Most Overplayed/Overrated Metal song

I Stand Alone by Godsmack.

Another overplayed-as-hell song is AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long." It seems to be the only AC/DC song the local rock radio station has in its library, because I hear it CONSTANTLY. I used to love that song but now when it comes on I go "ARRRRGH" and change the station!!

I remember the last time I saw AC/DC ("Ballbreaker" tour), they OPENED with "You Shook Me All Night Long," I kinda groaned but then thought "Well, at least they're getting it out of the way early."

I also agree with "Living After Midnight" and "Crazy Train".

I am completely sick of War Ensemble from Slayer. Actually the majority of the Seasons of the Abyss album is ruined for me for life.

Where I grew up in the late 80's/early 90's after you graduated from the glam crap, you were issued a copy of Season in The Abyss and a copy of Metallica's S/T album to play in your pickup with the oversized tires that you painted yourself in a camoflague scheme, with the "Bocephus" back window sticker that was partially obstructed by your gun rack.

I didn't have said truck. Dang it.

Needless to say, my appreciation of both albums has sorely suffered as a result.

Fat Freddy wrote:

Another overplayed-as-hell song is AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long." It seems to be the only AC/DC song the local rock radio station has in its library, because I hear it CONSTANTLY. I used to love that song but now when it comes on I go "ARRRRGH" and change the station!!

I remember the last time I saw AC/DC ("Ballbreaker" tour), they OPENED with "You Shook Me All Night Long," I kinda groaned but then thought "Well, at least they're getting it out of the way early."

I agree Freddy.And how many of their albums had this song on it?

[quote="the sentinel"]

firestar wrote:

spectrefate wrote:

Sentinel, sounds like you need to switch classic rock stations.

How would that help? they have all been playing the same songs for the last 25 years or so, with a bit of newer stuff thrown in here and there.!

Try closer to 40 years. Classic rock radio sucks big time. I recently changed jobs and was listening to it for the last month or so. I got tired of hearing the same old same old and finally took my ipod with me friday to listen to something different (better) for a change. It's going with me from here on out. As for overplayed,the only metal played would be AC/DC or Metallica (of the black album,naturally).

thrasher73 wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Another overplayed-as-hell song is AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long." It seems to be the only AC/DC song the local rock radio station has in its library, because I hear it CONSTANTLY. I used to love that song but now when it comes on I go "ARRRRGH" and change the station!!

I remember the last time I saw AC/DC ("Ballbreaker" tour), they OPENED with "You Shook Me All Night Long," I kinda groaned but then thought "Well, at least they're getting it out of the way early."

I agree Freddy.And how many of their albums had this song on it?

It's on Back in Black (obviously), Who Made Who, and their live album.

Funny that Metallica - Black is now on the Classic Rock channel!

This subject really eats at me bad. I collect underground classic rock; and it just makes me sick that radio stations play the same songs over and over year after year; while there is so much great stuff that has been forgotten. I guess it's just comfort music for the casual fan, but geez. If I worked at a place where they played classic rock radio all the time; I would treat it exactly the way I would second hand smoke. It's noise pollution and nothing else. And like the rest of you I loved a lot of those songs when I first heard them; but enough was enough years and years ago already. As much of a Sabbath fan as I am, I'll never listen to Paranoid again if I can help it. Sorry for rant but it hit a nerve.

Other than XM, I have'nt listened to the radio in 10 years.

Hamer12 wrote:

Other than XM, I have'nt listened to the radio in 10 years.

Same here. I do listen to my satellite XM stations on occasion, but it's way different than regular radio as they play some more underground stuff there.

When I'm in my truck (or car), I crank my cds. I don't listen to the radio at all (hardly ever anyway).

So a lot of the said songs are some of my favorites. I don't let songs I love be ruined for me.

However, if I had to list a few songs I am kinda sick of I'd say:

Motorhead - Ace of Spaces
Aerosmith - Love in an Elevator
AC/DC - Highway to Hell

mc666 wrote:

in the end, it all comes down to what you consider metal. that argument never ends, so it's almost impossible to nail down a choice as overplayed/overexposed metal song.

if you consider these metal...

We're Not Going To Take It (Twisted Sister) played on birth control & tampon commercials daily.

Rock You Like A Hurricane (Scorpions), is there not a sporting event where this tune isn't played?

i actually still dig those tunes even though i have heard them loads of times.

i would nominate enter sandman as an overplayed song. a metal classic in my mind but not metallicas best as many claimed