My music taste is a bit hard to define. I'm not so much on the artist, as on what is in the song. An artist I normally can't stand could have a song I really like, and opposite.
On my ick list are:
Rap, R&B, and any kind of hard rock, metal and darker music (if they insist on screaming inaudible words, with music that drowns out a jet plane and can't be interpreted as a melody, they end up straight on my ick list). There are very few exceptions - but I might have found a few over the years.
Songs with no deeper meaning than "s**, drugs and rock'n'roll", swearing, boobies or otherwise braindead themes. There are exceptions, but only if I like the melody...
I don't have many "ick" artists, but I'm usually not much on the recent Disney artists. There are plenty of exceptions, but Hannah Montana and that gang aren't much popular with me. I might have stumbled over a nice song or two, but those are rare...
Lady Gaga... Can't stand the songs, and I fall off my chair laughing every time I see the costumes. I've seen better costumes in a first-grade school play...
I've kind of started liking bands and music from the 50's to 80's lately, while expanding my music collection. Many hidden pearls in there (but several empty oysters there, too)
Yeah, you pretty much said what I meant. I just went on a ranting spree ... because where we moved in the country, we only get a few stations... and all they play is that kind of music.
I don't listen to really hard rock either... but with a few exeptions... like "Changes" by Ozzy... I didn't even know that he sang it. It really isn't even hard rock. But yeah.... artists that I usually like sometimes have songs that I hate... and the other way around. I like bands from the 50's to 80's too.
As you said, "I'm not so much on the artist, as on what is in the song..." And "There are exceptions, but only if I like the melody..." And Rap gets under my skin very deeply... But... VERY few... don't end up on the lothe list... What I mean is that I can resist plugging my ears... Probably not so much that I like it all that much.
*Prepares to be laughed at* (

) All that I have on my mp3 player other than the complete Die Kunst der Fugue (it's small) now is...........
The Carpenters, Enya, Dolly Parton... and "The Shape of My Heart", by the........................................
"Backstreet Boys".... apparently. *gasp*