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Yeah, omiited that from underrated.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr_gyptian
Yeah, I know, everybody thinks of 'The Joker'/'Fly Like an Eagle', admittedly not so good. But the guy played with T-Bone Walker and was a student of Les Paul.Quote:
Buster, Steve Miller?
Anyway, give 'Sailor' or 'Brave new World' a listen. The guy is an unrecognized groundbreaker.
Gawd, anywhere I hear Margaritaville, I cringe...Quote:
Most over-rated for me, The Eagles and Jimmy Buffett.
And another big plus for Bad Brains. Saw them a lot in Seattle when they'd play punk to piss off the bros and then play reggae to piss off the punks. They smoked it live.
harsh. one of the hardest working mofo's in the business.Quote:
Originally Posted by smolakian
If you have never seen the Bad Brains in their Heydey
View Here :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:
Ah, fond memories.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Mcwop
he's kind of like Pacino since the late 70s. He always seems like he's trying too hard.Quote:
Originally Posted by cmsummit
Another vastly over-rated----Aerosmith. That band has been a caricature of itself since the early 80s.
Don't make em like they used too...Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
Over: Bob Marley
Under: The Wailers
I love Bob, but I really feel like "his" best stuff was when he was still working with Peter and Bunny.
there, fixed it for you ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
btw. those of you who mentioned creed: they aren't overrated, they are crap. Only bands you can actually listen to, but who do not deserve the the credits they get, can be overrated ;)
my list (maybe to be continued):
overrated:
mars volta (Fuck this "You just don't understand them" crap..... exploring the weirdest soundscapes does not make a good album.)
franz ferdinand. (not only them, but those "we just want to make the girls dance" bands are way to many)
Tool (see mars Volta. their Albums are ok, but they definitely do not deserve the hype).
fallout boy (this neo emo is so meh....)
iggy pop. (yeah woohoo he took shitloads of heroin, but did he leave us with any relevant music ?)
underated:
waxwing THE band defining a whole genre.(emo that is)
ozma (since weezer made the green album ozma have become the better weezer. if you don't believe me listen to their song "Battle scars")
the pixies (not necessarily underrated, but the never got the fame they deserve for influencing nearly EVERYONE)
nada surf (hey aren't those the guys who made "popular" :rolleyes: )
killswitch engage (reducing them to their genre of metalcore does not do those hyms justice)
edit: hah i rejoice at the thought that there are others out there who see pearl jam as what they are :)
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underrated: mclusky !!!!! Goddam ! Those guys ARE Rock.
aereogramme: the definition of epic songs
over: nofx, antiflag and the rest of those not very subtle melody punks who want to spread the word that bush is evil. :rolleyes:
to be continued.....
I will. They suck donkey dong, quit fucking whining alread Eddy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rasputin
Underrated-
Minor Threat
Pennywise
The Cult
BHTTM
minor threat are only unerrated if you do not have to deal with guys who are into emo/hardcore.
otherwise you constantly hear how great and how important they are/were. ;)
Hating on the Dead = so hot right now. :o
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Originally Posted by subtle plague
Uhhh.......
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I suggest you cancel whatever you had planned this weekend, and start downloading. :fmicon:
Good shit! Got it all on vinyl.:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by MarsB
wait a second.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarsB
i said: "iggy pop" not "the stooges" ;)
and after clearing this up my opinion still stands. i just don't like most of his stuff. it is ususally repetitive and not even the big "hits" do it for me.(im talking about his great time back then, we don't want to speak of any of his recent albums do we ?) and since i've seen him live i'm even more convinced that he's mediocre.
err, maybe "Search and Destroy" and "Raw Power" just for starters?Quote:
Originally Posted by subtle plague
you are very wrong (imvho, of course) on iggy.
And you're so wrong on VU, mr. plaque. "Loaded" alone is a landmark.
Pearl Jam overrated?
The only people who give a damn about them are the fans. Press barely pays attention to them. They turned their back on a major label, shunned MTV at their peak, and took a stand against Ticketmaster. Show me one current band as big as Pearl Jam that even dared something equivalent to at least one thing on that list.
Show me a band that plays as varied a set lists and draws so deeply out of their catalog. They give there all for each show.
hehe. i thought this and iggy would cause some internet trouble... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
i guess my rejection of VU comes from my youth where everybody who was "indie" had a phase where he/she listend to the doors (which i hereby call overrated as well ;) ) and VU. And you just HAD to think that they are SO GREAT.
I guess there is just "old stuff" which i can relate to more. like mc5, the who and so on.
edit: hey tarkman: you just said what they have done and how they perform. my judgement for calling them overrated comes from the albums, which do not always contribute to the "legend" when you hear them without being a total fan.
underrated:
camper van beethoven
meat puppets
robyn hitchcock
calexico
richard thompson
pj harvey
nick cave and the bad seeds
overrated:
the usual suspects...touring the sheds, arenas and stadiums near you,
(over)played on the radio
overrated: POSTING IN THE WRONG FORUM JONGS!
underrated: the music forum I guess
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All big favorites of mine, especially the first 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by buckethead
CVB was slated to play a local pub when they found out that Joan Jett was scheduled to play after them. They cancelled and went and played a 3 hour free set at the Blue Moon in the U-District. Freaking ROCKIN' show.
Take the skinheads bowling.
the fact that you feel he tries too hard, makes him overrated? haha. Warren Haynes couldn't be any more humble. Whether or not you like him is one thing, but to call the man "overrated" is a joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr_gyptian
That's great and all, you like their politics. Their music still sucks.:FIREdevil :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by tarkman1
One way or another, you're letting other people influence your opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by subtle plague
very cool!Quote:
Originally posted by Buster Highmen
CVB was slated to play a local pub when they found out that Joan Jett was scheduled to play after them. They cancelled and went and played a 3 hour free set at the Blue Moon in the U-District. Freaking ROCKIN' show.
yea, the best cvb shows i've seen are the evening with... shows when they play 2 long sets.
they played a free slopeside show at killington the final weekend of 05...i couldn't have choreographed a better way to close that one out if i'd set it up myself...i usually have to drive 3 hours to see 'em, but they actually played the local band bar in albany the previous nite to boot. much drinking - little driving:D
i taped the killington show...it sounds great, but for missing the first 3 songs while trying to get in one last run
http://www.archive.org/details/cvb2005-05-14-flac
club med sucks!
cool...you too have impeccable musical taste;)Quote:
Originally posted by Danno
All big favorites of mine, especially the first 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by buckethead
underrated:
camper van beethoven
richard thompson
meat puppets
pj harvey
nick cave and the bad seeds
...you must have heard about the coming meat puppets (curt+cris w/herb alexander from primus) reunion then?
the album's half done and they should be on tour by end of year!!
I saw them in concert (I was working) and I have to say, that while they really seemed to be trying very hard, I thought they were kinda lame, the sound was terrible, the guitars were out of tune, and they seemed to be quite self impressed. On the bright side, I didn't hurl.Quote:
Originally Posted by tarkman1
Where the hell is Bill?Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
Underrated:
Doug and the Slugs
Tonio K
Maybe he went to go mod ska dancing.
Those were such great records. Cracker...ok, but nowhere near CVB.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Suit
Now, howzabouta Negativeland?
Broke Mountain Bluegrass Band
Cabin in the Hills
Starring our own maggot Seldom Seen
edit: underrated, but not underappreciated.
i've never been a big fan of pearl jam but have to give them props for - on top of the varied setlists - releasing their a whole tour of shows on cds a few years back - and bringing some great under-appreciated bands on the road with them - sonic youth and the buzzcocks come to mind first. i saw the buzzcocks in the local band bar on one of their nights off from touring w/pearl jam, and they absolutley slammed! no doubt from returning to a club setting after getting to play for huge crowds - that probably dug 'em.Quote:
originally posted by Rasputin
Show me a band that plays as varied a set lists and draws so deeply out of their catalog. They give there all for each show.
the Kinks were Gods! I have the 3 CD retrospective in heavy roatation lately...good shite.Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
Anders = :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:Quote:
Originally Posted by splat
Exactly. They were pure fooking genuis. Paul W was an amazing song writer, and when these guys were not too loaded, they put on one of the best live shows I ever saw (remember, I was in HS, at a small club with a fake ID getting loaded and jumping up and down in the front singing the lyrics to every song, so I may tend to now romanticize those shows/days gone by :DQuote:
Originally Posted by tarkman1
too bad they didnt do that when they played bozeman opening for Leftover Salmon. i really wanted to go see CVB, but no way i was going to pay for a ticket to see the opener then leave.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
yea, they were a great band w/great+catchy tunes...'let it be' was one of my favorite albums that year (85)...caught a couple of not-too-drunk shows...though they did manage to fuck up a few tunes.Quote:
Originally posted by Freshies
Paul W was an amazing song writer, and when these guys were not too loaded, they put on one of the best live shows I ever saw
saw 'em years later in a shed (after bob stinson drank himself to death) opening for petty and they were very professional...and dull - a shadow of their former selves.
It's pretty easy to sit back on this thread and say 'such and such suck' without ever personally having stepped up to write, record, release, or perform music.
Well I've got to admit, I've never released any of the songs I wrote, performed, and recorded, so sue me.:tongue:Quote:
Originally Posted by tarkman1