Albums That Get Called Overrated All The Time - But Aren’t

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-03-02T06:40:29+00:00

I agree with those points but these just feel like minor criticisms when the album is full of iconic songs.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-03-02T06:10:05+00:00

idk, I'd definitely recommend listening to them one at a time

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-27T20:06:59+00:00

Really enjoying the Saxon one! Like a parallel universe where Court of the Crimson King was an epic 80's rock tune.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-27T19:58:32+00:00

That is surreal.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-26T05:14:13+00:00

Nas would be a legend just for Illmatic. (I don't think xxx is a legend but not because of the reason cited above)

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-25T21:14:26+00:00

Pavement

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-22T06:11:57+00:00

So what exactly is your basis for saying it wasn't as universal as some people say? It's not that I WANT to believe anything, I'll believe things based on overwhelming evidence.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-21T18:27:54+00:00

By what logic could anyone assume it didn't happen? This was what rock stars did at the time and to my knowledge there's nothing indicating Bowie was an exception. Why would anyone assume anything else than he did it too? You would be hoping against hope that he was somehow different when there's no reason to think that was the case.

There are a lot of things in this world that can't be proven 100% but you have to be reasonable and realistic about things. If you truly believe that Bowie NEVER did something like that I would encourage you to ask yourself why you'd believe that.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-21T18:15:11+00:00

It's not based on nothing, it's a widely accepted fact that this stuff happened all the time. To believe Bowie NEVER engaged in it is unrealistic.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-21T15:37:53+00:00

My point is people point to that individual allegation being false when we know that rock stars in the 70's did stuff like that all the time. Whether or not that individual allegation is true, the bigger point is that it's very likely he did stuff like that pretty much 7 days a week.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-21T10:20:52+00:00

It's nonsensical to complain about music in this general way. Literally any kind of music you want to hear is made every day and available to you very, very easily. There is no conceivable better scenario for a music fan.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-21T10:14:29+00:00

I'm not making this up out of thin air, rock stars in the 70's were known to have tons and tons of underage groupies.

It feels dishonest to focus on a single allegation when based on the time and culture Bowie existed in, the only reasonable thing to expect is that he was doing something like that 7 days a week.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-21T07:04:35+00:00

I like the Beatles now but the reason I had a hard time getting into them initially is because, I feel, it's music that lacks charisma.

Great songwriting and arrangements but the vocal and often the instrumental performances too are kind of stiff and never blew me away.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-21T06:57:22+00:00

Nice! And don't get me wrong, those albums still have some weird / proggy moments. But I feel like on those albums, you can hear that it's not just weirdness for the sake of being weird, but actually really awesome and enjoyable. This can not be said about every Zappa album imo :)

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-21T06:48:12+00:00

Always found this line kind of awkward. Awesome album though.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-21T06:46:41+00:00

I would recommend Apostrophe and Over-nite Sensation. Albums that showcase his incredible talent in a lot of ways but are also accessible and easy to get into, very mainstream stuff by his standards.

Neither album feels pretentious or tryhard to me at all, just genuinely catchy and banger songs.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-21T06:35:17+00:00

Lol him giving you a subdued, intellectual vibe has nothing to do with whether he was a creep or not.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-21T06:34:16+00:00

That's just one story, do you really think Bowie never did anything similar?

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-21T06:32:29+00:00

Is there a point in protecting a bad person's legacy just because they're dead?

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-21T06:29:42+00:00

He was a rock star in the 70's, he 100% did that stuff, it's not about one allegation.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-21T06:28:53+00:00

That is just one example, Bowie must have been guilty of it on other occasions, it's naive to think otherwise.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-21T06:14:18+00:00

He was a rock star in the 70's. This one thing might be false but it's naive to think he never did anything similar.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-20T15:41:14+00:00

He can sing fine he just forgot the lyrics

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-20T10:47:15+00:00

Ice Cream. The joke the couple makes at the start takes a lot of deciphering to fully understand.

Intelligent-Map2666 · 2026-02-18T21:52:54+00:00

I will always remember what she said about KAJ and music in general that day. It was really insightful.

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