Why do people hate Michael Bolton?

[IronWing]

I don't hate Michael Bolton. I can see where Percy Sledge might be a bit miffed with Mr. Bolton for wrecking a perfectly good song but I hold no ill will toward the man.

 

[crownjules]

never understood the hate either. i loved all of his songs in the 90s. haters gonna hate i guess.

how can you not like:
When a Man Loves a Woman
How Can We Be Lovers if We Cant Be Friends
To Love Somebody
How Am I Supposed To Live
Said I Loved You But I Lied. (my fav of his).

For my money, I don't know if it gets any better than when Michael Bolten sings When a Man Loves a Woman.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

i celebrate the guy's entire catolog

 

[SP33Demon]

Because he sings whiny ballads about emotions that no real man would ever listen to because real men don't have to deal with that shit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0frA_0MjW8
^wtf is that shit? Clearly she's leaving you because she doesn't want to date a woman. 66.66667% of his songs deal with that crap.

Oh, I forgot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvbFsdWJLuo
^who asks a woman if he can touch them? Just do it if you think she wants you.

That's probably why the dude has been divorced once + a recent broken engagement, nobody wants to date an emo pussy!

 

[AmdEmAll]

For my money, I don't know if it gets any better than when Michael Bolten sings When a Man Loves a Woman.

:awe:

 

[rach3l]

Selling records doesn't make a singer good, it just makes them popular. Most of his fans are white women in the over-forty crowd. My mom, for example, absolutely adores the guy. I had to listen to the same 3 CDs for years in the car with her. That's why I hate him. The douchey haircut didn't help, although I guess he used to have a pretty face. Kinda reminds me of Patrick Wilson.

 

[Doppel]

Because he is a chick singer. He isn't terrible objectively.

 

[Engineer]

I don't know, I've always liked this one

 

[SKORPI0]

Michael Bolton Dating History

20 years ago....[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv5vMJKBAbo"][URL="https://www.youtube.com/artist/michael-bolton?feature=watch_video_title"]Michael Bolton - Said I Loved You...But I Lied [/URL][/url] :awe:

 

[Miramonti]

Michael Bolton is the only pop singer I've heard who can actually sing next to Pavarotti and not just embarrass himself. Mad props for his skills.

a quick search example
example #2
ave maria w/placido domingo, he begins @ 2:23 (sounds like cr@p together but individually is outstanding.)

 

[Kadarin]

He does get mad respect for doing this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6CfKcMhjY

 

[Miramonti]

He does get mad respect for doing this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6CfKcMhjY

Haha, never seen that before.

 

[pmv]

Never liked his music (nor that hair) and yet he was suprisingly sharp and good-humoured on 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks', which kind of changed my view of the guy.

 

[mistercrabby]

He seems like a pretty good singer and his songs are catchy.

He sounds like a constipated Rod Stewart straining to drop a load.

 

[RelaxTheMind]

He does get mad respect for doing this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6CfKcMhjY

first time i saw that, it totally changed my opinion of him.

 

[gorcorps]

Haha, never seen that before.

Really? AT is pretty good at mentioning it whenever Bolton comes up

Like recently :
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2355707