Overrated musicians

[Villavic]

Rolling Stone, the issue in spanish, did a survey on social networks about the most overrated bands and singers. The list didn't surprise me, partially. I was looking for an english issue survey but couldn't find (I mean I find others but not from RS)

U2, Kurt Cobain, Bon Jovi, Alejandro Sanz and Justin Bieber

http://rollingstone.es/noticias/view...de-la-historia

[APerfectLie]

How about The Beatles and Pink Floyd? Too bad they didn't make the list. *prepares to be crucified*

[Silver Springs]

Lady Gaga is pretty damn high on my list of "what the hell are the rest of the planet thinking?".

[GODDESS6]

Originally Posted by Silver Springs

Lady Gaga is pretty damn high on my list of "what the hell are the rest of the planet thinking?".

i have to agree w/ you on this~ she made her 'you & i' video just down the road from me~ her ex is from a town over~

[olive]

bruce springsteen.

[PolishStevieFan]

Originally Posted by olive

bruce springsteen.

Bruce Springsteen overrated? Maybe in US. In my homeland he's far from being so. I can't remember any of his songs being played on Polish radio stations other than "Streets of Philadelphia". His post "Born In The USA" albums are what made me his fan in the first place (especially "Tunnel of Love" and "Ghost of Tom Joad"). When he came to Poland in 1997 he didn't sell out small venue (2.000 + seats). For me, Michael Jackson has always been a bit overrated. I mean, "Thriller" and "Off The Wall" were great albums but on the other hand hadn't we heard it all before on Stevie Wonder's records? And Adele...her voice resembles sometimes that of Dusty Springfield's (yet it's not even half as emotive). Her music is dull and uninspired and I can't see why so many people started to adore her. Maybe because in today's music market we forgot that singers must sing! Other overrated artists are: Sting (few good albums like "The Soul Cages" and "Ten Summoner's Tales" and tons of so-so pap), Peter Gabriel (definately less appealing than Phil Collins due to his artsy-fartsy approach to music) and...Barbra Streisand (I know she's got some pipes but I can't see why this woman is so idolized and has sold so many albums. Her music is dull)

[ButterCookie]

Originally Posted by APerfectLie

How about The Beatles and Pink Floyd? Too bad they didn't make the list. *prepares to be crucified*

I'm a member of a forum where The Beatles have their own thread and the title of it would get me banned for life from here I think they're overrated too.

[McTrouble]

Originally Posted by ButterCookie

I'm a member of a forum where The Beatles have their own thread and the title of it would get me banned for life from here I think they're overrated too.

Me too - although I am a fan of John Lennon solo!

[Silver Springs]

Originally Posted by McTrouble

Me too - although I am a fan of John Lennon solo!

I'm a huge fan of The Beatles and John Lennon. My Mum refers to them as "Cheesy Pop" though, which bothers me and my Dad to no end lol.

[cliffdweller]

Eric Clapton.

[HejiraNYC]

Jack White/White Stripes. I feel like scraping paint off the walls when I have to listen to his garbage. I simply do not understand the appeal at all! I tried watching the movie It Might Get Loud, which featured true rock legends like The Edge and Jimmy Page... and Jack White (barf). Really? Jack White doesn't deserve to be in the same room as The Edge and Jimmy Page, let alone shine their shoes. After a few minutes, I just couldn't...

Iron and Wine (Sam Beam). I actually like some of his stuff. But the way the critics swoon over him, you would think he is the most amazing, original musician ever. It's largely background/coffehouse music for me... nothing that grabs your undivided attention.

Adele. Yes, she has a great voice and she deserves to be a popular recording artist. But does her 21 album deserve to rank up there with Thriller and Rumours in terms of being of the best selling albums in recording history? Hey-all- to-the-no!

Tori Amos. She has always come across as a bit of a poseur to me. She is self-consciously arty for the sake of being arty, and she still refuses to admit that she started her career as a blatant Kate Bush wannabe. I haven't seen recent footage of her, but I still throw up in my mouth when I recall how she used to play the piano sitting with her legs wide open to the audience, as if she was airing out a nasty yeast infection.

Bruce Springsteen. He had an amazing run of albums between 1975 - 1984. Nothing spectacular, not particularly deep (he's not the most intelligent/articulate troubador to ever come along), but very solid, melodic, emotional efforts. But everything before 1975 and after 1984 has been . Besides being the crowned spokesperson for the blue collar working person, he hasn't expressed much emotional/topical/musical range- his legend is built entirely upon melodramatic, angst-filled urban tales- a theme he revisits over and over again. And I would also add that he is easily the worst/sloppiest guitar player of any musician at his level of success; it comes as no surprise that he takes along so many guitar players on tour.

Elvis Costello. I just don't get all of the critical praise for everything he does. And I always wondered what he would sound like if he took nasal decongestants.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by APerfectLie

How about The Beatles and Pink Floyd? Too bad they didn't make the list. *prepares to be crucified*

Deservedly so, for that alone.