Bands / things you're "Not Allowed" to Dislike...

[Perpetual Change]

I like Devin, but it'd be a real stretch I think to group him in as someone widly influential. He's really a niche guy that appeals to a very limited audience.

[ZKX-2099]

While I'm at it, fuck Bruce Springsteen.

[Jaq]

I've had multiple people (some VERY obnixiously) tell me I "should" like Devin Townsend based on the other stuff I like. I have tried, and I still can't really stand him. I've enjoyed a few songs (and the concept/some of Ziltoid), but most of it sounds the same to me. I find it extremely repetitive and droney and annoying. This one asshole I met in a parking lot (he was wearing a Dream Theater shirt so I approached him) got super prog-snobbish on me and was like "HOW can you not listen to Devin? If you don't listen to Devin, you don't matter." I couldn't believe that kind of shit actually happened in real life

There's a true prog snob for you: a pretty girl approaches you over a mutual interest and you piss her off over elitism. 

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

While I'm at it, fuck Bruce Springsteen.

Yeah, he's pretty horrible.

[bout to crash]

Yeah, I could never get into Bruce. And I'm from Jersey, so I REALLY get shit for it!

I've had multiple people (some VERY obnixiously) tell me I "should" like Devin Townsend based on the other stuff I like. I have tried, and I still can't really stand him. I've enjoyed a few songs (and the concept/some of Ziltoid), but most of it sounds the same to me. I find it extremely repetitive and droney and annoying. This one asshole I met in a parking lot (he was wearing a Dream Theater shirt so I approached him) got super prog-snobbish on me and was like "HOW can you not listen to Devin? If you don't listen to Devin, you don't matter." I couldn't believe that kind of shit actually happened in real life

There's a true prog snob for you: a pretty girl approaches you over a mutual interest and you piss her off over elitism. 

Seriously
Though this may have been in my fat days (can't remember). But still, I doubt this guy had girls approaching him often.

[Zantera]

Two HUGE artists/bands that I have never understood/liked: U2 and Bruce Springsteen. I don't hate them, but I have never quite seen the appeal, and both have a lot of passionate fans who would hate me.

[bout to crash]

Oh gawd YES U2. I have never been able to get into them. I liked that one song from Batman.

[MoraWintersoul]

I've had multiple people (some VERY obnixiously) tell me I "should" like Devin Townsend based on the other stuff I like. I have tried, and I still can't really stand him. I've enjoyed a few songs (and the concept/some of Ziltoid), but most of it sounds the same to me. I find it extremely repetitive and droney and annoying. This one asshole I met in a parking lot (he was wearing a Dream Theater shirt so I approached him) got super prog-snobbish on me and was like "HOW can you not listen to Devin? If you don't listen to Devin, you don't matter." I couldn't believe that kind of shit actually happened in real life

There's a true prog snob for you: a pretty girl approaches you over a mutual interest and you piss her off over elitism. 

No shit

[Kotowboy]

I  U2 and The Edge but I can understand why people may not like them ( Bono for instance ).

I like some Springsteen songs too but never an entire album.

[Onno]

I don't really like the Beatles, though I don't mind them. Less well known bands that I didn't really like were IQ and Enchant, which I discovered when I received their songs in my roulette. The people who sent them didn't really understand my disliking I guess.

[me7]

Hip Hop.

Because I'm an immigrant in the country I live in, many people tell me that I must worship Hip Hop because all  members of ethnic minorities worship Hip Hop.
The sad thing is: when I tell a group of people that this is racist, I'm the one who gets weird looks. It's generally accepted that ethnic minorities don't listen to anything else but Hip Hop.

[Onno]

Hip Hop.

Because I'm an immigrant in the country I live in, many people tell me that I must worship Hip Hop because all  members of ethnic minorities worship Hip Hop.
The sad thing is: when I tell a group of people that this is racist, I'm the one who gets weird looks. It's generally accepted that ethnic minorities don't listen to anything else but Hip Hop.

Wow, that sucks dude 

[me7]

Hip Hop.

Because I'm an immigrant in the country I live in, many people tell me that I must worship Hip Hop because all  members of ethnic minorities worship Hip Hop.
The sad thing is: when I tell a group of people that this is racist, I'm the one who gets weird looks. It's generally accepted that ethnic minorities don't listen to anything else but Hip Hop.

Wow, that sucks dude 

I learned to laugh about it, but I still think it's racist.

[snapple]

I simply can't listen to Tool for more than thirty seconds. I just feel bad when I do.

as a prog fan, I get so much shit when I say I don't like TOOL.

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

I'm also in the U2 camp.

[Dark Castle]

I'm in the Megadeth camp.

[Rattlehead]

I wouldn't say Megadeth falls under the category of "not allowed to dislike" like a Metallica type band does. I hear Metallica fan boys trashing them all the time. Plus Dave Mustaine is hated by pretty much everyone and often mocked for his vocals too.

[Dark Castle]

Most times I say I dislike Megadeth I'm met with "WHAT?!" and such. And many Megadeth fanboys troll Metallica videos as well,

[Rattlehead]

Ah I see... well that is obnoxious. I seem to have met a lot of metal fans that are pretty indifferent to Megadeth or hate Mustaine too much to like the band. I was discussing Megadeth with some people once and a guy told me Mustaine should have died instead of Cliff Burton  But yeah, just from my experience I've never seen Megadeth as one of those bands that music snobs frown upon you for disliking, but maybe I haven't been around the right people (and thankfully so if that's the case) 

[Dark Castle]

I have this picture of a shirt that has a flaming bus and it says below "IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN LARS" 
Always gives me a good laugh.

[Rattlehead]

I have this picture of a shirt that has a flaming bus and it says below "IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN LARS" 
Always gives me a good laugh.

  I've never seen that before, that's great.

[Perpetual Change]

I feel like I'm not allowed to like Dream Theater in plenty of circles

[nightmare_cinema]

Opeth. Everyone is amazed that I don't like them. I don't HATE them but barring one or two songs they've never ever appealed to me. And I've tried.

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

Opeth is weird for me. I can listen to single songs and enjoy them greatly, but an entire album of their stuff? Forget it.

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

Oh and this isn't really a dislike, but I'm a big punk fan yet think The Clash are average at best as far as punk goes. And The Ramones and The Sex Pistols just aren't very good at all.

[Zantera]

Yeah also, Dream Theater maybe?
Let me clarify; I don't dislike everything by DT. I love the band for getting me into music and getting into a lot of genres I would never have discovered otherwise. I still listen to SFAM, 6DOIT and Awake from time to time, I think all three are excellent albums. But the band has several albums I just can't stand anymore. There are great songs here and there, but also a lot of stuff I don't like. I&W and ToT are alright as well (though not as good as the other three I mentioned), and albums like Octavarium, SC, BC&SL, FII and WDADU are mostly awful for me. I also really didn't like ADTOE that much, even though Breaking All Illusions and Beneath the Surface are two of their best songs in a long time for me.

So yeah; DT at their best is still pretty enjoyable for me. But they also have several albums I just can't stand anymore.

[Perpetual Change]

Yeah also, Dream Theater maybe?

Haha, what? If anything, I have to save the fact I like Dream Theater for later in most musical discussions, except for at DTF (no surprises there). Disliking DT is the default in most of the prog, metal, or general music circles I've affiliated with in the past, and it's been that way at least since ToT came out. 

[Zantera]

Well yeah I meant in the context of this forum mostly. I know nobody likes DT anywhere else.

[PixelDream]

Oh gawd YES U2. I have never been able to get into them. I liked that one song from Batman.

Same here. I love that song, don't care for most of their other tracks. The weird thing is, it wasn't even a big hit for them.

[Perpetual Change]

Well yeah I meant in the context of this forum mostly. I know nobody likes DT anywhere else.

Pretty much 

[?]

I've had multiple people (some VERY obnixiously) tell me I "should" like Devin Townsend based on the other stuff I like. I have tried, and I still can't really stand him. I've enjoyed a few songs (and the concept/some of Ziltoid), but most of it sounds the same to me. I find it extremely repetitive and droney and annoying. This one asshole I met in a parking lot (he was wearing a Dream Theater shirt so I approached him) got super prog-snobbish on me and was like "HOW can you not listen to Devin? If you don't listen to Devin, you don't matter." I couldn't believe that kind of shit actually happened in real life

There's a true prog snob for you: a pretty girl approaches you over a mutual interest and you piss her off over elitism. 

Yeah, that's what I call an epic fail!

I haven't been very vocal about bands I dislike or find overrated but I've seen people who criticize Devin Townsend get comments like "WTF, how can you not like him?!" and I'm not a fan of his either so I bet I could piss some people off if I mentioned about it.

[DebraKadabra]

Two HUGE artists/bands that I have never understood/liked: U2 and Bruce Springsteen. I don't hate them, but I have never quite seen the appeal, and both have a lot of passionate fans who would hate me.

Yep, with you on both.

[Lolzeez]

Most mainstream rock. (excluding Deep Purple etc.)

[Ben_Jamin]

Hip Hop.

Because I'm an immigrant in the country I live in, many people tell me that I must worship Hip Hop because all  members of ethnic minorities worship Hip Hop.
The sad thing is: when I tell a group of people that this is racist, I'm the one who gets weird looks. It's generally accepted that ethnic minorities don't listen to anything else but Hip Hop.

This. I like certain songs from the genre but god forbid if i dont enjoy Snoop, Tupac, or Biggie as much as others.

[King Postwhore]

Most mainstream rock. (excluding Deep Purple etc.)

I never look at DP as mainstream.