“Respected” bands that you think are overrated

[JinglesTheChristmasMouse]

King’s X.

[BDG135]

Rush. Annoying vocals. Where are the songs? Tom Sawyer...nah.

[Spongie]

Styx
Foreigner
Night Ranger
Scorpions

[Zabooka]

Motörhead.

23 albums and aside from Ace of Spades, how many others do the mainstream know?

It’s that Lemmy epitomizes that cool, rock ‘n roll outlaw and the music had a raw, unpolished street sound to it.

The young angry males identify with that.

[Bono Nettencourt]

King’s X.

Came here to post this... and their "fans" won't even admit that Over My Head is the best song they ever did (if not the only...)

[BDG135]

King’s X.

Came here to post this... and their "fans" won't even admit that Over My Head is the best song they ever did (if not the only...)

Did you hear the Dogman album?

[Bono Nettencourt]

King’s X.

Came here to post this... and their "fans" won't even admit that Over My Head is the best song they ever did (if not the only...)

Did you hear the Dogman album?

That was what, 5 years later? No. Had long since stopped caring. As did the rest of America.

[HueyRamone]

King’s X.

Came here to post this... and their "fans" won't even admit that Over My Head is the best song they ever did (if not the only...)

Fuck that! "Music, music, i hear music, Music music, oh, oh, oh" is one of the most annoying lyrics I can think of!

[BDG135]

If you've listened to the entire Gretchen and Dogman albums and still don't like King's X, they aren't for you. Just like me with Ratt when I listened to Cellar.

[Bono Nettencourt]

King’s X.

Came here to post this... and their "fans" won't even admit that Over My Head is the best song they ever did (if not the only...)

Fuck that! "Music, music, i hear music, Music music, oh, oh, oh" is one of the most annoying lyrics I can think of!

Fuck Huey.

[jens]

It’s that Lemmy epitomizes that cool, rock ‘n roll outlaw and the music had a raw, unpolished street sound to it.

You say that like it's a bad thing?
Bomber, Overkill, Killed By Death, Road Crew,... They have nice list of perfect songs, and a classic run of all-killer-no-filler albums.

[GoodJudge]

King’s X.

Came here to post this... and their "fans" won't even admit that Over My Head is the best song they ever did (if not the only...)

Fuck that! "Music, music, i hear music, Music music, oh, oh, oh" is one of the most annoying lyrics I can think of!

It's their taken on an old gospel staple - here's Sister Rosetta with the same "music over my head" theme from circa 1960: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ. Sister Rosetta rocked harder than most, BTW. Check out the guitar solo that starts at 1:40, then factor in the time and circumstances of the recording.

I happen to love that song and Kings X in general but they were never going to be 'for the masses'.

[BDG135]

Came here to post this... and their "fans" won't even admit that Over My Head is the best song they ever did (if not the only...)

Fuck that! "Music, music, i hear music, Music music, oh, oh, oh" is one of the most annoying lyrics I can think of!

It's their taken on an old gospel staple - here's Sister Rosetta with the same "music over my head" theme from circa 1960: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ. Sister Rosetta rocked harder than most, BTW. Check out the guitar solo that starts at 1:40, then factor in the time and circumstances of the recording.

I happen to love that song and Kings X in general but they were never going to be 'for the masses'.

True. Also, many don't like soul-style vocals, like Doug's, mixed with Rock. They were also horribly mismanaged. They tried to go to the Christian market and then switched to the Headbanger's Ball crowd.

[SW]

Foo Fighters and Rammstein

[HueyRamone]

Came here to post this... and their "fans" won't even admit that Over My Head is the best song they ever did (if not the only...)

Fuck that! "Music, music, i hear music, Music music, oh, oh, oh" is one of the most annoying lyrics I can think of!

It's their taken on an old gospel staple - here's Sister Rosetta with the same "music over my head" theme from circa 1960: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ. Sister Rosetta rocked harder than most, BTW. Check out the guitar solo that starts at 1:40, then factor in the time and circumstances of the recording.

I happen to love that song and Kings X in general but they were never going to be 'for the masses'.

Yeah, that was sick! And for an older woman to shred that far back was pretty cool.

Not changing my opinion on Kings X's chorus, tho.

[Bono Nettencourt]

Anything by the bald screamer

[HueyRamone]

Anything by the bald screamer

Stop dissing Stevil, ok? It's getting old.

[DemonFilth2001]

Motörhead.

23 albums and aside from Ace of Spades, how many others do the mainstream know?

It’s that Lemmy epitomizes that cool, rock ‘n roll outlaw and the music had a raw, unpolished street sound to it.

The young angry males identify with that.

Yep. Ace of Spades and Iron Fist are the only songs you need. Horrible songs. Horrible vocals. Crap guitar. But…Lemmy is God! Full blown alcoholic and druggie.

[Bono Nettencourt]

Anything by the bald screamer

Stop dissing Stevil, ok? It's getting old.

I thought he was a growler.

[FreddyFender]

Enuff Znuff and Kings X.

Heavy metal bands trying to be the Beatles maybe have impressed Clive Davis and the baby boomer music critics of the era, but no one bought the records for a reason.

[dmbrocker]

King’s X.

Came here to post this... and their "fans" won't even admit that Over My Head is the best song they ever did (if not the only...)

Indeed,”Over My Head” is their best song, but I like “It’s Love”, “Summerland”, “Black Flag”, and a few others as well. Maybe overrated compared to other bands discussed around these parts, but not terrible by any stretch of the word.

[BDG135]

I'm curious. For those saying Over My Head is the best song. Did you listen to any of the albums or just see the videos and hear singles on the radio?

[Tommy]

Queen
The Who

[Bono Nettencourt]

I'm curious. For those saying Over My Head is the best song. Did you listen to any of the albums or just see the videos and hear singles on the radio?

Right... you need to buy all of a bands records and listen to them end-to-end before you pass judgment...

[BDG135]

I'm curious. For those saying Over My Head is the best song. Did you listen to any of the albums or just see the videos and hear singles on the radio?

Right... you need to buy all of a bands records and listen to them end-to-end before you pass judgment...

Good strawman. I do think you should listen to more than 3 or 4 songs before making a blanket statement though.

[Bono Nettencourt]

I'm curious. For those saying Over My Head is the best song. Did you listen to any of the albums or just see the videos and hear singles on the radio?

Right... you need to buy all of a bands records and listen to them end-to-end before you pass judgment...

Good strawman. I do think you should listen to more than 3 or 4 songs before making a blanket statement though.

I really DGAS what you think, but for the "record", I was in college when OMH hit and I had a show on the campus radio station, so I had an opportunity to sit and listen to both Silent Planet and Gretchen. They didn't really tickle me, so I moved on.

That sufficient for you? May I be excused now?

[BDG135]

Right... you need to buy all of a bands records and listen to them end-to-end before you pass judgment...

Good strawman. I do think you should listen to more than 3 or 4 songs before making a blanket statement though.

I really DGAS what you think, but for the "record", I was in college when OMH hit and I had a show on the campus radio station, so I had an opportunity to sit and listen to both Silent Planet and Gretchen. They didn't really tickle me, so I moved on.

That sufficient for you? May I be excused now?

So, my statement didn't apply to you and you tried to troll anyway.

[DangerZone]

I'm curious. For those saying Over My Head is the best song. Did you listen to any of the albums or just see the videos and hear singles on the radio?

Right... you need to buy all of a bands records and listen to them end-to-end before you pass judgment...

Good strawman. I do think you should listen to more than 3 or 4 songs before making a blanket statement though.

Damn yo, you giving out the strawmans like they candy

I pick U2 & REM

[Bono Nettencourt]

https://youtu.be/dTRKCXC0JFg

[Grendel]

Steely Dan