Most overhyped bands?

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zinfamous

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Originally posted by: Hammerhead
Beatles
Pink Floyd
Led Zepplin
Jimi Hendrix


troll bait folks, way to let 'em reel you in. Each group/musician probably represents it's own axis of the major genres of rock. Any fan of music will consider one of these the greatest. I'm sure this poster agrees...

anyhoo:
Metallica
Oasis
Widespread Panic

 

meltdown75

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meh, this thread is just a contest to see how fast we can all name every band, ever, in the history of bands.

some n00bs would just say "music is overrated" to get an e-fight going.
 

CraigRT

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Originally posted by: ncircle
Originally posted by: j00fek
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disturbed

all other emo bands

i dont think disturbed is groundbreaking, or even very innovative.
i will say that they do put on a great live show and sound very tight.


some of these other bands live .....
my god..

Yeah, I like Disturbed a lot. Seen them twice. Great show.
 

zinfamous

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Jul 12, 2006
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Originally posted by: meltdown75
meh, this thread is just a contest to see how fast we can all name every band, ever, in the history of bands.

some n00bs would just say "music is overrated" to get an e-fight going.


qft.

by the way; most underrated: frank zappa
 

NinjaGnome

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its funny how some of you guys take offense when someone says one of your favorites is over-hyped. This entire thread is pretty stupid as everyone likes something different. The old guys dont like anything new and the younger guys dont like anything old. Who Cares!
 

Nutdotnet

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Originally posted by: CraigRT
Originally posted by: ncircle
Originally posted by: j00fek
plus 44

disturbed

all other emo bands

i dont think disturbed is groundbreaking, or even very innovative.
i will say that they do put on a great live show and sound very tight.


some of these other bands live .....
my god..

Yeah, I like Disturbed a lot. Seen them twice. Great show.

I like Disturbed's music quite a bit...but that lead-singer is such...a....frickin....tool!

He tries WAY too hard.
 

amish

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Aug 20, 2004
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Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: meltdown75
meh, this thread is just a contest to see how fast we can all name every band, ever, in the history of bands.

some n00bs would just say "music is overrated" to get an e-fight going.


qft.

by the way; most underrated: jim croce

fixed!
 

OREOSpeedwagon

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May 30, 2001
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Originally posted by: NinjaGnome
its funny how some of you guys take offense when someone says one of your favorites is over-hyped. This entire thread is pretty stupid as everyone likes something different. The old guys dont like anything new and the younger guys dont like anything old. Who Cares!

this isn't a thread about liking and disliking bands. it's a discussion about bands that are overhyped and ones that are not.
 

n yusef

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Originally posted by: wicka
Originally posted by: FoBoT
Coldplay
My Chemical Romance
The Vines
The Strokes
The Libertines

NO.

Agreed. Also, The Libertines aren't overhyped either. Just because they're hyped doesn't mean they are overhyped.
 

Twinpeaksr

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Overhyped indicates too much credit for what they do, not that everything they mack is bad, or they have no talent. The Beetles are overhyped, so are most pop stars today (would be nice if they could actually sing), Nirvana was overhyped (had a great impact on music, but their music did not meet their status), DMB is way overhyped, I still think everything they do sounds the same, and Bach is overhyped, come on, can't we do something that is not piano or an opera?








For those who were going to respond on Bach, look up "Sarcasm".
 

HendrixFan

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Overhype is such a weird word to use for music.

I figured Radiohead would get alot of votes, which is kind of odd. There is next to nothing as far as label promotion for Radiohead. They get very little airplay. The hype they recieve is all from critics and fans, which would seem to be the sort of thing where hype "should" come from.

 

DainBramaged

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Jun 19, 2003
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Originally posted by: ncircle
Warrant
Firehouse
Bulletboys
Cinderella
Poison
Skid Row
Bonham
Great White
Winger
Slaughter

DIAF. :D

I would say The Mars Volta. Early stuff was interesting, but now, just WTF.
 

HamburgerBoy

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There's a difference between overrated and overhyped. Take Metallica, for example. Everyone claims that they invented thrash metal, popularized metal, made metal uber, and such. No doubt that makes them overrated. However, overhyped would be if everyone kept saying "Dude, the next Metallica album is going to kick ass!" when, in fact, many people are anticipating them selling themselves out even lower.

I don't have the widest taste in music, so I'm going to say Megadeth. They haven't put out a solid full-length album since Rust in Peace yet every time before they release a new album, the fanboys cheer "Dave Mustaine > James Hetfield! Megadeth 4 lyfe!"

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra
Iron Maiden
Metallica

*waits for Hamburger boy to have a heart attack*

:D
 

Compton

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Three Doors Down. They sucked and it seemed like almost everyone around me worshiped them at the time.
 

Fritzo

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Originally posted by: Compton
Three Doors Down. They sucked and it seemed like almost everyone around me worshiped them at the time.

This thread was all nice and cozy sleeping on the server, then you had to go ahead and wake it up :| Nice work.
 

Compton

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Originally posted by: Fritzo
This thread was all nice and cozy sleeping on the server, then you had to go ahead and wake it up :| Nice work.

I'll be sure to ask you for permission before I reply to any other threads.
 

YoungGun21

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Originally posted by: Exterous
The Red Hot Chile Peppers

Are you kidding me? They are on of the greatest bands today! How can they be over-hyped? They are actually good!

And to whoever said Godsmack was over-hyped is also wrong IMO

Nickelback is definitely over-hyped

So is any other emo band out there (Yes I'm looking at YOU Panic At the Disco and AFI)