You like, I dislike

I strongly dislike Brain Salad Surgery, except for a few highlights on Karn Evil 9. All the common criticisms of Works Volume 1 of the band members going off in their own incoherent directions and overindulging at every turn seems to apply just as well to that album. Karn Evil 9 First Impression Part 2 puts a serious speedbump in the pacing of the suite; they literally attached a radio-friendly edit of the First Impression and stuck it on the end of it. What if Yes had taken their single edit of Soon from Gates of Delirium and stuck it after the entire thing so that the Soon section played twice? That's what that feels like. Apart from this, the Second and Third impressions are good but nowhere near as satisfying or classic as Tarkus.

As much as I dislike "I hate" threads, I will reluctantly add my two cents worth. These are bands/artists I don't care too much for, no matter how hard I have tried to listen to them:

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Ivan_Melgar_M wrote: I don't hate, but, people here seem to love 1.- Jon Anderson's voice (Like an ice pick in my eardrums) 2.- The most complex and cacophonous King Crimson releases 3.- Gentle Giant (Complexity for the sake of complexity) 4.- Dream Theater (If only all the musicians left DT and joined other Prog bands or played a song once in a while) 5.- VDGG (Don't understand most of their stuff) 6.- Opeth (If only Akkerfeld sung and not made those annoying sounds) 7.- The Decemberists (Well, don't dislike, simply don't care) 8.- The Mars Volta (Noise IMHO) 9.- Camel (Except Moonmadness)..Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 10.- Going for the one.(cheesy) I don't like them. But no hate in my soul. Iván

Edited by geneyesontle - June 25 2012 at 15:22

Dellinger wrote: Another album that is generally loved (at least in metal circles) that I don't particularly like is Master of Puppets... I much prefer the predecessor... or even if it may sound like heressy, I prefer The Black Album over Master of Puppets.

Not heresy , just a recognition that singing is preferred over shouting at the mike and playing melodies doesn't make you a woose.
There are some great songs on MoP, but tBA has the edge.

The Beatles
The Mars Volta
Punk rock

Rush & Jethro Tull. Does nothing for me.

wjohnd wrote: Dellinger wrote: Another album that is generally loved (at least in metal circles) that I don't particularly like is Master of Puppets... I much prefer the predecessor... or even if it may sound like heressy, I prefer The Black Album over Master of Puppets. Not heresy , just a recognition that singing is preferred over shouting at the mike and playing melodies doesn't make you a woose.

Master of Puppets is just as melodic as the black album and I don't see any difference in singing style apart from the ballads on the latter. Don't confuse "complex" or "heavy" with "unmelodic".