lately I have been getting into some skid row...so a vote for underrated.
One band or artist that is extremely overrated and one band grossly underrated
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Not hating on him, but Lang Lang is overrated. Enormous talent and technical facility that is practically unrivalled, but sometimes the pyrotechnics get in the way of making good musical sense.
Hélène Grimaud is underrated. She can play anything in the repertory with sensitivity and grace, but her Brahms is especially noteworthy.
Hélène Grimaud is underrated. She can play anything in the repertory with sensitivity and grace, but her Brahms is especially noteworthy.
Overated...Elvis Presley
Underated...Linda Ronstadt
Underated...Linda Ronstadt
Overrated: The Beatles. Not saying that are not great but aint nobody that good.
Underrated: Blood, Sweat, and Tears. One of the most interesting horn band ever. Skip the singles listen to the album cuts. Best Tuba solo in Rock (probably the only too).
Underrated: Blood, Sweat, and Tears. One of the most interesting horn band ever. Skip the singles listen to the album cuts. Best Tuba solo in Rock (probably the only too).
Love AIC , I'm with you on Pearl Jam... AIC and STP are my 2 all time favorites.
Overrated: Bruce Springsteen
Underrated: Tool,they are the most unique band on the planet. Their songs 🎵 are very well written and diverse.
Underrated: Tool,they are the most unique band on the planet. Their songs 🎵 are very well written and diverse.
I put them up there with Led Zep. God knows what they could have done. Street Survivors was a master piece.
As far as metal, hair metal, hard rock or whatever I never thought of Poison as overrated because I always thought critics hated them too, but I know they got the popular vote. I know in the yearbook(s) from 88/89 to 90/91 or so favorite groups were always Poison, U2, and Def Leppard for sure, then whoever else. From that same era, I second Skid Row, and of all those bands, I think Tesla might’ve been the most musically proficient, and somewhat underrated, but they killed it, and Frank Hannon is still a BA guitar player.
All Black Sabbath is awesome music.
I almost said Billy Joel myself. I went with Springsteen instead just because of his recent comments about moving out of the country if Trump is reelected. Either way Springsteen and Joel equally suck in my musical opinion 🤷
Indeed. I still listen to a lot of Deep Purple and Rainbow. Blackmore never gets old to me. Which reminds me...
Underrated: Deep Purple
Had a good friend in MTB for 26 years. Last time I saw them around 2011-12, Doug Gray’s voice was gone. He had throat surgery and never the same. Great band in the day though.
Kansas was the first band I ever saw live. I was 15 or so. First time I ever smelled pot too. I think it was at the Township. They were a bit past their prime. It was around '85. But they are stellar musicians.
Funny thing is that they toured together in 86 and to your delight, Bon Groovy was the opener.
I hear you, but I think "If Tomorrow Never Comes" is one of the greatest romantic country songs of all time.
I wouldn't say Bay City Rollers are over rated, not totally sure if they should be rated under/over at all.
.They were a teen idol band, and like all the other teen idols bands before and since, they release bubblegum pop, not meant to be taken seriously.
They were just there for a brief blip of time,
1st concert I ever went to. I was like 6
S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y. NIGHT. LOL
I agree they were not over or under rated . They were just around for a couple of years.
Lol, yeah they had a Saturday morning kids show and they were all on drugs at night.
May get killed on this one but to me far to overrated is Johnny Cash, he couldn't sing and his songs are not good.
Underrated: Three doors down.
Overrated: U2, Beatles & REM (I freakin' HATE REM) EDIT: I forgot to include Nirvana as overrated.
Underrated: The Temperance Movement, Blackberry Smoke & The Backsliders
Underrated: The Temperance Movement, Blackberry Smoke & The Backsliders
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Not sure they’re underrated per se, but I guess they were victims of being out when U2 and REM ruled everything, but The Cure is one of the best bands to ever do it.
That song should be in consideration for one of the most underrated.
Who in the world does blues in a minor key with those chords/riffs? Lead guitar solo is outstanding.
Oh I agree...I was just thinking of some teen idol band to post...of course they were AWFUL...it was my sister who liked them...I grew up listening to KISS...
Yeah the live version of that song from the Song Remains the Same movie is absolutely ridiculous. I think it’s by far one of the best Zeppelin Songs . Jimmy is just wailing and Plant’s vocals on that song are just nuts . Crazy song .
Criminally Underrated: Blue Oyster Cult. Awesome musicians and their lyrics are deliciously strange.
