What are the most overrated bands of all time?

But without further ado, here are the top ten overrated bands and artists of all time.

• Red Hot Chili Peppers.
• Dave Matthews Band.
• AC/DC.
• Journey.
• Bon Iver.
• U2.
• The Eagles.
• Metallica.

Is the Smiths a good band?

Yes, they are a great, great band. The stars were aligned when Johnny Marr formed a songwriting partnership with Morrissey. The result of that partnership is a large catalog of melodically-beautiful and lyrically-rich pop gems. Indeed they were.

How many No 1 did the Smiths have?

The Smiths had two UK Official Album Chart Number 1s, with 1985’s Meat Is Murder, which invented vegetarianism, and Best 1, a compilation released in 1992.

Is the Smiths mainstream?

The Smiths signed to the independent label Rough Trade Records and released their first album, The Smiths, in 1984. They achieved mainstream success in Europe with The Queen Is Dead (1986) and Strangeways, Here We Come (1987), both of which entered the top 20 of the European Albums Chart.

What is special about the Smiths?

The Smiths chose to not go down that well-trodden road, giving their music integrity and originality. In summary, The Smiths did great music and had much honesty, openness, originality, thoughtfulness and shock value in what they did. They’re just one of those bands, who seemed to have stuck to their own sound.

Which Manchester band has sold the most records?

Oasis gained an enviable 30 industry awards and over 70 million album sales from their 8 albums that are ranked here. These albums spawned a staggering 22 consecutive top 10 singles. Debut single was the EP Supersonic in April 2014. Wonderwall with over 1.34 million copies sold remains the biggest selling single.

Is Smith a hipster?

Fronted by hipster legend Morrissey, The Smiths are as well-known for Morrissey’s brash outspokenness on political and social issues as they are for their music. Virtually every alternative and indie band since the ’80s have counted The Smiths as a major influence.