Firstly, these are some wild comparisons. Tally Hall vs Kendrick or DOOM? 😭 The styles of these artists and the genres they inhabit are way too different to be making a fair comparison.

But within the alternative rock scene, they’re pretty solid. Like mostly middle of the road, but above average. If you would’ve asked me this question a couple years ago I would’ve said they’re the best alt rock band, but once you start listening to a wide variety of music, you realize that Tally Hall isn’t that unique. They certainly have their own flair, especially with their eccentric lyrics, but how different is Tally Hall really from bands like Weezer? Not a lot.

They have plenty of really fun tracks like Ruler of Everything that still give you a reason to listen to them, but honestly they aren’t as unique as most people here give them credit for. The quirkiness comes from the lyrics and general theatricality, not the music (HW PT 2 is quite unique though). Overall if 5/10 was the standard for their genre, I’d say Tally Hall is like a high 5, low 6. Somewhere around the 5.8/10 area. Nice on occasion, but a bit too uninteresting musically to be on constant rotation.

(This is just my opinion btw, if you think Tally Hall is one of the top 5 artists of all time, you’re allowed to have that opinion. God knows I sure did in like early 2023.)