Most critically overrated vs. most critically underrated

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2 hours ago, VenusBlackStar said:

I believe La Isla Bonita is there as well!

 

Overrated IMO: Maroon 5, Sam Smith

Underrated IMO: Lana Del Rey, GreenDay

La Isla is True Blue

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Lana del Rey is so overrated! what are you talking about? . i agree with Radiohead though.

Underrated: The Beach Boys, they got over shadowed by the Beatles . 

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8 hours ago, Uncle ARTPOP said:

La Isla is True Blue

Lol yeah that's what I meant, sorry for not specifying which record I was referring to :P

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Overrated Beyonce, Adele, Bjork, Kanye anything they have ever made

edit: and oh god  lana

Underrated: Taylor, Gaga,

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18 hours ago, StrawberryBlond said:

No offence but, I thought everyone thought "overrated" meant "they're so successful and praised but I personally don't understand where that love comes from." I didn't think I needed to explain what the word meant as I thought everyone held the same definition. I also thought it was a given that everything people said was an opinion. I just think that if anyone but me had posted this topic, there would not be this misunderstanding or hostility, but that's another story.

So, what artists do you think are overrated, based on that definition?

Well, I'd say Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Drake and Justin Bieber 

(and maybe Adele because of her enormous sales but at least her music has quality )

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Underrated: JESSI J

Overrated: Adèle. She is talented but she is not the best

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And a whole bunch of country artists. The majority of a country album is the most blandest time of your life and yet, country critics give out A reviews like nobodie's business.

Which country artists do you listen to?

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I'm telling you mods

the ****ing opinion tag it's such a bullshit to say whatever the **** you want 

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9 hours ago, Titzlol said:

Overrated Beyonce, Adele, Bjork, Kanye anything they have ever made

edit: and oh god  lana

Underrated: Taylor, Gaga,

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I think Cyndi Lauper is underrated.

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On 18/05/2016 at 11:19 PM, ZacharyMark said:

Which country artists do you listen to?

Every one that I've tried to listen to suffers from this problem. Even the better ones can only manage a half decent album because at least half is always bland and forgettable. And it all merges together so they all sound the same. But they get A grades from country critics as a matter of course. I don't think I've ever seen genre specific critics that are so easily pleased.

On 18/05/2016 at 11:43 PM, Joaco95 said:

I'm telling you mods

the ****ing opinion tag it's such a bullshit to say whatever the **** you want 

Exactly. That's what an opinion is - your feelings, regardless of how others think of them. Do you really think pithy little digs like this are funny? Or original? Just so you know, saying this kind of stuff makes no difference. The only thing it does is give the person who said it a bit of jumped-up self-importance.

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1 minute ago, StrawberryBlond said:

 

Exactly. That's what an opinion is - your feelings, regardless of how others think of them. 

but most of the people (incluiding you) thinks their opinions are facts and that's just bullshit

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overrated the beatles, rihanna, nicki minaj, adele, katy perry, madonna, britney spears even if i may like some of them.

underrated carly rae jepsen maybe, lana del rey despite her weak voice, christina aguilera, marina and the diamonds.. and a lot of small artists like her actually. 

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28 minutes ago, Joaco95 said:

but most of the people (incluiding you) thinks their opinions are facts and that's just bullshit

No, I don't. I've said it numerous times. Opinion is opinion. Fact is fact. If I'm saying this is my opinion, then I think it's exactly that. Myself and plenty of others just don't feel the need to take the spineless approach of having to write "In my opinion" at the end of every sentence. When the discussion is music, it's a given that every word someone says relating to the quality is nothing more than opinion. It's even in my disclaimer. So, I've laid it down bare for you, no way to misinterpret it. So, no more accusations of anything to the contrary, comprende? It makes you look really dim when you still can't take in something that's already been clarified multiple times. I don't know about you, but I'd be so embarrassed if I'd got someone so wrong and made false accusations about them.

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1 hour ago, StrawberryBlond said:

Every one that I've tried to listen to suffers from this problem. Even the better ones can only manage a half decent album because at least half is always bland and forgettable. And it all merges together so they all sound the same. But they get A grades from country critics as a matter of course. I don't think I've ever seen genre specific critics that are so easily pleased.

I can see that with all genres of music though. There's a wide range of country acts so I'm interested to hear which artists' albums you've listened to. And I disagree with the critics. Country music makes it seem like they all love each other, but they don't. There's a lot of corruption and money involved. Country fan here.