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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?

mylogic
bob540
427 posts
 

Here I am, a Johnny-Come-Lately getting on the tail end (again).

There are very few singers or bands whose recordings I strongly dislike.  It’s more that I feel underwhelmed given their popularity.

Ive never been a Bruce Springfield or Grateful Dead fan.  Same with Dave Matthew’s — I don’t get the attraction.  I’m not impressed by most stuff from the Allman Brothers.   I generally don’t care for Rod Stewart, though I very much enjoyed “Hot Legs” — I think some voices are just right for a given song, though generally dissatisfying.  

I personally enjoy some of Australian singer Kasey Chambers’ music, though I understand how some find her “baby voice” grating.  I’m not a fan of anything by White Snake of Black Crowes — radio station gets changed immediately.  I don’t understand at all the popularity of Billie Eilish. 

gano
748 posts
 

@immatthewj I don't hate Brucey. I just think he is boring and unimaginative and his main talent is marketing. What triggered me is the trashing of the Queen. They are simply not in the same league. It's like Olympic finals vs. middle school little league. 

devinplombier
743 posts
 

vague or meaningless unless you can enlighten us with some reasoning behind it

@mylogic 

Maybe you can do the same and shine some light for us on your bizarre hatred of Edith Piaf.

Today, it is 99.9% impossible to accidentally hear Edith Piaf’s songs, unlike most of the sound makers on @bzawa ’s list, whose "art" is liable to assault our ears as we enter any number of tire stores, job sites and midbrow supermarkets. So what’s your problem with a largely forgotten white French chanteuse?

bikeboy52
199 posts
 

@immatthewj Thats where we are.

bzawa
34 posts
 

@mylogic it was so much easier to just make a list. Anyway...

I like artists that experiment, are unique (at least to me), who don't rely on the same formula (Talking Heads, XTC, Yes, Eno, Genesis, Bowie, just to name a few of the more well known artists). Bad Company, Foreigner and BTO are formulaic. As are Motorhead, Motley Crew,  Bon Jovi, Kiss, Guns n Roses and these guys have to add juvenile lyrics and awful vocals and dumb costumes. For me, none of these guys provide any emotional impact.

Frankie Valli and Natalie Merchant are probably very nice people, i just don't like their voices. Give me Kate Bush or Regina Spektor or Roger Daltry or Robert Wyatt.

I've know quite a number of people who loved Elvis but really didn't know much about or weren't interested in other music. I guess this isn't a good reason to not like Elvis, but I don't, especially the Los Vegas Elvis. 

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