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Most overrated artists ever

hermes1hermes1 109 Posts
edited September 2010 in Strut Central
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
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  • nrichnrich 932 Posts
    Clapton
    Stevie Ray Vaughn
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    a Bun B endorsement
  • DeeRockDeeRock 1,836 Posts
    2Pac
  • tabiratabira 856 Posts
    Coldplay
  • TheeeCasualMaleTheeeCasualMale 2,564 Posts
    The Grey Album
    Girl Talk
    2pac
  • hermes1hermes1 109 Posts
    POO 2
  • MjukisMjukis 1,675 Posts
    Preaching to the choir, but...

    Lenny Kravitz
    Coldplay
    U2
  • ReynaldoReynaldo 6,054 Posts
    Prince
  • RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,783 Posts
    JIMMY BUFFET
  • GrandfatherGrandfather 2,303 Posts
    Reynaldo said:
    Prince
    Bold choice.
  • vintageinfantsvintageinfants 4,538 Posts
  • picoandsepulvedapicoandsepulveda 1,026 Posts
    Penis Butter Wolf & J Dilla
  • willie_fugalwillie_fugal 1,862 Posts
    Mjukis said:
    Preaching to the choir, but...


    U2
    Danger Mouse
    Dave Matthews Band
    most hyped pitchfork-favored indie rock
  • street_muzikstreet_muzik 3,919 Posts
    Bob Dylan
  • MoogManMoogMan Sao Paulo, Brazil 1,173 Posts
    The Beatles, of course.
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
    Michael Jackson.
  • bobtheorangebobtheorange 432 Posts
    street_muzik said:
    Bob Dylan
    big

    "Bob Dylan can't sing, I can"
    -Gil Scott-Heron
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    hermes1 said:
    POO 2

    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...
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    Most "rock en Espanol" or any other non-English tongue.

    This can be exciting, but the things that the critics hold up as great all sounds like generic mainstream rock in a different language.

    vintageinfants said:

    Who the hell are these people?
  • willie_fugalwillie_fugal 1,862 Posts
    rootlesscosmo said:
    Michael Jackson.

    BAN
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    pickwick33 said:
    Most "rock en Espanol" or any other non-English tongue.

    This can be exciting, but the things that the critics hold up as great all sounds like generic mainstream rock in a different language.

    vintageinfants said:

    Who the hell are these people?

    Christo and Jeanne Claude....ARTEESTS
  • AlmondAlmond 1,427 Posts
    MADONNA

    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.
  • DCarfagnaDCarfagna 983 Posts
    As a whole, the entire Stax label (not counting Volt and subsidiaries).
  • HorseleechHorseleech 3,830 Posts
    Reynaldo said:
    Prince
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    The winners and still champs - the Beach Boys.

    Pearl Jam.

    The Clash. (Though I do like some of their output.)
  • kemskems 120 Posts
    Bruce Springsteen
  • magneticmagnetic 2,678 Posts
    Jay-Z
  • mistermayomistermayo Yonder 21 Posts
    Miles.
  • badder_than_evilbadder_than_evil 951 Posts
    The Who.
  • incompletejigsawincompletejigsaw 756 Posts
    John Coltrane. I love A Love Supreme and My Favorite Things, but it seems as if anyone I ever come across when I ask them about jazz musicians they'll say Coltrane. Then I'll ask them what their favorite song of his was, and they never have an answer. I feel as if Coltrane has been that reliable answer some people use to let others know how diverse their taste in music is, when it really isn't.
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