What musicians do you believe are overrated ?

[the other mike]

First of all, rap and death metal are not music in my opinion so I don't even count those. Country, I really am not familiar enough with to say. So just from my own experience, having grown up in the 60's and 70's, I could think of more than a few, but here goes. These are my top 5 overrated musicians and bands. ( no offense anyone.... to each their own ) Feel free to contribute anything you want... I must have hurt a few feelings with this list;
1) Neil Young (good song writer, bad singer and terrible lead guitar player)
2) Rolling Stones ( 2 good albums but not worthy of super-stardom)
3) Mötley Crüe ( Van Halen wannabes wearing Kiss makeup )
4) George Thorogood ( the least bad to the bone guitarist I've ever seen)
5) Bruce Springsteen ( fun guy to have a beer with I'm sure, but "The Boss"?
give me a break.....Boss of what, looking cool holding a guitar ? )

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Bruce Springsteen is number one on my list!

Reo Speedwagon also come in second place...

Then all boy bands!

 

[Augustine_]

Good music is good music, and that should be good enough for anyone

 

[aaronleland]

Dave Matthews. If you've heard one shitty song by him you've heard them all.

 

[MarathonMike]

Adam Levine.

 

[the other mike]

Dave Matthews. If you've heard one shitty song by him you've heard them all.

My wife drove me crazy with Dave Mathews cds for awhile.

 

[Augustine_]

Dave Matthews. If you've heard one shitty song by him you've heard them all.

But you ain't never had his cornbread.

 

[impuretrash]

The Beatles. Literally no group is more overrated.

There, I said it.

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

The Beatles. Literally no group is more overrated.

There, I said it.

The Monkeys are!

( dare to prove me wrong! )

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Most pop musicians are overrated.

 

[the other mike]

Bruce Springsteen is number one on my list!

Reo Speedwagon also come in second place...

Then all boy bands!

REO seemed to be pretty good in concert back in the 70's ( of course they opened for Todd Rundgren when I saw them so I guess you could say expectations varied a lot at the time)

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Bruce Springsteen is number one on my list!

Reo Speedwagon also come in second place...

Then all boy bands!

REO seemed to be pretty good in concert back in the 70's ( of course they opened for Todd Rundgren so I guess you could say expectations varied a lot at the time)

I was more Ac/DC early days than REO...

 

[Third Party]

First of all, rap and death metal are not music in my opinion so I don't even count those. Country, I really am not familiar enough with to say. So just from my own experience, having grown up in the 60's and 70's, I could think of more than a few, but here goes. These are my top 5 overrated musicians and bands. ( no offense anyone.... to each their own ) Feel free to contribute anything you want... I must have hurt a few feelings with this list;
1) Neil Young (good song writer, bad singer and terrible lead guitar player)
2) Rolling Stones ( 2 good albums but not worthy of super-stardom)
3) Mötley Crüe ( Van Halen wannabes wearing Kiss makeup )
4) George Thorogood ( the least bad to the bone guitarist I've ever seen)
5) Bruce Springsteen ( fun guy to have a beer with I'm sure, but "The Boss"?
give me a break.....Boss of what, looking cool holding a guitar ? )

Take Rolling Stones off your list. Girls liked the Beatles, boys liked the Stones. I had their 8 track tape-best ever. Its easier to list under rated performers.

 

[the other mike]

This is my wife's little list of my music she's hated in the past....
We compromise on stuff like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steve Winfield, smooth jazz, R&B, but she can't stand
Megadeth ( orange-hair guy she calls them)
Judas Priest
Mariah Carey ( thinks I'm in love with her)
Whitney Houston (her too .....rip Whitney)
Armored Saint ( who is this ? they suck")

 

[the other mike]

Take Rolling Stones off your list. Girls liked the Beatles, boys liked the Stones. I had their 8 track tape-best ever. Its easier to list under rated performers.

They did have half a dozen really good songs, but a whole lot of crap in between.

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Is it a Canadian thing to like Crash Test Dummies and Tom Cochrane?

 

[skye]

you know....in my humble opinion when it comes to music...good or bad....they are all trying to do their best....

in other words ....it's a good cause LOL....better than being a gangster you know?

I'm not going to poo poo them

hey but that's just me.

 

[protectionist]

First of all, rap and death metal are not music in my opinion so I don't even count those. Country, I really am not familiar enough with to say. So just from my own experience, having grown up in the 60's and 70's, I could think of more than a few, but here goes. These are my top 5 overrated musicians and bands. ( no offense anyone.... to each their own ) Feel free to contribute anything you want... I must have hurt a few feelings with this list;
1) Neil Young (good song writer, bad singer and terrible lead guitar player)
2) Rolling Stones ( 2 good albums but not worthy of super-stardom)
3) Mötley Crüe ( Van Halen wannabes wearing Kiss makeup )
4) George Thorogood ( the least bad to the bone guitarist I've ever seen)
5) Bruce Springsteen ( fun guy to have a beer with I'm sure, but "The Boss"?
give me a break.....Boss of what, looking cool holding a guitar ? )

I don't know who played the lead guitar on Down By the River", whether it was Neil Young or Danny Whitten, but if it was Young, he's not overrated.

I'm not even sure what Neil Young's rating is (or by whom) but Down By the River is one bad-ass rock song, and lead guitar is classic, to where thousands of young rock guitarists learned how to play lead guitar just from that one long song.

 

[BULLDOG]

I always liked Joe Walsh with the Eagles, but since I heard he's been reduced to driving for Uber Eats, I'm not so sure any more.

 

[the other mike]

in other words ....it's a good cause LOL....better than being a gangster you know?

I'm not going to poo poo them

hey but that's just me.

I guess unless the music encourages more gangsters.