Revolution said:

[color=darkblue:34b84323ff] He didn't have to do anything lately. His legacy has been secure for more than 2 generations now. He could have stopped recording after 1976 and that would still have been the case. If Stevie Wonder is overrated so is everyone who ever garnered acclaim, including Prince. And Dylan never had a voice to lose.[/color]

Yes, STEVIE WONDER...

What has he done lately???
His voice is GONE, much like George Clinton's, Bob Dylan's, etc.

The brilliance of his early stuff is unquestionable...but, he's riding
on reputation for the last 20 years.
The 80's stuff was HORRENDOUS...
It happens to alot of folks...Elton John, Rod Stewart, Micheal Jackson.
With age, these folks have lost their singing voice.

Prince is still crystal clear, still jamming, and still underrated.

And Dylan never had a voice to lose.

Nirvana (the band that killed a lot of my favorite metal bands and music has sucked ever since)

Yes, STEVIE WONDER...

What has he done lately???
His voice is GONE, much like George Clinton's, Bob Dylan's, etc.

The brilliance of his early stuff is unquestionable...but, he's riding
on reputation for the last 20 years.
The 80's stuff was HORRENDOUS...

jackflash said:

With all due respect, you have absolutely no earthly idea of what REAL music is supposed to sound like. Plus the fact, the brotha is not even overrated...he's seriously UNDERRATED.

But, you are entitled to your opinion.
[This message was edited Tue Mar 9 12:51:51 2004 by okaypimpn]

okaypimpn said:

hey shmuck, don't dis me cause I don't like saddiq - just look at my list of fav musicians and you'll see that i know what real music should sound like

i don't have anything against saddiq and i'm sure he's a decent musician, i just think he sounds unoriginal

Prince hasn't put out only brilliant stuff throughout his entire career either, has he? He has put out a stinker or two as well. A lot of artists are "riding" on earlier reputatations, but that doesn't make them any less of an important influence on today's music, or diminish their credibility. I just don't see how Stevie can be considered overrated anyway, because it's not like he's all you see and hear every time you pick up a newspaper, or turn on the TV or radio these days. Now, let's see, people like Britney and Chingy and other no-talents like that: THAT's where being overrated comes in!

Dido

minneapolisgenius said:

polkadotsuit said:

Oh, so bland...

jackflash said:

Like I said, you're entitled to your opinion...but you still don't know jack shit about REAL music.

Oh, I seem to have forgotten one though. What's her name..... Oh, Kate Bush.

Cloudbuster said:

I know

minneapolisgenius said:

Swivel, bitch!

forgot something... Madonna will get no respect as a songwriter/producer because her chosen field of music is Dance. Music of the gay men. No selfrespecting rock critic can call dance an art form with caring about since most dance artist last 6mons-year oh an they macho straight men. Hhhhhhmmmmm 21 years since Everybody and people still rush to the floor when the new Madonna mix comes on.

When was the last time you heard how great Madonna's music is, or oh my god Madonna's newest lyrics are simply the best there is???? I don't recall its ever happened. The success of Like a Prayer was always credited to Patrick Lennord and Steven Bray. The press always talks about William Orbit when comes to Ray of Light and Marwais when comes to Music. No rock critic pays Madonna any mind musiclly. When people speak of Madonna its her image, opinions, clothes, and boyfriends/husbands they talk about. Don't cufuse overrated with overexposed.

Poor lonely computer overrated and overexposed both have the same prefix but totally different meanings.

PS: Dance music isn't just music for gay men

TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said:

Gee, I agree with you on every one!



And that's just the START of overrated "artists" that are out there right now.

herb55105 said:

You have to admit that as a youngster he was the real deal.

(when Squarepusher & Prefuse 73 produce his next joint, then you will finally know)

minneapolisgenius said:

In no particular order:

Lenny Kravitz
Norah Jones
D'Angelo
Maxwell
The Fugees
Although I love him dearly, the post-"Mercury Falling" Sting
Angie Stone (singing over someone else's samples isn't soul music)
OutKast (a great hip-hop act but "S-boxx/TLB" was a big hit-and-big miss affair)
Thicke (just didn't feel much of his much-ballyhooed LP, but mebbe I should give it time)

Most hip-hop acts these days are overrated.

It's hard for me to say this since I own and enjoy something from all of these artists.

I don't like or even understand this term 'Overrated'. If i don't like someone, i just don't like them.

Having said that, U2 and the constant plaudits they get kind of pisses me off!