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Old 18-07-2003, 12:59
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Old 18-07-2003, 13:04
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Coldplay . Are you completely mad .


Anyway, my opinion is 50 Cent. Bumbling fool.
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Old 18-07-2003, 13:07
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Enema (eminem) and 50 cent.

Just watch the fool in his lates video (business) what the hell is he doing with his hands, and why on earth would you pay to see him live... it's not a show, its torture.
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Old 18-07-2003, 13:09
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Agreed, 50 Cent. How is he different to all the other millions of rap artists?
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Old 18-07-2003, 13:46
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He isnt, but he comes with hype due to his association with Eminem and there are many people out there who are led by the media, ie they buy simply what they are told to buy.

Of course if you dont buy 50 cents stuff you wont be a real Eninem fan will you? Catch my drift?
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Old 18-07-2003, 13:53
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You're right, it's the hype. Hype ruins everything! I hate that 4 lettererd word. If I hear that anything is hyped I make a mental note to avoid it. (Unless it's related with Harry Potter)

As for Eminem, unless he comes up with something original soon (that businness song, i mean come on, YAWN, he's done it all before) his level of popularity could start decreasing maybe. Hopefully.
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Old 18-07-2003, 15:20
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Robbie "i love LA" Williams

Twat
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Old 18-07-2003, 15:23
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Atomic Kitten

They really cant sing, the songs are very average and they just look like every other teenage girl (well in Essex at least!) I dont see the appeal...theres nothing special about them
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Old 18-07-2003, 15:43
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Old 18-07-2003, 17:49
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50 Cent
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Old 18-07-2003, 18:20
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Originally posted by Peej Kerton
50 Cent
Coldplay
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Busted are *over*-rated? I thought there was only me that liked them! Or are they simply that crap that even the hatred for them is too kind on them?

Radiohead
Coldplay
The White Stripes

Ooh, controversial
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Old 18-07-2003, 19:53
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Ooh, controversial
For the sake of it though? Thats the question
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Old 18-07-2003, 20:53
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After watchin 'Cribs' on MTV (ohhhhh yea! ) I think anyone on shown on MTV is over rated considering that the MTV guys have their toungs firmly loged up the stars arses!
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Old 18-07-2003, 22:48
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Old 18-07-2003, 23:45
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I agree about The White Stripes. I don't particular dislike them or anything but their songs always seem to just wash over me. Then you read the reviews about them telling you how great they are, but their music just doesn't back this up IMO.

They're like a middling Nationwide League football team who've suddenly found themselves playing in the Champion's League. Or something...
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Old 19-07-2003, 17:07
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Artist: Eminem or 50 Cent.
They both sound the same + I do not like rap music.
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Old 20-07-2003, 10:11
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Originally posted by ollyd1985
Artist: Eminem or 50 Cent.
They both sound the same + I do not like rap music.
Evidently if you think they sound the same

Eminem is the greatest lyricist of our generation, and 50, in the words of none other than Ice T, is "just another chart nigga".

Anyway, back to my feelings on overrated artists. Radiohead are feted far too much by the press without thought to how good their music actually is these days. Likewise the Manics, who are basically going through the motions.

As far as The White Stripes are concerned, i agree - their music just washes over me. It does nothing whatsoever to suggest the immense number of fawning column inches is justified. Maybe it's just me, but this whole nu-lo-fi-retro-punk scene is like listening to Stars On 45 recordings of The Clash. It leaves me totally cold. The Strokes, the White Stripes, the Hives et al are the epitome of style over substance. They're just boybands for indie kids.
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Old 20-07-2003, 11:25
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Jemini, 50 Cent and almost without exception, all the rap 'artists'

Nelly deserves a special mention, as does Craig David
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Old 20-07-2003, 11:26
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Robbie "i love LA" Williams

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Old 20-07-2003, 12:31
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Originally posted by Channel Hopper
Jemini, 50 Cent and almost without exception, all the rap 'artists'

Nelly deserves a special mention, as does Craig David
How can Jemini be overrated? when no-one rates them & everyone takes the piss out of them.

For the record, I have always maintained Elvis Presley was overrated - he was just the right man in the right place at the right time (i.e. a good looking white man with a black sounding voice in 1950's south USA - a racist hotbed) Others around the same time like James Brown were just not marketable enough even though they had more talent, - a bit like how Eminem benefits today. He had everything done for him, told what to wear, all songs wrote for him and his voice whilst being good was not remarkable, (otherwise how come there are 1000's of impersonators out there who sound just like him?)
His image just improved because of the sudden and unexpected death which was a shock to everyone, but what was he in 1977? just a cabaret singer in Vegas - if he were alive today he would rated no more than someone like Tom Jones.
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Old 20-07-2003, 14:02
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Originally posted by FastEddie
Eminem is the greatest lyricist of our generation,
What about Tupac?
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Old 20-07-2003, 14:46
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What about Tupac?
Is he dead?
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Old 20-07-2003, 14:55
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Tupac is hardly current. But yes, Him and Biggy were both really overrated.

and yes, he is dead.
There are plenty of questions as to why he died... But rumours persist that it was Biggy and the police... and Biggy was also shot and killed in revenge... but nothing has ever been substantiated.
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Old 20-07-2003, 14:55
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Is he dead?
I think so
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Old 20-07-2003, 14:56
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Originally posted by Peej Kerton
Tupac is hardly current. But yes, Him and Biggy were both really overrated.
I never said he was current, i was quiting someone who mentioned 'of our generation'
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