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Posted: February 24 2015 at 08:13

richardh wrote:

Gentle Giant - everything on In A Glass House

This

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Posted: February 24 2015 at 07:35

Dayvenkirq wrote:

^ "The Battle ..." isn't overrated. I hear a lot of spite for it instead on this forum.

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Posted: February 24 2015 at 07:03

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I think underseen should replace underrated (usually the case of a good film flying under the radar - poor exposure, etc)

Did you mean "overlooked"? I've never heard the word "underseen".

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Posted: February 24 2015 at 05:52

Walton Street wrote:

I think underseen should replace underrated (usually the case of a good film flying under the radar - poor exposure, etc)

Did you mean "overlooked"? I've never heard the word "underseen".

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Posted: February 24 2015 at 05:46

^ "The Battle ..." isn't overrated. I hear a lot of spite for it instead on this forum.

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Posted: February 24 2015 at 02:06

Genesis - The Battle Of Epping Forest

ELP - Tank/Take A Pebble and Knife Edge

Gentle Giant - everything on In A Glass House

Yes - Awaken/Going For The One

Marillion - everything on Script For A Jesters Tear

Eloy - everything on Ocean

King Crimson - everything they did in the 80's

Anglagard (in general)

Pink Floyd (most of Dark Side Of The Moon except Time and Great Gig In The Sky)

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (about the 9th best album he made)

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Posted: February 23 2015 at 18:08

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like it wouldn't LOL

yeah man.. overrated has a name here.. and it is called Yes... and its face is Close to the Edge Thumbs Up

Fixed that for you Micky. Wink

Edited by sleeper - February 23 2015 at 18:08

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Posted: February 23 2015 at 16:33

like it wouldn't LOL

yeah man.. overrated has a name here.. and it is called Genesis... and its face is Supper's Ready Thumbs Up

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Posted: February 23 2015 at 14:21

Walton Street wrote:

I'mnot argeing against what people should do (listen/watch/like/appreciate) but when things get hyped, I have a problem.
I'm gonna make a pol - Supper's Ready against any Genesis song; if Supper's Ready wins, there is a problem
LOL

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well now you've really blown it - Genesis is my favourite band and Supper's Ready is one of their best songs :)

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LOL

I love Genesis as well, but if I were to think of an overrated song amongst progheads, it's this one, so if Supper's Ready does not win that poll, it means then that it's not overrated. LOL

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Posted: February 23 2015 at 14:16

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you don't get to tell people that they like something more than they should - it's beyond arrogant.

we cant read minds, we cant tell who or if someone is jumping on a bandwagon. you just have to accept that a lot of people like something more than you do.

I used to feel this way - I thought the Movie Titanic was 'overrated'

Part of my growth was I had to learn to get over myself and accept that people value and rate things according to how they feel and it's ok if they like the things I don't, and don't like the things I do ..

their tastes are appropriate for them .. as mine are for me. it's really that simple

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The terms "overrated/underrated" are all about subjectivity.
It's not about judging someone else's tastes. I never implied that. Like I said, something overrated is when appreciating something reaches exaggeration.
It becomes a hype, talk of the town to the point of annoyance almost.

Titanic is an overrated movie LOL

, OMG, back then it was like , if you hadn't seen it, you lived for nothing. LOL

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I think underseen should replace underrated (usually the case of a good film flying under the radar - poor exposure, etc) but even your definition of overrated is so intangible - it's impossible to put your finger on.

lets face it - if something is really good to people - they will talk about it enthusiastically and often.

It doesn't bother me ... I just turn it off and figure that I simply don't align with their tastes.

I pretty much hate all pop music (this bogus RnB stuff) I hate Harlequin Romance Novels, I cant stand anything on TV .. but the people who rave about those things truly do like them despite my feelings ..

It's rated appropriately for them .. I don't understand any of it but I can only say I'm right for me - not them

sort of like how you're thinking about my opinion on this right now :)

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I'mnot argeing against what people should do (listen/watch/like/appreciate) but when things get hyped, I have a problem.
I'm gonna make a pol - Supper's Ready against any Genesis song; if Supper's Ready wins, there is a problem
LOL

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well now you've really blown it - Genesis is my favourite band and Supper's Ready is one of their best songs :)

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Posted: February 23 2015 at 14:14

[/QUOTE]

you don't get to tell people that they like something more than they should - it's beyond arrogant.

we cant read minds, we cant tell who or if someone is jumping on a bandwagon. you just have to accept that a lot of people like something more than you do.

I used to feel this way - I thought the Movie Titanic was 'overrated'

their tastes are appropriate for them .. as mine are for me. it's really that simple

, OMG, back then it was like , if you hadn't seen it, you lived for nothing. LOL

[/QUOTE]

lets face it - if something is really good to people - they will talk about it enthusiastically and often.

It doesn't bother me ... I just turn it off and figure that I simply don't align with their tastes.

It's rated appropriately for them .. I don't understand any of it but I can only say I'm right for me - not them

sort of like how you're thinking about my opinion on this right now :)

[/QUOTE]

I'mnot arguing against what people should do (listen/watch/like/appreciate) but when things get hyped, I have a problem.
I'm gonna make a pol - Supper's Ready against any Genesis song; if Supper's Ready wins, there is a problem
LOL

Edited by Cristi - February 23 2015 at 14:17

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Posted: February 23 2015 at 09:11

Cristi wrote:

Walton Street wrote:

Cristi wrote:

Walton Street wrote:

Cristi wrote:

for some people, being overrated means bands/albums people love but they don't.

that is the ONLY definition of overrated.

I disagree, for example I think Kiss are overrated (they don't deserve all the attention they get), do I like them? Yes, they have a ton of good songs.

you don't get to tell people that they like something more than they should - it's beyond arrogant.

we cant read minds, we cant tell who or if someone is jumping on a bandwagon. you just have to accept that a lot of people like something more than you do.

I used to feel this way - I thought the Movie Titanic was 'overrated'

their tastes are appropriate for them .. as mine are for me. it's really that simple

The terms "overrated/underrated" are all about subjectivity.
It's not about judging someone else's tastes. I never implied that. Like I said, something overrated is when appreciating something reaches exaggeration.
It becomes a hype, talk of the town to the point of annoyance almost.

Titanic is an overrated movie LOL

, OMG, back then it was like , if you hadn't seen it, you lived for nothing. LOL

lets face it - if something is really good to people - they will talk about it enthusiastically and often.

It doesn't bother me ... I just turn it off and figure that I simply don't align with their tastes.

It's rated appropriately for them .. I don't understand any of it but I can only say I'm right for me - not them

sort of like how you're thinking about my opinion on this right now :)

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Posted: February 23 2015 at 08:33

King Crimson - Lark's Tongue, Epitaph

Caravan - s/t

Magma - K.A.

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Posted: February 23 2015 at 08:10

Walton Street wrote:

Cristi wrote:

Walton Street wrote:

Cristi wrote:

for some people, being overrated means bands/albums people love but they don't.

that is the ONLY definition of overrated.

I disagree, for example I think Kiss are overrated (they don't deserve all the attention they get), do I like them? Yes, they have a ton of good songs.

you don't get to tell people that they like something more than they should - it's beyond arrogant.

we cant read minds, we cant tell who or if someone is jumping on a bandwagon. you just have to accept that a lot of people like something more than you do.

I used to feel this way - I thought the Movie Titanic was 'overrated'

their tastes are appropriate for them .. as mine are for me. it's really that simple

, OMG, back then it was like , if you hadn't seen it, you lived for nothing. LOL

Edited by Cristi - February 23 2015 at 08:12

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Posted: February 23 2015 at 07:40

Cristi wrote:

Walton Street wrote:

Cristi wrote:

for some people, being overrated means bands/albums people love but they don't.

that is the ONLY definition of overrated.

I disagree, for example I think Kiss are overrated (they don't deserve all the attention they get), do I like them? Yes, they have a ton of good songs.

you don't get to tell people that they like something more than they should - it's beyond arrogant.

we cant read minds, we cant tell who or if someone is jumping on a bandwagon. you just have to accept that a lot of people like something more than you do.

I used to feel this way - I thought the Movie Titanic was 'overrated'

their tastes are appropriate for them .. as mine are for me. it's really that simple

Edited by Walton Street - February 23 2015 at 07:40

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Posted: February 23 2015 at 07:36

Walton Street wrote:

Cristi wrote:

for some people, being overrated means bands/albums people love but they don't.

that is the ONLY definition of overrated.

I disagree, for example I think Kiss are overrated (they don't deserve all the attention they get), do I like them? Yes, they have a ton of good songs.

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Posted: February 23 2015 at 07:26

Cristi wrote:

for some people, being overrated means bands/albums people love but they don't.

that is the ONLY definition of overrated.

the use of the word gives me a headache.

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Posted: February 23 2015 at 07:12

octopus-4 wrote:

Cristi wrote:

for some people, being overrated means bands/albums people love but they don't. Confused

You are right, for me the answer is "everything made by Genesis" Big smile

how am I right when I disagree with that definition of overrated? LOL

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Posted: February 23 2015 at 07:05

Cristi wrote:

for some people, being overrated means bands/albums people love but they don't. Confused

You are right, for me the answer is "everything made by Genesis" Big smile

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Posted: February 23 2015 at 06:58

Reading some of the comments here just gives me a headache; for some people, being overrated means bands/albums people love but they don't. Confused

To me overrated is appreciation exaggerated, something over-hyped, a band/album that may deserve to be appreciated but not that much. Basically it's more than they deserve.
Plus, being famous does not mean being overrated either.

Edited by Cristi - February 23 2015 at 06:59