Just as I don't have to have listened to all of Paris Hilton's albums to tell you she sucks.

I don't have to listen to all of Radiohead's albums to tell you they are overrated

6/1/2007 12:16:38 AM

most overrated of last generation/ever: acdcdaccacddcdacadcdacdcdaacdcadacdcadcadcadcadcadcad

6/1/2007 12:16:39 AM

the postal service
santana

6/1/2007 12:17:59 AM

wow paris hilton being used to compare radiohead

6/1/2007 12:22:05 AM

ok you like radiohead a whole lot...not everyone likes them as much as you...hence why music is pretty much opinion-based and we all have them

6/1/2007 12:30:16 AM

Listen to this pretentious shit:

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"001: Radiohead Kid A [Capitol; 2000] Exactly how and why Radiohead's Kid A has come to stand as the definitive artistic statement for rock consumers born after 1975 is almost ridiculously difficult to discern. People believed (and continue to believe) in the metaphysical heft of Kid A: in its aesthetic worth, its innovation, its meaning. In 2000, Kid A felt true and inscrutable; five years later, it somehow still does: From its chilling opening organ figure to its closing silence, Kid A is enormous-- a huge, sweeping testament to Radiohead's ever-swelling worldview. Kid A was an obvious departure from its predecessor, the guitar-swollen OK Computer, and it alternately challenged and confounded Radiohead's core audience. Regardless, the record's supposed difficulty also lent it a certain sense of gravity: Kid A is confrontational and insistent, mysteriously capable of convincing some of the most stridently anti-electro guitarheads that inorganic flourishes can feel bloody and real. Consequently, in the months following its release, Kid A transformed into an intellectual symbol of sorts, a surprisingly ubiquitous signifier of self. Owning it became "getting it"; getting it became "annointing it." The record's significance as a litmus test was stupid and instant and undeniable: In certain circles, you were only as credible as your relationship to this album. And that kind of intense, unilateral, with-us-or-against-us fandom felt oddly, uncomfortably apropos in the face of all that sound. It is in this weird sense that Kid A was (and continues to be) the perfect record for its time: Ominous, surreal, and impossibly millennial, its revolutionary tangle of yelpy, apocalyptic vocals, glitchy synths, and beautiful drones is uncertain about both its past and present-- and, accordingly, timeless."

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/40568/page_5su

[Edited on June 1, 2007 at 12:36 AM. Reason : supposed top 100 albums of the 21st century]

6/1/2007 12:36:30 AM

Kid A and OK Computer are incredible albums.

The songs on The Bends are incredible songs (and there's plenty of other fantastic shit in the catalog, but that's beside the point).

Right now, in 2007, Radiohead is not the best band in the world. I don't really know who'd I say the best band in the world is, because most of the really great records of the past twelve months have been solo records, but the Arcade Fire is a better band than Radiohead today (despite my relative distaste for Neon Bible), and that's what we're talking about.

6/1/2007 12:37:07 AM

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"Listen to this pretentious shit"

LISTEN to the album before pretending to have an opinion on it

6/1/2007 12:39:43 AM

Yeah, I've heard it, it's pretty good.

6/1/2007 12:40:09 AM

So you're saying that Hail to the Thief isn't as good as Funeral and that's why they're not the best band in the world right now?

[Edited on June 1, 2007 at 12:41 AM. Reason : dd]

6/1/2007 12:41:08 AM

^^ Really, it's more than pretty good.

I put it with Pet Sounds in the realm of albums that are much more than the sum of their parts; beautiful composed and complete musical thoughts.

^ I'm saying that at one point, the Beach Boys were much better than the Beatles, and at this point, there are numerous bands who are much better than Radiohead.

6/1/2007 12:42:18 AM

NC State is the best school in the world

6/1/2007 12:44:03 AM

something never clicked with me with the arcade fire. for some reason they just werent my thing and people were all over their nuts for so long. thats more just personal preference but from my point of view theyve been insanely overrated. but most overrated of our time? def not.

I have to disagree with the Red Hot Chili Peppers tho. They have a pretty huge and solid disco. Even their albums over the last 6 years or so have had a lot of good songs despite not being good albums

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"I don't have to listen to all of Radiohead's albums to tell you they are overrated"

i also have to say i majorly disagree with you there. That is pretty idiotic to say that a band with an amazing disco is overrated without even listening to all their albums. In fact they are far from overrated, they were one of the best bands in the world for awhile

[Edited on June 1, 2007 at 12:50 AM. Reason : ]

6/1/2007 12:48:16 AM

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"Yeah, I've heard it, it's pretty good."

Most every band has fans who've blown their greatness (if any) way out of proportion. It just depends on what you like or not. This thread is mostly pointless.

6/1/2007 12:48:42 AM

most threads are mostly pointless

6/1/2007 12:52:34 AM

id also like to add

everclear
imogen heap (its a fucking vocoder, get over it)

and if i may diverge to an equally interesting topic: most overrated side projects

fire theft (sdre)
sparta/mars volta (atdi)
gorillaz/tgtbatq (blur)
special goodness (weezer)
statistics (desperacidos)
zwan (pumpkins)

and while not exactly overrated, any band which contains a member who at any point in their career was in blink-182 is instantly deemed terrible.

6/1/2007 12:53:05 AM

definitely agree on all of those except fire theft.

6/1/2007 1:04:59 AM

how can zwan be overrated when no one liked them

6/1/2007 1:05:29 AM

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"you're fucking stupid, the man is a musical prodigy if anything he's underrated"

fuck you, you fucking cracker ass hillbilly, of course he is, I was mentioning that he was someone better than Radiohead, learn to read a bit you cuntass fuck

6/1/2007 1:20:55 AM

^you watch that video i posted on page 1?

"j-j-j-j-j-j-aaaw!"

6/1/2007 1:32:59 AM

^^^haha... ahh, Billy Corgan's answer to Tin Machine

[Edited on June 1, 2007 at 1:33 AM. Reason : ^]

6/1/2007 1:32:59 AM

radiohead sucks. they haven't made a decent song since permanent daylight.

6/1/2007 1:50:46 AM

Popular band sucks. They haven't made a decent song since the last hit off their first album.

6/1/2007 2:08:43 AM

hahahahaha. insane man. pure fucking insanity. there there isn't a good..no great song? where i end and you begin? fucking videotape, arpeggi, 15 step alone live tear that shit apart. what are you guys thinking?

6/1/2007 2:09:48 AM

the whole idea of an "overrated bands" thread is personal preference, which is fine if you admit that (although somewhat boring)

I love RHCP and White Stripes, and as vinylbandit said, "I don't think anyone with an ounce of merit has ever praised Linkin Park."

I would have to say my preferences collide with the average critic's preferences when it comes to Animal Collective/Panda Bear..can't stand that stuff

6/1/2007 2:13:34 AM

whatever... id rather listen to banana co. on repeat than anything on kid a

6/1/2007 2:14:17 AM

Jay-Z is overrated...Nelly is overrated...I could name plenty of underrated rappers though

6/1/2007 2:17:43 AM

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"So you're saying that Hail to the Thief isn't as good as Funeral"

as much as i love radiohead, i'd take Funeral over Hail to the Thief every single time.

[Edited on June 1, 2007 at 2:21 AM. Reason : [][][][][][][][][][][]]

6/1/2007 2:21:10 AM

I agree with Jay-Z, at least anything he's done in the past 6 years or so.

I agree with whoever said Dave Matthews too.

6/1/2007 2:23:02 AM

Once again, I don't think Dave Matthews is overrated, because no one who has any merit really gives him the time of day.

6/1/2007 2:43:55 AM

"Let Down" sure does live up to its name

6/1/2007 2:49:44 AM

"We Suck Young Blood (Your Time is Up)"

6/1/2007 2:59:15 AM

Who assigns merit anyway?

Assuming they have each heard both, why is someone who prefers Radiohead to Dave Matthews Band a better music critic than someone who prefers DMB?

6/1/2007 3:18:36 AM

Because Radiohead is better than DMB.

6/1/2007 3:28:29 AM

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"as much as i love radiohead, i'd take Funeral over Hail to the Thief every single time."

um, apparently either you or I missed the point of that post.

and i'm sorry but the bolding of today doesn't make any fucking sense with arcade fire>radiohead.

if they were both playing at... lollapalooza at the same time, i would go see radiohead 10 times out of 10, I don't give a shit if funeral is better than 1 or 2 radiohead albums

[Edited on June 1, 2007 at 4:56 AM. Reason : fjsd]

6/1/2007 4:54:36 AM

All art is overrated by pretentious critics who set their self worth by their ability to tell you why their opinion matters and yours doesn't.

6/1/2007 7:24:15 AM

Dave Matthews is overrated...Carter is not.

6/1/2007 8:03:56 AM

smashing pumpkins.

yeah i went there

6/1/2007 9:06:03 AM

Lifehouse
Maroon 5
The Fray

[Edited on June 1, 2007 at 9:11 AM. Reason : ]

6/1/2007 9:10:48 AM

U2 at the top
Chile Peppers
Nirvana
Everclear
Coldplay

6/1/2007 9:25:23 AM

Everclear? hahahahah


once again, who has ever rated them high?

6/1/2007 9:29:24 AM

The Beatles.

(I'm anticipating the next CD they'll put out based on some medium's conversations
with Lennon beyond the grave )

6/1/2007 9:37:23 AM

since they are in control of their catalog and all

6/1/2007 9:40:52 AM

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"most overrated of last generation/ever: acdcdaccacddcdacadcdacdcdaacdcadacdcadcadcadcadcadcad"

I have nothing but DEEEEEP abhorration for AC/DC. Fucking atrocious. I cringe every time I hear them; any song. And the way some crackers act when the shit comes on is indeed fucking embarrassing.

And as far as Jay-Z, what he did in 96, I thought, was stellar. Haven't liked him since, though.

To this day, however, I attribute my ability to distinguish the major TV networks to Jay-Z.

"I keep one eye open like CBS"

Dead serious.

And like Jamie said, this is all opinion-based. So, I'd like to add:

Aerosmith. At least from 1988 on. Glory be to God when they pack it up.

[Edited on June 1, 2007 at 9:42 AM. Reason : eh]

6/1/2007 9:40:58 AM

pavement

i like them, but i can name probably 200 albums over the last 15 years that i like more than their best (which is slanted and enchanted imo)

6/1/2007 9:41:43 AM

Mos Def.

6/1/2007 9:42:19 AM

wow. I saw taht someone posted The Mars Volta. Now, if we're talking overrated in terms of musicianship, I absolutely cannot agree. Deloused. . . is fucking incredible.

But, here we are again pinning our opinions to our chests.

6/1/2007 9:44:40 AM

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"Mos Def"

whhhaaaaaaaaaaaat??

[Edited on June 1, 2007 at 9:45 AM. Reason : ]

6/1/2007 9:45:05 AM

I kinda agree with Ben. But Mos has a certain style that's attractive, and he conveys it in his music seamlessly. As far as being a top-notch rapper; yeah, I'd say he's a little overrated.

6/1/2007 9:47:12 AM

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" nirvana by far "

I personally think that the Chili Peppers are one of the best bands of our time. I could compare their diversity to Led Zeppelin

6/1/2007 9:50:42 AM