Robert Johnson is not overrated.
lofuckingl
phish @ hampton is overrated 
Not in '97! 
…or '98…or '99…
I know. It’s funny because it’s true.
you know, one of the bands I was thinking about when I made that ‘music stand the test of time’ thread was Led Zeppelin. I was kinda thinking that personally, I went thru a faze where I was really into them, but grew out of it and I hardly ever look thru my vast music collection and pick out some Zeppelin to rock out to. I’m not sure why, my good buddy loves the shit out of them. I think it’s maybe because any time you turn on your local classic rock station, you hear about the same 5 Zeppelin songs every day. I think the radio oversaturated their music, but maybe the general public really likes them that much that there is a demand for it. Maybe Zeppelin isn’t overrated, they just have that many followers. Maybe Zeppelin is one of those bands that will stand the test of time. I guarantee you there is some kid sitting in a high school science class today sporting a Led Zeppelin t-shirt.
I was thinking that the Geico Caveman Commercials are overrated.
I mean, it was a somewhat humorous concept at first, but man, they are just milking those damn dirty sophisticated apes for every ounce of potential laughter that Geico can come up with. We get it, they are intellectual cavemen somehow living in our time and taking offense to the common misconceptions and stereotypes that we civilized humans crack at their expense. The thing is, those commercials stopped being funny about 4 years ago. And they got so popular that they got their own TV show out of it? Are you kidding me?
The Geico Caveman commercials are definitely overrated. It’s gone too far imo, so much to the fact that I have heard them referenced on occasion sitting on a barstool while throwing back some suds. I mean seriously, do we have to bring in the Geico Caveman for a punchline to some stupid comparison or joke in everyday life now?
ATTENTION GEICO: drop the aussie lizard and extinct the damn dirty half ape/half human. They have both run their course, and the fact that these commercials stopped being funny after the third commercial means that some overpaid, thinks-he’s-cutting-edge Geico exec really really gets a good laugh out of them to continue airing new ones. The rest of us have moved on.
Actually I think the 98 run WAS a little overrated. There’s definitely better shows…
Stevo
it’s funny because the idea of zeppelin being overrated is extra-chromosome’al
I think the reason everyone says 98 is overrated is b/c it’s an actual release. If it weren’t, nobody would even talk about it. Except for me.
i can’t believe i agreed on the Zep being overrated. shame on me. i listened to discs one and two of the box set today and they rocked my balls off. literally. so if someone could phone a doctor of some kind, that would be just great.
::mistakenly calls paramedic for Neil::
Well…something can be good and overrated at the same time. As much as I love the song Hey Jude by the Beatles, I’ll admit it’s overrated. Just because there are so many better Beatles songs that I never get to hear on the radio…does that make sense? Same with Zeppelin…they’re good (I suppose), but there are just some better bands that I’d rather hear on the radio instead of Led Zeppelin over and over.
^^but…my balls.
I’m glad to see that everybody is an agreement for the hatred for the Geico caveman commericals
yeah, at first it was pretty funny, and I almost felt bad for the caveman character. Now I hate him and want him to quit whining. Yer a fucking caveman, deal with it.
yeah he’s a fucking complainer. I bet back in the day that pompous, arrogant caveman got his ass beat by the Neanderthals for constantly saying how smart he is. Nobody likes a show off
red pubes! don’t feed them. red pubes! don’t need them. red pubes! over-rated.
chang-CHANG-do-do-ch-ch-chaaaang-chaaaaaaaaang-chang
repeat.
That’s your problem right there…you’re judging Zeppelin based on their radio play. I HATE how most stations play Zeppelin. I swear, if I have to hear “The Ocean” played on the radio one more time, I’m gonna scream. The radio always plays the weaker tunes like The Ocean, Stairway, Black Dog, Rock and Roll, What Is And What Will Never Be and other not-so-great Zeppelin tunes. (I feel the same way about Queen…why the hell is “Killer Queen” and that “Ooo, You make Me Live” song played so fucking much??)
Dude, if you don’t have them already just get the Zeppelin albums…not the greatest hits…the FULL albums and listen to them through. There’s some true masterpieces and I truly feel that EVERY album they have is a “greatest hits” album. Classics like “The Battle of Evermore” “In My Time of Dying” and almost all of Zeppelin III never get played on the radio and those songs are far superior. Zeppelin is definitely NOT overrated.
By the way, what’s the big difference between the “caveman” and a real person? Just shave the beard and you’d look just like another guy. Those commercials need to end, though, for some reason I like the motorcycle one if only for the cheesy 80’s music they play in it.
Though, I already addressed the Beatles being overrated in another post. They’re great but not “changed the face of all music of all time” great. Plus them not being a good live band at all hurts them in my book.
Stevo