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

The Moldy Peaches. Saw them open for The Strokes. I was truly amazed. It was the first time I heard an artist that had absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
They were so completely awful I bought one of their albums out of sheer curiosity. Horrific.
Artists that get hate (Bieber, Bolton, Nickelback, Mitch Miller, One Direction, etc.) I at least understand why their target audience loves them. The only audience for The Moldy Peaches is talentless NYC art school music-haters trying to be "clever".

@hickamore Jonathan Livingston Seagull - the height of my mother's Neil Diamond phase which scarred my pre teen ears mightily.  

May as well add old Neil to the can't listen to list.

Just heard Michael Franks on my favorite streaming station this morning -  his breathy lisp is tough to take too.

@hickamore 

Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

Poor old Neil. I had to go with my partner to see/hear Neil in London. It was one of his last concerts before retiring on medical grounds. The voice was still pretty good to be honest and he did a full two hour set without a break.

What did impress was his attention to detail as he covered music from his entire career. I thought he would leave out difficult songs that he may not have still been able to sing as well. What did surprise me was the three song medley with some very impressive back projection to the music of the above film soundtrack. For me, and not being a real fan, it was the main thing l remember from the night.

l know my post is about “what artists you can’t stand listening too”, but hearing Neil ‘live’ did improve my respect for the performer, and his music.
Has anyone else reversed an imbedded opinion of an artist after attending a live performance?

Ace was the worst live band I've ever seen or heard. Kind of a one hit wonder but they were terrible live.