Topic: Overrated?

[Black Bull Nova]

Eric Clapton, I always thought he was overrated as a guitarist, all this 'God' stuff when someone like Jimi Hendrix was about. Even the main riff on Layla was actually Duane Allman.

Now I realise that aside from that he is (and has been for sometime) a complete prick

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/eric-clapton-vaccine-lockdown-racist-comments-1239027/

[BarryCrocker]

Tayloired Shiftless
Kayne Worst
Oh, Lorde
Ed the Sheercheek
Etc

You use autotune? You can't sing.

Phonetic puns.

[bradders1011]

My Generation by The Who

Never gets going, it's a boring song.

[Drinks Sangria]

Brendan Rodgers. I think it's becoming clear to see that he's a slightly more polished version of the same coach who didn't quite cut it at Liverpool.

[Pistolero]

Detectorists

[Hendollama]

Detectorists

You take that back! Blasphemy.

[So… Howard Philips]

You take that back! Blasphemy.

Yea. Dig out the pitchforks and burning brands.

An understated classic.

[AndyMuller]

Meryl Streep. (I’m judging based on Don’t Look Up).

[Zee_26]

Meryl Streep. (I’m judging based on Don’t Look Up).

Her acting in Don't Look Up was at Pacino levels of ham. Having said that though, it's difficult to satirise a Trumpian like president and do it well when the reality of the past five years is hard to top.

[gerrardisgod]

I don’t know if he’s rated or not, but someone must rate him somewhere as that would explain him getting these acting gigs…but just going through The Office and Ed Helms is just terrible. Never liked him in the few things I’ve seen him in.

[AndyMuller]

I don’t know if he’s rated or not, but someone must rate him somewhere as that would explain him getting these acting gigs…but just going through The Office and Ed Helms is just terrible. Never liked him in the few things I’ve seen him in.

God yeah he is shite him.

[Armchair expert]

My Generation by The Who

Never gets going, it's a boring song.

Only one of the most influential songs of all time with an incredible bass from Entwistle that has influenced bands ranging from punk and heavy metal and been covered numerous times from the likes of Patti Smith to Green Day ….
You can call The Who many things but “boring” isn’t one of them

[Sheer Magnetism]

Only one of the most influential songs of all time with an incredible bass from Entwistle that has influenced bands ranging from punk and heavy metal and been covered numerous times from the likes of Patti Smith to Green Day ….
You can call The Who many things but “boring” isn’t one of them

It's one of those 60's songs that's been ruined by media overuse to become a boring cliche, like Respect or Wild Thing.

[Raaphael]

Sandra Bullock.

[iamnant]

Detectorists

Get to the sea and kindly walk into it. No chance.

[AndyMuller]

Zendaya. She is in absolutely everything but I find her to be annoying rather than a good actor, plus her name is terrible.

[Darkness]

The Marvel movies most of them are utter shite yet fanboys go on about them like it's scarface or goodfellas as cinematic masterpiece.

PS5 , mine is collecting dust only good for expensive exclusives otherwise I'm on game pass 99% of the time.

[Timbo's Goals]

Don't take any semblance of joy from saying this 'cos I've always loved him and the other three to fucking bits ever since the start of it all but I dug out All Things Must Pass album the other day for the first time in nigh 50 years and it's just as underwhelming as I remembered it from back then. Still love you though George and always will. 

[So… Howard Philips]

Don't take any semblance of joy from saying this 'cos I've always loved him and the other three to fucking bits ever since the start of it all but I dug out All Things Must Pass album the other day for the first time in nigh 50 years and it's just as underwhelming as I remembered it from back then. Still love you though George and always will. 

I've had the reverse. 50 years ago I'd spend evenings in flats in Lark Lane listening to Leonard Cohen albums in the hope of vainly catching the eye of a delicious hippy chick. Just thought he was a misery guts.

Years later and older and wiser I appreciate his music a lot more.

But George doesn't seem to get the credit he deserves.

[jillcwhomever]

Don't take any semblance of joy from saying this 'cos I've always loved him and the other three to fucking bits ever since the start of it all but I dug out All Things Must Pass album the other day for the first time in nigh 50 years and it's just as underwhelming as I remembered it from back then. Still love you though George and always will. 

I love that album. 

[Sudden Death Draft Loser]

Paul Heaton, The Beautiful South & The Housemartins

Dull, dull, boring, MOR

Never could understand how Norman Cook produced the music he did in Beats International and as Fat Boy considering he started off in the Housemartins, must have been doing it just for the cash.

[Kenny's Jacket]

The Beach Boys

[Baby Huey]

Rumours. The post Peter Green Fleetwood Mac are shite.

[So… Howard Philips]

Rumours. The post Peter Green Fleetwood Mac are shite.

Agree.

‘Man of the World’ one of the best tracks ever.

[ToneLa]

Oasis

 a few good songs but "finishin what the La's started" - every La's song is quality

They're the Renault to the La's Mercedes

[ToneLa]

The Beach Boys

Agree, though Smile is a work of genius

[ToneLa]

Taylor Swift cannot write a universal song, it's always about her

Also shit guitarist though I admire her work ethic on stage

Songs very samey. I basically see her as the industry's last gasp, and a shocking lack of competition.

Plus I know people who like her cause they'd fuck her. Pathetic

I don't think she's bad, she's just... Coca Cola. Hey. I like a Coke now and then. But if you think it's the best drink for you, you've simply not developed decent taste

[ToneLa]

Jethro Tull - shite
Status Quo - shoot me dead

Queen have some atrocious songs and albums, while I'm slayin some borin giants

[Son of Spion]

Taylor Swift cannot write a universal song, it's always about her...

I've never knowingly heard a song of hers.

[Baby Huey]

Agree.

‘Man of the World’ one of the best tracks ever.

A bit special that band back then. I remember hearing Albatross for the first time and being amazed that a band as Bluesy as Mac were had the courage to do such an amazing piece.

[Baby Huey]

Oh yeah, U2. No.

[Fiasco]

Coldplay. I like a few of their songs in fairness but no, can't understand why they're so big.

[Baby Huey]

Eric Clapton, I always thought he was overrated as a guitarist, all this 'God' stuff when someone like Jimi Hendrix was about. Even the main riff on Layla was actually Duane Allman.

Now I realise that aside from that he is (and has been for sometime) a complete prick

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/eric-clapton-vaccine-lockdown-racist-comments-1239027/

He was the inspiration for RAR, after his racist rants at two of his gigs in 76. Extolling Powell's views with his rant,“I don’t want you here, in the room or in my country,” Clapton said. “Listen to me, man! I think we should vote for Enoch Powell. Enoch’s our man. I think Enoch’s right, I think we should send them all back."

 And musically, he's not all that.

[Pistolero]

Pizza.

[Black Bull Nova]

Agree, though Smile is a work of genius

Try Holland, the one they made without Brian Wilson, fantastic

[Black Bull Nova]

I've never knowingly heard a song of hers.

Me neither, except for the tiniest snippets which meant that I had no desire to hear any more. There was a time when the biggest star in the world was actually something worth knowing about

[Son of Spion]

Me neither, except for the tiniest snippets which meant that I had no desire to hear any more. There was a time when the biggest star in the world was actually something worth knowing about

It's bizarre, really. I see her name mentioned all the time, and her picture in the press, yet I've still no idea what she sounds like.

[Terry de Niro]

Guns N' Roses

Never ever got them and never will.

[Sheer Magnetism]

The Beach Boys

Oh yeah, U2. No.

Guns N' Roses

Never ever got them and never will.

Go on...

[Kenny's Jacket]

Go on...

OK

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