Most overrated artists ever
hermes1
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Post em up. Let's stick to artists who are both overrated by both critics/journalists and their fans.
I'll start.
Madlib
Animal Collective
I'll start.
Madlib
Animal Collective
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Stevie Ray Vaughn
Girl Talk
2pac
Lenny Kravitz
Coldplay
U2
U2
Danger Mouse
Dave Matthews Band
most hyped pitchfork-favored indie rock
"Bob Dylan can't sing, I can"
-Gil Scott-Heron
U2
EDIT: no real reason to type U2's name here, Just wanted to know if U2 automatically comes out as POO2 like it does over on Waxidermy. It doesn't. Carry on...
This can be exciting, but the things that the critics hold up as great all sounds like generic mainstream rock in a different language.
Who the hell are these people?
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Christo and Jeanne Claude....ARTEESTS
She is more famous for her status as an edgy pop symbol than for the quality of her voice and/or music. I understand that she pushed the envelope in terms of her videos, fashion, etc., but so did Britney Spears. You can say the same for most pop "icons." I don't have a great voice, but I can belt out a fairly inoffensive rendition of Material Girl. I don't find anything earth shattering about songs such as Like a Prayer and her voice lacks the power and range of other female 80s/90s pop singers like Donna Summer, Gloria Estefan and Whitney Houston.
So. Over. Rated.
Pearl Jam.
The Clash. (Though I do like some of their output.)