Over-rated/Under-rated Bands

[moe_blunts]

What are 3 bands you think are over-rated/under-rated?


Over-rated:

1) Metallica
2) Led Zeppelin
3) Radiohead

Under-rated:

1) Frank Zappa
2) Magma
3) Townes Van Zandt

[TheImpossibleMan]

Led Zeppelin is the most overrated band ever, bar none.

[moe_blunts]

except metallica

[Desperado]

Over-rated:

1) Blackcrows
2) NiN
3) Aerosmith

Under-rated:

1) Toadies
2) Spoon
3) Bloc Party

[CTricksterGirl]

Over Rated:
1.) The Rolling Stones
2.) Bon Jovi
3.) Metallica

Under Rated:
1.) Cheap Trick
2.) Weezer
3.) Death Cab for Cutie

[ADD]

Overrated:
The White Stripes (actually any of the "the ________" bands since the late 90's)
Radiohead
Phish

Underrated:
The Sword
Soil
Parlor Mob

Underrated:

[Pox]

Crtitcally overrated, or by the masses? Either way, its Led Zeppelin

[mongo]

over
muse (i hate those fucks)
panic at the disco (i really hate those fucks)
nirvana

under
*insert my 3 favorite indie bands of the week here*

[TheImpossibleMan]

Overrated:
The White Stripes (actually any of the "the ________" bands since the late 90's)
Radiohead
Phish

Underrated:
The Sword
Soil
Parlor Mob

Underrated:
lolwut?

[ADD]

All crap

[muthastone]

underrated------ELO

[Bill]

Over:
Tool
The Sex Pistols
Coldplay

Under:
Rollins Band
Helmet
Soul Coughing

[NOTKyle]

Over:
The Clash
The genre of "classic rock"
Metallica

Under:
The Mountain Goats
Explosions in the Sky
At The Drive In

[ShitBreak]

Overrated?

1. Nirvana
2. Nirvana
3. Nirvana
4. Nirvana
5. Nirvana

[Pox]

Over:
The Clash


:confused:

Underrated: The Animals, The Kinks, Mekons, Mission of Burma.

[locke8]

over-rated:
1)the rolling stones
2)death cab for cutie
3)post 'the fragile' NIN

under-rated:
1)houston
2)shiner
3)liars

[BeefCakes71]

Over-rated
1. nivana
2. van Halen (the david lee roth years)
3. the beatles

[BillyZoom]

Over:
1. Pearl Jam
2. REM
3. The Police

Under:
1. The Velvet Underground
2. Afghan Whigs
3. Jawbox

[Datači]

Overrated: Nirvana, Coldplay, Queens of the stone age, Foo Fighters, The Beatles,
Underrated: The National, Battles, Madrugada

[mongo]

Overrated: Nirvana, Coldplay, Queens of the stone age, Foo Fighters, The Beatles

qft.

[moe_blunts]

The Beatles are not over-rated. They've done more for pop than any other band in the history of music.

[ShitBreak]

Overrated: Nirvana, Coldplay, Queens of the stone age, Foo Fighters, The Beatles,
Underrated: The National, Battles, Madrugada

Jesus. Someone hates Dr. G....

[Genius]

Overrated:
Bands that other people like, that I mention to piss them off.

Underrated:
Bands that barely anyone else has heard of, that I mention to make it look like I'm cutting edge.

[Da Raider]

Over rated: Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Elvis

[Dragon]

Under-rated : The first supergroup - Led Zeppelin

[dick_darlington]

overrated :
- DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
- Grateful Dead - sorry derek, it's just like seth rogen said it : "music sucks, chicks are hot!
- aerosmith

underrated:
- boston
- arcade fire
- collective soul

[mongo]

overrated
mirt
sig
aj
claydon

underrated
vasilli
fatt
kopek
goat

[TheImpossibleMan]

Under-rated : The first supergroup - Led Zeppelin
Cream was the first supergroup, you fucking retard.

Overrated:
Led Zeppelin, the Sex Pistols, Van Halen

Underrated:
Gorguts, Frank Zappa, Sigur Ros

[nuclearjew]

Overrated - bands you've heard of that will make me seem cool for not liking
Underrated - bands you've never heard of, thus I am way hipper than you

[Mustard]

Over-rated:
1) Metalica
2) Eric Clapton's solo career
3) Ace of Base

Under-rated:
1) Queen
2) Derek and the Dominoes
3) Cream

[cowboy dan]

Over-Rated:

Eric Clapton
Led Zeppelin
Radiohead
NOFX
Frank Zappa

Underrated:

Leonard Cohen
Elvis Costello
John Prine
Kris Kristofferson
Tom Waits

[moe_blunts]

Over-Rated:

Frank Zappa





IDIOT

[Archetype]

Over-Rated:

Eric Clapton
Led Zeppelin
Radiohead
NOFX
Frank Zappa

Underrated:

Leonard Cohen
Elvis Costello
John Prine
Kris Kristofferson
Tom Waits

I think that list is full of

IDIOT

[cowboy dan]

Frank Zappa as a musician was great, as a songwriter he just doesn't do it for me..

[Archetype]

The Beatles are not over-rated. They've done more for pop than any other band in the history of music.
Pop?

[Pox]

Frank Zappa as a musician was great, as a songwriter he just doesn't do it for me..

QFT

Like Weird Al with swears. Shocking.

[moe_blunts]

QFT

Like Weird Al with swears. Shocking.

you are fucking stupid

seriously, the most asinine statement on the new forum. grounds for banishment.

[eightkid]

over rated
-Metallica
-The Stones
-Bruce Springsteen
-Phish

under rated
- The Ramones
- Pixies
- Zappa
- Toadies
- Rancid

[Pox]

you are fucking stupid

seriously, the most asinine statement on the new forum. grounds for banishment.

Let me put it this way: everything you like is crap.

[nuclearjew]

I can't listen to Frank Zappa because he looks like my dad.

[Gary_Busey]

How is Springsteen overrated?


I HATE THIS THREAD

[eightkid]

Springsteen's music is one long song........I understand his live shows are marathons...but quantity doesn't mean quality in my eyes.....

Everything "the Boss" does....he gets his cock sucked by the media.....like when he wrote that fucking song about the NYC cops killed.

Another under-rated band............

Clutch

[vicar in a tutu]

I think Oasis, Arctic Monkeys and Pink Floyd are disturbingly overrated along with the obligatory Zeppelin and Metallica. Not sure if they're underrated, certainly not in my vicarage, but The Smiths were simply the finest band the planet has ever seen.

also Okkervil River and Interpol are hideously underrated.

[Archetype]

I HATE THIS THREAD

[Archangel]

I love how this thread is basically a masturbatory session for people who like shit indie bands. You sound like those people whose buddy is actually better than Kobe Bryant.

Everyone of the really big artists is overrated, especially if they have helped found/define a genre. With millions of fanatic supporters, they get sanctified to a point which is ridiculous for anybody who only makes pop music. Nobody religiously collects Arctic Monkey memorabilia; Elvis? different story.
GZA is 10x the emcee anybody in Whodini or the Furious Five was, but because the latter basically put rap on the map, they get the rep, as do the guys nobody has ever heard of, because knowing about them makes you look - what, exactly, in the internet age? It's not like it takes effort; you're not exactly digging in the crates here. Everybody can click someone's MySpace page.

By the way: Michael Jordan is possibly the most overrated ballplayer in history. Doesn't change the fact that he was the best (sorry Wilt). Same goes for the Beatles.

[merlin13]

Over rated:
1) Ozzy Osborne ( post Black Sabbath)
2) U2
3) Beck

Under rated:
1) Sorpions
2) Alice In Chains
3) Rolling Stones (pre- 90's)

[heelsguy]

By the way: Michael Jordan is possibly the most overrated ballplayer in history. Doesn't change the fact that he was the best (sorry Wilt). Same goes for the Beatles.


overrated..and yet the best? explain that, Arch. must be some new german logic

[vicar in a tutu]

Under rated:
3) Rolling Stones (pre- 90's)

Scratches chin all quizzical like offering a slentendicular look at the screen?

Of course this is all subjective and causes of plenty of mass debate. (Did you see what I did there?)

[Archangel]

overrated..and yet the best? explain that, Arch. must be some new german logic

It's quite simple. The Beatles were a great band, possibly the best, but they've been canonised to be some kind of mythical creatures that never put a foot wrong. They were a fucking pop band, for fuck's sake. The best example of this phenomenon is obviously Elvis. He was pretty sodding good, but he wasn't the demi-god he's been made out to be.
All the very best are ridiculously overrated - because they transcend their medium. The difference between a good band and, say, Metallica is that people who aren't strictly fans of a particular genre listen to the latter - just as casual sports fans have heard that MJ was great, but have no idea who, say, David Thompson was. Everybody knows Nirvana, not just alternative rock nerds. And this can lead to resentment from the hardcore fans, or those who want to look cool through some arcane knowledge.

But there is a reason why Springsteen, Metallica, The Stones etc have been hugely popular for ages - and it's not just because the masses are stupid.

[Archangel]

You want overrated bands, look at every band that was on the cover of Rolling Stone in the past 15 years, alongside a headline that said something along the likes of "rock is back" or "the rebirth of rock" etc. I mean, The Strokes? Seriously?

[banethejuggalo]

Over:
Eminem - without Dre he is nothing, just look at his last few albums without Dre producing everything. Since when is rock lyrics with a hip-hop beat original? Its not, it is because he is white.

Elvis - He didn't write anything: music or lyrics. He never worked to help other artist, he was just controversial and marketable, just like Eminem.

Dave Mathews - He is Bob Dylan's singing talent with Little Bow Wow's writing talent. People only like him because it is cool to like him, or because they are constantly high.

Under:

Tech N9ne - If talent sold records he would be Platinum 100 times over. His lyrics can be a little cheesy at times, but 98% of his stuff is fire.

311 - One of the best live shows ever. They have great albums year after year (except Don't Tread On Me). They are great and not pretentious or Indie.

Flaw - Great songwriter and very talented band.

[Archetype]

By the way: Michael Jordan is possibly the most overrated ballplayer in history. Doesn't change the fact that he was the best (sorry Wilt). Same goes for the Beatles.
Stones > Beatles

[Change]

Over rated: The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Elvis

Fixed.

Underrated: The Misfits, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Frank Zappa

[riseabove!]

overrated: the sex pistols. They were terrible

underrated: Hot water music

[jtsteen12]

over
muse (i hate those fucks)
panic at the disco (i really hate those fucks)
nirvana

under
*insert my 3 favorite indie bands of the week here*

you know whats up man well put.

[Ethix]

Over-
Dave Mathews Band
Pearl Jam
311
KISS (my old boss was a huge KISS fan and talked about them constantly)

Under-
Tool
Foo Fighters
Metallica (people talk bad about Metallica and maybe it's just me, but I can throw on almost any album by them and pick a random song and it's almost always going to be a good one. You can't say that about 99.99% of bands out there.)

[moe_blunts]

rofl @ tool being under-rated

[Omar from Wild and Crazy Kids]

Overrated
1. The Beatles
2. Sex Pistosl
3. Oasis

Underrated
1. Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Foo Fighters
3. Pearl Jam

[Ethix]

rofl @ tool being under-rated

Pretty much everyone I know thinks Tool sucks except me. So maybe they're not under-rated on ther internet, but they are in real life.

[Datači]

You mean, people who write about tool on the internet, are NOT PEOPLE AT ALL?!

[YELLOW_TOAD]

Overated
Cinderella
Poison
Dave Mathews


Underated
Animal Logic. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Logic_%28band%29)
King Crimson
Barenaked Ladies (pre-2000)

[moe_blunts]

Underated

King Crimson


In the world of Prog Rock, I would not agree with you.

HOWEVER!!!, aside from musicians, this band is not given enough props especially for people my age (late teens, early 20s). Extremely important music.

If you dig King Crimson, try Gentle Giant. It's impossible to not have a smile on your face while listening to GG.

[s0bv1ou5lyd3sprt]

rofl @ tool being under-rated

Pretty much everyone I know thinks Tool sucks except me. So maybe they're not under-rated on ther internet, but they are in real life.

For once in my life I have to agree with moe. I think A LOT of people misunderstand this thread. It's for what you believe to be over and under rated bands. For instance, just because your friends think that Tool sucks, doesn't mean that they are underrated. Your friends probably just listen to a different style of music. If everyone on the planet bragged about Tool on a daily basis and they were just a mediocre band, then this would classify them as an overated band. On the other end of the spectrum, if you never heard anyone talk about Tool, they got no airplay, ect. then they would be underrated. I saw someone put Panic! at the Disco on their overrated list. WTF? Just because they are a terrible, terrible band doesn't mean they are overrated. I can't tell you the last time I've heard the name Panic! at the Disco in my presence. It's been a good year or so. So again, I think a lot of people don't get this thread or are just plain idiots. If a band is good or bad, doesn't make them over or under rated. Or maybe you all need new friends that don't talk about shitty music.

[Ethix]

You mean, people who write about tool on the internet, are NOT PEOPLE AT ALL?!

Nope.


Seriously though, Tool seems to be one of those bands that is talked about constantly on the internet, but I never hear anybody mention in real life. Even when they were on tour around here, the radio stations would be like "Oh yeah, Tool's playing at so and so arena this weekend...moving on." Maybe there just aren't many fans in my area. Who knows.

Regardless, I still think they're underrated.

[mongo]

For once in my life I have to agree with moe. I think A LOT of people misunderstand this thread. It's for what you believe to be over and under rated bands. For instance, just because your friends think that Tool sucks, doesn't mean that they are underrated. Your friends probably just listen to a different style of music. If everyone on the planet bragged about Tool on a daily basis and they were just a mediocre band, then this would classify them as an overated band. On the other end of the spectrum, if you never heard anyone talk about Tool, they got no airplay, ect. then they would be underrated. I saw someone put Panic! at the Disco on their overrated list. WTF? Just because they are a terrible, terrible band doesn't mean they are overrated. I can't tell you the last time I've heard the name Panic! at the Disco in my presence. It's been a good year or so. So again, I think a lot of people don't get this thread or are just plain idiots. If a band is good or bad, doesn't make them over or under rated. Or maybe you all need new friends that don't talk about shitty music.

so i'm confused. people can't subjectively decide what's overrated, but you can subjectively decide what isn't? because you haven't heard the name in forever then they are irrelevant? i had no idea i was in the presence of the almighty music god. do you realize that the thesis of your argument is contradicting your argument? the irony in this post is lulzy.

[banethejuggalo]

Who the hell refers to anything not on the internet "real life"?

Tool is NOT underrated, they ARE great but get their due.

[Ethix]

Who the hell refers to anything not on the internet "real life"?



I do.

It's quicker than saying "anything not on the internet".

[s0bv1ou5lyd3sprt]

so i'm confused.

That's because you're an idiot. I'm not saying in my or anyone else's presence. I'm referring to all media forms from internet to radio to tv and everything in between.

[redsox39]

Over Rated:

Beatles
Rolling Stones
Led Hindenberg

Under Rated:
The Cult
The Monkees
Robbie Williams

[mongo]

That's because you're an idiot. I'm not saying in my or anyone else's presence. I'm referring to all media forms from internet to radio to tv and everything in between.

I can't tell you the last time I've heard the name Panic! at the Disco in my presence. It's been a good year or so.

i didn't realize that "i", "my", and "i've" stood for all media forms from the internet to radio to tv and everything in between.

you kids and your crazy slang and doo-whoop music.

[ScottyDubs]

Overated
Cinderella
Poison
Dave Mathews


Underated
Animal Logic. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Logic_%28band%29)
King Crimson
Barenaked Ladies (pre-2000)

Dave Mathews is way overated. A lot of people are saying the Beatles? Come on.

[Orestes]

U2 and AC/DC are easily the two most over-rated bands in the history of music.

Under-rated my pick would be Failure.

[El Torpedo]

Overrated: Radiohead. They have a bunch of songs that are undoubtedly great, but now it doesn't even matter what they release, every new Radiohead album is getting its cock sucked by fans and critics before its even released, I can barely listen to most of the newer shit. I really tried to get into the later stuff because its so praised, but I just couldn't. When a group thats supposed to be the best band of our generation pops up on my itunes shuffle and I immediately hit for next song, somethings up.

Underrated: James. Laid is one of my favorite albums, but it seems only the title track is ever played and the rest of their music doesn't exist.

[Datači]

In rainbows is pretty much one of the best records that came out last year.

[Weenis]

Under:
Flaw - Great songwriter and very talented band.

THese guys, or at least their management, are massive tools. A radio station I used to work for was doing a meet and greet at an ozzfest a few years ago and the list of demands these guys had was insane. The event was supposed to be a lunch where a small group of people hang out with the bands. Every other act that was scheduled was totally cool about it, incluging Rob Zombie ect(much bigger acts than Flaw), and had a good time...

But Flaw said they would only do it if people lined up to meet them, they wouldn't eat around anyone, no one could touch them, they wouldn't sign anything... It was nuts. We eventually just told them not to bother.

[KX2013]

Criminally Underrated: King's X

[Hodge]

Over:
Guns N Roses
AC DC
Post 90's country music
NIN

Under
Thrice (pre-Alchemy Index, now they suck big balls)
Rise Against (pretty well known if you know punk but in the general rock spectrum they still aren't well known. They've given punk a lot of its balls back)
Sam Roberts (writes good lyrics you can relate pretty easily to and put on one fucking hell of a live show. One of the top 3 best of Pemberton Festival IMHO)

[Quantum Leap]

Underrated:
Mew

They make beautiful music, but I've never personally met anyone that's even heard from them, and other than a few weeks of Special and Am I Wry? No getting video play on Subterranean the only place I've heard them are on my computer and in my cd player. Maybe it's because they're Danish, I don't know...more people should like them.

[IdiotBrain]

Over:
Tool
Creed
Aerosmith

Under:
Rise Against
Lagwagon
Beck

[nuclearjew]

Beck is underrated? Beck Hansen? C'mon.

[banethejuggalo]

THese guys, or at least their management, are massive tools. A radio station I used to work for was doing a meet and greet at an ozzfest a few years ago and the list of demands these guys had was insane. The event was supposed to be a lunch where a small group of people hang out with the bands. Every other act that was scheduled was totally cool about it, incluging Rob Zombie ect(much bigger acts than Flaw), and had a good time...

But Flaw said they would only do it if people lined up to meet them, they wouldn't eat around anyone, no one could touch them, they wouldn't sign anything... It was nuts. We eventually just told them not to bother.

That is weird because when I met them, they invited me and a group of my friends on the bus and we drank with them and hung out. They were bad ass on how cool they were with everyone. Probably management, I know their manager was a huge asshole.

Nonpoint is another awesomely underrated band but they are a bunch of conceded dicks.

[BSM]

Over:
Fall Out Boy
Red Hot Chili Peppers
R.E.M
O.A.R.


Under:
Spoon
The Afghan Whigs
Editors
The Walkmen
Kings of Leon

[ruffdog]

Over:
Rolling Stones
Nirvana

[NOTKyle]

Kings of Leon are tiptoeing the line between under rated and over rated.

[Pox]

So is there any such thing as a band that is rated correctly?

I don't really get this thread.

[BSM]

Kings of Leon are tiptoeing the line between under rated and over rated.

I'll concede that but only because they're getting a lot of hype from Only By The Night.

Prior to that - they were very underrated

[BSM]

So is there any such thing as a band that is rated correctly?

I don't really get this thread.

Michael McDonald and the Doobie Brothers - there's a group that has been rated correctly.

[xfancy]

under rated:
toadies
the blow

[Pox]

I think Richard Simmons' career as a fitness instructor has overshadowed his work as a recording artist.

[Yelram]

Over - Ac/Dc,

Underrated - Blind melon

[NOTKyle]

Underrated - Blind melon

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/RSPOD/RS669%7EBlind-Melon-Rolling-Stone-no-669-November-1993-Posters.jpg

Yeah dude super under rated.

[Pox]

The Bee girl was overrated. I give her a 6/10

[Yelram]

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/RSPOD/RS669%7EBlind-Melon-Rolling-Stone-no-669-November-1993-Posters.jpg

Yeah dude super under rated.

Yeah, ask anyone to name songs of theirs other than no rain. Or read rolling stones review of "Soup".

[BSM]

Underrated:
The Avalanches

[cowboy dan]

Over:

Under:
Spoon
The Afghan Whigs
Editors
The Walkmen
Kings of Leon

I would say Spoon is rated pretty well for an indie band..

The Afghan Whigs definitely are underrated.

But Kings of Leon?.. If anything they are overrated

[rhcpman12]

I think Scars on Broadway are really underrated

[dirt_mcgirt]

under: between the buried and me

they make true metal music that makes so-called metal(ie; ac/dc, metallica etc) look like pussies

[Tromboner]

under: between the buried and me

they make true metal music that makes so-called metal(ie; ac/dc, metallica etc) look like pussies

You're forgetting that AC/DC and Metallica were both defining bands in the metal genre. Ask BTBAM who their influences are and I gaurantee AC/DC or Metallica were one of them.

But as for Under rated bands,

Toto
The Animals

Over,

the Beastie Boys

[dirt_mcgirt]

You're forgetting that AC/DC and Metallica were both defining bands in the metal genre. Ask BTBAM who their influences are and I gaurantee AC/DC or Metallica were one of them.

But as for Under rated bands,

Toto
The Animals

Over,

the Beastie Boys

Was there anything in my post talking about BTBAM's influence? NO. And just because band A of a certain genre takes influence from band B does not make band B a part of said genre. Metallica and AC/DC are (imo) good bands but fall into the genre of hard rock not metal and as I already said, even if a band such as BTBAM is or was influenced by either it doesn't neccessarily make them metal. They were defining bands for their time but not for metal.

[moe_blunts]

under rated:

Lefty Frizzell

http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/artd/amg/music/bio/433104_lefty_200x200.jpg

[Quantum Leap]

Metallica aren't metal (paraphrased)
Uhh...what? That's just fucking ridiculous.

[Hulud]

haha yeah Metallica are definitely "heavy metal" you must be thinking of their more recent output dirt

[TylerDurden]

Underrated - Blind melon

this explains a lot.

under: early incubus, a perfect circle

early incubus (pre-make yourself) was the fuckin' truth, back before they took themselves too seriously and were musicians with a technical flair and talent. everything after that is great, too, but srsly: s.c.i.e.n.c.e. and prior was amazing.

a perfect circle is also a good example of technical greatness. maynard being maynard it was going to be good anyways, but i digress. the guy insists on surrounding himself with musicians, not a bunch of fucking get-rich-quick tools. most of apc's shit could be used as course study for advanced composition.

over: nirvana, metallica, nickelback

nirvana. god hit the smite key on cobain for attempting to pollute the world with shitty, stupidly simple, whiny music. now he's dead. good riddance. the only thing good to come out of nirvana was dave grohl.

metallica... has been dying since the black album. everything since that point has been basically the same song re-arranged with "aaahhh" spanked on to the ass of increasingly more words with every album. they've passed the point at which they could retire at the top. jesus, they're pushing fucking 90 in rock years. go away, already.

nickelback... an accelerated version of metallica: same fucking song re-arranged 120 times. seems like they release a new god-awful album once every six months, and the only thing that changes is the cover art and the tempo of half the songs. how did this band get so popular?

[Fazo]

Underrated:
Mew

They make beautiful music, but I've never personally met anyone that's even heard from them, and other than a few weeks of Special and Am I Wry? No getting video play on Subterranean the only place I've heard them are on my computer and in my cd player. Maybe it's because they're Danish, I don't know...more people should like them.

hard to say they're underrated since nobody knows about them, but i like mew too. discovered them randomly through their song The Zookeeper's Boy. At first i was like "what the hell is this", then i couldnt stop listening

[Change]

Some more.

Over:
Every new artist in the last 2 years. fuck'em all.

Under:
Falco, Dragon, The Cramps, The Animals, Adam & The Ants, T-Rex.

[riseabove!]

Michael McDonald and the Doobie Brothers - there's a group that has been rated correctly.
I did a fucking music workshop with Michael McDonald; what a douche. His son was nice but had the makings of a douche and his son's girlfriend was a ex-coke head slut who was really stuck up but totally took it in the butt probably. true story.

under: Fear

over: Sex Pistols

[banethejuggalo]

Over: Lil Wayne...maybe not a band but I am tired of the hype.

Under: Sevendust

[6655321]

i think Cop Shoot Cop is pretty underrated.

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[JohnQRotten]

Under-rated: My Morning Jacket

Over-rated: U2

[_mozzy_]

Ugh, underrated and unappreciated by the masses are two different things. But I guess they're underrated if nobody even knows they exist.

Overrated:
The Killers
Kanye West
Foo Fighters
Amy Winehouse
Katy Perry
KISS
U2

Underrated:
Sloan
The Mothers of Invention
Ween