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lemonade kid
Old Love
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 Posted - 30/05/2009 : 20:33:50
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Monkeys...most underrated! 
Eagles...most overrated. 
 Who are yours?!!
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bob f.
Old Love
USA
1308 Posts |
Posted - 31/05/2009 : 00:09:12
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most under-rated: David Blue
most over-rated: The Rolling Stones after Brian Jones
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boombox
Old Love
United Kingdom
548 Posts |
Posted - 31/05/2009 : 01:49:09
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Too many excellent underrated acts to single out one: Kaleidoscope (US and UK), Tim Rose, Monkees (Definitely agree there, lk!), Judy Henske, Judee Sill, Janis Ian, Stackridge and Eric Andersen for starters.
Most Overrated? Easy one: Radiohead. |
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Kula John
Old Love
United Kingdom
756 Posts |
Posted - 31/05/2009 : 12:17:53
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Agree with you there Boombox, never got Radiohead.
Underrated - The Left Banke and Kula Shaker : )
Overrated - agree with Rolling Stones and U2
This is the time and this is the time and it is time, time, time, time, time, time, time.....
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
9873 Posts |
Posted - 31/05/2009 : 19:40:43
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Tim Rose for sure (just found his third LP). Eric Anderson. Phil Ochs.
David Ackles!! Tom Rapp. Nick Drake (almost everyone I meet says, "Nick who?!")
All underrated!
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bob f.
Old Love
USA
1308 Posts |
Posted - 31/05/2009 : 21:03:12
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whenever I mention LOVE, I get blank stares. "what was their hit?"
"Arthur WHO?" Although much apreciated and well-rated and loved by music fans and historians and even critics, LOVE is mostly unknown to mainstream rock squares. i guess "underrated" can apply here in one aspect.
many atists from the 60s-70s are ignored by shallow and ignorant music product consumers raised in the M-TV, and "indie/alternative" generations, spewing out just horrible un-creative formula trash, yet very overrated by many critics. there are too many to mention, and just to type their names sickens me, and they don't deserve any publicity...even bad publicity. just turn on any mainstream top-40 teen hit radio. "alternative" and "indy" cookie- cutter product, too.
their "country", "punk", "alternative", "hip-hop", "r&b", "urban", "rock", "dance" business product all sound the same! there's no imagination or creativity! only some flash and clever
snarky lyrics. yuk!
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Lizzyb
Fifth Love
United Kingdom
470 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2009 : 00:29:23
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I have a real problem with Radiohead. I quite often hear songs I really like but can't recall floating from the car ipod and feel compelled to risk life and limb looking at the wee screen as I hurtle along the M1.
Thing is, they're often Radiohead songs...
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rocker
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 01/06/2009 : 15:18:11
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hmmm..maybe we'll be starting to have everyone out there revaluate those big bands out there. As for the Stones, maybe they should be getting a critical look as to their work post-Brian. Maybe too formulaic and not exactly really creative??
And frankly I think the Byrds are even under-rated on their effect on things "Americana". I'd think they measure up to at least having a good definitive documentary dvd that explores their history and work. They don't even have it. Just strange. And for "Love" well I'd think those who want to know about them will just have to hunt them down on their own for the time being. Some things are for explorers only, eh? |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
9873 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2009 : 22:30:40
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Right all...first an foremost, LoVE is so underrrated and UNKNOWN by TOO TOO TOO MANY!!
Byrds too, Rocker. Buffalo Springfield for SURE. Todd Rundgren!
We could add "unknown" to "underrated" (by the ignorant masses), such as Quicksilver Messenger Service, Blues McGoos, Blue Cheer.....
...... and a really big UNDERRATED & UNKNOWN has to be given to one of our faves here: The Pretty Things
The "Overrated" are not worth mentioning, as Bob said. But let's just say ALL "Idol" winners (with an exception or two, giving no credit to the hosts!).
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markk
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 02/06/2009 : 00:23:45
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We all know the blank stares and "Arthue who" question.
Love just never got any playing time.
After Arthur passed, they played some of his music, and some of my buddies commented, hey I finally heard that guy you like, something about Bunmmer in the Summer.
Overrated- Billy Joel |
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bob f.
Old Love
USA
1308 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2009 : 06:44:32
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overrated: Bruce Springsteen
Tom Petty
-----------------------------------------they don't suck TOO bad.
just overrated.
unnnderrated:The Merry-Go-Round
The Cyrkle
The Rascals
The McCoys
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Most underrated or overrated bands!
