Disingenuous, pandering Nashville pop country. Ugh, just the worst. Usually backed by a band putting out generic shit that could be the backing music for any arcade racing game.
To clarify, not all modern country music is awful, but I'd estimate that about 80% of the genre fits my description above.
ACDC - not because they suck, but rather because after 40 million times hearing their 10 hits in rotation for a half century, I have grown to hate them.
Hate is too strong a word, I reserve my musician hatred for Michael Bolton, who nobody likes outside the Bobs, so doesn’t qualify for this thread
But I’ve never gotten into the Grateful Dead. Have several friends who love them, I can appreciate their ability and longevity, but never got the ‘secret code’ with them.
I hated him and every one of his songs. I ended up trading the "ultra-popula" Frampton Alive album to a guy from my dorm for Linda Ronstadt's greatest hits (much to the ridicule of everyone).
Second, I second Rush. There isn't one song I like.
Some family (via marriage) are diehard Rush, so when I asked him what I should listen to in order for me to give them another chance, he pointed out their most popular title and I cringed.
I know he has many fans but I never understood how he has any at all . Middle of the road Bro-rock . Don't get it .
This. And the fans are the absolute worst. All the DMB fans I knew back in college, that's almost all they would listen to. They acted like he was God, and invented music.
Coldplay - yuk; Green Day (singer out of tune - as a matter of fact that whole punk thing); ACDC (great music intros - but then someone starts screaming); Springstein (I accept he's a hometown favourite but can't understand a word he sings);
including Sublime, Sting, and Nirvana. But for me it's Eddie Vedder. His band is awesome. His voice isn't.
Kind of funny. I feel the opposite about Pearl Jam. In particular, the guitarists are as vanilla as it gets.
Vedder on the other hand is a powerhouse. Some people hate Cher-like vibrato - I get that, but his voice IS the focal point of Pearl Jam and there's no getting around that.
In 06', I caught him at a Rock the Vote event with Springsteen, Jackson Browne and John Fogerty. The quality of Vedders voice when you could literally directly compare him with a few of rocks most powerful and beautiful male voices was striking. He sang the big ending to 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' - gave me chills. Freaking great, great singer.
But of course, music is art and the quality of all art is subjective.
including Sublime, Sting, and Nirvana. But for me it's Eddie Vedder. His band is awesome. His voice isn't.
Kind of funny. I feel the opposite about Pearl Jam. In particular, the guitarists are as vanilla as it gets.
Vedder on the other hand is a powerhouse. Some people hate Cher-like vibrato - I get that, but his voice IS the focal point of Pearl Jam and there's no getting around that.
In 06', I caught him at a Rock the Vote event with Springsteen, Jackson Browne and John Fogerty. The quality of Vedders voice when you could literally directly compare him with a few of rocks most powerful and beautiful male voices was striking. He sang the big ending to 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' - gave me chills. Freaking great, great singer.
But of course, music is art and the quality of all art is subjective.
X...surprised to hear you feel their guitarists are vanilla. I always thought McCready was a damned good, if not underrated, guitarist. And yes, it's his vibrato that kills me. Can't stand it. His rendition of "Last Kiss" may be the single worst remake of a song I have ever, ever, heard.
lead singer talking and then yelling the lyrics is awful, every single time.
I'm not a fan, but unfortunately my wife is and I'll have to go see them as soon as they come around our parts. So it will be ok (for my sake) if they don't come near us.
including Sublime, Sting, and Nirvana. But for me it's Eddie Vedder. His band is awesome. His voice isn't.
Kind of funny. I feel the opposite about Pearl Jam. In particular, the guitarists are as vanilla as it gets.
Vedder on the other hand is a powerhouse. Some people hate Cher-like vibrato - I get that, but his voice IS the focal point of Pearl Jam and there's no getting around that.
In 06', I caught him at a Rock the Vote event with Springsteen, Jackson Browne and John Fogerty. The quality of Vedders voice when you could literally directly compare him with a few of rocks most powerful and beautiful male voices was striking. He sang the big ending to 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' - gave me chills. Freaking great, great singer.
But of course, music is art and the quality of all art is subjective.
X...surprised to hear you feel their guitarists are vanilla. I always thought McCready was a damned good, if not underrated, guitarist. And yes, it's his vibrato that kills me. Can't stand it. His rendition of "Last Kiss" may be the single worst remake of a song I have ever, ever, heard.
I would like to add that I recognize PJ as one of the greatest bands ever, and I love a lot of their songs, their style, and their commitment to their fans. They are in the pantheon of the all time greats. It's simply his voice. Frankly, I've never been a fan of Jagger's voice, but the Stones are in the top 5 bands of all time in my view. Like you said, art is subjective. Now Tool, who was mentioned, I'll just echo Paul Westerberg of the Replacements:
"All day, all night, all music video
Seen your video, that phony rock 'n' roll
We don't want to know, seen your video
Your phony rock 'n' roll
We don't want to know" Link - ( New Window )
Sting would be another person who's a hero. The music he's created over the years...I don't really listen to it, but the fact that he's making it, I respect that.
Soundgarden and Chris Cornell particularly I don't care for. I find his voice annoying and monotone.
As far as classic stuff goes, ACDC is really annoying also.
Imagine Dragons are particularly awful as well if we're talking about newer bands, but most everyone I know agrees that they are awful so it doesn't really fit the OP.
Just very very boring to me. Although I like the song Sunday Bloody Sunday.
And I think when people just say they hate country in general, no specific band etc, it just reveals they haven't seriously engaged with the genre enough to have an opinion worth considering!
comments on here, it's an opinion question and everyone is entitled to one.
What should be required as part of posting on a thread like this is not just listing the singers you don't like, but list the singers or bands you do like.
When the guy who hates the Beatles (for example not picking on that poster) but says he likes Limp Bizkit people have some perspective.
When I read threads about movies and shows and read the poster who says I hated the Sopranos, the Wire and Breaking Bad - I do wonder what they like (real housewives shows?)
So, I also wonder here, not criticizing, just looking for context.
Just very very boring to me. Although I like the song Sunday Bloody Sunday.
And I think when people just say they hate country in general, no specific band etc, it just reveals they haven't seriously engaged with the genre enough to have an opinion worth considering!
Yeah throw Cold Play on my list too.. Absolutely a song stealing bunch of talentless hacks.
comments on here, it's an opinion question and everyone is entitled to one.
What should be required as part of posting on a thread like this is not just listing the singers you don't like, but list the singers or bands you do like.
When the guy who hates the Beatles (for example not picking on that poster) but says he likes Limp Bizkit people have some perspective.
When I read threads about movies and shows and read the poster who says I hated the Sopranos, the Wire and Breaking Bad - I do wonder what they like (real housewives shows?)
So, I also wonder here, not criticizing, just looking for context.
for me The Beetles, U2, Cold Play... their music is unlistenable to me. My list is pretty long of bands I don't care for. These three are the holy trinity of distain for me.
Are we using the standard definition for the word? Because, while I understand that everyone has their own preferences, I really don't get that criticism.
...I was a huge huge fan of the band up through the Use Your Illusions.
The Use Your Illusions were like The Phantom Menace; I convinced myself they were good in the face of all objective facts. I and II were 85% garbage with 15% subpar to meh at best. And it was all due to Axl's insane songwriting and overproduction.
And then going forward I just can't listen to him on any song and enjoy it.
Also are we all supposed to forget his lyrics to One in a Million?
something being awful and just not liking it. The Beatles for example - I just don’t like them but they aren’t awful.
I realize that too is subjective but we’ve reached a point in society where you either love or hate something, no nuance at all.
Take RHCP for example. I get not liking them or thinking Kiedis sounds bad, but it features 2 of the greatest musicians of all time. Strange to think they “suck”.
His whole working class hero shtick has always looked incredibly phony to me. Plus, Springsteen is one of those acts whose obsessed fans actually get offended if you say you don't like him, which is hilarious to me. I mean, there are plenty of bands I love that I understand are not everyone's cup of tea. I'm not going to get angry if you tell me that Danzig or the Minutemen suck.
I lived in the Danbury area for many years and way back before streaming it was I95, the only rock station that would reasonably come come in, or recorded music. It seemed a Queen track was at least every third track. I referred to I95 as the Queen station. Can’t stand Queen to this day.
It is awful and fake. Mainstream stuff is all the same song. Cookie cutter.
it's too wide a genre to say that. 50's Hank Williams, 70's Conway Twitty, today's pop-rock-country stuff all completely different, though the same lyrical themes prevail throughout.
Anyone who says they hate a complete genre is a liar (even you rap-haters!) though I will say, there is a special place in hell for ALL Barbershop Quartets.
It is awful and fake. Mainstream stuff is all the same song. Cookie cutter.
it's too wide a genre to say that. 50's Hank Williams, 70's Conway Twitty, today's pop-rock-country stuff all completely different, though the same lyrical themes prevail throughout.
Anyone who says they hate a complete genre is a liar (even you rap-haters!) though I will say, there is a special place in hell for ALL Barbershop Quartets.
WTF? Now the B Sharps are hated and lumped in with all the shitty barbershop quartets?
I can't even fathom how anyone could stand to listen to ten seconds of any of their songs. Maybe it's the organ. Or maybe it's Morrison's droll monotonous voice. Or maybe the subject matter. Probably all of it.
I know he has many fans but I never understood how he has any at all . Middle of the road Bro-rock . Don't get it .
I agree. Ill add that I wish I loved DMB because that band tours all the time and treats its fan base well. But no matter how hard I try I just can't do it.
KISS is garbage but I get the allure and I get the impact they had on the industry.
comments on here, it's an opinion question and everyone is entitled to one.
What should be required as part of posting on a thread like this is not just listing the singers you don't like, but list the singers or bands you do like.
When the guy who hates the Beatles (for example not picking on that poster) but says he likes Limp Bizkit people have some perspective.
When I read threads about movies and shows and read the poster who says I hated the Sopranos, the Wire and Breaking Bad - I do wonder what they like (real housewives shows?)
So, I also wonder here, not criticizing, just looking for context.
Oh, boo-hoo. There's no need for context. You like something or you don't. You don't need to justify it either way to satisfy anyone else. If you want to find out what bands/singers/music other people like, go ahead and start a thread asking them.
comments on here, it's an opinion question and everyone is entitled to one.
What should be required as part of posting on a thread like this is not just listing the singers you don't like, but list the singers or bands you do like.
When the guy who hates the Beatles (for example not picking on that poster) but says he likes Limp Bizkit people have some perspective.
When I read threads about movies and shows and read the poster who says I hated the Sopranos, the Wire and Breaking Bad - I do wonder what they like (real housewives shows?)
So, I also wonder here, not criticizing, just looking for context.
Oh, boo-hoo. There's no need for context. You like something or you don't. You don't need to justify it either way to satisfy anyone else. If you want to find out what bands/singers/music other people like, go ahead and start a thread asking them.
Ouch. I just thought it would help. maybe not - just stick with what you hate, people
I know people who enjoy his music and genre but after his first album, I just think he went downhill so fast. When people say he’s one of the greatest rappers ever - I just don’t see it?
RE: RE: RE: RE: Several mentioned that I can't stand,
including Sublime, Sting, and Nirvana. But for me it's Eddie Vedder. His band is awesome. His voice isn't.
Kind of funny. I feel the opposite about Pearl Jam. In particular, the guitarists are as vanilla as it gets.
Vedder on the other hand is a powerhouse. Some people hate Cher-like vibrato - I get that, but his voice IS the focal point of Pearl Jam and there's no getting around that.
In 06', I caught him at a Rock the Vote event with Springsteen, Jackson Browne and John Fogerty. The quality of Vedders voice when you could literally directly compare him with a few of rocks most powerful and beautiful male voices was striking. He sang the big ending to 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' - gave me chills. Freaking great, great singer.
But of course, music is art and the quality of all art is subjective.
X...surprised to hear you feel their guitarists are vanilla. I always thought McCready was a damned good, if not underrated, guitarist. And yes, it's his vibrato that kills me. Can't stand it. His rendition of "Last Kiss" may be the single worst remake of a song I have ever, ever, heard.
I would like to add that I recognize PJ as one of the greatest bands ever, and I love a lot of their songs, their style, and their commitment to their fans. They are in the pantheon of the all time greats. It's simply his voice. Frankly, I've never been a fan of Jagger's voice, but the Stones are in the top 5 bands of all time in my view. Like you said, art is subjective. Now Tool, who was mentioned, I'll just echo Paul Westerberg of the Replacements:
"All day, all night, all music video
Seen your video, that phony rock 'n' roll
We don't want to know, seen your video
Your phony rock 'n' roll
We don't want to know" Link - ( New Window )
Are you saying that Tool is phony rock n roll?
That's....an odd take. I'd call them the most incredible band of the last 35 years....but different strokes.
I'd call them a bit ornery and they definitely don't tour or release enough work for any fan's liking, but phony?
most singers, but if you want to hear a fantastic singer, find anything you can on the late Eva Cassidy. She died of melanoma cancer at around 32. Her renditions of "You've Changed" and "Over the Rainbow" are super, IMHO.
Much too angry and promotes people with no musical talent.
But, I remember back in the 80's when rap was very cool. I I loved the Fat Boys, Beastie Boys, Biz Markie and House of Pain. Today's crap can't compete.
I know they are 80s icons but I just think they suck. Can't stand Oasis. I am at a loss for why this band has any following. I want to drive my car off the road when I hear Wonderwall.
Axl Rose…if I want to hear screeching like that…I’ll step on a cat
Led Zeppelin for me. About five seconds of a Led Zeppelin song and I'm diving for the remote, or the tuning knob in the car. Like someone said above, nails on a chalkboard.
I can sort of make it through "Stairway to Heaven," I guess, but I'll try to leave the room.
Oddly, Mozart has the same effect on me. Only classical composer I can't abide. Some are boring but Mozart is actively irritating.
For my wife, it's Pink Floyd, and I LOVE Pink Floyd.
I dont think "hate" is the right word. I just try listening to their stuff and it does absolutely nothing for me. It doesnt move me at all. Everyone says they are great....and im sure they are. All those millions of people cant be wrong, so more power to em. I just dont get it.
Not a question of talent. He's one of the most gifted performers to ever walk to Earth. And I don't hate the music. But I don't like it compared to the tear-generating lore he's created amongst his fans. If I hear his music on the radio I'm probably continuing to scroll.
I dont think "hate" is the right word. I just try listening to their stuff and it does absolutely nothing for me. It doesnt move me at all. Everyone says they are great....and im sure they are. All those millions of people cant be wrong, so more power to em. I just dont get it.
They're my favorite band of all time, and I still respect this take. If it doesn't move you then nothing else matters.
Not a question of talent. He's one of the most gifted performers to ever walk to Earth. And I don't hate the music. But I don't like it compared to the tear-generating lore he's created amongst his fans. If I hear his music on the radio I'm probably continuing to scroll.
Jackson will always fall into better performer than musician. As a performer - he may be in his own league. His popularity will never be matched.
But as a singer - especially his late 80s and 90s stuff - meh.
I dont think "hate" is the right word. I just try listening to their stuff and it does absolutely nothing for me. It doesnt move me at all. Everyone says they are great....and im sure they are. All those millions of people cant be wrong, so more power to em. I just dont get it.
Yeah, I used to consider myself a huge Radiohead fan and still likely would if I were able to recharge my appreciate of them periodically by seeing them live, but for the most part their recordings don't really do it for me. In Rainbows and OK Computer are my favorite albums of theirs, but even they have at least 3 songs that I just could never get into and am never in the mood to hear.
no idea how that band became famous. terrible music
I grew up on a dairy farm (a little bit upstate). Besides milk, we sold a lot of hay for horse people (we made good hay, got a good rep, so horse people came a distance to buy from us).
One day I was helping load a big truck and the guy said he was picking up the hay for his boss, who was the lead singer of Foreigner.
Being about 20 yrs old at the time, I had no filter and immediately said "Foreigner! I f*cking hate Foreigner!" The guy just rolled his eyes - and I still f*cking hate Foreigner!
is #1 most disliked for me. Back in the day, certain friends would put them on and I would just cringe. It made those people more annoying to me just knowing they liked that shit.
I also have to agree with all who said Pearl Jam. Eddie Vedder might be a decent person, but I just can't stand him. If Tom Brady was a rock star, he'd be Eddie Vedder.
was never a big fan of Robert Plant's voice or Geddy Lee's. I like some Zep and Rush kind of in spite of their voices.
Bands on all time hate list:
Foreigner
Bee Gees (I can tolerate some really old stuff, don't like it, but won't risk breaking a toe getting to the tuner to change station. The disco shit is another story)
DMB - I actually kind of originally liked some of his early stuff, went to a concert in the 90s, made me very sleepy and have hated them ever since.
Styx
Billy Joel
Bon Jovi
Guns n Roses (Axel's voice hurts my ears)
I really like a lot (most) of the bands you guys hate. Foreigner, Rush, ELO, Michael Jackson, U2, Toto, Led Zepplin, Supertramp, the Beatles, Styx, Bruce Springsteen, Queen, Hootie...
I know people who enjoy his music and genre but after his first album, I just think he went downhill so fast. When people say he’s one of the greatest rappers ever - I just don’t see it?
Jay Z came up at the perfect time and marketed himself better than any other rapper, likely ever. After the Black Album he was such rich and famous that rap was no longer a driver for him.
I agree, he isn't on my top 5 list though I don't think he sucks either. Just hasn't been relevant for me in ages and I find his collaborations to be really boring and predictable.
Volumes 1-2 were OK but def flamed out later on.
Seemed overdone any dry to me, why not just listen to the real songs? I don't need these kidz singing the hits.
I have no idea who ever agreed to sign Neil Young to a recording contract. Talented song writer but the worst voice I've ever heard.
Can't stand U2 either. Or REM. Or The Dead. Or Phish. Or Dave Matthews.
He was a Crosby stills and Nash. So I guess he rode that. Horrible voice. I lost ally forgot the Dead existed lol. I guess smoking an ounce of weed In an hour or two makes anything sound ok.
Their music makes me question whether civilization was worth it.
I can't stand that band either but I will say this: Marcus Mumford is insanely talented. I didn't realize this until I saw The Basement Tapes, and the work he did singing, writing, arranging, and performing on guitar and drums was super impressive.
Their music makes me question whether civilization was worth it.
I can't stand that band either but I will say this: Marcus Mumford is insanely talented. I didn't realize this until I saw The Basement Tapes, and the work he did singing, writing, arranging, and performing on guitar and drums was super impressive.
I'm sure he's crazy talented. I just don't like the band's music lol.
Their music makes me question whether civilization was worth it.
I can't stand that band either but I will say this: Marcus Mumford is insanely talented. I didn't realize this until I saw The Basement Tapes, and the work he did singing, writing, arranging, and performing on guitar and drums was super impressive.
I'm sure he's crazy talented. I just don't like the band's music lol.
He just needs someone else to provide material for him that he can arrange and perform and we'd all be much better off.
comments on here, it's an opinion question and everyone is entitled to one.
What should be required as part of posting on a thread like this is not just listing the singers you don't like, but list the singers or bands you do like.
When the guy who hates the Beatles (for example not picking on that poster) but says he likes Limp Bizkit people have some perspective.
When I read threads about movies and shows and read the poster who says I hated the Sopranos, the Wire and Breaking Bad - I do wonder what they like (real housewives shows?)
So, I also wonder here, not criticizing, just looking for context.
Good point.
Helps to separate hating a genre from the artist itself, unless that artist is very very unique.
Also, there can come a time where you like the artist musically but dislike the artists on a personal level (Steely Dan, talented duo, but stuck up fucks lol).
I know people who enjoy his music and genre but after his first album, I just think he went downhill so fast. When people say he’s one of the greatest rappers ever - I just don’t see it?
Jay Z came up at the perfect time and marketed himself better than any other rapper, likely ever. After the Black Album he was such rich and famous that rap was no longer a driver for him.
I agree, he isn't on my top 5 list though I don't think he sucks either. Just hasn't been relevant for me in ages and I find his collaborations to be really boring and predictable.
Jay Z had/has a GOAT level *career*, sorta like Brady. A lot of it was buoyed by having great music to accompany his raps.
He seemed to marry the music to his style of rap better than anyone else, IMO.
Guys like Nas and Eminem, I felt as pure rappers were better than Jay Z but not significantly better. And those two in particular were never big on making music for the club anywhere to the level of Jay Z.
And musically, not all of Nas and Eminem's albums were IMO on the same level. Unfortunately it's not a catalog of a cappella raps, but music. I'd say that Jay Z's Blueprint III was his last musically good album, a good deal longer than the other two.
Jay Z could make and has made just about every type of song in his genre and done a good job at it.
His charisma carried him a bit. He pumped himself up quite a bit after the Notorious BIG died. It's crazy to think what his career would've been like if Biggie wasn't murdered. They were likely the best comps for each other as far as styles/personalities.
Biggie died too soon, so it's hard to know how his career would've played out.
The sound of rap changed quite a bit from the early '90s to late '90s to mid '00s to now. Jay Z seemingly navigated it the best, to sound relevant in the most years passed, with a close second to LL Cool J who despite being a pioneer with a ten year head start never had quite the acclaim.
At the same time, if rap music never evolved from the mid '90s sound, Jay Z IMO never becomes the big star that he's become. In 1995, a Mobb Deep or Wu Tang Clan or probably another 10 or so other rappers/groups had more star power than he did, and Nas was on another planet.
I really respect your post because it was well thought out… but I just can’t put Jay-Z on the same level as Eminem or Nas. I want too, but I just can’t. Nas is criminally underrated mainstream.
...I avoid listening to most Led Zeppelin except a couple of songs because a good friend of mine discovered them in the mid '90s after being a big Aerosmith fan and from that point on up to the present day, he's a diehard LZ fanatic. Nothing wrong with that per se but being his friend I had to endure hearing nothing but Zep songs in his car when we went somewhere OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER again. Hey guess what we're watching tonight? The Song Remains The Same (again) I got overdosed and got a complex about it. How do you not get sick of just one band day in and day out for weeks, months, years?
Even today it's annoying to talk music with him because (Obviously) Led Zeppelin was the heaviest most creative most bad ass band that ever existed. And there's no debating it. Jon Bonham was the best drummer ever, Page best guitarist, etc etc etc blah blah blah.
This must be how it feels like for an atheist to live with an enthusiastic born-again Christian lol
(I also don't bring up to him how poorly I think most of their records were recorded and produced)
actually embarrassed him on Renegade imo, especially when performing it live. Jay Z has such a lazy delivery and almost no energy live. And here he is at almost 50 demolishing everyone still.
I saw Nas live at UConn in 2004/5 and he came out solo and put on one hell of a performance. The superior rapper and my favorite of all time.
I have no idea who ever agreed to sign Neil Young to a recording contract. Talented song writer but the worst voice I've ever heard.
Can't stand U2 either. Or REM. Or The Dead. Or Phish. Or Dave Matthews.
He was a Crosby stills and Nash. So I guess he rode that. Horrible voice. I lost ally forgot the Dead existed lol. I guess smoking an ounce of weed In an hour or two makes anything sound ok.
Neil was a serious contributor in Buffalo Springfield and was very successful before joinjng CSN. Everyone Knows This is Nowhere was a great album.
I love Rush, but Geddy Lee has a God-awful singing voice.
He stopped screeching after 1980 and sang in his chest voice afterwards. He also couldn't anymore if he wanted to because he overdid it in the 70s and got older
actually embarrassed him on Renegade imo, especially when performing it live. Jay Z has such a lazy delivery and almost no energy live. And here he is at almost 50 demolishing everyone still.
I saw Nas live at UConn in 2004/5 and he came out solo and put on one hell of a performance. The superior rapper and my favorite of all time.
100% agree with all of this. I don’t understand how Jay-Z has made all of this money. He’s not that great compared to several peers.
no idea how that band became famous. terrible music
I grew up on a dairy farm (a little bit upstate). Besides milk, we sold a lot of hay for horse people (we made good hay, got a good rep, so horse people came a distance to buy from us).
One day I was helping load a big truck and the guy said he was picking up the hay for his boss, who was the lead singer of Foreigner.
Being about 20 yrs old at the time, I had no filter and immediately said "Foreigner! I f*cking hate Foreigner!" The guy just rolled his eyes - and I still f*cking hate Foreigner!
You should have said
“I’ve been waiting, for a guy like you…. To come and buy my hay”
See you in hell, Haha. Dylan & Springsteen are two of my music Mt. Rushmore guys.
Other than Born in the USA, the album, I find a lot of Bruce's stuff boring as hell.
People LOVE Arcade Fire, I dont get it.
I also don’t get the Arcade Fire love. There are like 75 band members and most of their songs sound like shit IMO.
I don't love Arcade Fire by any means, but their songs that work fucking work. "Everything Now" is outstanding and has the kind of instantly familiar hook that makes thousands of songwriters slap their foreheads and think "I can't believe I never thought of that."
...I avoid listening to most Led Zeppelin except a couple of songs because a good friend of mine discovered them in the mid '90s after being a big Aerosmith fan and from that point on up to the present day, he's a diehard LZ fanatic. Nothing wrong with that per se but being his friend I had to endure hearing nothing but Zep songs in his car when we went somewhere OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER again.
Dude, there is Onion article about people like your friend that is perfect.
considering they styled themselves as the people's band for decades and they made a conscious effort to stay away from pop and never sell out. they were one of the longest-running, most successful, most innovative (wall of sound, bootleg policy), and most influential rock acts of all time. they also played something for everyone ranging from country, bluegrass, blues rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock and so many others. whereas Metallica views its music as property to be sold, the Dead viewed its music as ethereal and belonging to anyone who happened to be listening.
at the end of the day, if you really *hate* a band like that, maybe you're just jealous that you're not in the club. either that or you had a really bad experience on Shakedown Street.
I really respect your post because it was well thought out… but I just can’t put Jay-Z on the same level as Eminem or Nas. I want too, but I just can’t. Nas is criminally underrated mainstream.
Thanks GN.
Haha, I agree totally about Nas being very underrated.
and there are a few songs I like, but most of their music sounds so whiney. Both Freddie's vocals and Brian May's guitar playing usually annoy the crap out of me. May is a terrific player, but his tone just goes right through me.
at the end of the day, if you really *hate* a band like that, maybe you're just jealous that you're not in the club. either that or you had a really bad experience on Shakedown Street.
at the end of the day, if you really *hate* a band like that, maybe you're just jealous that you're not in the club. either that or you had a really bad experience on Shakedown Street.
Or maybe you just hate hippies
Hating the Dead bc of hippies feels like hating Twix bc of diabetics.
It’s not Twix’s fault some people took it too far!
everyone here likes instead. To hate a lot of these musicians is pretty funny, makes me wonder what’s on the playlists instead.
If I had to pick a top ten? In no particular order.....Ramones, Misfits, Motorhead, Alice in Chains, Morphine, Slayer, Megadeth, Nirvana, Minutemen, Pixies
I can't believe there are so many people that hate Led Zep
that is a head scratcher. I love rock and roll and like almost all of it but here we go.
I don't like: Oasis, Bush, Hottie and the Blowfish, REM, Creed, Wings, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Green Day, Nickelback, Linkin Park
I fucking detest: John Mayar, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Maroon 5, ALL COUNTRY MUSIC - I get nauseas when every I hear that sappy, twangy, yodeling bull shit, it sucks I can't stand it.
that is a head scratcher. I love rock and roll and like almost all of it but here we go.
I don't like: Oasis, Bush, Hottie and the Blowfish, REM, Creed, Wings, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Green Day, Nickelback, Linkin Park
I fucking detest: John Mayar, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Maroon 5, ALL COUNTRY MUSIC - I get nauseas when every I hear that sappy, twangy, yodeling bull shit, it sucks I can't stand it.
Other than that everything is just dandy.
WTF country music are you listening to with yodeling??
Giants fans should take advantage of the Nashville game, and check out a bunch of different venues and country subgenres. Or at least watch the Ken Burns doc.
everyone here likes instead. To hate a lot of these musicians is pretty funny, makes me wonder what’s on the playlists instead.
If I had to pick a top ten? In no particular order.....Ramones, Misfits, Motorhead, Alice in Chains, Morphine, Slayer, Megadeth, Nirvana, Minutemen, Pixies
I suggested this but Klaatu said no - just hate - lol.
I like the Clash, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Rancid, Gaslight Anthem, Bruce, the Get up Kids, the Descendants, lately been listening to Machine Gun Kelly (his transformation from rap to punk/pop is incredible - and influenced by Travis Barker from Blink 182) also been listening to country lately - Hank Williams Jr, Bleu Edmunds, and some others. I like a very diverse variety of music.
Bosstones were OK. Ska punk was generally not really my thing but they did have some good songs.
I can listen to a wide variety - when the mood strikes me I really like country, mainly Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings. Like old Delta blues. Like some old time rock acts like the Kinks, the Animals, some Allman Brothers.
Ultimately though I always come back to hard, heavy, loud, fast stuff. That will always be my bread and butter.
Bosstones were OK. Ska punk was generally not really my thing but they did have some good songs.
I can listen to a wide variety - when the mood strikes me I really like country, mainly Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings. Like old Delta blues. Like some old time rock acts like the Kinks, the Animals, some Allman Brothers.
Ultimately though I always come back to hard, heavy, loud, fast stuff. That will always be my bread and butter.
I found his stuff during some COVID boredom.
I don't know how exactly but he has a musical relationship with Travis Barker from Blink 182 and he morphed his music from rap to pop punk.
he does a lot of collaborations.
a link below of a collaboration with a British singer named yungblud
His album Tickets to my Downfall was really good. This song was from 2019 - I started listening to him during COVID starting in 2020 when I was desperate for something new.
He is dating or engaged to Megan Fox and he has a video with her. That song is My Bloody Valentine - sounds like a Blink 182 song.
Bosstones were OK. Ska punk was generally not really my thing but they did have some good songs.
I can listen to a wide variety - when the mood strikes me I really like country, mainly Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings. Like old Delta blues. Like some old time rock acts like the Kinks, the Animals, some Allman Brothers.
Ultimately though I always come back to hard, heavy, loud, fast stuff. That will always be my bread and butter.
I don't know what he sings, but this thread needs a pic of his girlfriend
Yes. This too.
U2
Grateful Dead and Phish!
Foo Fighters
To clarify, not all modern country music is awful, but I'd estimate that about 80% of the genre fits my description above.
+1 Don't understand the popularity. It's change the channel for me.
ACDC - not because they suck, but rather because after 40 million times hearing their 10 hits in rotation for a half century, I have grown to hate them.
Axl Rose…if I want to hear screeching like that…I’ll step on a cat
+1
Hate is too strong a word, I reserve my musician hatred for Michael Bolton, who nobody likes outside the Bobs, so doesn’t qualify for this thread
But I’ve never gotten into the Grateful Dead. Have several friends who love them, I can appreciate their ability and longevity, but never got the ‘secret code’ with them.
Second, I second Rush. There isn't one song I like.
Just awful...
Then you hear a tune on the radio by a young Willie Nelson that just tears you by the soul strings and C & W hooks you all over again
This. And the fans are the absolute worst. All the DMB fans I knew back in college, that's almost all they would listen to. They acted like he was God, and invented music.
Grateful Dead - Garcia's a great guitarist but their following
(Spinners and Tye Dyed Wierdo's
I like the early Beatles, but don't much care for their psychedelic years.
I like the early Beatles, but don't much care for their psychedelic years.
oh, and along with the Beatles, I hate John Lennon as a solo
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bruce Springsteen
U2
Pearl Jam
Add me to this list....he sounds like Katherine Hepburn
Vedder on the other hand is a powerhouse. Some people hate Cher-like vibrato - I get that, but his voice IS the focal point of Pearl Jam and there's no getting around that.
In 06', I caught him at a Rock the Vote event with Springsteen, Jackson Browne and John Fogerty. The quality of Vedders voice when you could literally directly compare him with a few of rocks most powerful and beautiful male voices was striking. He sang the big ending to 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' - gave me chills. Freaking great, great singer.
But of course, music is art and the quality of all art is subjective.
Smashing Pumpkins
People like Nickelback??
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including Sublime, Sting, and Nirvana. But for me it's Eddie Vedder. His band is awesome. His voice isn't.
Kind of funny. I feel the opposite about Pearl Jam. In particular, the guitarists are as vanilla as it gets.
Vedder on the other hand is a powerhouse. Some people hate Cher-like vibrato - I get that, but his voice IS the focal point of Pearl Jam and there's no getting around that.
In 06', I caught him at a Rock the Vote event with Springsteen, Jackson Browne and John Fogerty. The quality of Vedders voice when you could literally directly compare him with a few of rocks most powerful and beautiful male voices was striking. He sang the big ending to 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' - gave me chills. Freaking great, great singer.
But of course, music is art and the quality of all art is subjective.
X...surprised to hear you feel their guitarists are vanilla. I always thought McCready was a damned good, if not underrated, guitarist. And yes, it's his vibrato that kills me. Can't stand it. His rendition of "Last Kiss" may be the single worst remake of a song I have ever, ever, heard.
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Yes. This too.
Same here.
I can tolerate a few songs I suppose, but really really dont get it
Funny thing is if you google "bands similar to U2", I'm a fan and enjoy the music of all the results.. just don't like Bono's tone I guess..
Instantly converted. They're freaking great.
I'm not a fan, but unfortunately my wife is and I'll have to go see them as soon as they come around our parts. So it will be ok (for my sake) if they don't come near us.
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including Sublime, Sting, and Nirvana. But for me it's Eddie Vedder. His band is awesome. His voice isn't.
Kind of funny. I feel the opposite about Pearl Jam. In particular, the guitarists are as vanilla as it gets.
Vedder on the other hand is a powerhouse. Some people hate Cher-like vibrato - I get that, but his voice IS the focal point of Pearl Jam and there's no getting around that.
In 06', I caught him at a Rock the Vote event with Springsteen, Jackson Browne and John Fogerty. The quality of Vedders voice when you could literally directly compare him with a few of rocks most powerful and beautiful male voices was striking. He sang the big ending to 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' - gave me chills. Freaking great, great singer.
But of course, music is art and the quality of all art is subjective.
X...surprised to hear you feel their guitarists are vanilla. I always thought McCready was a damned good, if not underrated, guitarist. And yes, it's his vibrato that kills me. Can't stand it. His rendition of "Last Kiss" may be the single worst remake of a song I have ever, ever, heard.
I would like to add that I recognize PJ as one of the greatest bands ever, and I love a lot of their songs, their style, and their commitment to their fans. They are in the pantheon of the all time greats. It's simply his voice. Frankly, I've never been a fan of Jagger's voice, but the Stones are in the top 5 bands of all time in my view. Like you said, art is subjective. Now Tool, who was mentioned, I'll just echo Paul Westerberg of the Replacements:
"All day, all night, all music video
Seen your video, that phony rock 'n' roll
We don't want to know, seen your video
Your phony rock 'n' roll
We don't want to know"
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Sting would be another person who's a hero. The music he's created over the years...I don't really listen to it, but the fact that he's making it, I respect that.
I don't know why that is?
I just didn't care or for that matter remotely like either band's music.
As someone said above, nails on a chalkboard.
I would go as far as saying I would listen to nails on a chalkboard for 8 hours before listening to any of their songs.
Grateful Dead.....I don't get it
Bruce Springsteen...He completely sucks
As far as classic stuff goes, ACDC is really annoying also.
Imagine Dragons are particularly awful as well if we're talking about newer bands, but most everyone I know agrees that they are awful so it doesn't really fit the OP.
There's "angst" in a lot of songs, but you have to know how to sing it...like Don McLean....Bono's attempt at angst is just horrible.....
And I think when people just say they hate country in general, no specific band etc, it just reveals they haven't seriously engaged with the genre enough to have an opinion worth considering!
What should be required as part of posting on a thread like this is not just listing the singers you don't like, but list the singers or bands you do like.
When the guy who hates the Beatles (for example not picking on that poster) but says he likes Limp Bizkit people have some perspective.
When I read threads about movies and shows and read the poster who says I hated the Sopranos, the Wire and Breaking Bad - I do wonder what they like (real housewives shows?)
So, I also wonder here, not criticizing, just looking for context.
And I think when people just say they hate country in general, no specific band etc, it just reveals they haven't seriously engaged with the genre enough to have an opinion worth considering!
Yeah throw Cold Play on my list too.. Absolutely a song stealing bunch of talentless hacks.
What should be required as part of posting on a thread like this is not just listing the singers you don't like, but list the singers or bands you do like.
When the guy who hates the Beatles (for example not picking on that poster) but says he likes Limp Bizkit people have some perspective.
When I read threads about movies and shows and read the poster who says I hated the Sopranos, the Wire and Breaking Bad - I do wonder what they like (real housewives shows?)
So, I also wonder here, not criticizing, just looking for context.
for me The Beetles, U2, Cold Play... their music is unlistenable to me. My list is pretty long of bands I don't care for. These three are the holy trinity of distain for me.
The Use Your Illusions were like The Phantom Menace; I convinced myself they were good in the face of all objective facts. I and II were 85% garbage with 15% subpar to meh at best. And it was all due to Axl's insane songwriting and overproduction.
And then going forward I just can't listen to him on any song and enjoy it.
Also are we all supposed to forget his lyrics to One in a Million?
I realize that too is subjective but we’ve reached a point in society where you either love or hate something, no nuance at all.
Take RHCP for example. I get not liking them or thinking Kiedis sounds bad, but it features 2 of the greatest musicians of all time. Strange to think they “suck”.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bruce Springsteen
U2
Pearl Jam
Boy did you have a rough couple of decades
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bruce Springsteen
U2
Pearl Jam
Boy did you have a rough couple of decades
LOL, reminds me of my friend who's "that guy" and hates anything mainstream, which is actually the mainstream thing to do now.
+1
Anyone who says they hate a complete genre is a liar (even you rap-haters!) though I will say, there is a special place in hell for ALL Barbershop Quartets.
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It is awful and fake. Mainstream stuff is all the same song. Cookie cutter.
it's too wide a genre to say that. 50's Hank Williams, 70's Conway Twitty, today's pop-rock-country stuff all completely different, though the same lyrical themes prevail throughout.
Anyone who says they hate a complete genre is a liar (even you rap-haters!) though I will say, there is a special place in hell for ALL Barbershop Quartets.
WTF? Now the B Sharps are hated and lumped in with all the shitty barbershop quartets?
take it back you insensitive bastard.
Not at all. I utterly loathe all forms of techno, EDM, whatever you want to call it. It all sucks ass.
I agree. Ill add that I wish I loved DMB because that band tours all the time and treats its fan base well. But no matter how hard I try I just can't do it.
KISS is garbage but I get the allure and I get the impact they had on the industry.
lol..
What should be required as part of posting on a thread like this is not just listing the singers you don't like, but list the singers or bands you do like.
When the guy who hates the Beatles (for example not picking on that poster) but says he likes Limp Bizkit people have some perspective.
When I read threads about movies and shows and read the poster who says I hated the Sopranos, the Wire and Breaking Bad - I do wonder what they like (real housewives shows?)
So, I also wonder here, not criticizing, just looking for context.
Oh, boo-hoo. There's no need for context. You like something or you don't. You don't need to justify it either way to satisfy anyone else. If you want to find out what bands/singers/music other people like, go ahead and start a thread asking them.
Steely Dan
Tommy James and the Shondells
The BeeGees
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comments on here, it's an opinion question and everyone is entitled to one.
What should be required as part of posting on a thread like this is not just listing the singers you don't like, but list the singers or bands you do like.
When the guy who hates the Beatles (for example not picking on that poster) but says he likes Limp Bizkit people have some perspective.
When I read threads about movies and shows and read the poster who says I hated the Sopranos, the Wire and Breaking Bad - I do wonder what they like (real housewives shows?)
So, I also wonder here, not criticizing, just looking for context.
Oh, boo-hoo. There's no need for context. You like something or you don't. You don't need to justify it either way to satisfy anyone else. If you want to find out what bands/singers/music other people like, go ahead and start a thread asking them.
Ouch. I just thought it would help. maybe not - just stick with what you hate, people
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including Sublime, Sting, and Nirvana. But for me it's Eddie Vedder. His band is awesome. His voice isn't.
Kind of funny. I feel the opposite about Pearl Jam. In particular, the guitarists are as vanilla as it gets.
Vedder on the other hand is a powerhouse. Some people hate Cher-like vibrato - I get that, but his voice IS the focal point of Pearl Jam and there's no getting around that.
In 06', I caught him at a Rock the Vote event with Springsteen, Jackson Browne and John Fogerty. The quality of Vedders voice when you could literally directly compare him with a few of rocks most powerful and beautiful male voices was striking. He sang the big ending to 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' - gave me chills. Freaking great, great singer.
But of course, music is art and the quality of all art is subjective.
X...surprised to hear you feel their guitarists are vanilla. I always thought McCready was a damned good, if not underrated, guitarist. And yes, it's his vibrato that kills me. Can't stand it. His rendition of "Last Kiss" may be the single worst remake of a song I have ever, ever, heard.
I would like to add that I recognize PJ as one of the greatest bands ever, and I love a lot of their songs, their style, and their commitment to their fans. They are in the pantheon of the all time greats. It's simply his voice. Frankly, I've never been a fan of Jagger's voice, but the Stones are in the top 5 bands of all time in my view. Like you said, art is subjective. Now Tool, who was mentioned, I'll just echo Paul Westerberg of the Replacements:
"All day, all night, all music video
Seen your video, that phony rock 'n' roll
We don't want to know, seen your video
Your phony rock 'n' roll
We don't want to know" Link - ( New Window )
Are you saying that Tool is phony rock n roll?
That's....an odd take. I'd call them the most incredible band of the last 35 years....but different strokes.
I'd call them a bit ornery and they definitely don't tour or release enough work for any fan's liking, but phony?
Drive to deep left field....gone!
Bon Jovi fucking blows.
Now THAT'S a phony. The guy is a Pats fan now. Eat dick pies.
But, I remember back in the 80's when rap was very cool. I I loved the Fat Boys, Beastie Boys, Biz Markie and House of Pain. Today's crap can't compete.
I was going to post Tool as well.
Metallica
Why'd you have to remind me Oasis existed???
Axl Rose…if I want to hear screeching like that…I’ll step on a cat
Led Zeppelin for me. About five seconds of a Led Zeppelin song and I'm diving for the remote, or the tuning knob in the car. Like someone said above, nails on a chalkboard.
I can sort of make it through "Stairway to Heaven," I guess, but I'll try to leave the room.
Oddly, Mozart has the same effect on me. Only classical composer I can't abide. Some are boring but Mozart is actively irritating.
For my wife, it's Pink Floyd, and I LOVE Pink Floyd.
Why'd you have to remind me Oasis existed???
Yes, it would be better if there existence was wiped from your memory. Liam Gallagher might be the biggest douche in the history of music
I realize you didn't mean a dozen times literally, but when was this? I can only remember them playing Trax once.
Trax was a great venue, saw a bunch of great shows there, particularly Jawbox and Helmet.
Going a bit farther back (to before my time), Janis Joplin is way up there also.
Stephen Malkmus, Bob Nastanovich and David Berman (from Silver Jews) went to UVA. The latter two lived in 217 14th St. Late 80s.
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They're my favorite band of all time, and I still respect this take. If it doesn't move you then nothing else matters.
I'll probably catch hell for typing that.
Jackson will always fall into better performer than musician. As a performer - he may be in his own league. His popularity will never be matched.
But as a singer - especially his late 80s and 90s stuff - meh.
Yeah, I used to consider myself a huge Radiohead fan and still likely would if I were able to recharge my appreciate of them periodically by seeing them live, but for the most part their recordings don't really do it for me. In Rainbows and OK Computer are my favorite albums of theirs, but even they have at least 3 songs that I just could never get into and am never in the mood to hear.
I grew up on a dairy farm (a little bit upstate). Besides milk, we sold a lot of hay for horse people (we made good hay, got a good rep, so horse people came a distance to buy from us).
One day I was helping load a big truck and the guy said he was picking up the hay for his boss, who was the lead singer of Foreigner.
Being about 20 yrs old at the time, I had no filter and immediately said "Foreigner! I f*cking hate Foreigner!" The guy just rolled his eyes - and I still f*cking hate Foreigner!
I also have to agree with all who said Pearl Jam. Eddie Vedder might be a decent person, but I just can't stand him. If Tom Brady was a rock star, he'd be Eddie Vedder.
Bands on all time hate list:
Foreigner
Bee Gees (I can tolerate some really old stuff, don't like it, but won't risk breaking a toe getting to the tuner to change station. The disco shit is another story)
DMB - I actually kind of originally liked some of his early stuff, went to a concert in the 90s, made me very sleepy and have hated them ever since.
Styx
Billy Joel
Bon Jovi
Guns n Roses (Axel's voice hurts my ears)
Jay Z came up at the perfect time and marketed himself better than any other rapper, likely ever. After the Black Album he was such rich and famous that rap was no longer a driver for him.
I agree, he isn't on my top 5 list though I don't think he sucks either. Just hasn't been relevant for me in ages and I find his collaborations to be really boring and predictable.
Oh, and uh, Eminem.
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wow I'm an outlier
nobody feels like you do.
LOL. and that song sucked. The only worse song is "I'm in You", blahh
Seemed overdone any dry to me, why not just listen to the real songs? I don't need these kidz singing the hits.
Can't stand U2 either. Or REM. Or The Dead. Or Phish. Or Dave Matthews.
Eddie Vedder. Miserable whiny vocals and lyrics. Horrifically annoying.
Didn't read through of these have been mentioned
Can't stand U2 either. Or REM. Or The Dead. Or Phish. Or Dave Matthews.
He was a Crosby stills and Nash. So I guess he rode that. Horrible voice. I lost ally forgot the Dead existed lol. I guess smoking an ounce of weed In an hour or two makes anything sound ok.
Guns N' Roses (mainly due to a hatred of Axl Rose)
I can't stand that band either but I will say this: Marcus Mumford is insanely talented. I didn't realize this until I saw The Basement Tapes, and the work he did singing, writing, arranging, and performing on guitar and drums was super impressive.
NirvanA
Oh, and NIRVANA
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Their music makes me question whether civilization was worth it.
I can't stand that band either but I will say this: Marcus Mumford is insanely talented. I didn't realize this until I saw The Basement Tapes, and the work he did singing, writing, arranging, and performing on guitar and drums was super impressive.
I'm sure he's crazy talented. I just don't like the band's music lol.
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Their music makes me question whether civilization was worth it.
I can't stand that band either but I will say this: Marcus Mumford is insanely talented. I didn't realize this until I saw The Basement Tapes, and the work he did singing, writing, arranging, and performing on guitar and drums was super impressive.
I'm sure he's crazy talented. I just don't like the band's music lol.
He just needs someone else to provide material for him that he can arrange and perform and we'd all be much better off.
For example
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What should be required as part of posting on a thread like this is not just listing the singers you don't like, but list the singers or bands you do like.
When the guy who hates the Beatles (for example not picking on that poster) but says he likes Limp Bizkit people have some perspective.
When I read threads about movies and shows and read the poster who says I hated the Sopranos, the Wire and Breaking Bad - I do wonder what they like (real housewives shows?)
So, I also wonder here, not criticizing, just looking for context.
Good point.
Helps to separate hating a genre from the artist itself, unless that artist is very very unique.
Also, there can come a time where you like the artist musically but dislike the artists on a personal level (Steely Dan, talented duo, but stuck up fucks lol).
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I know people who enjoy his music and genre but after his first album, I just think he went downhill so fast. When people say he’s one of the greatest rappers ever - I just don’t see it?
Jay Z came up at the perfect time and marketed himself better than any other rapper, likely ever. After the Black Album he was such rich and famous that rap was no longer a driver for him.
I agree, he isn't on my top 5 list though I don't think he sucks either. Just hasn't been relevant for me in ages and I find his collaborations to be really boring and predictable.
Jay Z had/has a GOAT level *career*, sorta like Brady. A lot of it was buoyed by having great music to accompany his raps.
He seemed to marry the music to his style of rap better than anyone else, IMO.
Guys like Nas and Eminem, I felt as pure rappers were better than Jay Z but not significantly better. And those two in particular were never big on making music for the club anywhere to the level of Jay Z.
And musically, not all of Nas and Eminem's albums were IMO on the same level. Unfortunately it's not a catalog of a cappella raps, but music. I'd say that Jay Z's Blueprint III was his last musically good album, a good deal longer than the other two.
Jay Z could make and has made just about every type of song in his genre and done a good job at it.
His charisma carried him a bit. He pumped himself up quite a bit after the Notorious BIG died. It's crazy to think what his career would've been like if Biggie wasn't murdered. They were likely the best comps for each other as far as styles/personalities.
Biggie died too soon, so it's hard to know how his career would've played out.
The sound of rap changed quite a bit from the early '90s to late '90s to mid '00s to now. Jay Z seemingly navigated it the best, to sound relevant in the most years passed, with a close second to LL Cool J who despite being a pioneer with a ten year head start never had quite the acclaim.
At the same time, if rap music never evolved from the mid '90s sound, Jay Z IMO never becomes the big star that he's become. In 1995, a Mobb Deep or Wu Tang Clan or probably another 10 or so other rappers/groups had more star power than he did, and Nas was on another planet.
Then a few years later, a lot changed.
Interesting genre.
Even today it's annoying to talk music with him because (Obviously) Led Zeppelin was the heaviest most creative most bad ass band that ever existed. And there's no debating it. Jon Bonham was the best drummer ever, Page best guitarist, etc etc etc blah blah blah.
This must be how it feels like for an atheist to live with an enthusiastic born-again Christian lol
(I also don't bring up to him how poorly I think most of their records were recorded and produced)
Other than Born in the USA, the album, I find a lot of Bruce's stuff boring as hell.
People LOVE Arcade Fire, I dont get it.
It’s pretty cool
IMO, Bruce's best album is 'Darkness on the Edge of Town'.
I saw Nas live at UConn in 2004/5 and he came out solo and put on one hell of a performance. The superior rapper and my favorite of all time.
IMO, Bruce's best album is 'Darkness on the Edge of Town'.
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I have no idea who ever agreed to sign Neil Young to a recording contract. Talented song writer but the worst voice I've ever heard.
Can't stand U2 either. Or REM. Or The Dead. Or Phish. Or Dave Matthews.
He was a Crosby stills and Nash. So I guess he rode that. Horrible voice. I lost ally forgot the Dead existed lol. I guess smoking an ounce of weed In an hour or two makes anything sound ok.
I never took to the whole Seattle thing.
I never took to the whole Seattle thing.
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never new screeching was singing.
I love Rush, but Geddy Lee has a God-awful singing voice.
He stopped screeching after 1980 and sang in his chest voice afterwards. He also couldn't anymore if he wanted to because he overdid it in the 70s and got older
I saw Nas live at UConn in 2004/5 and he came out solo and put on one hell of a performance. The superior rapper and my favorite of all time.
100% agree with all of this. I don’t understand how Jay-Z has made all of this money. He’s not that great compared to several peers.
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See you in hell, Haha. Dylan & Springsteen are two of my music Mt. Rushmore guys.
Other than Born in the USA, the album, I find a lot of Bruce's stuff boring as hell.
People LOVE Arcade Fire, I dont get it.
I also don’t get the Arcade Fire love. There are like 75 band members and most of their songs sound like shit IMO.
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no idea how that band became famous. terrible music
I grew up on a dairy farm (a little bit upstate). Besides milk, we sold a lot of hay for horse people (we made good hay, got a good rep, so horse people came a distance to buy from us).
One day I was helping load a big truck and the guy said he was picking up the hay for his boss, who was the lead singer of Foreigner.
Being about 20 yrs old at the time, I had no filter and immediately said "Foreigner! I f*cking hate Foreigner!" The guy just rolled his eyes - and I still f*cking hate Foreigner!
You should have said
“I’ve been waiting, for a guy like you…. To come and buy my hay”
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See you in hell, Haha. Dylan & Springsteen are two of my music Mt. Rushmore guys.
Other than Born in the USA, the album, I find a lot of Bruce's stuff boring as hell.
People LOVE Arcade Fire, I dont get it.
I also don’t get the Arcade Fire love. There are like 75 band members and most of their songs sound like shit IMO.
I don't love Arcade Fire by any means, but their songs that work fucking work. "Everything Now" is outstanding and has the kind of instantly familiar hook that makes thousands of songwriters slap their foreheads and think "I can't believe I never thought of that."
x100.
It's particularly a shame because their drummer might be one of the top 10 drummers in rock.
Dude, there is Onion article about people like your friend that is perfect.
Teen Who Just Discovered Led Zeppelin Starting To Piss Off Friends - ( New Window )
at the end of the day, if you really *hate* a band like that, maybe you're just jealous that you're not in the club. either that or you had a really bad experience on Shakedown Street.
Thanks GN.
Haha, I agree totally about Nas being very underrated.
The Mount Rushmore of over rated. I agree. And See You in Hell by Grim Reaper was a true master piece. At least that guy could sing .
at the end of the day, if you really *hate* a band like that, maybe you're just jealous that you're not in the club. either that or you had a really bad experience on Shakedown Street.
Or maybe you just hate hippies
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at the end of the day, if you really *hate* a band like that, maybe you're just jealous that you're not in the club. either that or you had a really bad experience on Shakedown Street.
Or maybe you just hate hippies
Hating the Dead bc of hippies feels like hating Twix bc of diabetics.
It’s not Twix’s fault some people took it too far!
If I had to pick a top ten? In no particular order.....Ramones, Misfits, Motorhead, Alice in Chains, Morphine, Slayer, Megadeth, Nirvana, Minutemen, Pixies
I don't like: Oasis, Bush, Hottie and the Blowfish, REM, Creed, Wings, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Green Day, Nickelback, Linkin Park
I fucking detest: John Mayar, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Maroon 5, ALL COUNTRY MUSIC - I get nauseas when every I hear that sappy, twangy, yodeling bull shit, it sucks I can't stand it.
Other than that everything is just dandy.
Not sure this matches the criteria. They're one of the most hated bands of all time.
I don't like: Oasis, Bush, Hottie and the Blowfish, REM, Creed, Wings, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Green Day, Nickelback, Linkin Park
I fucking detest: John Mayar, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Maroon 5, ALL COUNTRY MUSIC - I get nauseas when every I hear that sappy, twangy, yodeling bull shit, it sucks I can't stand it.
Other than that everything is just dandy.
WTF country music are you listening to with yodeling??
Giants fans should take advantage of the Nashville game, and check out a bunch of different venues and country subgenres. Or at least watch the Ken Burns doc.
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everyone here likes instead. To hate a lot of these musicians is pretty funny, makes me wonder what’s on the playlists instead.
If I had to pick a top ten? In no particular order.....Ramones, Misfits, Motorhead, Alice in Chains, Morphine, Slayer, Megadeth, Nirvana, Minutemen, Pixies
I suggested this but Klaatu said no - just hate - lol.
I like the Clash, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Rancid, Gaslight Anthem, Bruce, the Get up Kids, the Descendants, lately been listening to Machine Gun Kelly (his transformation from rap to punk/pop is incredible - and influenced by Travis Barker from Blink 182) also been listening to country lately - Hank Williams Jr, Bleu Edmunds, and some others. I like a very diverse variety of music.
I can listen to a wide variety - when the mood strikes me I really like country, mainly Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings. Like old Delta blues. Like some old time rock acts like the Kinks, the Animals, some Allman Brothers.
Ultimately though I always come back to hard, heavy, loud, fast stuff. That will always be my bread and butter.
I can listen to a wide variety - when the mood strikes me I really like country, mainly Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings. Like old Delta blues. Like some old time rock acts like the Kinks, the Animals, some Allman Brothers.
Ultimately though I always come back to hard, heavy, loud, fast stuff. That will always be my bread and butter.
I found his stuff during some COVID boredom.
I don't know how exactly but he has a musical relationship with Travis Barker from Blink 182 and he morphed his music from rap to pop punk.
he does a lot of collaborations.
a link below of a collaboration with a British singer named yungblud
His album Tickets to my Downfall was really good. This song was from 2019 - I started listening to him during COVID starting in 2020 when I was desperate for something new.
He is dating or engaged to Megan Fox and he has a video with her. That song is My Bloody Valentine - sounds like a Blink 182 song.
You won't like him. lol.
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I can listen to a wide variety - when the mood strikes me I really like country, mainly Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings. Like old Delta blues. Like some old time rock acts like the Kinks, the Animals, some Allman Brothers.
Ultimately though I always come back to hard, heavy, loud, fast stuff. That will always be my bread and butter.
I don't know what he sings, but this thread needs a pic of his girlfriend
to each their own but holy lord that was fucking awful.
my lawn. get off it.
Ditto...