What do you hate that most people like? - Bilge

TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4094	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Thu, Jul 8, 2010 7:59 PM Pretty much ALL alternative rock. I stopped listening to what we use to call "new Wave" by 1984, and never looked back. Pixies? No thanks. I never got what came after either, (like grunge) but there was some "industrial" bands like 9 inch nails or Ministry that I thought were ok...maybe stuff like "My life in the thrill-kill cult" also. Here and there, though, there might be a good song by Jane's addiction or even Violent Femmes, but it was never enough for me to go and buy an entire album. To my ears, all of the alt rock sounded either derivitave of U2 or REM, which were not bands I really liked back in the day either. I think I gave up on most rock music in the 80's. The last "rock" bands I liked from that era were probably stuff like the Police or King Crimson. In analyzing my thoughts, I came to the conclusion whereas I liked the dance beats, good basslines and extensive use of keyboards that the 2nd British invasion (and some good American bands like Talking heads, Oingo Boingo or missing persons) had, I could just never get into the sound of jangly guitars or anything that sounded like it was created in a garage. So, I guess I never liked "Garage" rock. No lolapalooza or Coachellas for me....and that definitely puts me in the minority! See, by 1985 I was in the military, where I was exposed to a lot of black music, so I really gravitated more towards funk and jazz. Had you asked me back then, I would have said my favorite artists were Sypro Gyra, Weather Report or Pat Metheny, along with a whole mess of funk like EWF, Barkays, Cameo, Gap Band, Slave, Lakeside, etc...I guess it's safe to say I went completely the other direction from most of my friends, musically speaking. Prior to 1985, I would have said I liked all the new Romantic and new Wave stuff (because it was new sounding at the time, and because of the bass parts)and also most punk and most Rockabilly. Also Mod music, like the Jam. And prior to 1980 I would have said prog rock like ELP, YES, Crimson, ect.. So that's my whole musical history, in a nutshell, and you can see it shows I always liked what most people hated, and to this day, hate what most people like! http://www.myspace.com/lucasvigor http://www.myspace.com/thesmokinmenehunes http://www.myspace.com/thehulagirlsband "yer jus not tuned into the series of tubes yet, let it soak in". [ [ Edited by: lucas vigor 2010-07-08 20:11 ]

Pretty much ALL alternative rock. I stopped listening to what we use to call "new Wave" by 1984, and never looked back. Pixies? No thanks. I never got what came after either, (like grunge) but there was some "industrial" bands like 9 inch nails or Ministry that I thought were ok...maybe stuff like "My life in the thrill-kill cult" also. Here and there, though, there might be a good song by Jane's addiction or even Violent Femmes, but it was never enough for me to go and buy an entire album.

To my ears, all of the alt rock sounded either derivitave of U2 or REM, which were not bands I really liked back in the day either.

I think I gave up on most rock music in the 80's. The last "rock" bands I liked from that era were probably stuff like the Police or King Crimson.

In analyzing my thoughts, I came to the conclusion whereas I liked the dance beats, good basslines and extensive use of keyboards that the 2nd British invasion (and some good American bands like Talking heads, Oingo Boingo or missing persons) had, I could just never get into the sound of jangly guitars or anything that sounded like it was created in a garage. So, I guess I never liked "Garage" rock.

No lolapalooza or Coachellas for me....and that definitely puts me in the minority!

See, by 1985 I was in the military, where I was exposed to a lot of black music, so I really gravitated more towards funk and jazz. Had you asked me back then, I would have said my favorite artists were Sypro Gyra, Weather Report or Pat Metheny, along with a whole mess of funk like EWF, Barkays, Cameo, Gap Band, Slave, Lakeside, etc...I guess it's safe to say I went completely the other direction from most of my friends, musically speaking.

Prior to 1985, I would have said I liked all the new Romantic and new Wave stuff (because it was new sounding at the time, and because of the bass parts)and also most punk and most Rockabilly. Also Mod music, like the Jam.

And prior to 1980 I would have said prog rock like ELP, YES, Crimson, ect..

So that's my whole musical history, in a nutshell, and you can see it shows I always liked what most people hated, and to this day, hate what most people like!

http://www.myspace.com/lucasvigor
http://www.myspace.com/thesmokinmenehunes
http://www.myspace.com/thehulagirlsband

"yer jus not tuned into the series of tubes yet, let it soak in".

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[ Edited by: lucas vigor 2010-07-08 20:11 ]

Post #541409 by tiki mick on Thu, Jul 8, 2010 7:59 PM