Which band or singer do you detest most ?

[HugoHackenbush]

Originally Posted by xyzde69

I hesitated to become a professional guitarist.
IMO Satriani is more creative than Malmsteen. Even if guitar heroes are not really my cup of tea.
Malmsteen was incredibly self-sufficient.
One day he said in Guitar Player: "It seems to me that Van Halen is afraid to meet me."
What pathetic clown.
But he was 20 ~ 25 years old, maybe he's less arrogant now.

Yngwie is every bit the raging arsehole you could imagine. The bass player in one of my bands played with him for several years. They would call him "wing nut" behind his back. On tour Yngwie would stay at the Four Seasons while the rest of the band was at Motel 6. I ran into my friend at a club after he had left Yngwie's band. I asked him why he left. He said "I wanted to play music with an actual human being."

Addendum. Yngwie would also not pay the band the agreed upon salary and per diems. One time Yngwie flew back to Sweden without paying the band, stranding my friend in New Orleans, IIRC.

[sandhunter]

Stevie Wonder , specifically the album Key of Life
The year was 1976 , I was of age and the radio blasted Stevie like the second coming , but we had Boston , Fleetwood Mac , Led Zeppilen ,Floyd and the Stones. also a band called the The Who ,but the radio kept blasting Stevie

[Estreeter]

Originally Posted by sandhunter

The year was 1976

There's someone else from that era that makes my skin crawl
Neil Diamond Granted he's popular, but overrated, actually he makes me sick .... any performer who appears just nice and women love just makes my skin crawl

[bloke57]

Genesis.

Yes, they are quite good but, to me, the music piddles on rather inconsequentially. I have to say that I don't dislike them much per se but, as for Sandhunter above, they typify a particular time in my life.

They were at their height when I first began to date girls - and every girlfriend of that era was a Genesis fan - so I had to force myself to listen and enthuse so that I could, hopefully, get my leg over. It is a personal rather than musical objection.

But I must also give the usual honourable mention to U2. To me, any truly great band should have the option of an alternative lead voice and alternative lead instruments. U2 are hopelessly limited and I can't understand how they have become so big. I'm sorry but I must level the same complaint against the Rolling Stones. They are very good at what they do - but you have to like Jagger's singing because there isn't anyone else stretching their vocal chords.

[Estreeter]

Originally Posted by bloke57

Genesis.

Yes, they are quite good but, to me, the music piddles on rather inconsequentially.

Err, They're shit and another 2 bands I never understood the popularity of,
Styx and Supertramp

[sandhunter]

Originally Posted by Estreeter

Err, They're shit and another 2 bands I never understood the popularity of,
Styx and Supertramp

Women


The Women loved these bands

[Devius]

Originally Posted by sandhunter

Stevie Wonder , specifically the album Key of Life
The year was 1976 , I was of age and the radio blasted Stevie like the second coming , but we had Boston , Fleetwood Mac , Led Zeppilen ,Floyd and the Stones. also a band called the The Who ,but the radio kept blasting Stevie

I must humbly disagree - "Songs In The Key Of Life" Stevie Wonder's magnum opus, a truly great album (and coincidentally, pride of place in my download collection).

"Songs In The Key Of Life" is one of the reasons I consider Stevie Wonder a certified genius and worthy to be mentioned im the same breath as The Who and Led Zep.

Stevie Wonder - Village Ghetto Land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uawb--HeK2I

On the other hand, had you been slating "I Just Called To Say I Love You", "Ebony & Ivory" (both commercial doo doo), or "Stevie Wonder's Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants" (Stevie definitely over-indulging himself), I would have joined in.

[loadmaster011]

Originally Posted by Estreeter

Err, They're shit and another 2 bands I never understood the popularity of,
Styx and Supertramp

add in "Yes" and we have a trifecta!

[bloke57]

Originally Posted by loadmaster011

add in "Yes" and we have a trifecta!

Yes did make a couple of decent albums early on. But...

Supertramp! I'm with you on that. What they did have was the backing of a Dutch millionaire who bankrolled them. Otherwise surely they would have disappeared without trace.

[Estreeter]

Originally Posted by loadmaster011

add in "Yes" and we have a trifecta!

Throw in Chicago for the Quadrella

And whichever band don't want to look it up had that stupid song, Bus Stop and that idiotic dance I've seen drunken fools do with it at an over 30's (desperate for a fuck) venue

Make me wanna puke