So we've got a nice long list of bands that individuals, and in some cases groups, really cannot stand. And all the bands listed were popular to some degree, and had records people are familiar with.
Here's the flip side: Who are the bands and artists that you really like, that no one else seems to know about? Maybe they've faded after a certain amount of notoriety, or maybe they never caught on. They're the artists that make you ask the agonizing question "How come their records aren't getting played, and a piece of crap like (__) is???"
My list includes Be Bop Deluxe, Elliot Murphy, Horslips, and Mott the Hoople. Who is on yours?