I tried discussing this on a different thread but I didn't express myself very well. I entirely agree that any music has merit and we can appreciate and learn from any musician. However, as music lovers, and people for whom music can provoke a powerful, passionate response, I firmly believe it is much more difficult to truly appreciate the work of a bass player if the music he is a part of is so far from what you enjoy.
If I can't stand a song I will necessarily struggle to enjoy any part of it. Maybe in isolation the bass part may be wonderful, but bass is a complimentary instrument, it doesn't work on its own. So to listen to it in context while grinding my teeth and with clenched fists, it would be so much harder to appreciate.