Nirvana the most overrated band of all time?

Started by Dark-Jaxx5 pages

One of them IMO, maybe not the most. They could make some pretty good songs, but IMO, in terms of pure musical skill, they were not what people made them out to be, IMO of course.

I wonder whether what Dark-Jaxx said is his opinion.

Not as overrated as Kiss.

They seem to have a lot of bands that not many people have heard of on the Old-Wizard list. This is MY top 10:

1. Elvis
2. The Sex Pistols
3. U2
4. Blink 182
5. Matchbox 20
6. Dave Matthews Band
7. Modest Mouse
8. John Mayer
9. Sum 41
10. Nickleback

Originally posted by Mister White
They seem to have a lot of bands that not many people have heard of on the Old-Wizard list. This is MY top 10:

1. Elvis
2. The Sex Pistols
3. U2
4. Blink 182
5. Matchbox 20
6. Dave Matthews Band
7. Modest Mouse
8. John Mayer
9. Sum 41
10. Nickleback

Is Elvis really THAT overrated? I mean, he was revolutionary for his time... And he had some really good songs...

I'd probably replace him with someone else, like:

Nirvana (AC hit the nail on the head with these guys)
AC/DC (good, but not as good as other hard rock bands, like Van Halen)
Guns N Roses (really good, but not as good as people make them out to be)
Maroon 5 (they aren't that good, imo)

Originally posted by Mister White
How is Pearl Jam overrated?

This is the problem with the term 'overrated'.

Who is to decide?

Me.

Backfire

Originally posted by Bat Dude
Is Elvis really THAT overrated? I mean, he was revolutionary for his time... And he had some really good songs...

He didn't write a lot of them, allegedly.

Originally posted by Bat Dude
I'd probably replace him with someone else, like:

Nirvana (AC hit the nail on the head with these guys)
AC/DC (good, but not as good as other hard rock bands, like Van Halen)
Guns N Roses (really good, but not as good as people make them out to be)
Maroon 5 (they aren't that good, imo)

Maroon 5 are shit, but not THE most overrated band ever by far.

I swear you were actually praising Airbourne the other day, AC/DC rip off mugs with no identity of their own.

-AC

Originally posted by Bardock42
Backfire

The German speaks the truth.

Only when he's taking a break from raping children.

Originally posted by Bardock42
I wonder whether what Dark-Jaxx said is his opinion.
No, it's fact. 😉

Originally posted by BackFire
The German speaks the truth.

Only when he's taking a break from raping children.

Obviously...why would I speak while raping children?

Do you think if it wasn't for Cobain's suicide, that they would have just faded out like other grunge bands?

Originally posted by Mark Question
Do you think if it wasn't for Cobain's suicide, that they would have just faded out like other grunge bands?
i think if Cobain didnt commit suicide then Nirvana would not be as overrated, but i also think they would have sold out IMO.

Originally posted by Wålshy
i think if Cobain didnt commit suicide then Nirvana would not be as overrated, but i also think they would have sold out IMO.

They sold out in 1991 (what a year for sell outs 😉 )... If Cobain hadn't killed himself, they'd have been on top of the charts for a little while longer, until the crap eventually surfaced, and they were forgotten (THEN Cobain would have killed himself)...

And AC, I said I liked AC/DC, and that they are a good band, I just don't think they are the "amazingly awesome end-all-be-all rock gods" that everyone says they are... Just because I think AC/DC are overrated doesn't mean I don't like their music...

And Airbourne is pretty good... They haven't done anything that would make me think them to be overrated yet... Nobody I know praises them as the second coming of Christ (like AC/DC, unfortunately), and I don't see Airbourne in the top 5 of every "Best of Rock" lists from now till forever, even though there are better bands, imo (again, unfortunately, like AC/DC)...

Nirvana wasn't the most talented band ever, but then again, how many really bad Nirvana songs are there ? Not many in my opinion. Even the so and so songs are still pretty good.

The most overrated artist ever is Elvis. Not that I don't like him - he's okay - but it's not like he wrote his songs himself. At least Kurt Cobain wrote his own songs (music and lyrics).

Originally posted by Wålshy
i think if Cobain didnt commit suicide then Nirvana would not be as overrated, but i also think they would have sold out IMO.

In what way?

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
In what way?
as bat dude said they started to sell out in 1991, i could imagine them going on into a sorta more alternative rock kinda sound, cabians lyrics mostly had meanings behind them and i could imagine them becoming a angels and airwaves or U2 type band, but still with grunge influences. but i love nirvana and nevermind is my fave album, so if cobain didnt commit suicide i would have guessed itd take a few more years for nirvana to sell out

Originally posted by Kid Kurdy
Nirvana wasn't the most talented band ever, but then again, how many really bad Nirvana songs are there ? Not many in my opinion. Even the so and so songs are still pretty good.

The most overrated artist ever is Elvis. Not that I don't like him - he's okay - but it's not like he wrote his songs himself. At least Kurt Cobain wrote his own songs (music and lyrics).

it would be great to see people dressing up and trying to be kurt cobain like they do with elvis 😂

Elvis isn't a dead artist anymore, he's become a religion.