What are you listening to at the moment?..

LT42

Mad_Cyril lol. Your ultimate Top 40 for this underrated artist.

alistair

LT42 Nothing to see here, other than an appreciation of a great artist who narrow minded, musical snobs thought was a bit of a joke back in the 80s.

LT42

alistair that said, it’s still a stretch to claim something daft like George Michael was an “underrated genius”. Every artist has their detractors.

Dan

Listen to Stand On The Word (Leftside Wobble Edit) by Leftside Wobble on #SoundCloud

ScottBailey

LT42 always thought whispering George was overrated, me. All subjective of course…

LT42

Here’s an underrated genius, Alistair, Mr Rypdal.

LT42

ScottBailey So you think he wasn’t a good songwriter and as an overall artist over many years wasn’t as good as people say he was? Which is what overrated would mean, as opposed to, not liking his music which is an entirely different conversation. You can dislike an artist or band’s music but still respect their work.

I wouldn’t be George’s biggest fan by any stretch but claiming he was overrated is just nonsense. Not enough of them around anymore sadly. The machines and leeches have taken over.

ScottBailey

LT42 depends if you think you can rate something by merit or not I guess.

If I can only rate George Michael by the amount of records he sold, then I’d have to admit he’s not overrated.

But I think it’s possible to rate something by merit. If you can’t, then I’d also have to rate Mark Rothko as an artist (which I don’t) on the fact that his painting are popular and sell for a premium.

Thought all art was subjective…

Smallman1

George Michael overrated?

I’ve heard it all now.

LT42

Prince - Overrated
Pink Floyd - Overrated
David Bowie - Overrated
George Michael - Overrated
The Beatles - Overrated
Michael Jackson - Overrated

all subjective of course

SM001

LT42 The Beatles - Overrated

Not overrated, just plain shit.

alistair

LT42 so tell me, are U2 underrated?

LT42

SM001 good point, well made.

LT42

alistair they divide opinion. Bands that have been around as long as them and are still active are few and far between, the body of their work speaks for itself. Are they underrated? Daft question.

LT42

ScottBailey Thought all art was subjective…

Of course it is. Maybe the use of overrated is the issue. A genuine singer/songwriter/performer as successful as George Michael was, being labelled overrated is ridiculous but everyone is entitled to their erroneous opinion, mate.

alistair

ArchimedesQ

alistair over-rated

jonattonyeah

Need new music from our man Terje.

Dan

jonattonyeah Saw him live in Dublin the year before. Superb.

Smallman1

Good to see Michael Evis on the triangle and bongos.

« Previous Page Next Page »