Major Bands/Performers You've Never Really Cared For..

[doctorx]

u2
zappa
springstein

[andybaylor]

1. Led Zeppelin
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. Jeff Beck Group
4. Stanley Clarke
5. Weather Report
6. Van Halen
7. Yes
8. Shawn Lane
9. Every jazz combo I've heard
10. Robben Ford

[Funky Chicken]

Rather than just list a few bands I don't like (not really constructive) I'll put this out there.
I can not listen to music where tuning of instruments and accuracy of vocal pitch and harmony are not a priority. The bands that are to me most offensive in this regard are the Grateful Dead, The Doors, and any project where Natalie Merchant is singing.
Being out of tune is not part of any "vibe" or "groove". I don't care if it is a byproduct of any culture or time period or attitude. IMO it's simply being out of tune.

[bkd_guitarist]

I find it rather validating to see so many of my "bands you hate that everybody else loves" mentioned repeatedly this thread. Glad I'm not crazy. Or at least not the only one that's crazy.

1. Neil Young - drives me insane on almost every level, especially the whiny voice. Can't listen for more than a minute or two.

2. The Rolling Stones - hate the loose, sloppy garage band sound. Hate Mick Jagger's strutting peacock schtick. Can't stand to look at Keef The Walking Corpse.

3. Springsteen - Just ugh. Too much to mention.

4. This would probably be the Dead, but in fairness, my musical formative years were the 80's, and my first exposure to the Dead was the insufferable "Touch of Grey." That was so bad that it gave me a mental block, even though much of their older stuff is better.

[angus99]

Really don't mean to offend anyone . . . and I'm most definitely not placing my tastes above anybody else's.

But reading through all this again, I'm really grateful that I'm able to enjoy the diversity of music that I do. From 30s jazz to rock monsters to blue grass to a fair amount of contemporary stuff, I like a LOT of music. And the percentage of major bands/performers listed on this thread that nauseate me are in the way low single digits. It's also cool that not everybody likes the groups I worship. While I appreciate technique and raw ability, I could care less about who's a tone god or who's voice isn't pitch perfect or that Dylan's acoustic was more often out of tune than in. If they've got music in their soul and they're authentic, I can usually get into it.

[Ulysses]

Originally Posted by Funky Chicken

I can not listen to music where tuning of instruments and accuracy of vocal pitch and harmony are not a priority.....
........Being out of tune is not part of any "vibe" or "groove". I don't care if it is a byproduct of any culture or time period or attitude. IMO it's simply being out of tune.

It's sad that many have bought into western theory as being music itself. Granted it's a great way to communicate, organize, and synthesize music to a degree but it is an imperfect system with many glaring flaws. Music in its true, organic form is not made of only 12 pitches and matching them perfectly does not guarantee good music any more painting by numbers with 12 colors. In many cases, the layman has the advantage over the "trained musician" when listening to music. The time spent comparing what is being played to the system memorized is more than enough time to completely miss the actual content of the music itself.

[roomservice]

Originally Posted by Ulysses

It's sad that many have bought into western theory as being music itself. Granted it's a great way to communicate, organize, and synthesize music to a degree but it is an imperfect system with many glaring flaws. Music in its true, organic form is not made of only 12 pitches and matching them perfectly does not guarantee good music any more painting by numbers with 12 colors. In many cases, the layman has the advantage over the "trained musician" when listening to music. The time spent comparing what is being played to the system memorized is more than enough time to completely miss the actual content of the music itself.

Most of our favourite 'Western' artists will have at one time or another experimented with 'exotic' scales and harmonies from 'eastern' cultures thereby introducing us to great things that are not 12 pitch. Find the inbetween to enjoy the music I say.

[GDking]

3 of my favorites! I figured someone would be the star trek me with the goatee in this thread

Originally Posted by greeny

Pixies,
U2
Grateful Dead