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Originally Posted by neewwman
I think we need to define "overrated."
To me "overrated" means: "critically acclaimed" + "not actually all that good."
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To me, overrated means they were hyped and touted to a certain degree, but never quite lived up to all the hype and hoopla.
I'm sorry, but the Doors don't fit that bill, because they, like most of the bands mentioned so far in this thread, not only lived up to the hype and expectations but
surpassed them by a mile.
Quite frankly as I see it, the only thing determining whether a band is overrated or not in this thread is simply the fact that the person naming them simply doesn't like them. You for instance obviously don't like the Doors' music, thus to you they are "overrated".
I just don't measure it that way.
Plenty of bands out there I don't particularly care for, but I wouldn't go saying they're all overrated simply because I personally don't like them. I mentioned Oasis in this thread, for example. Fact is I actually like a few of their songs... but as an overall act and in looking at their career accomplishments I don't see where they've lived up to the hype. As I said, they touted themselves as being the next Beatles, and I'm sorry to the Oasis lovers but no way in hell did they ever come close to living up to that hype, nor the hype they've gotten for that matter.
People, just because you don't like a band or their music, doesn't mean that band is overrated.
It means you don't like them.