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In reply to the discussion: Ten Bands I will be forced to listen to in hell (Note: I did not write this, nor do I endorse it.) [View all]CrawlingChaos
(1,893 posts)As one part of a larger something, he's technically great. On his own: no magic whatsoever.
I don't know enough about Sting's solo efforts to have an opinion (although I did like the Police). And I certainly agree with you on Queen, The Kinks and The Who. I actually don't care for the Beatles. I understand their importance in the grander scheme of things, but I attribute my distaste to being trapped with too many Beatles A-Z weekends in my youth (you know what they say about repetition).
For the record, my list of hellish music would have been vastly different than the author in the OP. Mine would have been mostly made up of contemporary country music acts and caterwauling singers like Mariah Carey (in addition to the previously mentioned Hootie and the Blowfish).