Hey Robertf, how many forms of metal are there? I've heard of thrash,speed,death, any others?

Chief Forked Tongue, once again you're confused or just trying to mislead... maybe thinking of snoopy rod?.. not my deal. Barn party was never exclusive, always an open invite, I even extended you a personal invite via PP, you didn't come.

Yeah. As far as the main subgenres,you have:

Doom Metal
Black Metal
Speed Metal
Death Metal
Thrash Metal
Stoner Metal
British heavy Metal
Grindcore
Viking Metal
Mathcore
Sludge
Gothic Metal
Nu Metal
Rap/Metal
Prog Metal
That Glam Hair metal crap
Metal Core
Industrial
Shred
Power Metal
And whatever other labels get put on things these days

No Fleetwood Mac?

What other band could pull off a two chord song and still make you want to f*** Stevie Nicks at the same time? Jeez.

More hate

Oasis
Fleetwood Mack
Tom Petty
Jimmy Buffet
Jefferson Starship
Taylor Swift
Bieber
Kanye West
Hootie and the Blowfish
Moody Blues

I have a lot in common with a bunch of you, but it's interesting to me that just about everyone named a band I like a lot as one of "the worst." Just goes to show how truly subjective art appreciation is.

For example, f4b's list had me nodding quite a bit, but somehow, Tom Petty makes his list, and I think Tom Petty has been really good for a really long time (though I didn't much care for his music as a youngster). RobertF's list was more or less right on for me, except for Elvis Costello and REM. Elvis Costello and the Attractions are one act I'm very sorry I wasn't able to witness live in the 70s. Costello was a solid guitarist, vocalist, and lyricist, and brothers Bruce and Pete Thomas were one of the strongest rhythm sections around, for my money. There's a live album, which may have only been available with the box set that came out in the 90s, that was recorded somewhere in Canada in 1978, that is anything but boring (my opinion, of course). Of course, I also like the albums from that time period, so.... REM, who were never my favorite, I believe made a lot of melodic, creative, original music, which is more than I can say for what I would consider a bad band. That said, I agree that Michael Stipe is a whiner... which brings me to a point:

I think frontmen (or frontwomwen) are the most polarizing factor in whether or not a lot of us like a band. There was a time in my life when I lamented how much credit and attention singers got versus the "real" musicians (I'm a drummer, so I have a bit of a street cred complex). I've since developed a better appreciation for what singers do, but looking back, I think singers, being the personality most openly expressed in the band, have done the most to mold my initial opinion of a given band. At least in the case of popular music, if a singer rubs you wrong, regardless of the reason, you're probably not going to be too fond of the band, since it's almost impossible to filter vocals out of recorded music.

Dontcha think there should be a mandatory retirement age for old rockers? Maybe 59, 62, or whenever they draw their first social security check. They could still work and keep their benefits, as long as they played in an assisted living facility, or any VA managed institution. Some of these fogeys are going to keep at it until they die tragically in an onstage accident involving their mobility device. That will sadden and disappoint everyone in the audience, but the NASCAR fans.

Musically speaking, it's kinda like what Jay Leno once observed, "Old geezers can make love last all night, BUT who wants to make love to an old geezer all night!"

Country music is why God invented the I-pod....so no one else has to listen to it.