As we wrap up the winter doldroms, I came up with a new conversation idea. I'm sure each one of us has an artist that is acclaimed within a circle that we trust, but for whatever reason we just don't 'get it'.

I call this 'Tell me why I'm wrong' - because that seems to bring so much pleasure to people I contact in physical life. Here's the 'rules' (which I'm sure will be followed to the letter). Tell the previous poster why they're wrong. Then, add you're own 'I just don't get it' artist, with an explanation as to why the conventional wisdom doesn't work for you.

I'll get the ball rolling -

Tell me why I'm wrong: The Band. I'll admit I never change the station when they come on, but the adulation is beyond me. To me, they seem static and not at all emotionally involving - just the opposite of what you'd expect from the genre. Too many songs just seem plodding, and I really can't conjure up a single original tune that I'd like to hear someone else play. Yeah, Joan Baez was fine on "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", but frankly I don't cotton to songs praising the Rebels.

Yes, I understand The Band's place in history, put I don't listen to history books.

Tell me why I'm wrong.