ZZ top, Heart, Tears for Fears, Journey, Midnight Oil(sorry aussies), Culture Club, Village People, 10,000 Maniacs, Fine Young Cannibals, Faith No More,ALLANIS MORISETTE!!! The Cranberries, Garbage, Spice Girls, Girl Power, GOO GOO DOLLS, Jewel, Kid Rock, Limp Bizkit, Korn, Milli Vanilli, THE MONKEES, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, Sarah McLachlan, Smash Mouth, Will Smith.
This has all been amusing, especially some of the older bands. Folks, I know it may be hard to believe, but the Beatles, Stones, and Led Zeppelin (among others) are essential to rock music (do you really think there’d ever be any heavy metal if Zeppelin hadn’t led the way?). The probably is that all pioneers seem overrated by people who don’t understand how important they are, and who don’t realize that the people they DO like owe a debt to them (ask any musician about these bands; they’ll tell you a different story).
I don’t particulary care for Matthews or Rod Stewart, but the band that gets me to turn the radio the fastest is Steve Miller (except for “Space Cowboy” or “Living in the USA” or “Your Saving Grace”).
RADIOHEAD
It’s them. I don’t get them. Their music has begun to really suck. I cite Kid A and Amnesiac. Sure, they are ok to listen to as entire CDs, but as single songs, they suck!
They were good with OK computer. Then they listened to the critics calling them deep and decided to make “deep” stuff that no one would understand. That is when I stopped listening to them. F*** you, radiohead.
Green Day sucks out loud!
And who’s the musical genius that decided to allow The Scorpions to go un-euthanasia-ed?
Add me to the tearing-out of eyes when it comed toAC/DC
um… who else? I may be back with more…
[sup]Dave Mathews ROCKS!![/sup]
Oh, and anything described as “rap” sucks ass as well (except Sir Mixalot. Gotta respect the “I like big butts” song)…
YMMV:D
Bruce Springsteen
U2
Pearl Jam
Grateful Dead
None of them do a thing for me. Seen all of them and I still can’t be bothered to listen to their drek.
I hate almost every band mentioned in this thread so much that it’s hard to pick a special favorite, but I’d have to go with Led Zeppelin. Out of all of the things I hate about Led Zeppelin, the one I hate the most is how many of their fans will become violent when you say you don’t like them. I also hate Pearl Jam, but I’ve never had a Pearl Jam fan threaten to kick my ass because I didn’t like them.
Yep. Anyone who likes punk rock hates Blink 182.
Yeah, well, Led Zeppelin sucked. Whether they lead any ways or not. I can hear Robert Plant screeching and automatically break the knob off on the radio. (Yes, I drive an elderly vehicle, that still has knobs.) I just never cared for them. At all. The only people I did know that loved them, while they were really big (back in the dark ages) were on acid most of the time. Which I admit, was lots of fun, unless Lez Zep was spewing their crap. I didn’t even like them HIGH. (Me OR them!)
The Stones bit, too, and I am so delighted to see I am NOT the only one on this earth to think so. They bit then, they bite now, they will bite always.
Another pet hate of mine is Fleetwood Mac. God, just shut the hell up! Nobody CARES, Stevie!!! You are WAY past seventeen, and you were on your 5000th line even in the seventies when you bored the life out of me!
Never could stand Journey, but I stood alone amongst my friends. They all thought I needed help liking them. No help they could provide induced me to like a group whose lead singer sounded like a cat that had been hacksawed with a rusty blade.
Van Halen (with David Lee GROSS) was nothing but a disgrace to rock music. Can we say, NO TALENT? They sound far better without his idiocy. He always made me think of a drag queen who didn’t really have enough guts to be a good drag queen. Plus, handsprings don’t make up for vocal inadequacies.
I have to agree with the folks on here that bash the Beatles. I like lots of their old stuff, but hey, I was brought up on that stuff. They may be pioneers, and whatnot, but the longer they trudged on, the sorrier they got. The Beatles separately (when they each went solo) aren’t worth the typing it would take to say how much I detest them. Pioneers, schmioneers. Get over it. Got it, Jude?
Oh yeah, and ZZ Topp have the right letters.
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Oh, how I detest The Eagles. There’s not a single song recorded by them that I remotely like.
I love all the responses!
By the way, I noticed a few people posting things on the lines of “I can’t believe you don’t like” or “you kids don’t understand the bands of yesteryear” or “I hope I don’t get killed for saying this but I hate” . .
That’s the whole idea of the OP!!! If you hate a band, but were always afraid to say it . .LET IT OUT!! GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST!!! UNLEASH YOUR DEEPEST FEARS!! It’s ok!
And if someone mentions they hate YOUR favorite band . . keep in mind that the person is obviously in the minority! So chill . .chi l l . . . not ALL 6 billion of the people in the planet are going to agree with you on anything!! Take it to the Debates Forum if you disagree!
KEEP EM COMIN!!!
I’m another Rolling Stones hater, so I guess that disqualifies them from the “and you’re the only one in the world” part, because I see they got two other mentions.
With all due to respect RealityChuck, one thing that does chap my backside is when musicians or other persons qualified to speak about music try to argue me down from this one. I would never in a million years deny that the Rolling Stones were important, or influencial, or established some sort of legacy that undergrids rock as we know it today. Because of course they are, and they did.
All I am saying is … we’re not listening to the Rolling Stones when we’re driving in my car. A woman’s car is her castle (if castles moved around), so please pass me that Beatles tape. The one we don’t listen to in BunnyGirl’s car. Because she’s busy listening to the Blues Traveler tape that we don’t listen to in Cranky’s car …
I’ll second what SilkyThreat said about some of these “rock pioneers” - seems to me that they were such pioneers because people weren’t used to such crap. Or, maybe they just paved the way for a whole new brand of it.
Can’t stand the Rolling Stones, never could, never will. I don’t care if they influenced every single rock band throughout the 70s, 80s, 90s or for the next 100 years - they suck.
The Beatles had a few groovy tunes, but in the end, I’d never pay money to listen to them.
Led Zeppelin? Gag.
AC/DC? The lead singer has a voice like fingernails on a chalkboard…
And, to add something new, Rage Against the Machine - hate 'em. Not because of their political views or anything like that mind you. I hate them because they are no-talent hacks. Screaming into a microphone while some other guys bang on their guitars is not music, I’m sorry to say (of course, this goes for many other groups as well…). All of their “songs” sound like all of their other “songs”. Word of advice to the band members: if you want your message to be heard, write a book or something. Because you guys are really lousy musicians. Really.
Nelly Furtado. Canadians knows who I’m talking about.
Americans: Imagine taking that really slutty girl from college who always wore T-shorts made for Cabbage Patch kids and who had a different boyfriend every two days and just couldn’t like, omyGOD understand it when the LAST guy she slept with was like so pissy when she dated ANOTHER guy two days later but like he’s so HOT heeheeheehee, and imagine this girl has the voice of Janice from “Friends” (“Chandla BYNG!!!”) and pretends to be a good singer by never holding the same note for more than a nanosecond. Now give her a recording contract. Presto. You’ve got Nelly Furtado. But she’s Canadian, so she’s in HEAVY rotation on our stations, who are required by law (really) to play a lot of Canadian artists.
I would also like to add “me toos” to the votes for Rage Against the Machine (if they didn’t sing about controversial stuff, they wouldn’t be able to get gigs at high schools) and The Grateful Dead. Did the Grateful Dead ever actually record a really good song?
This is the best thing I’ve ever heard in my life. It’s too true with me. I like their older stuff a little bit, but ever since “Enema of the State,” they’ve seemed more pop than anything. Stupid teeny-boppers. Quit with your stupid little antics. “Take Off Your Pants and Jacket”…what are we, thirteen-year-old boys? Psh, even the punk bands I listen to are more mature than this.
I hate Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, all that rap-metal junk that seems to be the flavor of the week. I prefer to kick it old school with my classic rock compilation CD, courtesy of my best friend. Sweet home Alabama…Where the skies are so blue…
I can’t think of many others, but I’m sure there are more. I will be back.
I hate U2. I hate Nelly Furtado (and I"m not even Canadian! She has a single in heavy rotation down here in the US - “I’m Like A Bird”). I hate Macy Gray. I hate Rage Against The Machine.
That’s not new…
A few of the bands listed above are sacred to me (don’t get me started), but most of them I don’t care one way or the other about. But…
Thank you, oh thank you for making me realize I’m not alone in the universe for hating:
The Eagles (growing up, I lost friends over that opinion)
Steve Miller (I get nauseated typing the name)
The Dave Matthews Band (the MOST BORING concert I’ve ever attended…I went for free and felt ripped off)
But I’ve been victim of the worst wrath for expressing this little viewpoint: Eric Clapton is overrated. (ducking bullets) No, I don’t hate him…and Cream was great…but I think he’s been pretty mediocre for the last 25 years.
Rush. I just don’t understand how it could be considered enjoyable on any level.
Aerosmith. None of those men were ever sexy. It’s cute that they think they are. Still.
Dave Matthews Band. PLEASE!! GET OUT OF MY FACE!!!
The Eagles. “Crying Eyes” needs to go. Right off the planet. The world would be a better place.
Puff Daddy? Who let him in the building?
Creed. I didn’t like Metallica. Why would I enjoy their second coming?
Metallica. They just. plain. suck. As people, as a band, in every conceivable way.
Robert Johnson. Yes, I know… he influenced All Rock And Roll Artists Of Note, I know how Eric Clapton thinks that there’s no music more soulful than RJ, but I just don’t like the music.
Arrested Development. They were very overrated, IMHO. Even with Mr. Wendal.
The Starland Vocal Band. Just kidding.
Aerosmith. I’ve even met an opera singer who likes these guys. My personal nightmare in Hell would include a lighter-enhanced singalong to Dream On.
Question: Am I the only person who doesn’t like Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew?
blasphemy! you must be out yo damn mind!