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Johnny C:
There are bands and albums that everyone else likes that I just can't bring myself to enjoy. For example, I've been told that it is comparable to a sex crime that I don't like Gang Of Four, although to be fair I've only heard Solid Gold. I just don't like that record's dynamics and the way that it just kind of sits there without pricking up the nerves like bands that supposedly ape GO4 are able to do.

And I can't stand a lot of classic rock, especially The Rolling Stones and Led Zepplin. The former have definitely turned me off since, well, basically I was born: 1988 was a bad time for them to continue working with "hey guys, let's keep releasing albums many years into our long irrelevant career," a decision they've stuck to since about the mid-seventies. Zep, on the other hand, have always come across as a posturing bunch of elitist "hard" rockers, hell-bent on technical prowess over the finer points of songcraft. Both of these bands have songs which are exceptions, of course, but for the most part I'm still not a fan.

What are albums or bands that everyone is shocked to hear that you guys don't like, and more importantly why don't you like them?

Thrillho:
I agree about the Stones and Zeppelin, with a few exceptions. I hate 'Satisfaction.' I think that riff, though relentlessly catchy, is ugly, tuneless and abrasive, but then that's probably why they liked it; it's also why I hate it. I do, of course, like quite a few of their songs though; I like that recent one, 'Rain Falls Down,' and 'Start Me Up,' and a few others, but that's about it.

As for Zep, they were just major masturbators. Their live shows were just the musical equivalent of wanking for two hours, with occasionaly good bits in between. I also hate 'Stairway To Heaven.' It's got obvious chords, terrible lyrics, and a rudimentary solo that I could play within about two minutes of listening to the song for the first time. It's awful. And Jimmy Page's Satanism fixation just means I can't take them seriously. Now this is all a bit rich from me because most of my favourite bands are bloated, self-indulgent, pretentious bands with kitchen-sink production. This is true, and I like a few Zeppelin tracks that manage all of that while also squeezing out a good tune, or making it seem appropriate. Basically, I like 'Kashmir' and 'No Quarter' and occasionally 'Immigrant Song.' Nothing else comes to mind.

I also find that most of the songs that people say are Beatles 'classics' I absolutely hate. Now, I think the Beatles were probably the greatest band ever, but the fact that out of their astounding catalogue The Beatles is seen as one of their best albums and 'I Am The Walrus,' 'Revolution Nine,' 'Yellow Submarine' and 'Let It Be' two of their greatest songs boggles my mind. It's ridiculous. The Beatles would make an extraordinary single album, but there is so much unadulterated crap on there that I can't believe how lauded it is.

Will:
I never much cared for the Beatles.  Before you all completely crucify me for this, I fully acknowledge their influence on music, I just never liked them.  I don't have an outright hatred for them, I just don't care about them at all.

Misereatur:
I cant stand The Rolling Stones, I don't like the Beatles (although I do like Lennon's solo work, listening to Plastic Ono Band right now).

I do, though, love Led Zeppelin. I think they were one of the best bands to exist.

E. Spaceman:
I am pretty much the opposite here, i really like many many things i am not supposed to. People on Gabbly have incesntly heard this, but I really like Hilary Duff's latest singles, Wake Up in particular is an amazing song, although not quite as amazing as Ashlee Simpson's work, Boyfriend has a killer riff and chorus, La La was rather good too, Pieces of Me was a very good song, but L.O.V.E. is simply put one of the best songs I've heard lately, catchy as hell and even better than the Orange Juice song of the same name.

As or the Stones, I rather like them until Exile... although my favourite song is definetely Start Me Up, Led Zep I really ove I II and Physical Grafitti. the rest is neither here nor there.

I also think 90s REM was far better than 80s REM, and i am told that is also nonsense.

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