What Classic Bands/Artists DON'T You Like?!!!

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  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Just as I like all the ingredients that go into a trifle but don't like trifle, I like all the influences that inform Prince but I don't like Prince.
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,874
    JAMES TAYLOR

    i tried very hard to like him, but i just can not stand him. we have several of his live albums on our mp3 player here at work and it just annoys me for some reason. there is just something about him that just irks me. maybe it is his backup singers, or maybe it is just the downright cheesiness and more importantly happiness of some of the lyrics...

    "how sweet it is to be loved by you".....really??? come on man.... :twisted:
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  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    I like all that classic rock...there was more great rock 'n' roll done in the 60's and 70's than been done in the 3 decade's that have followed, imo.
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    JAMES TAYLOR

    i tried very hard to like him, but i just can not stand him. we have several of his live albums on our mp3 player here at work and it just annoys me for some reason. there is just something about him that just irks me. maybe it is his backup singers, or maybe it is just the downright cheesiness and more importantly happiness of some of the lyrics...

    "how sweet it is to be loved by you".....really??? come on man.... :twisted:
    Fire And Rain is one of the greatest songs ever written, IMO.
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  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    JAMES TAYLOR

    i tried very hard to like him, but i just can not stand him. we have several of his live albums on our mp3 player here at work and it just annoys me for some reason. there is just something about him that just irks me. maybe it is his backup singers, or maybe it is just the downright cheesiness and more importantly happiness of some of the lyrics...

    "how sweet it is to be loved by you".....really??? come on man.... :twisted:
    I'm not a fan but How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You is an old R&B tune that he covered, not one of his own compositions. Kind of like him covering Wonderful World.

    I saw him live about 25 years ago when we were invited to a show by friends of ours who were HUGE fans. His music isn't that interesting to me but I will say that he worked very hard as a performer, at least at that show.
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  • Better Dan
    Better Dan Posts: 5,684
    edited April 2011
    Not a big fan of Zeppelin, The Eagles, Nirvana, ACDC or Aerosmith
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    lukin2006 wrote:
    I like all that classic rock...there was more great rock 'n' roll done in the 60's and 70's than been done in the 3 decade's that have followed, imo.

    I disagree. I like some old bands, but alot of that older stuff isn't really classic. There's bands from back then that are untouchable, but overall modern music has so much more to offer.
  • bennett13
    bennett13 Posts: 439
    metsfan wrote:
    facepollution wrote:
    I'd ask the OP what classic bands/artists they do like?!

    Personally I don't care for much by the Beatles, but the Stones, Zeppelin, The Clash, Dylan?! :o Like it or not, many of todays bands simply wouldn't exist if it wasn't for a lot of those bands.
    that doesn't mean fans should like those bands, now does it? one example is the who had a huge influence on the ramones, sex pistols and clash and pearl jam. should fans of those bands like the who just cause of the huge influence they had on said bands?

    Well, I've always paid attention to the music that influenced bands I like, and it's opened up a number of doors for me. IMO, you have to know where your favorite music came from in order to truly appreciate it. On the other hand, knowing where my favorite music came from led to an almost unmanageably large music collection for me, with tunes from the 20's up to the present day.
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,153
    bennett13 wrote:
    Well, I've always paid attention to the music that influenced bands I like, and it's opened up a number of doors for me. IMO, you have to know where your favorite music came from in order to truly appreciate it. On the other hand, knowing where my favorite music came from led to an almost unmanageably large music collection for me, with tunes from the 20's up to the present day.
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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,874
    keeponrockin wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    JAMES TAYLOR

    i tried very hard to like him, but i just can not stand him. we have several of his live albums on our mp3 player here at work and it just annoys me for some reason. there is just something about him that just irks me. maybe it is his backup singers, or maybe it is just the downright cheesiness and more importantly happiness of some of the lyrics...

    "how sweet it is to be loved by you".....really??? come on man.... :twisted:
    Fire And Rain is one of the greatest songs ever written, IMO.
    that is far and away his best song IMO. but the way i see it, anyone who has any talent has one great song in them. otherwise their occupation would not be "singer/songwriter".
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  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    I love most everything but never got into Eric Clapton... Flame away...
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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,153
    Black Diamond wrote:
    I love most everything but never got into Eric Laptop...
    :lol:
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,540
    Horos wrote:
    This is the stupidest thread ever.

    Makes me embarrassed to be a Pearl Jam fan. :oops:

    Seriously.

    I'm stunned at the vile directed towards Led Zeppelin, for fans of a hard rock band. The innovation, creativity and diversity of their music, along with the amazing musical talent, are unmatched in music history.
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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,874
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Horos wrote:
    This is the stupidest thread ever.

    Makes me embarrassed to be a Pearl Jam fan. :oops:

    Seriously.

    I'm stunned at the vile directed towards Led Zeppelin, for fans of a hard rock band. The innovation, creativity and diversity of their music, along with the amazing musical talent, are unmatched in music history.
    you can't deny the impact that led zep had on the world with regard to advancing the genre of heavy blues tinged arena rock. i do know that jimmy page single handedly inspired many, many guitarists in the subsequent generation(s) to pick up a gibson les paul standard and a marshall stack as their weapons of choice when playing rock music. with perhaps the exception of jimi hendrix, there are more guitarists who will list jimmy page as the main influence for making them want to pick up a guitar in the first place. and there is something to be said for that.
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,540
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Horos wrote:
    This is the stupidest thread ever.

    Makes me embarrassed to be a Pearl Jam fan. :oops:

    Seriously.

    I'm stunned at the vile directed towards Led Zeppelin, for fans of a hard rock band. The innovation, creativity and diversity of their music, along with the amazing musical talent, are unmatched in music history.
    you can't deny the impact that led zep had on the world with regard to advancing the genre of heavy blues tinged arena rock. i do know that jimmy page single handedly inspired many, many guitarists in the subsequent generation(s) to pick up a gibson les paul standard and a marshall stack as their weapons of choice when playing rock music. with perhaps the exception of jimi hendrix, there are more guitarists who will list jimmy page as the main influence for making them want to pick up a guitar in the first place. and there is something to be said for that.

    And I don't think there's anybody out there today who can match the solos that Jimmy Page did. Such as Since I've Been Loving You, Ten Years Gone, Achilles Last Stand... (sorry Mike)

    I mean, everyone's got an opinion, but hating Led Zeppelin when you're supposed to be a rock & roll fan is pretty out there, I think.
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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,874
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    I mean, everyone's got an opinion, but hating Led Zeppelin when you're supposed to be a rock & roll fan is pretty out there, I think.
    yeah that is kinda like a rap fan hating on Biggie.


    or a country fan hating on willie.


    or a punk fan hating on the sex pistols or black flag.
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  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    I mean, everyone's got an opinion, but hating Led Zeppelin when you're supposed to be a rock & roll fan is pretty out there, I think.
    yeah that is kinda like a rap fan hating on Biggie.


    or a country fan hating on willie.


    or a punk fan hating on the sex pistols or black flag.
    :roll:

    Isn't this the forum where I'm always finding PJ fans who hate The Who because they think they "have" to like them since Ed considers them a big influence?

    While I don't "hate" Led Zeppelin, I'll repeat that I'm no fan. Yes, they've done some great songs. They've also done stuff I don't care for. It probably didn't help that the stuff I liked least was played endlessly on the radio in the 70s and 80s.

    It's amusing to me to read posts dissing The Who, certainly a more groundbreaking and influential band than Zep over the long haul, but I don't get all sanctimonious about it. So some people think PJ's covers of Who songs are superior to the originals. Well, those are the versions that they're familiar with so of course they like them better. Like a lot of early British bands, The Who cited Eddie Cochran as an influence. I can see why but I still like their version of Summertime Blues better:
    http://youtu.be/MeWC59FJqGc
    http://youtu.be/v5gBaCusDeY

    Suppose I was a Doors fan. Jim Morrison liked Elvis. Does that mean I have to? All it tells me is that he had pretty broad taste, not that I have to go buy a bunch of Elvis albums.

    You say if I don't like Zep I'm not a real rock fan? Wow, you made me cry. :P
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  • CantKeepMeHere
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    Eric Clapton... just not for me
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  • JaneNY
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    Rush, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd (hell my KIDS like Floyd and keep trying to get me to change my mind, but not possible), Steve Miller. Eagles, James Taylor - just not my sound.

    But I DO like:
    The Who, U2, AC/DC, Van Halen, Springsteen, Ramones, Televison, Patti Smith, Led Zeppelin.

    Conclusion: I like it loud and I like it fast. Mellow just isn't my thing.
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