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thedude wrote: YEAH I AGREE ON BOTH POINTS I NEVER KNEW THE UK HAD SO MANY NEW UPCOMING BANDS, THE NEXT BIG THING WILL PROBABLY STILL BE BREASTFEEDING AT THIS RATE!!!!!
I heard on CNN this morning that the brains of babies who breastfeed develop faster than those who don't. So yes, you're right. :)
Uncle Liam wrote:
Christopher Owens wrote: Arctic Monkeys Queen Any NME approved band HIM
Awesome. Judging bands by the press.
Because the recent NME approved bands I've heard are balls.
Maximo Park Bloc Party Mystery Jets Arctic Monkeys Killers Kaiser Chiefs Razorlight The Strokes
I STRONGLY disagree that Bloc Party are overated, Silent Alarm is sheer genius, and from listening to tracks that didnt even make the album, its pretty clear they arent overated. Thats what I think anyway
Kay wrote: I STRONGLY disagree that Bloc Party are overated, Silent Alarm is sheer genius, and from listening to tracks that didnt even make the album, its pretty clear they arent overated. Thats what I think anyway
Sorry, I just don't get it. Listened to Silen Alarm, and wasn't impressed enough to give it another listen.
Maybe I need to listen to it again?
By 'Eck! My Neck! wrote: Nobody mentioned R.E.M. yet? Surely they should be up there high on anyone's list!
Also:
Razorlight, Libertines, Babyshambles, Bloc Party, Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs (these last three just second rate Britpop really), And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead.....
THINK THE PROBLEM WITH REM IS YES THEY ARE A BIT OVERATED BUT THEY DO HAVE A SOLID COLLECTION OF SOME DAMN GOOD SONGS.
AND AS FOR BLOC PARTY I STILL THINK THEY HAVE SOMETHING, NEVER HERAD A SOME WITH THE LYRIC "YOUVE CRIED ENOUGH THIS LIFETIME MY BELOVED POLAR BEAR" IM NO LOUIE WALSH BUT I WOULD HAVE SIGNED THEM FIRST LISTEN!
I'll cast my vote for Oasis as the most overrated band of all time.
And, to defend Jack's position, I don't consider Pearl Jam overrated--not really a big fan, but its not like they were ever critic's darlings anywhere. Besides, even though I'm not a fan, its impossible to deny PJ's talent. They just have yet to record anything that's really impressed me.
Other overrated bands/performers: the Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple, Jewell, and Sarah Mclaughlin (the latter three of whom were secretly cloned in a factory in South Korea).
Christopher Owens wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote:
Christopher Owens wrote: Arctic Monkeys Queen Any NME approved band HIM
Awesome. Judging bands by the press.
Because the recent NME approved bands I've heard are balls.
Maximo Park Bloc Party Mystery Jets Arctic Monkeys Killers Kaiser Chiefs Razorlight The Strokes
I like all those bands bar the Kaiser Chiefs. One band that most people seem to love but I don't have much time for are the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
By 'Eck! My Neck! wrote: Nobody mentioned R.E.M. yet? Surely they should be up there high on anyone's list!
Also:
Razorlight, Libertines, Babyshambles, Bloc Party, Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs (these last three just second rate Britpop really), And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead.....
Hey now, I like Kasabian. Though I've only heard two songs by them.
I agree with thedude. REM are a bit overrated but still very solid. Lots of good tunes.
Sting and The Police! I really can't stand them, although you don't really hear either of em mentioned anymore
Christopher Owens wrote:
Kay wrote: I STRONGLY disagree that Bloc Party are overated, Silent Alarm is sheer genius, and from listening to tracks that didnt even make the album, its pretty clear they arent overated. Thats what I think anyway
Sorry, I just don't get it. Listened to Silen Alarm, and wasn't impressed enough to give it another listen.
Maybe I need to listen to it again?
SILENT ALARM IS AMAZING IN THE FACT THAT ITS THE ONLY ALBUM I LOVE EVEY TUNE AND ON ITS FIRST LISTEN! AND WHEN I GOT THE SINGLE 2 MORE YEARS (WHICH DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE ALBUM) FOR 1P AT ASDA (THATS WALLMART FOR YOU YANKS!) I THOUGHT LIFE COULD GET NO BETTER THEN I HEARD THE TWO TRACKS AND IT DID GET BETTER! ALL SHOULD GIVE IT ANOTHER GO, REMINDS YOU WHAT SONG WRITING IS ALL ABOUT.
MIGHT PISS A FEW PEOPLE OFF NOW BUT
BOB DYLAN WHAT THE F IS THAT ALL ABOUT? AND YES I WAS FORCED TO GIVE IT AGO BUT JESUS WHAT A LOAD OF DOG DROPPINGS!
Christopher Owens wrote:
Kay wrote: I STRONGLY disagree that Bloc Party are overated, Silent Alarm is sheer genius, and from listening to tracks that didnt even make the album, its pretty clear they arent overated. Thats what I think anyway
Sorry, I just don't get it. Listened to Silen Alarm, and wasn't impressed enough to give it another listen.
Maybe I need to listen to it again?
I think if you really sit down and listen to it closely, especially to the lyrics, you'd probably like it
spud wrote: Sting and The Police! I really can't stand them, although you don't really hear either of em mentioned anymore
I AGREE BUT ANYONE WHO CAN RELEASE A SONG ABOUT A TEACHER/STUDENT RELATIONSHIP AND GET AWAY WITH IT RANKS HIGH WITH ME!
New ORDER.
Dontyoufcukerstalkaboutanythingelse?!
I mean, what is this, a New Order website or summat?!
Er, oh, shit. 
thedude wrote:
spud wrote: Sting and The Police! I really can't stand them, although you don't really hear either of em mentioned anymore
I AGREE BUT ANYONE WHO CAN RELEASE A SONG ABOUT A TEACHER/STUDENT RELATIONSHIP AND GET AWAY WITH IT RANKS HIGH WITH ME!
SORRY JUST THOUGHT STING LOSES POINTS FOR NOT WANTING TO USE HIS REAL NAME ITS A DISCRACE TO THE RIGHT ROYALE BERNARD!
El Jarvo wrote: New ORDER.
Dontyoufcukerstalkaboutanythingelse?!
I mean, what is this, a New Order website or summat?!
Er, oh, shit.
MORE THAN ONE PLANET REVOLVES AROUND ARE SUN, NEW ORDER IS EARTH BUT WE CANT IGNORE THE REST CAN WE, EVEN IF THERE NOT QUITE AS FANTASTIC AS ARE WORLD!
Shellshocker wrote:
Bob Konkel wrote: shellshocker, i don't think the "i don't see what all the fuss is about" arguement makes a band overrated. I wouldn't considr any of the bands on your list overrated, I guess its just a matter of personal opinion. In which case, Meatloaf, and Queen get my votes.
Overrated is when a great fuss is made over a band that's not really all that good. By saying "I don't see what all the fuss is about" I am saying that I consider them overrated. In my opinion they are overrated. And this is of course an opinion poll, as any measure of overratedness must be.
yeah, i could have worded that better, i was agreeing with you in a round about kind of way.
add to my list:
Sleater Kinney Rusted Root
Free Radical wrote: I'll cast my vote for Oasis as the most overrated band of all time.
And, to defend Jack's position, I don't consider Pearl Jam overrated--not really a big fan, but its not like they were ever critic's darlings anywhere. Besides, even though I'm not a fan, its impossible to deny PJ's talent. They just have yet to record anything that's really impressed me.
Other overrated bands/performers: the Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple, Jewell, and Sarah Mclaughlin (the latter three of whom were secretly cloned in a factory in South Korea).
Well, Ten, Vs., and Vitalogy were all huge, huge albums when they came out. Ten sold over 12 million copies in the US. That's pretty huge. Pearl Jam are very successful commercially and reasonably successful critically. Not that I hate them, but they got huge amounts of radio play and video play back here in the mid 1990's, which also turned me off. Yes, they do have have many good critical reviews, though perhaps not quite commensurate with their commercial success. I also recently read a flowing review of them in my Newsweek (among others) a couple of months ago in relation to their new album. I think part of the reason critics do pay them more mind is because they do take strong social stands, which is fine by me.
I prefer the other Seattle bands, to be honest. Most of Pearl Jam's stuff is too slow, though Corduroy is a good tune. Anyway, I never said they suck or anything, just that I don't agree with their huge success.
And yeah, I agree with your other bands listed.
thedude wrote: MIGHT PISS A FEW PEOPLE OFF NOW BUT
BOB DYLAN WHAT THE F IS THAT ALL ABOUT? AND YES I WAS FORCED TO GIVE IT AGO BUT JESUS WHAT A LOAD OF DOG DROPPINGS!
Not pissing me off. I agree.
Free Radical wrote: I'll cast my vote for Oasis as the most overrated band of all time.
And, to defend Jack's position, I don't consider Pearl Jam overrated--not really a big fan, but its not like they were ever critic's darlings anywhere. Besides, even though I'm not a fan, its impossible to deny PJ's talent. They just have yet to record anything that's really impressed me.
Other overrated bands/performers: the Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple, Jewell, and Sarah Mclaughlin (the latter three of whom were secretly cloned in a factory in South Korea).
THINK THATS NEXT DOOR TO THE FACTORY THAT CHURNS OUT THE LIKES OF THE PUSSY CAT DOLLS ETC?
[brown]Ally[/brown] wrote: Nirvana, they were fucking rubbish.
BIT STRONG DUDE BUT I AGREE THEY WERENT ALL THAT, BUT YOU CANT DENY THAT THEY CHANGED THE MUSIC WORLD FOR THE GOOD? CAN YOU?
Rolling Stones - never saw the appeal... Plenty of bands I quite like are overrated... Oasis (early singles and b-sides 
, rest 
), for example... And the obvious NME-lite shite we seem to bombarded with nowadays...
SHEDi xxx
Gnome-some Tonight wrote: Rolling Stones - never saw the appeal...
SHEDi xxx
STONES I AGREE PURE HORSE MANURE, SHOULD HAVE BEEN A CANNON BALL NOT A COCUNUT! THEY SOLD ME THE WRONG THING! SHIT BAGS!
ANYONE MENTIONED THE EAGLES YET
NOE THERES SOME EARHOLE TERRORISTS THAT NEED TO BE SHOT OUT OF THE SKY!
thedude wrote: MARILYN MANSUN NOW THERES A LOAD OF PRECISION PIDGEON SHIT ON MY EARS
aaaaah you're making my head spin!
thedude wrote: BIT STRONG DUDE BUT I AGREE THEY WERENT ALL THAT, BUT YOU CANT DENY THAT THEY CHANGED THE MUSIC WORLD FOR THE GOOD? CAN YOU?
There's no way they changed the music world for good, they just spawned a generation of angsty teenagers wearing smiley hoodies and playing carbon copy grunge; I don't know anyone can find that good. The music press cannonised Cobain the moment he died (they do that with any dead rock star really) but I just saw him for what he was, a not particularly talented junkie who penned the most self-pitying music I've ever heard (and I'm a Morrissey fan, at least he makes it funny).
I just found Nirvana very boring and still do, if they'd continued it's not like they would've ever evolved beyond grunge. Look at Dave Grohl, he's still musically living in 1994 just with a shorter haircut
Christopher Owens wrote:
thedude wrote:
Christopher Owens wrote: Arctic Monkeys Queen Any NME approved band HIM
IM SURE NME HAVE APPROVED JOY DIVISION AND NEW ORDER IN THE PAST, SO THATS A BIT STRONG. AS FOR OVERATED NO ONE HAS MENTIONED EMINEM, OK I GOT HIM AT THE START BUT NOW ITS JUST SHITE!!!!!!!!!
LONG LIVE BLOC PARTY, I THINK THOSE BOYS HAVE SOME TALENT AND SOME CHARACTER ABOUT THEM, NOT LIKE SOME OF THE PEOPLE SUPPOSEDLY AT THE TOP OF THE MUSIC LADDER WHO FIND IT HARD TO CAST A SHADOW THERE SO TRANSPARENT!!!
No need to shout.
SORRY TOURETS, WHAT CAN YOU DO?
