Most Underated and Overated Bands In the Past 10 Years

[theraidenproject]

overrated: Coldplay, Moby
underrated: Bid Dumb Face, Wesley Willis

[gamarada717]

Breaking Benjamin is underrated, they have some awesome songs.

[gamarada717]

You know, I find it funny how everyone says that Good Charlotte is over rated. Now, let me give my point. In one of their songs, can't remember which, the words go something like, "All these kids try to tell me what punk is, but when I see them on the streets, they got nothing to say". I believe that's how it goes. They're a different type of music that most people here obviously don't like, but they're ok in my oppinion. Unless you've got better words, don't complain.

As for this entire thread, I think it's kind of dumb, because music is all about oppinion. There is no "better" kind of music. Go ahead though, especially with the underrated bands. I like to hear new stuff.

[Ov3rmind]

Originally posted by p8ntball1016
underrated- old afi

overrated- new afi

Couldn't agree more.

Overrated: All nu metal

Underrated: Anything on Saddle Creek Records

[breg]

Personally, I think that Nirvana is both underrated and overrated.

Underrated because after Nirvana came out of no where to make some of the best music of all time they had to rethink the way that they marketed and found new music.

Overrtaed because Kurt was just a man, and not some prophet of the youth cutlure. He just wanted to make music. He didn't want o be placed on a pedestal amd made out to be something that he never wanted to be.

And Rage Against the Machine, yes, they were a good band. They had some really compentent musicians. But, I got bored with Zach's constant theme of anti government lyrics. It just got old.

AFI, I liked thier older stuff. But, since Davey Havoc can't deciede if he wants to be Glenn Danzig or Robert Smith, I just don't listen to the new stuff.

As far as the the MTV Generation crap goes, I really can't stand any of it. Some of it is ok, but I don't know how much longer I can listen to bands that whine about highschool four or five years after highschool. Talk about something else fer chrissakes!

As far as the rest goes, I really can't stand a lot of hip hop. I just get tired of hearing about bling-bling or 20 inch rims or how bad ***ed that person is. Some of it I like, like that song Hey Ya, it's just catchy and upbeat. Or some of the stuff by the Black Eyed Peas.

I've go on long enough

[trevorjk]

overated - Dead Poetic
underrated - nelly

woops thats backwards

[sneakyhacker420]

underappreciated - NOFX

[the_next_guy_]

Originally posted by DJBacon06
underated-Dream Theater

I was going to say that They are the best instermentaly(sp), hands down.

[LIGHTEMUP]

most overrated stuff is rap even though it sucks and always will

underated stuff would be oldies

[Vegeta]

Most Underrated: Dave Matthews Band.

[davidb]

Linkin Park is easily the most overrated band around right now. Only one good (Rock) station comes in on the radio in my room, and I'm lucky If Linkin Park doesn't get one of their whiny songs played once every HOUR.

Rage Against the Machine did the smartest thing that they could have possibly done (don't know the story, maybe this isn't how it went down, but..), they got rid of de la Rocha and got somebody who could actually sing. Zach sounded like a pissed-off-pinko version of Mike-D. Which is to say, he had a terrible, grating voice, but didn't have the humor thing going for him like the Beastie Boys at least tried to have. The musicians in the band, on the other hand, were VERY good, and deserved a better singer. Although I'm not sure it's worth the loss of Soundgarden.

As for underrated, although I wouldn't have thought of them, I can agree with the people who mentioned Live. VERY good band.

I disagree that Tool is underrated. Very, very good, true, but not underrated. Everyone knows that they rule, it's just that they're not MTV-friendly, THANK GOD!

[Blonde Bomber]

Most overrated: Any band that calls themselves death metal, doom metal, nu-metal etc etc YOUR EITHER METAL OR YOUR NOT!

Most underrated band in the history of music: DiamondHead \../

[Rooster]

Over-rated: Nirvana, Good Charolette, Rage Against the Machine

Under-rated: Megadeath. Dave Mustain and crew were nearly as good as Metallica, and never got the recognition. And then they didn't sell out.

[ubooze]

Underrated: Primus, The Crystal Method, Beasty Boyz(he he, can't wait to here the replies to that one)

[Kai]

Originally posted by davidb
Rage Against the Machine did the smartest thing that they could have possibly done (don't know the story, maybe this isn't how it went down, but..), they got rid of de la Rocha and got somebody who could actually sing. Zach sounded like a pissed-off-pinko version of Mike-D. Which is to say, he had a terrible, grating voice, but didn't have the humor thing going for him like the Beastie Boys at least tried to have. The musicians in the band, on the other hand, were VERY good, and deserved a better singer. Although I'm not sure it's worth the loss of Soundgarden.

Zack left the band. They didn't get rid of him.

And don't get me wrong, I love Cornell an all...but RATM was better than Audioslave will EVER be.