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Musicians that are overrated
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"There's no accounting for taste"
It's an age-old adage that this thread proves to be true. We all have different levels of appreciation of talent, different preferences of style, differing abilities to discern what we are listening to, and different perspectives on what we perceive as good or bad. It's always disappointing to me to just see ppl rattle off a list of what sucks to them. Very little thought required to just list a bunch of stuff that doesn't do it for you. I'd be much more interested in reading about the redeeming qualities of artists that tend to have "haters." Just to take a few from one such list above as examples: Bob Dylan has a vocal delivery that is akin to a child with a face only it's mother could love. But he's widely known as one of the greatest songwriters and lyricists of our time. His songs have been covered over and over again by countless artists and still top the charts to this day when they are resurrected. The list of artists that have recorded his songs reads like a veritable "who's who" of incredible musicians from every genre under the sun. Tina Turner was an insanely entertaining R&B performer long before MTV made her a household name to a new generation and associated her with a bunch of corny 80's pop songs. She had her first R&B radio hit in 1960 and in 1969 became very popular with a remake of CCR's "Proud Mary" that still gets heavy rotation on classic R&B channels/stations and streaming. We show less advertisements to registered users. Accounts are free; join today! (04-08-2022, 10:36 AM)Norman Mushari Wrote: whats overrated about Zappa? I think the best way to say it is that he is an acquired taste. Same with someone like Iggy Pop. A genius and forefather for a lot of music that came after, but not someone that everyone is going to appreciate. At least that's how they seemed to me. (04-08-2022, 02:12 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: Is it safe to say that overrated is just another term for dislike? not necessarily. there may be artists out there that are universally disliked or some that don't get the appreciation that they deserve. I dislike Björk. Her music does nothing for me, no matter how others rate her. People think the sun shines out of Elvis' backside, I think if TV weren't in its infancy when he first hit, he'd have ended up a gospel singer. I don't dislike him, but I absolutely don't hold him on any type of pedestal. (04-09-2022, 03:40 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:(04-08-2022, 01:41 PM)NewJagsCity Wrote: Thanks for the thoughtful and insightful analysis. I'll have to revisit/rethink some of his stuff. See this is what I dig - I will listen to jazz casually, but have no idea what to seek out if I want to be 'wowed'. Thank you for some cool recommendations. (04-10-2022, 12:29 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: "There's no accounting for taste" Yeah, I was gonna post similar regarding Dylan, there's a gaggle of artists that were much more talented at lyrics or songwriting than performing, but back in the day you didn't need a purty face or a plunging neckline to sell music. I think nowadays those lyrical geniuses tend to sell their work to labels and have the pretty faces record their works instead. Think about someone like James Taylor - if Fire and Rain were written in 2020, it would have probably been recorded by TSwift or Gaga or someone like that. I don't tend to poop on anyone's preferences or dismiss an entire genre. We show less advertisements to registered users. Accounts are free; join today!
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(04-10-2022, 12:29 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: "There's no accounting for taste" I'm 100% with you on Dylan. His vocals are an acquired taste, but its more about style, nuance and phrasing with him than actual pitch-perfect delivery. And he's one of the few songwriters that has had more cover versions chart big than his original releases. Nashville Skyline was the exception; he quit smoking and suddenly had a really nice vocal tone on that release. I also liked Tina Turner more in the 'Ike and Tina' era than in the 80's during her pop period, but that early era just beat her down. Literally.
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(04-08-2022, 02:12 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: Is it safe to say that overrated is just another term for dislike? Not for me. I neither like nor dislike the ones I listed, I just don't get the hype. Nirvana was a bit overrated but they absolutely changed music just as The Beatles and Elvis did. Coldplay is another I would consider overrated. They were just another band with music on the radio as far as I was concerned.
(04-07-2022, 04:07 PM)anonymous2112 Wrote: I'll be the first to admit I don't get pop music, whether it's boy bands, the divas from American Idol, or gospel influenced vocal calisthenics. I'm with you on classic prog rock; I really hated it at first until I had a roommate in college who was really into it. He had most of the albums of the early/mid 70's prog rock groups (Tull, ELP, King Crimson, Yes) and the more I listened, the more I liked and appreciated it. And I was able to get him interested in the classical kick that I was on at the time, so it was a win-win.
"Remember Red, Hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies." - Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption
KISS. Worst band of all-time, and it's not particularly close.
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(04-07-2022, 04:07 PM)anonymous2112 Wrote: I'll be the first to admit I don't get pop music, whether it's boy bands, the divas from American Idol, or gospel influenced vocal calisthenics. I understand that maybe you didn't like their particular genre of music, but both were very talented and made an impact on music back in their day. Prince was more the musical talent and Michael Jackson was more the "performer" talent. Prince was known more for his "funky" style of music, yet he was talented on many instruments, wrote many songs for other artists and crossed many borders. One of my favorite performances by him was the guitar solo at this performance. The guy was super talented and a master of music. As far as Michael Jackson, again he was super talented and changed music back in his day. I didn't care much for the genre of music that he made, but I respect his talent and can appreciate his music. There are 10 kinds of people in this world. Those who understand binary and those who don't. |
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