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Not a coincidence that Bob Rock produced The Cult.

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Seconded. Great song writer. Just wish he wouldn't sing. :)

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No coincidence at all. :D

Quoting Matt out of context now, but I'd agree if he'd have posted it in this thread...

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Where's the overrating in Depeche Mode?

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If ears could vomit it would taste like Faithless... Ptha!

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Aphex Twin
Robert Plant
Massive Attack

The Prodigy are not overrated. They are acclaimed to the same degree that Underworld are (if not less) and they have similar-quality records, ranging from amazing to decent.

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I kinda know what you mean, but their debut, Wide Angle" was just sooo good, with the symphonic score and killer breaks, it was like little else, so i think much of the praise was deserved. But no more!...they've tried twice to redo that style, to worse and worst results. As a regular over at the hybridized.org forums, i've seen a backlash from among the fans.

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Okay, i'm gonna go out on a limb here and say Brian Wilson. I feel bad doing so, too, because the vast majority of his songs written for/with the Beach Boys were ahead of their time.

But now, hmmm, not so sure about all the praise. He's certainly had a rough time of it, with nervous breakdowns and all. To see him perform now is kind of sad, because he's trying like hell but just not all there. So, when critics say "SMiLE!" is the greatest thing ever, i feel like they're giving him the sympathy vote.

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I'd describe Always Outnumbered,... as desperate rather than decent.

Concur.

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Blimey, i've opened a can of worms here:D

BSS, your list containing floyd and zep is just wrong, i was there at the time and they were not overrated at all.

the most overrated band of all time is of course the f**kin dorkness:p