what tracks do you like from Bands you don't like?

Jota

YellowLedBetterMan said:

There are people that don't like Elton 

Or Sting!

Reverend

There are people that like Sting?

Jota

Reverend said:

There are people that like Sting?

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ICBM

Reverend said:

There are people that like Sting?

There are people who like Sting's music. It's not the same thing.

Logie

Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth. Absolutely love the song and made me want to listen to their albums to see what I was missing but I'm afraid other than that one they're like listening to a car being driven down a dirt road. Not my bag.

ICBM

I recently came to the conclusion that I don't like the Smashing Pumpkins. I did really try... but I don't like Billy Corgan's voice or his guitar playing really.

That said, I do still like the first song of theirs I ever heard, which made me think I should - Disarm.

Philly_Q

ICBM said:

I recently came to the conclusion that I don't like the Smashing Pumpkins. I did really try... but I don't like Billy Corgan's voice or his guitar playing really.

I don't like them either, but it was a gradual process for me.  I first bought Siamese Dream, which I thought was extraordinary and played to death, then I went back and got Gish, and loved that too.

Then they did Melon Collie... and, I think, stretched themselves far too thin (just like Guns N' Roses and RHCP on their own bloated double albums).  It was only then that Billy's whiny voice and irritating song structures started to grate on me.  I bought the next few albums but didn't like them - Zeitgeist, in its oversized packaging, is still sealed, I couldn't even motivate myself to listen to it.

I think I would still like the first two albums but it's one of those cases where dislike of the later material has put me off listening to the early stuff as well.

ICBM

Philly_Q said:

I think I would still like the first two albums but it's one of those cases where dislike of the later material has put me off listening to the early stuff as well.

I think I would agree with that.

Actually... I did try listening to Siamese Dream again. Better than I remembered.

ICBM

Just reminded by the radio now...

Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness

RustySpanner

Hmm,

Battle Hymn - Manowar. Funny, innit?
Ray of Light - Madonna. 
Rio - Duran Duran. 
Where is the love? - Black Eyes Peas. 
Stainsby Girls - Chris Rea (Don't dislike him, just not heard anything else anywhere near as good).
Blaze of Glory - Bon Jovi. 
Talk Dirty To Me - Poison. 
Rescue Me - Y&T. 

There's probably a Metallica track I like but nothing springs to mind atm....

Litterick

ICBM said:

I recently came to the conclusion that I don't like the Smashing Pumpkins. I did really try... but I don't like Billy Corgan's voice or his guitar playing really.

That said, I do still like the first song of theirs I ever heard, which made me think I should - Disarm.

1979

BloodEagle

She’s the One, which I thought was by Robbie Williams and so always felt very uneasy about liking because I cannot stand the guy. However I’ve just found out it’s a cover of a World Party song so feel a bit happier - will go and listen to the original shortly.

Other ones -

Local boy in the photograph - Stereophonics
More than Words - Extreme
Always - Bon Jovi
Say Hello Wave Goodbye - Soft Cell

ICBM

Litterick said:

ICBM said:

Smashing Pumpkins

1979

In the end I've decided to just keep Rotten Apples, the singles album... pretty much all the good ones are on that.

Funkfingers

Awful and Best Sunday Dress by Hole. The rest of their output is, indeed, awful - even when Melissa Auf der Maur plays on it.

ICBM

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me). Work of genius... everything else is awful.

Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat. Ditto.

Philly_Q

ICBM said:

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me). Work of genius... everything else is awful.

Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat. Ditto.

I think they're the only songs I've heard by Steve Harley or Al Stewart.

ICBM

Philly_Q said:

I think they're the only songs I've heard by Steve Harley or Al Stewart.

Lucky you. There is a reason for that .

Avoid buying a Greatest Hits album to see how good the rest of their stuff is .

Philly_Q

ICBM said:

Philly_Q said:

I think they're the only songs I've heard by Steve Harley or Al Stewart.

Lucky you. There is a reason for that .

Avoid buying a Greatest Hits album to see how good the rest of their stuff is .

It won't be difficult for me to avoid buying those greatest hits albums.

Haych

ICBM said:

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me). Work of genius... everything else is awful.

Meh, it’s ok. Mr Soft is better. But yeah, other than that everything else is awful. 

viz

PaulWarning said:

Zoolooter said:

Tiny Dancer - Elton

Genuinely the only song I like by him.

mine's Rocket Man,  I don't like Elton John either

Your song. Beautiful.