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It actually took me about 10 years (and a few break-ups) to finally 'get' Bob Dylan, so I guess that was probably worth it in the end.
...But there are a few artists still revolving on my iPod that I just, well, really don't like. Still I persist - listening to them occasionally on the ol' random shuffle - in the vain hope that maybe I'll finally 'get' what all the fuss is about:
1) [b]Nick Cave[/b] - what's with this (apparently) talentless moron? He simply can't sing, his contrived music/persona (delete as appropriate) has absolutely no depth, melody, charisma, originallity, soul or anything really. Plus, I'm pretty sure he's completely up his own anus ...still, I persist.
2) [b]Sparklehorse[/b] - he sounds like he is singing with a blocked nose and dodgy adenoids. It hurts I tell you!!! Stop it man, you are really making me feel ill. 😡
3) [b]The Beach Boys / Brian Wilson[/b] - they sound like listening to a bunch of people with Down's Syndrome singing (and I mean no offence to people with Down's Syndrome). I just can't get past this. Apparently there's some great melodies in there, somewhere. I can't get past the awful 'simple' plodding singing voices.
... I'm pretty sure there are more, but I'll stop there.
Any further culprits..?
Bob Dylan for me.
Radiohead too - I can sort of appreciate some of the ideas but it's just so deathly dull.
Nick Cave...have finally decided to delete him from my IPOD.
Royal Trux, Thee Hypnotics and Pavement I evetually gave the fisrt two bands cds to a friend I'm still trying to 'get' Crooked Rain Crooked Rain.