Pearl Ram Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, angieram said: Overrated: Thinking that your taste in music should be everyones. Underrated: Recognising that appreciation of music is subjective, individual and should be enjoyed, rather than analysed. ? Bravo Angie, there’s load of bands/singers don’t do it for me but if they float somebody else’s boat that’s fine by me and better still, if that music/lyrics inspires someone to sit down at or pick up an instrument and learn how to play it it’s got to be a good thing. I think music is good for the soul whatever genre strikes a chord with the listener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, angieram said: Overrated: Thinking that your taste in music should be everyones. Underrated: Recognising that appreciation of music is subjective, individual and should be enjoyed, rather than analysed. ? Substitute football or Derby County for music and there's no forum. Obviously I would never criticise someone for liking a certain band... Unless it's Queen ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 On 31/05/2020 at 00:23, Mostyn6 said: Overrated - Foo Fighters Underrated - Foals I wish to swap Foo Fighters for The Ramones. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, angieram said: Overrated: Thinking that your taste in music should be everyones. Underrated: Recognising that appreciation of music is subjective, individual and should be enjoyed, rather than analysed. ? Be honest, your favourite's are Jive Bunny and the master mixers and Ottawan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 33 minutes ago, sage said: Substitute football or Derby County for music and there's no forum. Obviously I would never criticise someone for liking a certain band... Unless it's Queen ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 23 minutes ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said: Be honest, your favourite's are Jive Bunny and the master mixers and Ottawan. And if they are, that's fine. Actually, I like Queen, Michael Jackson, The Who, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Deep Purple, Savage Garden, Dexey's Midnight Runners, Stevie Wonder, Gerry Rafferty, Whitney Houston, Quincy Jones, Jack the Lad, Supertramp and 10cc. All of whom I expect someone to think of as overrated. Ask me tomorrow and the list will be different, but equally long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Overrated ≠ bad I like Nirvana. They were a great band, but their notoriety is massively out of proportion with their contemporaries'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffLuff Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Similar to Angie’s point I think overrated music is always within context. Ie I’m not bothered by the music of Stereophonics but after a couple of hours of drab music on radio 2 I’m quite ready for some Stereophonics! A modern band I think are vastly underrated are British Sea Power. A properly inventive band with their own sound and personality. In some ways they probably aren’t that underrated per se but defo under appreciated in terms of radio play and attention. Two others Id consider underrated are The Band and Bobbie Gentry. Both are too easily forgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 2 hours ago, angieram said: Overrated: Thinking that your taste in music should be everyones. Underrated: Recognising that appreciation of music is subjective, individual and should be enjoyed, rather than analysed. ? You are of course right. I don't like certain bands but do enjoy bands others would find niche at best. I rarely say bands/acts are rubbish just that I don't particularly like them. I don't think any of the bands listed here are actually poor at what they do, it's just that regular airplay and media attention have elevated them beyond their normal importance or status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Over rated - The Beatles - They were just a boy band. Under rated - The Wedding Present - The most beautiful love songs ever written. @Inverurie Ram you having that son.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffLuff Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Mostyn6 said: I wish to swap Foo Fighters for The Ramones. Thanks How very dare you! They would even have considered themselves to be criminally underrated! In all seriousness with The Ramones the trick is to listen to one album and put away. If you end up listening to nothing but Ramones then it really drags and you won’t go near it for years. The first few albums are perfection but like most ‘punk’, it’s very much of its time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 39 minutes ago, angieram said: And if they are, that's fine. Actually, I like Queen, Michael Jackson, The Who, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Deep Purple, Savage Garden, Dexey's Midnight Runners, Stevie Wonder, Gerry Rafferty, Whitney Houston, Quincy Jones, Jack the Lad, Supertramp and 10cc. All of whom I expect someone to think of as overrated. Ask me tomorrow and the list will be different, but equally long. So you don't rate Bananarama then. Pfft. In all seriousness, I agree with you completely. Music Nazis are incredibly tiresome specimens. Just like what you like and let others do the same. I've apparently got terrible taste in music, but I couldn't care less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Overrated - everything! The most overrated are bands/artists who released one or two good albums 20, 30, 40 years ago and have done nothing of particular note collectively or individually since of any relevance, living purely on past glories. Whilst there's some debate to be had for quality over quantity, but it does somewhat mystify me that somebody can be described as a songwriting genius when it takes them 15 years to write and record 10 new songs. Underrated is a funny thing - I've looked through 3 pages of people naming bands/artists that are all fairly well known and/or have dedicated followings. If you name a band and the majority of people are familiar with their work, they can't really be considered underrated! The only truly underrated bands are the ones which have slipped past the general public's collective consciousness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffLuff Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 13 minutes ago, Coconut said: Overrated - everything! The most overrated are bands/artists who released one or two good albums 20, 30, 40 years ago and have done nothing of particular note collectively or individually since of any relevance, living purely on past glories. Whilst there's some debate to be had for quality over quantity, but it does somewhat mystify me that somebody can be described as a songwriting genius when it takes them 15 years to write and record 10 new songs. Underrated is a funny thing - I've looked through 3 pages of people naming bands/artists that are all fairly well known and/or have dedicated followings. If you name a band and the majority of people are familiar with their work, they can't really be considered underrated! The only truly underrated bands are the ones which have slipped past the general public's collective consciousness They are two terrible band names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverurie Ram Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 7 hours ago, MuespachRam said: Over rated - The Beatles - They were just a boy band. Under rated - The Wedding Present - The most beautiful love songs ever written. @Inverurie Ram you having that son.? @MuespachRam I'm having that son........100%...........all day and all of the night................ and The Kinks absolutely blow The Beatles to smithereens.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 10 hours ago, angieram said: Overrated: Thinking that your taste in music should be everyones. Underrated: Recognising that appreciation of music is subjective, individual and should be enjoyed, rather than analysed. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverurie Ram Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 On 31 May 2020 at 13:27, Kinder said: I was expecting pelters! Sorry, I’ve tried but they just don’t do it for me. Saw them supporting the Frank & Walters in Edwards in Brum in 90 / 91 and thought they were crap then. Still do I’m afraid. I've still got my orange Frank & Walters t-shirt with purple letters, same design as this one in the loft. Great band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 7 hours ago, Coconut said: Overrated - everything! The most overrated are bands/artists who released one or two good albums 20, 30, 40 years ago and have done nothing of particular note collectively or individually since of any relevance, living purely on past glories. Whilst there's some debate to be had for quality over quantity, but it does somewhat mystify me that somebody can be described as a songwriting genius when it takes them 15 years to write and record 10 new songs. Underrated is a funny thing - I've looked through 3 pages of people naming bands/artists that are all fairly well known and/or have dedicated followings. If you name a band and the majority of people are familiar with their work, they can't really be considered underrated! The only truly underrated bands are the ones which have slipped past the general public's collective consciousness So, I win then? as I said... The Beatles and The Wedding Present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Just now, Inverurie Ram said: I've still got my orange Frank & Walters t-shirt with purple letters, same design as this one in the loft. Great band. I saw a blind man he was eating his fork, he said that's what you have to do to be cool, you eat your cutlery instead of your food...… genius. Brilliant, brilliant band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipley Ram Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 On 31/05/2020 at 23:44, Pastinaak said: Underrated: Pitman Pitman is the man. It's been ages since I played summat proper. I had to put some on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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