Artists You're "Supposed To Be Into" But Just Don't Care About That Much

You didn’t read my post ,he’s got ten years on me

 

It's strange, but I went through all this trouble and expense to build The Beatles collection I always wanted and never had time / money for, including all the box-sets, all the blurays and DVDs, right down to dozens of oversized coffee table books, but I never listen to them. For awhile I listened to the albums in chronological order, first the mono box, then the British stereo box, then the BBC broadcasts and the rarities collections. I always got bummed out on the white album and then my enthusiasm waned up through Abbey Road. Then I went back to listening to the early stuff. Then I dropped it. I used to think of The Beatles as a life-affirming celebration listening experience, but now I'm not moved by anything I hear. I seem unable to enjoy the collection. It's really strange.

 

Beatles, Queen, the Clash.

 

Beatles, Zep, Jethro Tull

 

The Mars volta
Radiohead
Joni Mitchell
Sonic Youth
Rush after Signals
Tool
Dream Theatre
Fates Warning
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Ingwie after Marching out

 

Although I would say Jethro Tull can fit in the hard prog category as well! Minstrel in the Gallery is a heavy tune

 

Those I very much respect but will never listen to:

1. Anything solo Phil Collins
2. Talking Heads
3. Bruce Springsteen
4. Prince
5. Michael Jackson

 

Easy, the Beatles.

 

Pretty sure that this is actually "goateed Led Zeppelin on Smack"...



Just sayin'...

D.D.

 

I'm realizing this after the fact, but my original post was basically just a list of one of my friend's favorite bands. One time we were talking about Bowie and I told him that I just wasn't a huge fan. He was like, "but his songs are all about alienation and loneliness" as if that was the core of my being. Thanks, I said.

 

Jimi Hendrix - he’s the greatest guitar player, no doubt, but his voice is like he’s taking an eternal s***.

Joni Mitchell - her music is a substitute for valium. I respect her though.

Pink Floyd - another substitute for valium. I haven’t heard enough of them though. I’ll give them another chance.

 

Funny because I love the tunes - except the lyrics sometimes. But their “mystique” and “poetic darkness” seem so fake to me. Also, Morrison is so overhyped. He was good looking, a good frontman, good singer - awful lyricist and even worse “““poet”””.

 

Definitely the last two for me. The first...not so much.

 

[crickets...]

 

That's not a goatee...

 

I know of no artists that I am "supposed to be into", nor the reason I'm supposed to be into them.

That said, if you want to blend in on this forum then it probably helps if you like The Beatles .... actually, no it doesn't. I like The Beatles, but not the endless threads about them on here. How many turds did Paul McCartney do this morning? Don't know? Oh, let's start a thread about it!
I guess if you like Steely Dan, The Grateful Dead and Bruce Springsteen you'd be in heaven here. Personally, I don't think there's many - if any - artists that are more boring.

 

I have officially stopped buying to music.
I've also stopped listening.
Motown cheers me up and some classical engages the intellect, but my interest is tapering off that, too.
I'll keep up with the latest Bob Dylan releases but that's it.
I'm going to sell a ton of music in the coming weeks.

 

How many other 'cool' things in life do you feel pressured into liking because other people do? I don't see this as an interesting starting point for a discussion about music. It's just about personal identity. I suggest that you get rid of the albums you don't like and decide what you like and why you like it. You can always come to that other stuff if you change your mind.

 

My father never listened to music and, aside from one time I know of, never expressed any interest in it. He seemed quite content with that state of being.

What you are doing sounds liberating.

 

Maybe you need a break from them. I went through a period where their music wasn't doing much for me anymore, so I stopped listening for a long time. Then I unintentionally heard one of their songs again, and I remembered why I loved them in the first place.

As for the OP, I get where you're coming from because there's a lot of music which doesn't do much for me even though I don't think it's bad. There are very few bands/artists I can genuinely say I love. This isn't easy when everyone from the media to social media to people you know irl are always trying to push popular artists down your throat.

What comes to mind:

Radiohead
Joni Mitchell
Arcade Fire
Jack White
Kendrick Lamar
Talking Heads
Beyonce
Soundgarden
Frank Zappa
Sonic Youth
REM
The Who
Cream/Eric Clapton
Arctic Monkeys

 

Let me guess your age. Early to mid 50s?

It happens to some of us.

I've bought exactly one CD in the last 15 months and have been selling most everything off.

Still listen to albums occasionally on Spotify.

 

To answer on topic...Nick Drake

 

Looking at my collection I should like King Crimson and Captain Beefheart

 

No, 61 in a couple of months. I held on longer than you, much too long.
Anyone as deeply involved in listening to music as I've been should be working in the profession, or reign in.
A lifetime passes in all those hours and hours one sits applying his ears when he should be living.
My Beatles CD / box-sets / books / videos collection is going up for sale, probably on Craigs list where I'll get the most money out of it.
The Rolling Stones are gone already, and other stuff.

 

I don't know what's in your collection, but King C. and Captain B. are worlds apart in my mind. And I think this well illustrates the strange and improbable and forced connections formed by the 'if you like this then you probably also like this' idea.

What I find in band X often precludes me liking band Y. Whereas other people seem to think that X and Y are in some way equivalent in terms of musical likes and tastes.