Music you like that\'s not considered great
 

Inspired by recent music threads, I'm thinking of rock groups that don't necessarily receive widespread critical acclaim or alot of people can't stand, but you personally enjoy listening to. These would be artists who don't receive much critical repect, are not considered influential, not in the rock hall of fame, but are among your favorites to listen to.

heres some of mine:

Rush
Dire Straits
Chicago (early material)
John Mellencamp
George Thorogood

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Rush
Dire Straits


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Big Ole' WTF to that.

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Several of the artists you name are certainly considered great by most critics. Seriously man, Rush is incredibly critically acclaimed.

Swede

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Pink Floyd

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Inspired by recent music threads, I'm thinking of rock groups that don't necessarily receive widespread critical acclaim or alot of people can't stand, but you personally enjoy listening to. These would be artists who don't receive much critical repect, are not considered influential, not in the rock hall of fame, but are among your favorites to listen to.

heres some of mine:

Rush
Dire Straits
Chicago (early material)
John Mellencamp
George Thorogood

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Hmm, I would say The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, early Michael Jackson, Guns N' Roses.


Who I actually thought of when I read this thread title for myself would be:

Barenaked Ladies
Drive-by Truckers
Cross Canadian Ragweed

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i see your point. they're not in hall though. Thorogood, though, I can't turn him off when he comes on the radio

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The Format
Something Corporate

Yeah, I am a lameass.

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Rush


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Huh?
Rush no critical respect???
One of the most technically proficient bands ever.

Everybody say, "Geddy Lee!"
Who's Geddy Lee?
Geddy Lee, best bass player EVER, come on!

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Several of the artists you name are certainly considered great by most critics. Seriously man, Rush is incredibly critically acclaimed.

Swede

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Really? I liked Rush back in the day, and while they were all really respected musicians, were they really "incredibly critically acclaimed"? Hm - I can see 2112 receiving critical raves, maybe Moving Pictures, but not really anything else.

I am pretty sure early-Chicago is really respected and considered influential - definitely Dire Straits.

-Al

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Aqua

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEzh10_xoqw

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I like Creed and apparently everyone who's cool doesn't.

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I love Ween but I think it's only my friends who don't think they great.

Maybe I should get new friends....

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I like Creed and apparently everyone who's cool doesn't.

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Even if their music was awesome (which it is not at all) I'd have a hard time liking Creed...

http://www.staceysstuff.com/images/scottstappwall.jpg

-Al

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I like Creed and apparently everyone who's cool doesn't.

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Even if their music was awesome (which it is not at all) I'd have a hard time liking Creed...

http://www.staceysstuff.com/images/scottstappwall.jpg

-Al

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This fkn loser still owes my buddy $300 for a phone bill in college.

Creed sucks....and so does Nickleback.

2 bands I will add to this thread:

Mew
The Format

fyc

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blink 182

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Godsmack and Disturbed.

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This fkn loser still owes my buddy $300 for a phone bill in college.

Creed sucks....and so does Nickleback.

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Haha... Stapp is like, the quintessence of douchebag or something. There was some thread in OOT back in the day celebrating how horrible he is.

-Al

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Michael Jackson is a creepy loser, but no one dismisses his music because of his creepiness. Do you guys hate Creed just because Stapp is a douchebagg, or do you think their music sucks too?

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MJ made good music before he turned creepy, Stapp was probably disliked all along

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i don't care if this is cool or not but i really like both of justin timberlake's albums and i don't care who knows.
the critics are mixed i think and no one really considers his stuff great, but.....

i have tons of "indie" cred with my friends and have a huge music collection and good taste with all of my favorite bands and songs.......but i feel like letting the world know the JT is a cool white guy who has made good solo albums is important for us all.

LOL. it is true. J.

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DD - Well for me both, but I could dislike them based solely on Stapp. Look at that photo montage it's so horrible!

-Al

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DD - Well for me both, but I could dislike them based solely on Stapp. Look at that photo montage it's so horrible!

-Al

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Yeah it's both, but also, creepiness to me is more forgiveable than douchebaggery. In a way, you feel that Mike can't help being a weirdass, but you can not be a douchebag.

Also, he made Thriller, man. Thriller.

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i don't care if this is cool or not but i really like both of justin timberlake's albums and i don't care who knows.
the critics are mixed i think and no one really considers his stuff great, but.....

i have tons of "indie" cred with my friends and have a huge music collection and good taste with all of my favorite bands and songs.......but i feel like letting the world know the JT is a cool white guy who has made good solo albums is important for us all.

LOL. it is true. J.

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At this point, JT has to have crossed the threshold from wussy boy in a boy band to badass. He banged Britney at the apex of her hotness, tagged Cameron Diaz's hot little ass for a couple of years and now he's working his way through the Hollywood A-list one by one.

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The Cult, Stabbing Westward, Korn, Tool, BoDeans, Urge Overkill, Meatloaf, School of Fish, Linkin Park, Joe Jackson

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Alice in Chains

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J Brown,

JT is awesome and the whole world knows it.

My addition: Tegan and Sara. So bad, but whenever they come on the radio I can't turn it off. (a HS station here plays them a lot)

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JT is awesome and the whole world knows it.

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The guy has done absolutely everything right to transition from 'N Sync to where he is now. Picked the right producers, banged the right chicks, said the right things. Very impressive.

JT Anecdote: I was at Chicken Zankou with a friend (it's an Armenian joint in LA, best schwarmas and roast chicken ever), it's kind of ghetto but the food is fantastic. Anyway in walks JT who gets in line behind us. Line is long and he strikes up conversation with us, about how the line is always long but worth it for the food. Comes off as a friendly, nice guy.

Anyway turns out JT is at Zankou to pick up a bunch of food for his staff for some production company he started. I thought that was pretty cool considering what a huge star the guy is.

-Al

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[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] JT. That's an awesome story. And I loves me some schwarma.

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Leatherface
Jawbreaker
Hot Water Music
The Red Elvises
Hum
Ween
Karate
June of 44
The Pietasters
Propagandhi
Avail
Warren Zevon

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Who I actually thought of when I read this thread title for myself would be:

Barenaked Ladies
Drive-by Truckers
Cross Canadian Ragweed

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I love the Drive-By Truckers and CCR. Obv they're not considered great but Southern Rock Opera and The Dirty South (DBT records) got some pretty good reviews.

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The Muse.

Best band out there by far. One of the most talented bands I've seen in a long time. By far the best 3-piece (although someone recently told me they picked up a road keyboardist).

I have no idea why this band hasn't WTF-E'sploded all over the world. I've been a fan for 4 years or so, and when they've come to town it's gone from a club whose circuit breaker couldn't keep up with their gear, to stadiums... so they've gotten somewhat bigger.

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i have to agree with the others, Rush, Mellencamp and Dire Straits have all been critically acclaimed at some point in their careers.

For me:

The Cars
Berlin
A Flock of Seagulls

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Meatloaf, The Cult, Joe Jackson. good choices

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i have to agree with the others, Rush, Mellencamp and Dire Straits have all been critically acclaimed at some point in their careers.

For me:

The Cars
Berlin
A Flock of Seagulls

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Dom,

does anyone not like the cars?

they so rule.

berlin 2 good songs, flock of seagulls 1.5 good songs.

the cars 4 really good albums.
candy-o and hearbeat city, christ those are so good.

cheers. J.

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Leatherface
Jawbreaker
Hot Water Music
The Red Elvises
Hum
Ween
Karate
June of 44
The Pietasters
Propagandhi
Avail
Warren Zevon

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Zevon would make my list too...but I think he got some critical acclaim....Lawyers Guns and Money....one of the best songs ever. Also check out the Hindu Love Gods, where Zevon is Vocalist w/ REM, minus Stipe.

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yeah i considered zevon a marginal addition to the list, i think a lot of people from my generation (in their twenties) don't really know who he is, and other than "Werewolves of London" he doesn't get any radio play

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If the Drive-By Truckers aren't considered great, then I guess that's mine too. They are truly awesome.

Oh yeah and http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Phish_logo.png

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i have to agree with the others, Rush, Mellencamp and Dire Straits have all been critically acclaimed at some point in their careers.

For me:

The Cars
Berlin
A Flock of Seagulls

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Dom,

does anyone not like the cars?

they so rule.

berlin 2 good songs, flock of seagulls 1.5 good songs.

the cars 4 really good albums.
candy-o and hearbeat city, christ those are so good.

cheers. J.

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hey, I think they should be in the R&R HOF, but they really don't get the critic acclaim I think they should.

BTW, Berlin and AFOS are massively underrated.

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I'm not really sure how Phish isn't considered great. You may think they're a bunch of dirty hippies but their musical greatness cannot be denied.

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i have to agree with the others, Rush, Mellencamp and Dire Straits have all been critically acclaimed at some point in their careers.

For me:

The Cars
Berlin
A Flock of Seagulls

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Dom,

does anyone not like the cars?

they so rule.

berlin 2 good songs, flock of seagulls 1.5 good songs.

the cars 4 really good albums.
candy-o and hearbeat city, christ those are so good.

cheers. J.

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hey, I think they should be in the R&R HOF, but they really don't get the critic acclaim I think they should.

BTW, Berlin and AFOS are massively underrated.

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Berlin has at least a half dozen good songs....AFOS maybe 3 or 4 depending on taste.