Are The Beatles and Queen overrated?

[Bill Walker]

I shake my head at people who think a band with 30 No 1 singles, 13 No 1 albums (in 7 years) and over 80,000 cover versions of the songs they wrote by the worlds top recording artists can even begin to call them overrated.
No other band comes close to those stats.

As for Queen I'm not a fan but realize they were a very talented band.

 

[Metal Biker]

They were inspirational, groundbreaking in some cases but are there much better songs?

Of course.

 

[chesterbells]

I shake my head a people who think a band with 30 No 1 singles, 13 No 1 albums (in 7 years) and over 80,000 cover versions of the songs they wrote by the worlds top recording artists can even begin to call them overrated.
No other band comes close to those stats.

As for Queen I'm not a fan but realize they were a very talented band.

Pairing them together is odd, but to even ask that question of The Beatles is laughable.

 

[TinFoilHat]

How very dare you!

All the lonely people in here are going to rock you, we will, we will!

The hammer will fall on a hard days night.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

I much preferred Queen on their earlier albums. A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races and News if the World for example are all great albums. When the Game was released that was a turning point and the band went much more commercial. The lowest point was Hot Space which in the main was complete shite.

The Beatles also went through a transformation from a 3 minute pop band to a much more sophisticated band whose music covered multiple genres. They were helped by the fact that they stopped touring ( no need to reproduce the studio recordings) and they had the perfect producer in George Martin. There’s no doubting the song writing talent and what they managed to achieve on an 8 track recorder was amazing.
Shame they were scousers.

The Beatles changed the world

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Stupid thread. If you like them you'll praise them, and if you don't you're gonna tell everyone why. Both good bands although i don't listen to them much nowadays.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

It might be an unpopular opinion but does anyone else think Beatles and Queen are both overrated? Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying they aren’t good bands but I don’t think they are at the very top. I much prefer Rolling Stones and the Who.

Absolutely.
The Smiths piss all over both bands

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

The Beatles changed the world

No they didn't. Don't believe the hype.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Not a fan of the Beatles but like Elvis, they wrote/performed so much stuff that some sits within the genres that I listen to.

 

[blue by birth]

Whether they were overrated or not they were both very popular but personally I never liked the Beatles..
Queen I don't mind and quite like ..who wants to live forever.