Musicians you just don't get

[Uncle Wig]

DeusxMac wrote:
Strictly speaking about musical abilities, among the famous and lauded pop/rock/folk/country musicians (performers or bands), are there any you just cannot understand what all the fuss is/was about?

I'll start the ball rolling (an incur the wrath of their faithful, no doubt) with Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash.

If you didn't know who was performing (a tough assignment, I know,) this would verge on the un-listenable, especially their "harmonies":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aSLMEKl8E4

To "get" a musician, or understand what's the fuss, doesn't mean that you have to enjoy them. It's really not hard to understand why Dylan and Cash are more than just important to American music. Crucial, more like. If you watch No Direction Home, you'll get Dylan but I won't promise you'll like Dylan.

the_poochies mentioned Zappa: "unlistenable" to whom? Again, there is a difference between "getting" and "enjoying." I get Bjork, at least to the extent that I understand her talent and why a lot of people like her stuff, but I don't have any of her records.

I have to agree with Black on this one. The title of this thread should have been, "Musicians you just don't like."