There's no rule about not replying to other people's opinions and I'm not the only one doing it in this thread. Plus I'm just stating my own opinion, not trying to convince anyone.

I don't think it's a big deal. I wouldn't worry, because you weren't rude or anything :\

But I SO agree about Timbaland! :eviltongu

I don't get John Mayer either. His songs are bland to me, his lyrics irk me, and his voice just grates my nerves.

Mai Kuraki. I have never understood how she was so popular. A majority of her songs bore me to tears. I like a few of her songs, don't get me wrong, but if I don't like at least 5% of your songs, there's a problem. =(

I don't really listen to a lot of mainstream Western music to comment on the others.

I agree with both of these entirely. Your post pretty much explains everything I feel about both of these artists. John Mayer is loved by so many, but I find his songs to be really annoying, as well as his voice to grate on my ears. As for Kuraki Mai, I'm still in complete awe that her first album is one of the best selling in Japanese music history, because it's a bore. The songs just scream "I can do R&B", but they really end up appearing as if she wishes she could do something as great as Hikki's.

Timbaland. Akon. And...hmm, AHA. Paris Hilton.

ai otsuka:

Bad vocals, the verses of her songs never matches the chorus, and seriously, I see no talent in being cute and doing cute stuff and drawing cute things when almost 90% of japanese people (a joke, but geez, a lot of people there do that) already do that. When are people going to realize that plasying piano and composing music doesn't equal talent if you can never even match the entire song well? She can put porn and perversions into her videos (CHU-LIP) and people will still praise it as cute, innocent, beautiful, decent material. And the ammount of over-defensive fanboys that will attack you if you even dare say anything about her is scary, watch out they get really violent just because you've criticized her work.

I do like many of her songs, though I still think she's overrated nonetheless.

^WHOA. I couldn't agree more.

ok, here goes:

Western Music

U2
I think they get too much credit/attention than they'd deserve, most likely because of Bono's humanitarian work. As a band I feel they're overrated.

Christina Aguilera
her vocals border screaming to me, and her latest album just isn't that good.

P.Diddy
he needs to rely on other people collaborating to make a hit.

Japanese Music

Mai Kuraki
all her music is really dull and her singing is mediocore

Wow, that was the harshest criticism I've ever heard about her. Haha, I love her but I see truth in quite a few of your points. But that was a great post .

Couldn't agree more. He's always getting these awards and stuff with the music part included and I think U2's music is honestly terrible. I have no idea whatsoever what made them so famous. The humanitarian thing is done by so many people though, but for some reason it seems to be his most recognized asset.

I agree with U2. Although I like their Joshua Tree album quite a bit... that's about it. No matter what they put out, everyone seems to like it, when, imo, it's pretty bad :no

Ai Otsuka - My God Ai, Your ballads suck now.
Fergie - Yeah, the first three singles were good, and then you threw out that crappy ballad. Eww.
Justin Timberlake - SexyBack? WTF Kind of title is that? The song's twice as lame.
Fall Out Boy - Most Pathetic Attempt at Rock Music Ever
The Used - You're first album was great, WTF happened to you guys?
Good Charlotte - First Couple of Albums were Great...Good Morning Revival = CRAP.
Avril Lavigne - Loved your first two albums, and then I *was* excited for your new album till you had to put out that horrible excuse for a pop song. So I'm not gonna listen to anything but your old stuff, and like three songs off The Best Damn Thing, k? K.
Evanescence - Love the new album, but never gonna be as good as you once were. Amy, we all know you hated the singer from Seether for being drunk - we get the picture. Don't have to sing about it in every song.



Bolded the ones I couldn't agree with more.

more to add!

Beyonce - she seems to scream in every song! I would take Michelle and Kelly over her any day!

Hinder - omg Hinder...grr they make me so mad...all they are to me are Nickelback rip-offs..

and i agree with Ai Otsuka, U2, and Timbaland.

Justin Timberlake - music is soooooooooooo corny. makes the hair on the back of my neck rise.
Jay Z - can't rap, can't dance, can't do jack shiz. Beyonce, he is sooooooo replaceable.
Maroon 5 - all they sing about is sleeping around and one night stands. and Adam Levine's voice is sooooo annoying... and he's one arrogant, cocky s.o.b. w/ LSS (lead-singer syndrome) ahahahahah.
Fergie - horrible spelling-lesson songs. and BOOM! there's the ballad with the corniest lyrics
Fall Out Boy - horrible. just horrible.
Akon - aaaaaaah, if a man with that voice can make it, anyone can! wtf do u call that? sounds like shiz!
Sean Paul - i hate this guy and his music with a passion.
Rihanna - sounds like annoying horsefly. she's so h-lla h-lla gay gay gay...
Nelly Furtado - she's a horselfy too


EDIT: how can i forget!
Mariah Carey - lame.a$$.music. ur cellulite a$$ needs to retire. u belong only in the 90's.
PSD - nothing original. they are boring. period.

Omg, I completely forgot about Hinder D: "Worst band ever."

ANY rapper. ANY. A.N.Y. nuff said
(a few rapping in songs aren't that bad, like haikara and kuu...but just rapping the whole song and calling that 'singing'...that's just a hhuge disgrace...)

I hate Snoop Dogg. I don't see how anyone can really like him. I just HATE his lyrics and people think they're the best....yeah right!

Avril Lavigne have you seen her new remix of Girlfriend?!
as if the song wasn't bad enough, she has to remix it with that pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~ 'Lil' Mama'!
you know.. "my lipgloss is poppin', my lipgloss is kewl".
ugh!
That Nelly Furtado, she totally changed her image and music just to go mainstream.
and it's also Timbaland's fault too!
none of her pop / folk stuff was charting so she called all these lame rappers to work on "Loose" so she could get in the hip hop / r&b genre!
but congrats to her! :rolleyes
two #1's and and 5x plantinum album.. selloutttt

I like her, but that made me LOL. :D

I'd love it if Timbaland would stop "producing" tomorrow. I've heard what he's got to offer and now that he has gotten so arrogant, he can leave.
I've never liked Akon and I don't understand why people like him.
Dani California is a cool song and Desecration Smile is okay, but all the other RHCP singles from Stadium Arcadium are so annoying.

Justin Timberlake. I think Justin's music is simply terrible and has no creativity; there's just no variety in his songs. The lyrics don't make up for them with their dullness, and his voice makes his songs even more grating to listen to. I don't see what's so great about him. :shrug

John Mayer. I can see why people may like him, but I find his songs particularly irksome because of the lyrics. His voice sounds distorted as well. Overall, his music is mediocre to me.

That statement could not have been anymore true. I miss her old, slightly unaccessible music so much. Whoa Nelly! and Folklore were both wonderful albums. I guess selling nowadays truly is more important than being creative and different...

As for two I just remembered, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, which I thought of from criminal's post. I've never liked them, and their stuff from Stadium Arcadium may even be crappier. I just can't stand Anthony whatever's voice.

And I may get flamed for this, but I could care less. I think that the most overrated band of all time would without a doubt have to be The Beatles. I'm sorry, but I am not a fan of any of the member's voices. While I may certainly agree with many of their political beliefs, that hardly means I care for their music. I can't describe it; I just find it to be really irritating.

Oh, and Elvis. I can't stand him...