I listened to them both, multiple times, and they both don't catch on to me. I don't know, it's just something about the "sound" of country music that puts me off...and the voice. Most (not all) country singers sound the same to me, unless it's a woman (Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, etc., both who I have no problems listening to). I try to put myself in the mindset that country isn't all too far out there from what else I like (Nickelback, Pride & Glory, Bon Jovi, The Eagles) but I just can't do it. I'd love to be able to listen to it, but my perception of it just won't let me, if that makes any sense.

That's okay. It's just that Nickelback is the band to make fun of when it comes to 'bad rock music'. It's not something that happens just here, it's a sort of a running gag. I'm not sure why as there's bands that are far worse, but still that's how it goes :D

i quite like them initially

but all their songs sound the same after the first few singles

Ghehe, well I don't say I agree with the hype.
I dislike Nickelback for the same reason I dislike Pearl Jam.
I cannot stand these macho men's voices. It's so... overdone.

Based on your posts, it's sounding like you're one of the close-minded open-minded music listeners out there! :laughing:

I kid, I kid.

But seriously, stick around. Recommendation threads on here are great (there's at least one in every section of musical genres on here), the journals sections have a lot of really excellent write-ups on albums, and the album reviews section is also worth a read.

Checking out the "What Are You Listening To Right Now?" threads, and the "Last Album Downloaded" thread(s) also introduces you to some good stuff.

When I came to this forum, everyone I knew said that I was the biggest music nerd they'd met. That nerd-dom has only increased 100 fold in the time that I've been here!

Keep an open mind, and test the waters with some stuff you may not have thought you liked. Who knows? You may find some gems!

two of the best bands I got from here are Alcest and Agalloch

but there are tons of metal bands as well that was rec'd to me that I love

I've been going through a lot of the threads here and found some great stuff so far. I already looked at the "Last Album Downloaded or Bought" thread, and already made a post about what I'm getting within the next couple of weeks. I plan on staying around here for a long time, since this is the only forum I know that talks about music almost all the time.

I have just joined, and it is a great forum. I will probably end up with 10,000 posts if I get into it. Then leave for about a year for no reason.

Leaving this forum is harder than joining it ;)

@ Kip1985; You just posted you liked Paris Hilton's album... Haha, the main question of this topic was quite retorical, right? :D

It's good to hear you already found some great stuff. Build up some references :)

You know, when I first joined this site, it was because I had become bored with metal and I wanted to expand my tastes. For the first few months I did just that, but after a while, I went right back to metal and have been almost completely unable to tear myself away for months. And this site only encourages me to listen to more. :laughing: