What bands does everyone rave about that you can't stand?

[traviscanada]

Kill yourself now. All these have actual talent, which is a foreign concept to a beastie boys fan.

Can`t get enough Jarvis Cocker, I definatley enjoy all those listed too.

[boarderwoozel3]

Everything on that list except pink floyd and portishead is extremely bad music, and add sigur ros and white stripes to that list too. Who the fuck are you to say who has or doesnt have any taste in music. To me it seems like you are the one with no taste, fucking retard.

Daaaaammmmmnnnn!

Srsly though it’s true. Music, much like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. That said, some acts/people need to be recognized for their talent/looks regardless of your level of attraction to them.

I wouldn't buy a Radiohead album or go to their shows but I get how influential and talented they are.

[traviscanada]

Passive you are what like 17? You still have time to retract your statement and form an opinion based on objectiveness instead of preconception. You need to go listen to the following albums, maybe do a similar thig with these as you did with Radiohead.

Neil Young:
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
After the Gold Rush
On the Beach
Comes a Time
Rust Never Sleeps
Mirror Ball
Are You Passionate?
Living with War
Live at the Fillmore East
Live at Massey Hall 1971

Bob Dylan:

Every album from 1962 to 1979

My favourite Neil Young songs:
Heart of Gold
Helpless
Downtown

Actually theres way more just cant think of them right now, I like most of them.

[bug on your lip]

Oh also Gogol Bordello

i remember a few peepels glommin about this band last year..
so that made me listen to the album..


holy shit it was bad...

i don't think i liked a single second of it

what a fukkin bunch of drippin swag

[M Sparks]

Ooo Ooo I just thought of one... Ghostland Observatory. Some of their songs from the album are fun to listen to, but I would never pay a cent to see them live.

Just the opposite for me. What a fun live act, but it doesn't do it for me musically.

Though I don't know if I would go out of my way and pay just to see them. But they could play every festival and I would always try to see them.

[M Sparks]

i remember a few peepels glommin about this band last year..
so that made me listen to the album..


holy shit it was bad...

i don't think i liked a single second of it

what a fukkin bunch of drippin swag

Did you really hear people talking about how great their albums were? Or how great their shows were?

There are one or two people around here who rave about their albums. There are about a hundred who rave about their show.

[Dave Gravy]

Metallica, I can't fucking stand them. Especially that douche Lars.

[bug on your lip]

There are one or two people around here who rave about their albums. There are about a hundred who rave about their show.

i'm guessing their live show is similar to the Pirate display on the strip in Las Vegas

[robertljames]

saw MGMT at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco and they were hot hot hot.
They have a really glam sound like early Bowie, plus the opener was Yeasayer....another awesome band. Give 'em another try.....if you like

[TonyWonder]

Ooo Ooo I just thought of one... Ghostland Observatory. Some of their songs from the album are fun to listen to, but I would never pay a cent to see them live.

I don't get this comment at all. For me, Ghostland's rambunctious crowd pleasing party of a live show makes their albums seem flat and somewhat underwhelming by comparison.

[TickleMeElmo]

Geez, after reading most of the posts here, this thread should be re-titled as "Let's see how many people you offend with your dislikes in music."

[Tommy Noble]

I know I'm going to get a lot of crap for this, but I can't stand Radiohead. The music is alright, it's just that Thom Yorke's voice makes me want slit my wrists and insert sleeping pills into the gaping wounds. It's so frickin' depressing. Anyone out there agree?

On a similar note...Pink Floyd.

[canexplain]

I know I'm going to get a lot of crap for this, but I can't stand Radiohead. The music is alright, it's just that Thom Yorke's voice makes me want slit my wrists and insert sleeping pills into the gaping wounds. It's so frickin' depressing. Anyone out there agree?

On a similar note...Pink Floyd.

ye old 2 poster .. what bands do you like then, not to hijack the thread ...x****

[rage patton]

Did you really hear people talking about how great their albums were? Or how great their shows were?

There are one or two people around here who rave about their albums. There are about a hundred who rave about their show.

I love Gogol's albums. Super Taranta really isn't anywhere near as good as Gypsy Punks, but it is still great.

However, Gogol live is far greater then any of thier albums.

i'm guessing their live show is similar to the Pirate display on the strip in Las Vegas

Trust me. MUCH better then the pirate show.

[MiamiNate]

radiohead and led zepplin.
seriously, they don't do anything for me.

[PassiveTheory]

Speaking as a former self-professed hater of Radiohead, it's not the bands music... It's their obnoxious fanboys/fangirls... >>;;;

[MaxPowers]

Foo Fighters & Nirvana (especially acoustic)
U2
Cafe Tacuba
Beastie boys
J5
Panic at the disco
Black Eyed Peas
RHCP
Jack Johnson (and his God forsaken fans)

and Beck.

wow, I feel better now.

[PassiveTheory]

Nobody raves about Panic at the Disco except for 14-17 year old boys and girls...

Sometimes I wish I had never discovered their demo before the video and the hype took hold... Ugh.

[MaxPowers]

Nobody raves about Panic at the Disco except for 14-17 year old boys and girls...

Sometimes I wish I had never discovered their demo before the video and the hype took hold... Ugh.

I'm sorry to hear that. It was off the top of my head, a buddy's wife raved about them once and I wanted to slap the TRL right out of her, but alas I had to respect my buddy's choice of trim.

[R3d Snapper]

Morrissey

[Memorial_07]

Radiohead
Oasis
White Stripes

[hypervera]

mars volta

[nationocean]

any 80's bands that are still around today really grind my gears. they are awful and stay broken up.

[Memorial_07]

any 80's bands that are still around today really grind my gears. they are awful and stay broken up.

EVERY 80's band?

[John Peel is My Co-pilot]

I've said it before, but Bob Dylan (singer) is fuckin' awful, while Bob Dylan (songwriter) is a genius.

I'm an equal opportunity kinda guy Ron, I think the same for Neil Young - just can't stand his whining.

Also, in no order of suckiness, I don't get the love for:

No Doubt (and by association, Gwen Stefani)
Animal Collective (but I love love love Panda Bear)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Wilco (I own A Ghost is Born and YHF and can't stand either one)
Kanye West
The Offspring
Grateful Dead (and any current band that wishes it were the Dead)
Ben Harper

I'm sleepy, that'll do for now...

[psychoc&ndy]

animal collective
bonde do role
black kids
bat for lashes
the streets
the hold steady
jay reatard
no doubt
kraftwerk
love and rockets
madness
datarock
architecture in helsinki
i'm from barcelona
man man
les savy fav


most of these bands seem to purposefully go for a weird/trendy/overtly abstract/hipster indie style, instead of making music for the sake of music, without worrying about fitting in with all the scenesters. the one band on this list that i honestly have given over 5 chances to is madness. prior to seeing them on the bill for coachella, i had never heard about them. i listened to every song on their myspace countless times, but what the fuck. not trying to be rude, but you guys actually like ska?
secondly, i'm sure i would like some of these bands if i saw them live, because seeing hot chip, justice, and arcade fire last year really changed my view of them. i thought hot chip was pretty overrated and just made boring analog blips and beeps, but they fucking rocked last coachella and their albums are pretty incredible. and as far as ryan adams goes, hes simply incredible. he's one of my favorite artists because he seems distant from the whole music culture - he's just in it to make music for himself and whoever wants to listen. lyrics are sincere, he plays most of the instruments himself on many of his albums, and his country and folk roots are genuine and not generic like many indie bands trying to go for the "country" sound

[woogie846]

Oh also Gogol Bordello

I'm just curious, are you talking about their music on record or just Gogol Bordello all together?

[jigsaw]

DAFT PUNK

I saw them live and it was good but, who listens to that when they are all alone? Seriously, one more time is horrible!

[PassiveTheory]

Jack Johnson.

[idrive1life]

Metallica
The Hold Steady
My Morning Jacket
Cafe Tacuba
Gogol Bordello
Interpol
Justice
LCD Soundsystem
The White Stripes