To be honest? AC/DC; they've got plenty of good songs but plenty of duds as well. It's pretty much become one of those bands that if you ask someone, who's wearing their tshirt what their favourite song/album is, they either won't be able to give you an answer, or pick a really obvious one (most likely either Highway to Hell or Hell's Bells).
It's the same with Metallica and, to a lesser extent, Iron Maiden.
Metallica for sure as a 42 year old I’m a fan of them or to be specific I’m a fan of 2 albums, justice for all and the black album. I never stood the long-term appeal of them. I have a friend who is the same age as me who is a diehard fan of Metallica they kind of remind me of the next generation kiss. And also on top of that, they helped destroy Napster.
I obviously never met any of them but the band itself just comes across as a bunch of douchebags, especially James Hetfield.
Smashing pumpkins. Booooooring. And Billy is an ass.
The Ramones. If ever a band deserved to be a 1-hit wonder, this is it.
Sleep Token.
And I'm not saying that because they're currently popular. But I'm just about done with gimmicky pretentious bands like them. All of their songs are almost 10 minutes long too. Not listening to that. President recently did debut last year but all of that hype amounted to a wet fart.
I really really loved their old stuff but I can't even sit through their latest albums. super disappointing honestly
sundowning was the last solid thing they put out imo
Sleep token is the precursor to ai music.
I cant stand it myself.
Imagine Dragons, ugh, music designed for car commercials and 8th graders, fucking rip my ear drums out.
I'd just add that I think part of their popularity comes from their "safe" image. You put on an Imagine Dragons song, you know you're getting a pretty apolitical "pop-rock" song, not like those dumb hippies from the 70s or those indie-rock losers. Which I think sucks, to be clear.
Ghost. It’s just not metal. You can be into it and I’m not going to judge you or anything, but just stop calling it metal, it’s arena rock. Sticking feathers up your ass doesn’t make you a chicken.
Its arena rock for sure, but they put on a damn good show and dont use any backing tracks, so much much respect compared to all the fake ass bands nowadays !
Metal does not always need to be about screaming lyrics, fast-paced instrumentals and catchy solos and riffs. It comes in a lot of forms. If you were expecting Ghost to be yet another band where the vocalist is barking lyrics or wailing them whichever, the instrumental to be just plain heavy, then yeah I can see why you're disappointed.
Also Arena-Rock is quite frankly a more horrible thing to classify them as. They just simply don't fit that mold whereas Journey would.
It’s not metal. It’s definitely arena rock.
Same thing with Avril Lavigne when she first came out I remember a lot of people on TV as well in my personal life would call her the queen of punk no, she is not punk just because somebody wears leather arm guards and has a shitty attitude doesn’t make you punk.
You just don’t get it, man, punk isn’t about rebellion, community, individualism, and anti-authoritarianism, it’s about wearing ties with wifebeaters and singing about boys!
Now I’m gonna sing about a sk8er boy and sell t-shirts at hot topic.
That’s #punkasfuck
If they put in the work establishing themselves, composing and playing music, recording, touring, and attracting a fan base, then they deserve every bit of it.
I can't stand Kiss, and about 90% of all the other bullshit out there, but its not my place in the cosmos to harsh someone else's buzz about the music they like. My tastes are extremely eclectic, and only a tiny percentage would be into the same stuff I'm into. I wouldn't tolerate criticism of my musical tastes, and I'm not about to criticize someone else's.
Like what you want, WTF should I care?
I think anther reason why I don’t like kiss is there fans. As an example I have a coworker in his late 50’s and he is a huge kiss fan. But not just he is a fan YOU have to be a fan too or he will be mad at you. You can’t say that they suck or he will yell at you like a child. And his whole wardrobe is either kiss, Harley Davison, or Trump.
Why is it always KISS? People are making the mistake of treating KISS as musicians. They are showmen and good at their job. The music is just the background. I saw them live once and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen.
Gene Simmons is a bastard who recently played down Ace Frehley's death.
KISS just never did it for me, I only liked maybe three songs from them. All that they were ever capable of, musically, was write songs about just plain love and cheesy at that. They were mostly a cheesy band just decked out in a gimmick more than anything and they merchandised the hell out of themselves for years. Nothing was off limits. But that didn't make the music any better.
Also, KISS is enjoyable to listen to. I'm not putting on headphones, taking my choice of medication, and having a transcendental experience.
I'm Shouting Out Loud. I'm Lickin' It Up. I'm Rock n' Rolling All Nite (and Partying Every Day). I'm Detriot Rock City...ing.
If anyone says Rush, I will find you....oh yes, I will find you.
Not really able to be overrated anymore as you'll be hard pressed to find an under 30 who even knows them.
But also its impossible for them to be overrated ;)
Rush is goddamn terrible. Every song changes tempo 12 times so the drummer can show off.
The Pass changes tempo?
Now tool, it can get trippy and complex. But rush has 19 albums and theyre all pretty different, not a lot of them are actually that proggy.
Rush.
(Just saying that so you pop by, and we can listen to some Rush together, maybe also some Yes, Hawkwind, Floyd, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, early Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Dream Theater, Fleetwood Mac, and Golden Earing's Radar Love.)
Count me in, thats a great lineup
I’ll say Rush, too, if it can get me in on this action.
Well easy answer is Taylor Swift, she's a fine singer but not amazing, samey lyrics, like the McDonald's of music. Is she a band? Idk. Agree with KISS.
Steven Patrick Morrissey. Fuck him and his whiney bitch voice. He's also an asshole.
For me, it's Oasis. When they reformed recently to play some shows, it was headline news across the UK.
They're an okay band, but far from being anything special.
Sex Pistols. Don’t get me wrong I like them, but they were children who made one album and were barely a band for a year. Their hype really comes down to the story of Sid and Nancy’s deaths.
Weren't they a manufactured boy band also? I think I read that somewhere
Coldplay.
Their music doesn't move me in any way (except to turn it off). Can someone please point out any good bit of any song? I'm willing to try, but everything I've heard for years is just musical mush.
Have you listened to their first few albums? They really went down the soulless pop music route after Viva La Vida IMO
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