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Originally Posted by executioneer
Innovative and talented bands can still be overrated 
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That's kind of what I'd been thinking the whole thread. In other words, how does one even define the term "overrated" ... the fact that the person giving the overrating doesn't like that style while maybe still conceding that the band is talented?
Case in point: The guy who had both Kiss and the Rolling Stones on his overrated list. How could you even put those two bands on the same list? The Stones have an archive of hits in the dozens, tons of budding musicians who still site them as an influence after 30 plus years in the biz and millions of fans that still continue to listen to their music. They must be doing something right. Kiss is a poser band that have always been about image and album sales as evidenced by their sellout behavior, particularly in the past 10 years or so.
Some bands, like U2 and R.E.M. start out great and seem to "blow their wad" early. I still think that "Fables Of The Reconstruction" is R.E.M.'s best album and that "War" is still U2's best album.