Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?

@devinplombier

….shine some light on Edith Piaf

It may well be considered bizarre my knee jerk reaction/recoil often resulting when hearing Edith Piaf. I would like you to revisit my original post.
There was no mention on my part of any critical appraisal or any opinion as to whether her musical style was good or bad. This was intentional to keep critical comments off the table. This approach was to not taint my original posts question which was simply….’’Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen to?’’
 

All music is subjective and l was not wanting to start a slanging match from members just offering up different opinions and criticisms on each others musical tastes. I will however for the sake of clarity now offer up why l personally can’t listen to this artist.

Francophiles may well love the little sparrow but l find her voice nasal, not an attractive tone, has too much vibrato and with the exaggerated R’s tongue trilling a very bumpy ride. When the RRR’s come rattling off it reminds me of a machine gun, and that is why for me it triggers an emotional reaction for all the wrong reasons.
 

it also freaks me out when people talk about God and Jesus so out of context. After all He gave us trump, inadvertently, like Tesla owners did.

@bzawa 

Thank you for your detailed reply regarding your list of artists.
So many replies are one liners. It is interesting your comments on experimentation and widening of some singers range and reinventing themselves. David Bowie springs to mind.

As regards Elvis, l single out ‘Any Day Now’ as a very short effective track that l believe was the B side to ‘In the Ghetto’  It’s amazing how many Elvis ‘fans’ don’t even know it.

Somebody mentions XTC in a positive sense. Thanks.

Not a Queen fan, and perhaps a bit of a hater.

In 10 years, nobody will listen to Bruce. In a 100 years, Queen will be bigger than today.