Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?


For me there is one that has always been top of the list.

Edith Piaf…..l just can’t think of anything worse.

Do not get me wrong and consider my choice is in any way racist….l love to listen to music with songs in any language… Italian, French, Spanish…..

Russian and German can however be extremely demanding, but Edith Piaf (if possible in any language) is a potential harrowing experience.

 

Do any others on here have a similar artist, or artists that can trigger the same physical reaction?

mylogic

@hickamore 

Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

Poor old Neil. I had to go with my partner to see/hear Neil in London. It was one of his last concerts before retiring on medical grounds. The voice was still pretty good to be honest and he did a full two hour set without a break.

What did impress was his attention to detail as he covered music from his entire career. I thought he would leave out difficult songs that he may not have still been able to sing as well. What did surprise me was the three song medley with some very impressive back projection to the music of the above film soundtrack. For me, and not being a real fan, it was the main thing l remember from the night.

l know my post is about “what artists you can’t stand listening too”, but hearing Neil ‘live’ did improve my respect for the performer, and his music.
Has anyone else reversed an imbedded opinion of an artist after attending a live performance?

Ace was the worst live band I've ever seen or heard. Kind of a one hit wonder but they were terrible live. 

Neil Diamond was singing “Song Sung Blue” in the delivery room (where I worked) when my third son was born. This was unforgivable (I never liked him anyway). OMG. Later I got to know Ron Tutt, his drummer, who, without mentioning it, I forgave as he had earlier had the same job with Elvis.