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Ever experience the wrath of fellow NW fans when you fly in the face of critical opinion and NOT like that all-important "pioneering-everyone-with-a-brain-loves-this-artist" NW act?

For me it's The Fall. Whenever Mark E. Smith and company release another record it shoots to the top of the WFDU charts and stays there for months. I just don't see the appeal. Sure, I like a handful of tunes but....

I was never a huge Fall fan myself, but knew some folks who loved everything they ever did. Brix Smith of The Fall formed The Adult Net, I really liked them, they did a great cover version of Incense and Peppermints, plus their one full release was very g

For me it's the B-52's and Oingo Boingo.

I could take the Fall's entire catalog of 4,000 tunes, make 3 outstanding CDs, and toss the rest. Same with Guided By Voices.

Nick Cave/Birthday Party--"The Ship Song" is absolutely fantastic but other than that I don't get the attraction.

Grace Jones--Sure she has that freaky physical attraction thing going on but other than the merely OK "Pull Up to the Bumper" there ain't

I am gonna get my butt kicked for this probably, but…

I can only handle so much Depeche Mode. I even saw them on their Violator tour, and had a good time, but… I do not own any album by them, nor do I have any desire to. I like some of their songs—a lo

I know she claimed most of her fame in the 90's but she started in the 80's with the Sugarcubes. Bjork, I just cannot understand anyone rating her. So she sings weird, and she looks weird, and when she is interviewed she spouts ludicrous rubbish. These

For me it's Japan.
I've always liked "Quiet Life" but that's about it.
Sorry...[8]

I never cared for Bkork myself either, did like a few tracks by The Sugarcubes - actually, the only one I really cared much for was Birthday.

Ditto on Grace Jones for me.

Really only cared for The The for the first 2 LP's.

As for GBV, I personal

I know I've probably mentioned this a thousand times, so I'm sorry if it seems like I harping - but I have always really HATED the B-52's. I used to try to get into them early on because a few of my friends were so enamored with them, and I would even occ

Design Femme:
Couldn't agree more on your Depeche Mode comment. I NEVER understood the attraction. In fact, in 1988, I fell asleep at one of their shows, which is astonishing since A) I was sober B) it was outdoors C) it was about 9 pm.

Also never und

For me, I could never get into:

Beat Happening
Tom Waits
Young Marble Giants
The Fall
The Undertones
BaD Religion
(Most of) Black Flag
Klaus Nomi
Lene Lovitch

No matter how much I tried, these bands just never cut it with me. I am not degra

[quote]Originally posted by dcs84
[br]I know she claimed most of her fame in the 90's but she started in the 80's with the Sugarcubes. Bjork, I just cannot understand anyone rating her. So she sings weird, and she looks weird, and when she is in

Joy Division (I just don't get 'em)

Others of note:

New Order (okay, I like "Love Less" but that's about it)
Bauhaus ("She's In Parties" is kinda catchy but the rest just sucks)

You'd think I'd despise The Fall but I've taken a liking to "The Wo

[quote]I liked The Sugarcubes and the first two Bjork solo records and then it seemed as if she really started to get off on meandering aton

The Undertones had some fine songs, I think I would have enjoyed them much more just with a different vocalist. Feargal Sharkey's voice, for me, got annoying.

Tom Waits, I just could never get into him as an artist. Now he wrote some phenomenal songs o