Most divisive bands...

[Jaguär]

Originally posted by walkie hearts you all:
   I don't think, a common reason to hate U2.
 

Oddly, that's exactly why I don't like U2. Actually, that was why I always disliked U2. It was the pompous Bononess and, in my opinion, their over-rateness that made it advance to hate.

[walkman]

Originally posted by Jaguär:
   

Originally posted by walkie hearts you all:
   I don't think, a common reason to hate U2.
 

Oddly, that's exactly why I don't like U2. Actually, that was why I always disliked U2. It was the pompous Bononess and, in my opinion, their over-rateness that made it advance to hate. [/b]

fair enough.  still don't see how coldplay can be enthralling if U2 is worthy of the big yawn, though...

[Jaguär]

What can I say? That's why I included the "  :roll:  " in my original post.

[kosmo vinyl]

U2 IMHO went downhill with the release of "Live at Red Rocks" and recovered a bit with Acthung Baby.  LARR marks the point where the band become Bono & U2.  AB, Zoopra, and Pop all get dismissed by "hardcore" U2 fans because they don't sound like Joshua Tree.  Shame on U2 for wanting to experiment a little, try a different sound. I'm sure even the Edge was getting tired of his guitar sound.  Of course the last record was hearled as a return to the Joshua Tree, which of course meant is dull as dishwater....  "like a mole digging in a hole"   :roll:

[XSimplePlanX]

umm i like korn and a lot of those bands they named...im kind of confused haha

[godsshoeshine]

gbv, at least here.
 modest mouse
 
 i think u2 suffers from over exposure. strokes and white stripes too. especially the 'stripes, i like their music, but i want to punch jack white these days. why anyone would take the effort to diss the beautiful south is beyond me.

[Barcelona]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  gbv, at least here.
 

Only here because the rest of the world just ignores them.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by Barcelona:
  Only here because the rest of the world just ignores them.

yeah us and all the people who bought tickets to their sold out show at the bowery ballroom april 24th

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by pollard:
   

Originally posted by Barcelona:
  Only here because the rest of the world just ignores them.

yeah us and all the people who bought tickets to their sold out show at the bowery ballroom april 24th [/b]

you know what. . just ignore barcelona, he doesn't offer anything substantial to most of the discussions on this board anyway.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  you know what. . just ignore barcelona, he doesn't offer anything substantial to most of the discussions on this board anyway.

i know he is just joking around

[jkeisenh]

here's one...
 Bright Eyes

[Bags]

Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
  here's one...
 Bright Eyes

blech....  

[eltee]

The Cure
 Depeche Mode

[jkeisenh]

Originally posted by Bags:
   

Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
  here's one...
 Bright Eyes

blech....      [/b]

*swoon*

[Richard D Taylor]

Originally posted by Bags:
   

Originally posted by thirsty moore:
  Britpop.

See, people say they hate Britpop, but likely have differing definitions of what is now an ever expanding descriptive 'genre.'  
 
 Radiohead, yes; britpop, I don't think so.... [/b]

Good point.  So many people have differing concepts of what entails "Brit Pop".  To some, it's basically all British alternative from the 80s up till now; others see it as something more specific to the 90s that refer to the more commerical U.K. alt stuff (Oasis & Charlatans for example), and then some people lump all 90s & 21st century U.K. alt/indie under the "Brit Pop" category (so by that rationale, The Delgados would also be Brit Pop).  It does seem strange that Oasis & Radiohead would be considered part of the same genre---You'd be hard pressed to find two bands that are more further apart...
 
 Anyway, I think The Smiths are quite a polarizing band.  I've only met people who have strong feelings either way---nobody just says they were "okay."