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I asked Keith Levene and he said "Mick Jones".
Yeah but you know he will Deny that.
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Olaf wrote:
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Richie could barely play the guitar but he was brilliant at writing.
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laxman wrote:
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I asked Keith Levene and he said "Mick Jones".
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Marky Dread wrote:
06 May 2020, 5:37pm
Olaf wrote:
06 May 2020, 4:02pm
Richey Edwards
Richie could barely play the guitar but he was brilliant at writing.
Maybe, but conspiracies, book, biopic, 25 years after his disappearance ... all a bit much for me.
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Olaf wrote:
07 May 2020, 5:29am
Marky Dread wrote:
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Olaf wrote:
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Richey Edwards
Richie could barely play the guitar but he was brilliant at writing.
Maybe, but conspiracies, book, biopic, 25 years after his disappearance ... all a bit much for me.
Yes but none of that is Richies problem. He should be judge on his contribution to the first few Manics albums and the latter "Journal For Plague Lovers". For me he is definitely not overrated. When I met Richie in 1991 he was bright articulate funny with a fierce intelligence. I was saddened by his disappearance.
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Marky Dread wrote:
06 May 2020, 5:37pm
Olaf wrote:
06 May 2020, 4:02pm
Richey Edwards
Richie could barely play the guitar but he was brilliant at writing.
Yeah. His absence is almost immediately felt once they ran out of lyrics. And when they made an album out of old lyrics it was their best in years.
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Marky Dread wrote:
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Olaf wrote:
07 May 2020, 5:29am
Marky Dread wrote:
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Olaf wrote:
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Richey Edwards
Richie could barely play the guitar but he was brilliant at writing.
Maybe, but conspiracies, book, biopic, 25 years after his disappearance ... all a bit much for me.
Yes but none of that is Richies problem.
Not his problem, no, but maybe an indication that his stature in music history is overrated?

Anyway, I nominate Bruce Dickinson.
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Olaf wrote:
07 May 2020, 12:00pm
Marky Dread wrote:
07 May 2020, 6:32am
Olaf wrote:
07 May 2020, 5:29am
Marky Dread wrote:
06 May 2020, 5:37pm
Olaf wrote:
06 May 2020, 4:02pm
Richey Edwards
Richie could barely play the guitar but he was brilliant at writing.
Maybe, but conspiracies, book, biopic, 25 years after his disappearance ... all a bit much for me.
Yes but none of that is Richies problem.
Not his problem, no, but maybe an indication that his stature in music history is overrated?

Anyway, I nominate Bruce Dickinson.
I hardly feel that would make him the most overrated band member of all time though. As per the title of the thread mate. Surely someone like Sid Vicious is way more overrated.
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Marky Dread wrote:
07 May 2020, 1:18pm
Surely someone like Sid Vicious is way more overrated.
Have you ever read David Dalton's El Sid. Hilarious, batshit (intentionally so, I hope) account that treats Sid as the one true punk. Still, I found it quite entertaining.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 May 2020, 1:23pm
Marky Dread wrote:
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Surely someone like Sid Vicious is way more overrated.
Have you ever read David Dalton's El Sid. Hilarious, batshit (intentionally so, I hope) account that treats Sid as the one true punk. Still, I found it quite entertaining.
Yeah I read that one though it's one I don't own as I prefer factual stuff than the musings of a lunatic. True punks dont kill cats. ;)
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Marky Dread wrote:
07 May 2020, 1:25pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 May 2020, 1:23pm
Marky Dread wrote:
07 May 2020, 1:18pm
Surely someone like Sid Vicious is way more overrated.
Have you ever read David Dalton's El Sid. Hilarious, batshit (intentionally so, I hope) account that treats Sid as the one true punk. Still, I found it quite entertaining.
Yeah I read that one though it's one I don't own as I prefer factual stuff than the musings of a lunatic. True punks dont kill cats. ;)
I loved it for being so batshit. I'm a big fan of clearly bad history and bad science.
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I don’t think Sid is overrated outside of a small cult within punk during a certain era. If anything, by the time I was a teenage in the early 90s he was largely considered a talentless, brainless junkie hack even above and beyond his own limitations.
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Anyone mentioned either Gallagher?

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This is a tough one and a little unfair. When you have a band consisting of a group of mates who get together to have a laugh and play music, some are always going to be way better than others plus on occasions a band member could join just because he is a mate.
If the band goes on to enjoy some success it seems unfair to criticise a band member when he is going along for the ride.

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BitterTom wrote:
07 May 2020, 4:38pm
Anyone mentioned either Gallagher?
Are you talking about the fact that they sacked their band mates after 3 albums in order to progress?

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