Artists you love with quirks you hate

The sentiment is probably genuine though to be fair

 

Admittedly I'm not a big Rolling Stones fan.

Mick's rooster dancing like a proud cock strutting around while making constant hand gestures and jerky movements all seems frenetically calculated and strained.

This is rock and roll?

One moment he's weekend flirting with the devil.

The next moment he's jet setting and being so vain.

I guess I strayed from the "Artists you love..." subject.

If I heard their music/instrumentals without their lyrics and without seeing the strutting, I'd really like this band and their lead singer.

Well, I'd really like this band at least...

 

U2 have always been a political band. I don't get comments that they should avoids politics when that's part of the band's DNA...

 

I've been a Foo Fighters fan for years, but some of Dave Grohl's vocal affections on stage get tiresome. From my 2003 DVD review:

"Grohl often yelps “here we go!” as a song leads toward some climactic moment, and he also likes to replace lyrics with shrieks as they transition."

To be fair, Grohl has tamed these tendencies some over the years, but they're still annoying!

 

Mike Love always trying to rewrite history and convince everyone that he always loved Pet Sounds and was on board with everything Brian was doing back then.

Pretty much everything that comes out of Mike Love's mouth irks me.

 

I like between-song patter and Robert Plant's is just godawful: fey, obscure, disorganized.

I would gladly trade it for the most hackneyed "Are you ready to rawk??" shout.

 

Paul Weller went through a stage of saying 'Y'all' in an faux American twang during live shows.

 

David Bowie ruining his songs live, with affected vocal quirks.
Lou Reed ruining his songs live, with affected vocal quirks.

 

In the Grateful Dead’s latter stages, Bob Weirs growl at the last word of every line. especially on the live without a net album.

 

Four pages and no mention of Chris Robinson yet?

Love his music, everything else . . .

 

He is rambling on about Israel but as he likes money he did appear there on his DSOTM tour. What a hypocrite.

 

his dalliance with a > 18 girl is bad stuff too.

 

My beef with Morrison is some of the non-verbal noises he makes in songs. "Listen To The Lion" is a prime example.

 

Sinead O'Connor singing very out of tune, intentionally.

It was ok on Mandinka.
The rest of the time it's just annoying.