Bands you know are good,by popularity but you just don't like

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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    FrankY59 said:


    Okay...

    Serious question: would you rather listen to Phish on quality headphones for 1 hour straight... or watch two episodes of Caillou back to back?

    Fuck Cailou

    :lol:

    I don't have kids so I didn't know about all this hate for that show.
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,168
    Arcade Fire
    Mumford
    Modest mouse
    Black keys
    Bruce Springsteen
    To name a few
  • jjflash
    jjflash Posts: 5,038
    SVRDhand13 said:

    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    SVRDhand13 said:

    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    Phish- horrendous.

    Just... freaking... horrendous.

    Everytime I hear a Phish song I think "No, no this can't be real. No one can enjoy listening to this."

    It's so bad that I am mildly entertained by like half a song before I lose my mind.
    Okay...

    Serious question: would you rather listen to Phish on quality headphones for 1 hour straight... or watch two episodes of Caillou back to back?
    I just saw this question, and I had to google Caillou because I never heard of it lol.

    I just watched literally one minute and Caillou seems like a whiny little brat. Give me Phish for one hour only!!!
    That's hilarioso :lol: My boys are past the age of interest in Caillou (thankfully!) but when they were a little younger I banned them from watching it when I was around. It has some good morals to it but he's such a whiny little beeotch that I couldn't stand to be in the car or next room when it was playing. That said I'll take an hour of Phish on the headphones (Billy Breathes, please) over 120 seconds of Caillou any day of the week
  • Mignelli14
    Mignelli14 Posts: 626
    I think Caillou is a Canadian thing, no?
    Black Keys are one that didn't come to mind at first but has been brought up. I haven't listened to too much of their stuff, only the hits, but I have no reason to check out their deeper tracks. A band should be able to grab me is what I've always thought. They just sound way too generic.
  • JustaPJFan
    JustaPJFan Posts: 710
    White Stripes.
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,498
    To all who say Rush:

    Is it Rush you don't like? Or the sound of Geddy's voice? As a huge fan of Rush, I've found it most often to be the latter when someone expresses their distaste. No biggie, just wondering.
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  • TL170678
    TL170678 Near Louisville, in Indiana, closer to Kentucky Posts: 422
    I basically hate the entire rock scene that`s on the radio...Shine Down, God Smack, Fall Out Boy(ugh), Avenged Sevenfold, Hatebreed, etc.
    I grew up on PJ, Pantera, Metallica, Tool, Megadeth, NIN, White Zombie, Korn, Soundgarden, AIC, Led Zeppelin, STP, etc and there seems to be no original music anymore and you can basically tell they are just ripping off 1 or 2 of their favorite artists.
    Also the folksy bullshit is really particular bad to me because that is considered rock. I just do not see how Imagine Dragons, Lumineers, Mumford and Sons, Of Monsters and Men, Alt J, etc could be as popular as it is.
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,920
    edited December 2015
    I'm surprised there is some distaste for Jack White here... to me, he's the Neil Young of the current day. He writes country, blues, rock, ballads, anything he wants and it's all his style. He'll headlines Roo, Coachella and then plays a $3 show in Idaho, that is truly acoustic. He jumps from band to band and stamps his signature on each of them, whether it's WS, Dead Weather, Racs, or solo. There's no one else like him and only been a few ever with the range of his talents. And his commitment to analogue and vinyl quality is unparalleled.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,766
    mrussel1 said:

    I'm surprised there is some distaste for Jack White here... to me, he's the Neil Young of the current day. He writes country, blues, rock, ballads, anything he wants and it's all his style. He'll play a huge festival and then a $3 show in Idaho, that is truly acoustic. He jumps from band to band and stamps his signature on each of them, whether it's WS, Dead Weather, Racs, or solo. There's no one else like him and only been a few ever with the range of his talents. And his commitment to analogue and vinyl quality is unparalleled.

    Haha, you may have hit the nail on the head. A lot of people can't stand Neil Young, believe it or not. I know, crazy, but true. Many people just don't get his voice and style. Same with Bob Dylan, and yes, Jack White too. I feel fortunate that I get all three. ;)
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,920
    PJ_Soul said:

    mrussel1 said:

    I'm surprised there is some distaste for Jack White here... to me, he's the Neil Young of the current day. He writes country, blues, rock, ballads, anything he wants and it's all his style. He'll play a huge festival and then a $3 show in Idaho, that is truly acoustic. He jumps from band to band and stamps his signature on each of them, whether it's WS, Dead Weather, Racs, or solo. There's no one else like him and only been a few ever with the range of his talents. And his commitment to analogue and vinyl quality is unparalleled.

    Haha, you may have hit the nail on the head. A lot of people can't stand Neil Young, believe it or not. I know, crazy, but true. Many people just don't get his voice and style. Same with Bob Dylan, and yes, Jack White too. I feel fortunate that I get all three. ;)
    JW's lyrics aren't as powerful as NY, Dylan or Bruce, but he's still an elite talent. Part of that is he isn't as politically motivated in his music. Jack's passion comes from more traditional male/female relationships it seems.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,766
    mrussel1 said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    mrussel1 said:

    I'm surprised there is some distaste for Jack White here... to me, he's the Neil Young of the current day. He writes country, blues, rock, ballads, anything he wants and it's all his style. He'll play a huge festival and then a $3 show in Idaho, that is truly acoustic. He jumps from band to band and stamps his signature on each of them, whether it's WS, Dead Weather, Racs, or solo. There's no one else like him and only been a few ever with the range of his talents. And his commitment to analogue and vinyl quality is unparalleled.

    Haha, you may have hit the nail on the head. A lot of people can't stand Neil Young, believe it or not. I know, crazy, but true. Many people just don't get his voice and style. Same with Bob Dylan, and yes, Jack White too. I feel fortunate that I get all three. ;)
    JW's lyrics aren't as powerful as NY, Dylan or Bruce, but he's still an elite talent. Part of that is he isn't as politically motivated in his music. Jack's passion comes from more traditional male/female relationships it seems.
    Absolutely. I think the issue I was thinking of is really just the sound of their voices. Not everyone likes off-key singers, haha. ;)
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  • PJfanwillneverleave1
    PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    Foo Fighters
    Nickelback
    Oasis
    Smashing Pumpkins
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,920
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    Foo Fighters
    Nickelback
    Oasis
    Smashing Pumpkins

    Who like Oasis and Nickelback?
  • PJfanwillneverleave1
    PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    mrussel1 said:

    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    Foo Fighters
    Nickelback
    Oasis
    Smashing Pumpkins

    Who like Oasis and Nickelback?
    No clue.
    If you can find these millions of fans that support them though it would be appreciated. Ha
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,498
    I like Oasis. Well, their first 3 albums, anyway.
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  • pljam
    pljam Posts: 387
    Nickleback
    So true,a good mate of mine I took took a PJ show (Melb 09) loves Nickleback and argue's they are better live than PJ
    God bless the little idiot
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,766
    HesCalledDyer said:

    I like Oasis. Well, their first 3 albums, anyway.

    Same here - I think the first 4 albums are great.
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  • Mignelli14
    Mignelli14 Posts: 626
    TL170678 said:

    I basically hate the entire rock scene that`s on the radio...Shine Down, God Smack, Fall Out Boy(ugh), Avenged Sevenfold, Hatebreed, etc.
    I grew up on PJ, Pantera, Metallica, Tool, Megadeth, NIN, White Zombie, Korn, Soundgarden, AIC, Led Zeppelin, STP, etc and there seems to be no original music anymore and you can basically tell they are just ripping off 1 or 2 of their favorite artists.
    Also the folksy bullshit is really particular bad to me because that is considered rock. I just do not see how Imagine Dragons, Lumineers, Mumford and Sons, Of Monsters and Men, Alt J, etc could be as popular as it is.

    Freaking word man. The melodramatic contemporary folk stuff is super popular around here and I can't stand it. I do like Mumford and Sons' song The Wolf though and I've been meaning to check out that album. It seems a little more rocky than the banjo nonsense they made it big time with.
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    pljam said:

    Nickleback
    So true,a good mate of mine I took took a PJ show (Melb 09) loves Nickleback and argue's they are better live than PJ
    God bless the little idiot

    We've all got idiot friends. And they do try so hard.

    Poor bastards. They just don't get it, but why would they- idiots.

    * Sorry for the Caillou comparison LOL! People Googling the whiny little 'future idiot' was not my agenda.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • darthvedder
    darthvedder Posts: 2,680
    mrussel1 said:

    I'm surprised there is some distaste for Jack White here... to me, he's the Neil Young of the current day. He writes country, blues, rock, ballads, anything he wants and it's all his style. He'll headlines Roo, Coachella and then plays a $3 show in Idaho, that is truly acoustic. He jumps from band to band and stamps his signature on each of them, whether it's WS, Dead Weather, Racs, or solo. There's no one else like him and only been a few ever with the range of his talents. And his commitment to analogue and vinyl quality is unparalleled.

    It's not really a distaste. If you go back and read the first post in this thread, it's more like a backhanded compliment. I recognize everything you said about Jack White, but I personally don't like his music. People are treating this as a "I hate" so-and-so thread, but I don't think that's what the OP intended.

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