Springsteen and U2 are the most overrated acts in rock history. That said, both are good, and I like both of them.
I'd put Neil Young at the top of that list. I like his early work,
whiny though it may be. But apart from a song or two, I haven't thought
much of most of what he's done in over thirty years. It sounds tired to me.
There are a few Bruce songs I like, and some I never need to hear again.
But most of his stuff doesn't move me. I don't relate much to the blue
collar outlook. And it's incongruous having a successful multi-millionaire
who continues to play the part of a working-class Everyman.
I enjoy a lot of the U2 catalog. But they're largely a mainstream band,
nothing particularly innovative in their work.
Next up -- musicians who I think don't deserve the opprobrium they get on this board!
