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

@simao A little off topic but an interesting perspective.

l am in agreement with you. I may be shortsighted but l can live without the visual reinforcement. Looks for me are not so important so l don’t care about what others look like. It is the end sound results that are my main concerns.
 

Two way conversations and personal learning from actual users and using my own ears are paramount in my purchasing choices. I spend more time listening to music  than anyone else l talk to. Some friends don’t even get the idea that someone can just listen to music for six or more hours in one day. Not everyday of course but when l’m in the zone it is totally focusing on the music, and the world is shut out.

Yes it is interesting to see other set-ups and gear but when l am in my element and  my system is doing its job right, l forget the, “is there something missing or better out there” At these times it is only ever about the music and how it revitalises and enervates me.

Yes again to your interactions with others and the dynamics is rare. In my estimation however talking with “music lovers” as apposed to “audiophiles” involves two different conversations and interests.

So l am guilty as charged as l spend very little time looking at other set ups…..l do prefer to listen up close and personal with fellow enthusiasts rather than worry about is there something that is not right, or should be fiddled with.

By the way this discussion has tonight reached 26,000 views. Must play some loud music and have a dance! Anyone for some William Shatner? The Light Years warped album?

Nathaniel Rateliff is one of the only currently active artists I can think of that just grates my nerves.  His voice is so fake and contrived. Truly hate it.

Just read a bunch of this mmathew's posts. A negative Dim who doesn't seem to like anyone except Springsteen. Good grief.

@zx10 , what I really like about Bruce is the way he triggers the snowflake sock-puppet accounts.  I am sure you can relate to that.

I was just wondering if l could inject some thoughts about the way this thread has developed.

Yes the theme is about recording artists who can inject some irrational rejection or abhorrence upon certain listeners. It stretched to songs or actions that can provoke in some way a vexing physical irritation.

No one has ever commented on another aspect of performance that can trigger a pushback…… Contrived videos that project a false reality. Pure trickery to play on fans who idolise their heroes. 
 
The strangest example that comes to mind and for me is pure hokum, is the Springsteen “live” concert filmed by Scorsese. Courtney Cox (unknown at the time) was “spontaneously” pulled from the audience by Bruce and danced with him on stage. It was meant to appear she was a lucky girl randomly chosen to butch up the performers sex appeal. She was in fact pre-chosen by the director for dramatic license and it was a contrived performance.

That video always makes me feel angry and indeed insults the intended audiences intelligence. Pure “hokus-pocus”….typically refers to deceptive or misleading actions words or rituals, often with a sense of magic or trickery. 🪄

By the way l like some of Bruce’s songs, but that particular video just doesn’t cut it for me. It would have been better if that segment had found its way onto the editors cutting room floor.