Okay, this was another game we used to like to play around the "classic rock campfire"...

Pick a band, and name the song (or songs) you feel are overrated (or overplayed), underrated, and your favorite(s).

Something like this:

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Overrated/played: Gimme Three Steps
Underrated: The Ballad of Curtis Loew
Favorite: Tuesday's Gone

I'm afraid to do The Who because I feel Baltis circling me like a turkey vulture...  

Quoted from ajr I'm afraid to do The Who because I feel Baltis circling me like a turkey vulture...

Scared of Baltis? Ya big wimp.

Queen

Overrated/played: Bohemian Rhapsody
Underrated: Save Me
Favorite: Innuendo

Er, note I didn't do The Who either...

RV

Ah, you've done my favorite band, so I'll have a go as well (I'm starting to type "British" after hanging out here a while - anyone else notice that?)

QUEEN:

Overrated: Another One Bites the Dust
Underrated: everything else! Okay, okay - Don't Stop Me Now
Favorite: It's Late

PINK FLOYD:

Overrated: Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)
Underrated: A Saucerful of Secrets (though not particularly "accessible")
Favorite: Echoes

led zeppelin

over:  Stairway (duh)
under: Gallows Pole
fave:  No Quarter

CCR

Over - Suzy Q

Under - Lodi

Favorite - Hey Tonight


The Who

Over - Magic Bus

Under - Pictures of Lily

Favorite - The Seeker

The Doors:

Overrated: Break On Through.

Underrated: Riders on the Storm.

Favorite: People Are Strange.

The Kinks

Overplayed: Lola

Underrated: Art Lover

Favorite: Village Green Preservation Society

Rush:

Overplayed: The Spirit of Radio, Limelight
Underrated: Working Man, Xanadu
Favorite: 2112

The Stones

Over - Miss You

Under - Monkey Man

Fave - Gimme Shelter

and in case anyone's wondering...

The Beatles

Over - All You Need Is Love

Under - Paperback Writer

Fave - She Said She Said

AC/DC

Over - TNT
Under - If You Want Blood(You've Got It), Touch Too Much
Favorite - Thunderstruck


Van Halen

Over - Hot For Teacher
Under - Feels So Good
Favorite - Best of Both Worlds


Zeppelin

Over - Kashmir
Under - Hey Hey What Can I Do, In the Evening
Favorite - Rock and Roll

Another fine topic, AJ!

Jimi Hendrix:

Over - Crosstown Traffic

Under - Pali Gap

Favorite - Hey Joe / All Along the Watchtower (though not really a Hendrix song)


Creedence Clearwater Revival: (almost agree with Shelton here, almost)

Over - Bad Moon Rising

Under - Lodi

Favorite - Fortunate Son

U2:

Over - Sunday bloody Sunday

Under - Ultraviolet, Gone, or Please ... (anyone of those)

Favorite - Red Hill Mining Town or Elvis Presley and America

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JAMES:

Over: Laid

Under: She's a Star

Favorite: Born of Frustration

Zep:

Over: D'yer Maker (I shudder when I hear that drum roll)
Under: I can go with Gallows Pole mentioned earlier (anything off "III" is underrated)
Favorite: In My Time Of Dying

Iron Maiden

Over: Run to the Hills
Under: Phantom of the Opera
Favourite: Running Free (live version)

The Who

OVER: Boris The Bleedin' Spider - tosh
UNDER: I Can See For Miles
FAV: Pinball Wizard

U2

OVER: Everything This Century - more tosh
UNDER: Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
FAV: One

John Winston Lennon

OVER: Imagine
UNDER: Cold Turkey
FAV: Watching The Wheels

R.I.P.

Robbie Williams
What? Hang on, bear with me...

OVER: Angels / Rock DJ / Millennium / Supreme
UNDER: No Regrets
FAV: Er, No Regrets. Sorry... She's The One.

Look (as T. Booger, sorry Blair, used to say), everyone's got a guilty pleasure haven't they? I realise I have more, and weirder ones at that, than most do.

[RV's cheeks redden as he watches the bleedin' Budget to find out how much these fat feckin' cats are gonna cost him this time...]

Quoted from rendevous Robbie Williams What? Hang on, bear with me... OVER: Angels / Rock DJ / Millennium / Supreme UNDER: No Regrets FAV: Er, No Regrets. Sorry... She's The One.

Man, that is soooooo gay, Ren.

Then again, Robbie Williams is a huge Freddie Mercury fan, so he can't be all bad...

Gay, yes, but not all bad...  

Guilty pleasures is probably another good idea for a music post...

THE WHO

Over: Who Are You
Under: My Wife, However Much I Booze, Gettin' In Tune
Fav: The Real Me

Quoted from sniper Man, that is soooooo gay, Ren.

Rob,


What I do with my trouser tackle is no-one's business apart from social services and, occasionally, the police.

And my dear, there's nothing wrong with playing with the gay. I draw the line at 'hide the Fulsom Frankenfurter'. That hurts.  

Keep hanging loose dude,

RV

Your new avatar is pure gold, homo - I mean homie

Quoted from sniper Your new avatar is pure gold, homo - I mean homie

Had to be done!

I climbed that mountain. And yes, I nearly did break my back.

RV

Foo Fighters:

Over - The Pretender

Under - Lonely As You

Favorite - The One


Green Day:

Over - Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Under - The Grouch

Favorite - Brain Stew


Weezer:

Over - Beverly Hills

Under - In The Garage

Favorite - My Name Is Jonas

Rob & Rev:  Break up the love-fest you poofters.

Back on topic:

Bowie:

Over:  Suffragette City (...hey, man)
Under:  Sound and Vision
Fave:  Scary Monsters (best Bowie you've never heard; seek it out)

Quoted from bert Rob & Rev:  Break up the love-fest you poofters. Back on topic: Bowie: Over:  Suffragette City (...hey, man) Under:  Sound and Vision Fave:  Scary Monsters (best Bowie you've never heard; seek it out)

Ahem,

Oh stop it!

Some people do get jealous don't they Robbie baby?

Point taken Bertie. No, not that one saucy.

Look, I was perfectly heterosexual before I came on here today. Hmmm, I coulda phrased that a bit batter. Erm, I mean better.

I tell you, I have this strange urge to buy some leather pants and baby oil. Help!

Back on the topic bar...

David 'Jones' Bowie

Over: Space Oddity
Under: Scary Monsters (indeed it is one of best Bowie you've never heard)
Fav: Fame

Quoted from rendevous I tell you, I have this strange urge to buy some leather pants and baby oil. Help!

What, you need directions to the leather pants and baby oil store?

Rob's Weezer picks are exactly like mine, with the exception of switching My Name is Jonas for Say It Ain't So.

Quoted from Shelton What, you need directions to the leather pants and baby oil store?

I heard you were an expert in those areas.

Madonna. Stop it!

OVER: Live A Virgin
UNDER: Dear Jessie
FAV: Justify My Love

Quoted from rendevous I heard you were an expert in those areas.

Yes.  Me and the wife know how to get our swerve on.

Quoted from Shelton Rob's Weezer picks are exactly like mine, with the exception of switching My Name is Jonas for Say It Ain't So.

Say It Ain't So is f'ing great too.

Johnny Cash

Over: Ring of Fire
Under: Cocaine Blues
Favourite: The Mercy Seat

Pink Floyd

Over: Another brick in the wall, part 2 (ok this is excellent but still overrated)
under: Breathe
Favorite: I wish you were here, Echoes.

VAN HALEN (mach I - I will not recognize Sammy Hagar!)

Overplayed: Jump, of course
Underrated: Little Guitars
Favorite: Ice Cream Man

Underplayed: Dream Theater, et al.

That these guys get little to no radio play is criminal. Granted they don't care because they have a faithful fan base, but still...

Quoted from ajr VAN HALEN (mach I - I will not recognize Sammy Hagar!) Overplayed: Jump, of course Underrated: Little Guitars Favorite: Ice Cream Man

I've got some pictures if you're struggling. He's kinda chubby with really dodgy hair.

Hey as much as I love Dave "It's the drugs Doug" Lee Roth I still think 5150 is a good album.

FAITH NO MORE

OVER: Easy (no, not eggs)

UNDER: Evidence

FAVE: Falling To Pieces, Epic, We Care A Lot, Evidence, Midlife Crisis, Digging the Grave, Ashes To Ashes, Last Cup of Sorrow.

Er, I could go on. I do a bit, don't I? Yeah? Thought so.

RV

Yes, David Lee Roth and Carol Channing - resembling each other more and more each day...

RAINBOW:

Over: Street Of Dreams
Under: Since You've Been Gone, Still I'm Sad
Fav: Stargazer

Tool:

Overrated: Aenima
Underrated: The Patient
Favorite: Schism/Parabola/Lateralus (Sorry, can't pick one. Not that these three *aren't overrated,* but The Patient is great and never gets any attention)

Muse:

Over: Supermassive Black Hole (Twilight be damned for tainting this)
Under: Shrinking Universe
Favorite: Knights of Cydonia

--Julio

Quoted from rendevous FAITH NO MORE OVER: Easy (no, not eggs) UNDER: Evidence FAVE: Falling To Pieces, Epic, We Care A Lot, Evidence, Midlife Crisis, Digging the Grave, Ashes To Ashes, Last Cup of Sorrow.

Quoted from ReaperCreeper Muse: Over: Supermassive Black Hole (Twilight be damned for tainting this) Under: Shrinking Universe Favorite: Knights of Cydonia --Julio

Word. Love both bands!

FAITH NO MORE:

Over: Epic (love the song but obviously...)
Under: Caffeine
Favorite: From Out of Nowhere

MUSE:

Over: Starlight
Under: Space Dementia
Favorite: Sober

  MOTORHEAD

Over: The Ace of Spades
Under: Stone Dead Forever
Favourite:Orgazmatron

Quoted from ReaperCreeper Tool: Favorite: Schism/Parabola/Lateralus (Sorry, can't pick one. Not that these three *aren't overrated,* but The Patient is great and never gets any attention) Muse: Favorite: Knights of Cydonia --Julio

Someone enjoys his Guitar Hero...

I don't even own a Guitar Hero dude -- I really dislike "arcade" style games -- they feel more like mini games than complete works to me, so I avoid stuff like Guitar Hero and rail shooters.

I had my first exposure to Tool when I was twelve. LOL. Your comment was mildly insulting, actually.

I'm aware Parabola is included in one of the Guitar Hero games, though.

--Julio

Quoted from ReaperCreeper Muse: Over: Supermassive Black Hole (Twilight be damned for tainting this) Under: Shrinking Universe Favorite: Knights of Cydonia --Julio

Agree with Supermassive Black Hole, definitely not one of their best (and way overplayed now) I would say underrated Muse songs are Starlight and Map Of The Problematique, fave is Hysteria (though Knights of Cydonia is near the top of my list)

while we're on the subject of Twilight,

Paramore:

Overrated:  Ignorance
Underrated: We Are Broken
Favorite: Emergency

going back to the 80's (not quite clasic rock, but those are all taken)

Depeche Mode:

Overrated:   Just Can't Get Enough
Underrated:  It's No Good
Favorite:  Enjoy The Silence


and my all-time favorite band, The Smashing Pumpkins:

Overrated:    1979, Zero
Underrated:   Stand Inside Your Love, anything from Adore
Favorite:  Rocket, Apples & Oranjes

Oasis

Over - Don't Look Back In Anger (yeah, i know its considered a classic but i've never like it)

Under - Little James

Fave - Champagne Supernova

Zep

Over - Stairway (obviously)

Under - Tangerine

Fave - Ten Years Gone

The Who

Over - Happy Jack

Under - Bargain, My Wife

Fave - Behind Blue Eyes, Won't Get Fooled Again

LOU REED

Over: Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Under: Sweet Jane
Favourite: Perfect Day

DEAD KENNEDYS:

Over: I Fought The Law
Under: Too Drunk To Fuck
Favorite: Kill The Poor

Sorry Stevie lad, but I am from Mahn-ches-tah geezer...

O-HEY-SIS

Ya fookin' wat? Ya loookin' at me pint like? Want some, well do ya?

OVER: Champagne Lager Top / Don't Look Back In Bejesus, is it ever gonna end?
UNDER: Columbia
FAV: Super-feckin-sonic.

Gimme gin and tonic. You could have it all,
But, how much doya wannit?

Sorry, just singing away there...

And James, was it you who stole all my vinyl in 1997? You thievin' little touristy Cambodian?

And, although I know there are a few hardcore DK fans like myself out there, only a non UK fella would think "Too Piddled To Diddle" is underrated. Ahem.

RV aka East Bay Ray

Quoted from rendevous And James, was it you who stole all my vinyl in 1997? You thievin' little touristy Cambodian? And, although I know there are a few hardcore DK fans like myself out there, only a non UK fella would think "Too Piddled To Diddle" is underrated. Ahem.

"Too Piddled To Diddle!" That's pretty rad.

Yeah, doesn't get too much recognition here. It's either "I Fought The Law," "Holiday In Cambodia," or "California Uber-Allies." All great but just the same.

Even more underrated is the In God We Trust Inc. EP but "Too Drunk/Too Piddled..." is better than all those songs. Strangely enough, I've only gotten into punk (more than casually, anyway) over the past two years or so but DK and Bad Brains, I got into right away. Top of the class, those two.

Not a massive fan of BB but I see what you're saying. I wasn't a huge punk fan back then but, DKs were more punk than half the others put together. "Fresh Fruit" was, and still is, a hell of an album.

Er, "Too Tipsy To Dip She?". No?
"Too Flagged To Shag" Really, no?
"Too Pished To Kiss (the Dish)". Oh, come on. That's inspired! You're lucky I didn't mention fish. Oh, did I? Oh dear.

"Too Inebriated to Deviate (to the dark side Luke)". Now, stop it!

Over, Under and Fav

OVER: Britney, Robbie,
West -(Feck! Bejeesus. Good job we Irish have other edges)- Life,
Boy -(I know one died but neverless, they will milk it unashamedly)- Zone"
And a tall stack of others...

UNDER: The Dead Kennedys
FAV: Faith No (God bless ya) More

Moon Over Marin is the song Jello Biafra is most tired of being asked to play, so I'd say that's overplayed.  No song of theirs could possibly be overrated, and my favorite is Police Truck.

Quoted from NJDevil ...going back to the 80's...

Oh, did somebody say "80's"?  I usually avoid the music board.  Not sure why I like this thread.

Police:
Over: Every breath you take
Under: Every little thing she does is magic
Fave:  Can't stand losing you

REM:
Over: Orange crush
Under: Superman
Fave:  Voice of Harold (obscure) or Stand (not so obscure)

Talking Heads:
Over:  Burning down the house
Under: Nothing but flowers
Fave:  Life during wartime

B52's
Over: Rock Lobster
Under: Deadbeat club
Fave: Planet Claire or Love Shack (which, technically, should be an "over", but I never seem to tire of it)

COLD CHISEL

Over: Khe Sanh
Under: Saturday Night
Favourite: Bow River