PaulWarning Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 judging by some of the answers on here some opinions are popular, not unpopular, these twiddling Jazz bass players aren't worth listening too seems popular as is Oasis are rubbish, I agree with the former but not the later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 38 minutes ago, Ricky Rioli said: Propaganda? No, its parts of Howard Jones 'What is love anyway'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 13 minutes ago, MacDaddy said: If Beethoven was a musical genius, then I have the unpopular opinion that applying the word 'genius' to anyone involved in popular music, is wrong. If beethoven was such a genius, how come he didn't get many top ten hits huh? 3 hours ago, uk_lefty said: I like Sixx:AM but wanting to see them at Download 2016 I got a drubbing from my friends cos they're seen as very naff (does anyone still say Naff?) but I think the guitarist is outstanding. I always liked Sixx:AM, certainly their original stuff, and don't view them as naff, and DJ Ashba is a great guitarist, although unpleasant in most other ways! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Oasis had a few good tunes, but were tossers that people tired of quickly Ed Sheeran knows folks who can write catchy tunes, but I'd rather watch paint dry RHCP have been unlistenable since BSSM Elton John hasn't been good since the 70s and should have given up 30 years ago Florence from Florence + the Machine sings flat... All the time! Makes my teeth hurt when she comes on the radio... I don't like bass as a solo instrument... I prefer Jason to Cliff... and Rob for that matter... >34" scale is not required for a good B string (fairly recent one for me that...) Stingrays are rubbish... I'm sure many more will occur to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: No, its parts of Howard Jones 'What is love anyway'. Ah, I knew that well, too, back in the day 😒 Back to the thread's central question: Master Of Puppets is Gilbert & Sullivan carefully dressed up for insecure blowhards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 I don't like Rush Si 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, Ricky Rioli said: Back to the thread's central question: Master Of Puppets is Gilbert & Sullivan carefully dressed up for insecure blowhards I am the very model of a modern master, master.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Rolling Stones. Massively overrated hackneyed old drivel. The Greatest Rock'n'Roll Band In The World? My árse. They are the Luckiest Average Pub Band In The World. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 2 hours ago, xgsjx said: On the 80s & early 90s one of my fave bands were RHCP. Then Californication came out & so started the "More of the same". John rejoined them recently, so I was holing for more pre Californication stuff, but the new album is a big bit pish. I love Jazz, but it has to be good. None of this 12 musicians playing different songs. R+R=Now's album is pretty good. Never got the fascination with Oasis. They're a bit average (& I even thought that when they first appeared). I liked "Indie" music back in the 90s, but it should have been left there & don't know why it continues to be such a prominent genre today. I'll listen to any genre of music from Holst to Moderat to Iron Maiden to Silk Sonic. Despite being a Christian, I can't stand the constant samey guff from the likes of Bethel, Hillsong & what other soundalikes there are. It leaves me cold. I like Your opinion on RHCP. That's my favourite band to listen. There is only one band that can play like RHCP and it is RHCP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 36 minutes ago, MacDaddy said: If Beethoven was a musical genius, then I have the unpopular opinion that applying the word 'genius' to anyone involved in popular music, is wrong. And by that measure Prince is certainly not a genius. Very good at what he did but that's it. Sometimes I read hyperbolic drivel about him being a modern day Mozart! The claim he's a guitar great rests on that live rendition of 'While my guitar...'. . Could he play acoustic guitar like John Williams or Tommy Emmanuel? Was he as good a drummist as Buddy Rich? Could he tinkle the ivories like Arthur Rubinstein? Nothing in his output suggests he could, much of which is pretty lightweight and insubstantial e.g. songs like Raspberry Beret. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Sacrilege on BC but I think The Who are utter pants. Ahead of (for me) the Rolling Stones in the list of the most overrated bands ever (at least I like Gimme Shelter, can't think of a single Who song I like) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Clarky said: The Who are utter pants Good demonstration of just how much of a gap a good rhythm section can fill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 There is no style of music or style of playing any given instrument that I intrinsically dislike. I love music as an activity to play, record and listen to, and like to think I can give anything and anyone a fair shake. That said, there's musicians and/or musical performances that, having heard once, I have no wish to listen to again. This means that (among many other things) I like Jazz in all its many forms, I like slap, I like rap, I like opera, and I have no issues of principle with the use of any specific recording technique or technology (pitch correction software being a case in point that has come under discussion on these forums in recent history). You're welcome. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 1 hour ago, BigRedX said: I've been accused of this. My defence is that for an artist to become popular enough for enough other people to like then, they have a generally change their musical style to one I am not as enthusiastic about. Cases is point: Firstly I really liked the first U2 album. After that it's been steadily downhill with each subsequent release. Secondly no-one can convince me that Underworld are superior to Freur... With you 100% re U2. I still really do like Boy but they started to lose it on October, although that does have a few good tunes. Underworld are probably my fave band but I get why they're not to everyone's taste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassie Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 12 hours ago, AndyTravis said: I like Simply Red Oasis Red Hot Chili Peppers Jamiroquai Level 42 bands who are cool to call “crap” in most people’s opinions… im not cool. Heh. This isn’t me, but it could be… 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 To counter my negative, contrarian post on The Who, my most played artist of the last decade is Vicente Amigo, the master nuevo flamenco guitarist. However many times I post up links to his music on the forum, it basically results in tumbleweed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 I've recently come to the opinion that being a great guitarist and a good songwriter are mutually exclusive to whit Hendrix, Eddie van Halen, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, the entire 'shred' fraternity and all these 'new age' type acoustic virtuosos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassie Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Bands/singers who make me reach for the “off” switch: George Ezra Ed Sheeran Adele Any singer/songwriter called “Tom”. Bastille Lewis “bloody” Capaldi The above acts can be filed under the genre of Borecore. There are many other examples, but because they are so unutterably dull, I’ve forgotten their names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 The Beatles wrote some absolutely amazings songs but Lennon & McCartney's voices as so poor the songs should only ever be sung by other people. Every single cover of a Beatles song is better than the original because of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 1 hour ago, tegs07 said: Pizza He’s picking on the pizza’s now! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddster Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 DJ remixes who take a perfectly good track and turn it into drivel with a 4 on the floor beat and crap noises just because the record company have been convinced to throw £1000's at talentless personalites who have no idea of what they are doing to sell a record. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 20 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: With you 100% re U2. I still really do like Boy but they started to lose it on October, although that does have a few good tunes. Underworld are probably my fave band but I get why they're not to everyone's taste Don't get me wrong, I like Underworld, although the quality IMO does drop off around "100 Days Off", but I like Freur and the original version of Underworld a lot more. I'm surprised you didn't get that from my user name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeEvans Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 I don't like the Beatles. Maudlin sentimentality from Paul meets self-important, preening ego from John and plodding journeyman stuff from the other two. And grey, claggy, syrupy production. Yuck. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 I think my band's pretty good. That's clearly and demonstratably an unpopular opinion 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 26 minutes ago, Clarky said: To counter my negative, contrarian post on The Who, my most played artist of the last decade is Vicente Amigo, the master nuevo flamenco guitarist. However many times I post up links to his music on the forum, it basically results in tumbleweed! I saw him at Sadlers Wells. I used to go to the Flamenco Festival every year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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