Who Are Your 'Off Switch' Artists?
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I haven't listened to radio for years , aerial or radio was broken in my car so I just listened to my favourite CDs .
Ed Sheeran though is like listening to nails on a black board .
I watch and listen to Now 80s on tv sometimes , when there's nothing else on , some great stuff back then and cheese too .
Ed Sheeran though is like listening to nails on a black board .
I watch and listen to Now 80s on tv sometimes , when there's nothing else on , some great stuff back then and cheese too .
Tyre Tread said:
The Smiths/Morrisey = godawful moronic monotonous depressing wailing.
Craig David. Just awful.
Kate Bush -- warble warble
Any (c)Rap "music" because it isn't music
Any singer who thinks breathing is part of the soundtrack that should be heard.
See you've crossed the line there. Kate Bush is to me as The Beatles are to PaulGuitar.Craig David. Just awful.
Kate Bush -- warble warble
Any (c)Rap "music" because it isn't music
Any singer who thinks breathing is part of the soundtrack that should be heard.
Since we're offending each other willy nilly, I may as well put it out there that Amy Whinehouse can join Heather from M-People on the mute step. At least neither will be coming out with any more so-called "hits".
Tyre Tread said:
The Smiths/Morrisey = godawful moronic monotonous depressing wailing.
Craig David. Just awful.
Kate Bush -- warble warble
Any (c)Rap "music" because it isn't music
Any singer who thinks breathing is part of the soundtrack that should be heard.
Smiths- Morrisey is an arse, but How Soon is Now is a great track (mainly because Jonny Marr wrote it) Craig David. Just awful.
Kate Bush -- warble warble
Any (c)Rap "music" because it isn't music
Any singer who thinks breathing is part of the soundtrack that should be heard.
Craig David - pants
Kate Bush - some amazing stuff in her catalogue, although the motherhood and ovaries stuff gets a bit wearing
Rap- depends - Some of the 80's rap is fantastic, political music that was part of a social movement or just fun to listen to . Nowadays, some random in front of a hired Lambo singing about his knob, not so much.
Breathing - excludes Kraftwerk I assume?
Personally, I think Jess Glynn sounds like a microwaved puppy and should be thrown into a hedge.
Castrol for a knave said:
Smiths- Morrisey is an arse, but How Soon is Now is a great track (mainly because Jonny Marr wrote it)
Craig David - pants
Kate Bush - some amazing stuff in her catalogue, although the motherhood and ovaries stuff gets a bit wearing
Rap- depends - Some of the 80's rap is fantastic,
Rapture by Blondie is excellent , first rap record to reach #1 apparently .Craig David - pants
Kate Bush - some amazing stuff in her catalogue, although the motherhood and ovaries stuff gets a bit wearing
Rap- depends - Some of the 80's rap is fantastic,
Most of Kate Bush's early stuff is great too .
LunarOne said:
Ferruccio Fan said:
Most of Kate Bush's early stuff is great too .
Her 2004/5 double album Aerial is my desert island disc if I could have one album. I don't even mind The Painter's Link with Rolf Harris' voice on it. Her recent remaster to erase him isn't as good somehow.I know she's gone a bit , more , weird since the early stuff .
Ferruccio Fan said:
LunarOne said:
Ferruccio Fan said:
Most of Kate Bush's early stuff is great too .
Her 2004/5 double album Aerial is my desert island disc if I could have one album. I don't even mind The Painter's Link with Rolf Harris' voice on it. Her recent remaster to erase him isn't as good somehow.I know she's gone a bit , more , weird since the early stuff .
Gerry cinnamon I've just perused the whole thread and I'm glad to announce the winner - Ed f Sheeran.
In the 60s and 70s he wouldn't have been given a space in the corner of a half empty pub bar, let alone a world stage, in fact I recall many vastly more talented 'strummers' with far better voices then who got nowhere further than the pub corner.
Eric Burdon (of The Animals) had it correct when he sang 'if you wanna find the truth in life, don't pass music by.'
However, Ed Sheeran's 'music' - is not to my ears (and many others by the 'sound' of it/him).
I rest my case with Ed's results in his music exams, all six of them he got the lowest grades. No surprise there then.
Oh and I'll add any rap (only because it's not my scene), and not leave without adding Sam Smith.
Christ alive, how do such mediocre 'singers' get so far up the ladder today? Even a Bond movie too. Bloody hell, it was awful. He'd have been booed off the stage in years gone by. In fact, many were back then. Today if they get booed their feelings would be hurt, resulting in the fact that they'd probably make even more £$.
In the 60s and 70s he wouldn't have been given a space in the corner of a half empty pub bar, let alone a world stage, in fact I recall many vastly more talented 'strummers' with far better voices then who got nowhere further than the pub corner.
Eric Burdon (of The Animals) had it correct when he sang 'if you wanna find the truth in life, don't pass music by.'
However, Ed Sheeran's 'music' - is not to my ears (and many others by the 'sound' of it/him).
I rest my case with Ed's results in his music exams, all six of them he got the lowest grades. No surprise there then.
Oh and I'll add any rap (only because it's not my scene), and not leave without adding Sam Smith.
Christ alive, how do such mediocre 'singers' get so far up the ladder today? Even a Bond movie too. Bloody hell, it was awful. He'd have been booed off the stage in years gone by. In fact, many were back then. Today if they get booed their feelings would be hurt, resulting in the fact that they'd probably make even more £$.
Over and above all other dislikes previously mentioned, the bulk of which I agree with, especially the sea shanty dirge, here are my all time most unbearable.
Not worth wasting brain power remembering who they were, but whoever sang Mary’s prayer deserves the off button, I’ve hated that song since I first heard it, it’s musical diarrhoea.
Mustang Sally, hate the original and hate every wedding dance band version ever since and that crap, British made movie which made it popular.
Not worth wasting brain power remembering who they were, but whoever sang Mary’s prayer deserves the off button, I’ve hated that song since I first heard it, it’s musical diarrhoea.
Mustang Sally, hate the original and hate every wedding dance band version ever since and that crap, British made movie which made it popular.
LunarOne said:
Tyre Tread said:
The Smiths/Morrisey = godawful moronic monotonous depressing wailing.
Craig David. Just awful.
Kate Bush -- warble warble
Any (c)Rap "music" because it isn't music
Any singer who thinks breathing is part of the soundtrack that should be heard.
See you've crossed the line there. Kate Bush is to me as The Beatles are to PaulGuitar.Craig David. Just awful.
Kate Bush -- warble warble
Any (c)Rap "music" because it isn't music
Any singer who thinks breathing is part of the soundtrack that should be heard.
Since we're offending each other willy nilly, I may as well put it out there that Amy Whinehouse can join Heather from M-People on the mute step. At least neither will be coming out with any more so-called "hits".
I agree with you on Winey Amehouse though. Never did see why anyone would want to listen to such awful tones.
Castrol for a knave said:
Tyre Tread said:
The Smiths/Morrisey = godawful moronic monotonous depressing wailing.
Craig David. Just awful.
Kate Bush -- warble warble
Any (c)Rap "music" because it isn't music
Any singer who thinks breathing is part of the soundtrack that should be heard.
Smiths- Morrisey is an arse, but How Soon is Now is a great track (mainly because Jonny Marr wrote it) - No, still godawful.Craig David. Just awful.
Kate Bush -- warble warble
Any (c)Rap "music" because it isn't music
Any singer who thinks breathing is part of the soundtrack that should be heard.
Craig David - pants - Yup 100%
Kate Bush - some amazing stuff in her catalogue, although the motherhood and ovaries stuff gets a bit wearing - Nope - merely a wailing banshee
Rap- depends - Some of the 80's rap is fantastic, political music that was part of a social movement or just fun to listen to . Nowadays, some random in front of a hired Lambo singing about his knob, not so much. - So Wham Rap is OK and White Lines but anything since is crap? I might just give you that
Breathing - excludes Kraftwerk I assume? No exceptions
Personally, I think Jess Glynn sounds like a microwaved puppy and should be thrown into a hedge. Who?
Edited by Tyre Tread on Wednesday 7th April 00:04
Tyre Tread said:
As this is a list of MY "switch off artists" I haven't crossed any line and Kate's screeching is some of the worst on the planet (Babooshka WTAF?) and some can only be heard by dogs.
I agree with you on Winey Amehouse though. Never did see why anyone would want to listen to such awful tones.
I have no idea how people can listen to Babooshka, back in the old days when I actually worked with people it would come on, on the office radio, everyone loved it. I couldn’t stand it and usually wondered down to reception to avoid it. I agree with you on Winey Amehouse though. Never did see why anyone would want to listen to such awful tones.
Since spotify I rarely listen to radio so not often I have to endure something i dont like. When i do, i find i dont really have any issue with pop. Simple catchy tunes are fine. But most indie rock makes me switch off. So little interest in it though, that I usually don't hate it. Some other name drops that pop up on the radio occasionally.
-Chili Peppers
-The Beatles
-Rage against the machine
-Duran Duran
-Mumford and sons
-Bruno Mars
-Mariah Carey
-Dumb rap/Wuss rap/R&B/Grime/Garage
Many more too, but these spring to mind. Not necessarily saying these are not talented musicians, but their sound grates on me for one reason or another.
The only band I really dislike is probably U2, at least their stuff from most of my lifetime in the last 20 years. It's just so boring and genericly written, which is a shame really, as looking at some of their classic stuff, they clearly have talent. I mean songs like 'Pride' and 'With or without you' are generally excellent.
-Chili Peppers
-The Beatles
-Rage against the machine
-Duran Duran
-Mumford and sons
-Bruno Mars
-Mariah Carey
-Dumb rap/Wuss rap/R&B/Grime/Garage
Many more too, but these spring to mind. Not necessarily saying these are not talented musicians, but their sound grates on me for one reason or another.
The only band I really dislike is probably U2, at least their stuff from most of my lifetime in the last 20 years. It's just so boring and genericly written, which is a shame really, as looking at some of their classic stuff, they clearly have talent. I mean songs like 'Pride' and 'With or without you' are generally excellent.
Ferruccio Fan said:
Castrol for a knave said:
Smiths- Morrisey is an arse, but How Soon is Now is a great track (mainly because Jonny Marr wrote it)
Craig David - pants
Kate Bush - some amazing stuff in her catalogue, although the motherhood and ovaries stuff gets a bit wearing
Rap- depends - Some of the 80's rap is fantastic,
Rapture by Blondie is excellent , first rap record to reach #1 apparently .Craig David - pants
Kate Bush - some amazing stuff in her catalogue, although the motherhood and ovaries stuff gets a bit wearing
Rap- depends - Some of the 80's rap is fantastic,
Most of Kate Bush's early stuff is great too .
The first rap UK No1 that I can think of was Don't stop (wiggle wiggle) by The Outhere Brothers in 1995.
There was also the fantastic opening rap by Melle Mel on Chaka Khan's I feel for you which made No1 in 1984.
An even more tenuous rap was short segement in the 1983 No1 Candy Girl by New Edition.
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