Top 5 bands whose 'greatness' you totally fail to understand

[SirJimmySeville]

Not meant in the spirit of nastiness or taste-bashing but, I don't get why people get even vaguely hot under the collar about...

Coldplay
REM
U2
Pink Floyd
Belle & Sebastian

(oh and Genesis, but shurely no-one likes them anyway )

What are your enigmatic over-raters?

[bluefox]

Another one here for Coldplay - sooooo depressing.

[peacelily]

Duffy absolute unoriginal derivative shite don't know what all the fuss is about.

keane arghhh!

but Madamez are you alright??? the Stone Roses?? have you heard the bass at the beginning of "I am the Resurrection" it's one of the best intros to a song ever!!

Are you from the South perchance?? Maybe then you just don't get it

[salsmumspartner]

you lot make me laugh with your selections? lets have a laugh at your favourites. i never thought id see the c-word used by a mums netter. some twat can`t even spell properly the name of one of the greatest and most influential bands in the history of music [might be them being silly though]

[bluefox]

SMP - who are your favourites?

[salsmumspartner]

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6............thats it, i`m calm now!

[salsmumspartner]

No you`ll ridicule me

[Tinker]

Oh god, just seen Duffy mentioned. She is awful! Shockingly derivative and manufactured.

[Tinker]

Oh, and agree with custy that "greatness" is bening confused with popularity on this thread. Have skim-read it mostly but...

[bluefox]

SMP its ok none of my friends like who I like!

[choosyfloosy]

Glad I'm not the only one to say The Beautiful South, though again probably not a Great band. They used to get good reviews though. IMO Travis could kick their arse.

niecie Stevie Wonder? I'm not dealing with that well. I guess if you don't like his stuff, you don't like his stuff, but have you listened to Talking Book? Tell me that's not an incredible album. [strokes chin]

[Niecie]

Sorry to offend choosyfloosy - I did wonder (pardon the pun) if it might be tad contraversial to suggest Steve Wonder was anything less than great but his voice drives me insane.

I admit I haven't listened to one of his albums but I really couldn't bear it.

[Gingerbear]

Radiohead
Coldplay (used to love them, but they all sound the same)
Bruce Springsteen
Meatloaf
Queen

(Will now read rest of thread to see if anyone agrees with me)

[Gingerbear]

Crikey Marina!!!I saw The Beautiful South and REM at Huddersfield footie ground (Galpharm Stadium I think it is called now). I bet we bumped into each other without even knowing it.

[StrangeTown]

Shock horror that 2 people have mentioned The Jam.

[womblingalong]

I am in at the Beatles, Bob Marley, Elvis, Jimi Hendrix & Stevie Baby!!

The bands I think are meh:

Oasis
U2
The Smiths
Guns and Roses (I mean, just why?)
The Jam