Artists you used to like but no longer do.

Duraddict · 07-20-2012, 10:41 AM

I hate myself.

Screen13 · 07-20-2012, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

ha ha ha - i remember them

thought they were mostly a British phenomenon, though

"The Night Chicago Died" was very big in the US. It was seriously all over the place, and a few K-Tel Pop Music collections. I could relate to that kind of taste change in my evolution...yeah I liked it when I was 7.

Zer0 · 07-20-2012, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Alright, I don't really care that much about Edguy and Dragonforce is just awful, but Hammerfall is glorious. Whenever I turn on a Hammerfall record, it just brings back that passion for metal that I had when I was fourteen. Sure it's cheesy as all hell, but anything that can cut through all the layers of cynicism and actually make me feel something again is alright in my book.

I'd admit they weren't the worst. But still, not a band I'd be in a hurry to listen to again any time soon. When I want to listen to a metal album that brings me back to my teens I usually stick on a Slayer album, always does the trick.

Screen13 · 07-20-2012, 03:20 PM

There are bands who I stopped liking due to a style change or losing the uniqueness, but I still respect them highly for at least a string of good albums and singles that make up for all the crap after that (yes, I mean U2, Simple Minds, and a couple of others from that era). Then there are bands that make me go "What was I thinking?!!!!!" only to arrive at the answer that I was a teen stuck in Small Dot, MI, and trying to find alternatives from the Styx and Journey my classmates listened to. A lot of the change into not liking a few bands by '84 was thankfully due to discovering far better music and even Hardcore Punk through a few new friends and not just getting tired and not finding anything else...in other words, evolution.

A Flock of Seagulls. Yes, them. OK, "Wishing" still is pretty damn good (their fluke good song), but I took a very brief re-visit and discovered why I seriously had to move on in music by 1984. True, they were on Bill Nelson's label for a record (possibly the only other good one they had), but once they "flew" into the Pop world and MTV/US hype, they really turned into the band that I'm certainly embarrassed to say I liked at one time in life. At least Modern English had a good album in After the Snow before they went into their ultra crap days with the guitarist trying out the Captain Hook look (the mistake that was Stop/Start...), A Flock of Seagulls don't have enough good songs to make a good full album in my opinion.

Do I have to mention Men at Work? Yeah, they knew how to play and had a couple of decent songs ("Overkill" being THE one, maybe "It's a Mistake" being the other one), but my BS detector was not working to it's fullest then. I got the singles one by one 82-3, but their quirkiness was pretty forced by the summer of my last interest in anything they did. When a fall-off from fame is with a record that does not do anything for me, such as "Everything I Need" from the Two Hearts album, I knew that I was not missing anything at all in my evolution and finding my way with my music listening.

I still need to find a Late 80's example to show that my BS detector was not fully operating at 100 percent, though. I need to really dive into my memories for the rest of the story. Expect total CHEESE!

Compared to many of the bands listed here, I liked some real crap. Some of the bands mentioned in other posts in this thread...and I mean some...are still with merit. (There are also a few "why did I listen to it?!!!" thread winners here, but you know what I mean). Maybe sounds that are best filed under Guilty Pleasures now, but trust me, there was a lot that went into the Cutout Bins with ease

I could also state a few big Top 40 songs pre-1982 that could top most of the bands listed in this thread, but I don't really want to dive into a bunch of serious crap. I put that down to childhood, and that's that.

Screen13 · 07-20-2012, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Duraddict

I hate myself.

My generation's possible equivalent, Hot Butter's "Popcorn." True, it's an Instrumental and introduced The Moog to the US Top 40, but damn was it bad! I used to like that one, and now the only way I could even stand it is with the rare viewing of the Shriek of the Mutilated VHS to remind me of how cheesy it was.

I never liked Rick Dee's "Disco Duck," but I could vote that an another should have been long forgotten happening from my day.

Anderea True's "More More More" would possibly be another one, although at a slower BPM.

SGR · 07-20-2012, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

I'll occasionally throw on Insomniac by Green Day (with last.fm turned off for obvious reasons) if I'm feeling nostalgic. It's funny though because I feel the same way about Led Zeppelin, got huge into them at around the same age as everyone else, but nowadays I just have no desire to listen to them. As for GNR, well I never really cared for them anyways so no loss there for me.

Dude, I think Insomniac kicks ass too! Only Green Day album worth a damn in my book. Hell, it's the best pop punk album ever imo. Close behind is "Smash" though.

Charlemagne · 07-20-2012, 05:19 PM

Well I like to just kinda forget about my taste from ages 10-13, since it was full of Linkin Park, Green Day, P.O.D., 3 Doors Down, and bands of that nature. That also was my classic rock phase, well up to 14 and I feel the same way about those bands, I was into Led Zeppelin, The Ramones, The Clash etc. and I don't listen to them anymore either.

My biggest recent(ish) example is Bloc Party/Arctic Monkeys/Kaiser Chiefs/that british indie stuff that I listened to from 14-15. Bloc Party used to be my favorite band around Silent Alarm and their EP, after that though, they just got progressively worse and by the time Intimacy came out I had completely lost interest (even though I did download the album).

Zer0 · 07-20-2012, 05:33 PM

One band that I used to really love but don't anymore is AFI. I was obsessed with AFI from when they released Sing The Sorrow up until when they released Decemberunderground. Sing The Sorrow was an album that I lived inside for months, the album booklet has had it's fair share of wear and tear from reading all the lyrics and looking at all the artwork. I moved on from them a long time ago but I still stick on either Sing The Sorrow, Black Sails In The Sunset or The Art Of Drowning once in a blue moon for the nostalgia.

Rjinn · 07-20-2012, 07:03 PM

Block Party became a big thing for a short time not too long ago. Green Day was for a while, their first 3 albums. U2 was a big favourite of mine for a couple of years. They put on a good concert. Now I don't even touch their albums anymore. The Black Keys though not a bad band... can't listen to them anymore.

TheNiceGuy · 07-20-2012, 09:16 PM

Most New Romantic synthpop bands for me, a la Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran and the Human League. I don't hate any of these bands, it's just I've realised that there is a lot more to music than frilly haircuts and feelgood pop.

07-20-2012, 03:20 PM	#104 (permalink)
Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	There are bands who I stopped liking due to a style change or losing the uniqueness, but I still respect them highly for at least a string of good albums and singles that make up for all the crap after that (yes, I mean U2, Simple Minds, and a couple of others from that era). Then there are bands that make me go "What was I thinking?!!!!!" only to arrive at the answer that I was a teen stuck in Small Dot, MI, and trying to find alternatives from the Styx and Journey my classmates listened to. A lot of the change into not liking a few bands by '84 was thankfully due to discovering far better music and even Hardcore Punk through a few new friends and not just getting tired and not finding anything else...in other words, evolution. A Flock of Seagulls. Yes, them. OK, "Wishing" still is pretty damn good (their fluke good song), but I took a very brief re-visit and discovered why I seriously had to move on in music by 1984. True, they were on Bill Nelson's label for a record (possibly the only other good one they had), but once they "flew" into the Pop world and MTV/US hype, they really turned into the band that I'm certainly embarrassed to say I liked at one time in life. At least Modern English had a good album in After the Snow before they went into their ultra crap days with the guitarist trying out the Captain Hook look (the mistake that was Stop/Start...), A Flock of Seagulls don't have enough good songs to make a good full album in my opinion. Do I have to mention Men at Work? Yeah, they knew how to play and had a couple of decent songs ("Overkill" being THE one, maybe "It's a Mistake" being the other one), but my BS detector was not working to it's fullest then. I got the singles one by one 82-3, but their quirkiness was pretty forced by the summer of my last interest in anything they did. When a fall-off from fame is with a record that does not do anything for me, such as "Everything I Need" from the Two Hearts album, I knew that I was not missing anything at all in my evolution and finding my way with my music listening. I still need to find a Late 80's example to show that my BS detector was not fully operating at 100 percent, though. I need to really dive into my memories for the rest of the story. Expect total CHEESE! Compared to many of the bands listed here, I liked some real crap. Some of the bands mentioned in other posts in this thread...and I mean some...are still with merit. (There are also a few "why did I listen to it?!!!" thread winners here, but you know what I mean). Maybe sounds that are best filed under Guilty Pleasures now, but trust me, there was a lot that went into the Cutout Bins with ease I could also state a few big Top 40 songs pre-1982 that could top most of the bands listed in this thread, but I don't really want to dive into a bunch of serious crap. I put that down to childhood, and that's that. Last edited by Screen13; 07-20-2012 at 03:31 PM.

07-20-2012, 05:19 PM	#107 (permalink)
Charlemagne Say something vague Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,551	Well I like to just kinda forget about my taste from ages 10-13, since it was full of Linkin Park, Green Day, P.O.D., 3 Doors Down, and bands of that nature. That also was my classic rock phase, well up to 14 and I feel the same way about those bands, I was into Led Zeppelin, The Ramones, The Clash etc. and I don't listen to them anymore either. My biggest recent(ish) example is Bloc Party/Arctic Monkeys/Kaiser Chiefs/that british indie stuff that I listened to from 14-15. Bloc Party used to be my favorite band around Silent Alarm and their EP, after that though, they just got progressively worse and by the time Intimacy came out I had completely lost interest (even though I did download the album). __________________ Charlemagne had eyes like a lover, but last winter there was weather and his eyes they iced right over. My Last.fm

07-20-2012, 05:33 PM	#108 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	One band that I used to really love but don't anymore is AFI. I was obsessed with AFI from when they released Sing The Sorrow up until when they released Decemberunderground. Sing The Sorrow was an album that I lived inside for months, the album booklet has had it's fair share of wear and tear from reading all the lyrics and looking at all the artwork. I moved on from them a long time ago but I still stick on either Sing The Sorrow, Black Sails In The Sunset or The Art Of Drowning once in a blue moon for the nostalgia. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

07-20-2012, 07:03 PM	#109 (permalink)
Rjinn The Aerosol in your Soul Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 1,546	Block Party became a big thing for a short time not too long ago. Green Day was for a while, their first 3 albums. U2 was a big favourite of mine for a couple of years. They put on a good concert. Now I don't even touch their albums anymore. The Black Keys though not a bad band... can't listen to them anymore. __________________ last.fm

07-20-2012, 09:16 PM	#110 (permalink)
TheNiceGuy Living under the bridge Join Date: May 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 317	Most New Romantic synthpop bands for me, a la Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran and the Human League. I don't hate any of these bands, it's just I've realised that there is a lot more to music than frilly haircuts and feelgood pop. __________________ My Music Review Blog-It's Only Rock 'n' Roll There is no Dark Side of the Moon really, matter of fact it's all dark...