Is Freddie Mercury one of the more talented musicians and performances to grace a stage? Arguably, yes. That doesn’t mean the band as a whole isn’t overrated, though.
The thing is, Queen never released an album full of tracks that blew away the audience. For example, News of the World only contained the songs “We Are the Champions” and “We Will Rock You.”
The Maroon 5 album Songs About Jane put the pop-rock band on the map. Sadly, it was the first and last album that really showed off their potential. Moving forward, their sound was nothing more than Adam Levine’s falsetto, making every song sound the same.
Not only that, but the “pop-rock” band has kind of sold out, moving more towards the pop genre with cookie-cutter lyrics.
An arena band through and through, Journey is definitely an acquired taste. The band definitely catered to one specific formula — don’t worry about the instrumentals, as long as Steve Perry can belt out the lyrics and the crowd follows along.
The formula left Journey’s albums sounding repetitive even though some of their singles are classics.
Sadly, Aerosmith really sold out after its initial fame in the 1970s. At first, they were writing rock songs and known as the “bad boys from Boston,” releasing a few hits during the decade and into the 80s.
Then, all of a sudden, they switch their sound over to radio-friendly pop songs.
The biggest issue people have with the Creedence Clearwater Revival (and Creedence Clearwater Revisited) is the fact that they’re from California and yet singing like they’re from Louisiana. Their songs tend to revolve around the Mississippi River, the bayou, and catfish!
Because of their themes, people group them into the Southern Rock, making fans of the genre angry and saying CCR is overrated since they’re not from the south and don’t have the actual sound of Southern Rock.
While the band Imagine Dragons has many awards under their belt, it is really nothing special. Their songs follow a very similar formula: sing, cue the bass drop, sing, and maybe insert some techno-esque apocalyptic sounds in the middle.
In the end, the band has a few good songs, primarily their singles, and the others fall to the wayside,
A career spanning over the course of several decades, Boston shouldn’t be seen as an overrated rock band. And yet, they kind of are overhyped with lackluster songs that don’t hit home, like “Most Than A Feeling.”
It is less of an arena rock band and more of a band that would sing an opening credits song to a coming of age movie.
Green Day might have been a fun band in the 1990s and early 2000s, but when people become more attuned to good music, it is easy to see that Green Day is a bit overrated for a “pop-punk” group.
Attempting to be a British punk group like the Sex Pistols, Billie Joel Armstrong’s watered-downed voice leaves little to admire.
A band is definitely labeled overrated when they can’t even stand one of their most popular songs. In this case, it is Radiohead and their song “Creep.” They literally refuse to play it at live shows.
When it comes to their other music, people tend to be way too eager to hop on the Radiohead bandwagon without actually listening to the tracks.
An arena rock band, Bon Jovi, found their formula early on and never once strayed. Hey, it worked, but Richie Sambora strumming his guitar in the back while Jovi belted out songs like “Livin’ on a Prayer” and “Runaway” isn’t the most innovative.
Not to say Bon Jovi isn’t catchy, they just didn’t reinvent themselves from the time they became famous in the 1980s.
The Eagles came together in 1971 and made it big with hits like “Hotel California,” “Witchy Woman,” and “Take it Easy.” While they are amazing for background music, their songs tend to blend together.
There are no over-the-top vocals or huge “moments” to speak of in their tracks, making them a bit overrated.
Genesis is a great rock band, but some deem them the greatest rock band to grace the stage. That comment is where a lot of people put their foot down.
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