i really am curious about what you think what song has too much credit or doesnt have enough credit for what it is.

Green Day's American Idiot album. Their pissed off, rebellious teenager-like attempt at being political and controversial was extremely laughable.

As for underrated, uhh... Japanther's very obscure but they are awesome. I love shoegaze music like My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Ride, etc, that no one really talks about anymore.

Akon.

Over rated doesn't even begin to describe it.

a lot of those chinese pop songs. what the heck. i hate them with a passion. they can't sing to save their lives. they are NOT artists. OVERRATED.

Overrated? I'd say a lot of songs by Fall Out Boy. They're really catchy, but a bit overrated. Especially Pete Wentz.

Only thing that comes to mind right now is Regina Spektor.

I have to agree. He barely sings in his songs and they're very repetitive.

"Smack That" is absolutely hilarious, though.

Neyo's "I'm so sick of love song". It's overrated. I get sick of hearing that song everytime I hear it. I also agree about the Fall Out Boy songs. For underrated, I don't know.

anything by Beyonce is overrated.

50 cent...any of his songs are overrated and stupid.

I also agree with this statement.

^ i agree too ..underrated: a lot of songs from Jem & this one band but i completely blanked out >_<

add: michael buble ..i like himmm hehe

all punk rock... gross.. seems like they can never perform live

OAR is underrated as always oh and jay-z's new song is completely overrated

pete wentz annoys the hell out of me. i'm not sure what it is, but i get irritated just seeing his face. i hate fall out boy and so does my brother. beyonce is definitely overrated.

underrated is harder to pin down i guess.

^ omg I like Jem .. I loved her song 24, which was from Ultraviolet or something..

to me, anything on the radio is overrated.. which is why i stopped listening a long time ago.

those so call rap songs on the radio

HOLLA. Rap music is overrated. It shouldn't be called music.

anything Rachael Yamagata is underrated. Can't think of anyone truly mainstream who would be underrated; that would be contradictory right? most mainstream songs are overrated

Underrated would be songs by Robin Thicke. He is awesome.

Corrine Bailey Rae- Underrated

Overrated? Anything by Chris Brown, Beyonce, Lil Wayne or that BALLIIIIN song. Oh gawd. TT.TT

& Also - Buttons by PCD.

Underrated? Sorry, I can't think of anything right now.

Then what should?

i tink the song so sick WAS overracted, is preety annoying now ><

I agree 200%

I got this list from z1035's top songs of 2006...

1. Shakira Hips Don't Lie
2. Justin Timberlake Sexy Back (if I ever hear this song again...errrrrrg)
3. Nelly Furtado Promiscuous
5. Rihanna S.O.S.
7. James Blunt You're Beautiful
8. Mary J. Blige Be Without You
9. Chamillionaire Feat. Krayzie Bone Ridin'
10. Pussycat Dolls Feat. Snoop Dogg Buttons
11. Gnarls Barkley Crazy
13. Fall Out Boy Dance, Dance
15. Cassie Me & You
20. Ne-yo So Sick
21. Fort Minor Feat. Holly Brook Where'd You Go
23. Beyonce Feat. Slim Thug Check On It
25. Rihanna Unfaithful
29. Red Hot Chili Peppers Dani California
30. Fergie London Bridge
32. Pussycat Dolls Feat. Will I Am Beep
33. Mariah Carey Don't Forget About Us
35. Chris Brown Feat. Juelz Santana Run It
36. Sean Paul Feat. Keyshia Cole Give It Up To Me
40. The Fray How To Save A Life
43. Beyonce Irreplaceable
49. JoJo Too Little Too Late
50. Nelly Furtado Maneater
54. Ne-yo Sexy Love
56. The Fray Over My Head (Cable Car)
59. T-Pain In Love With A Dancer
62. Cascada Ready For Love
97. The Killers When You Were Young
102. Red Hot Chilli Peppers Snow

I love RHCP, but Dani California, Snow, and Tell Me Baby had/have WAY too much air time on the radio (Which is why I don't listen to the radio lol)

I'd like to add: Anything by Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, PCD, Black Eyed Peas/Fergie, Kanye West, Fall Out Boy, CASCADA (ugh, I hate Cascada)

Akon and Cassie, both highly overrated.

i dunno about songs, but i say the artist Rihanna is overrated.....i mean...shes pretty,,,,but she was lucky as an artist.

oh i just remembered. i'm not sure but i think many people know this song but i think its a bit underrated. at least the most underrated song of the band.

"23" by Jimmy Eat World. that song has got to be the most beautiful piece of music my ears has ever listened to. truly. very melodic. that's how i like my music. melodic. its one of those songs that it doesn't matter what genre you love but you at least like this piece. i mean i don't even listen to Jimmy Eat World only for "23" and "Hear You Me".



wow hips don't lie is an extremely OVERRATED SONG.

I effin LOVE "23" by Jimmy Eat World! Cool points right there, lol!

Bands like Atreyu and Anberlin are underrated, but thats only in my opinion..

so true so so true and im chinese aussie and im not even offended, quite embarrased really about the whole chinese mediocre music scene...anywho i would also add any gansta and any wanna be gansta music as overrated...I mean how does one relate to being a PIMP or a as coloured man living in th ghetto of harlam and dealing drugs to support his baby mamas, unless u r one of course...

I SALUTE YOU.

Overrated:

Any songs by any of those untalented, undeservingly popular Fuse teenage emo or fake goth/hardcore bands, such as:

My Chemical Romance
Avenged Sevenfold
Panic! At the Disco
Fall Out Boy
AFI
Flyleaf
(recent) Green Day
All American Rejects
Three Days Grace
The Used (I like some of their old songs though)
Head Automatica(?)
Saosin or whatever the fck they're called.

Also System of a Down, Tool, Slipknot and Korn. Although I do like some of Korns songs for nostalgic purposes. But they all sound the same anyway.

I haven't listened to much rap or R&B since the 90's so I don't have much input, but I think all that "southern rap" (like Lil Jon) is annoying. You know, "UH. WHAT. *blah blah blah* WHAT. UH. UH.".

And Justin Timberlake has got to go.

Underrated:

TEAM SLEEP ;]

Really the only BAND I like I can think of that I can rightfully call underrated.

Refused, Slowdive, Regina Spektor and Sufjan Stevens have all grown on me as well.

I'd work on particular songs, but that'd take a while and I've already spent too much time on this thread. Team Sleep don't have THAT many songs anyway, so I'll just say all of them are underrated lol. *cough*blvd. nights*cough*tomb of liegia*cough*

overrated: "My Humps" by Black Eyed Peas.
That songs was annoying and everywhere.

Aw man, don't hate on Tool. I think they're respectable, deffinitely different.
XD

Overrated: Akon, Beyonce, Green Day

Underrated: Jem, Damien Rice, Robin Thicke

YEAH THEY HAVE.

Circle pit mentality
Individ removal
Cut to fit
For punkrock herd approval!

*hi5*

Regina Spektor and Sufjan Stevens are nice, too. I like them because they are very... odd, in a good way. Especially Sufjan. Him and his John Wayne Gacy. <3

Haha, Heffy's overrated list is awesome.

Agreed w/Korn, I think I've been stuck on the Follow the Leader album and ignored anything after that. Then again, Korn / Limp Bizkit (aish) and uhh the whole Blink / Offspring thing all blew up around the same time in the 90s.

Other personal overrated annoyances:
Radio friendly trance / edm.
Cascada (aka the new DJ Sammy aka ATB aka Alice Deejay..)
Talk about cheese!

Forever underrated:
Bhangra House until MTV and the radio rotate 9-5

lol, I do think they're different from bands like Slipknot and Korn and everything, I didn't mean to lump them together. And I respect them. But I do think they're overrated, and I don't like Maynards voice. >_o But I can tolerate them, unlike most of the other bands I listed.


lol, you freak. I like them because I think they're a band you can rock out to without having to listen to sh*tty lyrics, you know? Not like Korn where I like rocking out to them occasionally but then I have to listen to lyrics like "You flirt with suicide, sometimes that's okay" and all that other whiny crap. I like what Refused sing about and I think they're honest about it. They don't complain about being a teenager and their parents not loving them or whatever.


And damnit, I know they got popular in 2000 when White Pony came out cause they were performing with bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit (gag) but I think most people don't appreciate Deftones for what they are. It's like they were "cool" when they were on MTV, and people lumped them into the same catergory with the bands I mentioned above, but they have 5 albums now, damnit and I bet those fkers only listened to one. My point is yes, I'm going to say Deftones are underrated as well. More people probably know who they are, but they aren't appreciated as they should be. No one writes lyrics like Chino. They're far (FAR) more artistic and creative then those.. other bands.
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i agree whole heartedly with this list EXCEPT Saosin.



Damien Rice = one of the most talented musicians today.

dude everybody on that list except MCR-their songs made me realise that life is worth living somehow.... they project real emotion and empathy through their music, so to say their untalented and overrated makes me really gutted(merph i know, im taking this toooo seriously)
yeah Korn songs r sometimes recycled material from thier old music, but dang! they can let it rip

LOL!!!!!!!!

Exactly. Refused were about social and political issues. They didn't write about how much they hated high school or how misunderstood they felt just for being a teenager. Everyone's teen years suck, it's nothing new. A part of growing into adulthood is called "moving forward", I think a lot of these crap emo bands need to figure that one out.
You want to listen to a band that doesn't give a sh*t and let's it rip, listen to REFUSED.

You're right about Deftones though. Bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit were pathetic because of their kindergarten rhymes/lyrics and inability to write about anything that actually mattered. Deftones are creative are artistic, two words bands like Korn have never heard and don't know the meaning to.

Tell me about it
I personally don't think her songs are good at all, but she can sing.
But ehhh people here are like in-the-near-future-stalkers




Quoting & agreeing with HeffyEnd:



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Over-rated. and they stink (IMO)
But seriously some of those artists songs are like "ehh...mediocre" but people are like O_____O OMG! over it all -______-
There are a lot of bands and rappers whom are over-rated.
I personally think Eminem is overrated too.

Yeah, I still like some of his old stuff, but he's sucked the past few years.

There are a few mainstream music that I don't think is overrated. As for underrated music, that is too much to list. The best place to find underrated, good music is PBS, your music groups from your local clubs/ cafes, or currentv.com: you'll able to find some musicians you never heard and getting addicted to them.

im a fan of damien rice but i dont think hes really underrated. he gets quite a bit of airplay and i see advertisements for his latest album on tv. i think thats kinda enough cause his music is kinda odd and doesnt really appeal to many.

and i absolutely agree on a lot of those whiney punk rock bands. i especially cannot stand simple plan and fall out boy. oh and my newest pet peeve: fergie. her songs are so retarded. they're not even songs.

Black Eyed Peas' My Humps was a really annoying song, so overrated too, omg, I would hear it practically everyday! I kinda liked it at first listen but it got annoying since everyone listened to it everywhere. Grr.

Deftones! wohoo!! love them to bits.

radiohead's pretty underrated by the masses, although beloved by the critics. I hate it when people listen to muse, thinking they're innovative. For crying out loud, some of their songs are downright radiohead rip-offs. Wikipedia muse, and you'll know what i mean. It was pretty controversial at the time.

^i love muse. i only see the similarity with Matt's voice and Yorke's. i listen to both radiohead and muse and love them both. well, artists do get some inspiration from other artists. can you name some songs that Muse ripped off of Radiohead? i'm curious as to what they sound like. i haven't heard everything Radiohead ever released so i am not entirely familiar with them but enough to like a lot of their songs.