Most Overrated Band Of All Time

[ilikecheese]

Ah it’s beautiful looking. Were you nockin about when the grunge scene exploded?

Yes mate. Actually briefly talked with Chris Cornell and Kim Thayill from Soundgarden one night. Kim was keen on finding our opinion on a band that we'd just seen at the Croc. You know those deafening band rooms just kinda numb your eardrums. My brother said "what" like three times in a row to a simple question on whether or not he rated the crap we'd just seen. Fk it man, forget it was the end of the convo.

 

[Tea_drinker]

The Farm. A dull durge fronted by a painfully weak lead singer, they discovered the amen drum beat and a couple of guitar effects pedals and managed to hitch a short ride on the exhaust fumes of the madchester fad.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Polite reminder to the sweaty greebos that this is a thread for overrated bands, not good bands you’d like to see.

Thank you for your cooperation.

I’d like to see LCD Soundsystem, bet that’s a boss show

 

[macdog]

Queen. The sound of a man with his balls in a vice.

 

[blueconverse]

Anyone who says U2 needs one as well


But at least we can agree on Artic Monkeys.

And practically all the bands from those early years of this century.

Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand etc.

Guitar rock’s last stand was pretty underwhelming if you ask me.

Arctic Monkeys are arguably underrated. Every album they change and are still fantastic. U2 have one sound and its crap.

 

[JAYMULL]

Not sure if you're being serious here.

Serious about whether they were influential or whether Kurt was rubbish?

 

[JAYMULL]

Not having that, there are 3 or 4 decent albums in their catalogue and Graham Coxon is an incredibly inventive guitarist even if Damon Albarn is a mockney bellwipe and Alex James is a Tory cockstash.

Can't stand Blur. Pretentious drivvel

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Something to do with Serj and Daron I think.

Still, I'd rather them do nothing if the standard isnt upto the rest of their discography which, for the most part, is flawless.

If Mesmerise and Hypnotise had been one album you'd be talking about greatest metal album ever by an absolute distance. Too much Daron though - Serj is an almighty singer but he must also be a really nice fella, letting his mate sing and write songs like that.

Like we're 5-0 up lads, let's stick the fat lad on at left back, can't do any harm. Maybe that's the cause of the difficulties.

 

[JAYMULL]

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.

I saw my fair share of indie bands and Shed7 were by far the best to be honest. Didn't take themselves too seriously and the guitar player can play like Jimmy Page.

 

[Parker]

If Mesmerise and Hypnotise had been one album you'd be talking about greatest metal album ever by an absolute distance. Too much Daron though - Serj is an almighty singer but he must also be a really nice fella, letting his mate sing and write songs like that.

Like we're 5-0 up lads, let's stick the fat lad on at left back, can't do any harm. Maybe that's the cause of the difficulties.

You're under selling Daron there, he has some brilliant songs on there and the whole Serj/Daron dynamic is part of what makes SOAD great and them the 2nd best tag team vocal partnership. The best is Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell.

 

[JAYMULL]

The Coral

Up their own anus and think thier such high art. Can’t stand people banging on about them like they created music.

The Coral are essentially Gerry and the Pacemakers

 

[JAYMULL]

So the band that started the punk movement are rubbish and the man who screams out of tune only went onto to be one of the most respected and successful men in the music business, collaborating with all and sundry over the yearslol

He's right the Sex Pistols were rubbish as sure as night follows day

 

[JAYMULL]

Nah not yet, I was too young when they were at their peak and haven't been able to catch them since they returned.

I saw SOAD they were awesome

 

[Blue 1]

You're under selling Daron there, he has some brilliant songs on there and the whole Serj/Daron dynamic is part of what makes SOAD great and them the 2nd best tag team vocal partnership. The best is Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell.

Not a massive AIC fan, but Layne Staley was an unbelievable singer. Their "Unplugged" session was one of the best. Made it look effortless. Although maybe that was the smack, to be fair.

 

[jackyboy]

Foo Fighters. The 1975.