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Give your own and debate with other over their choices
Mine go to Stairway To Heaven and Smells Like Teen Spirit.
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Agree with Stairway, but Smells Like Teen Spirit is a pretty damn catchy song, I don't see how it's overrated. I mean, when you take it for what it is.
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Quote from: matt88 on November 16, 2004, 08:28:51 AM
Give your own and debate with other over their choices
Mine go to Stairway To Heaven and Smells Like Teen Spirit.
I don't agree with Stairway, but agree with Smells like teen spirit. That song like the whole Nirvana shit is way overrated. I'd add Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall to the list.
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Stairway to heaven has no place on this list in my opinion. Smells Like Teen Spirit definitely does.
Rock n Roll All Night (Kiss) belongs on this list.
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I agree with Teen Spirit. I like it, but it isn't anywhere near the besy song ever. And Nirvana on the whole were boring. Some good stuff from Unplugged though.
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And Rock And Roll All Nite is good, but I hate it when people call it the 'ultimate anthem of rock' because everyone knows it. How do more people in the world know that rock song then We Will Rock You? (In England anyway) I could sing the chorus of Rock And Roll All Nite and alot wouldn't know it. Anything from WWRY and everyone basically on the planet could finish it off.
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Anthing by Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Iron Maiden or Black Sabbath would apply
Worst offenders Sabbath's 'War Pigs', utter rubbish, Iron Maiden's 'Number of the beast' and Led Zeppelin's Kashmir
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Damn,I wanted to be the first to say "Smells like teen spirit",and start a huge fight with Nirvana fans,but everyone so far seems to agree with me ?
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Quote from: Izzy on November 16, 2004, 03:48:43 PM
Anthing by Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Iron Maiden or Black Sabbath would apply
Worst offenders Sabbath's 'War Pigs', utter rubbish, Iron Maiden's 'Number of the beast' and Led Zeppelin's Kashmir
i agree with zeppelin and pink floyd.... but IRON MAIDEN
In the states at least they are very underrated... Maiden kick ass. NOTB is deffinetly NOT thier best song but it still kicks the shit out of crap like KISS and Nirvana
Iron Maiden kick ass... i suggest you listen to some more of thier stuff
My vote for most over rated song ever would have to go to Smells like teen spirit..... smells like shit to me!
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Quote from: Izzy on November 16, 2004, 03:48:43 PM
Anthing by Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Iron Maiden or Black Sabbath would apply
Worst offenders Sabbath's 'War Pigs', utter rubbish, Iron Maiden's 'Number of the beast' and Led Zeppelin's Kashmir
Kashmir? One of the most
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Quote from: MadmanDan on November 16, 2004, 03:52:18 PM
Damn,I wanted to be the first to say "Smells like teen spirit",and start a huge fight with Nirvana fans,but everyone so far seems to agree with me
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teen spirit was good but now that good
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Anthing by Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Iron Maiden or Black Sabbath would apply
Worst offenders Sabbath's 'War Pigs', utter rubbish, Iron Maiden's 'Number of the beast' and Led Zeppelin's Kashmir
wtf r u talkin about?
Sabbath Zeppelin n Maiden overratted?
dude u gotta respect our forefathers more
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The End - The Doors -
Pretty much every song by the Doors is overrated, this one is just boring and long. Sometimes a nap is even shorter than this song.
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Quote from: estranged88 on November 16, 2004, 03:57:09 PM
Quote from: Izzy on November 16, 2004, 03:48:43 PM
Anthing by Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Iron Maiden or Black Sabbath would apply
Worst offenders Sabbath's 'War Pigs', utter rubbish, Iron Maiden's 'Number of the beast' and Led Zeppelin's Kashmir
i agree with zeppelin and pink floyd.... but IRON MAIDEN
In the states at least they are very underrated... Maiden kick ass. NOTB is deffinetly NOT thier best song but it still kicks the shit out of crap like KISS and Nirvana
Iron Maiden kick ass... i suggest you listen to some more of thier stuff
My vote for most over rated song ever would have to go to Smells like teen spirit..... smells like shit to me!
I agree with Estranged about Iron Maiden!
And I wasn't saying that rock n roll all night isn't good, only that it's overrated. It's certainly NOT Kiss's best song. Deuce is far better. Shock Me. I'm offended when they call Rock n Roll all night the ultimate anthem.
But that's just me.
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Quote from: Izzy on November 16, 2004, 03:48:43 PM
Anthing by Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Iron Maiden or Black Sabbath would apply
Worst offenders Sabbath's 'War Pigs', utter rubbish, Iron Maiden's 'Number of the beast' and Led Zeppelin's Kashmir
War Pigs? That is a definitive song. I'll listen to that song until the day I die, it's anything but overrated.
I would say the most overrated song is probably what everybody else is saying, Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana.
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stairway is far more overrated than teen spirit, it's not even a particularly good song, at least teen spirit had passion
how about november rain...
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Guns N' Roses
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Sweet Child O' Mine
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Wow...I disagree with everyone here...lol especially "Stairway To Heaven" and "Another Brick In The Wall". To each his own I guess.
As far as I'm concerned, I would say the late Nirvana (post-Nevermind): I think In Utero and Unplugged are very lame. Kinda hard to name just one song.
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Jeremy by Pearl Jam.
Stairway, Rock n Roll, Kashmir and alot of other things by Zeppelin
Smells Like Teen Spirit is extremely overrated, it hit a chord with the youth at the time. It was catchy, so people liked it, but felt it necessary to make into more than it ever was.
Brick in the Wall alongside a bunch of other Pink Floyd songs.
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Jeremy by Pearl Jam.
I know the song is well liked amongst a number of people but overated....nah it's definately one of their best songs and in the scheme of things, in the music industry if anything it's underated at least here in the UK most people only know
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I partially agree with Izzy here, believe it or not. The Number of the Beast is a mediocre song on a filler laden album. If not for Hallowed by thy Name and The Prisoner, I would say it's Maiden's worst of their 7 classic albums. But the strength of those 2 songs alone makes it a decent album.
But come on, saying "anything" by Maiden is overrated is just wrong. Stupid, even. Check out lesser known songs like Phantom of the Opera, Strange World, Revelations, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Mother Russia, and Deja Vu. They have so many amazing songs besides their big radio hits. There's a reason why they are arguably the most successful metal band ever!
Oh yeah, I'll go ahead and say I hate Nirvana, blah blah blah. Grunge is deader than hair metal. I don't see why it even has to be brought up anymore. And stairway is NOT overrated, it's just overplayed!
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I agree with Kashmir. It's an average song, nowhere near Led Zeppelin's best.
I personally like Teen Spirit but it is overrated. And Stairway bores me beyond belief now.
I agree with Stoned about Sweet Child. But i wouldn't list it as overrated but overplayed is certainly correct.
Rock N Roll All night?...I don't consider it underated or overated, i just view the way it is a good rock song nothing more.
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When you're saying Teen Spirit is overrated, it kind of depends on what you mean. Was it ever supposed to be anything more than a catchy pop song? Within that scope I think it does its job. Stairway, on the other hand, is considered to be this epic masterpiece. So it's a whole different deal when comparing those two.
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sweet child o mine is waaaaaayyyy overated. thats one.
Live and Let die too.
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Quote from: N.I.B on November 16, 2004, 05:32:42 PM
dude u gotta respect our forefathers more
Why? Because they were the best bands of their era doesn't mean they remain that way forever, they have all been surpassed considerably. Fair enough they pioneered 'heavier' music and i respect them for that but that doesn't improve the music itself.
Quote from: estranged88 on November 16, 2004, 03:57:09 PM
Iron Maiden kick ass... i suggest you listen to some more of thier stuff
Are the four albums of their's i have not enough to make a judgement on?
Cheesy lyrics, technically sound but dull guitar work, not impressed.
Quote from: Walk on November 17, 2004, 12:52:46 AM
But come on, saying "anything" by Maiden is overrated is just wrong. Stupid, even.
It's an opinion on music, if its ''wrong'' then so is ur view on Nirvana, which i could call stupid too if i wanted to....music is subjective and the topic was on personal opinions
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"Smells Like A Teen Spirit" will always be a great song and is one of the reasons Nirvana is treated as if they were this generation's Beatles when they were really more like this generation's Sex Pistols - a good band, but not utter pop geniuses. Still, few songs have more fist-pumping, anthemic potential.
For those who said "Sweet Child O' Mine" - shame on you. BEST SONG EVER. I never get tired of it.
Kiss' "Rock and Roll All Nite" is a definite contender. It's a good, fun rocker, but it's way overplayed, and Kiss has lots of better songs - "Detroit Rock City", anyone?
"Stairway To Heaven" used to be my favourite song (until I heard "Sweet Child O' Mine"). It wasn't just how overplayed it was. A few years ago I was at a school fair or something like that, when I happened to pass two of my teachers playing a rendition of "Stairway". Call me a rock 'n' roll ageist, but I died a little inside. I mean, I still like the song, but I'm a little tired of it.
Now I'll add a few of my own selections for overrated songs to the list:
1. Eric Clapton, "Tears In Heaven"
Clapton was never one of my favourites - his blues purism annoys me, and he has a huge fanbase for what, as far as I'm concerned, is a not particularly illustrious solo career, if you take away gems like "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight". This song is supposed to be this amazing ballad, but I never quite got it...it seems boring to me, and not all that catchy.
2. Radiohead, "Lucky"
One of the most popular songs from their most popular album, and yet it sucks. Another boring guitar riff, another whining ramble from the oh-so-annoying Thom Yorke. Radiohead does have some good tunes, but this isn't one of them.
3. Evanescence, "Falling Under"
"Bring Me To Life" was okay, even if it got overplayed and I hate it now. But this song was nothing special, and yet it only put more fuel into the Evanescence engine. The singer is not known for subtlety, and this song is just more of the same old oh-so-vague modern rock angst.
4. Radiohead, "Creep"
Their first big hit, but I can't find anything I like about it. The music is barely nonexistent before the big feedback-soaked guitars come in, and Thom Yorke's vocal melody is barely there. Basically, it's minimalist angst, but without anything to keep me interested. A truly lame song.
5. Metallica, "Harvester of Sorrow"
A fan favourite. I don't think there's anything special about it. More from Metallica's worst album (until
St. Anger
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6. Bon Jovi, "Always"
One of Bon Jovi's most popular power ballads, and it's like all the others, but more overwraught and less catchy. It's almost like a caricature of the worst aspects of Bon Jovi power ballads. Give me "Bed Of Roses" any day.
7. Oasis, "Shakermaker"
A lame melody, which I heard was ripped off from a Coca-Cola jingle. It shows. Worsened only by...
8. Oasis, "Cigarettes and Alcohol"
Such an obvious rip-off of T. Rex's "Bang A Gong (Get It On)" I can't even listen to it. People always say
Defintely Maybe
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9. Sugar Ray, "Fly"
The breakthrough hit by Sugar Ray, but not all that interesting to me, and certainly not as catchy as thier later stuff like "Every Morning" or "Answer The Phone".
10. M?tley Cr?e, "Without You"
Very soupy, very contrived hair metal ballad. It's no "Home Sweet Home". THUNK.
11. Nirvana, "Heart-Shaped Box"
You know when they say Nirvana was great because they added catchy pop melodies to hardcore punk? That's only true some of the time. This song has the structure of a commercial song, but little else. It's mostly the kind of tuneless screaming and halfhearted melodies that get me right out of a Nirvana mood and make me put on a Def Leppard album.
12. The Rolling Stones, "Angie"
I've heard better.
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Which 4 Maiden albums did you get? I can understand hating No Prayer for the Dying or The X Factor. And Maiden can't be compared to Nirvana at all. Just consider how few people know any Nirvana songs besides Smells like Teen Spirit or maybe Heart Shaped Box, but Maiden has dozens of classic songs from a long career. And the greatest bassist ever!
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Quote from: Walk on November 18, 2004, 02:34:16 AM
Which 4 Maiden albums did you get?
Powerslave, Dance of Death, Seventh Son of Seventh Son and Edward the Great
I admit certain maiden songs are very good - Two Miniutes to Midnight, Wasted Years and Infinite Dreams but three songs from god knows how many albums is not good, the rest while not bad (though vast swathes are) is just so average, baffled how three guitarists produce such uninspired guitar work....
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5.? Metallica, "Harvester of Sorrow"
A fan favourite.? I don't think there's anything special about it.? More from Metallica's worst album (until
St. Anger
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Damn straight, finally someone else that agree's and justice for all was naff, never have i heard a more boring album.
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not to be picky mattman but evanescence song is called "goin under" not "fallin under"
Always by bon jovi was actually pulled from a movie soundtrack and shelved, in the boxset booklet jon talks how they almost didnt use their greatest selling single to date.
always is about a stalker, not a sappy love song, its about a guy who basically stalks a woman he loves.
dont see how tears in heaven is overrated thats a powerful fuckin song right there. teen spirit sparked a musical revolution so it isnt over rated at all.
overrated songs i cant really think of too many, i dont think u can overrate or underate songs
someones trash may be someones song they live by or what people think is the greatest song might be the biggest piece of shit i ever heard. the great thing about music is its open for interpretation by the listener and every listener gets something different from a song, which is why music is universal. so i find it impossible to rate songs.
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I think people tend to get confused with overplayed and overrated, but anyway, i dont wanna get away from the topic, but i think John Petrucci is the most overrated guitarrist ever, in my opinion , he is a good guitarrist but not the best......and yes, i got all dream theater albums and liquid tension's. what i mean is that i've to listened all of 'em trying to find the master on this man, but nothing happens
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? teen spirit sparked a musical revolution so it isnt over rated at all.
That's why it's way overrated. The song is below mediocre, it shouldn't be remembered by more than 1,000 hardcore Nirvana fans. But no, the opposite happened: everybody knows this song.
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any Dream Theater song.? ?
How can be Dream Theater overrated when only some people know them?
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Kashmir has one of the greatest riffs ever.
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Overated songs:
any Dream Theater song.? ?
How can be Dream Theater overrated when only some people know them??
I dont know man, but in my country everysingle person knows about this band, that's why i mentioned 'em.
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any Dream Theater song.? ?
How can be Dream Theater overrated when only some people know them??
I dont know man, but in my country everysingle person knows about this band, that's why i mentioned 'em.
Where do you live? Here in Hungary about 30 percent of rock fans know them and most of them do like them, but as far as I know they don't sell really well in other countries (Awake had about 100,000 copies in the US etc.). Well, here they had Top3 albums
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stairway is far more overrated than teen spirit, it's not even a particularly good song, at least teen spirit had passion
how about november rain...
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I have to agree with TheDude.
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1. Eric Clapton, "Tears In Heaven"
Clapton was never one of my favourites - his blues purism annoys me, and he has a huge fanbase for what, as far as I'm concerned, is a not particularly illustrious solo career, if you take away gems like "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight". This song is supposed to be this amazing ballad, but I never quite got it...it seems boring to me, and not all that catchy.
One of Claptons best song, he wrtoe it about his son that died, it?s fucking beautiful
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2. Radiohead, "Lucky"
One of the most popular songs from their most popular album, and yet it sucks. Another boring guitar riff, another whining ramble from the oh-so-annoying Thom Yorke. Radiohead does have some good tunes, but this isn't one of them.
Every fucking Radiohed song is crap
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. Evanescence, "Falling Under"
"Bring Me To Life" was okay, even if it got overplayed and I hate it now. But this song was nothing special, and yet it only put more fuel into the Evanescence engine. The singer is not known for subtlety, and this song is just more of the same old oh-so-vague modern rock angst
Er, it?s Going Under.Apart from that, agreed
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5. Metallica, "Harvester of Sorrow"
A fan favourite. I don't think there's anything special about it. More from Metallica's worst album (until St. Anger).
One of those Metallica songs that are sooo damn similar to other Metallica songs.
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6. Bon Jovi, "Always"
One of Bon Jovi's most popular power ballads, and it's like all the others, but more overwraught and less catchy. It's almost like a caricature of the worst aspects of Bon Jovi power ballads. Give me "Bed Of Roses" any day.
Although Bon Jovi normally does some decent ballads, this one is crap.
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7. Oasis, "Shakermaker"
A lame melody, which I heard was ripped off from a Coca-Cola jingle. It shows. Worsened only by...
8. Oasis, "Cigarettes and Alcohol"
Such an obvious rip-off of T. Rex's "Bang A Gong (Get It On)" I can't even listen to it. People always say Defintely Maybe was this amazing album, but it's got too many weak songs for me to hop onboard the bandwagon. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? and Heathen Chemistry are far superior.
You cant be serious!Almost all Oasins song are waaaay over reated, but are waaaaayyy better than loooots of things.
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Sugar Ray, "Fly"
The breakthrough hit by Sugar Ray, but not all that interesting to me, and certainly not as catchy as thier later stuff like "Every Morning" or "Answer The Phone
Horrible song,
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11. Nirvana, "Heart-Shaped Box"
You know when they say Nirvana was great because they added catchy pop melodies to hardcore punk? That's only true some of the time. This song has the structure of a commercial song, but little else. It's mostly the kind of tuneless screaming and halfhearted melodies that get me right out of a Nirvana mood and make me put on a Def Leppard album
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I still cant understand why so many people hate Nirvana.I mean I dont LOVE them, but they were pretty good.
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12. The Rolling Stones, "Angie"
I've heard better.
Well, I havent.
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Starway To Heaven
I cant belive people here are calling this song, boring or overrated, It?s one of the bast song ever!!
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Come to think of it, I Don't think 'Kashmir' is too great either. The guitar riff and the rhythm track are superd, but I find tit goes on for too long without anything much happening and that the vocals are meandering. It's not even Led zep's best Eastern falvoured epic, IMO (that title goes to 'Carouselambra').
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Queen - We Will Rock You
Cleverly conceived sports stadium fodder, but it's been played to death and it doesn't have very much substance. Plus, it's been murdered by many acts over the years, often with the creators assistance (for example, by Five, John Farnham and, I'm afraid, Dear old Axl).
Metallica - One
The first five minutes of masterful, particularly Kirk's perfectly measured solo's. The last two minutes of thrashing around are needless, in this instance.
Nirvana - Teen Spirit
Maybe a good song for thrashing around to, but the simplistic dynamics and crap lyrics mean I cannot take it seriously.
Blur - Song 2
See above.
Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK
Utterly inept. The same goes for every other boring, infantile 'Smash the System' rant that they or any of their contemporaries and followers have ever written.
Darkness - I believe in a thing called love
A completely stupid cock rock anthem by numbers, which insults all of our intelligence with it's layers of ironic posturing.
Oasis - Some might say
I really like some of Oasis's songs. However, this one does nothing for me.
Run DMC/Aerosmith - Walks this Way
Very good as far as crossovers go. What really bugs me is that some people think it is a Run DMC song with a couple of old blokes playing along. It was also the first famous rap/rock record, and therefore was indirectly responsible for that awful nu-metal fad from a couple of years back. Which leads me to...
Limp Bizkit - Rollin'
Hmm, no one really rates this one at all. But it still gets quite a lot of airplay, and this bothers me. Completely lunkheaded lyrics collide with lumpen riffs and pointless scratchy bits to create one painful listening experience.
Linkin Park - In the end
Like all songs of its ilk, this has the most dreary guitar riff, and is made even worse by the Chester Bennigton's awful woe is me whine-y scream-y lyrics and the other guys attempt at rapping (how can a professional musician be so devoid of flow)?
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Quote from: nemo on November 16, 2004, 08:56:09 PM
stairway is far more overrated than teen spirit, it's not even a particularly good song, at least teen spirit had passion
how about november rain...
Damn you to hell.
what i'm trying to say is that no-one thinks of teen spirit as a master piece, what it has is one of the catchiest hooks ever written that sticks in your head from the first listen, it's brilliant at what it does and therefore isn't over-rated
stairway on the other hand is hailed as the greatest song ever written when for the most part it's a waste of time, robert plant even admits he is embarrased by the lyrics to it, yet people continue to hold it up to this day as the main reason for zep being the best band ever (which clearly they are, but it's sure as hell not because of stairway)
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Yeah, I was trying to say the same thing earlier in the thread.
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Everything from Bon Jovi is overrated
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Under the Bridge - RHCP, the singing is diabolical
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Everything from Bon Jovi is overrated
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AC/DC because they aren't as metal as some people say they are.
And most of their material is very boring. Speaking of 'boring', I read some wise-crack say that ...And Justice For All is boring, well, he clearly couldn't get past the stage of opening the CD case.
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Faith No More - Epic
So over-rated that their best songs got overlooked and led to the commercial demise of an amazingly superior band to others at the time
If I hear Faith No More and Funk Metal in the same sentence again - I think I'll puke - that or One Hit Wonder
The world missed out on something special with that band
I continue to laugh about the record industry over this
People are just getting into this band now - that is an amazing accomplishment
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Dudes Stairway is a classic, it's not the best but c'mon, most songs like that are overrated only 'cause the radio kills it for us.
I gotta agree with old mate, Sweet Child O' Mine is probebly one of the most overrated of em' all!!
No way bloody near the best of Gunners, i would put it towards the bottom of the list, considering the other material they have
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3 Words: Stairway to Heaven
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Iron Maiden kick ass... i suggest you listen to some more of thier stuff
Are the four albums of their's i have not enough to make a judgement on?
Cheesy lyrics, technically sound but dull guitar work, not impressed.
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Considering that Maiden now have 13 albums, 4 is quite a small serving of thier music....... Its ok if you dont like thier style of music, I can understand that, but I do not see how they are over rated, as they are one of the most influencial metal bands in history, regardless if you like them or not.
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3 Words: Stairway to Heaven
4 Words: Smells Like Teen Spirit
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Damn,I wanted to be the first to say "Smells like teen spirit",and start a huge fight with Nirvana fans,but everyone so far seems to agree with me ?
What do you know about Nirvana???
It's probably like the only song of theirs you know
Go put in Pennyroyal Tea or Polly. Big Long Now's really good, too, fuck, they're all good.
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Quote from: MadmanDan on November 16, 2004, 03:52:18 PM
Damn,I wanted to be the first to say "Smells like teen spirit",and start a huge fight with Nirvana fans,but everyone so far seems to agree with me ?
What do you know about Nirvana?
It's probably like the only song of theirs you know?
Go put in Pennyroyal Tea or Polly. Big Long Now's really good, too, fuck, they're all good.
Some of you people really push my buttons. Don't try to start a fight about something that you can't back up, mkay?
Have a nice day?
The topic here is overrated songs, isn't it?
Smells Like Teen Spirit
basically brought Nirvana to the mainstream front, and they were numero uno in the whole "grunge revolution."
Even though I hate Nirvana as a band, and despise Cobain's memory, I'll admit
Teen Spirit
has it's merits. Ya know, give credit where credit is due, and all that.
But was that song worthy of a revolution?
In a word, no.
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Damn,I wanted to be the first to say "Smells like teen spirit",and start a huge fight with Nirvana fans,but everyone so far seems to agree with me
What do you know about Nirvana???
It's probably like the only song of theirs you know
Go put in Pennyroyal Tea or Polly. Big Long Now's really good, too, fuck, they're all good.
Some of you people really push my buttons. Don't try to start a fight about something that you can't back up, mkay?
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What the hell? The only Nirvana song we know?! What the fuck are you talking about?!!!!
Those bastards at VH1 and MTV shove it down our fucking throughts every fucking day with 'top ten grunge' and 'top ten infuelences' - fucking bullshit
Kurt Cobain was a toss-piece who slagged-off bands and individuals more talented than him e.g. Guns N' Roses and Pearl Jam.
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oh yeah the very few artifacts of rock masterpieces we have stairway to heaven and november rain are overated, please. Smells like teen spirit stinks of a grungy mess of overated catchy stupidity. That song hands down is the most overated song by the most overated band in history. Mtv is still shoving crap down kids throats, and fuels the fire for these shitty bands. ......where in the hell happened to rock anyways does it even exist anymore does it even have a name........some more overated bands with overated songs are ........good charlotte, yellocard, new found glory...
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Quote from: mack10 on November 30, 2004, 06:12:38 AM
some more overated bands with overated songs? are ........good charlotte, yellocard, new found glory...
They're not overrated - everyone thinks they're shit! Just because teens buy the albums doesn't mean the bands get any respect. Stairway to Heaven, on the other hand, is praised by rock journalists etc. even though it's mediocre and boring.
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Quote from: mack10 on November 30, 2004, 06:12:38 AM
some more overated bands with overated songs are ........good charlotte, yellocard, new found glory...
They're not overrated - everyone thinks they're shit! Just because teens buy the albums doesn't mean the bands get any respect.
A bit like Nirvana, but they get over-played on VH1 and MTV.
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Faith No More - Epic
So over-rated that their best songs got overlooked and led to the commercial demise of an amazingly superior band to others at the time
If I hear Faith No More and Funk Metal in the same sentence again - I think I'll puke - that or One Hit Wonder
The world missed out on something special with that band
I continue to laugh about the record industry over this
People are just getting into this band now - that is an amazing accomplishment
Faith no More were ahead of their time and never really got the dues they deserved. i am a huge fan and rate Angel Dust as one of the great rock albums
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