Tiny Tim....oh but he's dead.
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
For me there is one that has always been top of the list.
Edith Piaf…..l just can’t think of anything worse.
Do not get me wrong and consider my choice is in any way racist….l love to listen to music with songs in any language… Italian, French, Spanish…..
Russian and German can however be extremely demanding, but Edith Piaf (if possible in any language) is a potential harrowing experience.
Do any others on here have a similar artist, or artists that can trigger the same physical reaction?
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”makes my skin crawl” Reminds me of a similar thing to what my wife said in the 80s. She was talking about the l👀k, rather than the music though. I think it was when she noticed the record cover of “King of America” l didn’t own the record myself and was not a fan of his style, although l thought his lyrics were quite good. She said that photo made him look like a bad clone of John Lennon. |
@livinon2wheels Oh and Yoko Ono… She appeared to be not built to last….. made of plastic possibly, and if so, she has shown to be more durable than expected after John moved up. |
@thecarpathian yes :) cant stand them so much I inadvertently changed their name. But the edit is in. |
I hardly know where to start...omg, there are way more that I dislike than I like. Yeah, I am something of a chip off the old block. My father was a self confessed music snob. He was fond of saying often, "No music has been written since 1900." Yet he would listen to show tunes, and perform in little theater productions, always musicals. A glaring contradiction for sure. I am like him in many ways, with broader musical tastes than him but still much narrower than most people I know. I accept my snobbishness as a birthright and one that is absolutely genetic. All rap and hiphop, most country music music, modern rock and roll modern pop music yuck to almost all of it. Dave Mathews Band sucks...horribly non-musical hacks. There are others but I have probably offended enough people’s musical taste at this point I should just be quiet. |
@thecarpathian ”l believe first chair is being reserved for Jana Bouskova” Are you suggesting that she’s about to be on the stairway to heaven any time soon?
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@mylogic , Actually, I believe first chair is being reserved for Jana Bouskova. An iced mate today and tomorrow, mon ami! |
@thecarpathian ”l brought to light a counterpoint of immense value” l always considered that John (the man with the Midas touch) Barry was good with “counterpoint”. “The Beyondness of Things” with the English Chamber Orchestra demonstrates his art of counterpoint composition. The beyondness of things is a little like the subject of the last few posts. It is worth checking this album out for those who appreciate modern semi classical composition and is a great recording. Good luck on the proposed future first chair golden harp appointment. I can’t dispute that this job exists as l have never met anyone who has ever been there to corroborate if it does or not. |
@mylogic , One could argue I brought to light a counterpoint of immense value, and I shall be rewarded with first chair harp in audio heaven. |
@thecarpathian “l started all this BS bs!” It’s official now, the root of all BS inspired evil. 👺 You have instrumentally pioneered so many down notes/votes, and now in all mathematical probability, will never get to play a harp in audio heaven.
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@mylogic , Yes, I was being facetious. I believe I started all this BS bs! |
“Anyone say BS” Where have you been @carpathian? Poor old BS…. Historically and practically perfect in every way is languishing and still sitting on the number 1 spot. He was again mentioned a few posts back along with Bob at number 2, and l thought this discussion was dying a natural death. BS has lots of down thumbs from across the pond. I believe he must now have a lot of people bored in the U.S.A. |
Hi @niodari ”easier to answer…. Which artists l can listen to” Well you finally did it with a positive, not negative post. Thank you for your post and it could well be the defining moment of this discussion. I predicted, “Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen to? would have a built in mathematical probability of redundancy sometime in June. It has been a good rollercoaster ride. The last quirky thing l will note is that views on here in all probability will reach 33.33K by 12 midnight EST That sounds right on the music, like a 12” record RPM. That is a perfect ending. Many thanks from me to the contributors who helped keep this discussion bouncing and so entertainingly alive these past 3 months.
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@mylogic , I (can) listen to classical rock, jazz, blues (except most tunes by John Lee Hooker) and classical music (except some operas). I listen with passion Emerson, Lake & Palmer, early Genesis (with Peter Gabriel), King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Tethro Tull, most of Black Sabbath, Jumi Hendrix, some tunes by Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, just to name a few. In blues, I like Albert Collins, and many otherer blues players, and there are contemporary blues players I also like (e.g., Menna Cryle, Gary Moore, Aynsley Lister, Julian SaS, ...). I cannot list jazz players I like, since the list would be really huge (I particularly admire Miles Davis). |
@niodari And so good, you said it twice. l have done that by accident too. I totally agree with you, and it is good to hear your feedback and what others may think.👍 For me personally, l like some of the weirder avant-garde psychedelic samples of Ennio Morricone’s soundtracks. For most people that proves to be too hard a listen and they say that the music is impenetrable, irritating, or just plain unlistenable.
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@mylogic Thank you. I did not know the Strawbs backstory in the ‘70s. I researched the backstory about two years ago after the Strawbs popped up in the “similar artists” column on Qubuz when playing Journey. The notes told the back story and an internet search filled in more detail. Thanks for the tip on Oliver. I am playing Anam Cara now to get a flavor of the younger Wakeman. His composition and keyboard work appears to have dad’s grandeur. |
@larsman ”His son is doing music these days” Yes (no not YES) Oliver cut his teeth with the older “Strawbs” lineups encouraged by his father who never lost contact with the group responsible for launching him into the public eye. Dave Cousins, the lead singer noticed in 1971 that (Rick) “Our keyboard player was being eyed up by “Yes” members offstage” at a concert they were co-billed with. I heard it straight from the horses mouth. Rick was poached from The Strawbs with a better pay deal before their next album, “From the Witchwood” entered the LP charts. I believe he was already committed to leave even before he appeared on BBC’s “Top of the Pops” promoting the LP on the then, “new album” slot. Difficult one that.. a son following in his fathers footsteps/key twiddling finger steps. The dinosaur on your back?
@jsalerno277 This may interest you |
@mylogic - Indeed, Rick was never lacking in ambition. He was a really different character than the other Yessers. And what a character Rick is! His son is doing music these days.... |
“Rick Wakeman” l was chatting to this guy on another discussion today, We both have an appreciation of the early Wakeman albums and his well produced extravaganza concerts. He did boldly resurrected the album on tour ten years ago with an Orchestra, Choir, Narrator, Rock Band and the original singer. If you closed your eyes it sounded just like the LP except for the different narrator. Today he’s pretty much retired and many recognise him as a dinosaur has been. Some critics outrightly despise him for his diminished alternative looks, and as an artist |
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ANYTHING YOU CAN DO, I CAN DO BETTER A: Anything you can do, I can do better. I can do anything, Better than you. B: No, you can't. A: Yes, I can. B: No, you can't. A: Yes, I can. B: No, you can't. A: Yes, I can, Yes, I can! B: Anything you can be, I can be greater. Sooner or later, I'm greater than you. A: No, you're not. B: Yes, I am. A: No, you're not. ..................and so on...... |
@larsman “Milli Vanilli might have met that description”
That reply made me Google the group. I think you are right. How many buyers after handing over their hard earned cash learned afterwards that they didn’t sing on their albums. Even funnier was the concert in 1989 when they were caught out Lip-Synching to a song “live on stage” when the CD jumped a few lines. Then freaked out and ran off stage with the song (Girl You Know It’s True) allegedly carrying on without them.
Did anyone follow them after that? |
@mylogic - for awhile, anyway, Milli Vanilli might have met that description, once people found out they didn't perform on their records. |
@niodari “easier to ask what artists l can listen to” Thank you for your observation which is a new way of questioning, and also contributing to this discussion. Your statement has made me think that perhaps l was wrong. The reverse in some cases could be quite true. “Do more people hate certain recording artists than fans who actually love them?“ |
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“Sitting Target” Yes a B movie. Oliver Reed was not a great actor. McVicar did better business. A few other 70s rough old gritty British movies are “Revenge” and “Scum” come to mind. Perhaps the best known is the original “Get Carter”
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exactly LOL