4 Underrated and Overrated songs by your favourite artists

[DEVO]

Blonde

Underrated
Attack of the giant ants
Fade away and radiate
Youth nabbed by sniper
Look good in blue

My four favourite Blondie songs weren’t released as singles so they aren’t well known.

Overrated
Heart of Glass
Call me
The tide is high
Rapture

Four well known singles, but they aren’t the bands best work.

 

[raskolnikov]

Oasis

Overrated:
Wonderwall
Champagne Supernova
Live Forever
Lyla

Underrated:
Half the World Away
D'Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman
Fade Away
Roll With It

Eurythmics:

Overrated:

Missionary Man
Here Comes the Rain Again
Thorn in My Side
Who's that Girl

Underrated:

Right By Your Side
Love is a Stranger
The Miracle of Love
When Tomorrow Comes

 

[revo333]

The Beatles

Overrated
Lucy in the sky
I am the Walrus
All you need is love
Revolution

Underated
And Your bird can sing
Within you Without you
She's leaving home
I'm only Sleeping

 

[iluvparis]

The Beatles

Overrated
Lucy in the sky
I am the Walrus
All you need is love
Revolution

Underated
And Your bird can sing
Within you Without you
She's leaving home
I'm only Sleeping

For me

Overrated
Across The Universe
Hey Jude
The Long and Winding Road
Drive My Car

Underated
I Need You
Hide Your Love Away
She Was Just 17
I Should Have Known Better

 

[iluvparis]

Doors

Overrated
LA Woman
Light My Fire
Break On Through
Hello, I Love You

Underrated
Indian Summer (one of the most underrated songs of all time I reckon)
Hyacinth House
Waiting For The Sun
The End

 

[revo333]

Led Zeppelin

Overrated
Black Dog
Whole Lotta Love
Communication Breakdown
D'yer Maker

Underated
Tangerine
That's the Way
Going to California
The Rain Song

 

[Hoos]

With Zeppelin I find both Presence and Coda to be pretty underrated albums

Especially Presence. Really solid album.

 

[Hoos]

Doors

Overrated
LA Woman
Light My Fire
Break On Through
Hello, I Love You

Underrated
Indian Summer (one of the most underrated songs of all time I reckon)
Hyacinth House
Waiting For The Sun
The End

Nice to see "Waiting For The Sun" get a mention. Brilliant track. I don't think I've ever heard it on the radio or seen it on any Doors compilation albums.

 

[Hoos]

Doors

Overrated
LA Woman
Light My Fire
Break On Through
Hello, I Love You

Underrated
Indian Summer (one of the most underrated songs of all time I reckon)
Hyacinth House
Waiting For The Sun
The End

For me...

The Doors

Overrated
Hello, I love you
Roadhouse Blues
Love Her Madly
Light My Fire

Underrated
Waiting For The Sun
The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
My Eyes Have Seen You
Queen Of The Highway

 

[Hoos]

Led Zeppelin

Overrated
Black Dog
Whole Lotta Love
Communication Breakdown
D'yer Maker

Underated
Tangerine
That's the Way
Going to California
The Rain Song

These are great.

Led Zeppelin

Overrated
D'yer Maker
All My Love
Trampled Underfoot
Stairway To Heaven (purely because of radio overplay)

Underrated
The Rover
Friends
For Your Life
Sick Again

 

[Hoos]

The Rolling Stones

Overrated
Miss You
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Angie
Beast Of Burden

Underrated
Moonlight Mile
Sway
Winter
Time Waits For No One

 

[iluvparis]

For me...

The Doors

Overrated
Hello, I love you
Roadhouse Blues
Love Her Madly
Light My Fire

Underrated
Waiting For The Sun
The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
My Eyes Have Seen You
Queen Of The Highway

I agree Roadhouse Blues gets lots of hype but the opening riff is so classic that I couldn't call it overrated.
QOTH also a cracking tune

 

[vanders]

Beyoncé

Overrated songs:
Single Ladies
Irreplaceable
Countdown
Diva

Underrated songs:
All Night
Me Myself & I
Superpower
Disappear

 

[Hoos]

I agree Roadhouse Blues gets lots of hype but the opening riff is so classic that I couldn't call it overrated.
QOTH also a cracking tune

I should have added that it's overrated due ti excessive radio play. It's a great track and Morrison's vocal is one of his best. Hell of an album too. Underrated.

Underrated and overrated albums might be a good thread idea too.

 

[revo333]

Oasis

Roll With It

Cops slack because it lost to blur in the singles charts.

I really like it though, to me it's just one big chorus.

 

[revo333]

The Doors

Overrated
Roadhouse Blues
The End
Love Me Two Times
Peace Frog

Underrated
Blue Sunday
Hyacinth House
Summer's Almost Gone
Yes, The River Knows

 

[Fossie 32]

Never thought I would see anyone call Rock And Roll overrated.

It’s all personal choice obviously but geez, it’s not going to be a profound song when it is quite simple a song simply celebrating rock and roll. It’s exactly what the song says - four blokes playing as hard as they can, flat out balls to the wall rock and roll. Easily my favourite Zep song, and that’s saying something.

Each to their own though I guess.

 

[Fossie 32]

The Doors

Overrated
Roadhouse Blues
The End
Love Me Two Times
Peace Frog

Underrated
Blue Sunday
Hyacinth House
Summer's Almost Gone
Yes, The River Knows

Love the last two and Wintertime Love
We went for a holiday in Bendigo recently and rented a place called the Hyacinth House

 

[Fossie 32]

Led Zeppelin

Overrated
Black Dog
Whole Lotta Love
Communication Breakdown
D'yer Maker

Underated
Tangerine
That's the Way
Going to California
The Rain Song

Love Tangerine and That's the Way is one of my faves too. I hadn't listened to it for a while and when I did again rediscovered how great it is

 

[Androo]

Queen

Overrated
I want to break free
Innuendo

Underrated
It's Late
Spread Your Wings
You and I
Stone Cold Crazy

 

[Androo]

Oasis

Overrated
Don't look back in anger
Some might say
Cigarettes and Alcohol
Shakermaker

Underated
My Big Mouth
Let's all make believe
Hey Now
Where Did It All Go Wrong?

Cigarettes and Alcohol is one of my favourites.

 

[revo333]

Love Tangerine and That's the Way is one of my faves too. I hadn't listened to it for a while and when I did again rediscovered how great it is

I prefer their acoustic melodic stuff over the hard straight rock.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I prefer their acoustic melodic stuff over the hard straight rock.

Have you listened to No Quarter: Page & Plant Unledded?

Live album they did in the 90s with a lot of those songs, backing orchestra etc

 

[revo333]

Have you listened to No Quarter: Page & Plant Unledded?

Live album they did in the 90s with a lot of those songs, backing orchestra etc

Yes, If it's the same one i watched in the late 90's the performance of 'rain song' got me into them.

 

[Bernie L]

U2

Overrated

I still havent found what im looking for
Pride
Beautiful Day
Vertigo

Underrated

Electrical Storm
Bad
Exit
Until the end of the world