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my whole life ive heard people rave on this band or that band and for whatever reasons i just dont dig em or see what all the fuss it about.

list some bands that have worldwide critical acclaim and are thought of as awesome bands that u find to be shit bands.


main one for me is U2, i just dont like them also the Rolling Stones

Well for me it would have to be the Beatles.I never could get into them.

U2 and Oasis are 2 bands i never liked except for a few songs.  But they are from the UK and im american so maybe i dont understand their concept of music or something. Pearl Jam's another band i didnt like much. In the late 90's i started respecting them for lasting awhile, but hearing the more recent music changed my mind again pretty fast.

That said, i would still listen to any of these bands on the radio. I just never bought the cd's or want to download any  songs.

I love all kinds of music, and there's not many bands that I can't get into. However, I could never get interested in Nirvana or Pearl Jam. I don't know why, because they're awesome! I like similar bands such as Nine Inch Nails, Alice In Chains, and STP. But, something about Nirvana and Pearl Jam, they just don't click with me. All apologies.

Yeah U2 is somehow.. tasteless. Bland. Too stale for me. The same goes for The Beatles & The Rolling Stones.

I sort of like Eddie Vedder's voice, but for some reason I've never really got into Pearl Jam either.

Beatles
Stones
U2 to an extent
Nirvana
Aerosmith, can't fuckin stand Steve Tyler.

I never got into Nirvana is a band so simple for me even though some lyrics are very good  :peace:

The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
Nine Inch Nails - think they are utter shite
Rolling Stones


I don't like U2's '90's stuff - so bland, but loved their 80's efforts, some of my absolute favourite music

Cool topic.  With the exception of a couple of songs, I have never been able to get into Pink Floyd.  My girlfriend loves them and tried to get me to watch "The Wall" with her.  I couldn't make it past 20 minutes.

Very good toopic d, I'd have to say Pink Floyd.. People go on and on about it, and I could never get into it.. RUsh also falls into this...

I mean I can enjoy a song, but I never could get into the beatles,,

The Stones.  They might've been good in their day but they sound so 'old'
The Beatles are the same, they're just a bit plain (that rhymes!)
Nirvana cos they're overrated and shit
T-Rex, can't see what all the fuss is about
Queen, I do rate queen but it's all a bit cheesy.  Metal for mums
Meat Loaf - doesn't rock


Izzy - how can you not get into Led Zeppelin?????????  That's a very strange concept.  I don't get too excited about Sabbath although I can understand that they've made some (not always) great rock.

Bon Jovi
Oasis
Pink Floyd/ Scratch this band, I really like them now. :D
Black Sabbath

Pink Floyd and The Who I don't like,but I respect.
Nirvana and Pearl Jam I don't like and I don't respect

a lot of the progressive classic rock bands and the "avante garde" ones. those who took themselves too seriously. frank zappa, rush, styx, pink floyd, the beatles... yechk. never.

I like straight up rock n' roll, no matter how sloppy it may be. that's why I listen to a lot of the Stones.. it may have been garageasfuck but it had a lot of soul and it was real.

There okay and have done some good songs - Stairway to Heaven and Whole Lotta Love are class and i don't dislike them and own a bit of their stuff - but i can't relate to people who claim they are amazing - they are good, but nothing more, Robert Plant doesn't convince.

I don't understand why people are putting Nirvana as a 'greatest' and 'classic' band.

They're shit!

Or were shit.

This thread is hurting my soul!? A lot of my favorite bands have been listed: The Who, The Beatles, Radiohead, Oasis, Pink Floyd, Rush, Frank Zappa, T-Rex...damn i love all of these bands.

However, i will agree with a few...The Stones, they're okay...i have Made in the Shade, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street, Sucking in the 70's and Their Satanic Majesties Request but they still don't do much for me.? Also, Led Zep i think are highly overated.? lots of boring songs and Plant's voice blows.? U2 and Pearl Jam...boring, conventional, not cool, don't like em.

edit:Lemme add some more...
Iron Maiden..gimme a break! I gave these guys a three album chance and all they came up with was cheese! i think they suck..and i like metal by the way....Gimme Pantera or Priest though.

This is for D....Prince and Bon Jovi, not once have they ever done anything which has seemed the least bit cool or even interesting to me.

maybe I have listened to BB and I know what is in their repertoire.. I was just making a generalization. and no, I'm not going to watch fucking Yellow Submarine.

Most of 80?s American rock bands.
Kinks, The Who. Queen,
Early Bono, I do like music of U2, esp Edge, but I don?t like Bono's singing.

I'm not saying they're bad. Just a matter of taste.

Well I think Beatles are shit and Pink Floyd, has a few songs  that are, like, national anthems (like Mother or Wish You Were Hear) and then there are thowsands of songs wich are spacy noises that make you feel like you?ve smoked weed.









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Pink Floyd
Tool
Nine Inch Nails
Meat Loaf
Radiohead (Cant Stand them)

yeah i also agree with radiohead and nine inch nails, never understood their appeal.



Bon Jovi and Prince arent for everyone

Purple Rain came on today and i watched Let's Go Crazy and just thinking that one man wrote and played all of that is mind blowing.

how many people are a great pianist,bass player,singer,lyricist,producer,songwriter,

who can be not only one of the greatest front men but also one of the greatest guitarist

what makes Prince great is he is great at various styles, whether it be rock,funk,R and B,Jazz,blues, he touches base on all styles and does them all well. there are artists that may do a certain style a bit better than Prince but his overall prolificness and ability to do every style and own that style makes him soooooo amazingly great!


Ive never heard a single bon jovi song that i didnt love, Bon Jovi and GNR are the only two bands that i love every single piece of music they've done.

All you Radiohead haters I hope you burn in hell!!!

I can't believe how some of you dislike that band. They made two of the finest records to come out in the 90's. They are incredibly talented.

I can't get into Led Zeppeling. I have their box set, the entire collection, but out of the 80+ songs, I like 10. I've tried, but I just can't.

The Chemical Brothers. When they became sort of big, I started to pay some attention to electronica but not much of a fan. They have won numerous awards, but find their music boring.

Pink Floyd's " dark side.." that's supposed to be their best work to date, but quite frankly, I dig the Wall much more.

The Magnetic Fields " 69 love songs" The guy maye one of the most talented poets in America today, also I give him a lot of credit to write 69 love songs, but the album is the prefect choice to take a nap.

The Smiths. I just hate Morrisay with a passion. I can't stand his voice...

Led Zeppelin, NUFF F*CKING SAID.

OMG... I cant believe that many people listed U2 and The Stons, two of my favorite bands along with GNR. It took a time to get into the Stones for me,  but once you get hooked, you just cant get enough. For you that dont know the band, just download the song Gimme Shelter, its simply the best song ever. As for U2, theyre my favorite at the moment. The sound textures The Edge create just takes you away you know. And that song... One. What a fucking wonderful piece of art.  I strongly recommend the live Slane Castle DVD, its AWESOME. Bono can get a crowd going like noone, maybe Mick Jagger and Axl Rose.

The Beatles

Hah, there's nothing cooler than 'Darling Nikki' by Prince :) That guy is the epitome of everything cool - or at least used to be in the 80s.

Not gonna defend Bon Jovi though, even though I have their greatest hits album from '94 hidden somewhere at my mom's house :P

For me U2 is the most boring music of all time. Sorry.

Prince - I like Purple Rain a lot, but that's all. I don't like his music. Sorry.

Pink Floyd - now I've been fighting for them  :) I try to understand what's so good in their music, I bought Echoes, their best of, I like some tracks, but not the majority of the songs.

Nirvana - I only like Rape me and Heart-shaped box. I think they were making the same song with different titles.

You mentioned other bands, but - although I don't like or dislike some of them - I don't list them, Cause I don't consider these bands 'classics'.

Green Day
Radiohead
and surprisingly U2

The problem is probably buying a compilation for a band like Floyd.  They're very much an album oriented group.  Meaning, they didn't pump out a slew of singles or stand alone tracks.  Instead their genious is presented in album format.  Take a listen to Animals, Meddle or Wish You were Here in their entirety.  These albums take you on a journey.  They totally encompass you and go in so many different directions musically (very much like Radiohead!).  That being said, Floyd is not for everyone, but i think their relevance can in no way be disputed (very much like Radiohead!).

Radiohead - The Bends and OK Computer are great, agreed.  The rest sucks ass though, I've got Hail to the Theif and I wanted to like it, but it stinks.

The Chemical Brothers - Agree with you there.  But was any dance music ever good?!  Very rarely.

Pink Flloyd - are genious, The Wall is their best.

The Smiths - are fucking quality, Morrissey's voice is very unique.

The Doors-blech :P
The Who- double blech :P
Pearl Jam-god knows I tried..a couple cool tunes but that is it...Eddie is a whiner

Gotta say Zep..I've got their boxset and stuff but I just can't really get into it.

Thanks for the advice, I'll gime them a second chance with a full album.  : ok:


Try to get some live shows of them. Their albums sometimes are too polished, but their concerts beat everything. Zepp is one of the greatest live bands of all time.  :yes:

Except they have a tendency to get a bit too self-indulgent for my tastes.  A 20-minute drum solo?  Good God.  :nervous:

Same here.

Aerosmith, Def Leppard, M?tley Crue, Bon Jovi, Poison..

But there is (was) a difference between Matt's and Bonham's playin'  :yes: Anyway, you can skip the drum solo (Moby Dick).

The doors for me, heard all the albums. Soft parade is ok but most just does nothing for me.

Also Mettallica.

Snap

I also have three Maiden albums and i don't know how three guitarists can be so uninspired - and those awful lyrics..... Pantera, Priest - now we're talking!

I truly cannot stand Pink Floyd and Rush.

Radiohead sucks as well, save two songs. "Creep" and "Street Spirit (Fade Out)". However, The Darkness' cover of "Street Spirit" blows the original out of the water!

-Jeff

1) Led Zeppelin/ I like about 4 songs, the rest (and don't tell me to get fucked as it's my opinion) are complete trash. Their songs besides a few have absolutely no fucking meaning. Their singer is boring as shit on stage. John Bonham and Jimmy are great.

2) The Doors/ Besides break on thru to the otherside the rest is unispiring bullshit.

3)Judas Priest/ Can't stand 1 song.

Metallica


strangely i like the band members, i love hearin them speak *especially Lars* and i respect them as a band, but it would be torture if i had to listen to every metallica song back to back to back.

i like 10-12 songs but i dont know, ive never bought a metallica album

Yeah same here, Other is Pink Floyd...

You must be insane. You haven't heard much of OK Computer, have you? Do yourself a favor, go to your closest music store and buy it now. You'll Come back to this thread and edit your post for sure.

Iron Maiden are dull, Metallica and Pantera are real Metal Up Your A**.

I refuse to belive that you can't 'get into' Led Zeppelin. Get the DVD that came out the other year or  the How The West Was Won album. It'll make you piss your pants it's so good.

And as far as Queen being 'a bit cheesy' and 'Metal for mums'. Get the new Queen Live At The Bowl DVD, then come back and tell me that. Or wait for the Live Aid DVD, watch Queen's performance. That's how you perform. Fucking brilliant. I can understand some people not liking the 80's poppy stuff they sang in the early 80's, that can be abit cheesey, but the 70's and early 90's stuff rocked as good as Zeppelin, The Who or The Stones.

Yeah Pink Floyd also write about something that didn't really happen if ya get me. Like i love GN'R because all of them has a story behind them. It's not like them pretending how they'ed feel being inside someone elses shoes. That's why i think they were very successfull, there songwriting was great.

But i do like Pink Floyd better than Zeppelin

I love music,  I think people have to go out and buy bootlegs of bands though - not just the offical studio albums.  Because that's where the best bands really kick it. Artists like Zepplin, Doors, Queen, GNR, Bowie U2 -  They have really made their mark through their legendary gigs as much as anything else.

There are bands that i find hard to get into Like Radiohead and Pink Floyd - apart from a few songs I like, i get bored it's too much of the same for me.  And i hate that falsetto scream ala Thom Yorke. It Just grinds me sometimes lol

But i know i need to give them a bit more time than i have done.  I'll be honest i couldn't sit and listen to hours of Zepplin - not many bands i could do that with anyway, except for a few. But depends on the mood i am in. The dvd's i could manage i mean i like being visually entertained.

 I always make it my aim to seek out their best boot's and really give my time to them.  I would never call any band shit though. I can appriciate them without being a fan.  And music is strange you can hate something for years and then it catches you.

I hated REM's "Everybody hurts" for years. i just didn't get what everyones else seemed to see in it.  But then one morning i'm woken up by it on the radio and it was just like wow that is great. 

And while it's a crap idea, the UK Music Hall of fame programe and retrospetives like that remind you of artists you havent really looked into yet.  I bought 2 Prince albums after watching him on that, i wouldn't call them my fav albums of all time, but great music by a very talented guy. The only album i have bought which i thought was really bad - was HIM Razor Blade suitcase, i thought that was really bad.

Kiss
Aerosmith
Van Halen
Bon Jovi

Have to agree with a lot of you:

Pink Floyd - Having trouble trying to fall asleep? Just pop in one of their cd's.

Pearl Jam - Every song, every chorus, every verse...just bland, muffed, nasal mumbling. Now I can't comment on the depth of their lyrics, but that's because I can't make out a word hes saying...

Led Zeppelin - Use to like them a bit...but then I stopped listening to what Guitar Magazines have to say...You can only take so much of "OOooh baby, hot mama...oooo, I love you". Guess it was right for its time. Still like some songs though.

U2 - I've always disliked U2. My theory on this band is that they gained constant positive reviews from fans by sticking around for a long time and not pissing anyone off.  Seriously, these guys made a point of appealing to everyone and everything, by making songs that aren't too heavy, aren't too soft, aren't too extreme, etc.  I've heard only one song by U2 which I really liked, Seconds.

Thinking about it, i'd have to include:

 
Kiss - I was very disspointed after hearing hwo great they were meant to be.  They looked cool but when i actually heard their stuff, it's very weak stuff - great image though.

Bon Jovi - The only thing i have half-liked by them, is the unplugged version of Living on a prayer.  Apart from that,  just way too much cheese.

Def Leppard - again just really weak songs 

Even though I've tried hard  ;D, just because it's suposed to be soooooooo f/**n' good, i've never gotten into Radiohead. The only song I kinda like, the most comercial one by the way, is creep.

No, don't say that mi querido amigo. Try " The Bends" first. The album is a master piece. No fillers, every song is 10 times better than "Creep". Play close attention to " Black Star", " Sulk", " Fake Plastic Trees" , "The Bends", " My Iron Lung". Once the album has grown on you ( it will sort of put you in a nice-happy mood) get back to " Pablo Honey" (Creep)
and you'll see the difference.

Don't try "Ok computer" unless you've given "The Bends" a few listens.

By the way, this was your first Radiohead 101 lesson.? ;)

-Moby

-Radiohead (sorry Ignatious)

Mi querido amigo:

I'm not saying I hate Radiohead or that I can't stand listening to it. I have "the bends", I have "Pablo Honey", "Ok Computer", "hail to the thief" and "amnesiac " (downloaded all of them of course, I don`t buy music if i don't really really love it). It's just that even though I've tried, it's not for me, that's all. I can listen to it and I think it's not bad, it's just that I think I don't have the "mood" ;D. Anyway, if so much people say they are incredible, I'm not gonna be the one who dishes them. I prefer other type of music, that's all folks!!

Cheers Ignatius :beer:

Ones I never got into are: U2, Queen, Rush, Bon Jovi, The Doors

The Romones... INXS...... and U2 are some of the bands i absolutly can not get into and also i cant forget VR lol  : ok:

Led Zeppelin
Aerosmith (I like 1 song and that's it)
Metallica
Kiss
Bon Jovi
Def Lepard
Pearl Jam
The doors

This one is easy for me - and it's not that I just can't get into them - it's that I FUCKING HATE THEM!!!!!!!!!


RUSH

I really like this topic. As a new schooler interested in old school rock n' roll.. definitely...

The Doors, Rolling Stones, The Beatles (though I half like Sgt Pepper but otherwise... eh...not that interesting) Queen especially, hate Night at the Opera, hate Bohemian Rhapsody, arg,) ACDC (they're okay, but it's all the same shit and I don't voluntarily listen to it), Kiss sucks ass (but Rock n' Roll Over is okay) totally don't understand the Kiss phenomenon, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin is good but pretentious and overrated, Pantera, Meat Loaf sucks ass. Imagine my disappointment, finding Bat out of Hell in my parents' basement as a kid, not knowing what Meat Loaf was, thinking, Bat out of Hell?? woah this sounds so cool! put it in and.. oh, the disappointment. Sex Pistols. U-Fucking-2!!!

Radiohead are awesome!

Genesis
Neil Young
INXS

Ur absolutely right!

I bought Ok computer a while back and was just blown away by it, and Pablo Honey and The Bends also score top marks - their style just clicked with me one day - guess i wasn't depressed enough to like them before!

Also really into Pink Floyd - went from really not liking them to them being my favourite band - nothing touches them

Damn right nothing touches them! don't understand how so many people can not like this band. listen to echoes that song kicks ass for 23 minutes.
as for the topic i never really got into The Beatles, and I really tried, i have rubber soul and some other albums but i don't listen to that at all. what a waste of money that was!

I acknowledge the greatness, accomplishments and talent of the following bands/musicians but I would rather pour dog urine into my ears than listen to them:

Pearl Jam - Vedder sounds like a man in serious need of an enema.

Soundgarden - SPOON-mannn!!!!!  Enough said.

Bad Company - I just threw up after writing that.

Eagles - more when Don Henley sings; if you ever want to kill me, play Hotel California.

Billy Joel - I hate him and everything that he stands for and represents.  On that note - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4...






PRESSHHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pink Floyd
The Eagles
Kiss - I really hate them, but they've got some good stuff.
Rush - some stuff sounds good, but the voice is pretty damn annoying!

then a couple I wouldn't call classic greatest bands, but they've been mentioned a lot

Radiohead
Nine Inch Nails

kiss
The beatles (i find them to be serverly over rated)
Queen..just cant get into them
rolling stones....boring i feel, gnrs cover of one of there songs is far better
The Doors (i listened to these with great enthusiam as i wanted to know who jim morrison was from waynes world 2, but i didnt really like the music when i heard it)

loads more

i just can't seem to understand the beatles. i can't get their music. tried to but... :no:

Loved the Beatles but couldn't get into Paul McCartney as a solo artist.

Not a shot at D, but Bon Jovi just never clicked with me. I loved Richie Samboras first solo album, but it just didnt carry over.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - They have some good songs but never heard anything that made me want to buy a CD

AC/DC - Yes thay are true legends, but it all sounds the same to me

Almost forgot Motley Crue. Best thing they did was getting John Corabi. Worst: Taking Vince back.

You took the words right out of my mouth

In addition to Rush:
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
U2
Stones
Queen

Who the fuck said Neil Young? :crying:

Hm, Pink Floyd would be one of them. Can't listen to most Beatles stuff, except for a few songs. I literally walk out of the bar if somebody puts on any John Lennon solo things, worst is 'imagine'. Happened to me just the other week, enjoying my scotch, some stupid bartender decides it is time for 'Imagine'. Left the bar, only came back when my husband assured me the song was done. You'll get the same reaction out of me with 'Hotel California' and 'Everybody hurts'.

I'm not too keen on Iron Maiden, although Eddie is great. Never liked it, probably never will. Can't really put my finger on why not, I just don't.

think that's it. I have quite a broad taste in music. I even liked that 'hit me' britney spears song  :no: So, don?t take my advise on music  :hihi:

I like this thread.

I'll say Pearl Jam.? I used to hate them until three years ago when I bought Ten on a whim.? I love that album now, but the rest of their material just doesn't do it for me (okay, so I also like Daughter and Do the Evolution, but other than that, no).

In high school, I would've said U2, but I've really gotten into them over the past few years.

Some others are Coldplay (it seems like everyone likes them nowadays, but I really can't get into them), Linkin Park (I hate these guys), and to a lesser extent, Kiss.? Kiss is alright, but I really think the stage antics, persona, and aura surrounding the band is ridiculous.? They think of themselves as the greatest metal band of all time, while their musical talent is mediocre at best (well, Paul Stanley does have a huge vocal range, he just doesn't use it with the band).

Don't you like anything off Achtung Baby or Zooropa. I think that's when the band hit it's peak, but after taht, yeah they've gone really bland.

Couldn't agree with you more, they put out their finest album in 1994, shame they went back to being sucky again after that.

uhm... let' s see:

The Beatles
Pink Floyd
Metallica
Motley Crue
U2

there' s more though... just can' t think of any more at the moment

I thought they put out their last album back with Theatre of pain ;D

Pearl Jam is a band where it takes time to get into them. Even with Ten, it was the same way. To me, if anybody, told me that they liked 2 single songs that Pearl Jam did from 1993 to now, I would swear that we weren't listening to the same band. Ten and Vs. were awesome but Pearl Jam has done a lot of other stuff that is just great. Kujo will tell you.

Also, Pearl Jam is the last of the grunge bands, so they deserve respect for sticking around.

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As far as classic bands I can't get into, I would say U2, I can't stand them.

I cant get: Johnny Cash (boring to me) and Thin Lizzy (i know "they rock" but i hate them)

Am I the only one around here who doesn't like Sex Pistols?  :-\

Some of you must be deaf from listening to AFD too many times.... how can anyone not like the Beatles, or the Stones or Aerosmith and like Guns n Roses......

yes.... listen to EMI or Bodies...

I tottalljy agree. the stones totally kick ass there classic greatness , and the beatles are just the best rock ever ......

But on that note id like to add i absolutly hate ELVIS..... i cant get into that 50's junk... the only stuff that old that i like is Johnny cash.