Dirty Forums - Most overrated bands/soloists

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Originally Posted by Rog (Post 92254)

I agree with you Sean, there are a lot of old bands names being bandied around and being taken out of context. The likes of the beatles, stones, pink floyd, led zep gave influences that are still used by a lot of todays bands and could never be thought of as overrated- and that stands whether you like them or not.;)

the issue here is not influence, The Beatles, Led Zep etc. were, and still are, some of the most influential bands ever

but for a band like Led Zep to come out of retirement and try and relive the old days is imo, a reason for overratedness, the guys standing there stumming old tunes to world acclaim is bullshit... the time, and place has changed and history shouldn't try to be repeated imo - the second coming of these acts is purely and simply self gratificating money making on behalf of the bands, and is done for no other reason than massaging the egos of the members - hence they are being overrated (and do these tours because they have been overrated)

If Led Zep were not that overrated they should have played more dates at reasonable prices in venues similar to that they played when they were at their best...

Taken in context, a vast number of Beatles tracks are not that good... yep they improved and made some awesome albums, and influenced people but still... some of the Beatles output is pretty weak, formulaic and gash

there are loads of new bands today that have influence and are making fresh and new sounds, but even they get above their stations and enter the realms of overratedness... it effects most acts that become darlings of the music media... success breeds overratedness

i think peoples perceptions of how good bands were and still are, is due to the fact that they are so overrated... Led Zepplin being the prime example...

for a band being overrated doesn't mean that they are shit, just that some people think too highly of them...

and there's nothing wrong with liking an overrated band...