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Canada's Of Montreal

I’ve been following NPR’s music blog for a while now and despite their typical unflappable love of the Indie music scene they just posed a great question in their most recent post. In this huge world of music there are many talented acts. Who do you know is loaded with talent but you just can’t quite sync with their musical direction?

A few bands came to my mind when I posted on NPR’s music blog:

A few bands come to mind.

Namely, Muse and Of Montreal.

Muse has often been compared to Radiohead. I once tried to listen to a couple of their albums and it came off as too similar in areas. I have played one of their songs in Guitar Hero III, but it wasn’t too interesting in my opinion. Maybe one day I will sit down and check them out.

My distaste for Of Montreal stems primarily from “Hissing Fauna, Are you the Destroyer?” I bought the album but refused to open it before I listened to a few tracks online. Great decision. I took it back to School Kids Records the next day and got my $11 back.

The only other band that comes to mind is The Rolling Stones. I understand that they are like the biggest band ever but their discography is too intense for me. Plus, I am a big Brian Jones fan and I don’t like the sound that Keith Richards took after he left (I am a huge blues fan but I like the psychedelic Stones). They are another band that I would like to listen to when I have the time to appreciate their efforts.

Trent Reznor is the frontman for Nine Inch Nails (NIN).

After posting a few more bands came to mind. Part of me really wishes I could enjoy Nine Inch Nails. The band’s frontman, Trent Reznor has been a huge proponent of the Anti-DRM (Digital Rights Management). He did the soundtrack to the first Quake computer game, yet I can’t enjoy any of his music. I even downloaded Ghosts I-IV after it was announced it was going to be released for whatever the consumer wants to pay and under Creative Commons license. No die.

So who should you enjoy based on your music tastes but can’t stand?

Source: Music You Should Love, But Don’t [NPR]

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