Heartland

Motz wrote:...The Beatles.

With you on that one!

REM
U2
Bob Dylan

People I respect think highly of all of them, but apart from very few early songs they leave me cold.

But then, I never got Mozart's Don Giovanni either

People/Bands I can only dig for at about 3 songs:

Bob Dylan
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones

People/bands I can't dig AT ALL:

- Morrisey ( AKA 'the man that sings like a phone dialtone'; piece of whiney poser... I like the Smiths though, if only HE would just SHUT UP)

- Lou Reed ( the man who invented the Gangsta Rap. I like the Velvets tho, if only HE etc etc... althoug with the Velvet U, at least he TRIED to sing... )

- all kinds of R&B crap, and not much exceptions. I believe they call it 'urban ' nowadays? Crap&s**t 's a better term.

- Early Ministry

- Frituurpop a la Apoptygma Bluurghzerk, VNV Nation et al...

- Toddlerpunk a la Green Day, 3 days Grace and Arctic Monkeys... Sorry, call me an old wanker on my 31st, but I stopped enjoying the 'new batch' after The Offspring...

IZ.

DragonForce, Trivium, et al

All of my friends are metalheads

Izzy HaveMercy wrote:- Morrisey ( AKA 'the man that sings like a phone dialtone'; piece of whiney poser... I like the Smiths though, if only HE would just SHUT UP)

God yes.. what a c**t. "You Have Killed Me".. oh, if only..

Iron Maiden
Ozzy
Beatles
Prog Rock
Captain Beefheart
X Ray Spex
Hair Bands - Pretty Boy Floyd, Poison ect
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - post Mothers Milk
Cradel of Filth
Nirvana
Brit Pop - apart from the singer from Sleeper, she was fit!
Vision Thing...........have I mentioned that?!
My Bloody Valentine
Sonic Youth
Jeff Buckley

Dark wrote:

Izzy HaveMercy wrote:- Morrisey ( AKA 'the man that sings like a phone dialtone'; piece of whiney poser... I like the Smiths though, if only HE would just SHUT UP)

God yes.. what a c**t. "You Have Killed Me".. oh, if only..

It is true that I can hardly understand why some people regard The Smiths as the band of the 80s. The music's quite okay I guess, but still very much forgettable. Surely not a band I could be a fan of.

Another name that constantly pops up in every "Top 50 (100, 200...) albums of all times" selection : Madonna. Is she a genius or a fraud ? Of course she can dance and she's a decent vocalist. But to call her a genius is just unreasonable. She's a very clever businesswoman for sure, but her musical achievements are far from impressive IMO. Ray of light's mysticism was just sooooooo fake !

Edit : You really don't like it Keith ?

Badlander wrote:
Edit : You really don't like it Keith ?

Nope, utter pish!!!

Apoclypse Now
Withnail & I

Badlander wrote:Madonna. Is she a genius or a fraud ? Of course she can dance and she's a decent vocalist. But to call her a genius is just unreasonable. She's a very clever businesswoman for sure, but her musical achievements are far from impressive IMO. Ray of light's mysticism was just sooooooo fake !

I like her classics, cfr. 'Like a Virgin', 'Material Girl' etc, because I like almost ALL music from that time-frame. Her latest effort with that DISCO s**t is gruesome to express it euphemistically. I liked her work with French artist Mirwais tho... very postrock-minimal electro...

IZ.

I certainly agree with Captain Beefheart - what unlistenable kack. Trout Mask Replica is, however, a fantastic name.

I don't think many of the artists you all mentioned qualify for legendary. But I guess it's subjective. I would call Big Black and Snuff legendary. Most of you probably wouldn't.

Hom_Corleone wrote: I don't think many of the artists you all mentioned qualify for legendary. But I guess it's subjective.

TBH the question I wanted to ask was "How can you not like something that's supposed to be so good that all sophisticated and clever people are supposed to love it ?" rather than "What are the famous bands you most dislike ?", which is less interesting IMHO.
Captain Beefheart is almost a perfect example of an artist that has fascinated generations of musicians, journalists, fans, etc. And I just don't see why.
On the other hand, the fact that someone doesn't like Oasis, Queen, Pink Floyd, etc. looks less surprising to me.

That'd be Throbbing Gristle, then

Obviousman wrote:Nouvelle Vague is utter pish

Oh f*cking YES. Die die die you evil f*ckers.

Extra points for calling them "pish" as well

Simple Minds.

boudicca wrote:

Obviousman wrote:Nouvelle Vague is utter pish

Oh f*cking YES. Die die die you evil f*ckers.

Extra points for calling them "pish" as well

At least someone

I've been trying in vain to persuade everyone they are utterly worthless, but no luck yet

Captain Beefheart is even worse though

Badlander wrote:Madonna ... she's a decent vocalist.

I wouldn't even go that far.

Obviousman wrote:

boudicca wrote:

Obviousman wrote:Nouvelle Vague is utter pish

Oh f*cking YES. Die die die you evil f*ckers.

Extra points for calling them "pish" as well

At least someone

Who likes them!?!? I'm horrified. Give me their addresses!

There'll be some stabbings tonight!

Obviousman wrote: At least someone

I've been trying in vain to persuade everyone they are utterly worthless, but no luck yet

What are you talking about ? I always made clear that I hated them. They don't amuse me in any way, they just bore me to death. Even if they didn't play covers I wouldn't be interested. But they found a way to attract some attention while still being a very average band (at best).

boudicca wrote:

Obviousman wrote:

boudicca wrote: Oh f*cking YES. Die die die you evil f*ckers.

Extra points for calling them "pish" as well

At least someone

Who likes them!?!? I'm horrified. Give me their addresses!

There'll be some stabbings tonight!

Tons of friends of mine I just keep on telling it's pish anytime I notice anyone playing it really, not that I'm annoying in any way

Badlander wrote:What are you talking about ? I always made clear that I hated them. They don't amuse me in any way, they just bore me to death. Even if they didn't play covers I wouldn't be interested. But they found a way to attract some attention while still being a very average band (at best).

The outside world was what I was talking about But indeed, utterly boring...

Obviousman wrote: The outside world was what I was talking about But indeed, utterly boring...

The outside world ?! What's that ? I thought it was just a legend !

Badlander wrote:

Obviousman wrote: The outside world was what I was talking about But indeed, utterly boring...

The outside world ?! What's that ? I thought it was just a legend !

Oh, and there's Koen, he's very fond of them, now we come to talk about it

Obviousman wrote:Oh, and there's Koen, he's very fond of them, now we come to talk about it

Is he now!

By the way, there's a 100 Greatest Albums countdown on Channel 4 at the moment. I've given up on it because it's depressing me too much. Trans-Europe Express *blesses self* should NEVER be mentioned in the same breath as Robbie F*CKING Williams

Johnny Rotten wrote:i really dislike Pink Floyd

Ah, the old punk in me just creased up with laughter when I read this.

Anyway, for me it's probably The Clash and The Jam. I like all the songs that I know I'm supposed to like, and will quite happily act the idiot on a dancefloor when they come on, but I just never GOT either band. Very worthy, dull, workmanlike stuff.

boudicca wrote:

Obviousman wrote:Oh, and there's Koen, he's very fond of them, now we come to talk about it

Is he now!

By the way, there's a 100 Greatest Albums countdown on Channel 4 at the moment. I've given up on it because it's depressing me too much. Trans-Europe Express *blesses self* should NEVER be mentioned in the same breath as Robbie F*CKING Williams

Doolittle - The PIxies in at 48. Just after Pete fcuking Doherty.

Hom_Corleone wrote:

boudicca wrote:

Obviousman wrote:Oh, and there's Koen, he's very fond of them, now we come to talk about it

Is he now!

By the way, there's a 100 Greatest Albums countdown on Channel 4 at the moment. I've given up on it because it's depressing me too much. Trans-Europe Express *blesses self* should NEVER be mentioned in the same breath as Robbie F*CKING Williams

Doolittle - The PIxies in at 48. Just after Pete fcuking Doherty.

Yeh, these things are always a load of gack, and just another reason to heave a brick at the telly. A mixture of classic LPs you should like and flavour-of-the-moments.

Besides, Surfer Rosa is miles better.