Overrated Bands

[Mega-Tallica]

My top 3 would be:

Coheed And Cambria
Muse
Rise Against

[Cubecubed]

u crazy bro

Im not saying they're bad,its just that music critics slobber all over themselves to praise them.Frankly i don't see the appeal.

Also if I'm going to be called out by people who are still mad about an imaginary voting thing,Chris Pennie has more talent in his pinkie toe than all of the full bands you listen to. /hyperbolebutprobablystilltrueinsomecases

[exploder]

Sonic Youth. That's right ***** I just said that.

[Lameboy19]

Sonic Youth. That's right ***** I just said that.

just imagine a picture of me with crossed arms and a disappointing look on my face

[killer_roach]

Muse would probably be up there on an overrated bands list... and I'm more or less a fan. They're good, but they're not in the same territory as fellow countrymen Radiohead or Amplifier.

As far as other bands I like that could probably be considered overrated...
Radiohead (odds are you probably think half their catalog is "meh", even if those "meh" albums span eras)

Dream Theater (their most famous album to the average person is terribly produced and their last few are best listened to as instrumentals)

Kamelot (probably second- or third-tier progressive power metal at best)

I'd add Vampire Weekend, but I think they've fallen to a more manageable level commensurate to their abilities after the release of Contra.

[exploder]

I don't have anything against Sonic Youth,in fact I like Incinerate

[Witticus]

This topic in general has gone on so long and it bugs me that people just can't accept that there will be bands they don't like, but still a lot of people do like those bands. Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of my favorite bands in which their album "By The Way" stands as possibly my favorite album of all time. I realize that many people don't like them or more specifically that album, but that's just it, it's music. We're given freewill to love or hate things, but for some odd reason people continually get mad at others for liking something.

I'll let South Park explain my thoughts on calling things overrated in a funnier manner. (warning some language)
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clip...g-a-dead-horse

[Runesmith]

I think it's really unfortunate how much attention Radiohead and Thom Yorke get for nearly everything they do. Put me in the camp of people who think The Bends is the best album they ever made - since then, I feel like they've been totally overshooting their abilities in an attempt to be "artsy" or "experimental", two things I don't think they're particularly talented at. To me, they will always be better as a straightforward rock band rather than anything else.

To put this all into perspective, for about a week a few months ago Pitchfork's headline was an article about Thom Yorke performing a surprise DJ gig somewhere in California. I mean...really? This is considered headline material? Now if Jeff Mangum had performed a DJ set I could totally understand the importance since that dude never makes public appearances, but come on. Thom could take a poop in a public park and Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, etc. will totally blow it out of proportion.

[killer_roach]

This topic in general has gone on so long and it bugs me that people just can't accept that there will be bands they don't like, but still a lot of people do like those bands. Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of my favorite bands in which their album "By The Way" stands as possibly my favorite album of all time. I realize that many people don't like them or more specifically that album, but that's just it, it's music. We're given freewill to love or hate things, but for some odd reason people continually get mad at others for liking something.

I'll let South Park explain my thoughts on calling things overrated in a funnier manner. (warning some language)
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clip...g-a-dead-horse

Hence why I did my construction the way I did, referring only to "overrated" bands that I actually liked... if you're going to be critical like that, why not look inward?

[Lameboy19]

for some odd reason people continually get mad at others for liking something.

nah, I just don't see why people decide to praise mediocrity

I don't care if people like it, I'll still think they're overrated