The purpose of this thread is to come clean on which bands you hear everybody rave about but you just don't get. At the risk of getting lambasted from all sides, I'll get the ball rolling.

1. Pink Floyd - I must be the only person I know who just doesn't get the awesomeness of Pink Floyd. Considering how everybody I know goes bonkers at the mention of the name, I must be missing something. And I'll admit that they do have some awesome songs but if I'm being perfectly honest, the whole Pink Floyd cult and the band as a whole seems to leave me rather cold. I almost feel guilty for it because they could not have been such a massive success if they weren't brilliant, but I fail to appreciate that brilliance.

2. Rolling Stones - Similar story. Maybe I was just that little bit too young when they were really big. But having said that, there are other people of my age who are crazy about the Stones. Conversely, there are other bands, like the Beatles, which are even more before my time but whom I love. So I don't really understand exactly why I can't get into the Stones. As with Pink Floyd, there are songs of the Stones which I do enjoy but the infatuation with the band and the brand has never rubbed off on me.

3. Jimmi Hendrix - I go through phases with him. Some times I will listen to his stuff and be in awe at his ingenuity but sometimes it leaves me cold. I think the problem is that, for all the magician he was, his songs just don't seem to appeal to me; It's not the kind of music I tend to listen when I'm driving in my car or when I'm at work. So the only way I can enjoy Hendrix is if I sit down and pay attention and listen for the techniques and inventions rather than listening to the music as such.

4. Dave Matthews Band - Again, the odd good song but generally I don't like his voice and I often feel that the music has too much going on and too little clear structure.

OK, that should give you enough ammo to blast me ? But I'm actually hoping you will rather join in the confession booth.

Damn! Aside from Dave Matthews, those are three of my favourites.

You've got me thinking though ? I'll join in soon.

The first that come to mind are:

Springsteen. Just never really got it. I haven't been exposed to/ managed to listen a whole lot though.

Dire Straits I really like Knopfler's playing on a few songs and actually really like one or two but have never been too keen on their sound as a whole. I think the Walk of Life was the one that really put me off.

The Dead Weather I'm generally a huge Jack White fan but this band just doesn't do it for me. I haven't been able to get through a whole album yet.

These might change with time though... others have.

The current crop of popular dancy "Indie" types Bleh!

U2 with that pontificating Bono clown.

there was a far better band in the day called silent running.

Dirkv wrote: Ok, my turn to take a bullet or two or three, here are my confessions:

The Beatles
Metallica
Dire Straits

There are elements that I enjoy from each of these bands and yes I can play a couple of their songs but if I never heard them again, I would not be upset.

*lights cigarette, puts on blind fold and faces the firing squad*

I'm with you on the Beatles dude. I really dig some of their songs but as a whole; nah.

beatles - never understood what all the drama was about
u2 - bono is a Pr**k
inxs - bleh
rolling stones - one or 2 good tracks , but ja bleh

Not many that I dont get, I am struggling with John Mayer and Dream Theater, but I can understand what all the fuss is about

I hate/detest what the 80's did to some(Most) artists.

Dire Straits in particular - The first couple of albums were excellent, raw Mark Knopfler, but Songs like Money for Nothing, Walk of Life etc made me cringe.

Bruce Springsteen - brilliant Stuff, but Born in the USA was a sell out

Genesis - Execellent prog rock band that produced bubblegum songs like Abacab, In too Deep, That's all. Phil Collins was the culprit

Squonk wrote:

Genesis - Execellent prog rock band that did things like Abacab, In too Deep, That's all. Phil Collins was the culprit

His solo stuff - that frikkin, In the Air Tonight I can't stand the drum sound. Don't like it.

Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Coldplay
The White Stripes
The Raconteurs
John Mayer (continuum album wasn't too bad)
John Mayall (picked awesome guitarists, but weak vocals)

Reinhard wrote: Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Coldplay
The White Stripes

What he said, what he said, what he said and what he said.

From the way the conversation is going it appears like I might be in the minority of people here who actually do like John Mayer ?

Will read this properly when I have some time, but I realised that apart from 2 or 3 songs I don't really rate U2. RHCP the same, but maybe closer to 10 songs. Never got into Metallica, Pink Floyd, Zepelin either... But then I am sure that some of the bands I love will feature on this list!

Oops I forgot another big 80's disaster band, Queen

Brilliant up until News of the World, but the shocking stuff they produced in the 80's like Radio Ga Ga, I want to break free, A kind of Magic made me cringe along with rubbish like Starship - We built this City, From Jefferson Airplane to Starship, how low can you go.....

Squonk wrote: Genesis - Execellent prog rock band that produced bubblegum songs like Abacab, In too Deep, That's all. Phil Collins was the culprit

I've never thought that Phil Collins deserved inheriting the name "Genesis"...... I agree he is just another "pop" artist.....but an excellent drummer......
Peter Gabriel is "The Man!!" ...... but this is not about who we like, so I'll just go on hold for a while .... ?

I see a lot of bands I like up here, but ja; Dire straights, pink floyd, can listen but not a fan. But 2 bands that everyone seems to like that I cant stand is Radio Head and Muse. Some elements are good, but please stop wining! Radio Head was brilliant up to OK Computer, but then something went seriously wrong. And then all of the Emo/punk bands that are 'So Hot' now, can all burn in hell.

Squonk wrote: Oops I forgot another big 80's disaster band, Queen

Brilliant up until News of the World, but the shocking stuff they produced in the 80's like Radio Ga Ga, I want to break free, A kind of Magic made me cringe along with rubbish like Starship - We built this City, From Jefferson Airplane to Starship, how low can you go.....

I have to agree with you on the 80's Queen.
I didn't know that We built this City song was descended from Jefferson Airplane . Damn!

I cannot stand Clapton.

In defence of several names mentioned here, it does seem to me that for most recording artists the creativity well is so deep, they seem to have only have so many great songs or great albums in them, or they just get more interested in other things (saving the world, counting their money, snorting coke all day, ashram life) and they spend less time focussed on music. Well... if you're financially well off and have got all the more basic levels of Mazlov's hierarchy of needs nailed down then why not? Or maybe you only had so much in the tank in the first place.

It's no crime. I don't think Dyan's made a good album for 30 years at least (certainly not by the standards of the stuff he did early on). The Stones and McCartney are in the same category. That doesn't negate the great music they did make.

I really don't get the continual dissing of Bono. You'd think he'd single handedly bought the world to financial ruin or something. There's far more despicable creatures than him walking the halls of rock 'n roll.

Very interesting thread.

Dire Straits for me. It seems like everyone loves them but I just carent.

Santana. nuff said

X-rated Bob wrote: In defence of several names mentioned here, it does seem to me that for most recording artists the creativity well is so deep, they seem to have only have so many great songs or great albums in them, or they just get more interested in other things (saving the world, counting their money, snorting coke all day, ashram life) and they spend less time focussed on music. Well... if you're financially well off and have got all the more basic levels of Mazlov's hierarchy of needs nailed down then why not? Or maybe you only had so much in the tank in the first place.

It's no crime. I don't think Dyan's made a good album for 30 years at least (certainly not by the standards of the stuff he did early on). The Stones and McCartney are in the same category. That doesn't negate the great music they did make.

I really don't get the continual dissing of Bono. You'd think he'd single handedly bought the world to financial ruin or something. There's far more despicable creatures than him walking the halls of rock 'n roll.

+1 to that.
I don't think any of these bands need defending though (maybe Bono's character, but not the music); seems to me the point of this thread is along the lines of "I can appreciate that they are good artists but I just don't like them / their music doesn't do it for me" rather than an attack on the artists.