Harlepolis said:

Nobody in mind.

If I'm not a fan, I won't waste my time figuring out "why".

Exactly. It ain't that serious. Plus, when you try to force yourself to like something you really don't like, you're no longer being yourself as an individual and becoming what others think you should be.

sexton said:

In the Sweden thread, I said The Cardigans. But only because I haven't spent any time yet investigating their music. And that would be the case with any artist of which I'd want to be a fan, but aren't. If something about a band turns me off like vocals for example then I don't want to be a fan.

I came across this after watching Repulsion this morning, and thought of you

their video, based on the film

thekidsgirl said:

sexton said:

In the Sweden thread, I said The Cardigans. But only because I haven't spent any time yet investigating their music. And that would be the case with any artist of which I'd want to be a fan, but aren't. If something about a band turns me off like vocals for example then I don't want to be a fan.

I came across this after watching Repulsion this morning, and thought of you

their video, based on the film

I didn't know the Cardigans were worth exploring beyond LoveFool and My Fav Game lol

thekidsgirl said:

sexton said:

In the Sweden thread, I said The Cardigans. But only because I haven't spent any time yet investigating their music. And that would be the case with any artist of which I'd want to be a fan, but aren't. If something about a band turns me off like vocals for example then I don't want to be a fan.

I came across this after watching Repulsion this morning, and thought of you

You made it home from work!

sexton said:

thekidsgirl said:

I came across this after watching Repulsion this morning, and thought of you

You made it home from work!

Yay! And I didn't even have to swim

JoeTyler said:

thekidsgirl said:

I didn't know the Cardigans were worth exploring beyond LoveFool and My Fav Game lol

They have 6 albums!

vainandy said:

Harlepolis said:

Nobody in mind.

If I'm not a fan, I won't waste my time figuring out "why".

Exactly. It ain't that serious. Plus, when you try to force yourself to like something you really don't like, you're no longer being yourself as an individual and becoming what others think you should be.

Yep

not a particular artist, but .... classical music.
I understand that this is the basis of everything,
that classical music is a positive influence on the emotional sphere, but I can not call myself an amateur. I quickly get bored, lack of dynamism and passion for me.

After giving it much thought, I would like to be a fan of Madonna. She strikes me as smart businesswoman, and I admire that but I find her voice just terrible.

probably seems like sacrilege to the whole world it seems that has drunk their kool aid for decades but i'm content to pass thru the earth w/o ever having heard a Beatles album! a few inescapable, ubiquitous singles have confirmed that i'm not missing much.

Bowie - marginal voice, couple tracks from Let's Dance (listened to Station to Station single per someone from The Org's recommendation and wanted to cut my ears off)

Stones - i like my rock FONKAY and if there's not LOTS more where Miss U comes from, i'm good

Fiona Apple - I've had my buddy's Tidal for months and can't make it pass 3-4 trax

too many others to name!

Marsha Ambrosius. I want to like her, and I actually liked her when she was with Floetry, but as a solo artist, her voice irritates the hell out of me.

When I was going through a classic soul phase last year, I could not get in to:

Al Green

I reallty tried, but it just wasn't happening. I like a few of his songs, and thats about it.

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datdude said:

probably seems like sacrilege to the whole world it seems that has drunk their kool aid for decades but i'm content to pass thru the earth w/o ever having heard a Beatles album! a few inescapable, ubiquitous singles have confirmed that i'm not missing much.

Bowie - marginal voice, couple tracks from Let's Dance (listened to Station to Station single per someone from The Org's recommendation and wanted to cut my ears off)

Stones - i like my rock FONKAY and if there's not LOTS more where Miss U comes from, i'm good

Fiona Apple - I've had my buddy's Tidal for months and can't make it pass 3-4 trax

too many others to name!

It doesn't seem like you want to be a fan of any of these artists.

dancerella said:

Timmy84 said:

I didn't become a fan of Bowie myself until recently. And I realize why people fawn over him. I mean I've always admired him for his fashion and some of his music but after hearing much of it, I dig him.

Which of his albums do you like?

low is from bowie's berlin phase, it's quite challenging to listen to.

if you want classic songwriting i would suggest alladin sane and ziggy stardust. if they don't float your boat i doubt anything by bowie will.

SuperSoulFighter said:

Freddy Mercury. When I was in hi school all the (cool) guys were into Queen and U2 (another good example, just like Springsteen) but by then I was already diggin' James Brown and Sly... Dire Straits also were huge in the 1980s and Mark Knopfler was & is playing with my man Bob Dylan, but...it just doesn't mean anything to me...

The Beatles... LiLi, if you & I had been around in the 1960s, you would have been a Beatles-girl and me a Stones boy!

Miles Davis...never got beyond Kind of Blue.

Billy Holliday, a legend for sure, I have a double cd that I just don't listen to.

Stevie Wonder... Living for the City is ffffonnnkayyy!!! I just Called to Say I Love You is too much sweet pop music for me.

I know Nirvana and Pearljam meant a lot to a lot of people, but I never got it. Same with Amy Winehouse and Adele. And I never understood why punks were into reggae.

Bob Marley wrote some good songs, but when I hear Stir it up, I always get the feeling it's being played too slow. Guess that wraps it up 4 now, maybe more later, good idea for a thread, Lily!

I had always wanted to be born in the 50's that all the best music accompanied my youth, and I have seen the emergence and development of the greatest artists ever. But now I realize that in that case I would now not 20 years old, and about 60 .... Well, it's better to be young and enjoy the music in retrospect.
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I love your list, although I'm hardcore Beatles fan and a casual fan of Queen and Amy .... but I support your others positions.

I tried to get into Joni Mitchell's music,but I just can't seem to do it.She's very talented,but her music doesn't do much for me.

Badu - Dug the first album & that was it....Just comes off as trying to hard to be different

Mint Condition - ...like some of their stuff, but

Jill "From Philly, And Fine As Wine" Scott - She can be over the top too at times

If it was announce that these 3 were coming to town, would'nt break my neck to go and see them

Great thread.....i've BEEN wanting to be convinced on 4 artists that i can think of right now:

-Nina Simone (musically)
-Phyllis Hyman (musically)
-Sade. Now after i made this announcement on Facebook, a friend let me listen to Diamond Life, and i was like hmmmm more. So this one is dying down.

-TEENA MARIE (vocally). i STILL can't see how she "sounds like a sista"; she just sounds Broadway to me.

SoulAlive said:

David Bowie

Peter Gabriel

Can only do the hits, tried to go deep but didn't care for it.

Many Motown artists. This is a huge part of music history, but I'm not a big fan of the Motown sound.
Stevie, Temptations, Supremes etc.
A galaxy of great artists, which I, unfortunately, have always been indifferent.
James Brown, another call. I rate him very high, especially as a performer, he was great dancer, but I prefer the performances a little different format. While I like the dozen songs from James.

LiLi1992 said:

not a particular artist, but .... classical music.
I understand that this is the basis of everything,
that classical music is a positive influence on the emotional sphere, but I can not call myself an amateur. I quickly get bored, lack of dynamism and passion for me.

Hmm Lily I think you'd really enjoy classical music if you start with the right era/artist! Or taking the time to really learn how it originated whether through a music course or books may help too Classical music is anything but boring and simple imo, it contains the most wide range of instruments and I particularly love how unpredictable and unbiased it really is compared to a lot of modern "songs" we're used to, whether it's pop or rock or RnB that mostly use the same formula with limited structure.

In general I don't really believe anyone should force his/herself to like certain genre but of all types of music, I'd say classic music is definitely worth it. Though I'm a very casual classic listener I'm glad I was able to at least get into it and understand the fundamental level of it. (In my case it was through music classes I took at college + my parents CDs & itunes classic radio stations lol) I'm still learning and trying to discover more!

LightOfArt said:

Over the years there were several artists that I thought I would like, bought their music, and sold that shit right back to the dollar bin.

New Edition

Van Hunt

Norah Jones

Jay-Z

Beatles

Jimi Hendrix

I know there are others but I can't think right now...

Emancipation89 said:

LiLi1992 said:

not a particular artist, but .... classical music.
I understand that this is the basis of everything,
that classical music is a positive influence on the emotional sphere, but I can not call myself an amateur. I quickly get bored, lack of dynamism and passion for me.

Hmm Lily I think you'd really enjoy classical music if you start with the right era/artist! Or taking the time to really learn how it originated whether through a music course or books may help too Classical music is anything but boring and simple imo, it contains the most wide range of instruments and I particularly love how unpredictable and unbiased it really is compared to a lot of modern "songs" we're used to, whether it's pop or rock or RnB that mostly use the same formula with limited structure.

In general I don't really believe anyone should force his/herself to like certain genre but of all types of music, I'd say classic music is definitely worth it. Though I'm a very casual classic listener I'm glad I was able to at least get into it and understand the fundamental level of it. (In my case it was through music classes I took at college + my parents CDs & itunes classic radio stations lol) I'm still learning and trying to discover more!

I have tried many times.
I once flew to Tunisia on vacation for 2 weeks ... in my iPod exclusively to classical music: Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Verdi ..... greatest composers ... I like the music, I understand. it is brilliant, but very rarely I have the desire to listen to it, if I have a chance to listen to anything else.