Most overrated band: The Black Eyed Peas Because they are always being played on radio and tv, and are the feature performers at too many major events to count. They have been doing the same old tired commercial stuff since they started, but now they are so overdone. Most overrated guitarist: Jack White Because he is just rehashing hard 60's blues, ripping off old Stones and Zepp riffs, then calling them his own.
People clamor for this bloody knuckled showoff but he couldn't outplay several others in music that doesn't get a fraction of the attention White gets. Most overrated bassist: Gene Simmons Do I even have to explain, oh well, I might as well. See, this is Donald Trump size ego on the bass.
I get that KISS is supposed to be over the top, but Gene believes his own press. I don't think the industry hypes him so much as he hypes up himself, so for that, he gets the tag. Most overrated drummer: Neil Peart.
Because he is anointed by every drum magazine as the 2nd coming without question, and I'm here to say that there is alot more people in the drum world who really know how to play as good if not better than Neil Peart, but you don't know who they are because they are not over hyped by the star-maker machine. When anyone says this, it's almost sacrilege because of all the media this guy gets proclaiming him the God of drums. If people would just admit that he is one of many great drummers, he would be in better graces, but he's so overrated I can't stand to read about him anymore!
I seen him try to do some Big Band stuff one time and it wasn't all that great, There are other lesser known drummers that can really play that style too. Runner Up: Lars Ulrich. Because he is a 1 trick pony.
Most overrated singer: Chris Daughtry Because his music is terribly commercial and the industry just loves this guy so much that they play his songs all day on radio and tv along side all the candy-corny rotation of songs. He sings the same song, same theme, and has two styles; pop-rock and slow anthems. Every record is the same.
Most overrated pianist: Lang Lang Because people think he is so great, media talks him up more than alot of pianist but he is not all that exciting to watch or that original in my opinion.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.