Seriously!! It doesn't take much to look a few things up!! Dolores was the lead singer of the Cranberries and she died of alcohol intoxication which led to her drowning!! NOT AN OD!! This lady needs to stop being so lazy and check facts!!! xoxo
I can't spend three days doing research on a video that is purely an opinion video. If I'm doing a video on dementia or mental health or something important I will take time to verify everything. But If I do an opinion video and I forgot a fact because I'm old, someone will call me on it in the comments.
It's all about context. Most of these bands were great in their time because they were doing something new, different, or innovative at the time. Some of the music hasn't aged well; some has been played to a point beyond annoyance, and some is opinion (which, when used intelligently, is ok.) I agree with her comments about Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young; not so much Manfred Mann. The *only* Neil Young song I ever liked is Mr. Soul, and that was way back with Buffalo Springfield. I think he ruined CSN. But it's not like I have an opinion.😬
I really did not expect to like this video. Actually I pretty much agree with you on almost all, except the Beatles: I was not a huge fan of them, but here’s the thing, in the 6 years they were together, they had a major influence on almost everyone that came after them - granted, others were there too, but they did tons of experimenting with different sounds, different instruments, different ways…. They started with songs like “I Want To Hold Your Hand “, and went in all different directions. “Strawberry Fields “, yes. They had some songs that were pretty lousy, but they had a lot of good, and interesting songs. The had SO MANY songs. But it’s really how they Influenced “Music “, as well as Pop Culture in general. As for Neil Young, I’m not a fan of his Politics, but I do like some of his songs. I was born in 1961, so a “late Boomer”, and I actually prefer more of the older stuff, and Jazz. Less of a fan of Metal or Grunge. I like many of the Progressive, and Southern Rock. [ and blues, Boogie Woogie, Skat,….]. 📻🙂
Lotsa miffed commenters here. I respect your insight and sharing of your opinion. I'd be interested to hear about the bands you enjoy the most, and which bands you feel are underrated or even accurately rated.
I knew I would get some slack over my picks. But as I state, these are my opinions. I"m sure if and when I do my top 10 favorite bands of all time I'll get slack for that too :)
So, if I hear a song I like, I should research the artists who produced it to see if their values match my own, and then if they don't, well, then I must not have really liked the song. Also, you should do some research before doing a video.
I can agree with al of these except the Doors and the Beatles. Neither is over rated, They deserve all the kudos for what they had brought to rock that they have gotten.
@@dawndickenson Of course you don't. And that's fine. It's just that you seem to favor the people who are middle of the road, and don't favor the people who put themselves out there.
I love that you took out time to do this. I hope this video gets millions of views and stirs up genuine discourse over music. This is awesome. I'm gen x and I don't agree with all of your picks, but i value your opinion.
REM is more than their hit songs, many of which arent among their best stuff. They've had one the most consistant and vast discographies of any post-classic rock band. What you're saying pinpoints what Michael Stipe said when he disowned 'Shiney Happy People' because he didnt want to be defined and rememeberred for it. I respect your opinion nonetheless.
I'm a music junkie from the 70s, and I have more than 22,00 albums on CDs that I have downloaded to my computer HD and thousands of vinyl albums that I play a lot. So I consider myself a music connoisseur, and during my youth, I went to many concerts in the 70's. I love music and I listen to a wide variety of music in many genres. But like I said I'm a 70's music junkie because that was my era. So about your choices of overrated groups... I'm inclined to agree with you. Good choices I believe. Sure they all have great tracks that I do enjoy, but they really are overrated and sometimes they were worshipped as the world's great bands. So I agree with you, but I do like some of Neil Young's songs, like 'Harvest Moon' and 'Heart of Gold.' Sure he had a kind of raspy voice, maybe even can be defined as scratchy, but then so did Janis Joplin and Joe Cocker and almost all the bands of the 70's were bashing the country and the war; yet they all had great music and songs. So it does depend on the individual that's listening to them. The Beatles had great songs too, like 'Strawberry Fields' and 'Yesterday,' etc. But as a group, I think they had their day, but they did not do it for me... sorry people; (and I even saw them in concert as a kid of age 11 in Candlestick Park in 1966 with my family.) The doors as far as I'm concerned only had a few good hits, and the rest was an acid trip for them and whoever listened to them intensely. So Dawn, good choices and I'm in agreement with you on your choices, and thank you for sharing your thoughts.
lol. Your take on Neil Young is risible. He influenced so many bands by his sound and sensibility. But you're obviously not a guitar player. (bands are generally formed by guitar players). i agree with you about REM's later stuff (which is the only stuff you mentioned). REM had LEGENDARILY GREAT early albums. Reckoning, Fables, Murmur. Green Day, B-52s ... sure ... they suck.
I am not a guitar player or a singer. In fact my voice is worse than the dying animal I described for one of the artists. But I like to listen to a good, heavy rock and roll band.
I understand your charting EXCEPT for the Beatles. The original boy band (thus the help and I wanna hold your hand.) turned into exceptional music making band making masterpiece albums. Very few artists have a complete album with exceptional music from start to finish that challenges the listener (A big complaint of yours about acdc). Whether sgt peppers or the white album both masterpieces in music making the Beatles did change their sound.
Sorry, I absolutely don’t agree with you on R.E.M.! For me they were my one of my three fav bands, and thought they had great music, and had very intelligent lyrics. If anything they are underrated.
AC/DC According to Frank’s Third Beer AC/DC Theorem, they are clearly overrated. Hugely. Until some time during the 3rd beer, whereupon they become the greatest rock band of all time.
The world eulogises John and always will. If you die young and in tragic circumstances you will be raised to great heights and what was once, considered weird characteristics will be revised as artistic mannerisms. I don't really agree with your opinion on The Beatles, but I do agree with your sentiments about John. I also admire your courage because to diss on Lennon in anyway usually ensures a massive backlash of how dare you mock this wonderful insightful genius turned saint. Truths seem to ne negated or completely forgotten. Either that or excuses such as John admitted to bashing Cyntia so it's okay because that would have been a rare thing to do. What tosh! John lost his mother as a child. Well so too did McCartney but did he bang on about it forever. In many ways Lennon would suit todays gen Z with all the ‘woe is me I am a victim, but I am also special cause I'm different’ mentality. As for petulance and sulking look no further than George. Young Beatle George was upbeat and having fun. Then he begins to think he is a Lennon/ McCartney equivalent. He wasn't. But he did improve and eventually wrote some great Beatle songs culminating in the magnificent 'Something'; The song Frank Sinatra once famously spoke of as his favourite Lennon-McCartney tune. As George got better more of his material would appear on albums and ultimately a single. So why all that sulking and petulance? And no person can argue against the fact that John and George were hypocrites of the highest order. With all his imagine no possessions and George's Marashi devotion both lived in massive mansions decked out with swimming pools, and your own river to sail along in your white oh-so-mod attire. Puke! Paul strangely at the breakup went and lived in a bit of a dumpy farm with Linda and the kids. Paul didn’t' preach anti-materialism and peace by lying in bed. He didn't beat his wife and he didn't employ other superstars to help his career rebirth. Paul of course was instantly dropped to second fiddle when John died as if all he wrote was Yesterday. Now it is now mostly accepted fact that Paul was the most responsible for the later years of the Beatles which many, including myself would state was their most creative, original, and subliminal period. Sgt. Pepper, Abbey Road, and most of Let it Be is McCartney. Without this rather demanding artist (yes, he was pushy) those albums never would have come to fruition. McCartney was the only true multi-instrumentalist in the group, his vocal could easily match John's on the rockers, and he experimented with classical forms, tape loops and Avant- guard much earlier and more than Lennon who most believed to be the instigator and great explorer. I would agree that overall, John's lyrics were superior to Paul’s, but exceptions do exist including the magnificent Blackbird, Eleanor Rigby and For No-One just to name a few. John lyrically was very personal and wrote about himself (how very John) but it did create for great pieces. Ringo was Ringo, peace, love, great drumming, lacking depth but making up for it by tolerating the moods and tantrums of the other three. Plus, he voiced Thomas the Tank Engine! Musically in terms of melody, song construction and invention McCartney was way ahead of the others and always was. This made him rather a target for jealousy and sometimes anger from John and George, but most honest expert musicians will (sometimes begrudgingly) admit that Paul was the most talented out of the four even if popular discourse and hipster opinion says otherwise. As for saying McCartney wrote better songs in Wings that is really stretching it. Does that include early solo. Are we suggesting that Mary Had a Little Lamb, Bip Bop and Give Ireland Back to the Irish can stand alongside Blackbird, Fool on the Hill, or even the simple but sweet I Will. McCartney certainly went onto achieve the greatest success of the four (after the press ravaged him for the first few years remembering Jann Wenner was all pro-Lennon and anti-McCartney). McCartney among some fluff wrote some cracking songs such as Maybe I'm Amazed being a standout. Ram now is seen for the great innovative album it is, Band on the Run is still considered a giant and later albums like Flaming Pie are packed with magnificent material. I believe McCartney wrote some amazing songs in his solo and Wings years that decades into the future will continue to be reappraised. With a little luck anyway. So, the Beatles number one. I would say ‘yes’ but at every stage of their career I wouldn't. Yet if another is to say they do not deserve to be then my question to he/she is who should be then and why. I acknowledge the constant Beatle fascination can become tiresome as the most obsessed fans never end with their gushing statements and buying all the hundreds of books written on the group. That kind of societal over sensationalising can be wearisome but I don't believe should block objective analysis and when people as gifted and knowledgeable as Howard Goodall, Brian Wilson, and others, across all genres of music, declare The Beatles as the giants of music then we have one strong argument. Artists such as Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald of the highest calibre choose to do cover versions of Beatle songs such as Yesterday, Hey Jude and others. With colleagues, peers and past jazz/blues greats singing the praises of The Beatles I fail to see how anyone could up with another answer. And why shouldn’t they be number one when they in total had 20 songs reach number one (and some of them were not their best work). Today we live in the Swiftie phenomenon. Will she have the legacy and be renowned in five decades time? I doubt it. I think I'll go have a lie down now in some Strawberry Fields. P.S. However to anger any hypothetical reader out there, ‘Imagine’ is easily the most overrated pop song in history and only gained its massive popularity and longevity after John was murdered. In fact, few know that it didn't make number one on the charts but stalled at two. We now know the lyrics were taken directly from a poem by Yoko which explains the sanctimonious wording, but the melody is dull and goes nowhere and the whole thing feels like it wallows in its own self-righteousness. The ambiguity of the lyrics is not as abstract as people think but then again, the masses don't like to think that much, but rather feel that they do. When questioned John said 'it's only a bloody song' but then uttered those words at a time in his life when he was at his most pretentious and sanctimoniously scathing - goodness me imagine that. Sorry I don't do comments. Rather I do detail and debate.
The Doors are my FAVOURITE band ever. I really disagree with that one. They're iconic because they WERE different. I agree that Jim Morrison was somewhat a bad person.. but I love their music and the other members are extremely talented people. Especially Ray Manzarek!
@@tonyreardon5352 It sounds as though she just dislikes their music, which is reasonable. But that does not line up with her stated definition on "overrated".
1. AC DC- Yes, many songs sound the similar or maybe even the same, but they are still so good at it. They are not as talented musically as some hard rock bands like Rush or Van Halen, but AC DC can still write a great rock N Roll song that has a great groove. 2. Green day- They are talented. I think they are a little overrated myself but then again, I was older when they started. I think they play to a younger audience than to many 30-60-year-old people. There are bands I loved as a kid that I would not like as much if they came out today. Music tastes change with age often. 3. Cranberries- I like the Cranberries much more. She sings very well. Maybe not your cup of tea but she is objectively a great singer. I do not like Beyonce at all but I can still say she has a decent voice objectively. I am seeing a trend here. you do not like angst in songs. that raw emotional singing is not your cup of tea. 4. B52s- I can see someone not liking their music. It is strange. But Rock Lobster is pretty easy to dance to. not my favorite band but one I can appreciate because they are fun. Love Shack was a great song. 5. REM- I do not understand this one. They had some more traditional rock songs and some that were a folky type of rock. Great band. 6. Bruce Springstein- Not a huge fan of his but like some songs. Like REM I am not sure why she does not like him. 7. Neal young- He is anti-American according to her. He also has a whiny voice. I can understand why he hates him based upon her opinions on music. So many artists are not great singers BTW. 8. Nirvana- I understand not thinking Nirvana should be icons. they did bring grunge to the mainstream. 9. The Doors- I have heard others argue that they are overrated. He was horrible person that is why she hates them. 10. the Beatles- I can understand not thinking that the Beatles were the greatest band ever. I do not think they were to me. IMO. Objectively they probably are. Super popular, one of hte most if not the most influential also. Changed music and changed their music as time went on. Her comment about I want to hold your hand seems ignorant. What kind of songs were being written and played at that time? songs just like it.
So, with that in mind… your opinion… best,worst, over-rated, under-rated, male/female ‘70’s Porn Stars, Top-Ten, listed in Order with Top5 Films the played in… annnnnd Go!
I know this is about overrated but I have to mention the underrated ufo they should be as big ass kizz!!! Fates warming !!!! Jim matheos is such an underrated songwriter and plus with Ray Alder they made such beautiful songs
I actually agree with a lot of this list. Springsteen shouts too much, neil young is wimpy and whiny, I had to sit on a bus whilst someone played the cranberries linger on repeat for a 1000 miles so I don't have the most affection for this. Rems automatic is way ovrrated....theres quite a bit of filler on there.....the doors are unlikeable.....green day abysmal, john lennon is very overrated and an unlikeable character, and taylor swift sings the same monotone vocal on every track. Theres not a lot to the b52...theyve only got two tracks that anyone knows.
Everyone has an opinion and that’s fine. But I’m shocked not to see either the red hot chilli peppers or queen on here. Also get your spelling right. It’s Neil Young and Nirvana. Think the cranberries are particularly well respected. And the doors critical appraisal has been dwindling over the decades but the Beatles? Seriously woman stop being a crank.
Pretty good list! Although I think one or two names never were rated all that highly (B-52s) and some are really great early prime followed by boring late stage career (AC/DC - they KILLED for a few years, REM early albums were cool and original, Bruce is another). I think U2 fits this category. Hot take on the Beatles! My hot take is Queen. Slightly harder rock Broadway tunes IMHO.
I was thinking I might select U2 if a do a part 2. Queen and Prince maybe too. Prince I liked until his unfortunately demise and then they played his songs 4000 times a day and I got burned out.
@@dawndickenson I agree about Prince. Yeah, he was a brilliant musician but were all of his songs that great? I liked the songs he wrote for others better. Of course, this sort of boils down to whether people who primarily listen to rock (like me) care much for Prince’s style of music in large doses. I feel the same way about MJ, Madonna etc because I mainly listen to Zeppelin!
I have a few issues with your list. First, as many have pointed out, McCartney wrote Let It Be, not Harrison. You’re belittling songs that other musicians say inspired them to sing and play. You may not like Help, but to say it could have been created by a high school band class is absolutely ludicrous. My older brother doesn’t like The Beatles, but he at least appreciates why others consider them the most influential band of all time. Not liking a band does not equate to them being overrated. Green Day isn’t my cup of tea, but I have great appreciation for their place in rock history and their ability to create music that others, like my son, love. I can’t stand Creedence Clearwater Revival, but never would I say they were overrated. It’s pretty obvious that you are a Christian conservative. That’s fine but it shouldn’t play a role in why you think someone is overrated. Neil Young is Canadian so he doesn’t have to love America. I’m American, but that doesn’t mean I have to love everything about my country. Also, you mentioned you like Let It Be because of its religious content. I have news for you. “Mother Mary” is not Mary from the Bible. It was about a dream he had about his mother, whose name was Mary. You and I are likely about the same age, and I respect you wanting to do something on RUclips, but this video displayed a lack of research and a complete lack of curiosity as to why many love these musicians.
U2 - #1 overrated band. I must disagree about the Doors (i visited Jim's grave in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris) and Neil Young's song Hey Hey, My My is awesome.
I'm not trying to be rude, and I made the assumption you didn't know. I just find your choice of "regurgitate" as funny and ironic, whether you meant it or not. Very entertaining video. Keep it up!
i agree with you on certain points madam,,,,exept for ,,,mainly the Beatles and the Doors,,,because,,,private lives have no connection with music for the most part,,with respect...
REM awesome, Big swing and miss there. Doors and Springsteen overrated? Yes, please. Nirvana? Bleah. WAY overrated. As was GreenDay but I am a child of the 60s-70s and acknowledge that musical tastes change. Beatles overrated? Clearly looking for clickbait views.
No Bob Dylan? How that man ever got a recording contract is way beyond me, i guess he yad some good lyrics but imho he sucks and talking about nails on a blackboard that voice OMG!
Lady, The Beatles song, "Let It Be" wasn't a George Harrison song. It was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and was sung by Paul McCartney. George's most famous Beatles songs were "Something", "Here Comes the Sun" and "Love Me Do". Maybe you should do some research and not go by your memory.
Love Me Do isn't a Harrison song. The third one of his greatest songs is 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'. 'If I Needed Someone' and 'Taxman' were also very good.
I love how she says he would not have made it on American Idol. That's what makes Neil Young so great. Kinda the point of Rock and Roll. It's not meant for for Karens.
How can someone who claims to be a music fan know nothing about it. I mean, wow! Totally clueless. Just think about the impact that the Beatles had on the world. Now think about the fact that they were together for less than ten years.
@@dawndickenson As far as the Beatles are concerned you don't need to do much research, just look around. Listen to what other musicians say. Hey, I get it. I very much dislike the Eagles but I can't deny their success or impact on music history.
Green Day is more talented that you think, yet I can see why you might say that. ZOMBIE and LINGER are classics from The Cranberries. I cannot wait to hear your favorite music acts, but as for Neil Young, there is NOTHING anti-American about him. His music is pro people and pro-democracy and OHIO is one of the most important songs about this country ever. I will guess you do not think the Kent State Massacre was a good thing?
Kent State was horrible. I would think if I were going to make a song about it , it should be a good song that people could stand to list to all the way to the end.
@@dawndickenson Most people did stand by the song, which helped the counterculture end the Vietnam nightmare and Nixon presidency. For the first time in over a half-century, you are the first person to bash the song. At least non-politically.
Green Day isnt popular because of Cobain they latch on to whatever left wing anti Republican bandwagon they can every few years, Bush W, Trump, to refresh their fan base and continue making mediocre music. They never had a chance of replacing Cobain lol you gave them way way too much credit. I am one of the last wave of Genx so I can give you my opinion as a young adult at the time. A lot of Boomers hate Delores and I have no idea why and have an especially irrational hatred for Ode To My Family which I have never understood lol. I was kind of young for the early B52s but it seems like their first two albums are their best, I cant say they are over rated they were always sort of post punk anyway. And you dont like The Doors and Jim is a great songwriter which tells me you might be one of those mainstream California sound listeners from your era. So let me think out loud here because there were a few competing boomer rock music scenes in the 70s and they all have a distaste for one another, namely the Eagles, Sammy Hager and Fleetwood Mac fans who think that ALL rock music should be easy listening adult contemporary or white mans blues. But who also all hate Bowie, Black Sabbath, and Kraftwerk. I couldnt help but also notice the lack of crappy 70s party bands on the list or bands named after cities who all had a lead singer that sounded just alike, cough. However we do agree on Neal Young, I hate him just not as much as I hate Joni Mitchell.
I agree with a few of your choices, B-52’s, Bruce, not on your list Blondie, but should be. But, don’t slam Beatles. You lost me completely with that, you obviously did not witness it personally.
Let It Be was a Paul McCartney song.. How can someone who knows nothing about music have such concrete opinions on it?
She is clueless.
I guess at lowly #4 Neil Young doesn't deserve having his name spelled correctly.
The Beatles? Please. You picked them for the shock value.
I picked the Beatle because of them consstanted being presented as the number 1 band of all time.
George did NOT write Let It Be. Paul did. Get yours facts straight.
Seriously!! It doesn't take much to look a few things up!! Dolores was the lead singer of the Cranberries and she died of alcohol intoxication which led to her drowning!! NOT AN OD!! This lady needs to stop being so lazy and check facts!!! xoxo
I can't spend three days doing research on a video that is purely an opinion video. If I'm doing a video on dementia or mental health or something important I will take time to verify everything. But If I do an opinion video and I forgot a fact because I'm old, someone will call me on it in the comments.
The term overrated is overrated (and overused)
I'm a baby boomer and I agree the Beatles are over-rated. Doors where great and not over-rated.
It's all about context. Most of these bands were great in their time because they were doing something new, different, or innovative at the time. Some of the music hasn't aged well; some has been played to a point beyond annoyance, and some is opinion (which, when used intelligently, is ok.) I agree with her comments about Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young; not so much Manfred Mann. The *only* Neil Young song I ever liked is Mr. Soul, and that was way back with Buffalo Springfield. I think he ruined CSN. But it's not like I have an opinion.😬
I really did not expect to like this video. Actually I pretty much agree with you on almost all, except the Beatles: I was not a huge fan of them, but here’s the thing, in the 6 years they were together, they had a major influence on almost everyone that came after them - granted, others were there too, but they did tons of experimenting with different sounds, different instruments, different ways….
They started with songs like “I Want To Hold Your Hand “, and went in all different directions. “Strawberry Fields “, yes. They had some songs that were pretty lousy, but they had a lot of good, and interesting songs. The had SO MANY songs.
But it’s really how they Influenced “Music “, as well as Pop Culture in general.
As for Neil Young, I’m not a fan of his Politics, but I do like some of his songs.
I was born in 1961, so a “late Boomer”, and I actually prefer more of the older stuff, and Jazz. Less of a fan of Metal or Grunge. I like many of the Progressive, and Southern Rock. [ and blues, Boogie Woogie, Skat,….].
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I agree. I didn’t grow up loving the Beatles but they grew on me over the years and their vast influence is undeniable.
I agree with the Cranberries. They're ALRIGHT, but not anything good. You are so cool.
I can't even finish this video
Lotsa miffed commenters here. I respect your insight and sharing of your opinion. I'd be interested to hear about the bands you enjoy the most, and which bands you feel are underrated or even accurately rated.
Like the world really needs yet another "things I don't like" video. Enough negativity in the world without your channel.
Most of my channel is to help people over 55 feel better about themselves. But occassionally I like to make a video that is fun for me to create.
Not only was "Let it Be" Paul's song, the mother Mary he speaks of is his own mother named Mary, it wasn't religious.
Ok I got that wrong. But still like the song.
‘70’s Globetrotters or Washington Capitals?
Wow please find other things to do with your time
Mad respect for taking some very unpopular stances here. I could quibble but your passion is entertaining.
I knew I would get some slack over my picks. But as I state, these are my opinions. I"m sure if and when I do my top 10 favorite bands of all time I'll get slack for that too :)
So, if I hear a song I like, I should research the artists who produced it to see if their values match my own, and then if they don't, well, then I must not have really liked the song. Also, you should do some research before doing a video.
I can agree with al of these except the Doors and the Beatles. Neither is over rated, They deserve all the kudos for what they had brought to rock that they have gotten.
It is not possible to over-rate what The Beatles did for pop music.
You cannot underestimate how influential they were, but their music still sounds horrible.
Rock is supposed to be about artistic freedom, and she doesn't seem to favor that much.
The artists can have as much artistic freedom as they like. Doesn't mean I will like the sound they use to express it.
@@dawndickenson Of course you don't. And that's fine. It's just that you seem to favor the people who are middle of the road, and don't favor the people who put themselves out there.
French Impressionists-Post Rococo v Post -Modernist Austrian Secessionist’s, Schiele, Klimt … which? Mondrian or Rembrandt? Edison, Tesla, Franklin? Einstein, Oppenheimer, Bohr, Democritus?
Jim Morrison was cleared of getting his thing out.😁 The Doors, The Beatles and Neil Young are all brilliant acts, the rest I probably agree with.
"Scrutiny" implies "careful and detailed examination.''
You should stick with Americas Got Talent and American Idol. More your speed
I love that you took out time to do this. I hope this video gets millions of views and stirs up genuine discourse over music. This is awesome. I'm gen x and I don't agree with all of your picks, but i value your opinion.
Thanks, I knew I'd get some heat on my Beatles opinion, and yeah I was right :)
you've got some balls ... I'll give you that
REM is more than their hit songs, many of which arent among their best stuff. They've had one the most consistant and vast discographies of any post-classic rock band. What you're saying pinpoints what Michael Stipe said when he disowned 'Shiney Happy People' because he didnt want to be defined and rememeberred for it. I respect your opinion nonetheless.
I'm a music junkie from the 70s, and I have more than 22,00 albums on CDs that I have downloaded to my computer HD and thousands of vinyl albums that I play a lot. So I consider myself a music connoisseur, and during my youth, I went to many concerts in the 70's. I love music and I listen to a wide variety of music in many genres. But like I said I'm a 70's music junkie because that was my era. So about your choices of overrated groups... I'm inclined to agree with you. Good choices I believe. Sure they all have great tracks that I do enjoy, but they really are overrated and sometimes they were worshipped as the world's great bands. So I agree with you, but I do like some of Neil Young's songs, like 'Harvest Moon' and 'Heart of Gold.' Sure he had a kind of raspy voice, maybe even can be defined as scratchy, but then so did Janis Joplin and Joe Cocker and almost all the bands of the 70's were bashing the country and the war; yet they all had great music and songs. So it does depend on the individual that's listening to them. The Beatles had great songs too, like 'Strawberry Fields' and 'Yesterday,' etc. But as a group, I think they had their day, but they did not do it for me... sorry people; (and I even saw them in concert as a kid of age 11 in Candlestick Park in 1966 with my family.) The doors as far as I'm concerned only had a few good hits, and the rest was an acid trip for them and whoever listened to them intensely. So Dawn, good choices and I'm in agreement with you on your choices, and thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Thanks :)
lol. Your take on Neil Young is risible. He influenced so many bands by his sound and sensibility. But you're obviously not a guitar player. (bands are generally formed by guitar players). i agree with you about REM's later stuff (which is the only stuff you mentioned). REM had LEGENDARILY GREAT early albums. Reckoning, Fables, Murmur.
Green Day, B-52s ... sure ... they suck.
I am not a guitar player or a singer. In fact my voice is worse than the dying animal I described for one of the artists. But I like to listen to a good, heavy rock and roll band.
@@dawndickenson I hear ya. But listen to Barstool Blues by Neil Young and also google REM Letterman South Central Rain (great early live performance)
I understand your charting EXCEPT for the Beatles. The original boy band (thus the help and I wanna hold your hand.) turned into exceptional music making band making masterpiece albums. Very few artists have a complete album with exceptional music from start to finish that challenges the listener (A big complaint of yours about acdc). Whether sgt peppers or the white album both masterpieces in music making the Beatles did change their sound.
Glass: Half-Full, Half-Empty?
3 worst personal window-pane acid trips?
Polka Bands… Lawrence Welk, Al Alberts, Bobby Vinton?
Neil Young you is one of those typically older generation Canadian that was anti-American, but today’s younger Canadians aren’t so.
Sorry, I absolutely don’t agree with you on R.E.M.! For me they were my one of my three fav bands, and thought they had great music, and had very intelligent lyrics. If anything they are underrated.
And who would your top 10 underrated bands be?
AC/DC
According to Frank’s Third Beer AC/DC Theorem, they are clearly overrated. Hugely.
Until some time during the 3rd beer, whereupon they become the greatest rock band of all time.
The world eulogises John and always will. If you die young and in tragic circumstances you will be raised to great heights and what was once, considered weird characteristics will be revised as artistic mannerisms. I don't really agree with your opinion on The Beatles, but I do agree with your sentiments about John. I also admire your courage because to diss on Lennon in anyway usually ensures a massive backlash of how dare you mock this wonderful insightful genius turned saint. Truths seem to ne negated or completely forgotten. Either that or excuses such as John admitted to bashing Cyntia so it's okay because that would have been a rare thing to do. What tosh! John lost his mother as a child. Well so too did McCartney but did he bang on about it forever. In many ways Lennon would suit todays gen Z with all the ‘woe is me I am a victim, but I am also special cause I'm different’ mentality.
As for petulance and sulking look no further than George. Young Beatle George was upbeat and having fun. Then he begins to think he is a Lennon/ McCartney equivalent. He wasn't. But he did improve and eventually wrote some great Beatle songs culminating in the magnificent 'Something'; The song Frank Sinatra once famously spoke of as his favourite Lennon-McCartney tune. As George got better more of his material would appear on albums and ultimately a single. So why all that sulking and petulance? And no person can argue against the fact that John and George were hypocrites of the highest order. With all his imagine no possessions and George's Marashi devotion both lived in massive mansions decked out with swimming pools, and your own river to sail along in your white oh-so-mod attire. Puke!
Paul strangely at the breakup went and lived in a bit of a dumpy farm with Linda and the kids. Paul didn’t' preach anti-materialism and peace by lying in bed. He didn't beat his wife and he didn't employ other superstars to help his career rebirth. Paul of course was instantly dropped to second fiddle when John died as if all he wrote was Yesterday. Now it is now mostly accepted fact that Paul was the most responsible for the later years of the Beatles which many, including myself would state was their most creative, original, and subliminal period. Sgt. Pepper, Abbey Road, and most of Let it Be is McCartney. Without this rather demanding artist (yes, he was pushy) those albums never would have come to fruition. McCartney was the only true multi-instrumentalist in the group, his vocal could easily match John's on the rockers, and he experimented with classical forms, tape loops and Avant- guard much earlier and more than Lennon who most believed to be the instigator and great explorer. I would agree that overall, John's lyrics were superior to Paul’s, but exceptions do exist including the magnificent Blackbird, Eleanor Rigby and For No-One just to name a few. John lyrically was very personal and wrote about himself (how very John) but it did create for great pieces. Ringo was Ringo, peace, love, great drumming, lacking depth but making up for it by tolerating the moods and tantrums of the other three. Plus, he voiced Thomas the Tank Engine!
Musically in terms of melody, song construction and invention McCartney was way ahead of the others and always was. This made him rather a target for jealousy and sometimes anger from John and George, but most honest expert musicians will (sometimes begrudgingly) admit that Paul was the most talented out of the four even if popular discourse and hipster opinion says otherwise. As for saying McCartney wrote better songs in Wings that is really stretching it.
Does that include early solo. Are we suggesting that Mary Had a Little Lamb, Bip Bop and Give Ireland Back to the Irish can stand alongside Blackbird, Fool on the Hill, or even the simple but sweet I Will. McCartney certainly went onto achieve the greatest success of the four (after the press ravaged him for the first few years remembering Jann Wenner was all pro-Lennon and anti-McCartney). McCartney among some fluff wrote some cracking songs such as Maybe I'm Amazed being a standout. Ram now is seen for the great innovative album it is, Band on the Run is still considered a giant and later albums like Flaming Pie are packed with magnificent material. I believe McCartney wrote some amazing songs in his solo and Wings years that decades into the future will continue to be reappraised. With a little luck anyway.
So, the Beatles number one. I would say ‘yes’ but at every stage of their career I wouldn't. Yet if another is to say they do not deserve to be then my question to he/she is who should be then and why. I acknowledge the constant Beatle fascination can become tiresome as the most obsessed fans never end with their gushing statements and buying all the hundreds of books written on the group. That kind of societal over sensationalising can be wearisome but I don't believe should block objective analysis and when people as gifted and knowledgeable as Howard Goodall, Brian Wilson, and others, across all genres of music, declare The Beatles as the giants of music then we have one strong argument.
Artists such as Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald of the highest calibre choose to do cover versions of Beatle songs such as Yesterday, Hey Jude and others. With colleagues, peers and past jazz/blues greats singing the praises of The Beatles I fail to see how anyone could up with another answer. And why shouldn’t they be number one when they in total had 20 songs reach number one (and some of them were not their best work). Today we live in the Swiftie phenomenon. Will she have the legacy and be renowned in five decades time? I doubt it. I think I'll go have a lie down now in some Strawberry Fields.
P.S. However to anger any hypothetical reader out there, ‘Imagine’ is easily the most overrated pop song in history and only gained its massive popularity and longevity after John was murdered. In fact, few know that it didn't make number one on the charts but stalled at two. We now know the lyrics were taken directly from a poem by Yoko which explains the sanctimonious wording, but the melody is dull and goes nowhere and the whole thing feels like it wallows in its own self-righteousness. The ambiguity of the lyrics is not as abstract as people think but then again, the masses don't like to think that much, but rather feel that they do. When questioned John said 'it's only a bloody song' but then uttered those words at a time in his life when he was at his most pretentious and sanctimoniously scathing - goodness me imagine that.
Sorry I don't do comments. Rather I do detail and debate.
The Doors are my FAVOURITE band ever. I really disagree with that one. They're iconic because they WERE different. I agree that Jim Morrison was somewhat a bad person.. but I love their music and the other members are extremely talented people. Especially Ray Manzarek!
I saw almost all the 60s bands live. The Doors were the best!
Guessing she hasn't heard The End
@@tonyreardon5352 It sounds as though she just dislikes their music, which is reasonable. But that does not line up with her stated definition on "overrated".
The Doors are my favourites too. I always look at Jim Morrison as what you see you get, he never pretended to be anything he wasn't.
1. AC DC- Yes, many songs sound the similar or maybe even the same, but they are still so good at it. They are not as talented musically as some hard rock bands like Rush or Van Halen, but AC DC can still write a great rock N Roll song that has a great groove.
2. Green day- They are talented. I think they are a little overrated myself but then again, I was older when they started. I think they play to a younger audience than to many 30-60-year-old people. There are bands I loved as a kid that I would not like as much if they came out today. Music tastes change with age often.
3. Cranberries- I like the Cranberries much more. She sings very well. Maybe not your cup of tea but she is objectively a great singer. I do not like Beyonce at all but I can still say she has a decent voice objectively. I am seeing a trend here. you do not like angst in songs. that raw emotional singing is not your cup of tea.
4. B52s- I can see someone not liking their music. It is strange. But Rock Lobster is pretty easy to dance to. not my favorite band but one I can appreciate because they are fun. Love Shack was a great song.
5. REM- I do not understand this one. They had some more traditional rock songs and some that were a folky type of rock. Great band.
6. Bruce Springstein- Not a huge fan of his but like some songs. Like REM I am not sure why she does not like him.
7. Neal young- He is anti-American according to her. He also has a whiny voice. I can understand why he hates him based upon her opinions on music. So many artists are not great singers BTW.
8. Nirvana- I understand not thinking Nirvana should be icons. they did bring grunge to the mainstream.
9. The Doors- I have heard others argue that they are overrated. He was horrible person that is why she hates them.
10. the Beatles- I can understand not thinking that the Beatles were the greatest band ever. I do not think they were to me. IMO. Objectively they probably are. Super popular, one of hte most if not the most influential also. Changed music and changed their music as time went on. Her comment about I want to hold your hand seems ignorant. What kind of songs were being written and played at that time? songs just like it.
AN obvious click bait piece full of silly opinions;)
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Did you spell 'Nirvana' wrong and use photos of a Nirvana cover band, on purpose? 😅
Actually editors must have done that, but I am guilty of not catching it
So, with that in mind… your opinion… best,worst, over-rated, under-rated, male/female ‘70’s Porn Stars, Top-Ten, listed in Order with Top5 Films the played in… annnnnd Go!
I know this is about overrated but I have to mention the underrated ufo they should be as big ass kizz!!! Fates warming !!!! Jim matheos is such an underrated songwriter and plus with Ray Alder they made such beautiful songs
I was thinking of doing an underrated band video :)
@@dawndickenson u know where I stand😂😂😂😂😂😂
I actually agree with a lot of this list. Springsteen shouts too much, neil young is wimpy and whiny, I had to sit on a bus whilst someone played the cranberries linger on repeat for a 1000 miles so I don't have the most affection for this. Rems automatic is way ovrrated....theres quite a bit of filler on there.....the doors are unlikeable.....green day abysmal, john lennon is very overrated and an unlikeable character, and taylor swift sings the same monotone vocal on every track. Theres not a lot to the b52...theyve only got two tracks that anyone knows.
Who let you out of the asylum?
Everyone has an opinion and that’s fine. But I’m shocked not to see either the red hot chilli peppers or queen on here. Also get your spelling right. It’s Neil Young and Nirvana. Think the cranberries are particularly well respected. And the doors critical appraisal has been dwindling over the decades but the Beatles? Seriously woman stop being a crank.
Lee Roth or Hagar?
That is a tough one! I liked the mjusic of David Lee Roth more, but I like Sammy Hagar more as a person.
I hope I never get that old. I might be guilty of liking a lot of bands that I can't defend; there's my own bias. Also a boomer, me. LOL
Pretty good list! Although I think one or two names never were rated all that highly (B-52s) and some are really great early prime followed by boring late stage career (AC/DC - they KILLED for a few years, REM early albums were cool and original, Bruce is another). I think U2 fits this category. Hot take on the Beatles! My hot take is Queen. Slightly harder rock Broadway tunes IMHO.
I was thinking I might select U2 if a do a part 2. Queen and Prince maybe too. Prince I liked until his unfortunately demise and then they played his songs 4000 times a day and I got burned out.
@@dawndickenson I agree about Prince. Yeah, he was a brilliant musician but were all of his songs that great? I liked the songs he wrote for others better. Of course, this sort of boils down to whether people who primarily listen to rock (like me) care much for Prince’s style of music in large doses. I feel the same way about MJ, Madonna etc because I mainly listen to Zeppelin!
The Stones or Pink Floyd are great bands but so was the Beatles. And don't agree with Neil Young. Just my feedback!!
I have a few issues with your list. First, as many have pointed out, McCartney wrote Let It Be, not Harrison. You’re belittling songs that other musicians say inspired them to sing and play. You may not like Help, but to say it could have been created by a high school band class is absolutely ludicrous. My older brother doesn’t like The Beatles, but he at least appreciates why others consider them the most influential band of all time.
Not liking a band does not equate to them being overrated. Green Day isn’t my cup of tea, but I have great appreciation for their place in rock history and their ability to create music that others, like my son, love. I can’t stand Creedence Clearwater Revival, but never would I say they were overrated.
It’s pretty obvious that you are a Christian conservative. That’s fine but it shouldn’t play a role in why you think someone is overrated. Neil Young is Canadian so he doesn’t have to love America. I’m American, but that doesn’t mean I have to love everything about my country. Also, you mentioned you like Let It Be because of its religious content. I have news for you. “Mother Mary” is not Mary from the Bible. It was about a dream he had about his mother, whose name was Mary.
You and I are likely about the same age, and I respect you wanting to do something on RUclips, but this video displayed a lack of research and a complete lack of curiosity as to why many love these musicians.
Leaves Led Zeppelin and The Eagles off? And who even cares about The Doors and the B-52s anymore?
U2 - #1 overrated band. I must disagree about the Doors (i visited Jim's grave in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris) and Neil Young's song Hey Hey, My My is awesome.
I got a kick out of the comment that everything after Back in Black is regurgitation. Dawn, it's common knowledge Bonn Scott drown in his own vomit. 🤔
I'm not trying to be rude, and I made the assumption you didn't know. I just find your choice of "regurgitate" as funny and ironic, whether you meant it or not. Very entertaining video. Keep it up!
Oh wow. Yes I knew about Bon Scott but didn't make that connection when I was talking about that. No disrespect to Bon Scott I loved him.
@@dawndickenson 'choked on vomit..........someone else's vomit' - Spinal Tap
i agree with you on certain points madam,,,,exept for ,,,mainly the Beatles and the Doors,,,because,,,private lives have no connection with music for the most part,,with respect...
REM awesome, Big swing and miss there.
Doors and Springsteen overrated? Yes, please.
Nirvana? Bleah. WAY overrated. As was GreenDay but I am a child of the 60s-70s and acknowledge that musical tastes change.
Beatles overrated? Clearly looking for clickbait views.
No Bob Dylan? How that man ever got a recording contract is way beyond me, i guess he yad some good lyrics but imho he sucks and talking about nails on a blackboard that voice OMG!
Yeah I remembered him after I compiled the list. He would have been way higher than AC/DC with that whiney voice.
Lady, The Beatles song, "Let It Be" wasn't a George Harrison song. It was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and was sung by Paul McCartney. George's most famous Beatles songs were "Something", "Here Comes the Sun" and "Love Me Do". Maybe you should do some research and not go by your memory.
Love Me Do isn't a Harrison song. The third one of his greatest songs is 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'. 'If I Needed Someone' and 'Taxman' were also very good.
The Beatles. Lady you do not know music and let it be George Harrison song ?
AcC/DC overrated? Please
Cover me with oil? Remember that one? But it was sad to lose Malcome Young.
Let's hear the best you've written.
REM's Everybody Hurts is sappy crap.
Neil Young comes from the suburb of the United States called Canada. They tend to make an art out of complaining there.
I love how she says he would not have made it on American Idol. That's what makes Neil Young so great. Kinda the point of Rock and Roll. It's not meant for for Karens.
@@pamelabrown202 I think he sucks as well, pretentious and an awful guitar player.
I agree with your picks 100 %
Especially #1 . Never liked the Beatles
I certainly got a lot of blowback for saying it 😆
How can someone who claims to be a music fan know nothing about it. I mean, wow! Totally clueless. Just think about the impact that the Beatles had on the world. Now think about the fact that they were together for less than ten years.
I'm not going to spend a lot of time doing research on a band I don't like. As I said, its an opinion video.
@@dawndickenson As far as the Beatles are concerned you don't need to do much research, just look around. Listen to what other musicians say. Hey, I get it. I very much dislike the Eagles but I can't deny their success or impact on music history.
List fails without Oasis.
May I have some cheese with the whining about the bands.
Kiss Grateful Dead Motley Crue muscle overrated bulshit
Green Day is more talented that you think, yet I can see why you might say that. ZOMBIE and LINGER are classics from The Cranberries. I cannot wait to hear your favorite music acts, but as for Neil Young, there is NOTHING anti-American about him. His music is pro people and pro-democracy and OHIO is one of the most important songs about this country ever. I will guess you do not think the Kent State Massacre was a good thing?
Kent State was horrible. I would think if I were going to make a song about it , it should be a good song that people could stand to list to all the way to the end.
@@dawndickenson Most people did stand by the song, which helped the counterculture end the Vietnam nightmare and Nixon presidency. For the first time in over a half-century, you are the first person to bash the song. At least non-politically.
blah blah..everyone is an expert
This woman makes me SICK I know she's entitled to her opinion
but I just can't sit through this youtube clip as a matter of fact.....
Dawn, I agree with all it.
Aerosmith.
Oh yeah "Pink" or "Don't wanna miss a thing". Awful.
@@dawndickenson Someone once said Led Zeppelin was great...but not worth it for all the horrible imitators they spawned!
Green Day isnt popular because of Cobain they latch on to whatever left wing anti Republican bandwagon they can every few years, Bush W, Trump, to refresh their fan base and continue making mediocre music. They never had a chance of replacing Cobain lol you gave them way way too much credit. I am one of the last wave of Genx so I can give you my opinion as a young adult at the time. A lot of Boomers hate Delores and I have no idea why and have an especially irrational hatred for Ode To My Family which I have never understood lol. I was kind of young for the early B52s but it seems like their first two albums are their best, I cant say they are over rated they were always sort of post punk anyway. And you dont like The Doors and Jim is a great songwriter which tells me you might be one of those mainstream California sound listeners from your era.
So let me think out loud here because there were a few competing boomer rock music scenes in the 70s and they all have a distaste for one another, namely the Eagles, Sammy Hager and Fleetwood Mac fans who think that ALL rock music should be easy listening adult contemporary or white mans blues. But who also all hate Bowie, Black Sabbath, and Kraftwerk. I couldnt help but also notice the lack of crappy 70s party bands on the list or bands named after cities who all had a lead singer that sounded just alike, cough.
However we do agree on Neal Young, I hate him just not as much as I hate Joni Mitchell.
I would put Black Sabbath on one of my top 5 favorite bands of all time list. Perhaps I should get working on that.
My "yeah, I don't get it" list: Green Day, Dave Matthews, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, Deep Purple, The Doors, The Who, Jimi Hendrix.
The Chilli Petters and Dave Matthews deserve a place on the list. Perhaps I should do a part II.
@@dawndickensonPlease don't waste your/our time. "Different strokes for different folks"!!
I agree with a few of your choices, B-52’s, Bruce, not on your list Blondie, but should be. But, don’t slam Beatles. You lost me completely with that, you obviously did not witness it personally.
Blondie could have been on the list, yeah...
Whatever. Not everyone thinks the Beatles are all that great, I surely don't. And I DID witness it personally. Your logic is flawed.
Enough of this crap lol