Bands/singers that never really floated your boat

[Andy Mink]

We all have our favorite bands/singers that we really like. But what about the ones that, for whatever reason, never struck a chord (see what I did there?) with you even though everyone else seems to love them. For me:

Rolling Stones-I do like some of their songs but never really got what others seem to dig.

Fleetwood Mac-I think it goes back to 1977 when Rumours got Album of the Year over Hotel California. Also, I never could understand what Stevie Nicks was saying. One wing dove? White wing dove? Once a dove?

Jimi Hendrix-I get that he was a guitar hero but I just never got into it.

 

[fatbob]

The Eagles

Anything new jack swing

Quite a lot of country but never Cash

Coldplay

Ed Sheeran

 

[Jenny]

Prince

 

[Jim Kenney]

To help refresh my failing memory I went to this list: https://www.whenitwascool.com/100-greatest-rock-and-roll-artists-of-all-time

Of course, all of our replies are going to be a factor of our age, background and when we were really paying attention to new music. As a geezer I'm not going to have much to say about Taylor Swift, Britney Spears or even Jay-Z.

Boat sinkers: Madonna (yuck), Queen (this may be sacrilegious since they've had a nice resurgence of late, but operatic rock was never my favorite), Bon Jovi (nice enough guy, just find his music derivative but that could be said of all rock), Kiss (creepy), Boston (another sacrilegious nomination, maybe my dislike is from too much overplay) .

Special mention: AC/DC (I sort of missed their glory days in the 80s, but actually got a kick out of some of their over-the-top rock tunes when they were getting a second listen about 15 years ago thanks to guitar hero), Michael Jackson (I actually liked his music and dancing a lot from childhood to death, but in the last ten years so much bad/criminal stuff has come out on him and how he treated kids that it's very hard to listen to him with the same carefree toe-tapping as before)

 

[4ster]

Bruce Springsteen. Born to Run was a great song but I always thought of him as a one hit wonder.

 

[Jim McDonald]

Joe Cocker: making great songs sound like crap since the first time he opened his trap

 

[Chris Walker]

Outside of "New Years Day," U2 has always impressed me very little.

 

[markojp]

Pretty much any hair metal band. Got ridiculed by the cool dudes in Jr. And Sr. High for not liking Styx, Journey, Reo, Kiss, etc... still loath them. Too busy listening to Brian Eno, Bowie, Bob Marley, and Neil Young.

First two Police albums were fun. After that, nothing. Never been a big Springsteen fan. No Cure or Smith's either.

 

[Jim Kenney]

Bruce Springsteen. Born to Run was a great song but I always thought of him as a one hit wonder.

Joe Cocker: making great songs sound like crap since the first time he opened his trap

Outside of "New Years Day," U2 has always impressed me very little.

Hey this thread could get pretty saucy Cause I consider those three giant talents of music.

 

[SBrown]

Springsteen
Coldplay
Dave Matthews
Pink Floyd
Michael Franti
Heart
Modern shit country pop

 

[Wasatchman]

Springsteen
Coldplay
Dave Matthews
Pink Floyd
Michael Franti
Heart
Modern shit country pop

With Heart, is it the music that doesn't float your boat or do you also find the vocals are also meh? Ann Wilson blows me away with her voice.

 

[fatbob]

Modern shit country pop

A concise and yet precise definition of my particular hatred

 

[Philpug]

Dave Matthews- I cannot take his whinny voice.
ZZ Top- Repetitive lyrics and the droning beat
Heart- Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard
Beach Boys-Just never got them

 

[Jim Kenney]

With Heart, is it the music that doesn't float your boat or do you also find the vocals are also meh? Ann Wilson blows me away with her voice.

Yeah, I never owned any Heart records, but consider this one of the best live covers of all time.

 

[Guy in Shorts]

Springsteen or Shitstain as we used call him. Back in High School we would go sleep in line for Grateful Dead tickets leaving Springsteen tickets to the mainstream sheep.

Dave Matthews - Passed on meeting him back stage when I had the chance.

Most country except for The Man in Black.

 

[bbinder]

Bruce Springsteen. Born to Run was a great song but I always thought of him as a one hit wonder.

Ooohhh. I’m going to tell margaritamarcia you said that.

 

[bbinder]

I think that this thread is bringing out the curmudgeon in everyone. I don’t know if I can be friends with any of you anymore . As someone who is struggling to learn a musical instrument and music theory, I have learned that musicianship can be appreciated without necessarily liking the style of music.

 

[Crank]

Dave Matthews- I cannot take his whinny voice.

So with you here...he is my "nails on a chalkboard voice.

No love for Journey, REO Speedwagon and 80's hair metal bands.

Eagles - no really my cup of coffee...have played many Eagles songs in many bands and I respect their song writing and musicianship, just don;t like 'em all that much.

Love me some country... never cared for Chet Atkins - too technical, not enough soul.

Bruce is OK, not a fan myself though I know may rabid ones. His band is just too much for me...so many players and i tall comes out mush.

I have way too long a list of bands and music that annoys me so I will stop here,

 

[François Pugh]

Michael Jackson.
Most Disco
Boney M exception here:

The presence of sinsemilla the first time I heard it may have something to do with that, but I still like it to this day.
Most Rap Crap.

 

[AmyPJ]

Bruce Springsteen. Born to Run was a great song but I always thought of him as a one hit wonder.

That was the first artist who came to mind for me. And Barry Manilow.