Revered, overrated Tosspots

[Muley]

Musical ones, specifically. I recently reacquainted myself with Springsteens 'Born To Run' album, on the basis that he must have just lost his way and there was some spark of genius, or something, there once.

No. Pish, and always has been.

Van Morrison falls into the same category. Mediocre songs sung in a mediocre voice. And being grumpy does not equate with being soulful.

And that Jim Morrison, he's another one...

[Keef]

Chris Martin.

[Keef]

Stoned roses

[Brendan]

Michael Jackoff

[Muley]

Of course Chris Martin. How could I forget after the South Bank Show feature at t'weekend. And Melvin, what were you thinking?

[????]

Huzzah, another 'I don't get Springsteen' person....our numbers grow

[????]

Stone Roses seconded

[Jah Lush]

I'm joining the club. Springsteen is a boring overrated load of sludge.

[Keef]

Radiohead, Pete Doherty (even gig the libertines did a decent album), Razorlight.

[Jah Lush]

And I forgot to add - Oasis. One and a half decent albums and a stroppy turd of a singer with a sore throat does not a top band make.

[Asset]

Can I join the 'Springsteen is boring MOR American dirge' club?

[Brendan]

Happily I don?t think anyone, anywhere, ever actually rates, rated, will rate Chris Martin.

[Brendan]

Some of us get the Boss, some don?t man.

[bigbadwolf]

Of all the music and musicians my father forced upon our youthful ears I hated Elvis as much as I loathed the Beatles.

[flapjackdavey]

Velvet Underground ....... yawn

[bigbadwolf]

My mum listened to all the best music. 50/60's rock mainly.

[Keef]

Ha ha, show me a genius Beatles song, and I'll show you yellow submarine.

[Muley]

In some cases there's a conflict between an artists social/cultural significance and the quality of the work- Dylan, specifically.

Though there's no denying the quality of his acting work.

'The Magic Roundabout' in particular.

[Mick Mac]

Like the Boss and Van Morrison too.

Can't see how anyone would not like Thunder Road on Born to Run. I know I have said it before.

Want to buy Astral Weeks to test out early Van Morrison as it is supposedly his best effort. It was before my time.

[Keef]

Dylan has written some greats, that others have improved upon. He just shouldn't be allowed to perform his own work.

[flapjackdavey]

Keef Wrote:

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> Ha ha, show me a genius Beatles song, and I'll

> show you yellow submarine.

I'm Down , Helter Skelter , Tomorrow Never Knows

there you go Keef , theres 3 to be getting on with . :))

[bigbadwolf]

The music I grew to hate (along with my younger brothers) was often dictated by which one of my parents was in the driving seat on our yearly holiday on the continent.

Dad would make an enormous public fuss concerning my mothers competence on the european highway and suggested that he should take the wheel when faced with the challenging alpine roads. Incidentally, my dad has acrued 9 penalty point where as mums license is clean.

So, on long non-stop journey's from London to Austria or Italy my father would bore the teeth from our gums by playing his Simply Red or Genesis collection.

Mum would brighten up the journey by playing these amongst others while my dad sulked. We sang along.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8LmTaVrPl8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLRRdE6jUdY

[Keef]

Flapjack, there are plenty more, I was just pointing out that even a great band comes out with a few dodgey album fillers.

[Jah Lush]

Bigbadwolf wrote:

So, on long non-stop journey's from London to Austria or Italy my father would bore the teeth from our gums by playing his Simply Red or Genesis collection.

Mum would brighten up the journey by playing these amongst others while my dad sulked. We sang along.

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Which just goes to show having no taste runs in the family.

[flapjackdavey]

Keef Wrote:

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> Flapjack, there are plenty more, I was just

> pointing out that even a great band comes out with

> a few dodgey album fillers.

aha ... no prob Keef , I misunderstood .