Most overrated albums (or bands in overall)

*Sewer Bull* · 09-23-2007, 04:02 AM

People tend to praise some albums so much that you are simply craving for listening to them as soon as possible. And then all your high hopes are crushed and you go all WTF, because the thing doesn't sound as spectacular as others claim... and sometimes it sounds really, really bad. Happened many times to me and I believe it happened to you as well.

For instance, I listened to Joy Division's "Closer" lately and found most of it pretty boring. Sure, it's dark and gritty and the lyrics are rather fine, but I have that impression people are praising it mostly because Ian Curtis killed himself shortly after recording this album. So OMG, he meant it all for real!

Or Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea". If you believe many critics or services like rateyourmusic.com - this is one of the best albums ever produced (#1 for 1998, #3 for the 90s, #32 of all times - and it even used to be something like #14 in the last category). And this thing is just terribly boring and tiring to listen. What makes it so great, the fact that this is a concept album about Anna Frank (thus - about Holocaust sort of) and the lyrics are not that banal? I don't get it, the music is just terrible.

What are the most overrated albums of all time in your opinion? I will post more later on.

09-23-2007, 04:02 AM	#1
Sewer Bull Devil's Advocate Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,768	Most overrated albums (or bands in overall) People tend to praise some albums so much that you are simply craving for listening to them as soon as possible. And then all your high hopes are crushed and you go all WTF, because the thing doesn't sound as spectacular as others claim... and sometimes it sounds really, really bad. Happened many times to me and I believe it happened to you as well. For instance, I listened to Joy Division's "Closer" lately and found most of it pretty boring. Sure, it's dark and gritty and the lyrics are rather fine, but I have that impression people are praising it mostly because Ian Curtis killed himself shortly after recording this album. So OMG, he meant it all for real! Or Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea". If you believe many critics or services like rateyourmusic.com - this is one of the best albums ever produced (#1 for 1998, #3 for the 90s, #32 of all times - and it even used to be something like #14 in the last category). And this thing is just terribly boring and tiring to listen. What makes it so great, the fact that this is a concept album about Anna Frank (thus - about Holocaust sort of) and the lyrics are not that banal? I don't get it, the music is just terrible. What are the most overrated albums of all time in your opinion? I will post more later on. __________________ Soooo... THIS* is how you spend your free time now?!*