re: Classic Rock bands you despise, yet most people love

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I am a big Rush fan, but I can't stand their most played song, "Tom Sawyer". I also think Getty Lee's voice is a little annoying, but that are absolutely fantastic musicians. What you have to remember is that what you are hearing is being made by 3 people, and that's exactly what those 3 people sound like live. Getty Lee is literally singing while slapping bass in mixed meter time and playing the synthesizer with his feet at the same time, no joke.

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Every defense of Rush sounds just like this - "but the musicianship!" And, I will admit, they are excellent musicians qua musicians. But there's no musicality or melody. To me the "musicianship" comes off as overbusy drumming and unnecessarily complicated chords.

To me the polar opposite of Rush is the Rolling Stones who are, in terms of technical musicianship, total train wrecks (sidemen excepted). But their songs are memorable and musical.