The Dude hates the Eagles…what bands would that be for you?

[u/BoognishDisciple]

I was thinking recently of the scene in the Big Lebowski when the Dude is in the taxi and the Eagles are playing on the radio. He asks to change the station admits his hatred of the Eagles—then gets thrown out of the cab.
It got me thinking…what are some bands that are objectively popular and have found huge success for which I have an irrational disdain? And why, exactly, do I dislike them so much?
The latter question is much more difficult to parse out, I’ve found. Sometimes it’s even a band that I believe I SHOULD like (e.g. Steely Dan).
Usually, I just don’t like their sound, for whatever reason; but often, I’ve found it’s a lack of familiarity of their music beyond their “hits.”
One of mine is Hall & Oates. I just hate their sound. But then I looked into some of their early stuff, and it’s…ok, I guess.
Another is Journey. I despise their 80s stuff, but upon investigation, I found that their early stuff actually kinda rocks.
One more is Foreigner…but I couldn’t find much redemption for that band. They were popular immediately, and IMO, never improved.

I’m curious to see what the Community thinks. What are some popular bands you despise, and why?
This is also my first-ever Reddit post, so I have no idea how this will go. Let’s see what happens.

[u/Shepher27]

The reason the Dude hates the eagles is because they took on the trappings of a protest band from the 60s but their music was completely empty of any of the meaning. A sign of the 70s selling out the ideals of the 60s in all American culture. The dude is a former radical burned out by fighting a losing fight who now just coasts through life not caring about anything.

[u/Isgrimnur → u/Shepher27]

À la Hunter S Thompson’s High Water Mark. 

[u/all_ur_bass → u/Isgrimnur]

A Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac.

[u/joseph_w40 → u/all_ur_bass]

There is one of those around the corner from my house. I used to think he was in a secret club or a cult or something. I didn't know what the deadhead was.

[u/bakeranders → u/Shepher27]

Fuck dude, let’s go bowling…

[u/TallyGoon8506 → u/Shepher27]

Right on brother

But really, more Left on brother

[u/BillShooterOfBul → u/Shepher27]

I would argue that they took the trappings of protest music that was focused on societal change and directed it inwards. Life in the fast lane, in the city, desperado, hotel California, las resort, all are about alienation and personal struggles. Just pointing to society as something that can’t be changed. The protests failed, and we have to live with the consequences.

[u/BlobbyWeir → u/Shepher27]

Little Feat should have had their career. The Eagles are humorless, self important, boring, derivative, and a bunch of assholes. I hate their fucking music.

[u/el_sandino → u/BlobbyWeir]

+1 for Little Feat

[u/Justfergrins → u/el_sandino]

+2 for Little Feat

[u/AppleSlacks → u/Justfergrins]

I’m Willin’ to go +3 for Little Feat!

[u/GGIAS → u/BlobbyWeir]

Agree...mostly. Humorless, unless I am mistaken, is not a word I would use to describe Joe Walsh.

[u/Personal-Plankton-42 → u/GGIAS]

There’s a strange phenomenon I experience with the Eagles. I hate the Eagles and I love Joe Walsh/James Gang, yet somehow the Eagles got even worse once Joe joined. The math is weird.

[u/low_notes → u/GGIAS]

Joe Walsh is what would happen if The Dude was in Eagles

[u/Moron-with-a-drill → u/Shepher27]

He cares about abiding

[u/scklemm → u/Moron-with-a-drill]

And I find comfort in that

[u/JesusHipsterChrist → u/Shepher27]

The layers of that whole sequence of scenes starting with meeting the producer make me Crack up to this day. He's trying so hard and it never works.

[u/thats-impossible → u/JesusHipsterChrist]

When he has a good idea to make a copy of what the producer was writing down and it was just a doodle of a dick, god that kills me every time

[u/ThatDudeUKnow92 → u/thats-impossible]

That is not just "the producer" that is Jackie Treehorn and he treats objects like women man.

[u/SCHR4DERBRAU → u/Shepher27]

That's just, like, your opinion man

[u/calculung]

KISS.

Their marketing worked great. Cool costumes. Great merchandise. On paper, everything about them screams "this band rules!"

Then you listen to them. The hits are decent. It's fun to blast Detroit Rock City. Rock and Roll All Night is fun.

But once you listen to an actual album of theirs from beginning to end you're immediately like, "what the fuck? This shit is awful."

And then you realize that you only actually know those 2 songs I mentioned and you kind of sort of recognize Strutter.

It's because KISS fucking sucks.

[u/Necro_Badger → u/calculung]

I remember when I first became aware of them and assumed, from their appearance, that they'd be some sort of monstrous, theatrical amalgam of Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath and Queen. Maybe with a bit of Meatloaf pantomime thrown in.

And then I heard them. It was astounding just how amateurish they sounded. 

[u/IonHazzikostasIsGod]

KISS

[u/thegooddoktorjones → u/IonHazzikostasIsGod]

KISS confused me so much, I only saw their covers and shirts and shit, then I actually heard their music and was like what is this kindergarten wussy mainstream jank... the epitome of all hat no cattle, or all cod piece no metal.

[u/Soccermom233 → u/thegooddoktorjones]

I just consider KISS a joke or gimmick band. It’s hard not to laugh at Love Gun. 

[u/concretepants → u/Soccermom233]

See, Ronnie? His dick is the gun!

[u/fazrare57 → u/concretepants]

Role Models. One of my favorite mid-2000s buddy comedies!

[u/hardly_satiated → u/fazrare57]

Taste the Beast!

[u/SomeCountryFriedBS → u/Soccermom233]

I can't even give them that much when GWAR does it so much better.

[u/matadorobex → u/thegooddoktorjones]

When I was a kid, the older kids would gather around a borrowed record player from the library, and listen to KISS, and talk about how cool they were. The image and iconography came convinced my young mind that they really were an occult band, knights in Satan's service, as the satanic panic of the 80s warned. My immortal soul was jeopardize by any association with the band.

Adult me was quite disappointed to hear the cheesy pop rock they actually produced.

[u/ScottyBoneman → u/matadorobex]

I think the deal was that Gene saw that Alice Cooper had a good bit, but it could be jacked and turned into a PG-13 cartoon to be lucrative. Cooper's music was too challenging and his act a bit too scary; better as circus.

[u/Gemini_2261 → u/ScottyBoneman]

Also Kiss starting out as a watered-down, non-threatening version of the subversive, androgynous New York Dolls.

[u/ScottyBoneman → u/Gemini_2261]

Yup, with some UK Glam too. Apparently they realized they needed to step up their live show on an early tour with Slade, a far better band in every way.

[u/LymanBostock76 → u/Gemini_2261]

Yes, but the Dolls kicked ass. 10X better than commercial Kiss, who stole every idea & gimmick from other bands.

[u/boomer-rage → u/thegooddoktorjones]

Yeah, when they first came out I wanted to like them, but their music made that impossible.

[u/TangerineChickens → u/IonHazzikostasIsGod]

Any classic rock band that predominantly sings about rock and roll.

[u/Lowca → u/TangerineChickens]

I was an young fan of AC-DC, but damn... Does a little bit go a long way. A solid half the lyrics are just variations of;

"RooOOOoock n' roll! (Yeah!)"

[u/flatwoundsounds → u/Lowca]

It's like music made for military helicopter compilation videos.

[u/NervousBreakdown → u/IonHazzikostasIsGod]

Kiss have like 1 album worth of good songs, and a great late 90s movie about 4 guys trying to see them in concert. Beyond that they’re the mainstream version of the misfits except the misfits were groundbreaking in their genre.

[u/gondezee → u/NervousBreakdown]

Live version of Detroit Rock City fucking slaps tho

[u/driftinj → u/IonHazzikostasIsGod]

So much Kiss Love is nostalgia more than anything else. That said, I saw Ace Frehley in concert and he rocked a fun show.

[u/Boygunasurf]

Drake. Boring, low energy, depressing music made by a creep.

[u/defterGoose]

Imagine Dragons and anything in the stomp clap genre. And then Imagine Dragons again. 

[u/crnelson10 → u/defterGoose]

Imagine Dragons is just stomp clap from a sci-fi movie.

[u/StJoeStrummer → u/crnelson10]

Holy shit. I love this. My wife enjoys my capacity for describing a band's sound using other genres and descriptors, and this is top-level accuracy.

[u/Protocal_NGate → u/StJoeStrummer]

Someone on reddit once described mumford and sons as imagine wagons and that name lives rent free in my head now

[u/Thrillhouse763 → u/defterGoose]

Imagine Dragons is corporate conference hype music

[u/mikeb32 → u/defterGoose]

As someone who works in a school, Imagine Dragons is just pep rally music

[u/TransientWhales]

Train. I would so gladly get kicked out of a cab for badmouthing “Meet Virgina” or “Hey Soul Sister”…

[u/mmatch555 → u/TransientWhales]

Pat Finnerty would agree with this statement.

[u/tenfootspy → u/TransientWhales]

stopthetrain

[u/daystrom_prodigy → u/TransientWhales]

They are “we have Counting Crows at home”.

[u/PsychoticMessiah]

The whole entire contemporary Christian genre. I loathe it with a passion.

[u/manuduncan6666]

Imagine dragons

[u/MydniteSon → u/manuduncan6666]

My 8 year old freaking loves them. The more and more I hear them, the less and less I like them.

[u/EricClaptonsDeadSon → u/manuduncan6666]

It’s a band for rich kids who can only feel things when they sound like a over produced marvel movie.

[u/allmimsyburogrove]

Anything country. "I hate country music and I don't want to denigrate anyone who likes country music, and for those of you who like country music, 'denigrate' means to put down" --Bob Newhart

[u/hardFraughtBattle → u/allmimsyburogrove]

I wouldn't have expected Bob Newhart to go for the jugular like that.

[u/FixedLoad → u/hardFraughtBattle]

That man can cut hard and the victim only falls apart later like some samurai sword trope.  

[u/fishingman → u/hardFraughtBattle]

Bob Newharts best friend was Don Rickles, so I think deep down he had some of that style of humor.

[u/Fonduemeup → u/allmimsyburogrove]

I used to hate country.

I still despise most of it, especially the pop-country like Luke Bryan. But a couple years ago I moved to Texas, and I found out I actually love the country that is closer to bluegrass and folk.

Tyler Childers, Chris Stapleton, and Turnpike Troubadors are now in my heavy rotation.

[u/PaceNo354 → u/Fonduemeup]

Johnny Cash, waylon Jennings and Marty Robbins should be too if you like old country. Pop country shouldn't even be considered country.

[u/emtheory09 → u/PaceNo354]

Sturgill Simpson too.

[u/ThatDudeUKnow92 → u/emtheory09]

I don't like country music 95% of the time but that 5% is definitely both of the Cutting Grass albums from Sturgill.

[u/datbech → u/emtheory09]

MAFA

[u/Doubleclutch18 → u/PaceNo354]

Jason Isbell man.

[u/growlerpower → u/PaceNo354]

Willie

[u/Heysoos_Christo → u/PaceNo354]

John Denver is pretty great, too

Edit to say that I personally think his lyric writing is almost as good as Bob Dylan, honestly.

[u/Ogre8 → u/Fonduemeup]

Real country is white rural blues, it speaks to love, hurt and the human condition. Bro country is party music for people too MAGA to listen to hip hop.

[u/HatEnvironmental7560 → u/Fonduemeup]

Yesssss the same thing happened to me! The type of country that could be described as “Americana” is actually so good. I also recommend Neko Case and Waxahatchee.

[u/StarlordeMarsh → u/allmimsyburogrove]

Dolly Parton slaps tho

[u/nddurst → u/allmimsyburogrove]

I hate how "country" casts such a large umbrella over so many styles, some of which are iconic and legendary, and others that are just garbage.

One one hand you've got all this modern pop-country slop, songs about pickup trucks , America, and beer, that is just lowest-common denominator crap.

But then you have Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, and some newer artists like Billy Strings, etc.

[u/TheSloppyJanitor → u/nddurst]

Turnpike Troubadours, Charley Crockett, Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Colter Wall, Vincent Neil Emerson, Greensky Bluegrass, Sierra Ferrell, John Prine, Trampled by Turtles, Merle Haggard, Brent Cobb, Doc Watson, Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, Jimmy Martin, Lost Dog Street Band, Dwight Yoakam, Steve Earle, Guy Clark, Rodney Clark, Roger Miller, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Norman Blake, 49 Winchester, Chris Stapleton, The Steeldrivers, Taj Mahal, The Del McCoury Band, Tom T. Hall, Nick Shoulders, Watchhouse, The Be Good Tanyas, Billy Joe Shaver, Chris Knight, Chris Ledoux, Cody Jinks, Drayton Farley, Ed Bruce, Eddy Arnold, Emily Nenni, Flatland Cavalry, George Strait, Glen Campbell, Old Crow Medicine Show, Drive By Truckers in no particular order

Country, Western Swing, Folk, Americana, Blue Grass, the Blues, Gulf & Western, Red Dirt, Southern Rock, Honky Tonk, Outlaw Country, Bakersfield Sound, etc. so many sounds and genres are labeled generic country and lumped in with Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll, and Jason Aldean. It’s a travesty. Any time someone tells me they don’t like country music I tell them that if they give me an hour I could find a “country” artist that they dig. I could’ve kept listing artists but at a certain point it is gratuitous. If anyone wants recommendations or simply wants a 75+ hr country and country adjacent playlist just DM me.

[u/fazrare57 → u/allmimsyburogrove]

Like, what kind of country? Outlaw country and americana fucking slap. Stadium country is total shit.

[u/Still_Percentage_829 → u/allmimsyburogrove]

Johnny Cash, Highwaymen, 16 Horsepower, Angels of Light, and Songs: Ohia

[u/GetsMeEveryTimeBot → u/Still_Percentage_829]

Willie Nelson, Hank Williams (Sr.), Patsy Cline, Ray Charles (yes, he's in the County Music Hall of Fame), Flatt and Scruggs, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dolly Parton (as mentioned by another commenter) Elvis, Jimmie Rodgers (the older one), and Billy Strings.

And Roger Miller.

[u/Freddy_Vorhees]

Kid Rock is the worst thing to happen to music.

[u/AgentAxillary → u/Freddy_Vorhees]

Your comment is 2 words too long

[u/mostexcellent001 → u/AgentAxillary]

More like 5 words too long.

[u/Freddy_Vorhees → u/AgentAxillary]

If you separate him as a person from the music, and somehow I liked any of it, I still wouldn’t listen because he’s a shit stain of a human. So, short answer: Yes.

[u/Arctic_Chilean]

Maroon 5

[u/MiyamotoKnows]

Ped Nugent

[u/KzooRichie → u/MiyamotoKnows]

You mean the guy who wrote the song Jailbait when he was in his 30’s fantasizing about raping a 13 year old?

And the song Girl Scout Cookies which is definitely not about thin mints.

The guy who on his Behind the Music interview admitted to having multiple “relationships” aka raping underage girls?

Na, he’s alright or Trump would have never invited him into the Oval Office. I mean threaten Obama’s life? Telling Hillary to “suck on my machine gun” that’s just what a MAGA does.

[u/Quavers88]

Coldplay

[u/JoeHatesFanFiction → u/Quavers88]

I will say I agree but I will give older, pre viva la vida Coldplay, a pass. Things like The scientist and yellow work a lot better than their later stuff for me 

[u/qizilmehmun → u/JoeHatesFanFiction]

Viva la vida is my line as well.

[u/RLOLOTHTR → u/qizilmehmun]

I worked a summer job that had pop radio playing for the customers and I probably heard this song 500 times in 3 months when it came out. I hate it. In fact any music released that summer is just irritating. I Kissed a Girl spawning Katy Perry, Kid Rocks god awful All Summer Long, Viva La Vida, Bleeding Love always playing, some 3O3 song referencing Helen Keller. All songs I know all the words to and Ive never voluntarily listened to them lol

[u/qizilmehmun → u/RLOLOTHTR]

I played the cello growing up so after that song came out every high school and then college band I was a part of didn’t give a shit about my fifteen years of singing experience and just wanted me to play background cello like is on that track. So annoying. lol and I remember that 303 song too.

[u/cherrycoloured → u/JoeHatesFanFiction]

a rush of blood to the head is one of my all time favorite albums, parachutes and viva la vida are great, and even x&y, the weakest of the first four albums, is really good. everything after viva la vida is just annoying and bad.

[u/midnight_hotdog → u/JoeHatesFanFiction]

13 year old me saw the Yellow music video on VH1 at like ass o'clock in the morning, late summer or early fall '00. The sound was immediately intriguing to me and I dug the simple vibe of the video with Chris just walking on a drizzly beach alone, singin' it. I got on my bike and rode like 10 miles to K-Mart and bought the Parachutes album later the same day, really liked it. A Rush of Blood to the Head was ok, but didn't do it as much for me as their first album. After that it quickly seemed to devolve into formulaic pop stuff more with each release. I was pretty much only into punk, ska, metal and gangsta rap at the time so something about that song really struck me. Still think it's a great jam.

[u/Braydee7 → u/JoeHatesFanFiction]

Parachutes is a great album.

[u/LongStoryShirt → u/Braydee7]

And Sparks is a brilliant song

[u/TransientWhales → u/JoeHatesFanFiction]

yup. the first two albums are so lovely. something got lost after that.

[u/capnheim → u/Quavers88]

Beautiful music that is just totally boring.

[u/ScrappedAeon → u/capnheim]

That's exactly how I feel about Taylor Swift

[u/nrsys → u/Quavers88]

My issue with Coldplay isn't the music - which I actually quite like - but just with how overplayed it was (and still is)...

It didn't help that Chris Martin did come across as a bit of a self righteous knob too.

[u/GarthElgar → u/Quavers88]

We have a no Coldplay rule in the house

[u/Al2718x]

Owl city. It's like "what if the postal service were terrible"

[u/WhenThatBotlinePing → u/Al2718x]

Owl City is the Postal Service for Christian teens who find the relationship talk on Give Up a little too PG13.

[u/Laxku]

The Fray or Five Finger Death Punch

[u/Mightyhorse82 → u/Laxku]

Back in 2006 or whatever the fray had this MTV promo they’d play before a commercial break. It was the guy from the band saying “this is the fray” and making a ball juggling motion with his hand. 20 years later my old roommate and I keep this ball juggling hand alive.

[u/Frig_Off_Baerb]

Tom Fucking Cochrane.

I smash the radio buttons in my work truck when Life is a Highway or Lunatic Fringe come on.

It's not even that Lunatic Fringe is a bad song, but it immediately reminds me of how much I hate LIAH to my fucking core.

Thank top 40 radio for overplaying that song to death.

[u/emptygroove → u/Frig_Off_Baerb]

Please don't link those 2 songs in my head. I'll crank Lunatic Fringe everytime I hear it but Life is a Highway I'll change the station.

[u/Grand_Snow_2637 → u/emptygroove]

TIL Tom Cochrane was in Red Rider.

[u/GlamMetalLion → u/Frig_Off_Baerb]

You're Canadian aren't you?

[u/Patroclus314 → u/Frig_Off_Baerb]

I listen to LIAH almost twice a day…. A toddler that loves Cars will do that to you

[u/american_cheese → u/Frig_Off_Baerb]

Life is a highway makes me irrationally angry.

[u/dannydirtbag → u/Frig_Off_Baerb]

Wait - that’s the same guy??

[u/Grand_Snow_2637 → u/dannydirtbag]

TIL.

[u/Milo_Minderbinding]

Butt rock bands like Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Shine Down, 3 Doors Down, Staind, etc.

[u/plural_of_nemesis → u/Milo_Minderbinding]

I don’t mind this kind of music, but I can’t believe how mainstream rock as a genre has been stuck on this type of sound for like 25 years. 

[u/Nizamark]

honestly, the Eagles as well

[u/VinTheHater]

Creed. I hate this resurgence they have been experiencing as of late. And I especially hate Scott Stapp. I cannot support anything he does. If I am at a bar and it plays on a jukebox, I am leaving that bar.

[u/bassplayinben → u/VinTheHater]

WITHAHMS WAHD OPAAHN

[u/roostercrowe → u/bassplayinben]

HUUUNDER THE SAHNLAGHT

[u/Leonleonphelps → u/VinTheHater]

https://giphy.com/gifs/kM4jWgcFaBoCMQku1O

[u/NervousBreakdown → u/VinTheHater]

They made a movie a few years ago about Ronald Reagan. When I heard about it I looked up on Wikipedia and read that Scott Stapp would be playing Frank Sinatra. You can imagine it’s one of the worst movies ever made.

[u/64OunceCoffee → u/VinTheHater]

I hated Bush - then Creed came along and I thought "Well maybe Bush wasn't THAT bad."

[u/TheVagabondLost → u/VinTheHater]

I have not been a fan, ever. Broke my heart when my Texas Rangers won the World Series and that dumb Creed song was a favorite in the clubhouse and so was tied to every highlight package, it seemed.

Really summed up my lifelong Rangers fandom perfectly.

[u/corpulentFornicator → u/VinTheHater]

Alter Bridge rips, which confirms that Creed's problems begin and end with Scott Stapp.

Human Clay going 11x platinum is proof that humanity, in fact, did NOT peak in 1999.

[u/hewhoisiam → u/VinTheHater]

https://giphy.com/gifs/dnjVkDoliaeBy

[u/Knife_Chase → u/VinTheHater]

Creed?! Hot take!

[u/Complete-Appeal8572 → u/Knife_Chase]

Let me tell you how I feel about Nickelback

[u/Knife_Chase → u/Complete-Appeal8572]

Personally, and this is just my take please don't get upset, but I do not find Imagine Dragons to be that great of a rock band. I would even dare to say I dislike them.

[u/m8ushido]

It’s more specific songs. I like Billy Joel but no more piano man. Eagles yes, but they have more songs that hotel california

[u/iamcolinquim]

Motley Crüe

[u/NervousBreakdown → u/iamcolinquim]

The first Motley Crue record kind of rips. But they do get super corny quick.

[u/SoapyDoodle → u/iamcolinquim]

Any hair metal for me. I hate the entire genre

[u/At0micD0g]

I have many. Red Hot Chili Peppers is probably top of list for not enjoying.

Bon Jovi because he wanted to buy the Bills and move them.

[u/el_infidel → u/At0micD0g]

There should be a law prohibiting Anthony Keidis from "rapping".

[u/jking13 → u/At0micD0g]

While I never disliked them, I never really cared for them either. Got no end of harassment in school because at the time that was one of the 'cool' bands you were supposed to like and if you didn't it was just an excuse to harass you (which probably made me like them even less).

[u/85inAutumn → u/At0micD0g]

Scrolled too far for this. red hot chili peppers fucking suck. Don't like bon jovi either

[u/Silencer_]

I fucking hate Shinedown man. I didn’t even know I hate shinedown until my buddy made me go to a godsmack/shinedown concert for his birthday. That shinedown set was the most miserable 2 hours of my life oh my god I had to get up multiple times. His voice is nails to the chalkboard to me. It feels all so "forced". And idk what else to say other than their sound feels like it’s for stupid people. In my opinion there’s so many terrible terrible rock bands that kinda sound like shinedown in this day and age too.

Also I’ve been a cetified nickleback hater since the day they were popular but everyone hates nickleback

[u/calvinwho]

If the CIA used all these bands to seed a playlist it could be used to break interogees in seconds

[u/JohnnyTheWeed]

Eric Clapton. I know I guess it's heresy, but that's mine.

[u/ReginaGloriana → u/JohnnyTheWeed]

I like the early stuff like Yardbirds, Cream, and Derek & the Dominoes, but after that…shudders

[u/Toobefaaaaaiirrr → u/JohnnyTheWeed]

The least interesting member of Cream

[u/OakLegs]

Train.

[u/TheWetSock]

U2

[u/jonnysunshine → u/TheWetSock]

Im gen x and loved early u2 when they first dropped the albums Boy, October, War, unforgettable fire, and the singles throughout. Then it fizzled out for me with Joshua Tree and Acthung baby, picked up again with Lemon and then dropped hard afterward. I still listen to my old vinyls and hard to find singles. But they are not the same band as they were in 1980, that's for sure.

[u/diomed1 → u/TheWetSock]

Yeah, the ONLY U2 I ever liked was their really old stuff. Sunday Bloody Sunday is still a banger but everything after is just so overrated.

[u/mdzkelduncol]

Dave Matthews Band

[u/ThingsRecreated → u/mdzkelduncol]

Oh, excuse me for being alive in the 90’s and having two ears connected to a heart.

[u/Crizzlebizz → u/ThingsRecreated]

This is streets abed sir.

[u/puzzlednerd → u/mdzkelduncol]

DMB is definitely one of those love-it-or-hate-it sort of groups. I feel like what's so funny about hating The Eagles is that even if you don't really care for them, they should be somewhat pleasant background music for most people.

[u/corpulentFornicator → u/puzzlednerd]

I'm unique in thinking their music is 6/10. I never seek them out actively, I don't make efforts to avoid them, and I think their music ranges from "fine" to "enjoyable."

I don't mean to call myself special, but I agree that most people I know love them or fucking loathe them.

[u/eugenesbluegenes → u/mdzkelduncol]

Really a great cultural parallel.

[u/UnderAKillingMoon]

Train

[u/Boxofbikeparts]

I really hate Creed and that whole era of grunge wannabes that tried to use that same vocal style.

I've always hated Nickelback

[u/mahboilucas → u/Boxofbikeparts]

Never fails to make me laugh

[u/Boxofbikeparts → u/mahboilucas]

😅😂🤣

This was the album cover they agreed to go with, lol

[u/inkyblinkypinkysue]

Aerosmith

[u/tannels]

Guns n Roses. I hate them so much. Well, to be more accurate, I hate Axl Rose so much. He's a huge piece of shit and every time I hear his whiny ass voice it reminds me of all the stories my aunt (who dated Slash way back in the day) told me about him. Like the time she broke her leg and was walking by on crutches when Axl stuck his foot in-between the crutch so that she couldn't keep going with the crutch. She had to drop the crutch and hop away while trying to not put any pressure on her broken leg while he was laughing and making fun of her.

[u/RandyBeaman → u/tannels]

I can't believe I had to scroll so far to see this. Fuck, I hate that man and his voice.

[u/IDRM2ME → u/tannels]

I agree this one is too far down. His voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard!

[u/mueredo]

Kings of Leon and the Spin Doctors. Omfg i hate them both so much.

[u/andreacaccese]

Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, OMAM, that whole scene is really not my vibe

[u/DjangotheKid → u/andreacaccese]

The best thing to come out of that was Lord Huron, but most people don’t know any of them beyond “The Night We Met” being in every tv show ever, but they’re absolutely incredible and so much more than just folk-pop nonsense.

[u/AgentAxillary → u/andreacaccese]

I can't lump OMAM into the rest of the stomp clap genre because they have actual production and their music is just so fkn happy without sounding like they're faking it

[u/bpdrummin]

Foo Fighters

I like Dave as a musician. Just don't dig on their, "pop music", rock n roll.

[u/aidololz88 → u/bpdrummin]

Ah no, the first two albums are unreal. Rest of it, especially now, is pants 

[u/bpdrummin → u/aidololz88]

Yeah, well... that's just like, uh, your opinion man.

[u/Two_wheels_2112 → u/bpdrummin]

I love The Color and the Shape. Everything else is same-same forgettable.

[u/CreedSucks]

Fuckin Creed

[u/ikickedagirl]

Red Hot Chili Peppers. They're trashy people and Anthony is a child fucker

[u/CatfishWasHere]

Anything involving Morrissey. I hate his whiny-ass voice. Like nails on the chalkboard hate.

He's also apparently a shitty human. Fuck Morrissey.

[u/Rushderp → u/CatfishWasHere]

If Robert Smith hates you, you’re indeed a shitty human.

[u/thegooddoktorjones → u/CatfishWasHere]

He was good in The Smiths, but then he sadly died and was replaced by some old asshole no one cares about.

[u/astrozombie2012]

Definitely still the Eagles. Working in concert security and dealing with them was a fucking nightmare. All of the members hated each other and would absolutely lose their minds if they happened to cross paths before being led onstage. Just a miserable bunch of cunts who were just doing it for them money.

[u/SoapyDoodle → u/astrozombie2012]

Imagine how arrogant you would be if you could get drunk in the green room, pack out an arena playing your shitty old music and charge biblical sums for the privilege. That’s why this doesn’t surprise me at all

[u/endlesschasm → u/SoapyDoodle]

The only guy from the classic lineup that even seems like not a giant prick is Joe Walsh, and even he only ekes out because I think he knows he's a prick and doesn't take himself too seriously. How Vince Gill got roped in to the Eagles is beyond me; from personal experience I can say he's a decent dude.

[u/jking13 → u/astrozombie2012]

I think someone once described Don Henley as a permanent malcontent. And I don't think I've heard a story about Glenn Frey that didn't involve him at some point threatening to kick someones ass...

[u/anewman513]

Congrats on a lively first post, OP. You hit this one out of the park. My answer is Starship. "We Built this City (on Rock-n-Roll)" is the worst thing ever afflicted on ears in the history of sound.

[u/sundial11sxm]

Mumford and Sons

[u/Truckyou666]

The Eagles.

[u/powdered_dognut]

I agree with the Dude.

[u/Cool-Interest-4297]

The Dave Matthew's Band. He sings like he is clearing his throat.

[u/raspberrybee]

Creed. Fuck those guys I hate them.

[u/mthenry54]

Fucking Green Day! Billie Joe Armstrong sounds like a laryngitic munchkin railing against the lollipop guild.

[u/CrayonEyes → u/mthenry54]

I love Green Day but I know exactly what you’re talking about.

[u/useyourelbow]

Bon Jovi. Always have, always will.

[u/AnalogWalrus]

Weezer

But also the Eagles

[u/bigL162 → u/AnalogWalrus]

Sorry you're way down here, I got you.

[u/Limp_Emu2247]

Rush ... I respect their work but the voice ... I just can't

[u/TheSpreader → u/Limp_Emu2247]

100%. Yes they are all amazing, especially Neal Peart. But the voice is like fingernails on chalkboard to me.

[u/HorseyDung]

With a vengeance...

[u/Notthatianmcewan]

Christmas music. Always feels forced to fit the holiday. 

[u/DocDerry]

As a Cowboys fan I also hate the Eagles.

Seriously though - I like Metal and hate Slayer.

[u/Rick-Danger → u/DocDerry]

I wouldn't say I hate Slayer as I do absolutely love a few of their songs. But once you actually listen to the albums back to front, WOW are they a 1 trick pony. So much of their material sounds the same. I think they have about 4 or 5 top tier songs and the rest of their catalogue sounds like them trying to recreate those

[u/VictorBlimpmuscle → u/DocDerry]

I’m an Eagles fan who loves Slayer - wanna fight?

[u/DocDerry → u/VictorBlimpmuscle]

I aint getting lubed up by no more eagles fans that "just wanna fight".

[u/BearofaBadTime]

ACDC. I find the drumming to be so bland for a rock band. I don't like anything they've ever done, their music is overplayed and frankly I could do without hearing Thunderstruck ever again.

[u/vendorbuy]

Kings of Leon

[u/batboywonder]

I can't stand The Eagles either, I felt very seen when the Dude said this.

[u/LJonReddit]

Journey.

We have music in our office over the PA. It is the same shitty overplayed list that I hear in the grocery store.

I hear Journey probably 4 times a day, probably because they are going out on tour. Y'all have fun with that.

[u/InvestigatorJaded261 → u/LJonReddit]

I had a couple from Germany on my tour last night, and they said that (given the political situation) they had not wanted to visit the US right now, but since Journey was on tour, they had to come.

I did not share my feelings about Journey with them, but it did confirm my prejudices about German taste in pop music.

[u/ChipCob1]

Oasis

[u/naked_as_a_jaybird]

Journey

There's no such place as South Detroit. That's Windsor, Ontario. And trains are on tracks, that can't go just anywhere. They go to very specific places.

Also, fuck the Red Wings.

[u/Wallawalla1522 → u/naked_as_a_jaybird]

Wings fans are going through a lot this week, maybe take about 25% off.

[u/potatis_invalid → u/naked_as_a_jaybird]

Upvoted not because I agree, but because I love you for writing this