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What musical artist/band do you think is overrated?
- Thread starter Ashoka
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Depends totally on a persons taste in music. I have so many i think are overrated, yet other people do rate them and buy their music otherwise they would not be known to me to overrate.
I agree yet hubby loves them. Must admit though Freddie Mercury had a showman's talent
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exchemist
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Yeah, I know what you mean about Mozart. I think it was Noel Coward that said quite a lot of Mozart put him in mind of the sound of "piddling on flannel". Some of the symphonies are bit too neat, a bit too insubstantial - and a bit too, well, numerous, frankly.
But not by any means always. For instance I've sung his Mass in C minor, which has some fabulous, dramatic, unexpected twists in the music, the Qui Tollis from the Gloria in particular:
PureX
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To be overrated means they had to be very highly rated and then not lived up to the hype.
Off the top of my head I might say U2, and certainly Kiss. I think Eric Clapton might qualify. And I really don't get why so many people claim Taylor Swift is such a great songwriter. And of course most of the manufactured pop divas and groups fall into this category because they are so insanely over-hyped by their corporate handlers. And I agree that anyone using auto tune or pitch correction for anything other than a momentary special sound effect is a disgrace.
There are a lot of artists and acts that I don't personally like, but many have their own special talents and appreciative audiences. So I can respect what they do even if it's not my preference. And some I like, myself, even though I think they are overrated, generally. And there are many that just totally suck that were never all that highly rated to begin with. (Kid Rock, for example.)
Off the top of my head I might say U2, and certainly Kiss. I think Eric Clapton might qualify. And I really don't get why so many people claim Taylor Swift is such a great songwriter. And of course most of the manufactured pop divas and groups fall into this category because they are so insanely over-hyped by their corporate handlers. And I agree that anyone using auto tune or pitch correction for anything other than a momentary special sound effect is a disgrace.
There are a lot of artists and acts that I don't personally like, but many have their own special talents and appreciative audiences. So I can respect what they do even if it's not my preference. And some I like, myself, even though I think they are overrated, generally. And there are many that just totally suck that were never all that highly rated to begin with. (Kid Rock, for example.)
I tend to agree about Clapton, but such was probably more about his followers. Not really God.
Father Heathen
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I find bohemian rhapsody to be extremely obnoxious.
Father Heathen
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Creed. Every other song played on a rock station was a Creed song back in the late 90's and early 00's.
Koldo
Outstanding Member
Showman's talent and an excellent singer. A very easy way to measure someone's prowess as a singer is to check how often other artists can produce cover songs that sound better than the original. And when it comes down to Queen, you are going to come across a multitude of cover songs that simply sound awful. Finding someone that sounds better than Freddie Mercury himself is very hard.
This doesn't however mean that the songs themselves have awesome lyrics and/or melody.
Altfish
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I'm sorry but I find his vocals obnoxious; maybe it is my ears but I can't stand the band. I have never owned a single or album by them and am proud of the fact.
Rock music doesn't need good vocals.
Koldo
Outstanding Member
Probably. This is the first time I see someone calling his vocals obnoxious, but it it is always a matter of taste.
Hmmm...
Depends. I mean, something ought to be good to make up for the lack of good vocals, otherwise it is going to sound bland.
Queen is not typically a genre I enjoy(prefer heavier stuff), but for some reason his voice grabs me. I just love it.
I think Creed would have been fine, if they weren't so stinking overplayed. Yes, overrated is right.
Great voice and fantastic showman. But the band did nothing for me
Altfish
Veteran Member
Rock music is about noise; vocals are one element of that noise; guitar, bass, keyboards & drums are more important in my mind.
Lemmy is a vocalist, but you would not call him good in a classical sense. BUT I'd rather listen to him than Freddie Mercury.
Tom Waites, Mark E Smith, Bernard Sumner, Kristen Hersh, PJ Harvey are all vocalists that I like, none are 'good' in a classical sense but all compliment their band.