Music that is not over or underrated

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What albums are not due a reevaluation? What music is rated accurately by critics? Which artists are neither over or underrated? What has the critical consensus got right?

― Sym (shmuel), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 08:34 (twenty years ago) link

'Astral Weeks.' Only wish Christgau liked it more.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 09:10 (twenty years ago) link

'Classic' albums that for me have lived up to expectations:

Pet Sounds
Marquee Moon
Forever Changes
Psycadelic Shack
All the Dexy's Albums
New Boots and Panties
More Specials
The Queen is Dead

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 09:34 (twenty years ago) link

Hootie and the Blowfish really did suck

― Sym (shmuel), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 09:38 (twenty years ago) link

REM really are...quite good.

― paulhw (paulhw), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 19:57 (twenty years ago) link

... sometimes.

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 21:45 (twenty years ago) link

New Order's career has been rated fairly.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 22:10 (twenty years ago) link

Most of the artists & bands in subcultures/scenes that are only known/rated within them but never 'broke' into the mainstream are rated fairly.

― Siegbran (eofor), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 22:28 (twenty years ago) link

American pop/rock music really is shite.

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 23:23 (twenty years ago) link

I like the way Snrub thinks...

regards,

REB

― Rik E Boy (Rik E Boy), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 01:46 (twenty years ago) link

music critics are generally wankers anyway, so why take any notice of what they say ? how many albums/cd's have you bought, which on initial listening have seemed a bit flat, and have then got better with each listening ? i doubt critics listen to many of the cd's they review at all.

those that can, do; those that cant, criticise.

― fishcox, Wednesday, 24 March 2004 22:20 (twenty years ago) link

pbbbbttttffffffffffffff

― Verbal (Verbal), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 22:27 (twenty years ago) link

two years pass...

forever changes = overrated

pink moon springs to mind for me as neither under or over

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 12:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Forever Changes is, in my mind, way better than any other record on this thread.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 12:59 (seventeen years ago) link

Which artists are neither over or underrated? What has the critical consensus got right?

The Beatles. They were that great and that important.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 13:19 (seventeen years ago) link

More Specials

Great album, but I haven't seen it canonized much. I consider it underrated. Particularly alongside their debut.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 13:20 (seventeen years ago) link

pink moon springs to mind for me as neither under or over

pink moon = overrated

― Oh No It's Dadaismus! (Dada), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 13:23 (seventeen years ago) link

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 13:24 (seventeen years ago) link

seven years pass...

Fastball

― make flowers on me (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 13:26 (ten years ago) link

Up until about a month ago, I would have said that Dylan's shitty 80s albums were properly rated.

― Inside Lewellyn Sinclair (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 14:23 (ten years ago) link

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