You're supposed to like 'em..BUT..

[ghosty]

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....

[Grunch]

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

[Otters Walk Among Us]

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.

[buffalochipz]

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

[design_femme]

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

[dcs84]

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

[EchoBeachBunnyBoy]

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

[Grunch]

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

[ExRat]

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

[dead_irony@yahoo.com]

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

[devildog]

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

[ghosty]

[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

[unguarded moment]

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

[design_femme]

[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

[Grunch]

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