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Originally Posted by Gazza
I've never understood the "overplayed" argument. I can understand someone hearing enough of one song or an album, but the idea that a radio station or a band constantly playing a particular song or songs from a particular album somehow devalues the song/album is nonsensical. I've had this argument with people who will say things like "Layla is overplayed". It may well be that you've heard it so often it doesn't inspire the same thing in you it did when you first heard it, but objectively it's still a great song. And Rumours is still imo, Fleetwood Mac's best album.
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Some music can be boring because it's poorly written, executed, or simply uninspiring. But overplaying even great music can make it boring and uninspiring too. So I believe that overplaying can devalue an album.