Bands that you never "got".

[futha]

I really like em...so much so that I'm torn between them and bjork on the Friday night at Glastonbureh

Hmmm....a genius and legend in my lifetime or a band of young fellas bashing out some really good tunes that will make me grin like a daft un...

well seeing as i dont really 'get' bjork (though i think i need to try a bit harder) i might go with the arctic monkeys. its easy to dislike them but the fact is they are really fucking good

 

[futha]

It goes a bit deeper than that, for me.

If you like RHCP, you're basically mentally ill.

i swear they release a song every fucking week and each one is worse than the last. i like some of the early stuff however

 

[118118]

yeah rhcp get right on my nerves. when i was in thailand, everywhere you bloody went some cunt was listening to them.

but bjork: might not get her. still, old school metal is the worst in this respect (tho i suppose it might just be shit).

 

[stavros]

yeah i cant be arsed with the ramones either. i love a few songs

Eh? I thought the whole point of The Ramones is that all their songs sound the same (brilliant in my opinion).

 

[felixthecat]

i love 'em too - my feelgood music is usually the Ramones. However, much as i love all things punk what about GenerationX? Billy 'the wanker ' Idol, doing his interpretation of a blonde Elvis? Whats all that about then?

I don't get the whole whiney Coldplay/Keane/Snow Patrol thing either.


And Cheesy - Patti Smith? Listen again girl, and open your ears this time .

 

[vogonity]

Scissor Sisters
Belle + Sebastian
Libertines
Mika.

 

[futha]

also........... the cunting fratellis. its like they have a machine that has the formula that will write songs that 'football fans' can sing along too.
fucking shit

 

[Teepee]

The White stripes

 

[felixthecat]

Scissor Sisters
Belle + Sebastian
Libertines
Mika.

This one completely escapes me too.

 

[david dissadent]

Madonna. The only song I ever really liked was Ray of Light.

The deification of the Clash, Nirvan, Joe Strummer and Kurt Cobain. Great bands but I feel like I missed the meeting when they were annointed unto a higher order.

 

[William of Walworth]

Definately Smashing Pumpkins. Snore fest for me. Dunno why everyone loved them?

Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Why cant everyone just hear that all the songs sound the same and his voice is grinding?

You know the score ...

ETA after I saw this :

If you like RHCP, you're basically mentally ill.

 

[William of Walworth]

Another vote for Tom Waits.

Another vote there ...

Bjork

You're just not European enough ...

The Doors

Used to like em, many many years ago. I'm pretty much ashamed I ever did, now ...

 

[William of Walworth]

The deification of the Clash, Nirvan, Joe Strummer and Kurt Cobain. Great bands but I feel like I missed the meeting when they were annointed unto a higher order.

I'm indifferent, or worse, to Nirvana/Kurt, but Joe S. and the Clash are very well liked for some pretty good reasons, IMO ...

 

[Dubversion]

i knew i shouldn't look at this thread because it would annoy me.. and it has.

among the justly derided lists of pisspoor nonsense, to see TOM WAITS?

i give up

 

[futha]

i knew i shouldn't look at this thread because it would annoy me.. and it has.

among the justly derided lists of pisspoor nonsense, to see TOM WAITS?

i give up

but its bands people dont get not bands who people think are crap

 

[William of Walworth]

Tom Waits

Mine was a 'just don't get him' vote, rather than a 'not accepting that lots of people think he's fine' vote ...

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

The Smiths. Never got their appeal.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

At the risk of incuring Dubs wrath, Shellac.


On paper they tick all the boxes, and I've tried, I really have, but.... <shrugs>

 

[Flashman]

Stereophonics. Wtf?

For years I didn't get The Clash but have come around.

 

[Orang Utan]

People who don't get Bjork are bad people

 

[Orang Utan]

One person not mentioned yet: Tricky

 

[sojourner]

One person not mentioned yet: Tricky

I remember being absolutely gobsmacked by Trickys first album...and then he just went on to create even more genius

 

[Orang Utan]

I just thought 'what the fuck is he muttering and on about'?

 

[sojourner]

I just thought 'what the fuck is he muttering and on about'?

It might have helped that I was smoking a LOT of weed at the time (didn't drink alcohol back then)...you just lay back stoned and all these washes of sounds and snippets of almost demonic speech came and laid waste to your (my) head He scared me

 

[Cheesypoof]

And Cheesy - Patti Smith? Listen again girl, and open your ears this time .

no, I really have, and I do appreciate that she is good but she doesnt grab me.

 

[ohmyliver]

manic street preachers.

depressing and boring, really boring.

why do people love them so much? people musta just thought 'they must be good cos they have a cool name' or something.

Well I love Motown Junk, but I got less interested in them when they stopped trying to be the valley's answer to guns and roses meets the clash... fake fur glamour and amphetamine attitude whats not to like

 

[ohmyliver]

The red hot chili peppers, I know people whose taste I respect who love 'em, but their funk rock thing just leaves me cold.

 

[Sweaty Betty]

The manics are amazing live and dont walk around the stage calling the crowd welsh tossers by wank ego ridden tossers like `noel and liam......!!! And dont start me on Ian crack monkey face Brown.......

 

[hiccup]

I have never "got" The Fall. I've tried, but I just don't see the appeal.

 

[damnhippie]

Primal Scream.

i tried to like them. they're pretty good in an alrightish kind of a way...but i don't get how they're one of these massively popular bands that people go on and on about.

to me most of it sounds like the producer presed 'play' on a drum machine, then the band all took E and jammed Rolling Stones songs for a bit.