Over-rated musicians/bands
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I know it's been mentioned before, and I'll mention it again: Metalica.
Sure, they might have been good starting out, but good lord... their song structure is terrible, they don't even know the music they're playing, they do it all by ear, and every song seems like it's just one long solo after another, with absolutely no verse, chorus, or actually melody. Furthermore, the solos don't even follow how a solo should be: keeping in time with the melody of the song and augmenting it to show the art of the instrument!
Another band, I'd argue, is Disturbed.
Don't get me wrong, I love Disturbed and all their powerful glory, but they're not exactly music gods. Sure, they've got good lyrics, and a fairly good sense of how to structure a song, but it's not like they revolutionized music. Furthermore, their new album Indestructible sounds like they just kinda gave up on trying, opting for a "Yeah, we know we're awesome," kind of feel rather than actually working to sound great... bleh. I miss the days of Believe
And this is purely bias, I'm sure, but good lord. All of the (c)rap and hip-hop artists just are terrible (in my humble opinion).
Sure, you can say words to a beat, you can keep a decent bassline and beat. But of all the music I've heard, it's like "OH EM GEE, I AR GANGSTR!!!1!" and ends up sounding like they didn't even proofread their lyrics for grammatical errors. Call me picky, but anybody who uses "-a" instead of "-er" and isn't speaking Japanese needs to go grab a dictionary and learn to spell.
And the final band I'm going to nominate is none other than Bass Hunter. He's good, but he's not that wonderful, and after the ten-thousandth time of hearing "DotA", I'm about ready to rip someone's head off. Trance is good, and by no means do I want to sound like it's something that should be outlawed from music (like other genres...), but, at least in my circle of friends, there is much to be said about moderation.
Sure, they might have been good starting out, but good lord... their song structure is terrible, they don't even know the music they're playing, they do it all by ear, and every song seems like it's just one long solo after another, with absolutely no verse, chorus, or actually melody. Furthermore, the solos don't even follow how a solo should be: keeping in time with the melody of the song and augmenting it to show the art of the instrument!
Another band, I'd argue, is Disturbed.
Don't get me wrong, I love Disturbed and all their powerful glory, but they're not exactly music gods. Sure, they've got good lyrics, and a fairly good sense of how to structure a song, but it's not like they revolutionized music. Furthermore, their new album Indestructible sounds like they just kinda gave up on trying, opting for a "Yeah, we know we're awesome," kind of feel rather than actually working to sound great... bleh. I miss the days of Believe
And this is purely bias, I'm sure, but good lord. All of the (c)rap and hip-hop artists just are terrible (in my humble opinion).
Sure, you can say words to a beat, you can keep a decent bassline and beat. But of all the music I've heard, it's like "OH EM GEE, I AR GANGSTR!!!1!" and ends up sounding like they didn't even proofread their lyrics for grammatical errors. Call me picky, but anybody who uses "-a" instead of "-er" and isn't speaking Japanese needs to go grab a dictionary and learn to spell.
And the final band I'm going to nominate is none other than Bass Hunter. He's good, but he's not that wonderful, and after the ten-thousandth time of hearing "DotA", I'm about ready to rip someone's head off. Trance is good, and by no means do I want to sound like it's something that should be outlawed from music (like other genres...), but, at least in my circle of friends, there is much to be said about moderation.
I've got a personal hate on for Nirvana and Metallica, but that's because I can't take atonal punk or any flavor of metal that doesn't have "hair" in front of it.
Agreed. I used to be a Metallica fanboy who hated Megadeth, but after hearing Tornado of Souls, i loved Megadeth straight away; Rust in Peace is a better album than most of Metallica's classics, and when both bands went mainstream in the 90's, Megadeth's stuff was betteraruseusx said:
Awww... but MCR is hilarious because they try to be emo, and The Smiths is classic Goth material! Surprised you didn't include The Cure!NIHILHATE said:
No, but seriously, I agree that MCR gets way too much credit, even if The Black Parade was pretty awesome. The Smiths I'll respectably disagree... I haven't stopped singing "How Soon Is Now?" since the first time I heard it about two weeks ago... xD
OT: Nickelback. They're awesome, they're an interesting cross between southern rock and hard rock, but GOOD LORD they're overhyped.
And Tool. Don't get me wrong, they, too, are awesome, but so many people have a Maynard-gasm upon hearing the beginning of "Vicarious", "Jambi", and "Schism" that it's ridiculous...
And yeah, because everybody else has mentioned it, I'll jump on the bandwagon. Dragonforce. They're amazingly fast and accurate, and they are pretty awesome to see live, but it's true that all their songs sound the exact same... Blind Guardian is better any day, in my book.
Not being a fan I don't get bent out of shape if their name isn't written correctly. It's not that important. It was my opinion and I'm entited to it. To call them punk is to use the word in the loosest sense imaginable in the same way McFly or Busted were "punk". It's pop music.SpAc3man said:
As for Billy Joe's political motivations... I cringe whenever he starts talking politics. I don't care what some uneducated, mediocre, musician thinks about the state of government. Stick to music for 14 year olds.
Well in that case, I'm going to assume you've only just recently gotten into the Smiths, and I pray that you take the opportunity to take a look at their other work. I don't think the Smiths are overrated, but I certainly believe "How Soon Is Now" to be the most overrated song they ever made. Strangeways is my avatar.Suikun said:
I'm going to vote anything that can be classified as rap or hip-hop and AC-DC. I'm vaguely aware that AC-DC is supposed to be good, but I am sick to the teeth of hearing that they end up at the top of every "Best Rock-Band of all Time" countdown things. It's not that I'm just sick of hearing about them, but their sound begins to grate on my nerves very quickly, and I seriously doubt they deserve all the hype they have.
Make that two people that agree with you. I lost all respect for Metallica back in 89-90 when they publicly claimed that you would ever see any Metallica merchandise other than the usual gig posters and T-shirts, because they refused to sell out.HaddsSparx said:
And what did I find less than a year later? Metallica lunchboxes, Metallica pillowcases, Metallica curtains, etc. Then "And Justice for All" came out and I saw the "Enter Sandman" video. Need I say more?
I had the distinct pleasure of talking to Dave Mustaine about 15 years ago when my friend's band opened for Megadeth in Calgary, and I have to tell you I was sorry when it was over. Mustaine is one of the most intelligent, thoughtful and eloquent people I've ever met. Not once did he sound like fucking Lars fucking Ulrich fucking bitching fucking about fucking everything fuck. So yes I agree, if you want intelligent metal, LISTEN TO MEGADETH.
Amen to that. As a Smiths fan from way back I agree that they have a LOT better songs than "How Soon is Now?"Andronicus said:
Suikin: If you're into the Smiths, I would recommend you check out some other great stuff from the 80's-90's like The Cure, Happy Mondays, Joy Division (Personal Favourite)and New Order. There was a TON of awesome music from way back when, it wasn't all 99 Red balloons and fucking U2.
Yeah, I'm old.
I begrudgingly agree. If Green Day is a punk band, then Avril Lavigne is the new Wendy O Williams...bjj hero said:
Pfft, I'm only 18 and I listen to this stuff, so don't feel old. I'd recommend checking all those out, plus Echo and the Bunnymen (My second personal favourite, Smiths being the first), Tears for Fears, Talking Heads, Roxy Music and you could try Depeche Mode too. They're not quite as heavy as the stuff you're likely to find in, say, Joy Division's work, but they're all quite good.Undercover said:
(Sniff) No I'm not crying, I have something in my eye... Andronicus, you give me hope for tomorrow my friend, as long as open minded younger people like you are around, that isAndronicus said:
I totally forgot about Echo & The Bunnymen et. al. but yes they are ALL outstanding bands from a decade of music that was saturated by shitty new-wave pop. If anything more obscure comes to mind I'll let you know, cuz you know, I was there and everything.
