# Popular bands everyone loves but you hate. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 7, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527 "2014-04-07T03:40:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/121 "2014-04-09T20:11:49Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > I remember Squier being fairly popular around 1980, but then he delivered what some would consider the worst music video of all time ([Rock me Tonight](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR0j7sModCI)), and that sent his career into a tailspin. > > That a video could destroy the guy’s career is a testament to how powerful MTV was in those days. Yep. I hope I don’t get in trouble over this post, but it is a true quote. About 30 years ago I remember I had stopped by my parents house for something and my younger brother was watching MTV and that video was on. He turned to me and says “_I didn’t know Squier was a fag_!”. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/122 "2014-04-09T20:26:33Z")
I’m not sure there is such a thing as a band everybody loves anymore. There was never literally such a thing, but I can imagine that sometimes it seemed figuratively true- these days no matter how popular a band is, it’s easy to find a story or listicle with 10 reasons they’re the worst band ever. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/123 "2014-04-09T20:37:24Z")
> [@SaharaTea](#): > > **Mumford & Sons** is the first band that came to mind. I like that style of music, but I find nothing appealing or innovative about their music. Why does it have to be innovative? Seriously, if every band is innovative, wouldn’t that get confusing? Each band their own mini genre? Crap, who am I kidding? Other than Yoko Fucking Ono I like every band mentioned.☹ ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/124 "2014-04-09T21:21:04Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Why does it have to be innovative? Seriously, if every band is innovative, wouldn’t that get confusing? Each band their own mini genre? > > Crap, who am I kidding? Other than Yoko Fucking Ono I like every band mentioned.☹ Where did I say music HAS to be innovative in order to be enjoyable? With Mumford & Sons, I get the impression some fans think they are the first band to ever bring a banjo onstage. I love Americana and roots music and I think a lot of other bands do it far better. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/125 "2014-04-09T21:55:47Z")
> [@handsomeharry](#): > > U2 has been living off of their rep for 30 years. They suk now. > > Led Zep pure dee ol’ eats. > > Pearl Jam is crap. > > Around 1976, Styx was the hottest band around. They were shit, but, everybody liked them. The lead singer sounded like somebody whose testicles had not yet descended. This song alone justifies the existence of Styx. It was a “Dr. Demento” favorite for many years; may be NSFW. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/126 "2014-04-09T21:58:02Z")
> [@Waymore](#): > > I agree with the Bob Seger disgust. Seems like the bard of deadbeat dads, washed-up high school star athletes, and every guy who has some sort of ridiculously grandiose view of their youth/early 20s. Ca. 1990, I dated a guy who owned a used record store, and there were four artists whose albums he couldn’t give away. They were Twisted Sister, Asia, Huey Lewis and the News, and…Bob Seger. That last one was very surprising to me. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/127 "2014-04-09T22:13:50Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > This song alone justifies the existence of Styx. It was a “Dr. Demento” favorite for many years; may be NSFW. You forgot to include the link, but it’s not hard to guess [which one you meant.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB-nGVqNciE) ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/128 "2014-04-09T23:56:47Z")
> [@Dave\_Hartwick](#): > > Are those more Kate Bush lyrics? No. It’s just what came to mind in the break room at work. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/129 "2014-04-10T02:39:19Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > I remember Squier being fairly popular around 1980, but then he delivered what some would consider the worst music video of all time ([Rock me Tonight](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR0j7sModCI)), and that sent his career into a tailspin. > > That a video could destroy the guy’s career is a testament to how powerful MTV was in those days. > [@pkbites](#): > > Yep. > > I hope I don’t get in trouble over this post, but it is a true quote. About 30 years ago I remember I had stopped by my parents house for something and my younger brother was watching MTV and that video was on. He turned to me and says “_I didn’t know Squier was a fag_!”. Entry #3 in this Cracked list: [The 5 Most Unintentionally Hilarious '80s Music Videos](http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-most-unintentionally-hilarious-80s-music-videos/#ixzz2yRjB6ax5) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/131 "2014-04-10T03:36:14Z")
> [@yahuan](#): > > Interesting topic.🙂 The mods must really be getting strict if that post can get you banned. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/132 "2014-04-10T03:41:56Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > The mods must really be getting strict if that post can get you banned. Spam link in his profile. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/133 "2014-04-10T05:35:26Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > You forgot to include the link, but it’s not hard to guess [which one you meant.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB-nGVqNciE) Oops! My bad. :o Clicking on that link led to finding THIS gem off to the side! And Tommy Shaw wasn’t even in the band yet when that song was written. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Qnwc_42htuU/hqdefault.jpg "Plexiglass Toilet") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnwc_42htuU) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/134 "2014-04-11T02:30:37Z")
Another artist on the “I Don’t Get It” list is Liz Phair. That woman CANNOT sing. ---
**Author:** ![scratch\_llll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@scratch\_llll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch_llll)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/135 "2014-04-11T04:54:27Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > Which Heart? > > There are those who love the “classic” line-up with Roger Fisher,Steve Fossen, and Mike Derosier and detest the pablum-like drivel that the Wilson sisters released after their departure which should not have been released under the Heart moniker. I was a willow last night in a dream and I bent down over a clear running stream I sang you this song that I heard up above while you kept me alive wtih your sweet flowing love Heart. Yep. 80’s Heart was ass. Never understood the airplay it got. Oh and “Miss America” by Styx was damn good but got no airplay. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/136 "2014-04-11T15:40:04Z")
> [@scratch\_llll](#): > > I was a willow last night in a dream and I bent down over a clear running stream I sang you this song that I heard up above while you kept me alive wtih your sweet flowing love Heart. > > Yep. 80’s Heart was ass. Never understood the airplay it got. > > Oh and “Miss America” by Styx was damn good but got no airplay. That’s “Crazy On You”, from 1976. “Dreamboat Annie” is one of my all-time favorite songs. But you are right, 1980s Heart was meh. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/137 "2014-04-11T16:01:17Z")
I was watching an episode of Pawn Stars where Big Hoss says the Beatles are overrated, essentially they were the first boy band. That kind of shook me for a second, because it seemed perfectly true, but I took a history of rock and roll class that dissected their contributions to music as a whole. The first boy band imho would be the Monkees. I don’t understand why Oasis had such a huge following. I thought they only had one good song. There’s a ton of female singers I don’t like either. I think my ears translate high voices into pain. I like the ones with low voices like Shakira or Skylar Grey. I’m not entirely sure why Gangnam Style is considered a “good song” either. To me, it’s a Korean Weird Al Yankovic or Lonley Island comedy video with lame lyrics. All 90’s rappers that plagiarized Ladidadi. In particular, Hypnotize by the fat dude and Lodidodi by Snoop leopard/lion/hyena/whatever he calls himself now. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/138 "2014-04-11T16:08:31Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Another artist on the “I Don’t Get It” list is Liz Phair. That woman CANNOT sing. She definitely does not have a classic singing voice, but I think it works for her music, especially the first album. When she got a bit more poppy and produced, I think there was more of a mismatch. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/139 "2014-04-11T16:42:23Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > I don’t understand why Oasis had such a huge following. I thought they only had one good song. Not only did they have a huge following, they were being called the “new Beatles” by some overly rabid fans. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/140 "2014-04-11T17:03:47Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > The first boy band imho would be the Monkees. > > I don’t understand why Oasis had such a huge following. I thought they only had one good song. Ever seen the guys in Oasis interviewed? They were all so drugged up and brain-damaged, I could never figure out how they could write songs or perform. The Monkees were the first manufactured pop act to make it big in the way they did. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-everyone-loves-but-you-hate/685527/141 "2014-04-11T18:54:07Z")
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