemikal underground during the later 90s mind you. Mogwai and Arab strap etc. If that’s your thing.

Please remove Suede and James from your list of doom.

Thanks in advance.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Bush were British

I know I was being clever

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Please remove Suede and James from your list of doom.

Thanks in advance.

Soz bud. They’re there. I will take on all youse fannies

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

I know I was being clever

Their first album was produced by Albini, he spent the whole week telling them Swallowed was cack and shouldn't be on the record.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Their first album was produced by Albini, he spent the whole week telling them Swallowed was cack and shouldn't be on the record.

Christ remember that song. They were the biggest British band in the states

 

[Blue 1]

@havrey0123

Bravo lol

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Christ remember that song. They were the biggest British band in the states

They were bloody awful. To be fair, he nailed them when he said "this is just a Pixies song".

He got loads of work off doing In Utero.