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Most overrated band, most underrated band of the 90s?

Posted by bigkat5000@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 60 comments

Overrated: Live; Underrated: Blind Melon

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soupypoopy12@reddit

Underrated: Dada, Local H
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bigkat5000@reddit (OP)

Seen them both live, more than once, and fully agree.
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fleb007@reddit

Overrated: Green Day Underrated: The Refreshments
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Lanky-Owl6622@reddit

Second The Refreshments!
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blueflame7810@reddit

Underrated: so many Hum Superdrag Catherine Wheel Heatmiser The Frames KMD The Eels Fountains of Wayne Built to Spill Harvey Danger Self ... and many more! And if you act now, you get a free demon possession with every exorcism. Operators are standing by.
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Ok-Appearance-4550@reddit

Hum was the first to come to mind for me..
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sorry_for_the_reply@reddit

Cake is underrated
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Sassberto@reddit

One of the worst bands of all time
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sorry_for_the_reply@reddit

Cool. Love when someone talks shit when no evidence is presented
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Jmeans69@reddit

Overrated: Cake. 🤷‍♀️😊
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real_p3king@reddit

Reluctantly crouched at the starting line...
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AccidentPool@reddit

Overrated: Hole. A band that most of us have only ever heard of because of marriage. Also, Courtney couldn't sing or play guitar and all of their good songs were written by Kurt or Billy Corgan. Underrated: Marcy Playground. SO much more than "Sex And Candy."
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cdtoad@reddit

And she would get people hooked on heroin for the lulz. Still believe she liked him
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Bloody_Mabel@reddit

Right. A female couldn't possibly write great songs. She must have got her husband and boyfriend to write them. 😡
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cdtoad@reddit

Nine Inch Nails hands fucking down
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Sassberto@reddit

Overrated : Pearl Jam Underrated : Reverend Horton Heat
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punkdrummer22@reddit

Underrated - NOFX Overrated - Offspring
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jockfist5000@reddit

Underrated: Morphine
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mazzysupernova@reddit

Love Morphine, was so sad when mark sandman died
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bigkat5000@reddit (OP)

I've seen SC and Mike solo many times. Truly underrated.
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jockfist5000@reddit

Just saw them a few weeks ago! Glad they got back together
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No-Ambition7750@reddit

Overrated, Oasis. Underrated, Sugar.
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Len_Zefflin@reddit

Over rated: Pearl Jam Under Rated: Ween
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eweguess@reddit

Overrated: Pearl Jam. Total snooze fest. Underrated: The Afghan Whigs.
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box_elder74@reddit

Nice to see The Afghan Whigs here!
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eweguess@reddit

What a great band. They catch the vibe of what the 90s was like for me much more than the Seattle grunge scene did.
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box_elder74@reddit

Yeah I got into them when Black Love came out in '96 and had to work back from there but I agree, so much more than grunge.
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portageParkPunk@reddit

PJ had one good album
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Excellent_Brush3615@reddit

Over: nirvana - at the time amazing, doesn’t hold up now as an adult Under: the weakerthans,
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Rocksurf80@reddit

Overrated = Radiohead Underrated = Candlebox
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portageParkPunk@reddit

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w30freak@reddit

Highly Overrated: Smashing Pumpkins. I want to rip my ears off anytime I hear them. Not sure on underrated.
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AccidentPool@reddit

I would have loved the Pumpkins so much more if Billy hadn't been the singer. I call this "Jane's Addiction Syndrome."
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w30freak@reddit

1000%! I can appreciate he can sing, but his voice is nails on a chalkboard to me.
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bigkat5000@reddit (OP)

Dunno. Love all of Siva and most of Cherub Rock. Rocket, Drown, and Mayonaise rip.
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oldschool_potato@reddit

Under: Girls against Boys, Sugar, Urge Overkill, Sonia Dada, Rusted Root to name a few
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NBSTAV@reddit

Just to throw it out there- Barenaked Ladies’ first 3-4 albums (especially ‘Gordon’) were fantastic before Steven Page left the band but that gets obscured by the “Chickety China” campiness. His vocals on ‘Never Meant to Break Your Heart’, ‘Brian Wilson’, and ‘What a Good Boy’ just crushed it… Big Head Todd & The Monsters- they have some fantastic covers too - Brandy, Cinnamon Girl, and Rosalita with John Popper duetting on vocals which of course brings me to Blues Traveler- again, their first three albums or so get lost in the shadow of everything after their Four album w ‘Hook’, itself a song that kinda reminds me a bit of PF’s ‘Have a Cigar’ when it comes to a contemptuous tune. And lastly- though with 90s roots and just missing the mark having come out in 2001: Zwan, Billy Corgan’s side project. Gave us “Honestly” and “Lyric”, two songs I desperately wish to have available on my music streaming service.
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oldschool_potato@reddit

Just saw BHT this past summer at Red rocks. BiL is in the band. All access passes were a trip at RR. That is one cool ass place to see show. The wallflowers opened for them. Was not a fan of them in the 90s, but totally killed it live.
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kitche_kitche_koo@reddit

Big Head Todd and the Monsters, so underrated!
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bodhi471@reddit

90's bands: overrated
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90Carat@reddit

Dang. What's up with hating on bands in this sub today?
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CloakOfElvenkind@reddit

The sad part is these same people have only ever listened to one or two songs by the bands they claim to "hate" with a deep passion. At least listen to one complete album by a band before you make such a harsh criticism.
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RootHogOrDieTrying@reddit

People are hating all over Reddit today.
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Zealousideal-Tree943@reddit

The romantic meal they had at Applebee's last night isn't agreeing with them and the wife is still sleeping off her liquid dinner of three screwdrivers and two Bud Lights
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Cool_Dark_Place@reddit

Husband: "Honey...it's 10 o'clock...you said we were going to get up early and do some shopping." Wife: "I DON'T CARE WHAT I SAID!!!" Husband: <sigh> Fine.... (proceeds to go on Reddit and hate on bands)
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90Carat@reddit

Fuckin' 2 for $26 gets me everytime.
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Miserable_Jacket_129@reddit

Underrated - The Melvins
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Craig1974@reddit

Their influence on music is incalculable.
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Grunge4U@reddit

Overrated U2 Underrated I think of bands labeled as Grunge wannabes like STP and Bush both of which put out some great music. Spin Doctors were given the kiss of death "pop" label when they were really a blues rock band with a unique sound.
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cbread2112@reddit

Totally agree with overrated 90s U2 and completely disagree with stp and bush. I’d say underrated: Pixies or garbage.
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BrokenPinkyPromise@reddit

Overrated - Hole, Nirvana Underrated - Animal Bag, Warrior Soul, or For Squirrels
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stonrelectropunkjazz@reddit

For squirrels 👍
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jfbowski@reddit

Overrated - Nirvana and Oasis. Underrated - Garbage
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stonrelectropunkjazz@reddit

😂2 of the best
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LipBalmOnWateryClay@reddit

Would argue Oasis is super underrated in the USA. Probably overrated in the UK and other parts of the world.
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funmonkey1@reddit

Big head tod and the monsters. Replacements.
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Thirty_Helens_Agree@reddit

Overrated - whatever band sold a lot of records which I, subjectively, don’t like. Underrated: I want to show off my knowledge of obscure bands and show how I appreciate them on a level others couldn’t possibly understand. C’mon, man.
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BrokenPinkyPromise@reddit

Nah, Live is great. Flea wishes he could play bass like Pat.
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porkchopespresso@reddit

Overrated: REM Underrated: Tragically Hip (unless you’re Canadian)
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airckarc@reddit

Overrated… I’ll go with Nirvana. They were the face of grunge but there were other grunge bands that had better musicians, better vocals, and better catalogs. Underrated… Prince. He was popular but overwhelmed by alternative and grunge. Listening to his 90s and 00s stuff now, I missed out on his contemporary music at the time. I was stuck with Purple Rain.
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