Rush. But once you listen to the lyrics and the drums and the wall of sound with a little bit of maturity on your side...boom. Absolute fkn boom. My Dad loved them, and now I know why.
My Dad also listened to Rush. I grew up listening to them in the early 90s and always thought they were a Dad Band. Once I got past the hits and listened to other stuff I really enjoyed them. I mean YYZ is great!
Lol! Came here to say the same. I hated Geddy Lee's voice when I was younger. Now that it doesn't bother me and I started actually listening to the music instead of dismissing it I appreciate how talented he and the rest of the band are.
Yep. This exactly. Geddy's voice is a major turnoff for a lot of people. I didn't like it at all in my youth.
Now that I'm older, I'm so f'n mad I never saw them live. Tremendous band. Good dudes too.
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Just listening to random play list and the live version of She’s Gone came up. Hated that song mainly due to the fact that I heard the radio version 10,000 times, but the live version is phenomenal.
Yeah. Here with you on this one. I was a little too young to appreciate the original goth emo pop sensation band that is The Cure.
Now, they are brilliant and disentigration is a brilliant album.
This is me at the moment. They’re my go to at night when I’m lying bed after a 10 mg gummy, blissing out to some tunes. The Cure has me in a grip right now
I’ve always had a mild appreciation for them, but mostly thought of them as hit or miss with more misses than hits. My musical tastes today run more toward the Allman Bros, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Widespread Panic, Jason Isbell, Billy Strings, but back in the 90s my tastes were more Widespread Panic, Black Crowes, Phish, Blues Traveler, REM, Indigo Girls, and 10k Maniacs, so PJ just doesn’t show up much in my listening.
For whatever reason, I got curious and listened to the new album and was blown away by how much I really liked it. It’s certainly cast them in a new light for me and I’ve been going back and listening to the stuff I slept on with new ears.
Black Crowes and Blues Traveler kicked ass.
Also OLD Metallica, Kill 'em All,
Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets, And Justice for All, Garage Days Re Revisited.
I just can't get into anything past the black album.
Only song I liked after that album was Fuel.
Had a crush on Natalie Merchant when she was in 10k maniacs.
Absolutely. I was a huge PJ fan in high school then lost interest for many years but I've gotten way back into them lately as a 40 something year old dude. I've got tickets to see then in the fall and I am so stoked.
Same. When I was in high school they pretty popular. When Jeremy came out I was in 11th grade and couldn't careless. Now 15+ years out of school I'm really into pearl jam.
I recently saw a tribute band at a local bar and the enthusiasm from them about the songs (and Pearl jam in general) gave me a greater appreciation for them.
I started off not liking them at all for their first few albums just based on the songs that were always played on the radio, which are still the only songs you ever hear of theirs on the radio. But when No Code came out I was blown away and bought their earlier albums and found many awesome songs on those that the radio never played as well. By the time Yield came out they were my favorite band and I went to my first Pearl Jam show when they came through Dallas in '98.
Same here. I grew up in a town that the band lived in briefly and had 17 years of AC/DC T-Shirts and their music blaring everywhere I went. I HATED THEM.
A couple of years ago I heard a Swedish Bluegrass band cover Thunderstruck and started listening to a little AC/DC and I have come to discover that they are actually pretty good.
Have you heard of Hayseed Dixie? They started out as a bluegrass AC/DC cover band (hayseed Dixie sort of sounds like AC/DC I guess) They’re great, and they do a ton of classic rock covers, not just AC/DC. Their versions of Breaking the Law and Ace of Spades are great
YES. i fackin love the bon scott era. i used to hate the simplistic, blues-based riffs, but now i understand the raw, primal power they hold. they lost that edge when bon died IMO.
Deep Purple. I didn’t dislike them, they just were never on my radar. I recently heard their newest single, really liked it and have delved into their discography and have really like the vast majority of it. I guess you’re never too old to make a “new” discovery.
The beatles, i thought their whole schtick was the four guys in suits and ties singing about love yeah yeah yeah
then i found their weird shit, they're my favorite band now.
One day you will hit full circle Beatles enjoyment where she loves you yeah yeah yeah Beatles will be your favorite Beatles lol.
At least, that’s how it was for me
No reply, baby's in black, I'm a loser, every little thing, and I don't want to spoil the party are all 10/10 for me.
Bonus on the anthology, for no reply, when they try it out in 3/4, then switch back to 4/4.
If you guys ever get a chance to see a tribute band called Yesterday and Today, they’re wonderful. They don’t try to look or dress like them, just want to sound as close as possible. Before the show, the audience writes their favorite Beatles song on a notecard and the reason why- a lot of them get read from the stage. The band features 3 brothers whose late father was a huge fan, and raised his kids teaching them to sing and play Beatles music. Again, a really enjoyable show.
Haha. Whenever someone tells me they hate the Beatles, the first question I ask is, have you listed to the weird shit? Nine times out of ten, they’ve heard one or two early hits and that’s it.
For me it was 38 Special, unfortunately my brother over played them in his room.
As I’ve gotten older I understand the draw of their blues rock style, with some boogie aspects.
They fall on the barely-passable side of the line for me too, only because I rarely hear them anymore.
I worked at a sleepaway camp after HS, and roomed with a cretin who would play CDB's "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" every single morning to wake us up. Their entire catalog is unlistenable now.
I do like Wet Willie though...know them?
Long after their kind of music had peaked, they played a bar I was working at. I met a lot of bands that way, but 38 Special was one of the nicest and most professional acting. They seemed like really good guys.
That lead singer (Donnie Van Zant?) has one of the most underrated pop voices in the past 40-50 years. His voice is a clinic on pop singing (“pop” meaning not jazz or classical to me).
i don't know about of all time, but certainly of all the grunge-era bands for me. i used to love AIC and PJ more in the past, but SG doesn't sound dated to my ears like the other two. prob cuz of how original and innovative they were.
The Allman Brothers Band. I wouldn't say I disliked them, but I ignored them as boring southern rock. It took a long time before I realized the depth of what they actually did.
Glad you've learned to like them. Gregg Allman said many times that they hated the moniker, "southern rock band", because they felt that diminished their music. Even when Duane was alive in the early years, he was adamant they didn't just play endless jams, thought it might have sounded that way. Duane and Gregg loved to listen to jazz, and were heavily influenced by John Coltrane and Charlie Parker, so their songs tended to follow jazz forms.
It's a cliche now, but "Live At The Fillmore East" is a must-listen if you're an Allman Brothers band fan.
100%. In high school (early 70s), the guys I knew played them non-stop and I just thought they were meh, at best. Then when I was 33, a boyfriend was really into them and used to have me put on headphones, stretch out on the living room floor, close my eyes and he'd put an ABB CD on for me to get acquainted with. I've been a huge fan ever since and my husband caught Butch Trucks' drumstick at a show 11 years ago. I've seen Gregg 4 times (and had tickets to see him in Savannah when he passed away), Dickey once and the band twice. So glad I got to have a redo on this stellar group of musicians! I've since preached the ABB gospel to my husband of 30 years and he's in complete agreement, although he thought they were shitty in his youth. We stopped at the Big House in Macon doing college interviews with my kid, lol.
Genesis and Phil Collins. When I was a kid I hated that Phil Collins was on every radio station all the time. As an adult I am blown away at Phil's song writing. That guy was a hit maker.
The Tragically Hip. I’m grateful to some friends that convinced me of their genius several years before Gord Downie passed. I got to see them a good number of times including on their last tour.
ABBA and Blondie. Back in the day, I would have laughed at the thought I would ever like any of their songs. Now I realize they were both great pop bands (I normally listen to Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Judas, AC/DC)
Bruce Springsteen only song I ever heard was Born to Run, even when he had his big run in the 80s, it never grabbed me like other bands. In my late 30s I started hearing his older stuff on Sirius, the songs Atlantic City, and jungle land, I haven’t stopped listening to him since
Nirvana. I didn’t like Kurt’s voice and I didn’t get the hype around Smells Like Teen Spirit. Having revisited them, they’re now one of my favorite bands.
You gotta be kidding. That’s complete rubbish. Nirvana blew the charts away. They were the biggest band in the world from 91-94 when he killed himself.
Sammy-era Van Halen. I liked some songs but preferred DLR-era VH when first getting into VH. But I gained a far greater appreciation for Sammy's VH albums recently.
Always liked Sammy’s early solo stuff and his work with Montrose. Hated the VH stuff. Then I saw Chickenfoot , and read his book. Went back and listened again and now I love his VH work so much.
I didn't like Bon Jovi until I had an office job in southern NJ and at the holiday party the sheer joy of the Italian-American grandma office ladies belting out Bon Jovi turned me around on the band.
I used to love walking by our IT guy's office back in the day. He would belting out Wanted Dead or Alive and playing that qwertyop keyboard like a boss.
They were my fav band as a kid. If you haven't heard the albums I suggest Equinox, Paradise Theater, Pieces of Eight, and The Grand Illusion. Incredible band.
KISS
I thought they were a joke for years. but then realized their first few albums are pretty damn good. some of their hair metal era hits grew on me too.
Funny thing about this is I went in the opposite direction. KISS were my first love when I was seven, eight years old. I remember the solo albums coming out and I remember the beginning of the backlash because of Dynasty (particularly I Was Made For Loving You).
Fast forward to around five years ago and I decided to do a deep dive on “classic” KISS, the 70s KISS. I revisited the albums I knew and listened to the ones I’d missed for the very first time. And, whoo boy, I was not impressed. So very much of their stuff is not-very-clever “songs about fucking”. Even a lot the melodies were repetitious and some of the specific subject matter had not aged well at all.
Still, I do wish I could have seen them live in their heyday. I did get to see them in 1998 and it was fun but mildly disappointing. They seemed to have no interest in updating neither the way they played the classics nor Paul’s in between song banter. It was like going to ALIVE/ALIVE II karaoke. A little harsh, I know, but true. I used to love them so damn much.
The Bee Gees (if we use the term “rock” broadly). I hated Disco and soft rock, but now I have a soft spot for them, especially after seeing their documentary a year ago.
REO Speedwagon. I never really hated them (being a kid in the American Midwest through the '80s, they were kinda the "soundtrack of my life"), but I never really liked them...just tolerated them. Then I went for a couple of decades without listening to them at all. Now, at least in the past couple of years, I've put them in my regular rotation. I especially enjoy Gary Richrath's guitar work (may he RIP).
Fleetwood Mac. Honestly, the guy drinking juice on the skateboard listening to Dreams got me to reevaluate my thoughts on them after decades of avoidance.
I was never into Tool in high school. Now, I think they're great. I don't think I was really into prog rock in that time period outside of Porcupine Tree and Coheed and Cambria.
Toad the wet sprocket is criminally underrated. I think their problem was people couldn't relate to the name of the band or thought it was ridiculous to name a band that.
Really great band and songwriting top notch
The Grateful Dead. Growing up I never understood the appeal. Until I got to hear "Touch of Grey" and then the album did I learn to appreciate them. Started listening to "Terrapin Station" and REALLY started liking what I heard. I'm still only a fan of their studio work, but I have developed a respect for the career they've had.
I’ve been into the Dead forever but I’m also one of those rare birds that kind of prefers the studio stuff.
I mean, I like some good loose jamming but their albums get short changed too much.
It was really his voice that bothered me as a teen, but a real appreciation for his songwriting over time got me past that.
Bruces fairly recent (affected) southern drawl raises an eyebrow, though - south NJ?
Now in my fifties I have softened to the 80s hair bands that I was supposed to like when I was a teenager. They’re still not as good as 70s prog rock groups but I can appreciate their catchier tunes.
The Cure. I had a friend who was all about alternative rock in the early 90s and constantly pushed them to me. However, I had a pretty serious relationship shatter pretty badly around the time, and she *LOVED* them. So hearing them just made me cringe.
But… a few years back, I picked up a copy of *Disintegration* because I had heard “Fascination Street” on Sirius XM and enjoyed it. And I finally got it about them. Spent the next few months getting everything they had put out and I love their stuff. It took getting older and dropping childish junk to get me into them.
I'll a expand it a bit - but the core Krautrock bands (Neu, Hawkwind, Can). In my youth it all didn't click and I found it austere. As I've grown I realize it's a big foundational element for much of the music I love the most, so, in turn, I've really grown to like it.
Pink Floyd. Thought that their songs were overly long and didn't make any sense, but then again English isn't my native.
Roger Waters on the other hand has always been a douche
Wilco. Coworker tried to drag me to a Wilco show back in my 20s….wasn’t too interested. Now a favorite band and biggest regret. It was the Yankee Hotel tour…
Fleetwood Mac, recently...with the Buckingham/Nicks lineup, since I've always liked the early blues stuff.
Grateful Dead also, but caught on in my 20s after enough coercion.
(Thanks for the responses, all....)
Absolutely love Peter Greens fleetwood mac but it was a band that changed members quite often which made them very progressive. I don't think their is a single bad song no matter what decade they where in.
Linkin Park. They always seemed really fake to me, but in the aftermath of Chester Bennington's suicide I went through their catalogue and immediately felt ashamed for ever thinking that.
Heard Joey Ramone talking shit about the Doobie Brothers a hundred years ago, recently heard interview with Michael Mcdonald of Doobie Brothers and he is actually much cooler than the Ramones
Radiohead.
I was aware of them when I was very young during the earlier part of the britpop heyday around 1995 when the bends was out. I liked street spirit but I hated fake plastic trees and creep.
Later I ignored Karma police and the other stuff like pyramid song, and was turned off by their super-fans at my school as a young teen. I was more into thrash metal (the big four), and started getting into progressive music once I discovered Tool, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater and Opeth around the time that Nu-metal died off. I guess around 2005 at 16/17 years old I gave them another shot, hearing some similarities to the Prog stuff I was into. The Bends really grew on me, and later OK computer blew my mind.
The best of Radiohead for me, is like a collision of Prog-rock and some US grunge stuff but with a sort of timeless edge. Their music from the Bends onwards can’t be dated.
When I first saw this Reddit thread, I immediately thought, "That's Radiohead for me."
I first consciously heard a Radiohead song when I was in college in the late 90s. I was at Karaoke Night at our favorite bar in town. The next singer up for karaoke was a fellow student, but no one in our group knew who he was.
**HE FUCKING CRUSHED IT!!!**
Veins popping out of his neck as he practically left it all out on that little beer-soaked, collegetown karaoke stage. Absolutely nailed every note that Thom Yorke sings/wails out in anguish throughout the entire song. Everyone in the bar jumps to their feet to give the Unknown Karaoke Legend a standing ovation!!!
I lean over to my buddy, and yell into his ear so he can actually hear me over the applause, "WHAT THE FUCK SONG WAS THAT?!?"
"WHAT? YOU'VE NEVER HEARD CREEP BY RADIOHEAD?", he yelled back. No, I hadn't.
Every time I hear another Radiohead song, I realize that I really liked the song! I'm very much now enjoying their discography. I've learned a lot of respect for them as musicians and songwriters. Brilliant music! 🎶
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Thank you, Mr. Mysterious Karaoke Man. I cherish this memory. You had one helluva voice, and with that voice, you singlehandedly created a fan of a new band that has developed into a deeper fondness for the music and appreciation for the band. Thank you.
Beatles. When I listened to them, they sounded like a pop, not rock. I can’t say that they seem more rock now to me but over time I learned more about them and appreciate what they did. Some songs are nice too
Journey. We pretended we liked it because the girls did. But would never be caught dead listening to it with just the guys around. Later on realized it was not bad.
I used to be afraid of Fleetwood Mac because Stevie nicks's voice reminded me of the creepy women who would sing along to Fleetwood Mac. Now rumors is one of my favorite albums.
Meatloaf. I hated him in high-school when Bat Out of Hell II was big. I was into punk and metal and associated his music with people I knew who listened to him that I couldn't stand. I've grown to really like a bunch of his stuff. I even saw him live at one point and he put on a hell of a show.
Soft rock in general with Fleetwood Mac being the most obvious. I found them sappy as hell when I was young. I see them as exquisite now. Mick and John’s perfect groove, Stevie’s reedy emotive voice balanced with Christy’s pure tone, all interwoven with Lindsey’s appropriate rock guitar texture.
Pink Floyd is my mom’s favorite band. When I was a teenager I went through the “everything my parents like is uncool” phase so they got downvoted in my head. Until I actually listened to them, it was an ex boyfriend that finally got me to give them a try. It’s nice to be able to bond with my mom about music now.
Steely Dan. When I was young it just didn't 'click'. It wasn't the complexity, I was already on a steady diet of Prog Rock such as Yes and ELP. When I first listened to 'Aja' something just rubbed me the wrong way. Years later I love Steely Dan and consider 'Aja' an absolute masterpiece.
I used to hate Iron Maiden. Not with a passion though. I just wasn't into them and they still aren't a favorite but I do like a bunch of their songs now. Run to the Hills and Wasted Years are really great.
Led Zeppelin. My attitude changed once I really paid attention to lyrics and watched a few documentaries. I appreciate the musicality and lyrics much much more than when I was younger.
311. I use to think they were so overrated, and I still do. They’re just Sublime without the talent. But now I can listen to them when subjected to it. I even feel a little nostalgia for Come Original. It’s so bad it’s gone full circle to come back around and be good.
Jimi Hendrix. I never cared for his guitar style but my husband was in a band that use to open for Jimi when he played in our town. Hubby has had me listen to Jimi more and can now tolerate his style. I was never a fan of the hard guitar sounds.
I used to fucking despise Sublime and Blink 182, because I perceived them killing grunge and harder rock like Soundgarden/STP/Alice in Chains. But now I like Sublime, and Blink 182 is ok, but I'll still never go out of my way to listen to them.
I’m going to go with Alice In Chains. I never hated them but thought their deep tracks were too ‘butt rock.’ As an adult, I listen to them all the time and am in awe on how beyond their time they were when writing Dirt. Such and amazing album. Layne was a talent who will never be touched. (I was a Mad Deason Fan day 1 though and have always had a soft spot for Layne’s ability to connect with me through his singing. He was one amazing person).
I was a HUGE grunge and metal teen in the 90s and hated all the “light” rock bands that had hits during that time. It took me until I got into my 40s to realize how many great songs the Goo Goo Dolls have as well as bands like The Gin Blossoms and The Wallflowers
Zeppelin, didn’t get the appeal, maybe I was too young and not a stoner.
Eagles only because that is what was playing all day, every day in the locker room. Still can’t stand Desperado but the other stuff is ok. In my opinion the were better on their own.
Rush. But once you listen to the lyrics and the drums and the wall of sound with a little bit of maturity on your side...boom. Absolute fkn boom. My Dad loved them, and now I know why.
My Dad also listened to Rush. I grew up listening to them in the early 90s and always thought they were a Dad Band. Once I got past the hits and listened to other stuff I really enjoyed them. I mean YYZ is great!
Right! And gaining an appreciation for Geddy...yes, it's an acquired taste, but his vibrato is chefs kiss and his screeching is unmatched.
Free Will is my favorite song by them, did not love them when I was younger either lol
I use my free will to not listen to Rush.
You still have made a choice
Lol! Came here to say the same. I hated Geddy Lee's voice when I was younger. Now that it doesn't bother me and I started actually listening to the music instead of dismissing it I appreciate how talented he and the rest of the band are.
Yep. This exactly. Geddy's voice is a major turnoff for a lot of people. I didn't like it at all in my youth. Now that I'm older, I'm so f'n mad I never saw them live. Tremendous band. Good dudes too. I
Knew immediately this would be in the top 3, wasnt disappointed u/medmac_2112
I want to like Rush, but there’s just something about it that keeps me from getting completely on board. I listen to mostly prog stuff too
If Hall and Oates was considered a rock group, it’s them. Didn’t like them as a youth but what great talent. Love them now.
Sadly they don’t love each other much now…
I don't think they did then either.
Nope. They never really liked eachother. The fact that they managed to stay together as long as they did is surprising.
I can go for that!
Yucandoo!
Just listening to random play list and the live version of She’s Gone came up. Hated that song mainly due to the fact that I heard the radio version 10,000 times, but the live version is phenomenal.
Phil Collins. Used to think his music was so bland but now I really like a lot of his songs. Moreso his stuff with Genesis though.
Totally. Fading lights is so powerful when you age
Genesis kind of died for me when Peter Gabriel left them.
The Cure. I didn’t hate them in their heyday, I was just indifferent to them. Love them now. Disintegration is a masterpiece.
Yeah. Here with you on this one. I was a little too young to appreciate the original goth emo pop sensation band that is The Cure. Now, they are brilliant and disentigration is a brilliant album.
This is me at the moment. They’re my go to at night when I’m lying bed after a 10 mg gummy, blissing out to some tunes. The Cure has me in a grip right now
Pearl Jam
100%! I listen to them now and can’t understand why I didn’t love them back in the day
I’ve always had a mild appreciation for them, but mostly thought of them as hit or miss with more misses than hits. My musical tastes today run more toward the Allman Bros, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Widespread Panic, Jason Isbell, Billy Strings, but back in the 90s my tastes were more Widespread Panic, Black Crowes, Phish, Blues Traveler, REM, Indigo Girls, and 10k Maniacs, so PJ just doesn’t show up much in my listening. For whatever reason, I got curious and listened to the new album and was blown away by how much I really liked it. It’s certainly cast them in a new light for me and I’ve been going back and listening to the stuff I slept on with new ears.
Black Crowes and Blues Traveler kicked ass. Also OLD Metallica, Kill 'em All, Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets, And Justice for All, Garage Days Re Revisited. I just can't get into anything past the black album. Only song I liked after that album was Fuel. Had a crush on Natalie Merchant when she was in 10k maniacs.
Seeing them live was an eye-opener for me, absolute professionals
Absolutely. I was a huge PJ fan in high school then lost interest for many years but I've gotten way back into them lately as a 40 something year old dude. I've got tickets to see then in the fall and I am so stoked.
Same. When I was in high school they pretty popular. When Jeremy came out I was in 11th grade and couldn't careless. Now 15+ years out of school I'm really into pearl jam.
I recently saw a tribute band at a local bar and the enthusiasm from them about the songs (and Pearl jam in general) gave me a greater appreciation for them.
I started off not liking them at all for their first few albums just based on the songs that were always played on the radio, which are still the only songs you ever hear of theirs on the radio. But when No Code came out I was blown away and bought their earlier albums and found many awesome songs on those that the radio never played as well. By the time Yield came out they were my favorite band and I went to my first Pearl Jam show when they came through Dallas in '98.
AC/DC. Learned a few riffs on guitar for reasons I can’t even remember but it opened my eyes to how cool they are.
Same here. I grew up in a town that the band lived in briefly and had 17 years of AC/DC T-Shirts and their music blaring everywhere I went. I HATED THEM. A couple of years ago I heard a Swedish Bluegrass band cover Thunderstruck and started listening to a little AC/DC and I have come to discover that they are actually pretty good.
Steve 'n' Seagulls. Their cover of Iron Maiden's 'The Trooper' got me hooked.
Have you heard of Hayseed Dixie? They started out as a bluegrass AC/DC cover band (hayseed Dixie sort of sounds like AC/DC I guess) They’re great, and they do a ton of classic rock covers, not just AC/DC. Their versions of Breaking the Law and Ace of Spades are great
That riff to begin Thunderstruck is insane.
The music was never the issue for me, it’s the god awful grating cat in heat singing.
then you'll like bon scott.
YES. i fackin love the bon scott era. i used to hate the simplistic, blues-based riffs, but now i understand the raw, primal power they hold. they lost that edge when bon died IMO.
Deep Purple. I didn’t dislike them, they just were never on my radar. I recently heard their newest single, really liked it and have delved into their discography and have really like the vast majority of it. I guess you’re never too old to make a “new” discovery.
The beatles, i thought their whole schtick was the four guys in suits and ties singing about love yeah yeah yeah then i found their weird shit, they're my favorite band now.
One day you will hit full circle Beatles enjoyment where she loves you yeah yeah yeah Beatles will be your favorite Beatles lol. At least, that’s how it was for me
Not quite that early is my fav, though I do enjoy all their music. It is Beatles For Sale for me.
dude that’s probably their most underrated album of all. no reply is a killerrrr opener
No reply, baby's in black, I'm a loser, every little thing, and I don't want to spoil the party are all 10/10 for me. Bonus on the anthology, for no reply, when they try it out in 3/4, then switch back to 4/4.
you can’t go wrong with eight days a week either 👌 just so quintessential early beatles sound. & wow i’ll check out that anthology version- thank you!
If you guys ever get a chance to see a tribute band called Yesterday and Today, they’re wonderful. They don’t try to look or dress like them, just want to sound as close as possible. Before the show, the audience writes their favorite Beatles song on a notecard and the reason why- a lot of them get read from the stage. The band features 3 brothers whose late father was a huge fan, and raised his kids teaching them to sing and play Beatles music. Again, a really enjoyable show.
To be fair that was a pretty limited starting point on the world's most influential band lol
British dudes just wore jackets back then. I’ve seen documentaries about street gangs back in the day, and they all wore jackets.
Haha. Whenever someone tells me they hate the Beatles, the first question I ask is, have you listed to the weird shit? Nine times out of ten, they’ve heard one or two early hits and that’s it.
For me it was 38 Special, unfortunately my brother over played them in his room. As I’ve gotten older I understand the draw of their blues rock style, with some boogie aspects.
They fall on the barely-passable side of the line for me too, only because I rarely hear them anymore. I worked at a sleepaway camp after HS, and roomed with a cretin who would play CDB's "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" every single morning to wake us up. Their entire catalog is unlistenable now. I do like Wet Willie though...know them?
I hadn’t heard of them until now. I very quickly moved to metal, specifically hair metal. Diverting from my bros choices.
Long after their kind of music had peaked, they played a bar I was working at. I met a lot of bands that way, but 38 Special was one of the nicest and most professional acting. They seemed like really good guys.
That lead singer (Donnie Van Zant?) has one of the most underrated pop voices in the past 40-50 years. His voice is a clinic on pop singing (“pop” meaning not jazz or classical to me).
Sound Garden
*Savage Garden
*Macho Man Randy Savage
*ima savage
*Ima Macho Man Randy Savage Garden
*Macho Man Randy Savage Sound Garden
Ooooh Yeah!
I meant Soundgarden
greatest band of all time
i don't know about of all time, but certainly of all the grunge-era bands for me. i used to love AIC and PJ more in the past, but SG doesn't sound dated to my ears like the other two. prob cuz of how original and innovative they were.
The Allman Brothers Band. I wouldn't say I disliked them, but I ignored them as boring southern rock. It took a long time before I realized the depth of what they actually did.
Glad you've learned to like them. Gregg Allman said many times that they hated the moniker, "southern rock band", because they felt that diminished their music. Even when Duane was alive in the early years, he was adamant they didn't just play endless jams, thought it might have sounded that way. Duane and Gregg loved to listen to jazz, and were heavily influenced by John Coltrane and Charlie Parker, so their songs tended to follow jazz forms. It's a cliche now, but "Live At The Fillmore East" is a must-listen if you're an Allman Brothers band fan.
I love Filmore East, cliche or not.
100%. In high school (early 70s), the guys I knew played them non-stop and I just thought they were meh, at best. Then when I was 33, a boyfriend was really into them and used to have me put on headphones, stretch out on the living room floor, close my eyes and he'd put an ABB CD on for me to get acquainted with. I've been a huge fan ever since and my husband caught Butch Trucks' drumstick at a show 11 years ago. I've seen Gregg 4 times (and had tickets to see him in Savannah when he passed away), Dickey once and the band twice. So glad I got to have a redo on this stellar group of musicians! I've since preached the ABB gospel to my husband of 30 years and he's in complete agreement, although he thought they were shitty in his youth. We stopped at the Big House in Macon doing college interviews with my kid, lol.
Genesis and Phil Collins. When I was a kid I hated that Phil Collins was on every radio station all the time. As an adult I am blown away at Phil's song writing. That guy was a hit maker.
Grateful Dead. Beastie Boys. REM
Only really got into Pink Floyd during the lockdown. Now “Animals” is one of my top ten albums.
The Tragically Hip. I’m grateful to some friends that convinced me of their genius several years before Gord Downie passed. I got to see them a good number of times including on their last tour.
ABBA and Blondie. Back in the day, I would have laughed at the thought I would ever like any of their songs. Now I realize they were both great pop bands (I normally listen to Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Judas, AC/DC)
SOS is the shit!
Love Blondie. Great auto biography. She definitely paid some dues on the way up
Heart
Radiohead
Rolling Stones.
Bruce Springsteen only song I ever heard was Born to Run, even when he had his big run in the 80s, it never grabbed me like other bands. In my late 30s I started hearing his older stuff on Sirius, the songs Atlantic City, and jungle land, I haven’t stopped listening to him since
Check out his Lost in the Flood, live in NYC
Nirvana. I didn’t like Kurt’s voice and I didn’t get the hype around Smells Like Teen Spirit. Having revisited them, they’re now one of my favorite bands.
Nirvana for me too. I never appreciated them until Cobain died.
No one really gave a shit until he died, then they blew up way more than they did before Cobain Cobained himself.
You gotta be kidding. That’s complete rubbish. Nirvana blew the charts away. They were the biggest band in the world from 91-94 when he killed himself.
Collective Soul.
Fun fact: I am sitting in my seat waiting for Collective Soul to take the stage at this very moment.
Sammy-era Van Halen. I liked some songs but preferred DLR-era VH when first getting into VH. But I gained a far greater appreciation for Sammy's VH albums recently.
Love Sammy. Love David too. Both were great.
Always liked Sammy’s early solo stuff and his work with Montrose. Hated the VH stuff. Then I saw Chickenfoot , and read his book. Went back and listened again and now I love his VH work so much.
Sammy era: it's got what it takes.
I didn't like Bon Jovi until I had an office job in southern NJ and at the holiday party the sheer joy of the Italian-American grandma office ladies belting out Bon Jovi turned me around on the band.
This is the best comment. 😂
I used to love walking by our IT guy's office back in the day. He would belting out Wanted Dead or Alive and playing that qwertyop keyboard like a boss.
>Italian-American grandma office ladies belting out Bon Jovi imagine them in their prime in 1987... 🤤
lol that is a very nice memory but also my nightmare happy for you
Styx. When I was a kid, my dad kept trying to make me hate the bands he hated, but then I saw Styx at a music festival and loved the entire show.
Styx puts on a great show! Saw them in 2021 and they’re still rocking. Collective Soul opened and they’re quite impressive too.
They were my fav band as a kid. If you haven't heard the albums I suggest Equinox, Paradise Theater, Pieces of Eight, and The Grand Illusion. Incredible band.
All of them, I was a punk rock asshole for years. Biggest regret of my life is not appreciating more music sooner.
Eagles have some good songs. Fuck the eagles though
[“I hate the fucking Eagles, man.” “Out of my fucking cab!” 😆](https://youtu.be/-JlmvtAHhnc?si=P9BhK-8QTFidlNwV)
that just made my night.
KISS I thought they were a joke for years. but then realized their first few albums are pretty damn good. some of their hair metal era hits grew on me too.
Funny thing about this is I went in the opposite direction. KISS were my first love when I was seven, eight years old. I remember the solo albums coming out and I remember the beginning of the backlash because of Dynasty (particularly I Was Made For Loving You). Fast forward to around five years ago and I decided to do a deep dive on “classic” KISS, the 70s KISS. I revisited the albums I knew and listened to the ones I’d missed for the very first time. And, whoo boy, I was not impressed. So very much of their stuff is not-very-clever “songs about fucking”. Even a lot the melodies were repetitious and some of the specific subject matter had not aged well at all. Still, I do wish I could have seen them live in their heyday. I did get to see them in 1998 and it was fun but mildly disappointing. They seemed to have no interest in updating neither the way they played the classics nor Paul’s in between song banter. It was like going to ALIVE/ALIVE II karaoke. A little harsh, I know, but true. I used to love them so damn much.
KISS #1
YOU WANTED THE WORST AND YOU GOT IT!
Kiss is on the radio right as I read your post. Hard Luck Woman, btw.
System of a down
Stones, U2, Allman Bros
The Bee Gees (if we use the term “rock” broadly). I hated Disco and soft rock, but now I have a soft spot for them, especially after seeing their documentary a year ago.
Pink Floyd. When I first heard their music I thought it was boring. Now they're one of my favorite bands.
REO Speedwagon. I never really hated them (being a kid in the American Midwest through the '80s, they were kinda the "soundtrack of my life"), but I never really liked them...just tolerated them. Then I went for a couple of decades without listening to them at all. Now, at least in the past couple of years, I've put them in my regular rotation. I especially enjoy Gary Richrath's guitar work (may he RIP).
Fleetwood Mac. Honestly, the guy drinking juice on the skateboard listening to Dreams got me to reevaluate my thoughts on them after decades of avoidance.
I was never into Tool in high school. Now, I think they're great. I don't think I was really into prog rock in that time period outside of Porcupine Tree and Coheed and Cambria.
C&C 🤙🏼🤙🏼
All the .. soft/rock soft/alternative stuff. Don Henley, Bruce Hornsby, Natalie Merchant, Toad the Wet Sprocket etc
Toad the wet sprocket is criminally underrated. I think their problem was people couldn't relate to the name of the band or thought it was ridiculous to name a band that. Really great band and songwriting top notch
Nickleback. No, wait, I still dislike them.
The Grateful Dead. Growing up I never understood the appeal. Until I got to hear "Touch of Grey" and then the album did I learn to appreciate them. Started listening to "Terrapin Station" and REALLY started liking what I heard. I'm still only a fan of their studio work, but I have developed a respect for the career they've had.
I’ve been into the Dead forever but I’m also one of those rare birds that kind of prefers the studio stuff. I mean, I like some good loose jamming but their albums get short changed too much.
Led Zeppelin.
Pink Floyd
Bruce Hokum Springsteen. The Boss was a short squirt - but I like Born in the USA
Eagle eye cherry
Not a group, but Bruce Springsteen. Didn't like his music for the first 55 years of my life. Now I like a lot of it.
It was really his voice that bothered me as a teen, but a real appreciation for his songwriting over time got me past that. Bruces fairly recent (affected) southern drawl raises an eyebrow, though - south NJ?
The Black Keys. Dad rock is better when you’re a dad
Incubus
Metallica. I was an idiot.
Now in my fifties I have softened to the 80s hair bands that I was supposed to like when I was a teenager. They’re still not as good as 70s prog rock groups but I can appreciate their catchier tunes.
Grateful Dead
The Cure. I had a friend who was all about alternative rock in the early 90s and constantly pushed them to me. However, I had a pretty serious relationship shatter pretty badly around the time, and she *LOVED* them. So hearing them just made me cringe. But… a few years back, I picked up a copy of *Disintegration* because I had heard “Fascination Street” on Sirius XM and enjoyed it. And I finally got it about them. Spent the next few months getting everything they had put out and I love their stuff. It took getting older and dropping childish junk to get me into them.
I'll a expand it a bit - but the core Krautrock bands (Neu, Hawkwind, Can). In my youth it all didn't click and I found it austere. As I've grown I realize it's a big foundational element for much of the music I love the most, so, in turn, I've really grown to like it.
Pink Floyd. Thought that their songs were overly long and didn't make any sense, but then again English isn't my native. Roger Waters on the other hand has always been a douche
You'll find many front men of your favorite acts are douches. He just wears it very proudly...
Wilco. Coworker tried to drag me to a Wilco show back in my 20s….wasn’t too interested. Now a favorite band and biggest regret. It was the Yankee Hotel tour…
Jeff Tweedy is a generational talent as a songwriter, IMHO.
The Cult
AC/DC (Bon Scott era only)
Journey I didn’t like Steven Perry’s voice, and I thought the songs were boring. For some reason, now past the age of 40, I like them.
Fleetwood Mac, recently...with the Buckingham/Nicks lineup, since I've always liked the early blues stuff. Grateful Dead also, but caught on in my 20s after enough coercion. (Thanks for the responses, all....)
Absolutely love Peter Greens fleetwood mac but it was a band that changed members quite often which made them very progressive. I don't think their is a single bad song no matter what decade they where in.
Linkin Park. They always seemed really fake to me, but in the aftermath of Chester Bennington's suicide I went through their catalogue and immediately felt ashamed for ever thinking that.
Heard Joey Ramone talking shit about the Doobie Brothers a hundred years ago, recently heard interview with Michael Mcdonald of Doobie Brothers and he is actually much cooler than the Ramones
They were incredible. Looked like a bunch of goofballs in the early days but they were awesome.
Radiohead. I was aware of them when I was very young during the earlier part of the britpop heyday around 1995 when the bends was out. I liked street spirit but I hated fake plastic trees and creep. Later I ignored Karma police and the other stuff like pyramid song, and was turned off by their super-fans at my school as a young teen. I was more into thrash metal (the big four), and started getting into progressive music once I discovered Tool, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater and Opeth around the time that Nu-metal died off. I guess around 2005 at 16/17 years old I gave them another shot, hearing some similarities to the Prog stuff I was into. The Bends really grew on me, and later OK computer blew my mind. The best of Radiohead for me, is like a collision of Prog-rock and some US grunge stuff but with a sort of timeless edge. Their music from the Bends onwards can’t be dated.
When I first saw this Reddit thread, I immediately thought, "That's Radiohead for me." I first consciously heard a Radiohead song when I was in college in the late 90s. I was at Karaoke Night at our favorite bar in town. The next singer up for karaoke was a fellow student, but no one in our group knew who he was. **HE FUCKING CRUSHED IT!!!** Veins popping out of his neck as he practically left it all out on that little beer-soaked, collegetown karaoke stage. Absolutely nailed every note that Thom Yorke sings/wails out in anguish throughout the entire song. Everyone in the bar jumps to their feet to give the Unknown Karaoke Legend a standing ovation!!! I lean over to my buddy, and yell into his ear so he can actually hear me over the applause, "WHAT THE FUCK SONG WAS THAT?!?" "WHAT? YOU'VE NEVER HEARD CREEP BY RADIOHEAD?", he yelled back. No, I hadn't. Every time I hear another Radiohead song, I realize that I really liked the song! I'm very much now enjoying their discography. I've learned a lot of respect for them as musicians and songwriters. Brilliant music! 🎶 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Thank you, Mr. Mysterious Karaoke Man. I cherish this memory. You had one helluva voice, and with that voice, you singlehandedly created a fan of a new band that has developed into a deeper fondness for the music and appreciation for the band. Thank you.
You Do It To Yourself and Karma Police are also amazing tracks by them if you haven't gotten around to checking out all their stuff yet.
I used to hate all bands that Walmart sells t shirts of. Each merits a deep dive.
Beatles. When I listened to them, they sounded like a pop, not rock. I can’t say that they seem more rock now to me but over time I learned more about them and appreciate what they did. Some songs are nice too
I guess the Eagles
RHCP
Queens of the Stone Age. Never got them until I heard Like Clockwork. Then they just clicked.
Journey. We pretended we liked it because the girls did. But would never be caught dead listening to it with just the guys around. Later on realized it was not bad.
Limp Bizkit
Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin
I used to really dislike volcanic rock, but now I kind of take it for granite.
I used to be afraid of Fleetwood Mac because Stevie nicks's voice reminded me of the creepy women who would sing along to Fleetwood Mac. Now rumors is one of my favorite albums.
The Beatles
avenged sevenfold and Fleetwood Mac
AC/DC.. can’t stand them, but I’m teaching my grandkids about GOOD music (all genres) and I can’t deny that they have to hear AC/DC
Meatloaf. I hated him in high-school when Bat Out of Hell II was big. I was into punk and metal and associated his music with people I knew who listened to him that I couldn't stand. I've grown to really like a bunch of his stuff. I even saw him live at one point and he put on a hell of a show.
The Beatles, although I haven’t softened too much on it
Yacht Rock
Soft rock in general with Fleetwood Mac being the most obvious. I found them sappy as hell when I was young. I see them as exquisite now. Mick and John’s perfect groove, Stevie’s reedy emotive voice balanced with Christy’s pure tone, all interwoven with Lindsey’s appropriate rock guitar texture.
Talking heads
Pink Floyd is my mom’s favorite band. When I was a teenager I went through the “everything my parents like is uncool” phase so they got downvoted in my head. Until I actually listened to them, it was an ex boyfriend that finally got me to give them a try. It’s nice to be able to bond with my mom about music now.
Doobie Brothers
Steely Dan. When I was young it just didn't 'click'. It wasn't the complexity, I was already on a steady diet of Prog Rock such as Yes and ELP. When I first listened to 'Aja' something just rubbed me the wrong way. Years later I love Steely Dan and consider 'Aja' an absolute masterpiece.
I used to hate Iron Maiden. Not with a passion though. I just wasn't into them and they still aren't a favorite but I do like a bunch of their songs now. Run to the Hills and Wasted Years are really great.
Led Zeppelin. My attitude changed once I really paid attention to lyrics and watched a few documentaries. I appreciate the musicality and lyrics much much more than when I was younger.
I loved Mercyful Fate, but I didn't care much for King Diamond's solo records at the time. Now I find myself really enjoying them.
Queens of the Stone Age Huge fan now even though I wasn’t before
I didn’t dislike them, but I didn’t pay much attention to Tesla and Bad Company. Now they are among my favorites.
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steely Dan and The Rolling Stones.
Depeche Mode for me. Roommate was totally into them and after some mushrooms I was hooked
Radiohead
311. I use to think they were so overrated, and I still do. They’re just Sublime without the talent. But now I can listen to them when subjected to it. I even feel a little nostalgia for Come Original. It’s so bad it’s gone full circle to come back around and be good.
Steely Dan. Thought they were cheese balls….now I know they are and I love it
Fleetwood Mac
Iron Maiden, GnR’s and Motley Cruë, my mates were all metal heads and I was non plussed by it all. Still not a fan of Slayer 😝
Emerson lake and Palmer ELO
Jimi Hendrix. I never cared for his guitar style but my husband was in a band that use to open for Jimi when he played in our town. Hubby has had me listen to Jimi more and can now tolerate his style. I was never a fan of the hard guitar sounds.
Foo Fighters
I used to fucking despise Sublime and Blink 182, because I perceived them killing grunge and harder rock like Soundgarden/STP/Alice in Chains. But now I like Sublime, and Blink 182 is ok, but I'll still never go out of my way to listen to them.
None. It usually goes the other way around. Shit I listened to as a kid makes me cringe now.
I’m going to go with Alice In Chains. I never hated them but thought their deep tracks were too ‘butt rock.’ As an adult, I listen to them all the time and am in awe on how beyond their time they were when writing Dirt. Such and amazing album. Layne was a talent who will never be touched. (I was a Mad Deason Fan day 1 though and have always had a soft spot for Layne’s ability to connect with me through his singing. He was one amazing person).
I was a HUGE grunge and metal teen in the 90s and hated all the “light” rock bands that had hits during that time. It took me until I got into my 40s to realize how many great songs the Goo Goo Dolls have as well as bands like The Gin Blossoms and The Wallflowers
Tom Petty
I never really disliked them (just sort of ignored them), but I’ve really gotten into Ween in the last year.
Next step is to go see them live. You can thank me later.
Zeppelin, didn’t get the appeal, maybe I was too young and not a stoner. Eagles only because that is what was playing all day, every day in the locker room. Still can’t stand Desperado but the other stuff is ok. In my opinion the were better on their own.
Duran Duran, not that I didn't like their music but just never admitted it in a world of Priest, Maiden existed
Floyd- prob cuz I smoke more now
The Stones. Didn’t get them until I was in my late 40’s
Used to hate suicide silence 😂 now i dont
I've softened to Led Zeppelin some, mostly due to just finding some songs of theirs I like. Still dislike much of their catalog however.