I actually like Barenaked Ladies. Even their most recent album contains a lot of fun, feel-good music. I'm indifferent to Hootie and the Blowfish, so I guess they would be my choice for the first question.
I don't mind listening to their stuff if it comes on the radio, but I don't like it enough to pay for it. As for the third band, I'm probably in the minority with this opinion, but I cannot stand Rage Against The Machine.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.