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The Smiths
Can't abide them. Morissey can't sing to save his life and frankly I'd rather spend 45 minutes engaged in something way more fun, like blood letting... :rolleyes:
Pop
Donny & Marie Osmond (cringe)
Atom and the Ants
Actually quite a few but - waddaya know - can't remember their names.
Classical
Anything conducted by Michael Biltong Thomas.
Anything composed by Johann Strauss the 1st (or the 2nd, or the 45th). I would rather have a vasectomy by a blind surgeon.
I hope all repliers will follow Dave's lead and have a "I'd rather ..."
almost all of my wifes collection.....theres mostly pishanto in that..
Trumpton_Rioter
12-08-2013, 13:08
Rap "music"
almost all of my wifes collection.....theres mostly pishanto in that..
:lol: I was thinking exactly the same or my sister's as her taste in music is dire!!!
Thing Fish
12-08-2013, 17:58
Too many to list but I agree with you on the Smiths. I think Morrisy has a dreadful voice. Can't stand Pulp either as Cocker has a crap voice also.
It doesn't matter how good the music is if the lead singers voice ain't up to much! Alternativly an average song can be greatly enhanced if the singer has a really good voice.
Bon jovi
You've got to draw the line somewhere
Bon jovi
You've got to draw the line somewhere
Oh dear, my missus isn't at all happy... :lol:
Bob dylan.
+1 :thumbsup:
If Morissey & Dylan ever released a duet it would solve the worlds over-population problem in one fell swoop... :)
Gordon Steadman
12-08-2013, 19:01
The Beatles
Strange then that you should think you are in this for the music:lol:
pretty much anything that comes under the Prog Rock banner:)
pretty much anything that comes under the Prog Rock banner:)
Uh oh, that's like a red rag to a Bull for André... I'm starting a book on just how many seconds it will be before he returns to berate you for your lack of musical taste... :lol:
Got to be Oasis. I refuse point blank to buy any of their music because the Gallagher brothers are dicks!
Got to be Oasis. I refuse point blank to buy any of their music because the Gallagher brothers are dicks!
Sure you don't want to climb down off that fence and say what you really mean Paul? :lol:
Uh oh, that's like a red rag to a Bull for André... I'm starting a book on just how many seconds it will be before he returns to berate you for your lack of musical taste... :lol:
I figured if your gonna do Dylan (God) then anything is fair game:eyebrows:
I kinda agree with the Bob Dylan thing... I've never really got on with his music.. To me it's so depressing!
Björk, what the f**k is all that about
Björk, what the f**k is all that about
:lolsign: although there is some bass on her tracks!
The Black Adder
12-08-2013, 20:18
Too many to list but I agree with you on the Smiths. I think Morrisy has a dreadful voice. Can't stand Pulp either as Cocker has a crap voice also.
It doesn't matter how good the music is if the lead singers voice ain't up to much! Alternativly an average song can be greatly enhanced if the singer has a really good voice.
Great minds 'don't' always think alike I see lol :eyebrows:... Love diversity.
Joes utter gash list is as follows:
Take that - or anything remotely related to them
Michael Bubles (or summut)
JLS - no comment
Spice Girls - I mean blokes
Coldplay - obviously
Green day - gash rock
Adele - again!
Lots more too, just can't be bothered to think of em. lol
Carry on chaps!
The Black Adder
12-08-2013, 20:20
The Beatles
Just sharpening my pitch folk... :eyebrows:
Just sharpening my pitch folk... :eyebrows:
:rfl:
Joe cocker
rod stewart
bruce springsteen
Now then, now then... no need to get personal :lol: :lolsign:
Gordon Steadman
12-08-2013, 20:44
pretty much anything that comes under the Prog Rock banner:)
I find the need to 'sub' label stuff a bit strange. There are enough categories out there without splitting it all down into finer and finer bits. I had to look up what prog rock is on Wiki!! All the bands that appear to come under this heading are in my collection as 'rock'. many different styles to be sure but its still rock music.
Its fascinating to see what some people don't like though. Us old gits - some of us at least - will I'm sure find it hard to understand Dylan, the Beatles and the likes of Springsteen on someone's list but what do kids know huh?:lol::eyebrows:
:goodthread:
jollyfix
12-08-2013, 20:45
Adele
the Eagles
coldplay
Jay Z
the Clash
Oasis
there are so many old and new. I am starting to feel irked just thinking about certain artists/bands.
I had to look up what prog rock is on Wiki!! All the bands that appear to come under this heading are in my collection as 'rock'.
Here Here. My genres in Foobar are Pop, Rock, Jazz, Reggae, Blues and Soul. There are so many sub-categories that it all becomes meaningless.
Thing Fish
12-08-2013, 21:16
Adele
the Eagles
coldplay
Jay Z
the Clash
Oasis
there are so many old and new. I am starting to feel irked just thinking about certain artists/bands.
Ooh I like the Eagles. Good vocals's...:)
Ooh I like the Eagles. Good vocals's...:)
Yeah I like them to, especially 'Hotel California' live... excellent test track for our Hifi's :)
Dylan wrote some absolutely stellar songs, so I can forgive him a lot.
However, his gig that I went to back in 1987 or so remains to this day positively the worst live experience I have ever endured.
Watched that 3 hour history of the Eagles on BBC4 the other day came across as a bunch of tossers to me
Watched that 3 hour history of the Eagles on BBC4 the other day came across as a bunch of tossers to me
Who, what, when... totally confused now!! :scratch:
The Black Adder
13-08-2013, 17:45
The Eagles seem like hicksville drug store truck driving music to me.. Jimbawb! - I guess Life in the fast lane is the only track I like.
Audioman
13-08-2013, 19:04
Mumford and Sons.
You can add Coldplay and The Smiths to that plus any rapper you can name.
Also can add any 'boy band', Scouting For Girls (their name is bad enough alone), plus anyone who has been on the X Factor.
Not a fan of Eminem there then Paul?? lol
Andrew B
14-08-2013, 06:40
The Beatles
I completely agree. I just don't get them at all. Baby lyrics and lousy tunes which always seemed off key to me. Maybe you had to be a teen at the time.
Audioman
14-08-2013, 07:14
I completely agree. I just don't get them at all. Baby lyrics and lousy tunes which always seemed off key to me. Maybe you had to be a teen at the time.
:chainsaw::guns::whippin:
Andrew.
I suggest you post that comment on the Steve Hoffman forum (unofficial Beatles fan club) and see the reaction. All I can say if you grew up in the sixties you would understand what they were all about. Practically every rock band since has taken something from them (and I don't just mean Oasis). Lousy tunes is way of the mark - in fact probably the greatest pop tunesmiths of all time.
Paul.
The Grand Wazoo
14-08-2013, 07:32
'Baby lyrics' is a bit strong too - maybe it could apply for some of the early material, but their work contains some extremely sophisticated lyricism. I wasn't a teenager when they were about but I recognise them for the incredible contribution they gave to music and I play their material at least once a week. A remarkable band and one of the very few who truly changed the world.
Gordon Steadman
14-08-2013, 07:53
'Baby lyrics' is a bit strong too - maybe it could apply for some of the early material, but their work contains some extremely sophisticated lyricism. I wasn't a teenager when they were about but I recognise them for the incredible contribution they gave to music and I play their material at least once a week. A remarkable band and one of the very few who truly changed the world.
As I said, "what do kids know!!":lol:
I know very few people who, if they don't particularly like the Beatles music, do appreciate the change they bought in the 60s. If it hadn't been for them, the greatest influence to future music might have been Cliff Richard:eek:
I have every LP and single they released. I rarely play it these days which is strange. I suspect that although they were great, they were of their time and what they started has blossomed and been improved to a degree. I am not talking Oasis here (:rolleyes:) but the likes of Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell etc who have more complex things to say and more complex music to say it with.
Time moves on. However, when I do play it, I tend to listen for hours and end up with a nice nostalgic glow - not necessarily caused by the Merlot or the Guinness.
I'll add my name to the Bob Dylan/Smiths/rap clubs.
Also most stuff that has come out of Nashville......
k
Queen. Derivative posturing trash. I get the almost irresistible urge to take an axe to any musical source from which this is emerging...
No, no, no, no, no, not Queen surely? :eek: ;)
:chainsaw::guns::whippin:
Andrew.
I suggest you post that comment on the Steve Hoffman forum (unofficial Beatles fan club) and see the reaction. All I can say if you grew up in the sixties you would understand what they were all about. Practically every rock band since has taken something from them (and I don't just mean Oasis). Lousy tunes is way of the mark - in fact probably the greatest pop tunesmiths of all time.
Paul.
:rfl: :rfl: :rfl:
Queen. Derivative posturing trash. I get the almost irresistible urge to take an axe to any musical source from which this is emerging...
Arrrrrrr how on earth can you not like Queen ???
Hi Guys, just joined up. Had a good laugh reading through this thread.
Dylan, the Beatles and a lot of the older bands not liked, in fact had many covers done by others which improved their material no end. The one that so many rave about (Elvis) just doesn't do it for me. My personal taste in music is quite eclectic so I don't agree with all comments, but that's what makes us human. One comment I definitely can't let lie is the "X-Factor" one. More often than not the artists that have been voted out earlier are the more talented ones - the show is after all based on votes from Joe Public after a certain point, and really, what do they know. Boom, boom. boom, wail, scream and moan.
Ah well! My two cents worth.:rolleyes:
Queen. Derivative posturing trash. I get the almost irresistible urge to take an axe to any musical source from which this is emerging...
good call cant stand em
;)
Hi Guys, just joined up. Had a good laugh reading through this thread.
Dylan, the Beatles and a lot of the older bands not liked, in fact had many covers done by others which improved their material no end. The one that so many rave about (Elvis) just doesn't do it for me. My personal taste in music is quite eclectic so I don't agree with all comments, but that's what makes us human. One comment I definitely can't let lie is the "X-Factor" one. More often than not the artists that have been voted out earlier are the more talented ones - the show is after all based on votes from Joe Public after a certain point, and really, what do they know. Boom, boom. boom, wail, scream and moan.
Ah well! My two cents worth.:rolleyes:
I agree with all comments reference the X-Factor - its not about the music, it's about who can get the most votes and I agree that some of the better artists get removed because they are not popular with Joe public but in terms of music prowess, they walk all over the remaining contenstants.
However, IMHO, there have been some good artists come out of shows like the X-Factor or similar. I mean people like, Rebecca Ferguson and Will Young... these guys can seriously sing :)
I agree with all comments reference the X-Factor - its not about the music, it's about who can get the most votes and I agree that some of the better artists get removed because they are not popular with Joe public but in terms of music prowess, they walk all over the remaining contenstants.
However, IMHO, there have been some good artists come out of shows like the X-Factor or similar. I mean people like, Rebecca Ferguson and Will Young... these guys can seriously sing :)
Will Young ? come on Paul sing What?
the guy is Kareoke
Clothears
14-08-2013, 21:45
Thinking about it I've got tons of crap in my collection, what was I thinking of over the years?
However, I never fell for the hype at the time that was The Clash. Working class heroes my arse.
Will Young ? come on Paul sing What?
the guy is Kareoke
Na, get yourself a copy of Friday's Child... Will's second album... it is pretty good and a good hifi tester :)
Thinking about it I've got tons of crap in my collection, what was I thinking of over the years?
However, I never fell for the hype at the time that was The Clash. Working class heroes my arse.
I quite like The Clash... but used to hate them... I recently got London's Calling and it is a pretty good album :)
Clothears
14-08-2013, 21:49
Joe cocker
I love a bit of Joe! Grab a listen to Sheffield Steel on Spotify, one of my favouirite albums. Sly & Robbie on rhythm, sublime.
Andrew B
14-08-2013, 21:50
I quite like The Clash... but used to hate them... I recently got London's Calling and it is a pretty good album :)
I always liked them although I don't really play their stuff now. I've fond memories of seeing them live though.
Yeah Joe Cocker's good... I have the album 'Have A Little Faith' which was one of my continually played albums for a number of years... I think I'll have to get myself another one or two... damn :doh: this place is gonna cost me the earth LOL
ceejaydee
14-08-2013, 22:11
This could take a while but I'll keep it brief...
First the ones that it is seemingly unacceptable to dislike.... Amy Winehouse, Beatles, Bowie, Dylan, Floyd, Oasis, Stone Roses, Bert Jansch, Coldplay, U2, Guns 'n' Roses, Bob Marley, Sting, Annie Lennox, Lily Allen, Manic Street Preachers, Foo Fighters, Pixies, Radiohead, Fleetwood Mac after Peter Green left...
I do understand and accept the contribution some of these artists have made to popular music but I still don't like them.
Then some that I simply cannot understand ever being popular... Michael Bolton, Kenny G, Gary frikk*n Barlow, Simply Red...
Nasty aggressive gangsta' rap is vile.... Prentend bada*s motherf**kers who think that they are tough because they have guns and call ladies bitch*s.... So sad.
Sad self-harming androgynous guylined EMO bands singing about how bad it all is instead of just carrying out their threats of suicide and saving us the trouble of ever hearing it.
Nu Metal.
I particularly dislike the idiots in the industry who make money from being talentless turds - I'm thinking of 'N'Dubs and others like them of which there are plenty in the Urrrrrr-Ban Radio 1 land of today.
In classical I really dislike the syrupy tinkly drivel composed by Rachmaninov and similar?
Anything by Chopping sorry Chopin.
Nigel Kennedy should be a carpenter the way he saws his violin and Sarah Chang isn't much better.
Kiri Te Kanawana, Callas, Garrett, Katherine Jenkins and other similar squawkers.
That is enough of what I don't like :)
This could take a while but I'll keep it brief...
First the ones that it is seemingly unacceptable to dislike.... Amy Winehouse, Beatles, Bowie, Dylan, Floyd, Oasis, Stone Roses, Bert Jansch, Coldplay, U2, Guns 'n' Roses, Bob Marley, Sting, Annie Lennox, Lily Allen, Manic Street Preachers, Foo Fighters, Pixies, Radiohead, Fleetwood Mac after Peter Green left...
I do understand and accept the contribution some of these artists have made to popular music but I still don't like them.
Then some that I simply cannot understand ever being popular... Michael Bolton, Kenny G, Gary frikk*n Barlow, Simply Red...
Nasty aggressive gangsta' rap is vile.... Prentend bada*s motherf**kers who think that they are tough because they have guns and call ladies bitch*s.... So sad.
Sad self-harming androgynous guylined EMO bands singing about how bad it all is instead of just carrying out their threats of suicide and saving us the trouble of ever hearing it.
Nu Metal.
I particularly dislike the idiots in the industry who make money from being talentless turds - I'm thinking of 'N'Dubs and others like them of which there are plenty in the Urrrrrr-Ban Radio 1 land of today.
In classical I really dislike the syrupy tinkly drivel composed by Rachmaninov and similar?
Anything by Chopping sorry Chopin.
Nigel Kennedy should be a carpenter the way he saws his violin and Sarah Chang isn't much better.
Kiri Te Kanawana, Callas, Garrett, Katherine Jenkins and other similar squawkers.
That is enough of what I don't like :)
Do you actually own any music Christopher? :rfl: (fabulous post by the way) ;)
The one that so many rave about (Elvis) just doesn't do it for me
Have to call you up on that one, Kevin. Can you really listen to Suspicious Minds and not think it's a truly epic song?
spotify:track:6fgjU6IfBOXHI3OKtndEeE
Some of that posting made me laugh :lol:
In classical I really dislike the syrupy tinkly drivel composed by Rachmaninov and similar?
Noooooo! Have you listened to, for instance, Martha Argerich playing Rach's 3rd Piano Concerto? Or Isle of the Dead?
spotify:track:3Ve5DTa7r9WsZ3DPtMuDuu
Well, you've seen some of my Album Club choices and Spinning Now posts - I doubt there's a bottom of a barrel I wouldn't scrape! :lol:
ceejaydee
15-08-2013, 17:09
Do you actually own any music Christopher? :rfl: (fabulous post by the way) ;)
Now you mention it..... no; not even a wax cylinders worth ;)
ceejaydee
15-08-2013, 17:11
Some of that posting made me laugh :lol:
Noooooo! Have you listened to, for instance, Martha Argerich playing Rach's 3rd Piano Concerto? Or Isle of the Dead?
spotify:track:3Ve5DTa7r9WsZ3DPtMuDuu
No, but I will certainly have a look into it and give it a try :)
Well, you've seen some of my Album Club choices and Spinning Now posts - I doubt there's a bottom of a barrel I wouldn't scrape! :lol:
:rfl:
Trumpton_Rioter
15-08-2013, 17:43
Pink Floyd, although I do have DSOTM but I have never played it
Nihil Sleighride
15-08-2013, 18:59
Anything produced by the following:
Phil Collins
Mick Hucknall
Paul McCartney
Coldplay
Jeez this could be a huge list....
Seems everyone hates Coldplay.. I've always quite liked them... and what's wrong with Phil Collins and Paul McCartney??
When i first heard coldplay 13 years ago i thought they were very good.
They went downhill pretty rapid imo.
Primal scream..another pretty nothing group.
The smiths by the way are one of the best bands ever...Fact.:)
Coldplay have written some excellent songs. Their recordings, however, are truly the absolute pits with appalling SQ.
Andrew B
15-08-2013, 19:52
I'm surprised Jamie Cullum's name hasn't cropped up by now. Oops, I guess it just has :)
Trumpton_Rioter
15-08-2013, 19:53
and what's wrong with Phil Collins and Paul McCartney??
more like whats right with them
Have to call you up on that one, Kevin. Can you really listen to Suspicious Minds and not think it's a truly epic song?
spotify:track:6fgjU6IfBOXHI3OKtndEeE
Hi MartinT. I can't fault the music Elvis sang or his ability to sing. I just don't like his voice, the way Christopher doesn't like Katherine Jenkins' voice (I like her voice again.) I try not to criticise singers and their songs as I am tone deaf and can't play a musical instrument - but I do know what sets my teeth on edge, and will say so. :eyebrows:
Gordon Steadman
15-08-2013, 20:19
The smiths by the way are one of the best bands ever...Fact.:)
Nope - opinion:)
And mine is that I would rather dip my willy in boiling water (OK I know I've used that before but its pertinent) than listen to the Smiths and especially old misery guts. Life is depressing enough without him in it.
The smiths by the way are one of the best bands ever...Fact.:)
Nope have to disagree. They are total crap!
Coldplay have written some excellent songs. Their recordings, however, are truly the absolute pits with appalling SQ.
More my thought!
Nope - opinion:)
Life is depressing enough without him in it.
A comman comment,his lyrics can can be very lighthearted and funny.
Most people who say about them being a depressive group usually like the blues..:scratch:
Gordon Steadman
15-08-2013, 20:59
A comman comment,his lyrics can can be very lighthearted and funny.
Most people who say about them being a depressive group usually like the blues..:scratch:
But some blues can actually be quite tuneful. Perhaps if he smiled a bit when singing these lighthearted and funny lyrics, some of us may find a way to believe it worth trying to find some music in there:)
Basically, they just bore me to tears. Funny old world ain't it?
Perhaps if he smiled a bit when singing these lighthearted and funny lyrics, some of us may find a way to believe it worth trying to find some music in there:)
Oh so that's what Morissey was doing, SINGING!!! :doh: I thought he was in pain, poor chap... ;)
Oh so that's what Morissey was doing, SINGING!!! :doh: I thought he was in pain, poor chap... ;)
:rfl: ... Morissey takes the bisket... possibly one of the most over confident BAD singers I have ever come across... he really shouldn't be that confident!!!
The smiths by the way are one of the best bands ever...Fact.:)
At least somebody is being serious, have to agree the Smiths made the eighties bearable:)
Arrrrrrr how on earth can you not like Queen ???
Maybe he once met Freddy. Mercury, Kruger dusn't madder. Every Freddy I ever met has been a stultifyingly boring, vapid, panty-sniffing, pox-ridden tosser.
Trumpton_Rioter
16-08-2013, 06:19
Maybe he once met Freddy. Mercury, Kruger dusn't madder. Every Freddy I ever met has been a stultifyingly boring, vapid, panty-sniffing, pox-ridden tosser.
agree about Queen
In classical I really dislike the syrupy tinkly drivel composed by Rachmaninov and similar?
Kiri Te Kanawana, Callas, Garrett, Katherine Jenkins and other similar squawkers.
Rachmaninov? Shame on you ... 30 lashes I say.
Have to agree with you on Te Kawana. Take any album and compare it with a random competitor and Te K always gets the silver medal.
Nihil Sleighride
16-08-2013, 06:46
[Seems everyone hates Coldplay.. I've always quite liked them... and what's wrong with Phil Collins and Paul McCartney??
Coldplay have written some excellent songs. Their recordings, however, are truly the absolute pits with appalling SQ.
For me all those listed just epitomise bland boring just non music, it's just sound and add to the fact all are royally up their own arse after peddling this shit for years. You can add another easy target to it as well.... U2.
Gordon Steadman
16-08-2013, 07:52
At least somebody is being serious, have to agree the Smiths made the eighties bearable:)
Jesus, I had no idea that the 80's were that bad:lol:
I was too busy making a fortune and then losing it again, didn't have much time to worry about the er..... entertainment business.
Trumpton_Rioter
16-08-2013, 07:57
Jesus, I had no idea that the 80's were that bad:lol:
I was too busy making a fortune and then losing it again, didn't have much time to worry about the er..... entertainment business.
If you were a teenager The Smiths were a top band in the 80's :ner: :lol:
Gordon Steadman
16-08-2013, 08:47
If you were a teenager The Smiths were a top band in the 80's :ner: :lol:
Teenager??? I'm not sure I remember what one of them is:(
Trumpton_Rioter
16-08-2013, 08:59
I am getting to that stage as well
:punch: to getting older
I think this thread has demonstrated, more than anything, how highly personal musical choice is.
Long may it continue.
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 11:59
Pop
Actually quite a few but - waddaya know - can't remember their names.
I am proud of the no good bands and other neer do wells I cannot remember
Could be some sort of Karma in that
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 12:01
Rap "music"
I agree
but
there are some (not many !) bits of music where you rap style is used to good effect and I have to admit I like it
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 12:02
The Beatles
Burn the heretic !
(you're not serious are you David ?)
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 12:04
pretty much anything that comes under the Prog Rock banner:)
Heresy !
Build that fire high Mr Fire maker
(yeh I know some of it is cobblers, but there's dead good too)
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 12:04
Got to be Oasis. I refuse point blank to buy any of their music because the Gallagher brothers are dicks!
Agreed. Waste of time
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 12:06
Coldplay.
Snow patrol.
Coldplay I don't get at all
Snow Patrol have some good stuff IMO
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 12:07
rod stewart
Not when he was with The Faces !
even my other half doesn't like him with The Faces
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 12:08
the Eagles
Hotel California surely an exception with the wonderful Joe Walsh...........?
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 12:09
Dylan wrote some absolutely stellar songs, so I can forgive him a lot.
Love a lot of his songs - by other people
:)
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 12:10
Watched that 3 hour history of the Eagles on BBC4 the other day came across as a bunch of tossers to me
Agreed (apart from trying to drink himself to death Joe Walsh.....)
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 12:13
I completely agree. I just don't get them at all. Baby lyrics and lousy tunes which always seemed off key to me. Maybe you had to be a teen at the time.
As a 13 year old at the time they were *real* music.
I woz miffed when the adults said they liked them
There's some class stuff in there, even now. Yeh the old stuff is dated but then it's 1963 !
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 12:15
Queen. Derivative posturing trash. I get the almost irresistible urge to take an axe to any musical source from which this is emerging...
Quite
I saw them as support to Mott the Hoople, ooh some weeks ago now at what was Hammersmith Odeon
Stunned as to how bad they were. 4th division Led Zepp I thought
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 12:16
Arrrrrrr how on earth can you not like Queen ???
Why does anyone like them ?
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 12:19
Pink Floyd, although I do have DSOTM but I have never played it
Go back further
Try Atom Heart Mother, More, Echoes and others
I reckon DSOTM is 'ok', just. Can't stand that woman wailing
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 12:20
I'm surprised Jamie Cullum's name hasn't cropped up by now. Oops, I guess it just has :)
Fantastic joanna player
Stunning bad choice of music
MikeMusic
16-08-2013, 12:26
Looks like I was late to this party
:)
The other element is bands that were good and lost it along the way.
I'm discovering why in some cases
Supertramp were stunning live when they first came out on tour, just incredible.
The first album wasn't as good. Fairly sure it was made before the tour where they honed their craft
Then massive personnel changes
James Gang - wonderful with Joe Walsh. Pointless without
and in some cases were rubbish then got much better, examples escape me for now
Maybe he once met Freddy. Mercury, Kruger dusn't madder. Every Freddy I ever met has been a stultifyingly boring, vapid, panty-sniffing, pox-ridden tosser.
:lol:
I think this thread has demonstrated, more than anything, how highly personal musical choice is.
Long may it continue.
So true.. what is one persons nightmare is another's jem!
I agree
but
there are some (not many !) bits of music where you rap style is used to good effect and I have to admit I like it
Such as Mike? I personally really like Eminem and some 2 Pac and some Biggy Smalls...
Agreed. Waste of time
:lol:
Love a lot of his songs - by other people
:)
:rfl: :rfl: Never a truer statement made!!!
Why does anyone like them ?
Because they are a great band :)
julesd68
16-08-2013, 19:17
Noooooo! Have you listened to, for instance, Martha Argerich playing Rach's 3rd Piano Concerto? Or Isle of the Dead?
'Isle of the Dead' - excellent choice there Martin! A brooding, powerhouse of a work ... I have an immense HMV / Andre Previn recording coupled with 'Symphonic Dances'.
I can also recommend 'Caprice Bohemien' in this vein. An early work, rarely performed, it's a great favourite of mine ... Stick with it, it's a slow-burner ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2mym0ATtCw
Thanks, Julian. I'll look it up.
By the way, has anyone cottoned on to the sense of this thread title? It's all wrong, and suggests that these artists wouldn't allow themselves to be in your collection!
MikeMusic
17-08-2013, 07:41
Such as Mike? I personally really like Eminem and some 2 Pac and some Biggy Smalls...
Very rare
One I played recently Was (not was) Papa was a rolling stone (full version)
Rap attitude and quality of product is not for me. Big hard boys and the odd girls making money from going through the motions. Hard to see the genuine article from product - if there is one and likely I wouldn't agree with it anyway.
Rap came out of ranting and I didn't like that as a style. Go back further in that trail and you end up in Ska territory, some of which wasn't too bad and it seemed 'genuine'
MikeMusic
17-08-2013, 07:44
Because they are a great band :)
They are/were awful
I spent most of my time watching them incredulous they were so bad, I wondered if it was some sort of in joke I wasn't getting. My mates agreed
When they made it big I was staggered.
MikeMusic
17-08-2013, 07:45
By the way, has anyone cottoned on to the sense of this thread title? It's all wrong, and suggests that these artists wouldn't allow themselves to be in your collection!
One of the reasons I was late in
Just as well I never make mistakes
:)
By the way, has anyone cottoned on to the sense of this thread title? It's all wrong, and suggests that these artists wouldn't allow themselves to be in your collection!
Ah poo... I set my fingers in motion before engaging the old grey matter... :o
I'm a Smiths hater too - and yes I was a teenager in the '80s
Others:
Collins - he can't sing to save his life - get over it
Genesis - I've tried but I don't get it. And the post PG stuff is dire - Invisible Touch must be one of the worst albums ever - crap cover too
Yes - Again I've tried, I really have. It's mostly meandering shite
U2 - apart from the odd tune
Coldplay - Bedwetter's music
Pet Shop Boys - I understand the appeal. But not for me.
Eurythmics - likewise
White Stripes - get a bass player you knob, it's not optional in a rock band.
One thing I don't understand is why people dismiss rap - yes the bulk of it is shite. If you want to give it a chance try Snoop Dog - Doggystyle - some great tunes but be careful if you have young kids you may not want them to hear some of the lyrics...or for something a bit more sophisticated - Wu tang Clan. Best to assume all the bitch/hoe/motherfu**ker stuff is meant ironically of course ;)
MikeMusic
17-08-2013, 09:43
I'm a Smiths hater too - and yes I was a teenager in the '80s
Others:
Collins - he can't sing to save his life - get over it
Genesis - I've tried but I don't get it. And the post PG stuff is dire - Invisible Touch must be one of the worst albums ever - crap cover too
Yes - Again I've tried, I really have. It's mostly meandering shite
U2 - apart from the odd tune
Coldplay - Bedwetter's music
Pet Shop Boys - I understand the appeal. But not for me.
Eurythmics - likewise
White Stripes - get a bass player you knob, it's not optional in a rock band.
One thing I don't understand is why people dismiss rap - yes the bulk of it is shite. If you want to give it a chance try Snoop Dog - Doggystyle - some great tunes but be careful if you have young kids you may not want them to hear some of the lyrics...or for something a bit more sophisticated - Wu tang Clan. Best to assume all the bitch/hoe/motherfu**ker stuff is meant ironically of course ;)
I think many are brought down by their stable mates abd albums before or after
Smiths have a very few stand out tracks. Rest are so so and M’s vocals not good <cough>
Collins – some good work on Genesis. As a solo artist can’t see it. Radio 2 fodder
Genesis – There was a period where they were excellent. Try Trick of the tail, Seconds out, Lamb Lies down, Wind and Wuthering.
I don’t go for anything else of theirs. I saw them live at the not so good periods and missed out on the above for years. Steve Hackett seems to be the influencer for me
Yes – Some superb stuff with some ponderous and pretentious tracks even on the same album
Try The Yes Album, Time and a Word, Yes. The later stuff is not for me and that may be what you have heard
U2
Coldplay
Pet Shop Boys
Eurythmics
All agreed
White Stripes - get a bass player you knob, it's not optional in a rock band
Would be useful, but I like a lot of their stuff
Rap I see as similar to most pop music. It is popular and is shite – in the main. Fodder for fodder.
Add to that the attitude and I just move on. I see the prancing they do the same as the prancing ninny boy and girl bands.
Take it back to Motown and that was ok, Jackson too it to another level and then almost everyone jumped on the bandwagon. Dancing good, music not important
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Rap I see as similar to most pop music. It is popular and is shite – in the main. Fodder for fodder.
Add to that the attitude and I just move on. I see the prancing they do the same as the prancing ninny boy and girl bands.
Lol -if you ever happen to run into any of the Wu Tang Clan probably best not to air that point of view :)
I have Greenday's entire discography squatting on MD, I really must set about evicting them before they get too settled... :)
Ah poo... I set my fingers in motion before engaging the old grey matter... :o
Nicely changed there, mate ;)
Lana Del Ray (she's right at the top)
Adele
Michael Bubble
Phil Collins
Rumer
Any boy band
.... oh the list is endlesss ....
. . . and pretty much anyone from a UK based so called talent show . . . talent? . . . oh please :rolleyes:
MikeMusic
17-08-2013, 13:18
Nicely changed there, mate ;)
Mind you, how about ending this sentence with a preposition ?
CaRP
:)
CaRP
LOL - I haven't seen that in a while. Mind you, my work colleagues would say that it's my motto :eyebrows:
MikeMusic
17-08-2013, 13:49
LOL - I haven't seen that in a while. Mind you, my work colleagues would say that it's my motto :eyebrows:
When you want to get things right there is no relative right - except for most people !
Marc Bolan and T Rex
Genesis
Queen
Mott the Hoople
Tom Waites (sorry - the sound of his voice makes me want to be sick!)
Tiny Tim
Wild Man Fisher
Virtually all heavy metal groups: Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden
Michael Jackson (again sorry - he just doesn't do anything for me)
Adele
Celine Dion
.
.
.
I'm sure there will be others that will come to me later.
Teenager??? I'm not sure I remember what one of them is:(
Teenagers are revolting. Glad I've never been one.
Trumpton_Rioter
18-08-2013, 06:05
Amy Weinhouse
East 17
Eminem
Professor Green
Vocally I can't stand Neil Young or Bob Dylan, musically they are great, soooooo yeah Morrisy is sh!te.
Gordon Steadman
18-08-2013, 06:26
Marc Bolan and T Rex
Genesis
Queen
Mott the Hoople
Tom Waites (sorry - the sound of his voice makes me want to be sick!)
Tiny Tim
Wild Man Fisher
Virtually all heavy metal groups: Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden
Michael Jackson (again sorry - he just doesn't do anything for me)
Adele
Celine Dion
.
.
.
I'm sure there will be others that will come to me later.
Probably easier just to tell about the bloke you do like:)
Probably easier just to tell about the bloke you do like:)
I think Barry is a secret Joe Dolce fan myself :)
Well not to big him up too much, but I think Barry has impeccable taste in music.
Shame not to get Tom Waits, but each to their own ;)
I think Barry has impeccable taste in music.
...except for Genesis.
but each to their own ;)
Exactly.
... Exactly.
Indeed . . . and as I understand it, there are actually people out there who like Lana Del Ray :scratch:
:lol:
Indeed . . . and as I understand it, there are actually people out there who like Lana Del Ray
Careful - we could always explore your unhealthy liking for country & western :lol:
MikeMusic
18-08-2013, 14:15
Bands and even artists change in their life, sometimes from album to album
You can love one of their albums and loathe another
Neil Young has hit some great highs and horrid lows
Ditto Genesis and others
I discovered buying a great CD by a band and finding others I bought on spec (!) not so good at all
Should have known as I've seen bands go on and off
Lost count of the albums I bought where Peel played a stand out track and the rest of the album was not good at all
I listen carefully now before I part with my dough
Gordon Steadman
18-08-2013, 14:19
Indeed . . . and as I understand it, there are actually people out there who like Lana Del Ray :scratch:
:lol:
Having just checked her out on YouTube, I am having trouble believing even in the distant possibility that you not be mistaken.
Having just checked her out on YouTube, I am having trouble believing even in the distant possibility that you not be mistaken.
LOL - she is crap live as she suffers from extreme nerves. Listen to the album, it has some great songs. Or don't, it doesn't really bother me!
Mike - I should have clarified, as I'm sure you know, that only early Genesis up to and including Wind and Wuthering counts. The later stuff is shite.
Careful - we could always explore your unhealthy liking for country & western :lol:
:D
Don't forget Rufus Wainwright either ;)
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I must correct you though Martin, as Country & Western as a genre term is a bit dated and it certainly isn't what I like, my preference is for Americana and Alt. Country, but pigeon holes just don't really work when it comes to 'Country' music (or any music for that matter) . . . anyway, where did I put my chaps and Stetson :lol:
Yeee ha y'all
Rare Bird
18-08-2013, 16:16
pretty much anything that comes under the Prog Rock banner:)
Another comedian ;)
MikeMusic
18-08-2013, 20:20
Mike - I should have clarified, as I'm sure you know, that only early Genesis up to and including Wind and Wuthering counts. The later stuff is shite.
I don't like the early stuff either
:)
Rare Bird
18-08-2013, 20:33
I wouldnt give space for anything post 1973 with exception to maybe one or two albums..
I wouldnt give space for anything post 1973 with exception to maybe one or two albums..
Do tell :)
Don't forget Rufus Wainwright either
I forgot about him (or, at least, I'd like to) :doh:
Rare Bird
18-08-2013, 21:46
Do tell :)
Hawkwind 'Warrior On The Edge Of Time'.. Gong 'You'.. Steve Hillage 'Fish Rising'
Ah, thanks. I hadn't clocked that Warrior was outside of your usual parameters but great choice :)
I think Obscured must just come within your limits as I know you like that.
Rare Bird
19-08-2013, 09:04
Well mainstream Prog bands like YES, Genesis etc, are just that mainstream which is pretty much what commercial music is, hence im not to happy about that & try not to bother too much listerning to that stuuf.
Im at the Underground/Obscure end of it. If people say ''Well ive never heard of that band'' that puts a grin on my mug..
People ridicule me all the time claiming i am narrow minded but the fact is they seem to know noting about the music form other than the more popular Prog bands not realising there are literally hundreds of Prog/psych bands pre '73.. & Prog's not all about all the mad stage antics, excess etc that people seem to think it's about, again because that's what they see the mainstream bands do.
Well mainstream Prog bands like YES, Genesis etc, are just that mainstream which is pretty much what commercial music is, hence im not to happy about that & try not to bother too much listerning to that stuuf.
Im at the Underground/Obscure end of it. If people say ''Well ive never heard of that band'' that puts a grin on my mug..
People ridicule me all the time claiming i am narrow minded but the fact is they seem to know noting about the music form other than the more popular Prog bands not realising there are literally hundreds of Prog/psych bands pre '73.. & Prog's not all about all the mad stage antics, excess etc that people seem to think it's about, again because that's what they see the mainstream bands do.
Have you tried Post 1973 music though Andre or does your OCD prevent you from doing this?? It's just IMHO you are missing out on some great tunes or toons as I said in my head :lol:
Audioman
19-08-2013, 11:05
I thought Andre mentioned some post 1973 prog he likes? I am certainly with him in as much as 80% of the best rock and popular music was made from mid sixties through to mid seventies. Realy good music get's thinner on the ground after that especially if you aren't partial to most punk or synth based music. From the 80's onwards it is mainly trying to reinvent the wheel with bands of diminishing imagination and instrumental talent. A lot of 60s/70s music of excellent quality remains obscure because there was so much worthy output and only the lucky and /or slightly more showy/commercial rose to the top. Notable how bland and homogenised most so called 'indie' rock is now.
Paul.
I find that some develop blinkers and tar a genre with the same brush when they've not been impressed by a particular album or artist, and I include myself here. For years I avoided Country music because my Mum liked what I call 'Yehaw' style Country (don't know the accepted term, sorry). Recently though, due to Spotify, I've discovered albums in the genre that I really like, and generally the recordings and production are well above par too... :)
Rare Bird
19-08-2013, 11:14
Have you tried Post 1973 music though Andre or does your OCD prevent you from doing this?? It's just IMHO you are missing out on some great tunes or toons as I said in my head :lol:
It's an hard thing to explain but as i listern over a short time scale from 1968 -1973 i can here qualities that make up what i listern to gradually vanish..
Take an example YES Very first album, proto progressive, simple, simply recorded big blooming recording where you can hear absolutly ever instrument within the picture. Move on a couple year & all changes, Were progressing in to more technical compositions, more technical recording techniques, more advanced instruments, thiner recording to my ears etc. Sometimes i think to myself please no more, i only wish prog would have lasted around two years the same as Psych did instead of self destructing LOL.. To answer your question then Paul no impossible really for me.. 1969-71 would have been perfect..
Elton John. That's about it, really. I have very catholic tastes.
Snow Patrol, Scouting for Girls, Maroon 5.... shockingly bad in my humble opinion.
Elton John. That's about it, really. I have very catholic tastes.
Huh, Elton John is great!
Snow Patrol, Scouting for Girls, Maroon 5.... shockingly bad in my humble opinion.
Like all 3 of these bands you've mentioned. Snow Patrol and Maroon 5 are my favourites :)
icehockeyboy
19-08-2013, 20:05
Stereophonics, Mumford And Son, Snow Patrol, Beautiful South, Sean Paul, most Crap, sorry, rap artists, Maroon 5, in fact most current chart types.
Mum liked what I call 'Yehaw' style Country (don't know the accepted term, sorry).
You have hit the nail on the head there Dave, as that's what most people think of (me included until I had my eyes opened about 4 years ago) when you say Country, or worse still Country & Western. Which if you are thinking of thigh slapping 'yee ha' music, well that's hill billy country, or what most people describe as Country & Western . . look up Lefty Frizzell or Hank Williams on YouTube. Then you have the George Strait type of music, outlaw Country artists like Willie Nelson, Johhny Cash was different again and so it goes on. Now modern Country music just doesn't fit that style anymore, so it has been further defined (only very recently) as Americana, which is a genre having its roots in folk and country music (have you gone to sleep yet :lol:), then there's Alt. Country artists like Ryan Adams . . . it's huge, The Civil Wars are Americana or Folk and their latest album went straight into the UK charts at #2. I think folk are finding out that places like Nashville and Austin are producing some very fine music right now, which couldn't be further from what most people refer to as Country & Western. Online streaming and websites which 'suggest' artists you might like could possibly be responsible for this, but Country/Americana is experiencing a bit of a ground swell at the moment - even Adele likes it and claims her next album is going to be recorded in Nashville!
But as I said before, I don't like pigeon holing music as it just doesn't work, give it a listen, see if you like it and go from there - but to stereotype anything with a banjo, fiddle, pedal steel or some dobro as Country & Western could mean you miss out on some very fine music. Things have moved on a little from the Rhinestone days ;)
This is country . . . Willies cover was the Billboard number 1 Country song of 1982 and a CMA Award winner in 1982 and 1983 as well as a Grammy recipient - a truly beautiful song and Willies renditions are considered by many as the quintessential versions.
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This is beautiful too;
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You have hit the nail on the head there Dave, as that's what most people think of (me included until I had my eyes opened about 4 years ago) when you say Country, or worse still Country & Western. Which if you are thinking of thigh slapping 'yee ha' music, well that's hill billy country, or what most people describe as Country & Western . . look up Lefty Frizzell or Hank Williams on YouTube. Then you have the George Strait type of music, outlaw Country artists like Willie Nelson, Johhny Cash was different again and so it goes on. Now modern Country music just doesn't fit that style anymore, so it has been further defined (only very recently) as Americana, which is a genre having its roots in folk and country music (have you gone to sleep yet :lol:), then there's Alt. Country artists like Ryan Adams . . . it's huge, The Civil Wars are Americana or Folk and their latest album went straight into the UK charts at #2. I think folk are finding out that places like Nashville and Austin are producing some very fine music right now, which couldn't be further from what most people refer to as Country & Western. Online streaming and websites which 'suggest' artists you might like could possibly be responsible for this, but Country/Americana is experiencing a bit of a ground swell at the moment - even Adele likes it and claims her next album is going to be recorded in Nashville!
But as I said before, I don't like pigeon holing music as it just doesn't work, give it a listen, see if you like it and go from there - but to stereotype anything with a banjo, fiddle, pedal steel or some dobro as Country & Western could mean you miss out on some very fine music. Things have moved on a little from the Rhinestone days ;)
This is country . . . Willies cover was the Billboard number 1 Country song of 1982 and a CMA Award winner in 1982 and 1983 as well as a Grammy recipient - a truly beautiful song and Willies renditions are considered by many as the quintessential versions.
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This is beautiful too;
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Now, I like Willie Nelson's stuff Tim but oddly my mum wasn't that keen, her preference was for Charlie Rich (I like his material too) and Dolly Parton (YEEEEHAW!!!). I don't like pigeonholing artists either although sometimes it can be necessary to get ones point across. Frankly if its a good tune I don't care which 'genre' it is supposed to be in, I'll listen to it :)
Stereophonics, Mumford And Son, Snow Patrol, Beautiful South, Sean Paul, most Crap, sorry, rap artists, Maroon 5, in fact most current chart types.
You'd hate my music collection Craig :lol:
I HATE thrash metal, such as, Slayer... No tune, just a bunch of untalented people screaming!
ceejaydee
19-08-2013, 21:55
Frankly if its a good tune I don't care which 'genre' it is supposed to be in, I'll listen to it :)
I statement which I fully agree with.
Same would go for if it is a good tune I don't care which artist it is by even I am not usually a fan of their work.
ceejaydee
19-08-2013, 22:05
I HATE thrash metal, such as, Slayer... No tune, just a bunch of untalented people screaming!
Now I loved Thrash back in the day and saw Slayer on their 'Reign in Pain' tour in '87, Anthrax on 'Among the Living' tour and Megadeth on the 'Peace Sells' tour.
These days I find Anthrax and Slayer virtually unlistenable, I can play 'Peace Sells' and 'So Far...' By Megadeth and 'Lightning' and 'Puppets' by Metallica but I think the music was very much of it's time.
I was happy to enjoy it when it was current and it will always be part of my youth just as gigs at the Hammersmith Odeon were but equally I don't lament its passing or try to relive those days and feelings.
Only other US thrash I really liked was Flotsam & Jetsam; Testament were good live but it didn't seem to translate onto the recordings.
I found Exodus, Possessed, Overkill and the like just didn't do it for me.
On the subject of metal I really dislike Slipknot and would never buy any of their music.
Gordon Steadman
20-08-2013, 11:45
This is country . . . Willies cover was the Billboard number 1 Country song of 1982 and a CMA Award winner in 1982 and 1983 as well as a Grammy recipient - a truly beautiful song and Willies renditions are considered by many as the quintessential versions.
In case anyone thinks Willie Nelson is a C&W singer, here he is a little earlier in his career
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWloaxXWv0g
Yes - Again I've tried, I really have. It's mostly meandering shite
Ah yes, that reminds me ... they're one of those 'hear and forget' groups from somewhere.
Yes - Again I've tried, I really have. It's mostly meandering shite
Not sure you'd like classical music much then, Martin. Their compositions are very classical in style.
brian2957
23-08-2013, 07:01
Care to share some artists to look out for chaps . I'm always on the lookout for new music but rely on recommendations too .
MikeMusic
23-08-2013, 07:21
Care to share some artists to look out for chaps . I'm always on the lookout for new music but rely on recommendations too .
Well this is one thread. Perhaps the 'Irish' recommendation for new music :)
There is also
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?14170-Spinning-Today-What-Are-You-Listening-To-Right-Now&goto=newpost
I follow rabbits down holes, chasing guys who were in bands and went solo or to other bands. I also check out more albums by artists I only have the odd album by (Edit: does that make sense now ?)
Then there are the Mojo and Uncut CDs I have so many of. Lots of bands I don't know on there
brian2957
23-08-2013, 07:52
Thanks Mike , I've bought quite a few of the CDs recommended on that thread . I was looking for specific recommendations from the new Country and Western artists which Tim and Dave seem to like.
MikeMusic
23-08-2013, 08:23
Thanks Mike , I've bought quite a few of the CDs recommended on that thread . I was looking for specific recommendations from the new Country and Western artists which Tim and Dave seem to like.
Not my area, but
try Dixie Dregs
brian2957
23-08-2013, 08:48
Will do . Ta :)
Care to share some artists to look out for chaps . I'm always on the lookout for new music but rely on recommendations too .
Try CD Albums that are truly 10/10 (http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?20258-CD-albums-that-are-truly-10-10)
MikeMusic
23-08-2013, 10:44
Try CD Albums that are truly 10/10 (http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?20258-CD-albums-that-are-truly-10-10)
Think that become more "CDs I like a lot"
but still good for spreading the net
brian2957
23-08-2013, 10:45
Thanks Martin , I've bought a few of the CDs recommended on this thread also. Never been disappointed yet mate . Usually check them out first if I can . I was really looking for recommendations for new(ish) Country and Western artists , who I haven't heard of ,to have a listen to with a view to purchasing. Cheers anyway.
Ah, not my area - you'd best ask Tim.
However, there is one must-have if you don't already have it: get ye a copy of Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball pronto. It's simply the best work ever of a prolific country star and quite superb.
brian2957
23-08-2013, 15:11
I'll have a look Martin. Ta.
Not sure you'd like classical music much then, Martin. Their compositions are very classical in style.
I do have some classical music in my collection, in fact I used to be able to play the violin although not very well. It just isn't what I think of to put on when I sit down for some music. I like Bach, and Brahms. I watched the Brahms night at the Promenades, last year or the year before maybe, and I really enjoyed it. Not up for the modern, discordant stuff, though. I think people just pretend to like that stuff because it makes them look smart.
I do have some classical music in my collection, in fact I used to be able to play the violin although not very well. It just isn't what I think of to put on when I sit down for some music. I like Bach, and Brahms. I watched the Brahms night at the Promenades, last year or the year before maybe, and I really enjoyed it. Not up for the modern, discordant stuff, though. I think people just pretend to like that stuff because it makes them look smart.
How can you possibly be without Stockhausen's "Aus der Sieben Tagen" or "Stimmung"? :lol:
Never heard of them but I guess they are a bit of racket, then? :) Can you appreciate the discordant stuff then Barry? I like jazz as well but again not if it's discordant, if there is something to 'get' then I just don't, I suppose.
Never heard of them but I guess they are a bit of racket, then? :) Can you appreciate the discordant stuff then Barry? I like jazz as well but again not if it's discordant, if there is something to 'get' then I just don't, I suppose.
Well, I bought them at a time when I was also listening to avant guarde and free-form jazz a lot (Ornette Coleman, Archie Shepp etc.). Have to confess though that I never really 'got into' Stockhausen.
I played the Stockhausen again a few months ago - and the thought crossed my mind: "just what was I thinking of?"
I do have some classical music in my collection, in fact I used to be able to play the violin although not very well. It just isn't what I think of to put on when I sit down for some music. I like Bach, and Brahms. I watched the Brahms night at the Promenades, last year or the year before maybe, and I really enjoyed it. Not up for the modern, discordant stuff, though. I think people just pretend to like that stuff because it makes them look smart.
Not me, certainly. I have a limit to discordancy and it stops at about Ligeti. Anything further, and certainly the awful noise that the likes of Schoenberg and Birtwistle create, and I run away.
I agree about Bach, for whom my admiration climbs every year. Astonishingly complex music that always remains tuneful and quite brilliant. But then, that's how I hear Yes, too :)
I was really looking for recommendations for new(ish) Country and Western artists , who I haven't heard of ,to have a listen to with a view to purchasing.
Heeelp . . . . rye you no risten Brian :lol:
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I'm not really 100% sure what this so called Country & Western music is you lot keep referring too, but if its what I think you mean, then that's not what I listen to and enjoy. I don't do hillbilly music . . .
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What I like in the main are singer/songwriters (probably 60/40 split female/male) and if you want to put a label on it, then Americana, alt.country and some bluegrass etc. I'm also listening to Appalachian roots music too - I tend to research backwards when I find a modern artist I like, to see where their influences came from and I really enjoy self-discovery, seems so much more gratifying. YouTube is fantastic for this. I wouldn't really know where to start Brian as I have no idea what your musical tastes are like, mine are pretty wide and sometimes a little left field - I have a real soft spot for Terri Clark who is most definitely a country singer, but Country & Western? . . . not really sure what that is TBH, as I have said before.
American music is vast and right now I like a lot of what's coming out of Nashville, which even though its grown out of all proportion lately, the singer songwriter circle there is still quite tight, very active, very social and their musical product is prolific at the moment - Americana is growing exponentially right now.
I would say use the AoS search engine, put my user name in and the keyword 'spinning' and you will find my posts as to what I am playing. These two websites are also very good;
http://www.americana-uk.com/
http://www.americansongwriter.com/
If you want some quick recommendations, Jason Isbell - Southeastern (on Soundcloud) and Holly Williams - The Highway, this is my current album of the year ;)
One of the best recommendations I could give though, is listen to Bob Harris every Thursday on Radio2 7.00~8.00pm (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006x527). Its always on the website for a week after as well. Or Ricky Ross, which may be more to your liking being in the Scottish Mafia?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hh26l His current show has one of my favourite artists on, Tift Merritt
This is my current favourite song;
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A deeply personal and moving song - you might prefer the studio version with Jackson Browne? (on Spotify)
MikeMusic
24-08-2013, 08:59
Thanks Martin , I've bought a few of the CDs recommended on this thread also. Never been disappointed yet mate . Usually check them out first if I can . I was really looking for recommendations for new(ish) Country and Western artists , who I haven't heard of ,to have a listen to with a view to purchasing. Cheers anyway.
C&W not my field but I stumbled across Jerry Jeff Walker in a bundle of records I bought at auction and he seems pretty good with
Contrary to Ordinary and
A Man Must Carry On.
Good recordings too.
ceejaydee
27-08-2013, 07:51
Beatles now removed from my list :)
Gordon Steadman
27-08-2013, 08:55
Beatles now removed from my list :)
Good man:thumbsup:
Great thread. I've just skimmed through it and there has been a few mentioned that would be on my list (Smiths, U2, Oasis, Dylan, rap, amongst others) but I can't recall seeing Van Morrison mentioned and I really must add him, I can't stand his stuff.
Dr Winston O Boogie
22-11-2018, 16:19
Rap, Drum and Base, Drill, manufactured bands (little mix etc).
I'm open to any type of music, some I like and some I don't but there is one, one that I even struggle to spit his name out....Meatloaf!, no, just no.
I'm open to any type of music, some I like and some I don't but there is one, one that I even struggle to spit his name out....Meatloaf!, no, just no.
so you'd be off like a bat out of hell when i say "Meatloaf" "Meatloaf":D
so you'd be off like a bat out of hell when i say "Meatloaf" "Meatloaf":D
I would do anything for love but I won't do that!!!!!
Pigmy Pony
22-11-2018, 19:30
It's rock music for people who don't like rock music. I think Meatloaf himself has been commendably mental in his time, but Jim "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Steinman threw everything but the kitchen sink at the production. More is less.
Happy to report a Meatloaf-shaped hole in my music collection.
Pigmy Pony
22-11-2018, 19:37
Rap, Drum and Base, Drill, manufactured bands (little mix etc).
Don't want to hear them, but I don't mind watching Little Mix (or Big Knicks as I prefer to call them). They do wear rather large knickers, and they don't care who sees them.
paulf-2007
03-12-2018, 16:10
Has to be loads, for a start Rolling Stones, oasis, I'll get back to you
Andy Nogger
03-12-2018, 16:32
Great thread. I've just skimmed through it and there has been a few mentioned that would be on my list (Smiths, U2, Oasis, Dylan, rap, amongst others) but I can't recall seeing Van Morrison mentioned and I really must add him, I can't stand his stuff.
Van is OK by me, but you only need one of his albums as they are basically all the same.
Has no one mentioned Whitney Houston yet? Dreadful over-emoted rubbish.
Spectral Morn
03-12-2018, 16:42
Bat out of Hell is a classic rock album and deserves to be in any collection, but Meat's other albums? Nope, poor, very much a one hit wonder.
I don't own any Stones or Beatles :D
walpurgis
03-12-2018, 16:48
Bat out of Hell is a classic rock album and deserves to be in any collection
Well I'm not having it in mine! :)
no idea why BOOH is hated so much tbh. its a good album(for what it is; schmaltz rock)
The Pet Shop Boys and MPeople. Absolute shite.
U2, obvs. Oasis, also obvs. Paul Weller's solo stuff. Eric Clapton's solo stuff. Paul McCartney's solo stuff. Also obvs, anything by any female singer called Lily, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande. Ed Bloody Sheeran, obvs. And ELO, ELP and Yes. Any shouty NuMetal shite.
walpurgis
03-12-2018, 17:36
Anybody remember 'Tiny Tim'? He has yet to be surpassed when it comes to turning out complete sh*te! Yet he made millions from the gullible suckers who thought it was 'fashionable' to own his albums.
If you don't believe me, here's his ridiculous version of Great Balls of Fire. Make your own mind up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awj_kv6pb7o
And we were expected to take him seriously! :rolleyes:
Anybody remember 'Tiny Tim'? He has yet to be surpassed when it comes to turning out complete sh*te! Yet he made millions from the gullible suckers who thought it was 'fashionable' to own his albums.
If you don't believe me, here's his ridiculous version of Great Balls of Fire. Make your own mind up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awj_kv6pb7o
And we were expected to take him seriously! :rolleyes:
No. He was essentially a comedy act.
walpurgis
03-12-2018, 17:40
No. He was essentially a comedy act.
Laughable yes, but he was touted as a serious artist.
Don't really remember much about him bar the name
Pigmy Pony
03-12-2018, 18:29
Anybody remember 'Tiny Tim'? He has yet to be surpassed when it comes to turning out complete sh*te! Yet he made millions from the gullible suckers who thought it was 'fashionable' to own his albums.
If you don't believe me, here's his ridiculous version of Great Balls of Fire. Make your own mind up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awj_kv6pb7o
And we were expected to take him seriously! :rolleyes:
So what are you saying Geoff, that you don't want to tiptoe through the tulips with me? I know Marco would be up for it.
walpurgis
03-12-2018, 18:34
So what are you saying Geoff, that you don't want to tiptoe through the tulips with me? I know Marco would be up for it.
Are there sheep involved? :lol:
Pigmy Pony
03-12-2018, 18:47
There usually is, except for the time he paid a decorator to hang some 'flock' wallpaper. It wasn't what he expected, and he came home to find his boudoir looking more like an Indian restaurant :(
Anybody remember 'Tiny Tim'? He has yet to be surpassed when it comes to turning out complete sh*te! Yet he made millions from the gullible suckers who thought it was 'fashionable' to own his albums.
If you don't believe me, here's his ridiculous version of Great Balls of Fire. Make your own mind up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awj_kv6pb7o
And we were expected to take him seriously! :rolleyes:
Not as bad as William Shatner's album of covers.
And what about Leonard Cohen? I never got Leonard Cohen at all.
Pigmy Pony
03-12-2018, 21:42
I reckon an album of Bill Shatner and Leonard Cohen duets would have been pretty good. Cohen did look a bit like Nimoy anyway if you squint. Even more similar these days.
walpurgis
03-12-2018, 21:46
I never got Leonard Cohen at all.
I'd have thought 'By The Rivers Dark' would sound bloody amazing through your system.
Anybody remember 'Tiny Tim'?
Unfortunately yes I do, that name didn't exactly make my life in a junior school oodles of fun!
I guess if he'd been any good it would have been OK, but he was, as you quite rightly say, utter sh**te.
Unfortunately yes I do, that name didn't exactly make my life in a junior school oodles of fun!
I guess if he'd been any good it would have been OK, but he was, as you quite rightly say, utter sh**te.
He was crap alright - but then so too was Wild Man Fisher; The Legendary Stardust Cowboy; John Ottaway; Marc Bolan; Ian Hunter; Colin Blunstone , and many more .....
stairpost
29-12-2018, 21:39
I can't stand Madonna, she's bloody awful.
And Kanye West for too many reasons to list.
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