My friend Green Girl had a post last week in which she talked about what music she will and will not listen to. She asked her readers what music they find ear-itating and here was my response:
I utterly loathe Rush. I’ll listen to anything else — including Britney Spears, opera, and country music — before I’ll listen to that excrement.
It’s true. I hate Rush. Just ask Pete. Early on in our dating days, I made it clear that I can’t stand their music. I might or might not have demanded that he not listen to that horrible stuff around me. To his credit, in over 20 years he has not listened Rush when I’m around, which is a testament to his great affection for me. (Or, I’m a massive nag.) (You decide.)
I have never been able to articulate why I despise Rush, only that listening to them makes me feel very, very angry and possibly even a bit violent. I’m not kidding and I’m not exaggerating, not one little bit. I can’t tell you if it’s the lead singer’s voice, the guitars, or the drums — actually, it’s the whole package that makes me want to punch something. But I am serious when I say that an entire Britney Spears album is preferable to four minutes of “Tom Sawyer.”
So here’s what I want to know today: What group or musician produces in you the same reaction that Rush has on me?
Sting. Can’t stand him. Also U2 (with the exception of Joshua Tree).
Anything country. Let me repeat. Anything. Country.
Nordic roots – my husband loves ‘em
Me, not so much
U2. Gaaaag.
Taylor Swift too. *shudder* OH OH AND THAT MACY GRAY FREAK. I still have nightmares about that stupid song, “I Try to Say Goodbye and I Choke” or whatever it was called. UGH.
There was a UK band late 80s, early 90s called The Christians. Something about their music always made me feel physically sick.
Certain alternative bands with whiny female singers (that my husband loooooves) make me want to hurt puppies.
America.
As in “I rode through the desert on a horse WITH NO NAME…”
WTF?
Like I said on Greenie’s blog, Beyonce. I want to beat her with one of her own stilettos.
But, due to circumstances forced on me at the office, I have recently learned that I’d rather listen to Beyonce than…
jazz “lite”, also known as “easy listening” – a jazz clarinet version of “Surrey with the Fringe on Top”? Really???
piano/organ music a la Yanni – new-age crap meets Lawrence Welk…it’s like Chinese water torture for my ears
for me it is Rush too. i loathe them. absolutely 100 percent loathe.
I find there’s really nothing I can’t listen to, at least for a little bit. It’s more a circumstance thing – under certain circumstances, certain music drives me batty. I also tend to dislike certain artists not because of their music, but because of the person. Like Kanye. And usually Beyonce…although we’re tapping to Put A Ring On It and I find it’s growing on me. Probably because so far it’s a very fun dance.
A whole Britney album? That is a little severe.
I hate Styx, and I detest the Carpenters. Really. My husband loves them, especially their Christmas music. They make me want to pull my hair out. Still, I don’t think I’ll be popping in Brit’s CD anytime soon.
p.s. Never watch the movie, I love you, Man. Lots and lots of Rush in there.
Country. That twang in the voices. It’s like nails on the chalkboard to me.
Nickelback. UGH. The radio station gets changed immediately.
But Violet just reminded me, that Easy Listening Jazz is far, far worse! HAAAATE!
I was going to say that about “I Love You, Man,” too.
I can listen to just about anything. If stay away from the Hip Hop and Heavy Metal stations I’m good to go!
Well, I’m feeling a little uncomfortable now. I’m a Rush fan. Yup, a true Canadian through and through. The “Moving Pictures” album was the soundtrack of my teen years and will always make me remember high school.
I am not a fan of that ‘lite jazz’ mentioned above, nor do I like *most* country music. But Mariah Carey makes me want to cut my ears off.
Oh, and the song “Sister Christian.” Don’t get it, it sounds whiny, it makes me SMACK the console when it comes on the radio.
Led Zepplin. Listened to them ad nauseum in high school (’76-’80) and of course, partied hearty to them singing in the background . . . I’m guessing that’s why whenever I hear a song of theirs, I IMMEDIATELY turn it OFF. There’s nothing I hate more than to be reminded of my beer barfing days . . . !!!
Rush doesn’t bother me, but Nine Inch Nails? Torture! Their music truly makes me violent. 90% of country music makes me gag, too.
Anything hiphop. Loud bass from the next car rattling MY car.
First of all: Rush. Hate that music. Hate it.
And when i saw Jen’s comment about The Christian’s I immediately thought of that Sister Christian song and the video and how much it just grates my nerves.
Styx is another band that I just cannot tolerate. Ugh.
None really…I like Rush well enough. I tend to just listen to things that I think sound good…I don’t rule by genre, artist or any other label. If it sounds good and I like it, I’ll listen to it. If it doesn’t, I won’t.
I’m listening to my iTunes on random play this afternoon, and it just played two Rush songs in a row! Rush comprises only 61 songs on my iTunes library of nearly 3000, so this can’t be a coincidence….
…and now the 3rd Rush song of the day comes up on my iTunes while on “random” play.
It isn’t any one band – but any of the screaming vocals and high pitched guitar riffs just makes me feel like my ears are going to bleed.
There isn’t much. I don’t care for classical music or country. I can’t stand Aaliyah. I feel bad for hating her music so much because she’s dead, but I’ll change it any time a song of hers comes on.
Billy Ocean in the ’80s drove me crazy!!!!!!
WHHHAT? No Rush? Dude. I don’t know if we can be friends anymore, but I’ll try to overlook it.
For the record, Guns N Roses makes my ears bleed.
When I’m trapped in my Mom’s car and she throws something like John Tesh in her CD player, I want to open the door and jump out into traffic.
When my son lived with us, he listened to some REALLY heavy rock like Coheed and Cambria. I used to call it Music To Listen To While You Slit Your Wrists.
My husband listens to old music ALL the time. The one that really gets on my nerves is Moody Blues. I liked them in my younger days but now all their music sounds the same to me—very depressing.
Rush.
Tom and I have the same deal as you and Pete.
We are twins.
I’m now more sure of this than ever.
Um, I love Rush. Seriously. Can we still be friends?
But, I have to say that Survivor? Eye of the Tiger? Needs to go away. Like, forever.
This tells my age: Who’s Rush?
I would say: Soldier Boy Tell Em, Mariah, Beyonce, Shania, Dave Matthews (I’m good in small dosages), Celine Dion, and all the 80′s hair bands my husband still secretly worships including Guns and Roses
I am not even sure of the names of the bands, but there are some of Rick’s favorite 70′s bands I can’t stand. I don’t like James Taylor AT ALL. Or Air Supply, Asia, or Celine Dion. I’m actually not all that keen on any female bands, actually.
Katie Mellua. Just typing that made me grit my teeth.