Bands/artists I quit caring about

AFI

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:13:03 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...the albums I listened to before these were simply Misfits retreads & therefore not at all noteworthy. If I want to hear Misfits I have their albums. :P

Why I quit caring:

...dear god they suck now. Oh yeah, and shortly after they'd toured for Sing the Sorrow I heard that they refuse to play cities if they don't sell enough merch when they play them. Which must make their fans in those cities really respect them, yeah?

Aerosmith

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:28:20 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...these 2 albums made me aware of their existence. Between them I worked my way backward through their discography and found much to love.

Why I quit caring:

...and onward, mostly because these & subsequent albums seemed to be written solely to make videos for each song (especially with regard to the lyrics).

Against Me!

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:28:47 GMT

Why I cared in the first place: Everything they'd recorded & released up through this album:

...as well as their excellent live shows. Up through this album they were the best punk band I'd heard in AGES.

Why I quit caring:

...both of which are overproduced & lack the soul that their previous releases overflowed with. The songs I saw them play live off New Wave when they toured behind it sounded just as forced live as they did on record.

Alice In Chains

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:29:11 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

Why I quit caring:

Tori Amos

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:15:23 GMT

Why I cared in the first place: Everything through this album:
...though Tales from the Choirgirl Hotel and the live half of To Venus and Back kept me hanging around a little longer.

Why I quit caring:

Busta Rhymes

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:31:02 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...I loved his whole "the year 2000 will bring the end of the world" thing, as well as his vocal delivery and mix of humor and darkness.

Why I quit caring:

...turns out the only thing that ended in 2000 was him putting out music worth hearing. (And Mariah Carey? Seriously?)

Chevelle

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:31:56 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...as well as their live shows, which for a while were good enough to encourage me to pick up each of these albums when they toured behind them.

Why I quit caring:

...and the fact that the last time or 2 I saw them live they sucked.

Billy Corgan

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:17:35 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

Why I quit caring:

Everclear

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:34:02 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...both of which I picked up after seeing them live & realizing they were WAY better than their singles indicated.

Why I quit caring:

...both of which I regret I spent money on.

Every Time I Die

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:34:15 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...which is a flawless album. Also their live shows were (are?) excellent.

Why I quit caring:

...and every other album of theirs I heard. The promise of Hot Damn! was never delivered on.

Filter

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:34:47 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...and they were good live the few times I saw them.

Why I quit caring:

Guns N' Roses

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:21:28 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

Why I quit caring:

...this includes Axl waiting so many years to release it that I'd long quit caring if he ever did, as well as him running off Slash, Izzy, and Duff, all of whom were integral to the GNR sound. Without them it's just The Axl Rose Show.

Helmet

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:21:17 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

Why I quit caring:

...plus the fact that Page Hamilton is the only original member of their revived line-up. These albums & any others he's recorded under the Helmet moniker since should have been released under his name instead, as he's slowly ruining their legacy.

Incubus

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:25:07 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

Why I quit caring:

...plus the fact that they were boring live.

Jane's Addiction

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:41:42 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

Why I quit caring:

...plus while they played one of the best shows I've ever seen in 1997, they sucked at Lollapalooza in 2003 as well as when they toured with NIN in 2009. Also, Perry Farrell has lost his voice thanks to all the drugs & alcohol he's ingested over the years, which makes their live shows especially depressing.

KMFDM

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:42:31 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

Why I quit caring:
I've seen them perform live 3 or 4 times, and they've mostly been boring. Plus, their albums since En Esch & Gunter Schulz left the band have been a mixed bag.

Korn

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:42:45 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...which I still say is a Great album, and the only one worth listening to from start to finish.

Why I quit caring:

...though they'd been on a decline leading up to Issues. Their live shows had been good though, which kept me interested. This album & the songs I've heard since have completely killed any interest I once had.

Metallica

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:14:58 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

Why I quit caring:

...and onward. The "Black Album" I initially thought was OK, but once I started hearing songs off it played on jukeboxes by rednecks between Garth Brooks and George Strait I decided Metallica was dead.

Misfits

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:16:53 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

Why I quit caring:

(in other words, no Glenn Danzig means I don't care about the Misfits)

Mudvayne

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:46:27 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...plus they were Amazing live most of the times I saw them.

Why I quit caring:

...as well as hearing the horrible horrible sounds of Hellyeah, which half of Mudvayne are also members of.

Nashville Pussy

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:47:02 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...though their debut album was excellent too.

Why I quit caring:
The bassist pictured above quit the band & their sound didn't seem to evolve any.

Liz Phair

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:17:07 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

Why I quit caring:

...if only the songs contained within were as interesting as the cover. But no, instead she decided she wanted to make dumb, soulless pop music. I still cringe whenever I hear anything off this album.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:16:14 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...which was the first album of theirs I heard. Further investigation led me to appreciate the albums that preceded it, and I even liked One Hot Minute and Californication.

Why I quit caring:

...the only good thing to come out of By the Way was their live show when they toured behind it, during which they free-form jammed between many of their songs. As for the other album pictured above, that's by far the worst double-album I've ever heard. It's less an album than a collection of songs they threw together without trimming the crap first. Not that I could find a single good song among them, mind you.

Revolting Cocks

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:51:28 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...plus the fact that their members were also in Ministry and Front 242, and collaborated with Pigface and KMFDM. It was industrial music, but more fun than serious.

Why I quit caring:

...which isn't so much bad as forgettable, but I saw them on tour behind it after over 10 years of wishing I could see them and it was Terrible.

Skinny Puppy

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:27:39 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...which is still my favorite album out of theirs.

Why I quit caring:

...which was their second album after reuniting (sans the deceased Dwayne Goettel). Add to this awful album a pair of dull live shows of theirs I sat through (though when I saw them tour after they'd first reunited they were Awesome), as well as a realization that the older I get the less appreciation I have for the majority of their music. At this point I've narrowed down the songs of theirs I enjoy listening to to about 2 albums worth of music spread across their discography.

Slipknot

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:53:17 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...which is the sonic equivalent of a horror film, and one of the most honestly angry albums I've ever heard (as opposed to vocalists who scream with no real emotion behind it). Plus their live shows blew me away.

Why I quit caring:
I bought the 2 albums that followed their debut and enjoyed some songs while being bored with others, and their live shows were still incredible. I think the mediocrity of Stone Sour partly helped turn me off them (and when Corey sings sometimes on Slipknot songs it recalls that crap), as well as some of their fans I've encountered, & the fact that the only album I've listened to outside of the first month I had it is their debut.

Stabbing Westward

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:54:27 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...though I prefer Ungod and Darkest Days. Their sound may not have been very original, but they wrote some great break-up songs.

Why I quit caring:

...and apparently so did everyone else because they broke up after touring behind this piece of crap.

Van Halen

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:15:40 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

...and everything between those 2 albums.

Why I quit caring:

...because let's face it, without David Lee Roth Van Halen doesn't matter. I suppose you could say though that I never quit caring about the original line-up considering I went to see them in concert after DLR rejoined them (which was Awesome, by the way).

Weezer

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:00:11 GMT

Why I cared in the first place:

Why I quit caring:

...and everything after it. The Green Album has its moments, so it didn't initially turn me off of them...however, I haven't listened to that album in years now so maybe it's worse than I think it is. Also, I saw them in concert a few times and they bored the hell out of me.

The Dandy Warhols

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:55:51 GMT

The Dandy Warhols

Rating: 8/10

The Dresden Dolls

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:39:44 GMT

The Dresden Dolls

Rating: 8/10

Gorillaz

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:39:34 GMT

Gorillaz

Rating: 9/10

The Horrors

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:41:10 GMT

The Horrors

Rating: 6/10

Mindless Self Indulgence

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:39:55 GMT

Mindless Self Indulgence

Rating: 9/10

Regina Spektor

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:50:53 GMT

Regina Spektor

Rating: 9/10

Tool

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:58:57 GMT

Tool

Rating: 7/10