Most overrated band [Archive]

HoldThatSound

03/01/10, 10:42 PM

Blink is by far the most overrated. So many better pop-punk bands yet they are credited as the best. No, I don't want to fuck a dog in the ass.
good, cause no one asked you to.

A7XXX

03/02/10, 12:16 AM

Don't think The White Stripes is overrated at all. Barely anyone on this site mentions them and even outside only a handful of people I talked to actually know who they are

hitormiss92

03/02/10, 03:15 AM

Brand new

please god, don't kill me

SubStylee

03/02/10, 04:16 AM

Green Day deserves the attention they're getting but Coldplay....

Phllpcbllrs

03/02/10, 07:38 AM

Blink is terrible live. Only have of each album is good too.

suppyguppy

03/02/10, 09:51 AM

All of these bands are overrated with the exception of The White Stripes. I do however, really enjoy Brand New. That said people give them more credit than they probubaly deserve.

Bruised26

03/02/10, 10:16 AM

Green Day deserves the attention they're getting but Coldplay....

Green Day is by far the most overrated band, IMO. Their music is very typical and focuses around basic chord structures and lacks sonority. Not a big fan of Billie Joe's guitar playing. Coldplay's radio singles may be annoying, but if you really listen to them, you will see how amazing they really are, not to mention great musicians. I am shocked they are getting the most votes, but Im sure most people who voted that havent given them a fair chance.

SubStylee

03/02/10, 01:03 PM

Green Day is by far the most overrated band, IMO. Their music is very typical and focuses around basic chord structures and lacks sonority. Not a big fan of Billie Joe's guitar playing. Coldplay's radio singles may be annoying, but if you really listen to them, you will see how amazing they really are, not to mention great musicians. I am shocked they are getting the most votes, but Im sure most people who voted that havent given them a fair chance.

Ok.This was stupid.The Ramones were playing songs with only 3 or 4 chords and they were awesome.Mostly all punk bands were playing 3 to 4 chord songs and were awesome.Since I'm a GD fan and you're a Coldplay fan, I guess there's no point in writing anything at all.

Bruised26

03/02/10, 01:15 PM

Ok.This was stupid.The Ramones were playing songs with only 3 or 4 chords and they were awesome.Mostly all punk bands were playing 3 to 4 chord songs and were awesome.Since I'm a GD fan and you're a Coldplay fan, I guess there's no point in writing anything at all.

Dude, just because you call a band such as The Ramones awesome does not mean everyone thinks they are awesome...

SubStylee

03/02/10, 01:23 PM

Dude, just because you call a band such as The Ramones awesome does not mean everyone thinks they are awesome...

One thing I have to ask.
WHAT THE FUCK are you doing here on AP.net ?

Bruised26

03/02/10, 01:38 PM

One thing I have to ask.
WHAT THE FUCK are you doing here on AP.net ?

This is not just a "Punk" site, do you realize that..?

ChaplainTappman

03/02/10, 01:56 PM

Blink is by far the most overrated. So many better pop-punk bands yet they are credited as the best. No, I don't want to fuck a dog in the ass.
did you skip the untitled or something, 'cause they became far better than any of their contemporaries with that album

sleepyseanzzz

03/02/10, 02:06 PM

brand new by far, however nirvana should be on this list too

Andy Young

03/02/10, 06:46 PM

I hate voting Other in polls but it was the only option that made sense here. All of these bands are at least respectable and deserving of any success they have.

PopPunkKid

03/02/10, 06:52 PM

blink-182 is the obvious answer here.

The fact that Green Day has more votes makes me laugh, because it seems like Green Day has just as many haters as they do fans nowadays.

Toothache

03/02/10, 10:48 PM

coldplay coldplay, a thousand times coldplay

Toothache

03/02/10, 10:50 PM

This is not just a "Punk" site, do you realize that..?
www.absolutepunk.net

its apparently a primary focus

drawndead

03/03/10, 07:06 AM

Green Day since 2004

Brandao

03/03/10, 07:24 AM

I voted for Green Day, thinking about their post "American Idiot" era.

But blink is way overrated too.

Say Nothing

03/03/10, 07:33 AM

The White Stripes are not that good...WAY too overrated!

Bruised26

03/03/10, 08:37 AM

www.absolutepunk.net

its apparently a primary focus

I'm aware of that. Too bad most of the bands talked about on here are NOT punk.

asthenia*

03/03/10, 08:43 AM

white stripes are good, but not as good as people say. have yet to release an album i listen to for more than a month or so

Toothache

03/03/10, 10:39 AM

I'm aware of that. Too bad most of the bands talked about on here are NOT punk.
you must have a strict definition of punk and you must be unaware of how far punk's influence reaches.

happie

03/03/10, 11:00 AM

This site is the only place where Brand New is overrated.

hells army

03/03/10, 12:21 PM

The White Stripes are so overrated. Jack White has no talent at all.

stevenisfading

03/03/10, 02:27 PM

Blink 182

eriatarka24

03/03/10, 02:34 PM

Coldplay are way more over rated than Paramore

Same with Green Day.

ImTheSheriff

03/03/10, 05:10 PM

Blink is terrible live. Only have of each album is good too.

your vote doesn't count because you can't spell.

datsdatdude

03/03/10, 05:45 PM

Star Slight

03/03/10, 06:22 PM

White Stripes. The fact that people praise White's guitar work while other guitarists like Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Claudio Sanchez, Jade Puget and Matt Bellamy go unnoticed by the 'powers that be' in music makes me want to tear my eyes out. Coincidental that hearing White's voice garners that very same reaction?

'Others' - Nirvana, Tool, Radiohead, U2.

Omar, Claudio and Matt Bellamy are all recognized as incredible guitarists. And the fact that you added Jade Puget into that group of people is baffling, as is you listing Nirvana, Tool and Radiohead

InvisibleImage

03/03/10, 06:28 PM

lol @ people voting Green Day to be more over-rated than Blink...hilarious.

LamarVannoy

03/03/10, 06:37 PM

I honestly dont understand whats so great about Coldplay. They're mediocre, at best.

datsdatdude

03/03/10, 06:47 PM

And why is it baffling that Jade Puget is a great guitarist? I mean, I get it - AFI is far from popular on this site, but don't discredit all the songs, riffs, and hooks he's created since joining on Black Sails.

Noticed you let U2 go - wise choice. But the fact of the matter is that U2, Nirvana, Tool, and Radiohead are all iconic names in music. How is it baffling that they might, just might, be overrated?

Star Slight

03/03/10, 06:55 PM

I'm not saying that he's not talented, but to put him in a list with the others just seems a little much.
And they're all iconic names in music because of how incredible they all are...although Tool doesn't get as much love as the others. I don't know why you wouldn't list The Beatles with the rest of those bands, seeing as they were talented but completely overrated.

datsdatdude

03/03/10, 07:14 PM

Well, I think whoever made this poll put up bands that most of the people on this site would know well. The median age of users on this site suggests people are more familiar with blink-182 than they are of Tool, plus, who doesn't love to use Coldplay as a punching bag on occasion? I digress - The Beatles are to music as Citizen Kane is to film. Neither can be over or underrated because the institution would look unrecognizable without each's contributions. I'm not the biggest Beatles fan, but I can't call them overrated. I can, however, call Jack White overrated, because I fail to see how he's more talented then, say, Claudio Sanchez. Yet White brings home Grammy's and AOTY's hand over fist. As for Puget, maybe I overstated his place in the pantheon of guitarists, but I'm a huge AFI head, so in my head, he's up there.

Good thoughts, though, espo. Respect.

Star Slight

03/03/10, 07:17 PM

That might have been my only quasi-intelligent argument on AP

datsdatdude

03/03/10, 07:20 PM

haha build on it, man.

roughroads

03/03/10, 08:51 PM

Between Paramore (I really don't see what all the fuss is about) and Coldplay.
Went with Coldplay.

(Edit: the white stripes don't get talked about enough to be overrated)

Bruised26

03/03/10, 09:16 PM

I honestly dont understand whats so great about Coldplay. They're mediocre, at best.

Have you listened to X&Y? Seems like most people base their opinion on Coldplay off of Clocks and Viva La Vida, but they are so much more, they are great musicians.

jwicklun

03/03/10, 09:37 PM

The White Stripes are so overrated. Jack White has no talent at all.
...what? of course he has talent, it just may not appeal to some people. if you're looking for people that are talentless just look at Ke$ha, millionaires and solja boy. jack white is not talentless.

jwicklun

03/03/10, 09:39 PM

blink-182 is the obvious answer here.

The fact that Green Day has more votes makes me laugh, because it seems like Green Day has just as many haters as they do fans nowadays.
Am I the only person on this site who thinks green day is better than blink?

Charles777

03/04/10, 08:47 AM

Br& New

PopPunkKid

03/04/10, 09:31 AM

Am I the only person on this site who thinks green day is better than blink?

No, you're not thankfully. I fall in that boat as well.

whenyourseansto

03/04/10, 06:33 PM

i voted white stripes but then i remembered.... (everyone get your angry voices out).... RADIOHEAD!

BAM

whenyourseansto

03/04/10, 06:38 PM

oh and who ever said the beatles are over rated! i think i will actually rape you! and im not hiding behind a computer screen! i live in australia. in newcastle! my name i sean and i will be here waiting cock out and all! the end!

seriously though! rape is bad!

mike001359

03/04/10, 06:40 PM

Paramore by far, they have a few very catchy songs, but the attempts at acoustic songs are terrible. good band for sure, but way overrated.

evvandflow

03/05/10, 09:14 AM

Green Day.

ExtremeAvalanch

03/06/10, 06:16 AM

Green Day. I gotta admit, I used to be a huge Green Day fan, and I still like some of their stuff. But American Idiot and especially 21st Century Breakdown felt like they could have been prizes in a cereal box.
As far as the AP.net community goes, it's probably Blink-182 that's overrated...

Cholo_Loco

03/06/10, 01:42 PM

THe white stripes for sure

eriatarka24

03/06/10, 02:13 PM

Brand New really have 51 votes? They may be over rated to a certain extent (and on here, very much so) but they're no where near as over rated as the other bands on the list. :-d

jaryd

03/06/10, 02:35 PM

P-more

Neo Cassady

03/06/10, 02:53 PM

On this site: Brand New.
Worldwide: Radiohead.

seventy.times7

03/06/10, 03:21 PM

I think Greenday have only become overated within the last two albums, all their old stuff was very worthy of praise.
The White Stripes are looked down on if anything, they deserve more credit.
Coldplay are great musicians!
Brand New are my favourite band, I know that they are mentioned alot on this site, however alot of people still dont know who they are as they get no radio play (here in the uk).
Blink 182 could be considered overated, but then again they have produced some amazing pop-punk classics.
I was very close to choosing Paramore .. but the Miss Williams is hot .. AND I saw other .. which was my choice.

Other = MUSE.

Not sure how Muse are considered over in the US, but they get way to much hype in the UK, and for me its just drony indulgent music. (Although I know they are good musicians and can appreciate if you like them!)

bowl of oranges

03/06/10, 05:59 PM

The White Stripes are sooooooooooooo over-rated

BalancingacT

03/06/10, 06:29 PM

This is a pretty solid poll.

BalancingacT

03/06/10, 06:31 PM

Brand New really have 51 votes? They may be over rated to a certain extent (and on here, very much so) but they're no where near as over rated as the other bands on the list. :-d
I think most voters get all their music info here, so all they see every day is BrandNewBrandNewBrandNewBrandNewBra ndNewBrandNewBrandNewBrandNewBrandN ewBrandNewBrandNewBrandNewBrandNewB randNew.

Kbm600

03/06/10, 07:11 PM

Green Day. Blah. Nothing they have done is even decent.

himynameiszack

03/06/10, 07:27 PM

Other: Kiss.

HelloxAlone

03/06/10, 08:12 PM

I just went for the White Stripes, because I've never much understood the big hype that people make over them.

eriatarka24

03/06/10, 08:42 PM

Other = MUSE.

Not sure how Muse are considered over in the US, but they get way to much hype in the UK, and for me its just drony indulgent music. (Although I know they are good musicians and can appreciate if you like them!)
no they do get a fair bit of hype here, they were on Saturday Night Live and that show is reallllllly popular

yayitsjoe

03/07/10, 09:47 AM

i enjoy coldplay.

but they are extremely overrated.

aboyandhiscurse

03/07/10, 12:19 PM

other: good old war

i know they're a favorite here, and i'm not saying they're not good, but personally i think cassino is way better.

Oh_Snap!:O

03/07/10, 01:49 PM

Green Day for sure

evvandflow

03/07/10, 01:49 PM

other: good old war

i know they're a favorite here, and i'm not saying they're not good, but personally i think cassino is way better.

but cassino is way better than everything.

Daniscool

03/07/10, 01:54 PM

Paramore.

Just personal taste really, I've never seen anything much in them.

InvisibleImage

03/07/10, 04:36 PM

other: good old war

i know they're a favorite here, and i'm not saying they're not good, but personally i think cassino is way better.
this.

InvisibleImage

03/07/10, 04:37 PM

Green Day. Blah. Nothing they have done is even decent.
Dookie? pretty much the start of pop-punk that exists today?

InvisibleImage

03/07/10, 04:38 PM

www.absolutepunk.net (http://www.absolutepunk.net)

its apparently a primary focus
this is not a punk site by any stretch of the imagination.

underatortoise

03/07/10, 04:41 PM

Coldplay.
I mean, what's with that shit on his arm? does he take it off when he showers?
oh, wait. the guy probs doesn't shower.

InvisibleImage

03/07/10, 04:42 PM

Am I the only person on this site who thinks green day is better than blink?
no, not anyone who appreciates the roots of that type of music anyway...a lot of people here don't know anything about music history though.

Kbm600

03/07/10, 04:54 PM

Dookie? pretty much the start of pop-punk that exists today?

Because that's definitely something to be proud of.

EDIT: I also think there is no clear definite answer to this. Any answer will have a certain amount of bias towards that Artist's actual talent and the deserving of said attention. I don't like any of Green Day's material (although despite my sarcastic reply, I do respect them for helping to kick start a popular genre) so I consider them very overrated.

InvisibleImage

03/07/10, 05:01 PM

Because that's definitely something to be proud of.

EDIT: I also think there is no clear definite answer to this. Any answer will have a certain amount of bias towards that Artist's actual talent and the deserving of said attention. I don't like any of Green Day's material (although despite my sarcastic reply, I do respect them for helping to kick start a popular genre) so I consider them very overrated.
you are quite possibly the only person I've ever met that doesn't like, or at least respect Dookie, and what it stood for when it comes to punk or pop-punk in 1994. You do realize thats 16 years ago right?

just curious, how old are you?

Kbm600

03/07/10, 05:25 PM

you are quite possibly the only person I've ever met that doesn't like, or at least respect Dookie, and what it stood for when it comes to punk or pop-punk in 1994. You do realize thats 16 years ago right?

just curious, how old are you?

I'm eighteen, and I respect what it did. Their music has just never appealed to me.

And Hours Pass

03/08/10, 08:18 AM

lol i dont care....because the actual answer Brand New has no chance of winning this
Which is sad because it's the only right answer.

And Hours Pass

03/08/10, 08:19 AM

Coldplay.
I mean, what's with that shit on his arm? does he take it off when he showers?
oh, wait. the guy probs doesn't shower.
Yeah, totally. And by that I mean, this is one of the dumber things I've read on here in awhile.

evvandflow

03/08/10, 08:36 AM

why are the white stripes on here? and who is voting for them...

seventy.times7

03/08/10, 02:07 PM

I might be totally wrong with this .. but werent NOFX doing pop-punk way before greenday?
Or wouldnt you class them as pop-punk?

Indoor Living

03/08/10, 02:13 PM

I would really have to say Radiohead.

maker_break

03/08/10, 04:35 PM

The correct answer is Radiohead.

Stavie Steelo

03/09/10, 12:14 AM

Brand New everyone here seems to always talk about them I only like their first CD when they were upbeat. Green Day just blows

Metal Now

03/09/10, 03:00 AM

Neutral Milk Hotel.

CONTROVERSY.

murrich

03/09/10, 03:53 AM

Neutral Milk Hotel.

CONTROVERSY.

Why do you think they're overrated?

Metal Now

03/09/10, 06:25 AM

Why do you think they're overrated?

Well I had all this build up going into In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, and I expected it to completely blow me away. But when I listened to it, I didn't hate it, but I really didn't see the hype. I tried really hard to get into it, but it just seemed to at best have a few good ideas, and at worst just be kind of pretentious. Don't get me wrong I liked it, and I understand it influences a lot of people (My brother's band just put up a cover of King Of Carrot Flowers Parts 1 and 2) , but it simply didn't touch me at all emotionally.

HometownHero

03/09/10, 03:59 PM

The White Stripes

SuNDaYSTaR

03/09/10, 05:39 PM

Paramore.

Chop[chop]

03/10/10, 11:10 AM

blink-182.

Chop[chop]

03/10/10, 11:13 AM

Neutral Milk Hotel.

CONTROVERSY.

Nah mate.

Absurdburd

03/11/10, 11:38 AM

Paramore.
or muse, one or the other.

Steeeve Perry

03/11/10, 02:13 PM

How can people say Radiohead? You can vote for Coldplay, the band that has become the most famous of all these selections by writing the same Radiohead rip-off over and over...

Ron57

03/12/10, 08:14 AM

Where's Metallica?

Edit: Also - Taking Back Sunday

flask

03/12/10, 09:56 AM

voted Brand New. if the users on this site ran the grammy's they would give them album of the year every year, even if they didn't release anything.

simplejack

03/12/10, 10:37 AM

I don't listen to The White Stripes, but Jack White is kind of everywhere and he's a musical genius
Paramore demonstrated us, in the digital era, a very young band can climb up the charts and sell thousands of records
Green Day took pop punk into the mainstream (remember that Dookie sold 10 million copies?), and even if I don't like what they're doing now, they'll always be great for me
Blink-182 gave life to a new wave of pop punk, even more accessible, melodic, fast and, the first pop punk cd I bought was TOYPAJ so, they're worth every cent I spent. I'll see them live in September
Brand New isn't that great for me, but they tried to expand their sound and evolve trying to stay true to themselves and I liked Daisy (also critics seems to like them but the hype on this site is TOO huge)

So... the band who I haven't talk about is my choice

SeanEBoy2686

03/12/10, 11:15 AM

I would really have to say Radiohead.

I would also say Radiohead

BigG1392

03/12/10, 02:17 PM

Maybe Coldplay, a lot of people I know think Viva La Vida is the best thing EVER.

But I don't think any of these are overrated. I'd go with Nickelback if it was an option

Indoor Living

03/12/10, 03:13 PM

I would also say Radiohead

Yeah, man. I just don't see it.

Maybe Coldplay, a lot of people I know think Viva La Vida is the best thing EVER.

But I don't think any of these are overrated. I'd go with Nickelback if it was an option

There's a huge difference between overrated and terrible. I don't know which one Nickelback is.

ZurichIsStained

03/12/10, 09:11 PM

Muse bar-none is the most overrated band today

miapiv89

03/13/10, 04:27 AM

Blink, I don't find them to be that special. It was either them or Coldplay.. which I do not get the hype for.

phillycheese37

03/13/10, 08:35 PM

Muse for me is the #1. But also, Green Day. FUCK I'm tired of turning on 21 guns on the radio.

SethGrandpa

03/13/10, 10:51 PM

The Beatles. Duh.

JGood4

03/14/10, 04:58 AM

Brand New.

FueledByRock

03/14/10, 07:09 AM

Of these, easily Brand New. They're a good band, I just don't see why they get the amount of praise they do.

augustana

03/14/10, 08:20 AM

Paramore and Blink by far. Hayley isn't even a good songwriter and being at or over forte marking for EVERY SINGLE SONG is annoying. It's not singing. It's shouting 70% of the time.

fflash

03/14/10, 09:53 AM

Blink and Paramore are overrated.

The rest are pretty appropriately rated.

This.

Kiguel182

03/14/10, 04:34 PM

The White stripes are not overrated... Jack White is a great songwriter

Paramore is a bit overrated, Brand New Eyes is not that good! (but they are not the most overrated)

Blink 182 - Not Overrated for two reasons: first: they have some of the most catchy pop-punk songs and second: Untitled is one of the most underrated mainstream albuns ever so they cant be overrated

Coldplay: they are an awesome pop band, people just dont like them because they are pop, but that doesnt make them bad

Brand New are only overrated in this website.

Green Day are my choice. I love the band but American Idiot is not as good as the world things it is neither it is that big of a departure from their previous sound. and 21st Century Breakdows is just a regular rock album.