Bands' best, overrated, underrated songs

[psu1969a]

The Beatles
Best song: Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End
Overrated Song: Come Together
Underrated Song: I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

The Rolling Stones
Best song: Gimme Shelter
Overrated song: You Can't Always Get What You Want
Underrated song: Happy

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Best song: The Waiting
Overrated song: Mary Jane's Last Dance
Underrated song: Magnolia

Bruce Springsteen
Best song: Jungleland
Overrated song: Dancing in the Dark
Underrated song: Your Own Worst Enemy

Def Leppard
Best song: Photograph
Overrated song: Pour Some Sugar on Me
Underrated song: Lady Strange

The Who
Best song: Baba O'Riley
Overrated song: My Generation
Underrated song: 5:15

Journey
Best song: Don't Stop Believin
Overrated song: Open Arms
Underrated song: Feelin' that Way/Anytime

The Cars
Best song: Just What I Needed
Overrated song: You Might Think
Underrated song: All Mixed Up

First, not familiar with most of these groups and for ones I am familiar, Beatles, Rolling Stones, and The Who never heard of some of the songs.

 

[kevina001]

April Wine
Best song: Tellin' Me Lies
Overrated song: Roller
Underrated song: Sign of the Gypsy Queen

 

[mcm265]

Drive-By Truckers
Best Song: Decoration Day
Overrate Song: Zip City
Underrated Song: Outfit

 

[NewEra 2014]

Ever see the video for this song? It’s amazing...

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I had not heard that song before, but both the song and the video are really good. I had to look this up, but if you don't know who plays Elton in that video, the answer is......
































Justin Timberlake!

 

[GulfCoastLion]

Bob Seger:

Best song - Night Moves, Turn the Page, Against the Wind
Overrated - Old time Rock & Roll
Underrated - Roll me Away

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

I had not heard that song before, but both the song and the video are really good. I had to look this up, but if you don't know who plays Elton in that video, the answer is......
































Justin Timberlake!

Yup. And Paul 'Pee Wee Herman' Reubens is his very protective manager!

 

[danvillenit]

Kansas
Best: Cheyenne Anthem
Overrated: Carry on my Wayward Son
Underrated: many but I’ll say Closet Chronicles and Miracles out of Nowhere

 

[nittany119]

Little Feat
Best: Willin, Fat Man in a Bathtub
Overrated: Don't Bogart That Joint
Underrated: Skin it Back, Easy to Slip, Two Trains

 

[Relayer]

Led Zeppelin
Best: The Song Remains The Same, How Many More Times
Overrated: Are there any? OK, I'll go with Hot Dog
Underrated: Carouselambra, Down By The Seaside, That's The Way

YES
Best: Tough choice but will go with Siberian Khatru or Awaken
Overrated: All Good People (like it but played to death on AOR stations)
Underrated: Machine Messiah

Genesis
Best: Since the Lamb Lies Down was mentioned already (which I agree with), I'll go with Squonk
Overrated: Anything from We Can't Dance
Underrated: Entangled

 

[kevina001]

Electric Light Orchestra
Best song: Do Ya
Overrated song: Don't Bring Me Down
Underrated song: 10538 Overture

Steve Miller Band
Best song: Living in the USA
Overrated song: The Joker
Underrated song: Winter Time

The Kinks
Best song: A Well Respected Man
Overrated song: Lola
Underrated song: Celluloid Heroes; Victoria

J. Geils Band
Best song: Freeze-Frame
Overrated song: Love Stinks
Underrated song: One Last Kiss

John Mellencamp
Best song: Lonely Ol' Night
Overrated song: Hurts So Good
Underrated song: Rain on the Scarecrow

Huey Lewis and the News
Best song: Walking on a Thin Line
Overrated song: Stuck with You
Underrated song: Finally Found a Home

ZZ Top
Best song: Waitin' for the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago
Overrated song: Sharp Dressed Man
Underrated song: I Thank You

Yes
Best song: I've Seen All Good People
Overrated song: Owner of a Lonely Heart
Underrated song: Changes; Love Will Find a Way

Survivor
Best song: Burning Heart
Overrated song: The Search is Over
Underrated song: Broken Promises

Poison
Best song: Look What the Cat Dragged In
Overrated song: Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Underrated song: Life Goes On

Alice Cooper
Best song: School's Out
Overrated song: The World Needs Guts
Underrated song: Don't Blow Your Mind

Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
Best song: Main Street
Overrated song: Old Time Rock and Roll
Underrated song: Ramblin' Gamblin' Man

Bryan Adams
Best song: Summer of '69
Overrated song: Everything I Do (I Do It For You)
Underrated song: It's Only Love

 

[elfman]

Pink Floyd

Best: Comfortably Numb
Overrated: Welcome to the Machine
Underrated: Young Lust

 

[elfman]

Led Zeppelin

Best: Over the Hills and Far Away
Overrated: All My Love
Underrated: Hey, Hey, What Can I Do

 

[PSU Dave]

KANSAS

Best: Song for America
Overrated: Carry onnWayward Son
Underrated: the entire Masque album

 

[elfman]

Metallica

Best: Fade to Black
Overrated: Nothing Else Matters
Underrated: No Leaf Clover

 

[PSU Dave]

Genesis
Best Song: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Overrated: Invisible Touch
Underrated: Me and Sarah Jane

Best: Suppers Ready
Overrated: Follow you Follow Me
Underrated: Los Endos

 

[diontechristmas]

Blues Traveler

Best: Hook
Overrated: Run Around
Underrated: Most Precarious

Barenaked Ladies

Best: The Old Apartment
Overrated: If I had a Million dollars
Underrated: Maybe Katie

Feeling some 90’s nostalgia tonight... obviously

 

[diontechristmas]

Metallica

Best: Fade to Black
Overrated: Nothing Else Matters
Underrated: No Leaf Clover

Waste My Hate is my way underrated, the first 30 seconds anyways.

 

[nittany119]

Grateful Dead

Best: Eyes of the World
Over: Casey Jones
Under: Help on the Way>Slipknot>(James)Franklin's Tower

 

[loosey goosey]

Van Morrison
Best: into the Mystic
Overated: Moondance
Under: Tupelo Honey

Under and my favorite:Fie in the Belly

 

[loosey goosey]

Blues Traveler

Best: Hook
Overrated: Run Around
Underrated: Most Precarious

Barenaked Ladies

Best: The Old Apartment
Overrated: If I had a Million dollars
Underrated: Maybe Katie

Feeling some 90’s nostalgia tonight... obviously

BNL:best-Shoebox. Overrated-Theme from Big Bang Theory.Underatted-What a good boy.

 

[Relayer]

After further review, this might be the best Genesis tune, almost voted for it. Why not, Bill Bruford on drums is enough right there!!