"Overrated" ... a contradiction in terms?

'Overated' and 'pretentious' are loaded words which are better of un-used in forums such as this.

Well, since I'm one of the ones who expressed the belief that DSotM is over-rated, I think I should defend the statement.

Dark Side is a fantastic album, I love it.  I don't think it deserves to be awarded a lower rating than it has.  What I do feel is that other albums by the band certainly deserve equal, if not greater distinction.  Dark Side is a great album that is as culturally significant as it is musically significant.  But there are other Floyd albums (i.e. Meddle) that are more musically diverse and just as good if not better than DSotM.

So yes, I feel it's quite easy to make a case that an album, or anything else is over-rated.

Though some bands do sell a million copies before the first note is even heard, those bands you will usualy find being sold in stores like Kmart as far as overrated goes  I do feel this term is acceptable in some cases. The Big Machine has already rated much of what comes out Tools 10,000 days is a good example of that.


Edited by Masque - November 14 2006 at 08:38

^Indeed.

^ some might say "overrated" because they don't like it, true. But I also think that some think that it's objectively bad, and that those who submitted a higher rating made a mistake and should reconsider their opinion. And that's what I consider to be presumptuous. It's also possible that those who don't agree with the average are wrong.

Edit: I fixed my mistake in the first post - thanks for pointing it out!


Edited by MikeEnRegalia - November 14 2006 at 07:33

None can be over- or underrated, both words are just derived from people's opinion to express it stronger with one word.

Well of course it pisses someone who doesn't like SEPTB or CTTE to see it in the top, but you just have to face the facts...