Popular music artists you're just not into

[Jon]

Also, I can't think of any new music I'm that into - most of what I listen to are bands/musicians that I've been listening to for a while.

Step #1 of getting old.

Yeah, but I've been this way for a while, so I can't blame it on getting old.

I know what ya' mean, lady.

When I was about 18 I cut out Pop music all together despite girlfriends and such. At age 21 or so I even cut out out most new heavy metal save any new Maiden, Dio, Metallica and Queensryche products. I even ignored Slayer, Testament and Megadeth.

I always assumed this because my son was born when I was 22 and I had settled down, but I did not. I was still wild in my actions.

Between the ages of 22 and 30 I ran more miles from Federal agents in my life than ever. I snorted far more miles of coke. And I set off a lot of Hoosier A-bombs.
But in the end I find myself with Iron Maiden, Armored Saint, Dio but yet the likes of Little River Band and Rod Stuart and Toto.

[Girlystevedave]

But in the end I find myself with Iron Maiden, Armored Saint, Dio but yet the likes of Little River Band and Rod Stuart and Toto.

I've always had a fear of getting older and no longer enjoying my loud rock music. But, I've noticed that, while I really enjoy stuff like Simon and Garfunkel or Michael Buble in the past few years, I also dig a good metal song more than I did when I was younger.
So, I guess I don't have to worry about abandoning my rock music for easy listening junk.

But, if I ever start listening to The Eagles, someone had better organize an intervention.

[Jon]

But, if I ever start listening to The Eagles, someone had better organize an intervention.

Yeah...I was always worried I'd fall into easy listening jazz. I even fell into listening to classical piano and bagpipe music to help me sleep. But so far that stuff seems to be relegated to just helping me sleep.

I think the key is; when I am alone, in the car or the house, how loud is the Dio, LRB or Queensryche? I am now 46 and the answer to that question has been consistently... "ear splitting!"

I think it's ok if I am driving around blaring The Little River Band's Reminiscing so loud that old ladies and cops flip me off. But if I am found tooling about Muncie, Indiana with Queensryche at 1/4 volume...just put a bullet through my skull!

[Merlin1958]

Just to piss off, Jon. My grandson just loves this and therefore so do I.....

[Mattrick]

I've always had a fear of getting older and no longer enjoying my loud rock music. But, I've noticed that, while I really enjoy stuff like Simon and Garfunkel or Michael Buble in the past few years, I also dig a good metal song more than I did when I was younger.

Michael Buble kicks ass.

[Girlystevedave]

I know, right?!
I only started listening to his music because I really enjoyed his Christmas songs that would come on the radio. So I thought I'd give his other stuff a try. Turns out that Michael Buble does, indeed, kick ass.
And I haven't even delved into all of his music yet.

[Jon]

Just to aggravate Bill of the Southwest...

[Merlin1958]

LOL Jon, He loves this one too. And boy will this one piss you off!!! I gotta lock this kid in a room with nothing but Beatles, Zep and the Stones for awhile!!! LOL

And I suppose we can expect more of this crap for the Super Bowl!!! LOL

[Mattrick]

I know, right?!
I only started listening to his music because I really enjoyed his Christmas songs that would come on the radio. So I thought I'd give his other stuff a try. Turns out that Michael Buble does, indeed, kick ass.
And I haven't even delved into all of his music yet.

Crazy Love is his best stuff. Cry Me a River is THE SHIT...immediately followed by Georgia On My Mind? One hell of a one two punch. You should watch his live at MSG...I watched it not to long ago on youtube. He's quite a showman, and a pretty funny guy too, which is natural to us Canadians lol Me and my friend call him Mickey Bubbles, which is an awesome, awesome name and he should use it.

[Girlystevedave]

"Mickey Bubbles" made me laugh.
You know, I've not heard either of those songs yet. I'm gonna have to check them out. So far, my favorites are Feeling Good and Some Kind of Wonderful.
My parents gave me shit for listening to Michael Buble, and then I was in the car with my mom one day and made her listen to Feeling Good, and she was like "Okay, that really does sound good."
It's pretty bad when you're trying to sell your own parents on Michael Buble music.

[Mattrick]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yFmVb5cTJU (Cry Me a River...It's always sounded like a Bond song to me haha).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIH3S3A-BnY (Georgia on my Mind)



So everyone can enjoy these great songs. Me and my mom were almost yelling at her boyfriend for hating on Michael Buble while simultaneously complaining no one makes music like they used to, and most of his stuff IS old music like they used to make haha

[Girlystevedave]

I'm gonna make it a point to check these out later when I'm not at work so I can enjoy them fully.

And yes, I give Mickey Bubbles props for keeping it classy, as far as his music style.

[Roland of Gilead 33]

i love Simon & garfunkel. i love and respect old music, the animals someone said a page back i love them. i can name at least 30 or 40 artists i love. some of them are no doubt one hit wonders as well. or groups i didn't know did this or that song. but i can't name one single new artist that i like. to me most music today isn't poetry at all. an i love it when an artist or a band do songs that are pure poetry like the doors for example the guys even said that when they would run out of ideas they'd turn to some of his poems he wrote and you can easily tell some of their songs

are poems. and i'm just using the doors as an example. than you have what i call story songs which are the ones that tell a good story. Genesis did plenty of those and so did the doors.
driving the last spike is not only one of my favorite Genesis songs. it tells a great and sad story plus it's a well written song as well. that's from their (1991) album "We Can't Dance" a great album by the way. i don't see any artists these days do that type of song anymore. the older artists still do that but the newer ones that don't. at least i don't think they do anymore. and i also think it hurts music today by not doing any of it. grunge i also think helped kill music too cause to me it all sounds the same. i realize to a lot of people it doesn't but to me it does.

another thing that is helping kill music isn't just grunge but auto tune it's one of the worst fucking inventions to music and i'd rather listen to disco and most disco i hate. another type of music
i hate with a passion is death metal, i don't consider that music cause i can't understand what is being said at all and to me that's not music. now Heavy metal i love. i just hope that when i'm 90 if i live that long i am still able to love the music i love now.

[Jon]

I don't listen to modern music except for maybe Muse. It doesn't appeal to me. I assumed it was always because I am 46.
Some one PLEASE tell me that ROG33 is wrong! Please tell me there IS still poetry in music! Please! Please tell me ROG33 is referring to POP music!

Heavy metal Rules!

[Roland of Gilead 33]

to me it doesn't feel like their is to be honest. and i love poetry, an album you MUST get it "Jim Morrison's' Poetry album 'An American Prayer' a fantastic album that i just love.

sorry going off topic, i love the goo goo dolls and there are some songs of theirs that i think can be maybe considered poetry. the song NAME that is their 1st real big hit from (1995) was in fact a poem that Johnny Resnick or whatever the hell his last name is ? well that was a poem he wrote while i think getting over a woman i think ? and he just showed it to someone i forget who and he was talked into recording it and it was a huge hit for them at that time. stuff like that i enjoy hearing about you know? though that song came out in (1995) there are some Meatloaf stuff that feels like it could be poetry as well. weather Jim Steinman wrote it or not some songs have that feel.

some Bon Jovi stuff feel like that as well. but i honestly can't off the top of my head think of one artist that is around that has the poetry feeling that you and me both love. songs in my book are nothing but poetry put to music. or it should be anyways, i am a huge insane clown posse fan and though they are a matter of taste to be fair. none of their music i can say are poetry. though there are plenty of songs that do kinda have dark stories in them though. and if you want to consider that poetry well dark ass poetry you can if you'd like but that may be stretching it though. i think Emimen or however ya spell his last name speaking of RAP. some of his stuff can have that feeling of poetry. Stan for one has that feeling of both a story and poetry in a way.

check out the song 'Headlights' from his newest album that came out just about a year or so ago. it's about him forgiving his mom for all the shit she put him through and i think that song take away the music and the rap can be considered poetry. and it's also a favorite of mine too.

[Jon]

Mt Friend, When I hear, Bon jov and ICP offered up as some sort of ... penance I am further distraught. I only suspect that you are way off base. Really man...ICP?...
I have faith that others of youth here at DT can save this ship.

[Merlin1958]

Mt Friend, When I hear, Bon jov and ICP offered up as some sort of ... penance I am further distraught. I only suspect that you are way off base. Really man...ICP?...
I have faith that others of youth here at DT can save this ship.

Sadly, Jon MHO is that when, Mariano retired, so did "Heavy Metal". Never again will we see "Enter the Sandman" in its true form!!! R.I.P.!!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWO8d8J-cyM

[Jon]

But to hold up ICP as an example as one of thee examples of one's generation of "Music." !!?? Poetry even??

As a amateur, and self-unproclaimed poet I would not hide my works behind the production of ICP!

As a College educated and criminal justice experienced counselor, I have have seen the band ICP , specifically and repeatedly. I, and a wide number of my colleagues see issues with hardcore band followers and the band.

[Roland of Gilead 33]

i didn't say there music was poetry and i didn't mean that. i just meant that if you listen to some songs of there's. they tell a story and i love it when songs tell a good story. to catch a predator for example is about what all of us would love to do to pedophiles. unlike some rap they never talk about rap or anything like that. ICP is a group that i don't think takes it self seriously and i like that. they of course take the music seriously weather you are a fan or not, but you can tell with some songs they were clearly having fun writing certain songs. even if it's just singing about goofy shit. there's artists out there that take themselves way to serious and it sometimes can hurt their music. i also get a kick of the guys themselves they make me laugh.

i may not agree with everyhing they say but that's anyone really.

[Jon]

I am sorry, RG33. I had a knee0jerk reaction. I have had to undo a lot of ICP's messages of self harm. I forget these actions are taken by..."vulnerable minds." It is just tough when I see one band over and over. I apologize that I took frustrations out on you, RG33.