who rates LP so highly that they can be considered overrated?
The fact is that they are not a very talented band and have never been, Mike being the only exception and his songwriting has been been stellar, just decent.
They didn't get famous for creating masterpieces, they got famous for perfecting rap/rock as a mainstream medium and making it sound pretty damn good. Problem is they are venturing into a genre that is overpopulated with talent so unless they create groundbreaking music, which they can't as they are not talented enough, it will be pretty much forgettable and irrelevant.
I mean claiming you are writing your best work and delivering what we have so far... damn
*edit although i will say that some of Mike's verses up until HT sometimes had moments of brilliance