What musicians do you believe are overrated ?

[skye]

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.

I don't know about that

I only care about music

the rest is not my business .

 

[Third Party]

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.

More than a half dozen-the 8 track had 16 number one songs. They did a lot of crap in later years. Look at the commercials with their songs-start me up, red door, get off a my cloud, no satisfaction, gimme shelter, brown sugar, jumpin jack flash, under my thumb, time is on my side, the devil is my name, ruby tuesday-you get the idea.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

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.

More than a half dozen-the 8 track had 16 number one songs. They did a lot of crap in later years. Look at the commercials with their songs-start me up, red door, get off a my cloud, no satisfaction, gimme shelter, brown sugar, jumpin jack flash, under my thumb, time is on my side, the devil is my name, ruby tuesday-you get the idea.

Gimme Shelter is probably their greatest all around work.

 

[the other mike]

The Beatles. Literally no group is more overrated.

There, I said it.

I can understand the sentiment.

 

[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.

More than a half dozen-the 8 track had 16 number one songs. They did a lot of crap in later years. Look at the commercials with their songs-start me up, red door, get off a my cloud, no satisfaction, gimme shelter, brown sugar, jumpin jack flash, under my thumb, time is on my side, the devil is my name, ruby tuesday-you get the idea.

Gimme Shelter is probably their greatest all around work.

I liked Paint it Black, 19th Nervous breakdown and Mother's Little Helper.

 

[dblack]

Mozart - two bit hack

 

[dblack]

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.

Wasn't he the quarterback?

 

[leftwinger]

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 stop at Neil Young. He is top 5 of all time in everything.

Stones are good, great guitar player.. Thorogood is a fantastic entertainer.

Over-rated? Boston? Doobie Bros? Stuff like that. Plenty of MSM pushed lightweights out there.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

One guy that cannot be overrated.

 

[the other mike]

If I was to change my list I might put U2
instead of the Stones.

 

[Third Party]

The Beatles. Literally no group is more overrated.

There, I said it.

I can understand the sentiment.

Again, their songs are on TV as much as the radio-that's staying power. Taylor Swift gets enormous attention, but I might know one of her songs-how many Beatles tunes can you name?

 

[Third Party]

Mozart - two bit hack

Required listening for Music History in college

 

[fncceo]

I'm going with Elvis. His music is derivative and his hype was mostly marketing.

 

[Third Party]

I'm going with Elvis. His music is derivative and his hype was mostly marketing.

Again, go to Vegas and listen-impact. Funny though, his biggest competition in the fifties was from Pat Boone-the guy selling relief factor on TV now. He may have been over rated.

 

[aaronleland]

how many Beatles tunes can you name?

Never heard of em'.

 

[Third Party]

how many Beatles tunes can you name?

Never heard of em'.

You won't forget this one-Norwegian Wood. Besides the melody, what a great name!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and girls please take a ... Music like so many other things in life is subjective... Our Madison Avenue culture influences the masses to the point that some folks don't have a clue to what they like or dislike...

James Gang Rocks

joe walsh seems to me video - Bing video

Granted there is music I don't care for but, I will not talk stink about folks who write and play music... It would be like spilling your guts to the whole world...

 

[petro]

I am going with Queen and Meatloaf.
Can't stand either.

 

[BULLDOG]

I am going with Queen and Meatloaf.
Can't stand either.

Well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad.

 

[deanrd]

Red hot chili peppers and anybody who does that awful crappy Christian music.