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Okay, pick five overrated songs (not necessarily songs you think are bad), followed by five underrated songs. Pick any artist or any band:

 

The Beatles

 

Overrated:

Day Tripper

Help!

Magical Mystery Tour

All You Need is Love

Birthday

 

Underrated:

I’ll Cry Instead

I’ve Just See a Face

It’s All Too Much

Dear Prudence

I’ve Got a Feeling

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Rush?

 

Overrated

Tom Sawyer

2112

Closer to the Heart

Working Man

Finding My Way

 

Underrated

The Analog Kid

Bastille Day / Lakeside Park / The Fountain of Lamneth ( :oops: )

A Farewell to Kings

By Tor & The Snowdog

Force Ten

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The Beatles

 

Overrated

All You Need is Love

Yellow Submarine

Norwegian Wood

I Want to Hold Your Hand

_______.

 

Underrated

Magical Mystery Tour (sorry to contradict :o )

Getting Better

I Am The Walrus

Back in the USSR

A Day in the Life

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I will do Rush, because as far as the music I listen to, they are the only band that I find has songs that get the wrong amount of Credit deserved

 

Overrated:

 

Tom Sawyer

2112

Freewill

Closer To The Heart

The Fountain of Lamneth (I'm looking at you, 70s fans)

 

Underrated:

 

Virtuality

Red Lenses

Grand Designs

Everyday Glory

Making Memories

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Rush:

 

Overrated: (I like most of these songs)

 

By Tor

Hemispheres (song)

Subdivisions

Ghost Rider

Far Cry

 

Underrated:

 

Marathon

Available Light

Carve Away The Stone

Bastille Day

Witch Hunt

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ABBA:

 

Overrated:

 

Dancing Queen

Money Money Money

Waterloo

I Have A Dream

Chiquitita

 

Underrated:

 

Gonna Sing You My Lovesong

The Visitors

If It Wasn't For The Nights

I've Been Waiting For You

I Am The City

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Bruce Springsteen:

 

Overrated:

 

Born In The USA (Album version)

Hungry Heart

Streets Of Philidelphia

Human Touch

We Take Care Of Our Own

 

Underrated:

 

Winter Song

Thundercrack

Protection

Dry Lightning

Roulette

 

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An easy one here

 

Budgie

 

Overrated: Nothing

Underrated: Almost all of their stuff

 

:7up: :smoke: :7up:

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An easy one here

 

Budgie

 

Overrated: Nothing

Underrated: Almost all of their stuff

 

:7up: :smoke: :7up:

:goodone: :cheers:

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The Beatles:

 

Overrated:

 

Hey Jude

Come Together

Across The Universe

Yellow Submarine (still love this)

Can't Buy Me Love

 

Underrated:

 

Tell Me Why

Good Night

Revolution 9

Love You To

Don't Pass Me By

...and...Cry Baby Cry

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U2

 

Overrated:

The Joshua Tree album, and everything that came afterwards

 

Underrated:

Treasure (What Ever Happened to Pete the Chop)

Like A Song

Out of Control (early version from Three ep)

New Year's Day (US version with different lyrics and without overdubs)

Fire

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AC/DC

 

Overrated Back In Black

 

Underrated Let There Be Rock

 

Rush

 

Overrated Kid Gloves

The Big Money

Wish Them Well

Vapor Trails (all of It)

Snakes & Arrows (all of it)

 

Underrated Side two 2112

Halo Effect

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AC/DC

 

Overrated Back In Black

 

Underrated Let There Be Rock

 

Rush

 

Overrated Kid Gloves

The Big Money

Wish Them Well

Vapor Trails (all of It)

Snakes & Arrows (all of it)

 

Underrated Side two 2112

Halo Effect

Whoa!, if anything, the Big Money is underated
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AC/DC

 

Overrated Back In Black

 

Underrated Let There Be Rock

 

Rush

 

Overrated Kid Gloves

The Big Money

Wish Them Well

Vapor Trails (all of It)

Snakes & Arrows (all of it)

 

Underrated Side two 2112

Halo Effect

Whoa!, if anything, the Big Money is underated

 

How is Wish Them Well even overrated? Its one of the least popular songs on CA. As for The Big Money, Rushboingo you are correct: Definitely underrated.

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AC/DC

 

Overrated Back In Black

 

Underrated Let There Be Rock

 

Rush

 

Overrated Kid Gloves

The Big Money

Wish Them Well

Vapor Trails (all of It)

Snakes & Arrows (all of it)

 

Underrated Side two 2112

Halo Effect

Whoa!, if anything, the Big Money is underated

 

How is Wish Them Well even overrated? Its one of the least popular songs on CA. As for The Big Money, Rushboingo you are correct: Definitely underrated.

I see many posts around here how people really like. It's the weakest song on there followed closely by The Wreckers. As for The Big Money. It got quite a bit of radio play back then. It was an attempt at a popular song a la Tom Sawyer. They were losing me by then already anyway....
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AC/DC

 

Overrated Back In Black

 

Underrated Let There Be Rock

 

Rush

 

Overrated Kid Gloves

The Big Money

Wish Them Well

Vapor Trails (all of It)

Snakes & Arrows (all of it)

 

Underrated Side two 2112

Halo Effect

Whoa!, if anything, the Big Money is underated

 

How is Wish Them Well even overrated? Its one of the least popular songs on CA. As for The Big Money, Rushboingo you are correct: Definitely underrated.

I see many posts around here how people really like. It's the weakest song on there followed closely by The Wreckers. As for The Big Money. It got quite a bit of radio play back then. It was an attempt at a popular song a la Tom Sawyer. They were losing me by then already anyway....

 

But considering how many people DO OVERLOOK Wish Them Well, surely you can appreciate the more excitable fans are in the minority, making it not only the least popular CA track, but for ones who love it like me, the most unjustly overlooked!

 

As for The Big Money, Power Windows is an album that seems to be more of a fan favourite than a recognised classic. Ask the average rock fan what they think of the album and most likely they will look at you nonplussed.

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Rush

 

Underrated

 

Natural Science

Something for Nothing

Vital Signs

The Enemy Within

Circumstances

 

Overrated

 

Bravado

The Pass

Half the World

Animate

The Fountain of Lamneth

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Rush

 

Overrated:

 

Tom Sawyer

Freewill

Natural Science

Subdivisions

Most of Clockwork Angels

 

Underrated:

 

Lakeside Park

In the End

Different Strings (I guess musicians supposedly love Neil and Geddy, but Alex is easily my favorite. He plays with such feel.)

The Analog Kid

The Anarchist (love this, only thing from CA that I do love)

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As an aside, these types of lists invariably become a listing of popular songs as "overrated" and obscure ones as "underrated." Tom Sawyer isn't "overrated." It's an amazing song. Dog Years isn't "underrated." It's not very good. I really wish die hard fans of bands would stop thinking that breakthrough albums or songs must be shunned because casual fans like them.
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As an aside, these types of lists invariably become a listing of popular songs as "overrated" and obscure ones as "underrated." Tom Sawyer isn't "overrated." It's an amazing song. Dog Years isn't "underrated." It's not very good. I really wish die hard fans of bands would stop thinking that breakthrough albums or songs must be shunned because casual fans like them.

 

Agree completely.

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As an aside, these types of lists invariably become a listing of popular songs as "overrated" and obscure ones as "underrated." Tom Sawyer isn't "overrated." It's an amazing song. Dog Years isn't "underrated." It's not very good. I really wish die hard fans of bands would stop thinking that breakthrough albums or songs must be shunned because casual fans like them.

 

That's a defining characteristic in what makes something overrated/underrated though. It's all about recognizing whether the praise popularity and rating of a song/album is deserved. Like Subdivisions, The Trees, Freewill - these are fairly rated songs.

If a good deal of people disagree when you say Tom Sawyer is overrated, it could just mean you're on to something ;)

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