Top 3 Most Overrated Artists contest in R&R.

I love the Stones (up through "Sticky Fingers"--I don't get the hoopla about "Exile"). They have created some great sounds and deserve to be recognized as one of the best rock bands ever. They might be past their prime but if you look at their youthful accomplishments they are not overrated.

Three Dog Knight was okay--I mean, they were talented guys but basically a cover band.

Any band's most enthusiastic fans can be off-putting and make them seem over-rated. Never more true than with the Dead. I've been to live shows of theirs that seemed fantastic but later the tape of the same show seemed lackluster. You gotta be there.

Okay, this may get some folks P.O.'d, but:

Guns 'n' Roses
Foreigner, Journey, Toto, REO Speedwagon, Boston
Bon Jovi

and all-time favorite overrated band: Skid Row

Someone swapped me Aerosmith tickets for guitar lessons (I would not have gone otherwise) in the late 80's. It was one of the best live shows I've seen. I was surprised and totally knocked out by their performance.