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Your Favorite Band Sucks
There. I said it. All you classic rock types can fight me. The following bands are overrated and are hereby banned from their never-ending song rotations on the radio:
Rush. Canada’s greatest export? Sure. But still not good.
The Eagles. Prolific, yes. Good? Maybe in the beginning. Still good after all this time? Nope. They’re old and Hotel California is probably still the most overplayed song ever.
Nirvana. Did they become the poster boys for Grunge? Yes. Was it a new sound that they were advancing? Yes. But after two albums, it was enough. If Cobain hadn’t self-destructed, there’s still no guarantee that he would’ve done anything of value. He was already tired of playing and his lyrics and music were getting too predictable.
Bob Dylan. Inventive. Useful. Interesting. Nonsensical. The man hasn’t done anything good in years. This includes having a son that also became famous on his dad’s coattails (see, “The Wallflowers”). While his initial poetry turned folk-jam was good in its time, that time has been passed for a very long time. People continue to see him for nostalgia purposes. Not because he’s good anymore or has produced anything of value.
There are others, but I think four will do. Who is on your list? Why are they awful? Vent your spleen here!
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Here’s some interminable jamming, open-ended, with plenty of discipline by, well, maybe the best. No band can jam live without skill and discipline, but I do understand and sympathize with your point. Dead, Inc. just was meant for the road, I think.