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Originally posted by Yesspaz
No it's not. Yes and KC are all they are cracked up to be. Genesis and ELP are over-rated. That's my opinion anyway.
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Key words here: "my opinion"
I think King Crimson is grossly overrated. I could listen to four hours of Genesis (any Genesis, before say Abacab) before I can listen to an hour of King Crimson.
But what does over-rated mean? Talent wise? I am in awe of the talent of King Crimson. But, more than an hour of them still bores me. Influential? KC has influenced lots of bands. More than an hour of them still bores me. Bottom line is, music is extremely subjective. Attempting to be too objective about it gets silly quickly. You are entitled to your opinion of Genesis and ELP. I wouldn't try to change it - it sounds like you've heard some or most of the best stuff from these bands. But saying "overrated" gets tenuous, because what you're really saying is that the band in question is OBJECTIVELY not as good as popularly believed. Over-popular may be a better term. Ultimately, what all of us (me included) should say on discussions like this, is I do or don't like a particular band, and it is certainly valid to include why. But, I think any attempt to factualize one's opinion simply dooms us to these never ending debates - because even a subjective opinion can be held passionately.
But that's just my opinion - I could be wrong.