Bands/Artists that are genuinely loved as opposed to respected and appreciated

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Inspired by the break up of the Beautiful south, who were respected and played by many but have hardly nestled into the nation's tender bosom. My guess is that a Housemartins reunion would generate a fair outpouring of love from a certain section of thirty-somethings.

Other examples are Madness (whose sporadic reunion concerts are seen by far more people than saw the band in their heyday)Take that (witness their recent reunion tour and the genuine affection shown throughout the media)

Gary Glitter before seemed to inspire similar affection before his very public Paedogeddon meltdown.

Any more?

Are there American examples of this? I know the Monkees reunion in the 80's was pretty popular.

― Antony Holt (ant), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 18:27 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.angelfire.com/80s/newmonkees/images/NM-poster-full.jpg

― Matt Carlson (mattsoncarlhew), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 18:56 (nineteen years ago)

This is such a weird question.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 18:58 (nineteen years ago)

No, I get the question, it's just that all of the examples he gives are not bands that one would think are truly loved (Take That? The Monkees?)

Is this Backwards Day?

― Matt Carlson (mattsoncarlhew), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 18:59 (nineteen years ago)

Kiss

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:01 (nineteen years ago)

Loved by whom, though? Obv. there are plenty of bands that have rabid fanbases and thus inspire love for a small subset of the population.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:02 (nineteen years ago)

"Paedogeddon"

― Mr. Que (Mr.Que), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:03 (nineteen years ago)

insane clown posse

― 6335 (6335), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:03 (nineteen years ago)

Hey Juggalo: Your kind ain't welcome around here.

― Matt Carlson (mattsoncarlhew), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:05 (nineteen years ago)

The Band.

― Frogm@n Henry (Frogm@n Henry), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:11 (nineteen years ago)

marilyn manson

― 6335 (6335), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:14 (nineteen years ago)

korn

― 6335 (6335), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:15 (nineteen years ago)

Is this a joke?

― Matt Carlson (mattsoncarlhew), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:18 (nineteen years ago)

slade
queen

― pisces (piscesx), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:18 (nineteen years ago)

no joke, matt carlson

phish
dave matthews band

― 6335 (6335), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:23 (nineteen years ago)

how about artists that are Ginuwine-ly loved?

― bobby bedelia (van dover), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 19:30 (nineteen years ago)

Pink Floyd....but they are respected and appreciated at the same time.

― wesley useche (electronicmaji), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 20:32 (nineteen years ago)

Status Quo hereby claim ownership of this thread.

Btw. Madness are critically acclaimed too. They are cockney enough for some people (including the occasional critic) to get sick of them and hate them, but they are also loved by lots of critics.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 20:34 (nineteen years ago)

Although truly The Hold Steady, fun band, great lyrics but nothing someone else hasn't done before.....its just the personality behind the leaders and the love journalists have for them.

― wesley useche (electronicmaji), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 20:38 (nineteen years ago)

Status Quo hereby claim ownership of this thread.

Certainly not in the USA. Over here it's Kiss, or if you ask the ladies, Bon Jovi.

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 20:39 (nineteen years ago)

Kid Rock?

― Matt Carlson (mattsoncarlhew), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 21:05 (nineteen years ago)

Cliff Richard?

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 1 February 2007 01:41 (nineteen years ago)

Cliff is definitely loved rather than admired for his musical ability. Status Quo is another. though they did make quite a few decent singles and at least one pretty respected album in their earlier days.

Take That are definitely more loved than admired apart from the obvious exception of Back for good and maybe one or two others.

Madness are a much loved band but they tend to be loved more for their nutty (though worthy) string of early hits rather than their more creative and critically aclaimed work, eg 'The rise and fall' album, great album tracks like 'Time' and many of their almost forgotten early singles.

― Antony Holt (ant), Thursday, 1 February 2007 08:29 (nineteen years ago)

Should have read 'later singles' sorry, just come off a nightshift.

― Antony Holt (ant), Thursday, 1 February 2007 08:30 (nineteen years ago)

i think guns n roses is a band that is more loved than respected or appreciated

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 1 February 2007 14:59 (nineteen years ago)

Voivod

― M T (BlackIronPrison), Thursday, 1 February 2007 16:20 (nineteen years ago)

though they did make quite a few decent singles and at least one pretty respected album in their earlier days.

I would say most of the acts mentioned in this thread have done that.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 2 February 2007 01:45 (nineteen years ago)

zillions of people respect and appreciate Appetite and Lies! only sub-zillions otherwise love G'n'R.

― cave it for the sake list (kit brash), Friday, 2 February 2007 11:35 (nineteen years ago)

The old Boney M catalogue is still occasionally successfully milked on various "Best Of"-compilations, and judging from the sales of those, I guess Boney M fits in here too.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 2 February 2007 12:11 (nineteen years ago)

Hootie & The Blowfish
Matchbox 20
Live

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 2 February 2007 12:16 (nineteen years ago)

I think this thread is more interesting if you look at more cultish bands (i.e. not Hootie) whose fans love them vs. cult bands whose fans love the good taste they exhibit by liking them. Obviously, all answers will be arguable, because how the fuck do you know these bands aren't "really" loved, rather than respected?

Housemartins would seem to be pretty on point. My picks: Jonathan Richman. The Lucksmiths.

― marc h. (marc h.), Friday, 2 February 2007 15:38 (nineteen years ago)

WHY IS GEIR HONGRO ALLOWED

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Friday, 2 February 2007 16:25 (nineteen years ago)

WHY IS GEIR HONGRO ALLOWED
-- Sick Mouthy (sickmouth...), February 2nd, 2007

Cos he shows respect to other posters and never, ever, bites in the face of some pretty childish sniping from yourself and others.

― Antony Holt (ant), Friday, 2 February 2007 18:35 (nineteen years ago)

bryan adams

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Saturday, 3 February 2007 04:40 (nineteen years ago)

Housemartins would seem to be pretty on point. My picks: Jonathan Richman. The Lucksmiths.

Wait, which are they? The ones that people love, or the ones that people think show off their good tase?

― Steve Go1dberg (Steve Schneeberg), Saturday, 3 February 2007 05:07 (nineteen years ago)

Note that The Housemartins were considerably more critically acclaimed than The Beautiful South.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 3 February 2007 15:23 (nineteen years ago)

Note that The Housemartins were considerably more critically acclaimed than The Beautiful South.

-- Geir Hongro (geirhon...), February 3rd, 2007.

You might be right there. They hit the right note with the music weeklies (esp NME) at a time when they resembled, for the most part, over-enthusiastic 6th form Political fanzines with occasional music thrown in.

That and being one of the only guitar-based acts in the charts at the time.

― Antony Holt (ant), Saturday, 3 February 2007 15:46 (nineteen years ago)

The Clash

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Saturday, 3 February 2007 20:49 (nineteen years ago)

3 that come to mind:

kiss
queen
nelly

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Saturday, 3 February 2007 20:55 (nineteen years ago)

Dear sweet lord I love Sabbath, and so do my furry brethren.

― Andi Headphones (Andi Headphones), Sunday, 4 February 2007 17:19 (eighteen years ago)

I know the Monkees reunion in the 80's was pretty popular.

neither popular nor pretty. DOA despite all the hype.

― davy jones lockeroom (lovebug starski), Sunday, 4 February 2007 17:25 (eighteen years ago)

I think ABBA are the classic example aren't they?

Also:

Showaddywaddy,
Roy Wood & Wizzard
ELO
Throbbing Gristle (just kidding)
Bananarama
Gary Numan

― Phil Knight (PhilK), Sunday, 4 February 2007 20:52 (eighteen years ago)

ABBA are getting more critically acclaimed now than they used to be.

As for Bananarama, there aren't too many people still into them, are there?

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 4 February 2007 21:56 (eighteen years ago)

Agree about ABBA Geir,

But I think it's a case of critics giving into the obstinacy of public taste, i.e. if something that is derided from the outset stays in the public consciousness for 20+ years, the critics tend to throw their cards on the table, and say "OK, so there must be something of value here....."

Think The B'rama are still orbiting the collective unconscious - remember a band only has to be rehabilitated once, then they stay rehabilitated.

― Phil Knight (PhilK), Sunday, 4 February 2007 23:09 (eighteen years ago)

Btw. Gary Numan is also enjoying more critical acclaim now. He was hated by critics back in his heyday, while today he is rightfully seen as the electro pioneer he was.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 5 February 2007 02:12 (eighteen years ago)

Posterity is the most influential critic of all, Geir.

― Phil Knight (PhilK), Monday, 5 February 2007 18:48 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.born-today.com/Today/pix/bangs_l.jpg

― Hoosteen (Hoosteen), Monday, 5 February 2007 19:05 (eighteen years ago)

Ween, dog

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Monday, 5 February 2007 19:07 (eighteen years ago)

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