Angus Young=overrated

Its easy to play, but you have to come up with it first... So that makes him a good music writer anyway. Not that i really care for acdc

Who cares? They may be simplistic but they make good music that entertains me.tzar3

Indeed, that is the most important thing.

Don't get me wrong, I'm an AC/DC fan, and I like Angus's playing and all, but he is overrated. The stuff he plays sounds good, but it is easy to play. You can go on YouTube and watch 8 year olds play his stuff like nothing. So I don't know why everyone always wants to call Angus one of the best guitar playersof all timewhen he really can't do much. Not to mention he acts and looks like a F/-\G.racer12mike

Don't get me wrong, I'm an AC/DC fan, and I like Angus's playing and all, but he is overrated. The stuff he plays sounds good, but it is easy to play. You can go on YouTube and watch 8 year olds play his stuff like nothing. So I don't know why everyone always wants to call Angus one of the best guitar playersof all timewhen he really can't do much. Not to mention he acts and looks like a F/-\G.racer12mike

All of AC/DC is overrated.DFan17902

100% True. Thank god I'm not the only one.

[QUOTE="DFan17902"]All of AC/DC is overrated.sutherland19

100% True. Thank god I'm not the only one.

You're certainly not the only one >___>

Its easy to play, but you have to come up with it first... So that makes him a good music writer anyway. Not that i really care for acdc

Witchsight

for the time it was original. you have to remember rock n' roll was pretty new around his day. besides i'd rather listen to his stuff anyday over the trash i hear on the radio.strat505

AC/DC is almost as mainstream as all the stuff you hear on the radio...

for the time it was original. you have to remember rock n' roll was pretty new around his day. besides i'd rather listen to his stuff anyday over the trash i hear on the radio.strat505

Agreed. You Win!

[QUOTE="DFan17902"]All of AC/DC is overrated.sutherland19

100% True. Thank god I'm not the only one.

[QUOTE="sutherland19"]

[QUOTE="DFan17902"]All of AC/DC is overrated.PickGlove243

100% True. Thank god I'm not the only one.

You're certainly not the only one >___>

DEFINITELY not the only one... :P

i smell a union that needs to be created... XD

thats just his style, he will have one main riff throught the entire song and then solo and then go back to the riff.
its easy stuff but thats where the genious lies. simplicity is key, especially if it sounds good.steve_89

The problem is, it doesn't sound good

He is, indeed one of the most overrated guitarists ever. The only one who is more overrated and even more boring to listen to is Eddie Van Halen.PickGlove243

I also do think Eddie Van Halen is overrated. Some of my friends said he was better than Jimmy Page just because of Eruption. Why, just the other day, I was at a book store, and there was this magazine that had lists of the greatest vocalists and guitarists of rock, and Eddie Van Halen was number one. Anyways, Angus Young is good, but he is overrated.

[QUOTE="PickGlove243"]He is, indeed one of the most overrated guitarists ever. The only one who is more overrated and even more boring to listen to is Eddie Van Halen.rockguy92

I also do think Eddie Van Halen is overrated. Some of my friends said he was better than Jimmy Page just because of Eruption. Why, just the other day, I was at a book store, and there was this magazine that had lists of the greatest vocalists and guitarists of rock, and Eddie Van Halen was number one. Anyways, Angus Young is good, but he is overrated.

I think Page is overrated too though :P

And those lists are ususally crap. Rolling Stone put Kurt Cobain at #12.... on the plus side, they named some really good guitarists as well

[QUOTE="rockguy92"]

[QUOTE="PickGlove243"]He is, indeed one of the most overrated guitarists ever. The only one who is more overrated and even more boring to listen to is Eddie Van Halen.PickGlove243

I also do think Eddie Van Halen is overrated. Some of my friends said he was better than Jimmy Page just because of Eruption. Why, just the other day, I was at a book store, and there was this magazine that had lists of the greatest vocalists and guitarists of rock, and Eddie Van Halen was number one. Anyways, Angus Young is good, but he is overrated.

I think Page is overrated too though :P

And those lists are ususally crap. Rolling Stone put Kurt Cobain at #12.... on the plus side, they named some really good guitarists as well

Page is not overrated. Rolling Stone also put Eddie at 70 and Angus at 96.

[QUOTE="PickGlove243"][QUOTE="rockguy92"]

[QUOTE="PickGlove243"]He is, indeed one of the most overrated guitarists ever. The only one who is more overrated and even more boring to listen to is Eddie Van Halen.rockguy92

I also do think Eddie Van Halen is overrated. Some of my friends said he was better than Jimmy Page just because of Eruption. Why, just the other day, I was at a book store, and there was this magazine that had lists of the greatest vocalists and guitarists of rock, and Eddie Van Halen was number one. Anyways, Angus Young is good, but he is overrated.

I think Page is overrated too though :P

And those lists are ususally crap. Rolling Stone put Kurt Cobain at #12.... on the plus side, they named some really good guitarists as well

Page is not overrated. Rolling Stone also put Eddie at 70 and Angus at 96.

Yes, so that was a good choice. And Page is overrated. He's usually at the top of all these lists, while all the truly talented guitarists are at the bottom.

technical skill is not just about how fast or long you can play, or how progressive your music is. Sure, John Petrucci is an amazing guitarist, but someof his work is just goddamned boring. It all comes down to tempo and chords; if they don't fit, it just doesn't work.

The Young brothers, as simple as their playing may be, have that part down pat. Regarding technical guitarists that can also do the same (with relative consistency), the list falls on my right hand: Jeff Waters from Annihilator, Steve Vai, Joe Satriai and Eric Johnson.

But in regards to great guitarists writing simple work that just sounds great, the list is quite long. Most guitarists, iirc, were guaged on their influence as artists as a whole.

And yes, those lists are B.S.Until Billy Gibbons, Glenn Tipton, Ken Downing and Jeff Waters start showing up on the list - I will ignore them. And some of them even shaft Mark Knopfler >_> Long live Dire Straits!!!!

[QUOTE="PickGlove243"][QUOTE="rockguy92"]

[QUOTE="PickGlove243"]He is, indeed one of the most overrated guitarists ever. The only one who is more overrated and even more boring to listen to is Eddie Van Halen.rockguy92

I also do think Eddie Van Halen is overrated. Some of my friends said he was better than Jimmy Page just because of Eruption. Why, just the other day, I was at a book store, and there was this magazine that had lists of the greatest vocalists and guitarists of rock, and Eddie Van Halen was number one. Anyways, Angus Young is good, but he is overrated.

I think Page is overrated too though :P

And those lists are ususally crap. Rolling Stone put Kurt Cobain at #12.... on the plus side, they named some really good guitarists as well

Page is not overrated. Rolling Stone also put Eddie at 70 and Angus at 96.

[QUOTE="rockguy92"][QUOTE="PickGlove243"][QUOTE="rockguy92"]

[QUOTE="PickGlove243"]He is, indeed one of the most overrated guitarists ever. The only one who is more overrated and even more boring to listen to is Eddie Van Halen.EboyLOL

I also do think Eddie Van Halen is overrated. Some of my friends said he was better than Jimmy Page just because of Eruption. Why, just the other day, I was at a book store, and there was this magazine that had lists of the greatest vocalists and guitarists of rock, and Eddie Van Halen was number one. Anyways, Angus Young is good, but he is overrated.

I think Page is overrated too though :P

And those lists are ususally crap. Rolling Stone put Kurt Cobain at #12.... on the plus side, they named some really good guitarists as well

Page is not overrated. Rolling Stone also put Eddie at 70 and Angus at 96.

Not as overrated as Van Halen....

Not as overrated as Van Halen....

PickGlove243

Very true. In and of themselves AC/DC is overrated...Angus is rather pedestrian on the guitar.

I think the reason a lot of you think ac/dc(angus) is over rated is because you weren't alive when they first started playing. Back then their stuff was the **** Now you got all this new stuff, rap metal or what ever you are into, seem to over shadow ac/dc. Ask your parents about ac/dc, they will probably say they were all that and a bag of chips :DStar67

Not true....and music stands on it's own anyway.

I think the reason a lot of you think ac/dc(angus) is over rated is because you weren't alive when they first started playing. Back then their stuff was the **** Now you got all this new stuff, rap metal or what ever you are into, seem to over shadow ac/dc. Ask your parents about ac/dc, they will probably say they were all that and a bag of chips :DStar67

I think there are guitarists who are much better than him that are from that time, and I wasn't alive back then...

I will come into this topic by saying that both ACDC and Led Zepplin as a whole are overrated. The only Zepplin song that has ever appealed to me was Kashmir. The rest just bores me.....

As for ACDC, they never ventured much with their sound and that bugs me alot. The only song of theirs I really like is Back in Black. The rest is alright but boring after a while, seeing as how similar they all sound.....

You want great guitarists, check out guys like Matt Belamy (Muse), Buckethead, Robb Flynn (Machine Head), and Jeff Loomis (Nevermore).

This thread makes me sad.guitargoddess17

Why?

[QUOTE="PickGlove243"]

Not as overrated as Van Halen....

EboyLOL

I also think Eruption is overrated.

If it sounds awesome, and he plays it well, who cares if its easy or not? He came up with it, so he deserves the credit.DarKre

Exactly...