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Most overrated band ever? 12:27 - Oct 31 with 13876 viewsDubtractor

I'm bored with arguing about football, so how about we argue about music instead?

I'm going with Oasis. I didn't get them at the time, and whenever I hear them now I just don't understand how they became so big. I was listening to a 90s indie compilation whilst decorating earlier and this came on. Its like a big checklist of 90s indie cliches all cobbled together in one song - dreadful and cheesy lyrics, token string section to make it sound anthemic, key changes to add emotion, about 4 minutes too long. It sounds like something that Robbie Williams rejected.



These chorus lyrics though....

All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell them what you've heard
You're gonna make a better day
All around the world
You've gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you've heard
You know it's gonna be okay

Also, these lyrics...

Na na na na
Na na na na
Na na na na
Na na na
Na na na na
Na na na na
Na na na na
Na na na
Na
Na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
[Post edited 31 Oct 2021 12:29]

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:30 - Oct 31 with 4198 viewsfooters

The Beatles.

Boring sh1te. Not a patch on either the Kinks or Zombies.

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:31 - Oct 31 with 4180 viewsSikamikanico

U2.

Maybe 1 good song an album since The Joshua Tree
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Most overrated band ever? on 12:32 - Oct 31 with 4176 viewsnodge_blue

Bruce Springsteen.

I cant be bothered to listen to Oasis today. I think they were ok but agree their hype was bigger than their talent.

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:33 - Oct 31 with 4169 viewsFixed_It

Buzzcooks. In or out?

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:34 - Oct 31 with 4159 viewsfooters

Most overrated band ever? on 12:33 - Oct 31 by Fixed_It

Buzzcooks. In or out?


Buzzcocks... overrated?! Them's fightin' words, buddy!


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Most overrated band ever? on 12:35 - Oct 31 with 4160 viewsDarth_Koont

Stone Roses.

If it wasn’t for the admittedly excellent Fools Gold they’d be another dime-a-dozen indie band.

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:36 - Oct 31 with 4148 viewsnodge_blue

Most overrated band ever? on 12:34 - Oct 31 by footers

Buzzcocks... overrated?! Them's fightin' words, buddy!



Not quite as controversial as saying the Beatles were sh1te though!

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:38 - Oct 31 with 4133 viewsfooters

Most overrated band ever? on 12:36 - Oct 31 by nodge_blue

Not quite as controversial as saying the Beatles were sh1te though!


I've honestly never seen what the fuss was about really. Same goes for the Stones. Just never got it!

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:38 - Oct 31 with 4133 viewsBlueschev

Foo Fighters. Every dork with bad music tastes favourite band.
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Most overrated band ever? on 12:38 - Oct 31 with 4132 viewsJakeITFC

Red Hot Chilli Peppers
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Most overrated band ever? on 12:40 - Oct 31 with 4122 viewsHerbivore

I'd second Oasis. I find them painfully dull and derivative. I never really got what all the fuss was about with Arctic Monkeys either.

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:42 - Oct 31 with 4105 viewswkj

Arctic Monkeys - Not bad, but the height of their fame baffled me

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:43 - Oct 31 with 4102 viewsDubtractor

Most overrated band ever? on 12:38 - Oct 31 by JakeITFC

Red Hot Chilli Peppers


Some decent suggestion, but I agree wholeheartedly with this one.

Do a song about California.

Repeat.

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:44 - Oct 31 with 4094 viewsnodge_blue

Most overrated band ever? on 12:38 - Oct 31 by footers

I've honestly never seen what the fuss was about really. Same goes for the Stones. Just never got it!


Id have to disagree....think they wrote songs ahead of their time. And alot of them. But its all subjective of course.

I don't mind the 60s Stones but after that pretty rubbish.

What Zombies track are you putting up as better than the Beatles?

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:46 - Oct 31 with 4085 viewswkj

Most overrated band ever? on 12:43 - Oct 31 by Dubtractor

Some decent suggestion, but I agree wholeheartedly with this one.

Do a song about California.

Repeat.


I actually find RHCP more procedural and croney than Coldplay

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:47 - Oct 31 with 4073 viewsnodge_blue

Most overrated band ever? on 12:40 - Oct 31 by Herbivore

I'd second Oasis. I find them painfully dull and derivative. I never really got what all the fuss was about with Arctic Monkeys either.


How can you not like this?


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Most overrated band ever? on 12:49 - Oct 31 with 4048 viewsMullet

Most overrated band ever? on 12:43 - Oct 31 by Dubtractor

Some decent suggestion, but I agree wholeheartedly with this one.

Do a song about California.

Repeat.


No, no, no, but yes. They should have stopped 15+ years ago. Californication was so good that it spawned a monster of a blueprint.

Kiedis' book Scar Tissue is a fun read FWIW, only heard Flea do a podcast, but never read his the other year.

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:50 - Oct 31 with 4040 viewsBlueschev

Most overrated band ever? on 12:36 - Oct 31 by nodge_blue

Not quite as controversial as saying the Beatles were sh1te though!


Both are ridiculous statements to make!
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Most overrated band ever? on 12:51 - Oct 31 with 4028 viewsHerbivore

Most overrated band ever? on 12:47 - Oct 31 by nodge_blue

How can you not like this?



Their stuff just leaves me cold, I don't see what the fuss was about to be honest.

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:51 - Oct 31 with 4029 viewswkj

Most overrated band ever? on 12:47 - Oct 31 by nodge_blue

How can you not like this?



It's not bad, but you then have overlooked bands like Sleater-Kinney that release an album that has good songs from start to finish


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Most overrated band ever? on 12:52 - Oct 31 with 4025 viewsLankHenners

Oasis my go to answer for that question as well. They have some decent songs that are very listenable but a lot of it is bland and dreary plus Noel Gallagher's not nearly half as good a song writer as he thinks he is. Agree on strings as well - just have to look at a band like R.E.M.'s use of strings to see a total gulf in ability to integrate different instruments and actually compose songs.

In truth a lot of popular bands are almost overrated by definition as it's hard to argue anyone is really worthy of that much popularity/success.

Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand.
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Most overrated band ever? on 12:52 - Oct 31 with 4026 viewsFixed_It

Most overrated band ever? on 12:34 - Oct 31 by footers

Buzzcocks... overrated?! Them's fightin' words, buddy!



You missed my deliberate typo.

But yeah - I never did mind the Buzzcocks.

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:54 - Oct 31 with 3991 viewsDeano69

U2
Bruce Springsteen (not strictly a band i guess)
Green Day
Snow Patrol


Theres a whole bunch of one song wonders for me too

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Most overrated band ever? on 12:54 - Oct 31 with 3988 viewsBlueschev

Most overrated band ever? on 12:42 - Oct 31 by wkj

Arctic Monkeys - Not bad, but the height of their fame baffled me


George Formby with an electric guitar.
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Most overrated band ever? on 12:54 - Oct 31 with 3984 viewsnodge_blue

Most overrated band ever? on 12:51 - Oct 31 by Herbivore

Their stuff just leaves me cold, I don't see what the fuss was about to be honest.


Fair enough. That album is probably in my top 10 ever!

really good, observational, funny lyrics too.

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