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That's true, my dad really likes them and I can't help but question why. He's introduced me to other, better music, but most of what he likes just seems to be dadrock, The B-52s, and Weird Al. Not that I hate Weird Al, in fact "Running With Scissors" is a classic album to me, but I tend to prefer more substantial fare nowadays.

I agree. I'd be lying if I said my musical tastes weren't influenced by other people, but my tastes are my tastes, and they differ quite a bit from most people I know.

Saying "I listen to everything" to me is like saying "I don't really know anything about music, nor do I care." People who claim to listen to "everything" probably don't listen to anything you can't hear on TV or on the radio.

That rap is actual music that takes a lot talent to make. That opinion is very unpopular amoung my demographic.

Stairway to Heaven is my all time favourite song and is a masterpiece of music...

I'd probably say that "Longview" by Green Day is my all-time favorite song, but "Stairway to Heaven" is pretty high up there as well.

Adele is massively over-rated. She's not an especially good songwriter, and she doesn't have a particularly good voice. It sounds powerful because she shouts so much.

Wow! That's a pretty broad dismissal. Let's see... rock 'n' roll, pop, punk, metal, jazz, funk, disco, Delta blues, spirituals, gospel, rhythm and blues, soul, rockabilly, reggae, c & w, baroque, classical, Gregorian chant, plainsong, Elizabethan madrigals...

Yeah, you're right. It all sucks.

Good job we've got Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber to keep our hopes alive....

But, have you tried it like this?

You know, because pre-fab music now is worse than pre-fab music from pre-1990? I'll stick to my Insect Warfare.

I had a dream last night where I met James Hetfield in person and I confessed to him that I liked the album "St. Anger", even though I thought they shouldn't have cut out the guitar solos they recorded for it. I don't exactly remember how he responded, but I remember trying to justify it by pointing out that I was also a fan of nu-metal bands like KoRn. I also pointed out that I thought the snareless snare drum sound was cool and that it reminded me of banging on a trash can and destroying stuff when you're angry.

And yes, "St. Anger" is an album I actually like. People hate it because of the production, drawn-out songs, and nu-metal influence, but I like it because of its raw emotion, aggressiveness, and experimental qualities.

Just my unpopular opinion. Didn't say it makes sense. I just never really heard music prior to 1990 that I could listen to for more than a few minutes. I like the things I listened to over my own lifetime. I also dated a girl who force fed me classic rock, which I never liked and now despise from being forced. I can respect some, just don't want to hear it. Led Zepplin makes me want to puncture my own eardrums with an icepick.

Personally, brickwall compression ruins any album. There's nothing wrong with a little dynamic range.

- Pink Floyd might be the most overrated band ever (most people are aware that The Beatles are a mediocre (at best) band these days). I find it hard to stay awake when listening to The Dark Side of the Moon. People, get real. I guess the first few albums are alright though.

- Led Zeppelin sucks. Robert "Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby etc." Plant is the culprit. I wish there were no vocals at all. I like the music.

- Miles Davis would be better if they didn't even record the trumpet. It is very annoying.

- Roxette are awesome

OMG! That is controversial.

I very much agree. Led Zepplin exactly. Baby, baby, he was such a s**t singer. Sooooo bad.

Agree on Pink Floyd, though you can't deny their influence on future forms of electronic heavy rock/metal.

The Beatles are over-rated, but still the most important single act in the history and development of rock. It's unpleasant to say as someone who can't stand them, but it's objectively and demonstrably true if you pay attention to the timeline. Psychedelic rock is the most obvious example, The Beatles had psychedelic rock songs out before the Doors or Pink Floyd or any other psychedelic rock band had made or released a single recording.

Between their innovations in terms of song writing and structure, writing their own content, recording techniques, mainstreaming unheard of or avant garde techniques, experimental instrumentation, so on, so forth, they're practically the ur- example of what we consider rock music.

They're still atrocious to be forced to listen to.

It's very possible to both hate and respect music. It's how I am with alot of styles other than my incredibly small range.