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Post by jrmugz on Aug 1, 2014 14:46:13 GMT
My list:
- AC/DC
- REM
- Madonna
- Joni Mitchell (extremely talented and original, but too drama-queen/abstract/pseudo-deep on some of the lyrics, IMHO)
- Bon Jovi (a rich burnout who always got on my nerves, never found his songs to be that great outside of "Livin' on a Prayer". Other than that, hits the high notes pretty good; but just don't get what people see in him/them. I'd like to beat the crap out of him for his line about "you lost your keys, that's not all you lost in my back seat..."; stupid burnout humor.)
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Post by 88keys on Aug 1, 2014 19:54:23 GMT
- Bon Jovi (a rich burnout who always got on my nerves, never found his songs to be that great outside of "Livin' on a Prayer". Other than that, hits the high notes pretty good; but just don't get what people see in him/them. I'd like to beat the crap out of him for his line about "you lost your keys, that's not all you lost in my back seat..."; stupid burnout humor.) Jim I agree with the fact that Bon Jovi suck, but to want to beat up a rock musician for singing sexually suggestive lyrics is a bit strange, IMO. After all, the term "rock and roll" was slang for sex, going back to the 1920's. Also, ask any musician why they got into a band, and most will tell you it was to get girls. |
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Post by unomusette on Aug 1, 2014 20:30:41 GMT
Just making a marginal note that maybe I should have made before: this thread is not about the artists you hate most, but about the ones which you think are overrated. What's the difference? For example, I really hate the Beastie Boys, but almost nobody rates them as geniuses so they wouldn't apply for an overrated artists ranking. The joke is picking between those artists that are widely regarded as something magnificent and you think they don't really deserve that status. For example: Miley bloody Cyrus. Keep your crotch in your pants and out of our faces, can't you? She has a face that itches to be slapped and should be barricaded inside her house till she ceases to be a danger to kids' psyches, not allowed to squirm around the stage with her tongue out. See Rihanna above. Unomusette, who rates Rihanna or Miley Cirus highly? They cannot be overrated simply because they aren't well-rated to start with, not by 90% of the public at least (I would say nobody except for some young teens). You hate them, that is clear, but that's another thing. Same for One Direction and for rappers. I was thinking about any act whose talent escapes me that can sell out a massive venue like the 02, often for several nights, or appear endlessly in the media with "star" attached to their name, or are presented to us (by the same media) as a cut above. Acts like Bruce Springsteen, REM and Paul McCartney are the darlings of Radio 2, for example, and this radio station has a high proportion of the listening public on board if the latest figures are to be believed. If it's pushed often enough through this media it's a kind of subtle brainwashing or at least an "Emperor's New Clothes" situation where listeners don't want to feel left out if they don't join in the adulation. Miley Cyrus and Rhihanna are constantly in the papers or paraded online for their partially clothed and suggestive escapades - the sort of people who make X factor winners No. 1 every Christmas are queuing up to see them. And it's surely not for their brilliant music? Yet they are considered to have star quality and this rankles with the likes of me when it's dished up as if it's true. |
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Post by jrmugz on Aug 2, 2014 3:09:36 GMT
- Bon Jovi (a rich burnout who always got on my nerves, never found his songs to be that great outside of "Livin' on a Prayer". Other than that, hits the high notes pretty good; but just don't get what people see in him/them. I'd like to beat the crap out of him for his line about "you lost your keys, that's not all you lost in my back seat..."; stupid burnout humor.) Jim I agree with the fact that Bon Jovi suck, but to want to beat up a rock musician for singing sexually suggestive lyrics is a bit strange, IMO. After all, the term "rock and roll" was slang for sex, going back to the 1920's. Also, ask any musician why they got into a band, and most will tell you it was to get girls. A guy celebrating being the first guy to stick his thingy into a girl, and in a back seat, and I'm supposed to say "ah, that's rock and roll"? If that was the case I would give up on all rock and roll. That's the thing about garbage like that and AC / DC, they lower the standards for everyone. I've sometimes heard people say "ah, well at least they're not a Highway to Hell band like AC / DC." See what I mean, there are groups out there, that lower the lyrical standards, and I think we shouldn't allow ourselves to become de-sensitized to trash lyrics. We have to make the standards higher, not lower, for our children and their children. Jim |
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Post by jrmugz on Aug 2, 2014 3:17:53 GMT
I agree with the fact that Bon Jovi suck, but to want to beat up a rock musician for singing sexually suggestive lyrics is a bit strange, IMO. After all, the term "rock and roll" was slang for sex, going back to the 1920's. Also, ask any musician why they got into a band, and most will tell you it was to get girls. A guy celebrating being the first guy to stick his thingy into a girl, and in a back seat, and I'm supposed to say "ah, that's rock and roll"? If that was the case I would give up on all rock and roll. That's the thing about garbage like that and AC / DC, they lower the standards for everyone. I've sometimes heard people say "ah, well at least they're not a Highway to Hell band like AC / DC." See what I mean, there are groups out there, that lower the lyrical standards, and I think we shouldn't allow ourselves to become de-sensitized to trash lyrics. We have to make the standards higher, not lower, for our children and their children. Jim BTW, its figuratively speaking about beating him up. That said I pity any fool that tries to mess with any of my daughters.  Jim |
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Post by jamie79 on Sept 16, 2014 6:10:39 GMT
1- AC/DC ...Bar band that got lucky. HATE Brian Johnson's voice. 2- KISS...Gimmicky, bad songwriting, terrible singing. A band that floated by on their image alone. 3 - Dave Matthews Band...I cannot stand his voice, and the endless noodling on the songs. Borrrrriiiinnngg...... 4 - Ozzy Osbourne....CANNOT SING! Another one who got by on his gimmick alone. 5 - Grateful Dead...OMG how I hate them. If 30 minute long songs with no melodic structure are your thing, then hey, enjoy it. I like that list. I've always never understood why people think AC/DC are so great. Jim Bon Scott is the biggest reason for me. Of course Angus Young too. But Bon Scott was a character and was a rock 'n' roll Sid James to me. |
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Post by jamie79 on Sept 16, 2014 6:46:55 GMT
ok, a few sprang to mind but heres 5 that truly piss me off...
1. Nickelback. One thing that doesn't piss me off is that they are Canadian. i expect this dire music to come from the States, you know (unimpressive, long haired 'i'm a rock star cos i have long hair and a flashy car! nonsense) uninspiring predictable pap. but good luck to them all the same.
2. Green Day. I tried to get into this band and started listening just before they got massive again. they brought out a song called Warning. i bought it, played it, didn't mind it...then i discovered Pixies and went down that route instead. then Green Day brought out American Idiot, then everybody was a Green Day fan and i waved that boat goodbye. thank you Pixies for saving my life!
3. Never Shout Never. if you are unaware of them, or in fact him...it's a kid with a Ukulele singing like a dweeb cos some tart has broke his heart for the millionth time. just add a billion emo bands to this who sing the same way but have added instruments and some groaning pain in the ass that always joins in somewhere. frankly i think it's some zombie locked in a cupboard brought out to add more tosh into the already crappy mix. they think they can all write Bohemian Rhapsody and someone should tell these bastards they can't. i would love that opportunity.
4. The Small Faces. i never liked them pretending to be chirpy cockney chappies. the strange thing is, they are cockney and they still made it look fake. Peter Gabriel could portray that better and he has a privileged background. i liked the later stuff that leaned more towards sounding like Marriott's next band Humble Pie. but i have tried to like their most famous stuff but my heart won't allow it.
5. Red Hot Chilli Peppers. ok, i don't really hate them but i think what gets me is that my uncle has become a fan...now this is the man that introduced me to so many amazing bands in the past. i return his wisdom with lending him a Pixies album, he's not impressed but buys Nirvana's greatest hits album and likes it. he asks me why i love Frank Zappa, i tell him, he's not bothered, hey ho, he now loves RRCP. you're going for the weaker alternatives Unc lol. he also likes Simon Cowell. what is it with some people that grew up in the 60's who had the best music of all time and now are listening to some businessman who is the MacDonalds of music??? does life break them so much that they can't go looking for better music? they'll stick to that nonsense.
well i get the feeling i'll get some negative feedback for this. this is only my opinions for what they are worth. i actually had a hard time trying to pick 5. Bon Jovi was in my mind, but they don't piss me off all that much
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Post by jrmugz on Sept 16, 2014 16:26:03 GMT
ok, a few sprang to mind but heres 5 that truly piss me off... 1. Nickelback. One thing that doesn't piss me off is that they are Canadian. i expect this dire music to come from the States, you know (unimpressive, long haired 'i'm a rock star cos i have long hair and a flashy car! nonsense) uninspiring predictable pap. but good luck to them all the same. 2. Green Day. I tried to get into this band and started listening just before they got massive again. they brought out a song called Warning. i bought it, played it, didn't mind it...then i discovered Pixies and went down that route instead. then Green Day brought out American Idiot, then everybody was a Green Day fan and i waved that boat goodbye. thank you Pixies for saving my life! 3. Never Shout Never. if you are unaware of them, or in fact him...it's a kid with a Ukulele singing like a dweeb cos some tart has broke his heart for the millionth time. just add a billion emo bands to this who sing the same way but have added instruments and some groaning pain in the ass that always joins in somewhere. frankly i think it's some zombie locked in a cupboard brought out to add more tosh into the already crappy mix. they think they can all write Bohemian Rhapsody and someone should tell these bastards they can't. i would love that opportunity. 4. The Small Faces. i never liked them pretending to be chirpy cockney chappies. the strange thing is, they are cockney and they still made it look fake. Peter Gabriel could portray that better and he has a privileged background. i liked the later stuff that leaned more towards sounding like Marriott's next band Humble Pie. but i have tried to like their most famous stuff but my heart won't allow it. 5. Red Hot Chilli Peppers. ok, i don't really hate them but i think what gets me is that my uncle has become a fan...now this is the man that introduced me to so many amazing bands in the past. i return his wisdom with lending him a Pixies album, he's not impressed but buys Nirvana's greatest hits album and likes it. he asks me why i love Frank Zappa, i tell him, he's not bothered, hey ho, he now loves RRCP. you're going for the weaker alternatives Unc lol. he also likes Simon Cowell. what is it with some people that grew up in the 60's who had the best music of all time and now are listening to some businessman who is the MacDonalds of music??? does life break them so much that they can't go looking for better music? they'll stick to that nonsense. well i get the feeling i'll get some negative feedback for this. this is only my opinions for what they are worth. i actually had a hard time trying to pick 5. Bon Jovi was in my mind, but they don't piss me off all that much No negative feedback from me jamie79, I never quite got the Nickleback and Green Day frenzy either.  Hey Nickleback, is it a sin for people to sound happy sometimes when they sing, why so serious all the time? Jim |
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Post by jamie79 on Sept 16, 2014 17:25:22 GMT
ok, a few sprang to mind but heres 5 that truly piss me off... 1. Nickelback. One thing that doesn't piss me off is that they are Canadian. i expect this dire music to come from the States, you know (unimpressive, long haired 'i'm a rock star cos i have long hair and a flashy car! nonsense) uninspiring predictable pap. but good luck to them all the same. 2. Green Day. I tried to get into this band and started listening just before they got massive again. they brought out a song called Warning. i bought it, played it, didn't mind it...then i discovered Pixies and went down that route instead. then Green Day brought out American Idiot, then everybody was a Green Day fan and i waved that boat goodbye. thank you Pixies for saving my life! 3. Never Shout Never. if you are unaware of them, or in fact him...it's a kid with a Ukulele singing like a dweeb cos some tart has broke his heart for the millionth time. just add a billion emo bands to this who sing the same way but have added instruments and some groaning pain in the ass that always joins in somewhere. frankly i think it's some zombie locked in a cupboard brought out to add more tosh into the already crappy mix. they think they can all write Bohemian Rhapsody and someone should tell these bastards they can't. i would love that opportunity. 4. The Small Faces. i never liked them pretending to be chirpy cockney chappies. the strange thing is, they are cockney and they still made it look fake. Peter Gabriel could portray that better and he has a privileged background. i liked the later stuff that leaned more towards sounding like Marriott's next band Humble Pie. but i have tried to like their most famous stuff but my heart won't allow it. 5. Red Hot Chilli Peppers. ok, i don't really hate them but i think what gets me is that my uncle has become a fan...now this is the man that introduced me to so many amazing bands in the past. i return his wisdom with lending him a Pixies album, he's not impressed but buys Nirvana's greatest hits album and likes it. he asks me why i love Frank Zappa, i tell him, he's not bothered, hey ho, he now loves RRCP. you're going for the weaker alternatives Unc lol. he also likes Simon Cowell. what is it with some people that grew up in the 60's who had the best music of all time and now are listening to some businessman who is the MacDonalds of music??? does life break them so much that they can't go looking for better music? they'll stick to that nonsense. well i get the feeling i'll get some negative feedback for this. this is only my opinions for what they are worth. i actually had a hard time trying to pick 5. Bon Jovi was in my mind, but they don't piss me off all that much No negative feedback from me jamie79, I never quite got the Nickleback and Green Day frenzy either. Hey Nickleback, is it a sin for people to sound happy sometimes when they sing, why so serious all the time? Jim i guess the lead singer of Nickleback never made it as a wise man lol. thank you jrmugz |
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Post by nickheynes on Sept 22, 2014 15:03:52 GMT
Ok Here we go. Overrated because of a faulty crap filter that allows them to release an absolute dog of a song which is often but not always their biggest hit!
1 McCartney. ("Mull of Kintyre"/"Mary had a little lamb"/"Give Ireland back to the Irish" ) OMG
2 Queen.("Good old fashioned lover Boy") OMFG
3 Stevie Wonder. ("I Just called to say I love you") Shoot me now!
4 Eurythmics. ("There must be an Angel") oh there's Stevie again
5 Eagles. ("Hole in the World") Wish Hell hadn't frozen over
I thank you!
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Post by jefflynnenut on Sept 25, 2014 21:18:34 GMT
Oh the joy to find this!
1. U2. I would never tire of punching Boner in the face. Adam, Larry, and the foot peddal maestro "The Edge" the most over rated crap band of all time. They make me want to rip my own face of and eat it!
2. Cold play. Because they want to the the new U2 (please read the first band review and paste it here) and they have all the magnatism of a potato.
3. Elvis Presley. (Yes I said it)! A boyband member out of his time. He just done what every black blues player/artist had been doing for 100 years before him. And may I add he didn't write diddly!
4. Madonna. W.T.F has she ever done to compare her to Bowie. Grrrrr it makes me so angry!
5. The sex pistols. Anger, Death, gobbing, heroin. I'll just finish this rant by quoting their '77 album and this sums it all up for me..never mind the Bollocks. Quite apt.
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Post by elophile on Sept 26, 2014 1:02:26 GMT
Oh the joy to find this! 1. U2. I would never tire of punching Boner in the face. TeeHee... Boner! That's what I call him too. |
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Post by Helmut83 on Sept 26, 2014 3:16:40 GMT
4 Eurythmics. ("There must be an Angel") The worst part of that song is when they go to the "must be taking to an Angel" repeating sessions. They last like 1:30 minutes each and they can say that phrase several dozen times on them. It's as if an old vinyl had gone scratched. |
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Post by Helmut83 on Sept 26, 2014 3:25:08 GMT
Jefflynnenut, sorry, but you have reminded me of someone who I consider very overrated: David Bowie. After having listened to lots and lots of his songs I'm still wondering what he has done to be hailed as a genius. Maybe there's something I'm missing, I don't know.
About RHCP, I have to agree. A very limited and predictable band IMO. And has anyone named the grunge giants Nirvana and Pearl Jam?
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Post by jrmugz on Sept 28, 2014 23:40:01 GMT
Oh the joy to find this! 1. U2. ... I agree, I still can't take them seriously, at all. I can agree that "Streets Have No Name" can serve as their great chicken-scratch-guitar opus, and good for them for that one. But that just makes them a one-hit-wonder, with me. Other than that, it's not necessarily that they're bad, but they just bug me to death. I don't think they're that great, and and their egos, especially The Edge really gets on my nerves. Jim |
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Hey Nickleback, is it a sin for people to sound happy sometimes when they sing, why so serious all the time? 
, but we're OK. 
Apparently it's quite hard to see them with the naked eye, you need to be looking through a camera or other type of lens?