Top 10 Most Overrated Bands

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1. Tristan says:

   April 25, 2008 at 12:12 am

   This was entertaining. I would tack Pavement on for good measure. Part of me respects Nirvana for In Utero. The Clash is spot on. I would add the Sex Pistols and include Public Image Ltd on my underrated list.

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2. Furry Apple the Pear Tree says:

   April 30, 2008 at 1:02 pm

   Fuck the Clash

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3. CHris says:

   May 7, 2008 at 10:26 pm

   I would think that this list is alright, until i saw the top 10 bands of the new century list, now I think you guys are narrow minded douche bags who need to stop listening to indie rock

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4. TheGamesta says:

   May 10, 2008 at 9:11 am

   I actually agree with this list lol.. especially the top three!

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5. Burnt Tits says:

   May 12, 2008 at 6:23 am

   Thank God someone mentions that laughable excuse for a band the Cure. I agree with most of your choices except Can. I would have said you were a better music journo than videogame journo until I saw that you included Oasis, Happy Mondays and Stone Roses as the greatest bands of the 90′s, despite the fact that Oasis are a bunch of washed out, simpering cock rock whiners and that HM and Stone Roses both released their best meterial in the 80′s (neither of which was anything remarkable). In any event, I’d far rather listen to the Clash than any of those three bands as much as I would rather hear their primal Marxist rants than your tedious theoretical essays on why you don’t agree with their political views.

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6. Bobby says:

   May 29, 2008 at 7:57 pm

   Joanna Newsom is a band?

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7. Noel's Nose says:

   June 9, 2008 at 11:41 pm

   I praise you for putting Nirvana at #1. If I could count the times I’ve nearly been killed for saying they are the most overrated band of all time. And Oasis was #1 in best bands of the 90s with no Nirvana to even be seen on that list! Thank you! I thought I’d open that list to find Nirvana at #1, as usual. You have truly made my day with this.

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8. 26 says:

   July 2, 2008 at 9:42 pm

   “This was entertaining. I would tack Pavement on for good measure. Part of me respects Nirvana for In Utero. The Clash is spot on. I would add the Sex Pistols and include Public Image Ltd on my underrated list.”

   Public Image ltd had a cool thing going but one could argue they are neither underrated or overrated.

   pavement isn’t underrated though. yeah yeah, cut your hair is cheesy but their songs “here” and “range life” are some of the best music ever recorded.

   OASIS FUCKING SUCKS

   the end

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9. Retrad Music says:

   July 10, 2008 at 1:45 am

   The Pixies? Get the fuck outta here. I could hardly disagree with this list more, with perhaps the exception of The Clash.

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10. WTF?! this list can suck my peepee says:

    July 28, 2008 at 6:57 pm

    Nirvana isn’t the most overrated band of all time! I’m sorry but that would have to go to the beatles, Shure they were mega popular but there music is G-A-Y, THE ONLY BAND ON THE LIST I DON’T LIKE ID THE PIXIES, But yeah Nirvana is fucking awsome, you guys are just fucking jack asses who think you know what your talking about,

    nirvana is my favorite band EVER and Kurt cobain is my hero, and by the way OASIS IS HORRIBLE, I would rather stab my ear drums with a rusty pin then litesn to oasis

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11. JJJJ says:

    August 16, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    Haha seriously man, you’re a retard.

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12. 26 says:

    August 16, 2008 at 8:10 pm

    the beatles really do suck a lot though

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13. androol says:

    August 17, 2008 at 7:55 pm

    9. Can

    unreadable

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14. WHAT? says:

    August 17, 2008 at 10:31 pm

    Can & The Cure overrated? laughable

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15. 26 says:

    August 18, 2008 at 1:10 am

    the cure have one good album (porno), and a few good singles, get over it

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16. 26 says:

    August 18, 2008 at 1:10 am

    also, there is a reason you can get tago mago by can for 5$ at your local music store

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17. androol says:

    August 18, 2008 at 4:05 am

    its 11pm sunday night in austin and i just called cheapo discs, the largest used and new cd store in the state, and they have zero copies used and one copy new that is 12.99

    tago mago is at moments a challenging listen for a reason. i suggest you humble yourself with regards to Can

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18. androol says:

    August 18, 2008 at 4:15 am

    and “un-listenable” is an incorrect spelling

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19. super secret says:

    August 31, 2008 at 4:46 am

    I agree with some of this list and I respect your opinion but I don’t understand how you can insult all of these reasonably good bands, especially The Pixies, then get away with saying Oasis is better than The Beatles. It just doesn’t add up.

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20. 26 says:

    August 31, 2008 at 6:17 pm

    nirvana > oasis

    fact

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21. Ryan says:

    September 23, 2008 at 5:20 am

    Wilco.

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22. Joe says:

    September 26, 2008 at 3:27 am

    Nirvana #1??? The Clash #2??? You are officially a retard.

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23. Anti-wizard says:

    October 11, 2008 at 4:08 am

    no Wrong, 1. Led zepplin
    who’s most hit songs they stole from old Jazz players

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24. Anti-wizard says:

    October 11, 2008 at 4:10 am

    also some “overrated band’s” I’ve never heard of XP

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25. CheezNapkin says:

    November 2, 2008 at 12:04 am

    The Pixies? Overrated? Surely you jest.

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26. minapan says:

    November 4, 2008 at 6:21 pm

    wow random underserved nirvana burn ftw?

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27. Alexx says:

    November 10, 2008 at 5:58 am

    Hahah I respect this list its Zeromages opinion. Cant criticize that. Ive been saying for a long time that Nirvana is highly overrated but I still like their music. In Utero was a great album. The Pixies are one of my favourite bands. The Clash are overrated. Beatles and Oasis are my top favourite bands.

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28. hater223 says:

    November 14, 2008 at 9:53 pm

    f¤¤k you OW! how come nirvana is on this list
    not only this one but all your lists are bullsh¤t these are the worst lists i’ve ever seen in my life
    this whole website is just crap!

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29. motosaki says:

    November 22, 2008 at 3:44 am

    the cure and nirvana are two amazing bands. there really is no denying this unless you are delusional, which you appear to be

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30. safcsx says:

    December 16, 2008 at 3:48 pm

    You guys are retarded, and Oasis blows

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31. rob says:

    December 18, 2008 at 8:44 pm

    Dude, some of that stuff about nirvana is the best criticism ive ever heard, considiring, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Breed, and some of the other songs on Nevermind

    But thats just beacuse those songs had a herd mentality. Trying to apply it to the entire band is totally b.s.

    Seriously, go listen to
    Dumb,All Apologies,About a girl, jesus doesnt want me as a sunbeam, oh me, lake of fire, and where did you sleep last night. (Pennroyal tree is also good but bit on the screeming side)

    Now, i’ve just got to defend Nirvana

    First
    Just because some suberbian teens misunderstood the reason for the “anger” in the song doesn’t mean the music or band is bad. It just means those kids don’t know what their thinking about.

    Second,
    There is absolutely no herd mentality about them. Herd mentality is the crap that nsync, backstreet boys, and Brittany Sears produced. You know its heard mentality when its awesome just when it’s and then the worst music ever once they stop playing stuff. even if there was some herd mentality it doesn’t matter b/c that mentality is totally gone by now and there still considered great.

    Third,
    Who carers if their popularized songs where 3word choruses screamed over and over (what other bands can make screaming sound good) and power chords it still sounds awesome. That argument is just whining against a few of their songs that were commercialized.

    Fourth, look to where you say they music was terrible and future bands have evolved it into great stuff. This argument is just ridicoulse. Duh, this stuff came after. None of those bands came up with such revolutionary tunes and had music to base their style on. any good band can listen to one style and then improve it

    Last, they really are such a good band. just look at all the music they’ve influced and how revolutionary they were.

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32. matt.musician says:

    December 27, 2008 at 1:18 pm

    I agree with you on most of these, although I’ve never heard of “Can” so I dunno if I’d consider them overrated. I’d put the Pixies at the top of the list. I was pretty excited to see Frank Black play at a festival this summer as I’ve always heard about his veteran rock status, but he was god-awful. I mean just unlistenable. I had to leave the park for his entire set.

    Now I can appreciate creativity, but the Pixies lack musicality. Yes the Beatles are overrated, but they made major musical leaps in terms of songwriting and studio production. John’s songs might not make sense and Paul’s songs are super-sugary, but their songs are still filled with interesting nuances and clever passages.

    The trick is to be original and creative while also being musical. That’s what made Radiohead so great in their prime. “Paranoid Android” is creative, edgy, and playable enough for mainstream airways – perfection.

    On a side note, you’ve gotta give Blonde some credit for introducing white people to rap.

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33. Sonny says:

    January 28, 2009 at 3:27 pm

    If your gonna hate on the Clash, hate on the Clash … but it’s really a shame that you think “Should I stay or should I go now” and “London Calling” (the song, not the album) exemplify some of best Clash songs. In fact, they’re some of the worst.

    This makes me think that you haven’t actually heard the songs of the bands listed outside of the crap that radio and mainstream media consider “catchy” enough for mass consumption by idiots with short attention spans.

    It’s true what you say about their pseudo-left wing radical stance, but they were great *despite* the stupid superficial political views.
    Listen to songs like(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais, Spanish Bombs, Police and Thieves, Koka Kola, Hateful and Jimmy Jazz and you will find that the Clash has produced songs ranging from punk to reggae to old school rock … and it *sounds* good, despite the message (juvenile as it may be).

    I mean, isn’t this a music review and not a politics review?

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34. renee lee says:

    February 7, 2009 at 9:27 am

    i like your list, except i relly like blondie.
    the band has alot of guts,
    deborah harry is hot and she can sing.
    yeh she can dance a bit weird sometimes but i have seen worse! they have alot of good songs and they started a revolution.
    i would say madonna is more overated then her, or acdc! they suck so much or nickelback

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35. Areyoukidding says:

    March 4, 2009 at 2:53 am

    This article single handedly repelled me from this site. No wonder you guys have an entire article based on how much you suck. You know nothing about music if you think Nirvana is overrated. Listen to Bleach.

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36. Nathan says:

    March 6, 2009 at 3:58 pm

    This might be the worst list I’ve ever seen in my life. I can tell you really put a lot of work into this list citing bands such as Franz Ferdinand and Polyphonic Spree. CLEARLY MORE OVERRATED THAN NICKELBACK AND BREAKING BENJAMIN!!!

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37. sean says:

    March 7, 2009 at 3:53 am

    yea you suck. this list is weak.

    the pixies arent even the most iconic band of their genre, that would be Sonic Youth, the band who never once not for a second sold out. and they’re fucking badass

    that being said, fuck you id love to see you write a song with even 1/100th the brilliance of something like, say Gauge Away, or Hey from the Pixies. Frank Black is an independent icon and respect him cos what are you? oh yea a blogger whos not half as relevant to pop culture or society as that fat fucking genius asshole

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38. TrixRabbi says:

    March 10, 2009 at 3:21 am

    Nirvana is incredibly overrated, but still a very good band.

    Also, you forgot the Sex Pistols.

    I also disagree with Pixies. And 10-5 are hardly overrated. I rarely hear anybody hype them.

    I’m gonna go ahead and add Oasis to this list, because seriously, they are not better than The Beatles.

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39. Ezra says:

    March 14, 2009 at 4:35 am

    Id disagree with the class but im a fiend for punk. The cure is spot on though. Roger Smith got dicked over by some girl roughly around 1902 and wont shut the hell up about it. Some one needs to give him some prozac and ban him from recording studios on pain of death. Him and andrew elrich..

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40. Dylan says:

    March 24, 2009 at 2:38 pm

    I don’t know why everyone is saying The Beatles are overrated. I think I can live with the fact people thinking that Nirvana, Pixies are overrated (I like both of them), but Beatles? Tell me on band, which isn’t influecend by the Beatles today.
    Because band A took their influence from band B, band B took their from the Beatles. Got it?
    Not EVERY band, but most bands….

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41. chris says:

    March 28, 2009 at 1:58 am

    maybe nirvana are a bit to overrated but they have ten times better songs than bands like coldplay and oasis, and to put the pixes in the top ten is a joke. i saw your list for the top ten bands u like that says it all.

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42. chris says:

    March 28, 2009 at 2:04 am

    i want to see a list on guitarist

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43. LEGONESFISH says:

    July 28, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    I think the cure’s more popular stuff was overrated, but some of their earlier stuff is really good

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44. Does Not Give A Crap says:

    August 6, 2009 at 12:42 am

    I know one thing… This is the Number 1# most retarded list on the planet. Nirvana is not overrated its just so freaking awesome you’re jealous that no other band is as cool as this one.

    Nirvana Rocks! Fav.BAND

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45. Sean says:

    August 26, 2009 at 10:13 pm

    NIRVANA are an amazing band and obviously better than any other band of the 90′a (Oasis are great too). Kurt Cobain is a legendary songwriter and singer and thats why nevermind is in the top 10 biggest selling albums of all time. THEY ARE THE SECOND BEST BAND EVER AFTER THE BEATLES! (My opinion)

    The Clash are just great! Don’t get me started on them.

    The Pixies! ARE YOU JOKING!

    Wheres Motley Crue and Mettalica. Just loud noise to me!

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46. Mike says:

    August 28, 2009 at 10:18 pm

    Pixies were one of the most innovative band of all time, how could you call them overrated?

    I agree with Nirvana though, they’re awful.

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47. Kyle says:

    September 20, 2009 at 5:01 am

    I have never heard anybody ever consider the Pixies as “bad” until this very evening. Well, slap my ass and call me Alabaster Jones. I guess there’s always a first for everything.

    My point of contention is your reference to two of their songs. “Gigantic” is not a good representation of the Pixies; it wasn’t even written by Black. “Velouria” is a favorite of mine but for purely personal reasons. It’s a cute song. But that’s it.

    I suggest songs like Caribou, Debaser, and Broken Face as examples of the greatness of this band.

    And don’t listen to Oasis. It’s bad for you.

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48. avi says:

    September 25, 2009 at 12:37 am

    I LOVE NIRVANA AND THE PIXIES!!!! i agree on the clash though.

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49. Shazbot79 says:

    September 29, 2009 at 10:28 am

    I seriously think that these guys write these articles just to piss people off.

    I mean they call The Pixies and the Clash overrated, but exalt Oasis? Fucking Oasis? They’re nothing more than self-congratulatory one hit wonders.

    What this tells me is that this blogger’s opinion on music is worth precisely fuck all.

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50. metalisticpain says:

    October 18, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    nirvana def need to be there. they have 4 good songs that everyone likes and the rest is just noise.

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