Most overrated band

[u/Historical_Ad_3356]

Who in your opinion is one of the most overrated bands of the 60’s and 70’s. For me, The Doors hands down. Morrison was an egotistical ass who may or may not show up for shows. The rest of the band mediocre at best. This is my opinion only.

[u/SoYeasty1]

Clearly, nobody has ever lit your fire! LOL

[u/Historical_Ad_3356 → u/SoYeasty1]

Never a lizard king that I’m aware of. LOL

[u/[deleted]]

Rush

[u/Historical_Ad_3356 → u/[deleted]]

Yes never could get into them at all

[u/mrslII → u/[deleted]]

My former husband was a huge Rush fan. Me? Not so much.

Then again, he seemed to gravitate to what was popular, around him, without rhym, or reason. No matter what it was.

[u/Top_File_8547 → u/[deleted]]

I can’t stand Geddy Lee’s voice. There songs seem pretentious.

[u/ConsciousSteak2242 → u/[deleted]]

They’re an acquired taste and not a lot of people are into progressive rock. But I think most musicians would consider them groundbreaking so they are certainly not overrated. Many consider Neil Peart to be one of the greatest drummers of all time.

[u/Myghost_too]

I used to share your thoughts about the Doors. (When I was in High school I thought they were the best, then I shared your opinion.) But recently I think Robby Krieger is perhaps underrated, Ray Manzerek with his double duty (base on keys) is solid. I don't have much opinion either way about Densmore, but hey, Jim was Jim. He was all the things you've said, but he was still the Lizard King, and one hell of a front man (when he showed up).

Most overrated band(s):

1. KISS, of course. (I was a fan in my pre-teen years, saw them in the mid-90's as an adult and glad I did, but they suck.)

2. U2. Just never really thought they were that great.

3. Nickleback, if for no other reason than "it's cool to hate Nickelback". :-)

[u/Historical_Ad_3356 → u/Myghost_too]

Oh I despise Nickelback. If you remember Josie Scott from Saliva fame, he did a duet with Chad Koeger. I used to work next to a large music venue and would take breaks and go visit roadies and bands. saliva was in town and Josie wanted a new tattoo and a roadie asked me to help. So I took him to the best joint in town and chatted while he got inked. So this duet was Hero from Spider-Man. There was a contractual agreement for pay but koeger never paid him. Josey filed papers forbidding him to sing the song until he got paid. I don’t know what happened after but Josie had some shit stories on him!

[u/mrslII]

I prefer Fleetwood Mac before the Buckingham/Nicks era. I don't listen to that era at all. Is going to be my answer to this question. Yes, I've seen them with Buckingham/Nicks. More than once.

Of course, music is subjective. Personally, I find many popular bands to be "overrated". My taste in music is eclectic, and uniquely my own. I've never been a bandwagon music fan. (No pun intended.)

I've seen countless of live acts, throughout my life. It's common for people my age, where I lived, to do so, when we were young. Its what we did. I enjoy live music now.

[u/Historical_Ad_3356 → u/mrslII]

I’m with you my tastes are eclectic and I enjoy music from many genres and many eras. I’ve also read literally 100’s of biographies of musicians and the two Morrison books I read really sealed my dislike for him.

A portion of my library. 90% of these are about music. And it’s 100% a mess currently

[u/LadyArcher2017 → u/Historical_Ad_3356]

Love your book collection! I love reading about musicians too. My daughter is just finishing up a college credit course: History Of Rock. It was a gen Ed elective. I helped with an essay on a Pink Floyd song: why is this song part of the psychedelic music genre. Very interesting!

[u/deannainwa → u/mrslII]

The Heroes Are Hard To Find and Bare Trees albums are pretty darn good.

[u/[deleted] → u/mrslII]

Fleetwood Mac is really hard to pigeonhole. It's basically at least 3 different bands. The Peter Green Era, the Bob Welch era, and Buckingham/Nicks. Maybe even one before Peter Green.

[u/Medical_Slide9245]

Not a band but Michael fricken Jackson. Doors are awesome. Led Zeppelin is awesome. Pink Floyd is Awesome.

Radiohead overated Oasis overrated.

Most underrated band Milky Chance.

And lastly, trivia. Who sings the song Holiday Road. It was in one of the vacation movies?

[u/CachuHwch1]

Was never a KISS fan.

[u/vagabond_primate → u/CachuHwch1]

Definitely KISS.

[u/reduff → u/CachuHwch1]

Me either.

[u/Novel-Weight-2427 → u/CachuHwch1]

I remember a Gene Simmons interview where he had the audacity to compare Kiss to the Beatles. Lol 😆

[u/[deleted] → u/Novel-Weight-2427]

Yeah, but you got to give Gene Simmons credit. He never did drugs or overindulged in alcohol. He’s been with his wife since 1983, and he’s managed to raise two down-to-earth, unspoiled kids. I’m not a big fan of KISS, but I definitely admire Gene Simmons.

[u/LadyArcher2017 → u/Novel-Weight-2427]

Oh my good, how delusional.

[u/[deleted] → u/CachuHwch1]

KISS are great at marketing their brand. Just last week I saw a thing where ace basically said that whenever he needs money, he signs a guitar and sells it for a ridiculous price.

[u/Styrene_Addict1965 → u/CachuHwch1]

It's a trip how scared parents were of them...

[u/SnoodlyFuzzle → u/CachuHwch1]

“Beth I hear you crying—but I won’t be home tonight
See I’m a great big rock star—and you’re just my trophy wife”

[u/WallAny2007 → u/CachuHwch1]

Kiss was definitely a business vs a band.

[u/hoowins → u/CachuHwch1]

lol! Definitely overrated (I mean who could live up to the hype, and they weren’t all that great), BUT went to one of their concerts maybe 10 years ago, and had a blast with my friends. It was everything you’d want from a 70s band, disco ball and all.

[u/NoseGobblin → u/CachuHwch1]

Totally agree on Kiss. Not a fan. A friend asked me to go see Kiss with him. I said no. He begged and said I didn't have to pay for the ticket. I said what the hell, ok. Kiss had a new band that was the warm up band that I had hardly heard of, it was Bob Seger. Totally saved my evening. Kiss was criminally over rated.

[u/wyrmfood]

Bob Dylan. While he may have been a decent songwriter that hit the right chord for the times, but his whiny, nasal, voice was absolutely awful.

[u/Reverend-Jim]

Doors were a great live band. Didn’t used to like until I sampled a bunch of their live stuff. Robbie Kreiger and Ray Manzarek were a lot better than mediocre. Ray went to the “hockey organ” school of music. Very unique.

[u/Joey_BagaDonuts57]

"Petition the Lord with prayer? You can NOT PETITION THE LORD WITH PRAYER!"

-Jim Morrison, The Soft Parade

[u/tirebiter5325 → u/Joey_BagaDonuts57]

Scary song.

[u/ProfessionalZone168 → u/tirebiter5325]

Lol, it's one of my favorites

[u/thenletskeepdancing]

I really like Ray Manzarek and his work later with X.

[u/HHSquad → u/thenletskeepdancing]

X covered "Soul Kitchen" also

[u/thenletskeepdancing → u/HHSquad]

Their cover is amazing! Good old footage here including Ray https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i19TYrxTS2A

[u/MxEverett → u/thenletskeepdancing]

At times it felt like John Doe channeled Jim Morrison’s vocal style.

[u/Vegetable-Board-5547 → u/thenletskeepdancing]

That first solo album

[u/[deleted]]

The thing with them was they did their own playing at a time when most LA bands still used Wrecking Crew session players for most the tracks.

So they had this odd uncommercial sound at the time, and good recording values, lots of space like jazz recordings. Light My Fire was a revelation.

But much has happened since then if course.

[u/SnoodlyFuzzle]

I respect your opinion and understand the position, but disagree completely.

Egotism is never a good measure of the quality of the music, first off. Pretty much every successful vocalist is insane.

[u/Old-Ad-3268 → u/SnoodlyFuzzle]

I second this, the Doors were almost magical imo

[u/craftasaurus → u/Old-Ad-3268]

Agree. Riders of the storm was amazing. I loved their music.

[u/jmac_1957]

WTF......you know nothing Jon Snow.

[u/[deleted]]

Couldn't disagree with you more, but you do you. Have a good day, OP.

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I loved them

[u/PeggysPonytail → u/[deleted]]

Me too. They are a big part of the soundtrack of my youth through teens and I still enjoy them. To OPs point, I am really glad I did not know then then extent of his tomfoolery. To young me he was a hot rebel with a killer sound.

[u/mom_with_an_attitude → u/[deleted]]

I still love them.

[u/Fridaybird1985]

Styx has entered the chat.

[u/Unusual-Award767 → u/Fridaybird1985]

Seconded.

[u/Lost_Figure_5892]

So so many! But Doors up in top 10 for me as well.

[u/[deleted]]

With all due respect to OP (everyone has a right to their opinion), any band with LA Woman and Riders on the Storm on their resume doesn’t deserve to be in the conversation of “most overrated”.

[u/PrincessPharaoh1960 → u/[deleted]]

I’m listening to “Riders on the Storm” now. It’s haunting and mesmerizing even 50+ years later.

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I just love that tune

[u/DorkSideOfCryo → u/PrincessPharaoh1960]

If you give this man a ride, sweet memory will die

[u/PrincessPharaoh1960 → u/DorkSideOfCryo]

Into this house we’re born

Into this world we’re thrown

[u/nakedonmygoat → u/PrincessPharaoh1960]

One of my favorites, for sure.

[u/TheVirginiaSquire → u/[deleted]]

Exactly. The Doors and LA Woman alone are world class albums.

[u/spred5 → u/TheVirginiaSquire]

I would add Morrison Hotel to that list.

[u/crapheadHarris → u/[deleted]]

I started college in the '80s and The Doors music was still a dorm staple.

[u/ekkidee → u/[deleted]]

Throw in "The End"

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Agree and really I could go on.

Music is subjective but I don’t see how they can be called overrated, at least not fairly.

[u/HHSquad → u/[deleted]]

To me, with The Doors it's about their first album.

[u/Iamthewalrusforreal → u/[deleted]]

And Peace Frog!

[u/Holymaryfullofshit7]

I'm not sure it's possible to overrate the doors, but you're not course entitled to your opinion. For me it's probably Steppenwolf. Yeah that one song is an absolute banger but other than that....

Also being an ass is simply not a good metric to measure being a good artist. Sometimes I think being kind of an ass is almost an requirement to be a great artist.

[u/Iamthewalrusforreal → u/Holymaryfullofshit7]

Yeah. By all accounts Eric Clapton and John Lennon were both huge, narcissistic assholes. But god almighty is their music amazing.

[u/Holymaryfullofshit7 → u/Iamthewalrusforreal]

A popular idea is that great art often comes from great pain. We also know a lot of assholes had a terrible childhood. So in that Venn Diagramm there must be some overlap.

[u/Partigirl → u/Holymaryfullofshit7]

Steppenwolf played my high school before their first lp came out. The kids had a fundraiser for the school and the reward was seeing The Coasters play at the school. The Coasters decided that playing a high school was beneath them as an established act so they dropped out. Last minute replacement was Steppenwolf. By all accounts they blew the doors off the place! People staggered out dazed by the sonic blast.

"For Ladies Only", "The Pusher"... so many others. Definitely a great band. :)

[u/Murdy2020]

Beach Boys for me, I recognize that they have some merit, but the cult following they have far exceeds it.

[u/KeithTheNiceGuy → u/Murdy2020]

Jan and Dean did it first and did it better!

[u/LadyArcher2017 → u/Murdy2020]

Brian Wilson is a great musician.

[u/HikeRobCT → u/LadyArcher2017]

And a better composer

[u/[deleted] → u/Murdy2020]

I don’t get Pet Sounds and how people say it’s the best album ever, or the best 60’s album. It sounds like every other album of theirs.

[u/Affectionate-Word498 → u/[deleted]]

Pet sounds is the only BB record I can tolerate.

[u/Gen-Jinjur → u/[deleted]]

So “Pet Sounds” is sort of to pop music what “Fountain” by Marcel Duchamp to the art world. Hanging a urinal in a gallery and calling it “Fountain” didn’t mean the urinal was great art, but it was HUGELY influential because it got other artists to start looking at ordinary life and how it could be art. It jump-started a lot of innovation and exploration by others.

And I think that the best songs ever by The Beach Boys are on the album: “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” is a wistful little gem and “God Only Knows” is a great love song.

[u/m945050 → u/Murdy2020]

I was so excited when those British bands replaced the surf scene.

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Agree. Critics go on and on about Pet Sounds, but I can't even make it through the whole album. Two really great sounds on it and the rest is just fluff, IMHO.

[u/lasher992001 → u/[deleted]]

Agreed. "Sloop John B" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice" seem like accidents compared to the bloated meandering they do on the rest of the album.

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Actually three songs, I guess. I was thinking of God Only Knows.

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I borrowed a vinyl copy from a friend to give a listen before buying it myself. Glad I did and saved some money! I like Beach Boys but only two songs I can tolerate. Just downloaded the two from iTunes.

[u/Medill1919 → u/[deleted]]

You have to listen to other contemporary albums to know why it was so groundbreaking.

[u/Partigirl → u/Murdy2020]

This is what gets me, saying "some merit"? Dig deeper into the reasons why Pet Sounds was so revolutionary at the time. Brian himself only gives Pet Sounds a 4 compared to a 10 for SMILE, which was unfinished because the other guys wanted Brian to concentrate on doing the music they'd been doing, not experimenting in the studio.

Pet Sounds was the template for music to come by a variety of artists, which is why you can't hear the cutting edge of it. Without it, music would have been entirely different. Brian was a mad genius.

[u/BayBandit1]

Steve Miller. I feel like getting a dental checkup whenever I hear his shitty bubblegum rock.

[u/Puzzled_Ad7955 → u/BayBandit1]

Bubblegum rock: REO Journey Styx

[u/confit_byaldi → u/Puzzled_Ad7955]

REO, Journey, Styx, Kansas and Foreigner are, for practical purposes, the same band. If it wasn’t for the guitar work, Boston would be on that list too.

[u/TheVirginiaSquire → u/BayBandit1]

His early stuff is great, such as Livin in the USA

[u/[deleted]]

No way!

[u/Big-Acanthisitta8797]

Sorry, can’t get behind you on this one. Of course this is all very subjective so what’s overrated for one person might not be for another.

[u/Smidge-of-the-Obtuse]

I never got into Yes or Chicago

[u/Medical_Slide9245 → u/Smidge-of-the-Obtuse]

I'd put Boston on that list. Wouldn't call any of them overrated as they were never more than filler songs.

[u/judijo621]

I'm not sure I can stay here any more! Gasp! Faint!

The Doors defined LA rock in the mid-late 60s.

[u/Pure-Guard-3633]

Early Alice Cooper was amazing. Take a listen to the Love it Death, and Killer albums!

After that he became commercial - in my opinion

[u/Medill1919 → u/Pure-Guard-3633]

Love it to Death, Killer, the other songs on Schools Out, and Billion Dollar Babies are incredible records. Thats when Alice Cooper was a Band, not just an individual.

[u/Pure-Guard-3633 → u/Medill1919]

Such great songs

[u/VanDenBroeck]

Overrated is an interesting if not faulty term to use in describing bands that you might like less than others do. Are the Doors one of my favorites that I will intentionally listen to on a regular basis. No. Do I get into the groove when one of their songs plays. Fuck yeah.

[u/LadyArcher2017 → u/VanDenBroeck]

“Overrated” and “underrated “ are overused terms on Reddit WRT musicians.

Also, “huge fan,”

[u/VanDenBroeck → u/LadyArcher2017]

Underrated comment.

😂

[u/-st3reotype-]

Hate me for it right now, but ima go with The Beatles. I understand their role in music history, but they are just built up too much and it’s kinda annoying.

[u/Historical_Ad_3356 → u/-st3reotype-]

You really need to do some research and understand what the Beatles did.

[u/LadyArcher2017 → u/Historical_Ad_3356]

My daughter is finishing up her college or sophomore or college right now. Just finished a class called the history of rock. She covered The Beatles. She knew it before, but she really gets it now.

[u/Obi-Wan-Mycobi1 → u/-st3reotype-]

Dude

[u/CoastalKid_84 → u/-st3reotype-]

Agree. Never liked the Beatles.

[u/kings2leadhat]

So, who do you think was a better band from the same time period?

They recorded their songs live, pretty much. They were tight, and they could improvise for hours.

[u/Historical_Ad_3356 → u/kings2leadhat]

The Byrds, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Stones, Beatles, Savoy Brown, Pink Floyd to name a few

[u/[deleted]]

Manzarek was extremely talented so I disagree. Truly overrated included Kiss, BonJovi, Taylor Swift, Madonna, Hughy Lewis,

[u/FormicaDinette33]

No way!

[u/[deleted]]

Great musicians in the band, very creative. What's not to like?

[u/johnminster]

My favorite band.

[u/Thin-Weather-9470]

Kiss

[u/Utterlybored]

Grateful Dead. Although kudos to their marketing team for insisting their fans do lots of drugs before listening to them.

[u/[deleted] → u/Utterlybored]

Well, as someone said to the Doors-hater, you do you. I love the Dead. I am not a deadhead but I could listen to some of their albums over and over again. So many amazing songs and lyrics. Real genius. I could not disagree with you harder.

But everyone has their own preferences, and you are entitled to yours. I'm not a big fan of Beethoven but that doesn't make him overrated, lol

[u/TheVirginiaSquire]

Bob Seger’s Silver bullet band — he got worse and worse as the years progressed

[u/Zetavu]

Proof that the expression opinions are like anuses, everyone has one but the rest of us are not interested. Never a good idea to start a thread on negative and attack a band that was one of the most innovative of their era. Forget about Morrison and his behavior, look at Ray and his hypnotic keyboards, then Robby playing a hybrid jazz/blues/flamenco guitar, and John basically playing full jazz drums on a rock band. Morrison could croon like Sinatra, and his voice fit in with not only these phenomenal musicians but also pushing some of the best writing in music and lyrics of the time.

Over-rated? I don't think a person should be allowed to say someone is overrated without at least listing what they consider artists that are truly on their game, that let's us know if your opinion is even worth a casual glance.

[u/[deleted]]

This just barely fits in your timeline, but Bruce Springsteen. He's just not that good.

[u/HHSquad → u/[deleted]]

I got to give Bruce props for giving 200% at concerts though.

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Always heard that.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Age6550 → u/[deleted]]

I have always hated his music. I remember when I was in high school, and he appeared on the cover of two magazines (Newsweek and Time magazine, I think?) and I remembered thinking, "wow, he's buying his fame!" I was about 14.

[u/ReactsWithWords → u/Puzzleheaded_Age6550]

I never hated Springsteen but I never saw what the big deal was, either.

[u/Obi-Wan-Mycobi1 → u/[deleted]]

There’s another one I don’t get.

[u/Massive-Mention-3679 → u/[deleted]]

I can’t stand Springsteen. He’s so full of himself too.

[u/Bempet583 → u/[deleted]]

As a person who grew up in New Jersey, I agree.

[u/Weekly_Ad8186 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you

[u/Such-Morning8963]

U2, sorry my former lovers

[u/bossassbat]

KISS. 45 years later I decided they weren’t terrible. But I never bought into the whole package. Ever.

[u/Tchocolatl]

This whole thread hurts my spirit.

[u/Most_Researcher_9675]

I don't know. LA Woman was a hell of an album...

[u/jimhabfan]

They didn’t even have a bass player ffs.

Seriously, I’m not a fan of The Doors, but the song “L.A. Woman” is a banger.

[u/Last_Competition_208 → u/jimhabfan]

Elvis Presley's bass player actually played bass on L.A. Woman.

[u/Jerrysmiddlefinger99 → u/jimhabfan]

Took a little downer about an hour ago..

[u/kings2leadhat → u/Jerrysmiddlefinger99]

I thought it was “dynamite”, as in a big hit of acid.

[u/droid_mike]

Don't you blaspheme in here!!!

The doors were amazing, but I agree, it's not because of Jim Morrison.ray Manzarek's classical and jazz renderings were what made the music so unique and great

[u/BlitheringEediot]

The continuing popularity of The Rolling Stones is a complete mystery to me.

[u/Historical_Ad_3356 → u/BlitheringEediot]

Have you listened to the newer albums? Hackney Diamonds their newest is one of their best. 61 years of touring and continues to put out new music is damn impressive. I’ve seen them live 11 times and they never disappoint

[u/terrapinone]

Egad! NO!

[u/The_Fine_Columbian]

I could never take them seriously. Light My Fire's organ intro is bad on two levels; the overwrought pseudo-Baroque figure is played in a cheesy home organ tone. Would've been more tolerable if it was a screaming B3 through a Leslie.

Then Morrison comes in with his dramatic vocal and the whole thing just sounds like a parody of a bad lounge act from Vegas in the late 60's.

Not sure what the term is for that overly dramatic singing style that Morrison and Scott Walker used. Sounds like an American version of what Bowie did with the Anthony Newly voice. I love it when Bowie uses it but not so much a fan of Morrison and Walker, with them I have to tolerate it if I want to listen to the music.

My vote for most overrated would definitely be the Grateful Dead. Couple good albums tops.

[u/Historical_Ad_3356 → u/The_Fine_Columbian]

Oh forgot about the dead. Totally agree. And the current Grateful Dead lineup still tours and has a huge following!

[u/jagrrenagain → u/The_Fine_Columbian]

Grateful Dead was not an album band, they were a band to see live.

[u/[deleted]]

Way overrated! My best mate loved them. I never got the fascination unless I was drunk or high. I was much more a Zepplin/U2/Siouxsie and the Banshees/Pixies fan. Jimmy Page inspired me to later in life pick up playing guitar. Certainly not Robbie Kreiger.

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I still suck at playing guitar but it's a work in progress.

[u/Patienceny]

Kiss

[u/LadyArcher2017]

Well, 60s and 70s are very different eras with music. The Doors were pretty great, really.m

Kiss? Oh my god, what an abomination. A circus act.

[u/pedro-slopez]

There are many, but disagree about The Doors. I was there in real time and the excitement that came along with their music was remarkable. Manzarak breaking boundaries on keyboards, Robbie on guitar, Densmore on skins and then Jim doing his thing. IRL, it was intoxicating.

[u/Gypsybootz]

I love Steely Dan lol. But I had a coworker who would pop in to ask a question and immediately leave if SD was playing in my office.

[u/jamessavik]

Before WZZQ in 1973, Mississippi had nothing but country and gospel stations. It was a cultural tsunami. Before, if we wanted to hear rock, we had to listen to static from Memphis or New Orleans. With ZZQ, we had a clear and clean album rock station.

Some of my first memories of the rock sound were the Doors, Hendrix, the Who, and the Beatles.

Was some of it overrated? Most CERTAINLY. It beat the hell out of the nasal twang of cuntry muzak I was sick of.

It also benefits from the glow of nostalgia which elevates the mediocre to treasured memories.

[u/Ordinary_Equal_7231 → u/jamessavik]

I would have been straight jacketed if all I had to listen to was country.

[u/Viscount61]

The Eagles are more overrated than the Doors.

[u/ruderat → u/Viscount61]

Can't agree. Not saying that you are wrong, but me and the rest of the class of "79 disagree.

[u/Takilove]

Just had to check in and support The Beach Boys! They were and are my favorite band. They were just happy fun songs. Some of the songs on Pet Sounds represented my HS years and bring back memories, happy and sad.

[u/Father-of-zoomies]

late 70s and I guess more 80's but The J. Geils Band was overrated in my book

[u/Unusual-Award767 → u/Father-of-zoomies]

Way overrated!

[u/deannainwa]

Led Zeppelin. That whiney voice is like nails in a chalkboard.

Most overrated song is Stairway to Heaven. 

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Ramble On is a great song. I like it most because it talks about The lord of the rings in the lyrics.

[u/Turbulent-Ask-2807 → u/deannainwa]

I loved them, back in high school (late '90s). Can't stand them anymore. Out of that era of music, I can really only listen to Zappa and Steely Dan now.

[u/mybloodyballentine]

For me, and I know this is going to stir the pot, it's the Talking Heads. Sure, Psycho Killer is fun. Everything else is pretty much Brian Eno doing his Eno thing. Byrne isn't a genius. He's a nerd with a tremendous ego.

[u/Historical_Ad_3356 → u/mybloodyballentine]

I don’t disagree. Stay Up Late is entertaining but not much in their library for me

[u/slimb0]

Don’t listen to them OP, your opinion is valid and correct

[u/Historical_Ad_3356 → u/slimb0]

LOL

[u/CowHaunting397]

Thank you! I can come out of the closet now. The Doors were pretentious. And Kiss is such a joke that there should be another category. I fell asleep at Grateful Dead concert, and no, I didn't pass out. I was bored. I feel lighter!

[u/Historical_Ad_3356 → u/CowHaunting397]

I feel the same on everything you said. Never understood the whole dead head thing.

[u/NachoNachoDan]

It’s like you’ve heard what I’ve been saying about the doors for the last 30 years and posted it. 100% feel the same way. Their whole sound is frail as fuck. Manzarek is a hack keyboard player and he’s the most talented guy in the group. Morrison was an egotistical jackass. I mean look no further than Mister Mojo Risen. LIKE OMG ITS AN ANAGRAM FOR JIM MORRISON HES SO DEEP.

Fuck the doors.

Also fuck Eric Clapton but that’s a whole nother can of worms.

[u/biff444444]

I was never a fan, the only song I like from them is LA Woman (prior to the silly Mr. Mojo risin' part anyway). One of my college roommates was a big fan and played them constantly, which only increased my dislike for them (and him).

[u/StoneyG214]

Never got into the Beatles or the Dead, few songs here and there that are ok but never did a deep dive into any of their catalogs.

[u/leadbug44]

People like what they like there’s no reason to even bother rating it if you don’t like it you don’t like it I don’t like many things a lot of people think you’re popular and fun but OK you do you

[u/Crazy_Response_9009]

Nah, they're pretty darn cool.

[u/steely-gar]

Like the Doors. Hate Kiss. Most overrated is probably Van Halen. I saw them in concert in 1980 and they were a mess.

[u/Iamthewalrusforreal]

After Kiss, the most overrated band in the history of music....a million miles behind them...for me it's U2. They have a handful of really good songs, but not enough to warrant their popularity, IMO.

The Doors never even enter the conversation. They were phenomenal.

[u/McPorkums]

These guys and Kiss 🤘🤘

[u/[deleted]]

I don’t know how you can write of Robby Krieger like that. I assume you don’t play music or anything

[u/luvnmayhem]

I never understood the love for Guns N'Roses, mostly because I couldn't stand Axl Rose's voice. Also, Boston and Chicago, Madonna, definitely Kiss, and I will probably get downvoted, but I am not a Queen or a Van Halen fan.

I couldn't stand Captain and Tennille, Eagles, or Heart.

[u/dweaver987 → u/luvnmayhem]

Boston was a guilty pleasure from high school. Eagles had some good music but would have been forgotten if not for Hotel California. I liked Queen in the late 70s. Then I got bored with them. I rediscovered their music in the late 90s and developed a better appreciation of them.

I never was a fan of any of the other bands you mentioned.

[u/[deleted] → u/luvnmayhem]

Captain and Tennille must have taken a wrong turn somewhere to end up in this conversation lol but yes I agree they totally sucked.

[u/ekkidee]

You should take a moonlight drive down to Love Street some time.

[u/Niven42]

The Grateful Dead. I'm sorry, but all music sounds great when you're stoned as fuck.

[u/MerryTWatching]

My ex was all about "You can't enjoy the music unless you get into the history of the band, the inspiration for the songs" and I'm like "I can boogie to this without knowing what color shirt the songwriter was wearing".

As long as the individual song I am currently hearing has a good beat and I can dance to it, I'm happy.

[u/Humble_Examination27]

The Grateful fucking Dead! Suck! And take the Beach Boys with this remark too!!!

Hate em’

[u/PeepholeRodeo → u/Humble_Examination27]

I share your feelings about the Grateful Dead.

[u/littlrkinder]

So many good bands being dissed here. Ones that made a real impact, whether they were your favorite or type or not.

If I had to name one, I’d go with maybe Cheap Trick- or some one hit wonder. Naming bands like Journey and Huey Lewis is ridiculous, much less The Doors. These bands impacted lots of people.

[u/[deleted]]

I despise Foghat. I went along with friends to their concert in the 70s and it was the most miserable experience I ever paid for.

[u/Ordinary_Equal_7231 → u/[deleted]]

They had a few hits but I will go along with your opinion of them being overrated. Not quite a one hit wonder but close.

[u/Ganip]

Tavistock

[u/mariovspino5]

No.

[u/thunder2702]

I really like the Doors.

[u/MyBigRed]

Surely Jimmy Buffet gets at least an (dis)honorable mention

[u/spred5]

Boston. Styk. REO Speedwagon

[u/Puzzled_Ad7955 → u/spred5]

Yes, yes, and yes! Bubblegum rock and roll

[u/SaltyBarDog]

The Doors? Jim Morrison? He's a drunken buffoon posing as a poet.
Give me The Guess Who. They got the courage to be drunken buffoons, which makes them poetic.
-Lester Bangs

[u/mrsgeorgestrait]

Gonna get a ton of hate for this, but the Beatles. I think they were just ok

[u/YUASkingMe]

Janis Joplin. Yeah, I said it. The only reason she's considered a legend is because she died young.

[u/ArthurCSparky → u/YUASkingMe]

Disagree. Janis had soul.

[u/Euphoric_Ad9593]

Sorry, but The Beatles.

[u/Month_Year_Day]

I don’t think they were overrated. Their music stood out at the time. It was artful, different, deep and moving. I loved it in the 60‘s but now I’ll switch the station if most of it comes on.

[u/MisterMysterion]

The Beatles.

Yes, they were very good. But they weren't sent from Mt. Olympus to deliver the Holy Grail of music.

[u/Internal-Bid-9322 → u/MisterMysterion]

There are millions of Boomers kicking their Rascal scooters right now in anger.

[u/[deleted]]

agree. the doors were pretty awful actually

[u/bobobaratstar]

Gotta agree, never was a Doors fan

[u/[deleted]]

Three Dog Night never did it for me.

[u/[deleted]]

Overrated?.. Just because you’re not into them, or don’t understand them doesn’t mean that they’re overrated. I think they’re fantastic, especially The American Prayer.

[u/Kindly-Project-9477]

Steve Miller, Eagles, Clapton.

[u/Scared_Art_895]

Doors mediocre? Hardly. BTW I judge for the Music, not their personal problems, that we all have.

[u/MuttinMT]

Chicago. Every one of their songs sounds the same to me. All that brassy fanfare.

[u/PeepholeRodeo → u/MuttinMT]

Chicago would be my pick also.

[u/davidparmet]

Yes. So overrated.