Who is the most over-rated band ever?

[ADifferentOkie]

After chiming in on the White Stripes/Pearl Jam thread, I got to thinking...
Just who is the most over-rated band?
For me, it's easily The Rolling Stones. Yes, they have some great songs, but they also put out a lot of crap and definitely don't deserve to be grouped with people like The Beatles or Led Zepplin, and it seems they often are.
Am I wrong?

 

[pallister]

Even though I enjoy listening to Sgt. Pepper on my ITunes, which I'm doing right now, I'd say the Beatles.

 

[HejiraHenry]

Good heavens! You're both dead wrong.

 

[writing irish]

Stones haven't been worth a **** since Tattoo You, but I wouldn't call them overrated...not by a long shot. It's tempting to say Beatles, but since their stock seems to have dropped over the past 20 years, I'd say that they might have been overrated at one time, but not any more. I've always thought Pink Floyd sucked inflatable pig balls, but that's my own bias...I know people swear by them. Eric Clapton puts me to sleep. With the post-punk/new wave bands, I always thought that Talking Heads and U2 shot their wad early and got real boring after a few albums, but again, there are those who would be livid at such talk.

I guess you'd have to say overrated in terms of critical or popular opinion. For example, Van Halen were the number one rock band there for a while, but not too many critics liked them.

 

[Montezuma's Revenge]

After chiming in on the White Stripes/Pearl Jam thread, I got to thinking...
Just who is the most over-rated band?
For me, it's easily The Rolling Stones. Yes, they have some great songs, but they also put out a lot of crap and definitely don't deserve to be grouped with people like The Beatles or Led Zepplin, and it seems they often are.
Am I wrong?

I think the best Stones stuff stands the test of time better than the best of the Beatles stuff.

 

[sportschick]

Rush

 

[ADifferentOkie]

To make one thing clear, I don't mean that The Stones are, like, the worst band ever. I just mean the most overrated. I think they aren't nearly as good as they are supposed to be -- judging by what people and critics say about them.
And to bring up The Beatles is insane. I just can't wrap my head around that at all.

 

[JackyJackBN]

The Turtles.

 

[pallister]

I'd say Kiss, but I think we're sticking to bands that knew/know how to play music.

 

[spnited]

How, Irish, has The Beatles' stock dropped over the past 20 years?

 

[Oz]

I would say KISS.

 

[Bubbler]

The Eagles

 

[John]

I'd say Kiss, but I think we're sticking to bands that knew/know how to play music.

Blasphemy! I saw KISS at the Omni in Atlanta when I was in second grade. Got second-hand stoned.

My vote would go to Led Zepplin. [/ducking]

 

[HejiraHenry]

I think the only was to advance this discussion seriously is to take both the Beatles and Stones off the table, like those NHL fantasy leagues that used to exlude Greztky in the interest of competitive balance.

Today, and it pains me to say this because I am a longtime fan, R.E.M. is overrated.

 

[Double J]

Even though I enjoy listening to Sgt. Pepper on my ITunes, which I'm doing right now, I'd say the Beatles.

This is actually an intriguing choice, if you believe that no band, including the Beatles, could ever live up to the Beatles' reputation.

However, considering their rep was based not on hype but on actual accomplishments both musical and social, that would be a flawed argument. :)

I'd actually rather see a thread about the most underrated bands and artists of all time. Of course, that's probably been done here more than once.

 

[pallister]

John,

After that post, I'm pretty sure you're still stoned.

 

[spnited]

Since I'm ready to go to sleep, I'll throw this one out there and then disappear for the night because I know I'm gonna get killed:

Nirvana

 

[Write-brained]

I agree with Rush and definitely KISS. I've got at least one more in my head but I need to think about it.

 

[ADifferentOkie]

Even though I enjoy listening to Sgt. Pepper on my ITunes, which I'm doing right now, I'd say the Beatles.

This is actually an intriguing choice, if you believe that no band, including the Beatles, could ever live up to the Beatles' reputation.

However, considering their rep was based not on hype but on actual accomplishments both musical and social, that would be a flawed argument. :)

I'd actually rather see a thread about the most underrated bands and artists of all time. Of course, that's probably been done here more than once.

We can talk about underrated, but I think you'd just end up with a bunch of bands no one has heard of.

 

[Oz]

The Eagles

I thought about putting them down before I settled on KISS. Either way ...

And spnited, yeah, I disagree with you on Nirvana there.