swt was referring to the original Josie and The Pussycats , whose extremely rare LP came out in 70 or 71.......Peronally , I love that stuff. It's a lot more Soul - oriented than The Archies . The Banana Splits were , too.....But , I think Pickett INTERPRETED "Sugar , Sugar" , made it his own. I love The ARCHIES , TOO , BUT, EVEN THO' THE Pussycats album (Feat. a young Cheryl Ladd) is , at times , spotty, there's some good rockin' toons - Esp. Watch Out (For The Roadrunner.)" AND "i'M gONNA dO sOME vOODOO ON yOU"........But , it's not for every Bubblegum fan ,agreed.
(Some of) my least fave bands , hmmmmmmm......
STICKMEN WITH RAYGUNS. I know , if you did'nt live in Dallas , you probably love 'em. They had a home field advantage , because I saw them open so many gigs....The last time I saw them , tho' , they were all right.
MAKERS .
SMASHING PUMPKINS ( I ACCIDENTALLY SAW THEM FOR $3 IN 1988. I STILL WANT MY $3 BACK.).
MINISTRY.
BLACK LIPS.
GRATEFUL DEAD (BARRING MAYBE SOME 66 - 7 STUFF. I STILL WOULD'NT BUY IT.).
BLACK FLAG (HENRY - ERA , SPECIFICALLY. I LIKE SOME EARLIER STUFF.).
MOST BLACK METAL. CAN'T READ THE LOGOS.
LED ZEPPELIN. (STRING ME UP AND DRESS ME LIKE A DEER , BUT , I WENT THRU ALL THAT , LIKED A SONG HERE AND A SONG THERE , BUT NEVER BOUGHT THE PARTY LINE. NOW , I REALLY DON'T GET IT. GIVE ME PAGE WITH THE YARDBIRDS , '68 , INSTEAD.).
THE CARS
AC/DC . (AGAIN , I'VE ALREADY HAD MY BALLS BUSTED , IN PRINT , JUST BECAUSE I'M A WHITE MALE , BORN IN THE 60'S , WHO NEVER WORSHIPPED AC/DC. WHEN THEY BROKE IN LATE 79 - 80 , IN THE U.S. , THEY WERE THE BAND JOCKS AND STONERS AGREED ON , AND I WANTED NO PART OF EITHER SCENE , SINCE I GOT INTO PUNK ( I WAS FRIENDLY WITH THE STONERS , FOR THE MOST PART , THO'.) . A COUPLE OF SONGS I DON'T MIND , BUT , GIVE ME ROSE TATTOO , ANY DAY.
KISS . ( YES , THEY WERE ALMOST PARALELL TO THE BEATLES IN MY UNIVERSE AT ONE TIME. I GOT OVER IT. I KNOW IT'S NO LONGER UNCOOL
TO LIKE KISS IF YOU'RE 14 OR OVER , BUT , LISTEN TO "KISS ALIVE II" , THEN SEE IF YOU AGREE WITH CRITICS WHO SAID THE DOLLS WERE'NT MUSICALLY PROFICIENT !).
HI FI AND THE ROADBURNERS - THE LATE ERIK KISH (AKA HI FI .) AND I BECAME FRIENDLY IN LATER YEARS , WHEN HE MOVED DOWN THE STREET. HE KNEW I DID'NT LIKE THE BAND , AND HE WAS COOL WITH IT.
JIM JONES REVUE - DON'T GET ME WRONG , I THINK THEY'RE A KILLER ROCK'N'ROLL GROUP , BUT, EVERYTHING'S IN THE RED. AND THEN SOME . IT'S PAINFUL. IF I WERE 21 , I GUESS I COULD LISTEN TO IT.
SMITHS/MORRISSEY SOLO.
THE CURE
RAP/HIP HOP IN GENERAL. DID'NT SEEM SO BAD AROUND '82 - '84 , SOME OF IT , BECAUSE IT WAS NEW. IT AIN'T NEW ANYMORE.
NIRVANA - IT'S NOT THAT I THINK THEY'RE THE WORST , JUST THAT I FIND THEM ANNOYING , ALONG WITH THE ENDLESS BANDS COPPING THEIR VOCAL AND GUITAR SOUND , THAT FORMED IN THEIR WAKE.