Bands you can't get into
 

There are some Prog bands I really think I would/should like, as they're not only big in the field but are reported to be the same sort of basic sound as some bands I AM into (Marillion, Pendragon, Genesis etc) but no matter how much I try I can't seem to like them.

I had a real problem with Spock's Beard, but perservered and now I'm coming to really enjoy their music.

But two I just can't get into are IQ, and to some smaller extent, Pallas.

Of the former I have "Tales from the lush attic" and "Dark matter", the latter just "Arrive alive" (which I DO like, but can't get into any of their other stuff).

Can anyone recommend me where to start, and while we're at it, does anyone else have this problem with (an)other band(s)?

As far as Genesis I've never met anyone who didn't like "Invisible Touch"

For me...

Flaming Lips...
I have Soft Bulletin and ...Pink Robot but just can never get into them. Something about the lead singers' voice annoys me. I feel like its a woman singing in a mans body. I can understand why people would like them, but they don't do it for me. Saw them at the Hangout Festival this weekend and could not even listen live.

I really should at least like Rush considering they're like a carbon-copy of Yes (just a half-decade later), but I can't bother myself with anything aside from their hits. I can't explain it to people-- I don't feel like I can point to Geddy's voice as a detractor since Jon has a comparable voice. Rush is a bunch of wankery, but so is Yes, if not moreso. So I don't know what the deal is.

Rush is a carbon copy of Yes? The two bands always sounded pretty different to me.

You're right, they're not THAT similar. But I've always equated them in my head, which probably has something to do with being unable to distinguish between them before I really got into music.

I suppose it has something to do with Yes being more symphonic and Rush being more operatic. I've always preferred folky artsy prog to King Crimson-ish hard rock prog.

So I guess now I know why I can't get into Rush. Thanks Jansz

The reason they're different is that Yes were basically a psychedelic band that became a prog one, Rush were a hard rock act that then became a prog one, it was clear both bands were better suited to prog than they were to their respective genres. but of course Rush did try to copy Yes to a degree. The hard rock link with Rush made them very appealing to hard rock and metal fans of the 1970s and 1980s whereas Yes didn't appeal to the same crowd.

I never got too into Fugazi, despite all of their hype amongst the indie and punk scene.

Dream Theater. My best mate bangs on about them and some of his descriptions are spot on and I should like some of it considering my tastes but I just can't get into them at all, the same for him regarding The Mars Volta though. I like them, he hates them!

Any Jack White side/solo project beside White Stripes. I don't really understand to be honest, because I know others can dig some of his other work, I just can't for some reason.

^this and Dream Theater.