Are there any any musicians you just don't "get"

I mean people who are critically acclaimed, hugely popular, but are, in your opinion, crap. Mine are:
1. Billie Holliday. Greatest jazz singer ever, but it sounds like a whiny racket to me - and I like jazz.
2. U2. Biggest band on the planet apparently. But they've never wrtitten a decent tune and Bono can't sing to save his life.
3. Rolling Stones. Middle class English boys doing bad impressions of black american music, who have now turned into OAPs taking the piss. Don't understand it
at all.
4. Eric Clapton. No passion.
5. REM. Just can't get beyond Michael Stipe's awful singing voice.
6. Guns n roses. I've heard better in the pubs in Cornwall.

Posted By: Winged Eel Creosote on June 17th 2005 at 00:51:58

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Are there any any musicians you just don't "get" (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jun 17, 00:51:58
- Roxette, 19 top 40 hits, HOW?...... (General Chat) - chuftncfc, Jun 17, 13:36:35
- Mine (General Chat) - Capital Canary, Jun 17, 10:29:27
- The Byrds (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 17, 09:35:13
- Oasis (General Chat) - Clare, Jun 17, 08:16:35
- Manic Street Preachers (General Chat) - loisaida, Jun 17, 04:31:23
- Queen (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 17, 01:26:12
  - Oh god, yes. I completely forgot them. Tosh. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 01:29:47
    - And sorry, Berlin, you might not like this, but ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 01:34:33
      - Black Flag - agreed; rubbish (or do you mean Big Black? In which case you're wrong) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 17, 01:36:40
        
        I mean Black Flag. Big Black were class. :) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 01:39:06
        
        Throwing Muses - not very interesting. (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 17, 01:44:07
        
        I saw White Stripes live, just when they broke, and they were appalling. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 01:44:52
        
        If I say Black Flag, I mean Black Flag. Big Black were class. :) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 01:38:40
        
        Actually the only Husker Du record I own is 8 Miles High & that's a single (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 17, 01:42:02
        
        I just thought they'd be a band you'd like, s'all ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 01:53:53
        
        DKs, yes, very definitely. Jello's spoken word LPs are very good too (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 17, 01:57:12
- yeh not far off you really... (General Chat) - Deadly Diego, Jun 17, 01:16:02
  - Genesis (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jun 17, 01:57:33
    - well said (General Chat) - SCC 26, Jun 17, 02:01:51
  - can't beat a bit of Genesis (General Chat) - SCC 26, Jun 17, 01:17:35
    - ermmm well I 'get' phil Collins solo stuff... (General Chat) - Deadly Diego, Jun 17, 01:30:46
      - I think it's just Nonce Sense. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 02:14:13
        
        don't fuck with 'sussudio' (General Chat) - loisaida, Jun 17, 03:08:46
  - Pink Floyd's first LP is brilliant; second not too bad (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 17, 01:17:31
- radiohead, punk shit, and the stones (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 26, Jun 17, 01:12:15
- You've covered most of them ... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 17, 01:03:24
  - REM (General Chat) - Mitch mitchelson, Jun 17, 01:22:08
    - I love REM's early stuff - Murmer and Fables of the Reconstruction are wonderful. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 01:24:35
      - I agree (General Chat) - Mitch mitchelson, Jun 17, 01:45:23
        
        I agree too (General Chat) - loisaida, Jun 17, 03:16:52
  - agreed (n/m) (General Chat) - Deadly Diego, Jun 17, 01:16:20
- Nirvana - derivative rubbish. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 00:53:18
  - Oh, and The Prodigy. Only controversial if you read the Daily Mail. Otherwise, crap. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 01:13:33
    - Fantastic live I have to say (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 17, 01:14:18
      - but better dead (General Chat) - loisaida, Jun 17, 03:19:08
      - I always found them intensely annoying. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 01:15:18
  - Yeah good call (n/m) (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jun 17, 00:54:06
    - I think the same could be said of Blur, to be honest. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 00:55:35
      - albarn is a useless smackhead (General Chat) - loisaida, Jun 17, 03:21:39
      - Coxon is a guitar genius though (General Chat) - Deadly Diego, Jun 17, 01:17:15
        
        Agreed. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 01:19:53
        
        what do trends have to do with anything (General Chat) - SCC 26, Jun 17, 01:24:11
        
        Good music is good music, but ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 01:29:17
        
        probably not (General Chat) - SCC 26, Jun 17, 01:38:59
        
        Work in the way? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 01:39:43
        
        aye (General Chat) - SCC 26, Jun 17, 01:41:20
        
        I'll send you an email about this. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 01:45:57
        
        yeah sure (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 26, Jun 17, 01:56:59
      - Well possibly (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jun 17, 01:05:00

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