# Singers that make you reach for the dial

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [February 12, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-that-make-you-reach-for-the-dial/997480 "2024-02-12T16:46:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-that-make-you-reach-for-the-dial/997480/141 "2024-02-20T01:51:12Z")

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> To be honest, I never understood the Clapton adulation. I find his playing, frankly, boring, and his voice even worse. But I’m not a guitar player, I suppose.

I am a guitarist, and I find his playing a bit boring. His solos all sound interchangeable. Granted, his technique is superb. He has like 30 or 40 go-to licks, and he can incorporate them seamlessly. But I think his best, most creative work was with Cream.

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**Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-that-make-you-reach-for-the-dial/997480/142 "2024-02-20T02:45:35Z")

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> [@Turek](#):
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> Alanis Morissette. I’d rather listen to nails on a chalkboard.

I can’t stand her stuff from the late ‘90s, but her first two albums from the early ‘90s are enjoyable.

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**Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-that-make-you-reach-for-the-dial/997480/143 "2024-02-20T13:12:28Z")

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Bob Seger.

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**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-that-make-you-reach-for-the-dial/997480/144 "2024-02-20T13:51:14Z")

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Billie Eilish. I hate whispering and her voice feels like someone is scouring my inner ear with a Brillo pad.

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