I am totally with OP I am not one for the role of bard, never have been. I am not musical and the prospect of playing a role that is built from lvl 30 to use songs to support and bolster my party isn't appealing in the slightest, let alone the rather flamboyant gear they have for BRD.
As a compromise I would like to see BST be a bow type role that is along the lines of Hunter from WOW with your pet as the tank, or dps for parties and you with the bow dealing dmg that compliments the other two range melee jobs.