This was inspired by a @slobberchops post about artists he is not convinced by.

I have fairly broad musical tastes that span folk, jazz, pop, metal, prog and more. If it moves me then it is okay and I do not worry too much about what genre it will be filed under. I tend to struggle with some of the heavier stuff, but that is okay as there is plenty of other music to listen to. That does not mean I do not have a listen.

If you love these bands then please do not take this as me slagging them off. I am interested to hear about what they mean to you and maybe you can suggest tracks I may like. I will listen. You can say what you like about bands I am into. That will not affect how I feel about them.

Slipknot

I know these guys have a massive, dedicated following. I just watched a BBC documentary (may not be available outside the UK) that included a live performance in a studio. It gave me a little background on them, but it is the music that matters. They have tremendous energy and so I can see why people enjoy their live shows. I might even enjoy it myself, but based on this performance I would not be rushing to buy their albums. That says more about me than them. I will not generally say music is bad (unless it really is terrible) as we each have our own tastes and who am I to criticise thousands of fans of a band I do not enjoy?

They only track I have by them is Psychosocial that was on a compilation. Listening to it now I do like some aspects of it. They have some interesting guitar sounds in there and the chorus is more my thing.

Motionless in White

This is a band I have seen live. My daughter has been quite into metal and she was going to see them with a friend who could not go on the day, so I went with her as she was still quite young. There was a support of a band fronted by the main guy from Cradle of Filth who did not do much for me. Then it was a double headliner with Lacuna Coil. I liked some of their tunes, but I have not looked much into their back catalogue. Motionless In White themselves were predictably loud and heavy, but perhaps because I did not know the songs it mostly washed over me. Meanwhile the crowd were loving them. Listening to studio recordings I can get it a bit more as you can hear what is going on, including some of the lyrics. Growly vocals do not float my boat.

I will say that there seemed to be distinct parts of the audience for the two main bands and I am not sure how much of a crossover there was.

Ozzy Osbourne

I cannot deny that this guy was part of the birth of metal through Black Sabbath, but I cannot get past his voice on the solo stuff. He is not going to care about my opinion as he sits in his mansion surrounded with gold/platinum discs and many awards.

Life is finite, so find the music you love and do not waste time of what does not bring you joy.

Rock on!