Bands you like that people tend to hate
 

Pretty simple really.

The Eagles
Emerson, Lake and Palmer (granted they really went to crap after Brain Salad Surgery)
Pantera
Heart (well their first two albums anyway)
Boston (well their first album anyway)

Bands I like that people on this forum tend to hate:

Nirvana
U2 (up until after AB)
Guns N Roses (up until Izzy left)
Pearl Jam
Soundgarden
Alice in Chains
RATM
AC/DC
Muse (Origin and Absolution anyway)

Haha, I like the idea for this thread.

^This. Plus:

Billy Idol
Jesus Jones
Everclear
Andrew WK
Arrested Development
Enya
Chumbawamba
The Faint

Talk about an eclectic list.

And finally after a very long search, I find another Eagles fan. Who isn't in his 60s anyway. :D

Haha, well it's also a mixed bag of how into the various artist I am. Billy Idol and Jesus Jones are ones I'm a huge fan of and own all their albums for example. Enya and Chumbawamba I only listen to in passing. I think Andrew WK's first album is frigging fantastic from start to finish, but don't really like anything else by him.


I can't say I listen to them very often but I do like them a lot. In fact, thinking about it I realize I don't actually have any of their albums but my dad listened to them a lot when I was growing up and I have a real soft spot for them because of that. I should probably get some of their catalogue, Hotel California at the very least.

Well I'm not very into The Eagles but they were a solid band with a pretty good run of albums in the 70s, and they were all talented singers, songwriters and musicians. And Hotel California still has a special place in my heart.

*Clears throat*
My Chemical Romance
Fall Out Boy
Lady Gaga
Panic at the Disco
AFI
Elton John
Linkin Park
Muse (minus the last album but w/e)

Enya
Journey
Europe
Guns N' Roses
DragonForce

The Eagles for me to, and a lot of other bands from the California scene.

When I was a kid in the 70s and 80s I was all about AC/DC all the time 24/7. While they were popular, especially after Back in Black, they were kind of a niche band. Other kids were mostly listening to top 40 or popular rock bands like the Eagles or Bruce Springsteen or what have you. I was kind of looked down on for being such a big AC/DC head. The mainstream didn't respect them.

Now, 20-30 years later, even though I don't pay nearly as much attention to AC/DC, I do feel somewhat vindicated in the back of my mind to see how widely accepted they are. And the broad appeal that they have. Their music is used for all kinds of mainstream commercials, at sporting events, etc. etc. etc. They are one of the biggest, timeless rock icons around.

If I could go back in time, now I could tell all those people who gave me the business for listening to AC/DC all the time way back when:

"Ha ha I guess I wasn't so crazy after all!"

These. Plus...
Blink-182
The Strokes (specifically their 2nd and 3rd albums)
Lostprophets
Sum 41
Sublime
Disturbed
Eminem
The Offspring
Slipknot