Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler I just don't get it.....

Mike, I agree with you about the Doors, but I've never been able to get into Pink Floyd (runs away from everyone now).

Probably time for me to quit this thread, before I insult anyone else...

- Mid-tempo "Gather 'round the burning pallet bonfire" rock... Creed, Nickelback, Tragically Hip...

- 80s hair bands that just won't die... Motley Crue, I'm looking directly at you.

- Every band on Epitaph Records (especially the Weakerthans)

Bren R.

I could not agree with you more!

I like the Ramones but usually only listen to 4 or 5 songs before switching to something else.

You beat me to that one!

Supertramp. I also never got the appeal for Nickelback and Oasis.

Okay......I never liked the Carpenters. Karen's voice was too drippy sweet for my tastes....

I like the Beatles later stuff, Srgnt Pepper, Get Back, Let It Be. Earlier stuff, Hold Your Hand, Love Me Do, She Loves You, arrrrrrggggg is too perky for me. I think they’re song writing was very good, but none of them had exceptional voices. But they did influence many artists, no one can deny that!

I also never understood the Rolling Stones hype. Jagger really can’t sing very well and Richards, well… My wife, a history major, tells me the Stones became the Stones because of the Vietnam War. No war, no Stones being the gr rock band of all time. I kind of understand what she is saying, but to be honest, I haven’t put all the pieces of that puzzle together in my head yet.

There was some great music of he sixties and early 70’s, but I don’t usually rush to my stereo or Ipod to listen and sing along with either of these bands. CCR, and Cream, come to mind as do Hendrix and The Who with less bubble gummy type music I enjoy.

I like music that has some more complex structure to it. Rush, Yes, Triumph, Pink Floyd, are usually always in my song lists.

I loved the 80’s hair bands, in the 80’s, (when I was a silly teenager) not so much now, most if it seems very one dimensional now. Priest and Maiden I think were the stand outs.
I wasn’t a big fan of Grunge in the early 90’s.

And today’s music, well, for the most part, I just don’t get it at all. I know, I sound like my dad and grandfather.

paul

I have to disagree on the V war making the Stones. The Stones became popular about the same time as the Beatles. They both were very much into the music market way before the V war. I liked the early Stones, but I wouldn't give you a plugged nickel for them today.

In fact, as I understand it, the Stones and the Beatles were marketed off each other at the time.