Most Universally Loved Band

Johnny D. Mudd

Okay, so it seems we've had a recent onslaught of threads, asking what we consider to be the most overrated band/film/whatever which has been proven very divisive. So in a bid to turn the tide of negativity, I simply ask who the majority of this fine board would consider to be the kind of band which is, for the most part at least, the most beloved band ever to have existed, both past and present. As in if there was one band who can be considered to be the closest thing to being beloved by everyone, who would it be?

Wolfe Tone

Beatles

phasers

Toto.

--Kaiser--

Elastic bands

Bodhidharma

Bob Marley and The Wailers

blackdog2

Thin Lizzy

or maybe 5ive

Duff

The Corrs. 'Mon the town!

Eve_Dublin

R.E.M

flutterflye

Queen?
Chilli Peppers?
Or maybe Guns and Roses?

--Kaiser--

Eve_Dublin wrote: »

R.E.M

I don't think so

mightyreds

i'd have to say the red hot chili peppers is one i find a lot of people like them and the Beatles yeah

flutterflye

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

Elastic bands

I don't know one person who loves elastic bands!
I don't anyway.
They snap and hurt my fingers.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Pink Floyd among the middle class.

Kasabian

Pink Floyd, Gods they are.

Saila

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

Elastic bands

hours of fun! happy days...:D

Saila

there will always be retards who dont like whats popular, its a bit like peace, it will never work OP

WindSock

Nickleback

Pearl Jam


Here is a link to back up this audacious claim!
http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/popcandy/2005-07-05-pop-candy_x.htm

Griffen262

Goats Don't Shave..

DEFTLEFTHAND

Saila wrote: »

there will always be retards who dont like whats popular, its a bit like peace, it will never work OP

The ability to form your own opinions and be subjective doesn't make you a 'retard'.

Hank_Jones

I'd say the Rolling Stones or the Beatles.

Eve_Dublin

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

I don't think so

Yeah, you're right. Listening to them right now and I suppose that's what influenced me. Lots of people like them though!

I'd go with Bob Marley and the Wailers.....they're massive EVERYWHERE!

Catari Jaguar

last fm top artist chart

Coldplay.

Snore

Saila

flutterflye wrote: »

I don't know one person who loves elastic bands!
I don't anyway.
They snap and hurt my fingers.

Saila wrote: »

hours of fun! happy days...:D

\o

and you're doin it wrong..

delta_bravo

The dubliners

Chuck Stone

Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony. (0:45 seconds)

pablomakaveli

Well personally never heard anyone say a bad word about pre-Freddie's death Queen, Pearl Jam or Foo Fighters so maybe one of those.

westendgirlie

Rolling Stones

Saila

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

The ability to form your own opinions and be subjective doesn't make you a 'retard'.

never said it did

but it doesnt mean they aren't

LordSutch

Beatles.

Where To

REO Speedwagon.


I dare somebody to hate them . . . . .

earpiece

I'm goin' with this old fart!

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/5/25/1243248389162/Bruce-Springsteen-And-The-003.jpg

losthorizon

blackdog2 wrote: »

Thin Lizzy

Not really well loved outside Ireland or Britain

Dudess

There are many bands here that are... not universally loved bands!!! :pac:

Pretty easy OP, since you ask a specific question - not who our favourite band is, not what band seems over-hyped... but the most universally loved one: bound to be The Beatles.

Dotrel

I'd agree with the nominations of Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam.

Johnny D. Mudd

Woah, didn't expect this to kick off so fast.:p

At the rest of bearing the wrath of music lovers, might I suggest Fleetwood Mac. I never hear people dismiss them as bad or anything like that.

--Kaiser--

Johnny D. Mudd wrote: »

Woah, didn't expect this to kick off so fast.:p

At the rest of bearing the wrath of music lovers, might I suggest Fleetwood Mac. I never hear people dismiss them as bad or anything like that.

Ah, see you're asking two different questions here.

a) Bands that everyone likes - you can't say The Beatles because people will say they don't like them just to be different or contrary

b) Bands that people don't hate, but that no-one really loves - like Fleetwood Mac

Johnny D. Mudd

Dudess wrote: »

There are many bands here that are... not universally loved bands!!! :pac:

Pretty easy OP, since you ask a specific question - not who our favourite band is, not what band seems over-hyped... but the most universally loved one: bound to be The Beatles.

That's what I thought myself. I see few people dismiss The Beatles off-hand and many see them as having a huge influence on later artists who made it big. It's actually staggering for a band that essentially started out as a boyband with guitars.:p

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

Ah, see you're asking two different questions here.

a) Bands that everyone likes - you can't say The Beatles because people will say they don't like them just to be different or contrary

b) Bands that people don't hate, but that no-one really loves - like Fleetwood Mac

No no, when I said that, I just meant that I haven't heard a bad word about them. Although if we're going to get technical about it, I reckon they're a band who people would unanimously agree as being a great band. Don't trust me on that though, I haven't done the proper legwork.

Kasabian

Johnny D. Mudd wrote: »

Woah, didn't expect this to kick off so fast.:p

At the rest of bearing the wrath of music lovers, might I suggest Fleetwood Mac. I never hear people dismiss them as bad or anything like that.

With Peter Green they were good, not universally loved.

Elvis anyone, big in Asia and Las Vegas.

Vicxas

Id go with Queen or the Beatles.

Kasabian

I don't get the Beatles at all. I do love music, just don't get them.

Kasabian

AC/DC.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Kasabian wrote: »

I don't get the Beatles at all. I do love music, just don't get them.

Short catchy pop tunes for the most part. Whats not to get?

Kasabian

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Short catchy pop tunes for the most part. Whats not to get?

Short catchy tunes

Dudess

I find early Beatles insipid, and while I love lots of their post Rubber Soul stuff, there is some serious lameness therein too.
However, overall I like them and appreciate how pioneering they were for their time.

Ghandee

The Pogues

(when Shane was still reasonably coherent)

Adyx

Johnny D. Mudd wrote: »

Woah, didn't expect this to kick off so fast.:p

At the rest of bearing the wrath of music lovers, might I suggest Fleetwood Mac. I never hear people dismiss them as bad or anything like that.

I don't mean to be contrary or anything but post Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac were/are shít.

There's no such thing as a universally loved band because there will always be people who hate them. Going by some of the replies on this thread, U2 probably qualify as much for universally loved as overrated. I know lots of people who have no taste hate the Beatles and Queen

Johnny D. Mudd

Dudess wrote: »

I find early Beatles insipid, and while I love lots of their post Rubber Soul stuff, there is some serious lameness therein too.
However, overall I like them and appreciate how pioneering they were for their time.

It's probably because the early Beatles records were marketed towards the teeny-bopper demographic and it's only later that they started moving away from the silly love songs and experimenting with other sounds. And drugs.

Onesimus

Salvation Army Band.

furiousox

Foo Fighters?

Dotrel

Band of Brothers