Prompted by...
...The Ian Brown review below, I thought I'd start a discussion on this hallowed board.
At the last Belmers intensive rehearsal evening*, Pooflake, Pooflake's bro and my good self were talking about musical 'sacred cows' I:E the artists/bands etc that it's heresy to dislike.
I came up with:-
Oasis - a barely adequate pub band with a dickhead frontman.
Elvis - never rated him.
U2 - Jeez, where do I start?

Anyone fancy a go?

* sitting noodling around on guitars and getting drunk.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 17:30, 27 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

yes,
it was mentioned very recently on here, but The Beatles - GAWD DAMN AWFUL MUSAK
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 17:50, Reply)

fuck me, U2 are shit
I enjoy a bit of Elvis though.

The Clash - just don't do it for me
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 17:51, Reply)

As a Mancunian, may I just say
OASIS ARE THE WORST FUCKING THING EVER.

Erm...not sure who I dislike that everyone seems to like. I'm very out of touch of music at the moment. I don't really like Florence and the Machine, and everyone is hailing her as the new fucking Messiah or something. I don't like high-pitched singers.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 17:53, Reply)

LoL
Just discussing F&M with the Oh. She said she thinks she sounds interesting and at least makes an effort. I said she is like a budget offspring of siouxsie and dolores o'riordan (sp) with an uncontrolable voice. I'm getting old now cos there are not many new bands coming through that I can't see a previous reference for.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Fri 25 Sep 2009, 19:22, Reply)

Saw Oasis at Glastonbury.
After all the hype of being the best live band ever, they were, to be frank, utterly utterly shocking. Liam couldnt be arsed, every time Noel sang, he would fuck off and sulk back stage. Can I also say here that Paul Maccartney is a cunt and should be assassinated.
( @RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Fri 25 Sep 2009, 20:43, Reply)

Blur FTW!
That's all.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 26 Sep 2009, 0:57, Reply)

I would actually argue
that U2 used to be very good indeed, The Joshua Tree is a fantastic album and Achtung Baby is, if anything, even better. Personally I think Zooropa is the best album they made, but Pop wasn't bad, though it did mark the beginning of the end of their good stuff, actually Pop marked the edge of a cliff with everything released afterwards being fucking dreadful.

And their early stuff is really catchy, Under a Blood Red Sky captures the very best of their 80s stuff in a good live show.

So, U2, used to be good when they were less popular, now, total cunts.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 17:57, Reply)

I agree with Al
Except about Pop. I adore Achtung baby and Zooropa was the soundtrack to more than one summer for me. Joshua tree I never really got into though.

It's a shame they had to become aware of the universe outside of their bubble and disappear up their own arses.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 18:13, Reply)

yes, I hate all of them and their music
stupid popular bands making god awful music and money and getting bitches and mad cash
what the fuck
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 18:00, Reply)

Coldplay = bland
Jet = shit aussie band (not many, but them are the shittest. Go betweens would eat them alive, if the lead wasnt dead)
Kings of Leon = not worth the hype
( @RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Fri 25 Sep 2009, 18:42, Reply)

This this THIS
Coldplay = more of a Muse girl, before anyone says "What a load of pretentious bollocks" listen to Origin of Symmetry. Pretentious bollocks yes, but pretty effin' good.
Jet = blargh. One decent song, and it's not even that good.
Kings of Leon = shit. Shitshitshit.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 19:32, Reply)

When the record label
approached Muse for a 5 record deal, they didnt mean the same 5 albums :-)
( @RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Fri 25 Sep 2009, 20:18, Reply)

They weren't the same,
They got progressively worse after Origin of Symmetry.
(Paolo Nutini's Bikini Better than Frederick Fleet's optometrist, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 20:32, Reply)

I must give it a listen,
although, if all the songs are like plug in baby, I may just do that.
( @RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Fri 25 Sep 2009, 20:35, Reply)

The Beatles
While I'm sure they were groundbreaking at the time, now it just sounds like mediocre rock-pop-whatever.
(stimpy, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 19:06, Reply)

I agree with every damn word here
and I'd like to add Rage Against the Machine and The Libertines to the list.
RATM are made of boring shouty bollocks*, and I'm a fan of shouty bollocks ordinarily.
As for The Libertines? They had two or three bearable songs* and a drugged-up singer who put his bits in another drugged-up singer. The big tabloidwhore.
_*IMHO
(Paolo Nutini's Bikini Better than Frederick Fleet's optometrist, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 19:40, Reply)

I kinda agree with the Libertines,
but at the start they were one of the most exciting bands I have ever seen. Drugged up, yes, but they were all awesome showmen. Separately, cocks. Peter cant barely stand half the time (except one show at glasto where he was pretty good) John The Bassist band Yeti were appalling. Also, I wasnt aloud in the club with a hat, but he was. The only decent one seems to be the drummer, and Carlos is to pissed to care.
( @RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Fri 25 Sep 2009, 20:23, Reply)

The Beatles
most definately. I will surely burn in hell, but so what. At least John and George have a head start on me.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 25 Sep 2009, 21:32, Reply)

Shit, I'd forgotten about...
...Nirvana...?
*Prepares to duck and run*
(Paolo Nutini's Bikini Better than Frederick Fleet's optometrist, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 22:04, Reply)

I'll defend you
you're 100% right.
(Evilweevil is covered in bees, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 23:04, Reply)

THANK YOU!
Oh, God, thank you so much!
I think it's just the two of us against the world, y'know...
(Paolo Nutini's Bikini Better than Frederick Fleet's optometrist, Sat 26 Sep 2009, 0:40, Reply)

Joy Division
Sorry but even 'Love will tear us apart' is tuneless.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 22:21, Reply)

It's the one song of theirs
I really like. The rest? Meh
(Evilweevil is covered in bees, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 23:04, Reply)

Sacrilige! Or however you spell it.
I challenge you to a fight to the DEATH in which you shall be killed with Peter Hook's guitar strap!
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Sat 26 Sep 2009, 0:52, Reply)

Metallica
Have written about 3 decent songs in the 20 odd years since Master of Puppets
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 22:37, Reply)

MARRS

( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 26 Sep 2009, 0:55, Reply)

Why Oh Why?!?!?!
Why do people have such a problem with anything that sells? The music industry is like most in that the cream rises to the top.

If that amazing band you like disappear without a trace after one album, it probably because they were shit or didn't have a broad enough appeal.

Just because something sells ten million copies doesn't make it crap, in fact quite the opposite. People get confused between music and art, music is made to entertain, art is made to inspire and provoke. Most people want to be entertained.

Sorry to waffle, but I despise this high and mighty attitude, the art over entertainment pretentious bollocks.......oh and I fucking love The Libertines, pure timeless melodies :-)
(McJuurgensHaircut is authorised and regulated by your mum., Tue 29 Sep 2009, 13:55, Reply)