Bands you should like but dont.

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  • reeferchief
    reeferchief Posts: 3,569
    jamie uk wrote:
    The first two pages of this thread are full of so much awful blasphemy :( How could anyone not get the Beatles/Zeppelin/Stones/Cash....etc?

    For me, there are bands I don't like, but none of them I think I 'should like', that's a crazy theory....just like what you like and don't worry about genres or trends.

    Lets start with The Beatles, this is just what my ears hear, my opinion, simple pop music, simple lyrics, I mean artists who write simple lyrics and music these days get slated ~Jack Johnson for instance it's apparently so innofensive and simple that it should be disregarded ~Gwen Stefani, Fergie also write songs that for the most part are childish and silly, select blueprints for their formulas would be Obladee Obladaa, Yellow Submarine.
    I just have never seen the fascination.

    Led Zeppelin, I like select songs by this band, Communication Breakdown, Immigrant Song for instance, but for the most part I just cant be chewed, the music just bores me, I prefer Sabbath when it comes to hard rock from the 70's I prefer Skynard, feels a little warmer and more heartfelt, Hendrix just has a certain jue ne se qua that I dont feel with Zep, they just dont do it for me.

    Rolling Stones, brought up by a mother who loves the Stones, they started out with a residence in a hotel in Richmond, my mam grew up in the area and has hand written, signed letters from Mick and Brian, I heard the music a lot growing up as a young un and always found them not my thing, never really liked Mick Jagger, used to have nightmares about his lips, dont like his voice, since getting a bit older I've come to appreciate the odd song from the 60's, Gimmie Shelter, Paint It Black, Sympathy, but still for the most part just never got into them and like I say the lips arrrrrrggggghhhhhh.

    Pink Floyd, The Wall just never grabbed me, didn't get the fascination with it, gave Piper at the Gates of Dawn a few listens, again couldn't get into it, gave up trying, it's just not for me.

    The Who, I really do struggle with this band.

    Uncle Bruce, another one like The Who.

    Bob Dylan, either you love him or you hate his voice to the point you cant get past it, I'm in the later category, his voice has a similar effect on me to Mick Jagers lips, nightmares.

    AC/DC, never liked them the voice sounds like he is struggling to relenquish a large turd and ommit from his anal passage and then you have a grown man dancing about the stage in a school boy outfit, disturbing image, although he can play guitar pretty well like I say my main problem is the same one I have with Dylan.

    Now this is not to say I dont have great respect for what all these artists have done to influence, inspire and shape a lot of the music I listen to.:)
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  • The Long Road
    The Long Road Posts: 183
    JaneNY wrote:
    NIN and pussies can't be in the same sentence. You don't have to like'em but pussies they're not!

    Sorry, I should have been a little more clear. I only meant extra harm to Van Halen by calling them pussies..not NIN. I actually like a couple of NIN songs, but put their entire discography together and their music is just not that good.
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  • antholini
    antholini Posts: 56
    boy.. where do i begin?

    every single band that has opened for PJ that you guys go ga-ga over.. (MMJ, KoL,Liam Finn and shit like that)
    RHCP
    Foo Fighters
    Radiohead
    QOTSA
  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    The Long Road wrote:
    Sorry, I should have been a little more clear. I only meant extra harm to Van Halen by calling them pussies..not NIN. I actually like a couple of NIN songs, but put their entire discography together and their music is just not that good.

    Hehehe oh okay.
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  • petrocs
    petrocs Posts: 4,342
    There is so much hate for U2 I have to say them..sorry but they are amazing
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • catch22
    catch22 Posts: 1,081
    petrocs wrote:
    There is so much hate for U2 I have to say them..sorry but they are amazing

    this is kind of the opposite, but a good point. i dont know how u2 is in this thread. i know about 2 people that like them. everyone else seems to LOATHE them.
    and like that... he's gone.
  • petrocs
    petrocs Posts: 4,342
    catch22 wrote:
    this is kind of the opposite, but a good point. i dont know how u2 is in this thread. i know about 2 people that like them. everyone else seems to LOATHE them.

    I think the hatred is for Bono mostly..and even that seems to be so misdirected..I mean just because he does a lot to end poverty..its weird..almost like people hate him because he makes them think
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • catch22
    catch22 Posts: 1,081
    reeferchief wrote:
    Led Zeppelin, I like select songs by this band, Communication Breakdown, Immigrant Song for instance, but for the most part I just cant be chewed, the music just bores me, I prefer Sabbath when it comes to hard rock from the 70's I prefer Skynard, feels a little warmer and more heartfelt, Hendrix just has a certain jue ne se qua that I dont feel with Zep, they just dont do it for me.

    i recently discovered that i feel the same way about zep. their albums are kind of weak, and i think rolling stone was right to slag them in the beginning. they're not bad or anything. but the greatest hits is all i need. a lot of stuff in between is just not very interesting. if you want to go epic or bluesy, pink floyd and hendrix are better. if you want to go straight hard rock, skynyrd is better.
    reeferchief wrote:
    Pink Floyd, The Wall just never grabbed me, didn't get the fascination with it, gave Piper at the Gates of Dawn a few listens, again couldn't get into it, gave up trying, it's just not for me.

    the wall is pretty overblown and has the usual problems of rock opera... cheesy "plot" interludes and songwriting sacrificed for the sake of a lame story. take away the ego and cut this down to one disc of just songs instead of some half-baked story and you've got a dynamite album. i've never liked syd barrett-era floyd. it's just weird. the reason i like pink floyd is the run from meddle to the wall... those are the good albums. even then, just like with led zep, there is no need for more than a compilation. it's a shame pink floyd doesn't have a decent one.
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  • catch22
    catch22 Posts: 1,081
    petrocs wrote:
    I think the hatred is for Bono mostly..and even that seems to be so misdirected..I mean just because he does a lot to end poverty..its weird..almost like people hate him because he makes them think

    it is. my gf was the same way. claimed she couldn't stand them. recently she's begun to like them due to being around me and hearing the music without the bono overload. i understand how he can be too much for some people, but his heart's in the right place. he does more to make this world a better place than all of his detractors combined, so fuck em.
    and like that... he's gone.
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    The hatred really is for Bono.

    Oh, I forgot to add The Who to my list :o
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • nuffingman
    nuffingman Posts: 3,014
    If I don't like a band ...... why should I like them? :confused:
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    nuffingman wrote:
    If I don't like a band ...... why should I like them? :confused:

    Huh? :confused:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • nuffingman
    nuffingman Posts: 3,014
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    Huh? :confused:
    The question for the thread is

    Bands you should like but dont

    Why should you like anyone? If you don't, you don't. :p
  • catch22
    catch22 Posts: 1,081
    nuffingman wrote:
    The question for the thread is

    Bands you should like but dont

    Why should you like anyone? If you don't, you don't. :p

    because everyone else in the world says they are amazing and that all music fans should appreciate them or something like that.

    jesus man, some of you people were probably a real buzzkill as kids.

    "let's play cops and robbers!"
    "i'm not going to participate in your childish games. none of us are real police officers or actual criminals. there is no point to this imaginative exercise."
    *takes ball and goes home*
    and like that... he's gone.
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    nuffingman wrote:
    The question for the thread is

    Bands you should like but dont

    Why should you like anyone? If you don't, you don't. :p

    Ahhhh I see now...

    I agree! :p
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • nuffingman
    nuffingman Posts: 3,014
    catch22 wrote:
    because everyone else in the world says they are amazing and that all music fans should appreciate them or something like that.

    jesus man, some of you people were probably a real buzzkill as kids.

    "let's play cops and robbers!"
    "i'm not going to participate in your childish games. none of us are real police officers or actual criminals. there is no point to this imaginative exercise."
    *takes ball and goes home*
    and I bet you were easily upset a lot of the time.
  • catch22
    catch22 Posts: 1,081
    nuffingman wrote:
    and I bet you were easily upset a lot of the time.

    not really. i spent a lot of time laughing and having fun. i'm not sure you would understand.
    and like that... he's gone.
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    nuffingman wrote:
    and I bet you were easily upset a lot of the time.
    catch22 wrote:
    not really. i spent a lot of time laughing and having fun. i'm not sure you would understand.

    and I bet you both cried like girls when the nasty teacher told you off... calm it down boys, it's a music thread, not a bitch fight ;)
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • HermanBloom
    HermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    lisam wrote:
    Apparently U2 are the greatest band in the world but i can barely tolerate them, besides a few songs. Same goes for The Beatles and Led Zep. I know their shit is good and maybe they are as good as everyone says but why? why the fuck do these bands deserve so much hype?
    Agree with these totally; don't really like Floyd either and I hate Radiohead.
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  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    the doors... most generic blues music with a wacky egotistical lounge singer for a front man... theyve got a few good songs... but nothing deserving of "legend" status
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