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09-01-2002, 05:55 PM
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Let's hear what you think! Brittney? Elvis? Bon Jovi?
My own vote goes to Rod Stewart, simply because he actually believes all the crap he's been slinging through the years about his own superstar status. At best, he could do a second-rate credible Stones imitation (Hot Legs), with a voice that makes Mick Jaeger sound like Enrico Caruso. And the ego on the guy could easily light up Cleveland, Ohio, for a month.
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Bruce Springsteen. He has added absolutely nothing to a genre that was dull, stale, uncreative and superficial to begin with.
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No question about it: Bono.
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Britney Spears. No talent, no voice, nothing else of interest. IMHO.
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09-01-2002, 06:38 PM
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My own vote goes to Rod Stewart | Anyone who had his way with Britt Ekland should get some respect, Fable.
That and he's a soccer-fan.
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09-01-2002, 08:02 PM
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Anyone who had his way with Britt Ekland should get some respect, Fable.
That and he's a soccer-fan. | Then start a thread and praise him for being a soccer fan.  He's a third-rate, imitative rock star who thrives on a cult of lookalikes ("Roddies"). He's the William Shatner of rock.
Besides, this isn't the thread to argue with people's choices. It's the thread to state your choices. 
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He's the William Shatner of rock. | Now that's a condemnation if ever there was one!
I'd say, Britney Spears. She can't sing, she certainly can't act, and I seriously doubt she could outwit a used teabag. I simply don't see what all the fuss is about.
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Prince and Michael Jackson are horribly over rated, though I think Usher is awful. Not one good thing has come from him. And every boy band like N'Sync and Backstreet boys should be dragged into the street and run over by several elephants, tanks and, of course, Fat Bastard.
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Yep, my vote goes to Prince.  
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I disagree with Prince as over-rated, the man IMO is a musicla genious, hey, he produced a hit record for Sinead o'Conner, that's saying a lot. And his music has always been interesting to me
On the other hand, Marilyn Manson did NOTHING that hadn't been done before, and better.
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In my veiw almost any musician has some talent or merit...
But then again, Im a mediocre singer and guitarist and no one pays me millions of dollars for it 
Ok though.. Heres my bet,
Tom Morello
this guy is 'overrated' , that is not to say that he is a bad guitarist, infact.. hes bloody awesome, just not quite as good as he or those around him think.
He gets alot of praise from people like Joe Satriani, who just play this soulless superfast fusion crap which is technicly proficent but as I said, soulless
The most warped thing about though.. Is that I think Morello was a better player than most of the people who threw there 'Oh, Im the god all all that is played on six strings.. And I proclaim *This man* to be the blah blah blah' style praise in his direction
So there.. overrated
And Ive got another....
Led Zepplin
yes, the whole damn band, aside from plant, I do have to admit that there musical talent is second to none..
But they rip off way to much old blues and get heaps of praise for the uhhh, ten songs on three albums they did that were good.
They have no place being mentioned alongside Sabbath or any other such legends of the time
Thats all Imo (Its music, it has to be)
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Eminem.
A little boy hates the world, especially those in it that he knows, and suddenly everybody´s crazy about him.
George Michael: Sings for himself, really.
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I would have said Eminem...
But I dont wanna touch on any of those, heretodaygonetommorow types, I mean he isnt really overrated if he dissapears in a month is he?
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09-02-2002, 03:32 AM
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My vote goes to a fellow Aussie, Kylie Minogue (aptly described by one reviewer as a "narcissistic dwarf"). Michael Jackson and boy bands in general would be likely candidates as well.
Led Zeppelin are a great band in my book.
*tries to think of something nice to say about Sabbath* Well, i guess they're loud, and, um, they did "Paranoid" which is good and they did, um, er, *tries to think of another song of theirs that anyone apart from really devoted fans has ever heard of.....  | | |
09-02-2002, 03:38 AM
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Micheal Jackson, Brittney spears and all her blonde lookalikes, like Mandy Moore and Christine Agu....something. Boy bands are really pathtetic but everybody here knows that.
Going a bit back i think some of the early 90s songs were overrated and all of them one hit wonders. Like the group who sang the song Zombie - i forgot the name of the group.
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