BBC 6 Music have asked their listeners to nominate the most over-rated albums ever made...and these are the lucky winners.
1. Nirvana - Nevermind
2. Coldplay - X&Y
3. The Libertines - The Libertines
4. Oasis - Definitely Maybe
5. U2 - The Joshua Tree
6. Radiohead - OK Computer
7. The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
8. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
9. Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
10. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
Now, whilst I am more than happy to see Radiohead and the bleeding Libertines on there, and Coldplay of course, the rest of the records on this list are classics of one sort or another. Except for U2. The Queen Is Dead is one of the best records ever made by anyone, as is Pet Sounds. Sgt Pepper is ok I suppose, but it wouldn't distress me if I never heard Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds ever again. Suede - overrated almost beyond reason. A good guitar player, that's about it. Prince - a couple of good singles over 10 years ago, the rest is bobbins. Almost anything that ever won the Mercury Music Prize - a hallmark of over-ratedness.
meanwhile, this guy is a genius.
Now, whilst I am more than happy to see Radiohead and the bleeding Libertines on there, and Coldplay of course, the rest of the records on this list are classics of one sort or another. Except for U2. The Queen Is Dead is one of the best records ever made by anyone, as is Pet Sounds. Sgt Pepper is ok I suppose, but it wouldn't distress me if I never heard Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds ever again. Suede - overrated almost beyond reason. A good guitar player, that's about it. Prince - a couple of good singles over 10 years ago, the rest is bobbins. Almost anything that ever won the Mercury Music Prize - a hallmark of over-ratedness.
meanwhile, this guy is a genius.
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OK fair do's, I was overdriving my rant circuits again.
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