Overrated/underrated musicians and bands

[southamptonblue]

Underrated if you like them but not popular....overrated if you don't like them but they are popular ;)
So I guess I'd call every 'boyband' , Beatles, Michael Jackson, massively overrated.

...and most underrated ever would be Bad//Dreems....Aussie indie rock band, fucking awesome ;)
Check them out on YouTube if you like that sort of music, 3 cracking albums!

 

[beehive_bob]

Underrated: The Chameleons, Talk Talk
Overrated: Arctic Monkeys

 

[peter.evans]

Dr Hook always looked like they were enjoying themselves


Overrated
Leo Sayer
Always seemed to be singing someone else's songs. A couple of Roger Daltreys spring to mind.

Underrated
Albert Hammond.
Sprung to mind when I was thinking of Leo Sayer as he wrote "When I Need You".
Also wrote
Aswad Don't turn around
Hollies Air that I breathe
Julio and Willie To all the girls I loved before.
Starship Nothings Gonna stop us now
Whitney opening song for the Olympics

I also remember a court case where he got some sort of financial rights to Radioheads Creep.

Wasn't it more the case that Roger was singing Leo's songs e.g. Giving It All Away !?

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Other music threads put both these in mind.
Lloyd Cole
Neil Hannon - The Divine Comedy

Both underrated.

 

[paddyblue]

Everybody's music taste is different, and so inevitably there will always be bands, musicians and albums that seem, to the beholder, vastly misjudged.

I'm going to start;

Over-rated:

The Beatles - the most overrated band in musical history. Loads of decent songs, couple of outstanding, tonnes of dross. Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is a good album at best. (note - i think the Beatles are good, but so far below the pinnacle on which they are held).

Van Morrison - forever dining out on 3/4 of one album. Total weapon to boot.
Eric Clapton - boring.
Radiohead - i like them but flippin' heck, not that much. God status undeserved.
The Eagles - going to go as far as to say shit.
AC/DC - why


Under-rated:

The Kinks - ok, some tosh, but brilliant and shadowed by the beatles
Talk Talk - amazing stuff
John Martyn - misanthropic warbler with amazing musical talent.

(nod to @BlueHammer85 thread where there was a brief discussion about Radiohead)

John Martin, incredibly talented guy, and what a sad story

 

[Protein Junkie]

No my lads love a bloke called Guthrie Govan. Go and enjoy on you tube he is absolutely amazing.

He was in Asia I think ? Stopped following them after the first album. Despite an impressive line up I couldn’t get to grips with the music.
Talking of Underrated talented British guitarists I like John Mitchell and Chris Fry. The latter is very much influenced by Steve Howe.

 

[eastmanc]

He was in Asia I think ? Stopped following them after the first album. Despite an impressive line up I couldn’t get to grips with the music.
Talking of Underrated talented British guitarists I like John Mitchell and Chris Fry. The latter is very much influenced by Steve Howe.

Underrated guitarist, there are loads of them. Have you heard of a jazz guitar player from Salford called Mike Walker, he taught my son briefly. He has to be one of the best of all time. Another one is a lad called Andy Makee, great sounds from his acoustic guitar check him out on you tube. George Benson, more known for his voice, is a brilliant jazz guitarist. Also check out Tommy Emanuel, amazing player.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Overrated - Ed sherran


Underrated- Mike Scott

 

[quashandia]

Other music threads put both these in mind.
Lloyd Cole
Neil Hannon - The Divine Comedy

Both underrated.

Mate The Divine Comedy are brilliant, Becoming more like Alfie was the song which first brought them to my attention.