Most Overated Singer Or Band

[Immortal Wombat]

The Beatles, the Stones, the Beach Boys, G'n'R, anything else which I totally missed the cultural significance of and can thus look back on with the smug aura of hindsight and pronounce crap, 3EB, $0.50, U2, anyone who regularly tops the singles chart, RHCPs, Nirvana, The Smiths.

[Verto]

Elvis

[Dis]

Originally posted by Flip McWho
And is a good song in its own right. Is comfortably numb in there? thats also an excellent song.

Dissident; I like metal, I listen to Korn on a frequent basis and I like other metal bands as well such as Sepultura. Gun's and Roses are vastly superior to Metallica too, for some reason I compare the two.

guns and roses?

your opinion is automatically invalid

GnR only had one good album. The other double album had a couple of good songs, the rest were crap.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Flip McWho
And dark isn't always great. Every now and again I'd like to feel happy and have the music reflect this.

happy

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by Dissident


happy

Have you heard any happy metal songs Diss? I"m still trying to think of one.

[Dis]

a comprehensive list:

Whitney Houston- or any R&B singer after the year 1980

Stevie Wonder

Beatles

Elvis is the #1 overrated person

Rolling Stones

Jimmy Buffet

Grateful Dead

Guns and Roses

Garth Brooks

Modonna

Britney Spears


what I really want to rant about is Jimmy buffet. Why is this guy so popular? His lyrics to his most famous song (margaritaville) are depressing. Yeah I listen to depressing music, so I'm not one to talk. But the majority of americans are optimists and prefer uplifting music. Or am I wrong about that?

[Dis]

as for why I like Metallica.

For one thing, I relate to James Hetfield. Sometimes I think he is me . But with the ability to play guitar and sing (sort of). Even on their last album which everyone hates, I identified with some of the lyrics. songs like Sweet Amber and Unnamed Feeling.

And musically, well I like heavy hitting metal. I like a strong guitar sound, but with reasonably good bass playind and drums. For a strong guitar sound listen to songs like the Four Horseman or One (my 2 favourite songs). Some people do not like the overpowering distorted guitar. They feel it's noisy and sounds like a chainsaw. To each their own.

[Dis]

how could I forget the most obvious one. It's right here on page 1.

u2

they have like one good song. Where the streets have no name. actually make that 2. sunday bloddy sunday is alright.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Have you heard any happy metal songs Diss?

Well Bon Jovi was considered a hair band (ie, subset of metal). Many called them "happy metal" for derision .

u2

they have like one good song. Where the streets have no name. actually make that 2. sunday bloddy sunday is alright.

Pride (In the Name of Love)?
Bullet the Blue Sky?
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For?
With Or Without You?
One?
Even Better Than the Real Thing?
Mysterious Ways?
New Year's Day?

[Dis]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Have you heard any happy metal songs Diss?

Well Bon Jovi was considered a hair band (ie, subset of metal). Many called them "happy metal" for derision .

u2

they have like one good song. Where the streets have no name. actually make that 2. sunday bloddy sunday is alright.

Pride (In the Name of Love)?
Bullet the Blue Sky?
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For?
With Or Without You?
One?
Even Better Than the Real Thing?
Mysterious Ways?
New Year's Day?

forgot about some. Pride is a good song, New Years day is good. With our without you is kind of sappy, but okay. I still haven't found what I'm looking for is okay.

I haven't heard of the others. It takes more than a few good songs for me to endure their presence on commercials every 15 minutes during football.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well I can't name every song on the albums . I own 'The Joshua Tree', 'Actung Baby', 'Rattle and Hum', and 'Pop'. I'd recommend all except 'Pop' to any rock fan. Great albums.

[Agathon]

At my school, if you didn't like metal, you were gay.

NB: In no sense did Poison, Bon Jovi or any of those girly bands count as "metal".

[Dis]

the thing about GNR and hair bands.

When their first album came out, I never really considered them a hair band. Though their hit Sweet Child o' Mine was a questionable song. The worst song on the album, yet is was their biggest hit. But the album was close to being hair band material. It just had more of an edge to it (especially songs like NightTrain and it's so easy). I definately don't consider it grunge. How could it be?

But subsequent albums were definately hair and material. November Rain anyone? Don't Cry. Patience. all crap.

Other hair bands. Motley Crue of course. Poison. Cinderella (though I admit I like a couple of their songs). Bon Jovi. Skid Row (thoghh they were a littel heavier than most). Warrant. And many other crappy bands. Don't forget Twisted Sister.

[Imran Siddiqui]

That wasn't my experience, re: Bon Jovi. I'm from Jersey. We're required to like Bon Jovi... well, at least 80s Bon Jovi. I think everyone in the state owns "Slippery When Wet" .

[Imran Siddiqui]

Don't forget Twisted Sister.

Dee Snider