Over-rated musicians

spinlock · Post by **spinlock** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:53 am

Who's your favourite? Mine's Jimi Hendrix. I don't mind the notes he plays, though they're not fantastic, but his guitar/amp tone really irritates me.

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:53 pm

Oh wow. Another competition of opinion.

Guess what. I've erased about ten insults directed at you already. Tempt me.

deshead · Post by **deshead** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:59 pm

Your favorite artist sucks.

Smalltown Mike · Post by **Smalltown Mike** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:18 pm

Des sucks. Over-rated. Totally, and he's rude too.

I'm drunk. And there ain't nothing over-rated about that.

WeaselSlayer · Post by **WeaselSlayer** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:40 pm

Figures a Brit wouldn't like Hendrix. I guess next you're going to tell me the Beatles were the greatest thing to ever happen in the 60s and wash over the fact that we did everything first. Oh unless you're one of those Manchester-scene zealots who still owns an original pressing of the first Happy Mondays record (CDs are for tossers, of course). Sounds like you need to get over the fact that America has been the source of every musical innovation for the last 100 years.

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:35 pm

WeaselSlayer wrote: Sounds like you need to get over the fact that America has been the source of every musical innovation for the last 100 years.

Ahem...I think you'll find it was an Australian who invented the wobble board.

Rolf Harris gets no respect nowdays

spinlock · Post by **spinlock** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:29 pm

Hah, slayer, you gotta be twisting my melon man.

You forget that fundamentally, (polite) British are ashamed as our primary national characteristic. We're almost more uncomfortable with national pride than Germans are.

I've only heard of couple of Early Beatles songs, when they had that other guitarist. Covers of American songs, if I remember right. Yeah. Not that good either.

As for competition of opinion, sure, if you like, Leaf. It's a competition I want to lose. All I'm hearing is bad amp, so I'm not looking for the right things. Tell me how my opinion is uninformed or wrong, and I'll learn something. Getting NOT flamed for challenging an orthodoxy is boring.

Also that's pretty lazy. Were your insults too lame to actually hit me with?

I just deleted 300 witty comments.

spinlock · Post by **spinlock** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:36 pm

Caravan Ray wrote:
WeaselSlayer wrote: Sounds like you need to get over the fact that America has been the source of every musical innovation for the last 100 years.
Ahem...I think you'll find it was an Australian who invented the wobble board.

Rolf Harris gets no respect nowdays

There's a dance to the court of king caractacus! That's awesome.

obscurity · Post by **obscurity** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 6:41 pm

spinlock wrote:Hah, slayer, you gotta be twisting my melon man. :) You forget that fundamentally, (polite) British are ashamed as our primary national characteristic.

I don't know who you're hanging around with, but that doesn't describe anyone I know. Personally, I'm proud to be English, I think as a nation we're a damned fine bunch of folks.

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 6:59 pm

obscurity wrote: Personally, I'm proud to be English, I think as a nation we're a damned fine bunch of folks.

Heh! Good one! - For a minute there I thought you were being serious!

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:01 pm

spinlock wrote: I've only heard of couple of Early Beatles songs, when they had that other guitarist.

The Beatles had another guitarist?

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:44 pm

spinlock wrote: Also that's pretty lazy. Were your insults too lame to actually hit me with?
I just deleted 300 witty comments.

No.

They were too mean.

Looking for the right things? How can I tell you that? You do what you want, think what you want... I don't care to change your opinion, but I'll express mine.

You are the person who titled a thread "over-rated musician" and then started trashing Hendrix because you don't like his gear and seem to think appreciation of music or talent rests in equipment. What I get out of what you posted, is that you are clearly not a person who appreciates or feels music at this point in time. You're looking for a written explanation? Elightenment? Get out of your ego, and listen to music without competing with it.

You "like some of the notes he plays"? Wow. I like some of the letters you used in your post, but frankly, all I see is a shitty keyboard with too many coffee spills on it.

Retarded.

fodroy · Post by **fodroy** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:48 pm

All of them.

anti-m · Post by **anti-m** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:29 pm

Also shouldn't this technically be in monkey biz?

WeaselSlayer · Post by **WeaselSlayer** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:34 pm

No, we're fighting the fucking Revolutionary WAR in here!

bz£ · Post by **bz£** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:53 pm

Leaf, dude, relaaaaaaax. Remember, overrated does not mean bad, and besides, the guy's not a Hendrix fan-- so what? No reason to totally go off on him like that. Everyone's taste is different. There are probably billions of people in the world that don't like Hendrix.

On the other hand, I can't imagine why someone would think that "Hey, you know what, I don't care for Jimi Hendrix" would make a great conversation starter. But what do I know?

Post by jb » Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:18 pm

Kurt Cobain was overrated as a guitarist.
Bob Dylan leaves me completely cold.
I hate the dude from the Decemberist's voice.
I have no idea what the big deal is about Arcade Fire.
BB King bores me to tears.

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:34 pm

I think The Beatles themselves were over rated.

They are one of my favorite bands and I've seen Paul McCartney twice in concert. Still think there was a bit too much hype.

I ALWAYS thought Nirvana was over rated. There were a lot better bands coming out of Seattle those same few years and it was just a matter of good timing in my opinion. Killing himself was his best career move. I don't mean that maliciously, I mean that it made him a martyr avoiding whatever crash and burn he would have probably encountered. (THIS IS ONLY AN OPINION and I DO NOT ADVOCATE SUICIDE nor do I wish bad things upon people)

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:59 pm

jb wrote: I hate the dude from the Decemberist's voice.

Wow, I totally agree. A friend of mine loaned me their CD and I thought the music was good but this guy totally ruined it for me. Actually this is the first thing I thought of when I saw the first post.
-bill

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:11 pm

jb wrote:BB King bores me to tears.

And Eric Clapton. My god. Writes one song and arranges it a thousand non-discernible ways. (THIS IS ONLY AN OPINION and I DO NOT ADVOCATE ERIC CLAPTON BASHING...oh, wait a minute...)

Adam! · Post by **Adam!** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:28 pm

jb wrote:I have no idea what the big deal is about Arcade Fire.

Yes yes yes. YES.

Also, all the cheesy-dance-loop-bands that hipsters are frothing at the mouth over (LCD Soundsystem, The Knife, etc...); the musicianship on display is embarrassing at best.

Post by jb » Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:30 pm

Note that I meant Cobain as a guitarist. I love Nirvana.