What popular music/bands/ performers leave you cold ?

[olddots]

some of this may be post music trauma disorder which. is as real as we believe it to be .

my personal P.M.T.D. is sad because as a musician my career was not financially fruitful ( a has been that never was ) so here goes

Led Zeppelin and the Doors. at the same time I like bands that were very much like them .

[Populist_Prole]

1. 'Yes'. Well, back in the late 70's anyway

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I just never got in to 'Yes'. Around the area I grew up in, it seemed to be almost a requirement to go apeshit over them. It was if not liking 'Yes' was because one was a hopeless philistine. I just personally don't care for the keyboardy/prog sound. "But they put on a GREAT show!" they would always tell me, almost to a man ( or woman ).

Whatever, I just don't care for that type of sound, studio, live replete with light shows and whatever.

[SwissTony]

2. I could never get into The Doors.

LZ? I liked 3 and 4, and bits of Physical Graffiti. But that was about it.

Could never get into Dylan. Loved his songs when sung by others e.g Joan Baez.

And now I'm really going to upset a few people. I never liked The Band or The Grateful Dead. Couldn't see the attraction.

But everyone's different. I love Tom Waits, but people have left my house when I put one of his CDs on.

[kwassa]

3. Taylor Swift. And she is everywhere.

Every little girl in the neighborhood loves Taylor Swift. All events for kids play Taylor Swift.

Blandness everywhere. Shake it off, Taylor.

[olddots]

4. I bought the first Dylan album

and realized even I could sing better . Maybe its the over adoration people have for these people ? .


if you find old billboard top 40 lists some real garbage has been big hits over the years .The Payola scandal of the 50s never really went away .

Taylor Swift ??????? really ? as a bass player I like all bass players even crappy ones but singers are who I really love or can't stand .

[clarice]

5. Man have I got a list.....

Dylan
Neil Young
Roger Waters (hypocrite)
James Taylor
Steve Earle (although I do acknowledge his song writing ability)
Green Day
Rage against the Machine (hypocrites)
Mellencamp
Billy Joel

[argyl]

9. You acknowledge Steve Earle's songwriting abilities but not Dylan's ?

If you're implying that Earle is the better of the two as a songwriter then I agree.

[clarice]

20. You're right...I forgot to mention Dylan....thanks. nt

[Throd]

6. Bruce Springsteen

[mythology]

7. Most modern pop music leaves me cold

As for classic bands, I've never developed a taste for either the Beatles or Led Zeppelin.

With the Beatles, part of it is knowing what an absolute utter tool Paul McCartney is as a person and that John Lennon's views on peace didn't seem to apply at home.

[olddots]

8. not a fan of Bruce

but I really respect him .

O yeah Frank Sinatra , Streisand and all Andrew Loyd Webber muzsk .

[Arugula Latte]

10. Same for me with Bruce.

Since the late 70s I've tried to get "into" his music from time to time and it just doesn't do much for me. I like a few songs, and that's about it. However, I think Bruce is a wonderful person.

[Avalux]

11. All of the crap played on pop music radio forever.

There's a bright spot every now and then, but for the most part, the popular stuff is boring as hell

[KamaAina]

12. Oasis

[bigwillq]

13. Taylor Swift is just awful.

Can't. Stand. Her.

[olddots]

14. the Boy Bands are interesting

sad because some of the guys probably have talent but we will never know.

did I mention Madonna ? freindahips were destroyed over her musical talents .Pop music started with cheap sheet music ,radio and then juke boxes .these are valuable antiques .

[WinkyDink]

23. "We will never know"?? Ronan Keating's talent, e.g., can be easily discerned. I think Justin

Timberlake has proven himself. And of course, Zayn (1 D) is about to launch his solo career.

But then, I don't understand your digression into "cheap sheet music......"

[ghostsinthemachine]

15. Zep, the Doors, The Cars, The Police, Pat Benatar

Journey (after their first album anyway), Sammy Hagar (and whatever band he is with) Van Halen (or any hair metal, soft metal, death metal, hard rock) The Iggles (Yep i said it, I hate the Eagles, the biggest waste of talent in history) Jope Walsh (not just for the Eagles, his career is total mediocrity) AC/DC (Again with the hard rock) Rush, ELP, Yes, Genesis, King Crimson (or any prog band NOT PHISH)

[TexasBushwhacker]

16. Bon Jovi! n/t

[WiffenPoof]

17. Grateful Dead

Never understood the attraction. Don't get me wrong... They are (were) an excellent band. But not to the level that would demand such over the top loyalty.

Reminds me of the Grateful Dead joke...
What did the one hippie say to the other hippie when they ran out of pot at a Grateful Dead concert?.

Man, this music sucks!

P

[mackerel]

18. Now that's hilarious!

[Cheese Sandwich]

19. The most overrated band is

Pink Floyd. sorry. I like some of their songs but.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

21. Queen.

I respect Freddie Mercury's vocal range, which is incredible, but the band as a whole just comes off too overproduced for my taste.

[WinkyDink]

22. Today's? Most. (I don't regard Oldies as under the aegis of "Popular".)

[LanternWaste]

24. Any and every popular band formed after 1985.

Any and every popular band formed after 1985.

On edit: Any and every band formed after 85.

[ghostsinthemachine]

25. That's crazy

I think you should have stuck with the "popular". So many amazing bands since then. Pearl Jam, My Morning Jacket, String Cheese Incident, Leftover Salmon, Phish, the Revivalists, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Yonder Mountain String Band, Railroad Earth, Green Day, Lettuce.. so many out there. All you gotta do is turn off the radio and go for a hunt for some great music.