Over Rated Artists

[club80]

[quote][i]Originally posted by i_like_lectric_motors[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by club80[/i]
How anyone can use The Beatles and N Sync in the same sentence shocks me.
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You are absolutely right. I never should have mentioned N Sync. I should have said The Backstreet Boys. It's very unfair to Justin Timberlake to mention him in the same sentence as the Beatles given that he is a superior singer, actor, dancer and can get a much higher quality of woman than any of The Beatles (although props to Ringo for Barbara Bach).



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Did you ever see George's first wife, Patti Boyd (the one he lost to Eric Clapton)? She was hot.

By the way, I am not ignoring the rest of the response. It was funny.

We didn't sell a lot of records, but somehow we left an impression.
-Johnny Ramone-

[MARV]

[quote][i]Originally posted by djcraig[/i]
<br>I think the point was to promote shock. Probably the best alternative when one has strong feelings but lacks an actual basis for their opinion.

I believe there are some who truly aren't impressed with The Beatles, Sinatra, etc. I also think there are many more that think it sooo "alternative" and "underground" of them to say that they DON'T like what the mainstream adores. They do this just for the effect. It makes them feel edgy, cool and helps them leave a lasting impression at parties.[/quote]

Sometimes people do it to start an engaging conversation. So far we got fourteen good responses.

[ghosty]

[quote][i]Originally posted by djcraig[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by club80[/i]
<br>I can't say The Beatles. They were incredibly and definitely inventive. How anyone can use The Beatles and N Sync in the same sentence shocks me. [/quote]

I think the point was to promote shock. Probably the best alternative when one has strong feelings but lacks an actual basis for their opinion.

I believe there are some who truly aren't impressed with The Beatles, Sinatra, etc. I also think there are many more that think it sooo "alternative" and "underground" of them to say that they DON'T like what the mainstream adores. They do this just for the effect. It makes them feel edgy, cool and helps them leave a lasting impression at parties.

The Beatles and Stones basically took Rock and Roll from its teeny bop infancy and turned it from a fad into a viable art form. They opened the doors and influenced so many that followed, it is hard to gauge the enormous gravity of their true impact.

Sinatra, perhaps didn't have THE greatest singing voice but it was the attitude and style that made him unique. Something I could echo when it comes to MANY New Wave artists. Only difference is, THAT Fucker did it for over 6 decades! Makes U2 look like The Spice Girls.

Plus Frank was bipolar and drank a lot. You can't get much more Rock and Roll than that!

For me, overrated = Tori Amos who's voice grates on me like a wood rasp but seems to have a rabid following.

Then there's KISS who had like, three memorable songs yet stretched their career out over 30 plus years- all the while shamelessly merchandising the shit out of themselves.

I'm tempted to put The Beach Boys in here. Great band, some fantastic songs but my God do the critics piss all over themselves waxing about how life changing and earth shattering their music was. They're a fucking surf band.

Prince was ok but man did his shit get overplayed in the 80s. To this day I cannot listen to the repetitively lame "When Doves Cry" or "Erotic City" without getting hives.




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The Beach Boys were much more than a surf band. Their classic period was from 1962 to 1972 and they were only a surf band for the first 3 years of that time period. Anyway the critics aren't pissing themselves over the Beach Boys per se but rather THE Beach Boy...Brian Wilson who wrote, produced and arranged everything before his mental breakdown, of particular interest are the albums "Pet Sounds" and the 2004 reboot of "Smile" .
IMHO The Beach Boys circa 1963-1966 wipe the floor with the Beatles.

[Spit]

For the record , I like both the Beach Boys and Beatles.
As for over rated , I'll have to go with the Osmonds . When you think about it , the Osmonds were just a lily whiteboy version of the Jackson 5. [:p]

[ghosty]

[quote][i]Originally posted by i_like_lectric_motors[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by ghosty[/i]



Motors your hatred of the Beatles is always a good read. You may need to rethink it though...

http://www.youtube.com/user/iamaphoney?ob=1


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That's great! Thanks for posting it, Ghosty. [8D]

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LOL. You're very welcome. Keep in mind though that I think you could never be accepeted into the Iamaphoney cult because of your aetheism and your dismissive attitude about the Beatles as idiotic teen idols. You must instead think of them as supernatural evil geniuses not bound by space and time who planted hidden Satanic messages in their records (like an evil DaVinci Code!) to inspire social unrest and to promote the teachings of Crowley and Anton Lavey while setting the stage for Paul McCartney to rule the world. If you can get with that, you're in.
Then again you don't strike me a potential cult follower.[;)]

[club80]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Spit[/i]
<br>For the record , I like both the Beach Boys and Beatles.
As for over rated , I'll have to go with the Osmonds . When you think about it , the Osmonds were just a lily whiteboy version of the Jackson 5. [:p]

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I don't think over rated is an accurate description of The Osmonds. Did anyone take them seriously enough to even rate them?

We didn't sell a lot of records, but somehow we left an impression.
-Johnny Ramone-

[schwenko]

British Sea Power [:D][:p][;)]

[MARV]

[quote][i]Originally posted by schwenko[/i]
<br>British Sea Power [:D][:p][;)]
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[Frau_Blucher]

I did truly LOL at that.


...fuckers!

[phillyidol]

I will NEVER EVER listen to Springsteen!
And I am with Marv on old dead eyes. If you listen, Sinatra has a terrible voice. He just fit the mold that was needed at the time. I like that style of music but hate him.




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[MARV]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
<br>I did truly LOL at that.


...fuckers!
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LULZ back atcha [;)] BIATCH!

[djcraig]

[quote][i]Originally posted by phillyidol[/i]
<br>I will NEVER EVER listen to Springsteen!
And I am with Marv on old dead eyes. If you listen, Sinatra has a terrible voice. He just fit the mold that was needed at the time. I like that style of music but hate him.
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Jesus Christ, listen to you. A 'terrible" voice? No. One that you don't like, ok. "fit the mold that was needed at the time"? That's just an out and out retarded statement about a guy who was widely revered and had a vital singing career for over 60 years. Hardly a faddish flash in the pan.

Like him or not, there's no denying the guy transcended musical styles, eras and generations of listeners like nobody else since Pop music started. Plus the dude won an Oscar, got Kennedy elected AND banged Eva Gardner!

I can understand if someone doesn't like a particular artist. That's fine, we all have different tastes. But letting your dislike undermine your ability to use critical thinking does a disservice to your own integrity.

Now if you turn around and tell me you prefer Michael fricking Buble or Steve (gag) Tyrell you lose ALL credibility. Put those two fuckers at the TOP of the list of the overrated.

I need an aspirin.



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[Frau_Blucher]

Yeah but Eva was like 80 or something when Springsteen banged her.

[phillyidol]

can you repeat that, your head almost exploded.




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[MARV]

[quote][i]Originally posted by djcraig[/i]
<br>Now if you turn around and tell me you prefer Michael fricking Buble or Steve (gag) Tyrell you lose ALL credibility. Put those two fuckers at the TOP of the list of the overrated.[/quote]

I think your point is to promote shock. Probably the best alternative when one has strong feelings but lacks an actual basis for their opinion.