# Bands/singers you don't WANT to like, but do... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 5, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-singers-you-dont-want-to-like-but-do/222848 "2004-01-05T18:08:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-singers-you-dont-want-to-like-but-do/222848/1 "2004-01-05T18:08:02Z")
There seems to be a trend going on with songs and artists that people don’t like, and so forth. How about this? I don’t WANT to like Nickleback. I really don’t. I think Chad Kroeger looks like a horse. I think their videos are hokey (especially the new one…“Someday,” or whatever it’s called). But, as much as I hate to admit it, I think their songs are kinda catchy. I mean, I don’t own any of their CDs, but I don’t necessarily feel like driving a screwdriver into my ear every time they come on the radio. So, Nickleback. Evanescence. But, then again, I think that Amy Lee’s beautiful, so I may be biased there. Jason Mraz. I don’t want to like him, because he seems too…trendy. But his CD’s actually really good. What about you? ---
**Author:** ![dman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@dman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dman)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-singers-you-dont-want-to-like-but-do/222848/2 "2004-01-05T18:24:46Z")
I just love Meatloaf. Not many folk will believe I’ll admit to it, but I think the overblown poetry of Jim Steinman sung like opera from a big sweaty dude is just great. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-singers-you-dont-want-to-like-but-do/222848/3 "2004-01-06T19:35:57Z")
Almost everything my 14-year old daughter listens to. I don’t want to even be caught SAYING names like “Justin” or “Christina”, but I gotta admit they can put out some nice music. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-singers-you-dont-want-to-like-but-do/222848/4 "2004-01-06T23:18:37Z")
Y’know, **digs** , while I’m not the world’s biggest Christina fan, I DO like the song _Fighter_. ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-singers-you-dont-want-to-like-but-do/222848/5 "2004-01-06T23:35:40Z")
With some of my friends, girlie pop music often gets made fun of. So, I don’t want to like them, but I can’t help with regards to the Corrs, Sarah Mclachlan (bordering on puppy dog love here ;)), and Pat Benatar. There are probably others, but that’s all I can think of for now. Oh, and while I detest Madonna (in large part due to her butchering of American Pie, and the song “Music”), I have to admit to really liking “Like a Virgin”. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-singers-you-dont-want-to-like-but-do/222848/6 "2004-01-07T18:23:01Z")
And speaking of Sara Mclachlan, I have an example of something going contrary to my usual tastes: usually I hate an artist for “going pop” (hate the ‘new’ Liz Phair). The less produced the better… usually. But Dar Williams, who’s always had insightful lyrics but was too ‘unpolished’ musically for me, put out a beautiful, haunting album, “Beauty of the Rain”. I call it her “Sarah Mclachlan album”. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-singers-you-dont-want-to-like-but-do/222848/7 "2004-01-07T18:26:34Z")
Back in the day, I used to enjoy ABBA. I knew I shouldn’t, but somehow… ---
**Author:** ![Brad\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8dc957/32.png) [@Brad\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brad_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-singers-you-dont-want-to-like-but-do/222848/8 "2004-01-07T19:42:17Z")
For me it is Eminem. I am not the biggest rap fan, and really wished he was just a one hit wonder. But he has some great lyrics, and seems to have a pretty good business sense. ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-singers-you-dont-want-to-like-but-do/222848/9 "2004-01-07T20:01:29Z")
I hate the pop/R&B stuff that’s popular these days (Britney, Christina, Beyonce, etc.), and when Pink’s first song - I think it’s called “Get the Party Started” - started getting played on the radio stations I really, _really_ hated it. But then I’ve really liked everything she’s put out since. I’ve come perilously close to buying one of her CDs. It’s not fair! ---
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-singers-you-dont-want-to-like-but-do/222848/10 "2004-01-07T21:13:46Z")
I am no longer all that ashamed to say that I love Justin Timberlake’s solo album, _Justified_. It’s just straightforward great bubblegum pop, like Michael Jackson back when he was still semi-human. It’s paper-thin, but it’s just good freaking music, and I’m not gonna let my inherent snobbery ruin it for me. So there. And even The Onion AV Club, a bunch of hardcore music snobs admitted to a certain appreciation for Britney’s latest album. I haven’t heard any of it, but they make it sound like she plays a very minimal role in some brilliantly produced tracks. I’m willing to believe it. Britney may not be talented, but she makes enough money that she can hire people to be talented for her. LC ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-singers-you-dont-want-to-like-but-do/222848/11 "2004-01-07T22:58:34Z")
I don’t want to like _The White Stripes_, I don’t know why I don’t want to like them but something inside me feels like I hate them. I think it has something to do with Rolling Stone magazine loving them but I’m not sure. Anyhow, i really do like their songs. ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2004, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-singers-you-dont-want-to-like-but-do/222848/12 "2004-01-08T02:24:53Z")
Oh, the shame. I like Dashboard Confessional. It’s so stereotypical emo, but I can’t help it. ---
**Author:** ![PlasticVirgil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eb9ed0/32.png) [@PlasticVirgil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlasticVirgil)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2004, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-singers-you-dont-want-to-like-but-do/222848/13 "2004-01-08T02:42:02Z")
I never wanted to like her, but I LOVE cindy Lauper. -Girls Just Want to Have Fun- got stuck in my head one afternoon, and didnt leave for the next week and a half. It just kept getting better, and better, everyday. Going to the store and physically buying the CD gave me that dirty, unclean feel. But its great to sing along to in the shower.