Worst artists/bands ever?

[RicochetShaw]

I did a search for this and didn't see any other thread like this in the music forum, but if I did in fact overlook one... sorry.


Anyways, my pick is Linkin Park... what awful music! "One step closer" is one of the worst songs in music history, in my opinion.

look at these tossers...
http://www.badseedclothing.com/bands/linkin/band4.jpg
blah...

[John Dark]

Hey, am I allowed to post in this thread? Because boy, would I ever like to!

[RicochetShaw]

Uh....yes? lol...why wouldn't you be?:confused:

[John Dark]

Originally posted by RicochetShaw
Uh....yes? lol...why wouldn't you be?:confused:


Okay. Worst bands of all time:

1. Dave Matthews Band
2. Tool
3. Verve
4. XTC
5. The Doors
6. 311
7. Creed
8. Birdland
9. Dismemberment Plan
10. John Mayer (wins Worst new artist in 25 years award!)

Special honorable mentions to Smashing Pumpkins and Metallica for not having done a single thing worth listening to since their first album.

[BadCoverVersion]

I'd rather LICK piss from a razor blade than listen to the following...

Simply Red
Phil Collins & Genesis
Tori Amos
Pink Floyd
The Corrs
Pink
The Shadows
Luther Vandross
The Eagles (forgive me Sev...;), Hotel California still makes my ears bleed)
Bon Jovi
Stereophonics
Fleetwood Mac
Cast
Paul McCartney & Wings
The Lighthouse Family
M People
Crazy Town
Natalie Imbruglia
Level 42
The Police
Mike & The Mechanics
Coldplay
Norah Jones
Daniel Beddingfield
Hall & Oates
The Bangles
Paul Young
Jean-Michel Jarre
Turin Breaks
The Moody Blues
Nickelback
Curtis Steigers
Dire Straits
Santana

MORE to come shortly.

I hope you're all deeply sickened and offended.

;)

[BadCoverVersion]

Originally posted by John Dark
3. Verve

'The' Verve?

That's just foolish.

:confused:

[Helter-Skelter]

Creed - How I utterly loathe this band. They're just a very boring imitation of far greater bands (namely, Pearl Jam & Alice in Chains) with many Christian overtones and with perhaps the single most pretensious frontman I have ever seen.
Scott Strapp - how many times is he going to put on a sad, woe is me, I'm in so much pain expression on his face while he strikes a jesus-christ pose? See the "With Arms Wide Open" video if you're at all curious as to what I'm referring to. Haha, it brings a smile to my face when I heard that some Creed fans were suing Strapp for incoherently mumbling his way through a few songs while absolutey shit-faced before passing out on stage.

Staind - In a word "whiny." Now I don't have a problem with artists exploring dark & depressing topics but when Staind does it, it just becomes unbearable to listen to. It's the musical equivalent of a sulky teenager crying about how they have no one to take to the 9th grade dance. wa :(

&

Nickelback - I apologize on behalf of my country for this band. Like Creed, their songs just sound lifeless to me, it is without any energy, creativity, uniqueness, or enthuiasm.

It's almost like the above bands rigourously follow the same song writing formula again & again. You'll never see these bands take chances and try something really ambitious that will distinguish themselves from their peers. They just play it safe & make songs they know will sell & while this has brought them success at the present, they will soon be forgetton & will forever be without any sort of legacy, which to me, is the true sign of a band's greatness.

[John Dark]

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
I'd rather LICK piss from a razor blade than listen to the following.... Vivid!

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
'The' Verve? That's just foolish. I will never forgive them for the whiny, bloated, pretentious crime against humanity that is "Bittersweet Symphony".



P.S. Good call on the 'phonics. J.E.E.P. was one of the blandest records I ever heard.

[Psychocandy]

Originally posted by John Dark
Special honorable mentions to Smashing Pumpkins and Metallica for not having done a single thing worth listening to since their first album.

You didn't think Siamese Dream was good?

Anyway...here goes.

In no particular order...

Limp Bizkit
Puff Daddy
UB40
Level 42
The Lighthouse Family
Simply Red
Eric Clapton
Deep Blue Something
Stereophonics
Weird Al Yankovic
Creed
Staind
Nickelback

Thank you Helter-skelter for the heads up on the last three.

And about a million manufactured boy/girl bands and every 'artist' who owes their career to one of those Pop Idol type shows.

[Grebdron]

Originally posted by John Dark
Okay. Worst bands of all time:


2. Tool


I have no problem with any of the other bands you listed (except Metallica), but saying Tool is one of the worst bands ever is just silly. You must be young. Or haven't heard much music.

Green Day really suck.

[BadCoverVersion]

Originally posted by Psychocandy
Limp Bizkit
Puff Daddy
UB40
Level 42
The Lighthouse Family
Simply Red
Eric Clapton
Deep Blue Something
Stereophonics
Weird Al Yankovic
Creed
Staind
Nickelback

Bravo!

Splendid choices Psycho.


John Dark...

You've got to admit History is a pretty fab tune, and some of Ashcroft's solo work is actually toe-tappingly decent.

[Nate6]

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
The Eagles
Norah Jones


Too bad that you hate these two but, ah well...

I, personally, hate Creed. Hate, hate, hate. Creed, Creed, Creed. Their songs are weird, obvious, noisy, awful conconctions that all sound the same and make no sense whatsoever. Scott Stapp is one of the worst singers of all time, his voice makes me gassy. And I generally have no problem with religious bands but these guys even deny they're a Christian band! I mean, what the fuck? "With Arms Wide Open"? "My Sacrifice"? "[Can You Take Me] Higher"? Who are these doofuses trying to fool? Ugh!

And I also hate Limp Bizkit with a passion...but don't get me started...

[Helter-Skelter]

Okay. Worst bands of all time: 2. Tool

I totally disagree with Tool. I saw them last summer and that was easily the most intense show I have ever seen, a very memorable experience. That and they are a very talented group of musicians who make music that can only be described as prog/alt/metal - kind of Pink Floyd meets Metallica. That and Maynard has, in my opinon, the best voice in music today.

Yeah, I don't hate Creed because their religious - they can believe & sing about whatever the want to. It's just don't share their beliefs so naturally I don't really like hearing them preach to me constantly through songs like "With Arms Wide Open" and "My Sacrifice." It's not even that, P.O.D. is also a Christian band but although I don't like them, I don't hate them either. It's just how Creed seems to go about delievering their message in such an insufferable, preachy, way that I can't stomach. That and their music sucks.

[paul calf]

ok one mans gold is another mans gonads,so my list of crimes against my ears are as follows;


queen
status quo
level 42
sting & the police
george micheal
limp bizkit
celine dion
nickelback
simply red
the lighthhouse family
phil collins
whitesnake
europe
bon jovi
bryan adams
aqua
black lace
roxette
johnny hates jazz
mike and the mechanics
john farnam
gary moore
roger whitaker
billy idol
billy ocean
mc hammer
vannilla ice
salt n pepper
garath gates
r kelly
nelly
luther vandross
lional richie


and probably a million more if i put my mind to it.

[Indiana Sev]

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
Dire Straits


Ouch! Brothers In Arms is one of my favorite albums from the eighties.

http://www.mit.edu/~jasonm/cdpics/broth_b.jpg

It's okay though, you choosing Pink made the hurt subside just a bit. :)

Mine is easy. I'm ashamed to live in the same province that spawned the most annoying creature on our planet...Celine Dion.

I don't care how good her voice is. She's horrible.

[Grebdron]

Brother's In Arms is a GREAT album.

And Pink's not so bad guys.

But I would put Coldplay up on a worst list, anyday.

[Nate6]

Originally posted by Grebdron
But I would put Coldplay up on a worst list, anyday.

Oh yes, me too. I used to love them but now, oh my...lighten up, guys! Stop being so downbeat and depressing all the time! Ugh...

[BadCoverVersion]

Originally posted by paul calf
queen
status quo
level 42
sting & the police
george micheal
limp bizkit
celine dion
nickelback
simply red
the lighthhouse family
phil collins
whitesnake
europe
bon jovi
bryan adams
aqua
black lace
roxette
johnny hates jazz
mike and the mechanics
john farnam
gary moore
roger whitaker
billy idol
billy ocean
mc hammer
vannilla ice
salt n pepper
garath gates
r kelly
nelly
luther vandross
lional richie
[/b]

I don't disagree with a one...(well...apart from Billy Idol, Vanilla and Black Lace for comedy value alone).

How could I fucking forget "The Quo"...!?

I'd like to grab that one-chord wonder with the yellow mullet and kick him in the face...repeatedly.

Name that Quo tune...

Derah derah derah derah derah derah dah!
Derah derah derah derah derah derah dah!

Bloody menaces.

[BakeTheMooCow]

There are too many bad artists to name from the world of pop/rap/hip-hop/country/dance/trance, etc..

But one of the worst would be The Beatles

[bob]

Originally posted by BakeTheMooCow
There are too many bad artists to name from the world of pop/rap/hip-hop/country/dance/trance, etc..

But one of the worst would be The Beatles

Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Apocalypse is here!

[John Dark]

Originally posted by BakeTheMooCow
There are too many bad artists to name from the world of pop/rap/hip-hop/country/dance/trance, etc..

But one of the worst would be The Beatles

The Beatles aren't really trance, duder.

[Indiana Sev]

Originally posted by bob
Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Apocalypse is here!

Ditto.

[dionysus]

im surprised im the first to say this from wat i heard others saying in this forum but good charolett.

[Tom Samborski]

Artists:

Kelly Rowland
Ashanti
Mary.J.Blige
Nelly
Snoop Dogg
Busta Rhymes
Beyonce Knowles
Justin Timberlake
Britney Spears
Christina Aguliera
Vanilla Ice
John Mellencamp
Whitney Houston
Jennifer Lopez
P.Diddy
Redman
Method Man
Jay-Z

Bands:

The Vines
Creed
Nickelback
Good Charlotte
Sum 41
N'Sync
Backstreet Boys
Destiny's Child
50 Cent
Aqua
The B-52's

[Grebdron]

Originally posted by Tom Samborski
The B-52's

Ya cut me, man. Ya cut me deep.

[bankholdup]

Metallica


They came to mind first. What they produce is just noise, IMO. Granted, Unforgiven and Unforgiven II are good songs, but the rest of their collection is noisy garbage.

[Helter-Skelter]

The Beatles.... um.... no. In fact if there was ANY band that should NOT be mentioned here it's The Beatles. Now I am not a Beatles fanatic, I own 3 albums by them and listen to them only once and a while. While they aren't my favourite band (just a matter of personal taste), I have to admit, they are probably the best band. Why? Well I can't think of another band that wrote nearly so many memorable & brilliant songs, influenced as many artists, or tried as many different styles of music. Much of the music we listen to today, especially rock and pop owe alot to the Beatles. I can't even BEGIN to imagine how much different rock music would've turned out had they never existed. To even mention them on the same board as Good Charlotte makes me want to gag.

Okay, I know everyone is entitled to their own opinon, but I think credit should be given where it's due. Don't like them? fine, but calling them worst band of all time is just wrong - as wrong as saying that The Godfather is one of the worst movies ever.

[Grebdron]

I would actually agree with The Beatles. Individually, a lot of them made great music. But the pop shit they released at the beginning was horrible.

[badberry]

"Anyways, my pick is Linkin Park... what awful music! "One step closer" is one of the worst songs in music history, in my opinion."

"Tool"

"Special honorable mentions to Smashing Pumpkins and Metallica for not having done a single thing worth listening to since their first album"

"Nickelback - I apologize on behalf of my country for this band."

"But one of the worst would be The Beatles"

"Metallica. They came to mind first. What they produce is just noise, IMO"


You guys make baby Jesus cry.....well, me at least.


Anyways, some picks of mine that come to mind.

Sean Desman
Missy Elliot
Ja Rule
Simple Plan
Anal Cunt - yep, that's real name
Project Wyze
Usher
Nelly
Coldplay
Nsync/ all other "boy bands"
Mariah Carey
and so on...

[Indiana Sev]

Originally posted by Grebdron
I would actually agree with The Beatles. Individually, a lot of them made great music. But the pop shit they released at the beginning was horrible.

But the thread is called worst bands/singers ever. So, based on their early albums, are you telling us that you really think they are one of the worst? I mean, that's fine if you do, it's your opinion, I just wanted to make sure.

I'm sure you've heard their later albums: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Rubber Soul, The White Album, Let it Be, Revolver and Abbey Road. They outgrew that early poppier material real fast.

I can understand how people can say they don't like them or their music, I just can't comprehend people saying they are one of the worst.

Even if I wasn't a fan of theirs (but I am a huge fan), I would still not be able to say they were bad. Just from the influence they had on hundreds of bands and the revolution they were a part of.

But, I respect everyone's opinion anyway.

I'll Let It Be...;)

[Grebdron]

I do really think that as a band they were one of the worst. All of them progressed as they got older, but I didn't care for any of The Beatles music.

I love John Lennon, and Paul McCartney with Wings was very good, and George Harrison was very good, but not early on.

And the argument about them influencing everything is slightly flawed, IMO. Yes, they were the first "rock" act to hit it huge. But that was more a matter of timing and marketing than anything else.

If they hadn't done it, somebody else would have.

[Psychocandy]

I always have found the music of The Byrds and The Rolling Stones far more palatable than that of The Beatles. I just don't care for them at all. I'll admit that about half a dozen to a dozen of their songs are deserving of great praise but everything else leaves me cold.

[Indiana Sev]

Uh oh! This is turning into a "The Beatles suck" thread.

Let me try to veer the topic a little...

Ummmmmmm, Justin Timberlake is a talentless hack....discuss.:D ;)

[John Dark]

Originally posted by Grebdron
You must be young. Or haven't heard much music.

I am 32. I have heard at least 10x the music you have. I was a music critic for a year and a half.

Tool suck. Accept it.

[Grebdron]

Originally posted by John Dark
I am 32. I have heard at least 10x the music you have. I was a music critic for a year and a half.

Tool suck. Accept it.

Well, then you must be right.

Or not.

35 (next Saturday) and been a music junkie all my life.

Tool are THE best band playing right now.

Accept it.

[Psychocandy]

Post deleted.

[thirdeye]

Originally posted by Grebdron
Well, then you must be right.

Or not.

35 (next Saturday) and been a music junkie all my life.

Tool are THE best band playing right now.

Accept it.

Thank You so much man.

Tool is my favorite band.

[Sigur509]

Originally posted by thirdeye
Thank You so much man.

Tool is my favorite band.

Yes, tool are one of the best bands ever.

Period.

But everone has their own opinions.

[paul calf]

Originally posted by John Dark
I am 32. I have heard at least 10x the music you have. I was a music critic for a year and a half.

Tool suck. Accept it.

a music critic now that explains everything,i have yet to find a music critic worth reading

[Reigh Kaufman]

Calf..........................................

*Kaufman touches his forehead with index finger*

Genius.

[John Dark]

Brent D. nails it again:


My Summer Vacation, by Crispin Fubert, Ms. Higgins' Eng. Comp. 901

I believe that music comes and goes in cycles, and some of us are lucky enough to ride the crests. The men in my family are perfect examples of this. Initially, I thought that perfect music appeared every 16 years, which is also the number of years between Fubert generations. My dad was born in 1971. In that year, landmark albums were released. They were Nursery Crime by Genesis (the first with Phil Collins), Yes Album by Yes, Aqualung by Jethro Tull, and In the Land of Grey and Pink by Caravan.

My grandfather skipped out on Vietnam-- because Jimi Hendrix himself told him to-- and he moved to Canterbury, which is in the United England. There, he got married to my grandmother, who used to sell baked goods to people at concerts, and they had my dad. After the war, they moved back with a box of awesome records like the ones I mentioned. I think it was cosmic or fate or something that my dad was born the same exact day Chrysalis released Aqualung, in March of 1971.

Jump ahead 16 years later and my dad got this girl pregnant, who turned out to be my mom. It was 1987 and a whole bunch of lame dance music was ruling the world, like Hitler or Jesus or something. But all of the sudden, albums like Metallica's ...And Justice for All, Celtic Frost's Into the Pandemonium, Queensryche's Operation: Mindcrime, and Slayer's South of Heaven came out. That's when I was born.

All those records were sitting around the house we all live in, and I grew up listening to them in the basement. So I couldn't wait until I was 16, because fate says that would be when 1) more kickass records would come out, and 2) I'd get sex. Both were due, because girls are dumb and listen to stuff like N'S(t)ync and BBSuk. But after this summer of 2001, I've had to rethink my entire cycle theory, like maybe the cycles of music are speeding as time goes forward, since two amazing things happened: Tool put out Lateralus and I saw Tool in concert.

I feel like this record was made just for me by super-smart aliens or something, because it's just like a cross of 1971 and 1987. Imagine, like, Peter Gabriel with batwings or a flower on his head singing while Lars Ulrich and Rick Wakeman just hammer it down. It's the best Tool record because it's the longest. All summer I worked at Gadzooks, folding novelty t-shirts, and on each break, I would listen to Lateralus because the store just plays hip-hop and dance. My manager would always get on me for taking my breaks 20 minutes too long, but that's how long the album is and it just sucks you in. It's like this big desert world with mountains of riffs, and drum thunderstorms just roll across the sky. The packaging is also cool, since it has this clear book with a skinless guy, and as you turn the pages, it rips off his muscles and stuff. Tool's music does the same thing. It can just rip the muscles and skin off you. I think that's what they meant. So my manager would be like, "Hey, there's a new box of 'Blunt Simpson' shirts I need you to put out and the 'Original Jackass' shelf is getting low." He's a vegan and I would buy him Orange Julius because he didn't know there's egg powder in there.

The first song is called "The Grudge," and it's about astrology and how people control stuff. Maynard sings like a robot or clone at the opening, spitting, "Wear the crutch like a crown/ Calculate what we will/ Will not tolerate/ Desperate to control/ All and everything." Tool know about space and math, and it's pretty complex. "Saturn ascends/ Not one but ten," he sings. No Doubt and R.E.M. sang out that, too, but those songs were wimpy and short. Maynard shows his intelligence with raw stats. I think there's meaning behind those numbers, like calculus. He also mentions "prison cell" and "tear it down" and "controlling" and "sinking deeper," which all symbolize how he feels. Seven minutes into the song, he does this awesome scream for 24 seconds straight, which is like the longest scream I've ever heard. Then at the end there's this part where Danny Carey hits every drum he has. This wall of drums just pounds you. Then the next song starts and it's quiet and trippy. Tool are the best metal band, since they can get trippy (almost pretty, but in a dark way) then just really loud. Most bands just do loud, so Tool is more prog.

Danny Carey is the best drummer in rock, dispute that and I know you are a dunce. I made a list of all of his gear (from the June issue of Modern Drummer ) :

Drums, Sonor Designer Series (bubinga wood): 8x14 snare (bronze), 8x8 tom, 10x10 tom, 16x14 tom, 18x16 floor tom, two 18x24 bass drums.

Cymbals, Paiste: 14" Sound Edge Dry Crisp hi-hats, 6" signature bell over 8" signature bell, 10" signature splash, 24" 2002 China, 18" signature full crash, #3 cup chime over #1 cup chime, 18" signature power crash, 12" signature Micro-Hat, 22" signature Dry Heavy ride, 22" signature Thin China, 20" signature Power crash.

Electronics: Simmons SDX pads, Korg Wave Drum, Roland MC-505, Oberheim TVS.

Hardware: Sonor stands, Sonor, Axis or Pro-Mark hi-hat stand, Axis or Pearl bass drum petals with Sonor or Pearl beaters (loose string tension, but with long throw).

Heads: Evans Power Center on snare batter (medium high tuning, no muffling), G2s on tom batters with G1s underneath (medium tuning with bottom head higher than batter), EQ3 bass drum batter with EQ3 resonant on front (medium tuning, with EQ pad touching front and back heads).

Sticks: Trueline Danny Carey model (wood tip).

He has his own sticks, even. In "Schism," the double basses just go nuts at the end. They also do in "Eon Blue Apocalypse." And in "The Grudge." And in "Ticks & Leeches." And nobody uses more toms in metal. You can really hear the 8x8 and 10x10 toms in the opening for "Ticks & Leeches." Over the summer, I counted the number of tom hits in that song, and it's 1,023!! Amazing. That's my favorite song, since it's the one that starts with Maynard screaming, "Suck it!" Then he says, "Little parasite." Later he shouts, "This is what you wanted... I hope you choke on it!" Every time I watched my boss suck down those Orange Juliuses I had that stuck in my head.

There is simply no way you could just dismiss the music (which is excellent). The bass playing is just really creepy and slow and sometimes it has this watery effect. Tool even follow in the footsteps of Caravan with Middle Eastern or Asian or something sounds. "Disposition" features bongos, and then on the next song, "Reflection," Carey's toms sound like bongos or tablas or whatever is in those Fruitopia commercials. Close your eyes and imagine if Asia had a space program. This is like the music they'd play. The song is called "Reflection" since it's quieter and slower and sounds like it's from India, where people go to reflect. Maynard's voice sounds like that little bleached midget girl flying around inside the walls in Polterghost. It's messed up.

In conclusion, there is more emotion on that album than would be on 30 Weezer albums. At the very least, there's 2.5 times as much. Like I said, it's messed up, like the world, which makes it very real. I don't think I'm going to have a kid this year, but that's also a good thing. Just imagine the Tool record that will come out in three years, according to my theory. It will be the future, and albums can be like longer with better compression and technology. Even as amazing as Lateralus is, I feel like there's a monster coming in three years. Music comes in cycles, and works on math, and my life and Tool are proof of that for sure.

-Brent DiCrescenzo

[John Dark]

Originally posted by paul calf
a music critic now that explains everything,i have yet to find a music critic worth reading
Hyuck.

[Jerk Shapiro]

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion

Pink



My pick, along with all bands like Simple Plan, Good Charlotte, etc.

[skaaddict3303]

well i must say dear ol chap that i believe although he is not a band i say that vanilla ice tops my list of cheery ol folk
the rest, you may ask?
britney spears- of course! she has the most ettrible voice i have EVER heard.. in my liiife
good charlotte--- how many members do they have? and WHY do they dress like they do? its ridiculous! at least nfg started out with some nice shit..
linkin park--- are they metal? are they rap? are they CRAP??, yes i do believe all three.
and there ARE more.. but right at the moment i can't think of them top of the evenin, to ya, chap. :D yeah dig it.. good mood.

[SubMethod]

Originally posted by John Dark
I am 32. I have heard at least 10x the music you have. I was a music critic for a year and a half.

Tool suck. Accept it.

yeah and....??

"Everybody's a critic." - unknown

MY TOP 5 MOST HATED BANDS/ARTISTS:

Tori Amos
Staind
Creed
Linkin Park
Bruce Springsteen

[Jay Underhil]

Christ Dark, you are going out of your way to make sure everone know you dont like Tool, give it a rest, we all know now. And you were a critic for a year and a half, shit...you must know everthing, we all have to listen to John Dark now.

[John Dark]

Originally posted by Jay Underhil
And you were a critic for a year and a half, shit...you must know everthing,

For the record, I only stated this because Grebdron was making some very foolish assumptions about me. I mentioned it once - it's not like I harp on it all the freaking time.

[Annie Hall]

This thread has cut me deep...Beatles?? Coldplay?? Clapton?? Pink Floyd?? Beatles excluded, these are by NO means some of the best bands ever....but....WORST bands ever?

...ouch...very ouch...

:(

I give a hearty "YES!" to SubMethod's list.

[Shakamaker]

Originally posted by Annie Hall
This thread has cut me deep...Beatles?? Coldplay?? Clapton?? Pink Floyd?? Beatles excluded, these are by NO means some of the best bands ever....but....WORST bands ever?

For sure. I'm perplexed as to how they can be mentioned in the same vein as Backstreet Boys, Nsync, Linkin Park, etc.! Doesn't make sense.

Even if you don't like their music, the artists Annie has mentioned are far more talented than the 'marketing experiments' that have also made these lists. The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton and more recently, Coldplay, have all been instrumental (pun!) in shaping the industry in one way or another, and their influence is proving/will be proven in longevity, if not timelessness.

I think the definition of the word 'worst', along with the words 'relative' and 'comparison', need to be looked-up.

Anyway, my vote for the worst band ever goes to one of the most successful marketing campaigns, The Spice Girls. "Tell me what you want" being the most creative/ironic example of market research ever.

[Corporal_Hicks]

90 % of what is on the radio sucks.

As well as Mortician, and The Distillers.

[badberry]

Dark, who is Brent D? And why have you posted his english homework for us?

[BadCoverVersion]

Originally posted by Shakamaker
For sure. I'm perplexed as to how they can be mentioned in the same vein as Backstreet Boys, Nsync, Linkin Park, etc.! Doesn't make sense.

Even if you don't like their music, the artists Annie has mentioned are far more talented than the 'marketing experiments' that have also made these lists. The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton and more recently, Coldplay, have all been instrumental (pun!) in shaping the industry in one way or another, and their influence is proving/will be proven in longevity, if not timelessness.

I think the definition of the word 'worst', along with the words 'relative' and 'comparison', need to be looked-up.

Anyway, my vote for the worst band ever goes to one of the most successful marketing campaigns, The Spice Girls. "Tell me what you want" being the most creative/ironic example of market research ever.

Okay, here cometh the feeble attempt to justify my controversial choices

Backstreet Boys are aware of their own place on the musak food-chain.

Pink Floyd on the other hand, are possibly the most self-indulgent arsey wankers I've EVER had the misfortune of listening to.

But, that's just MY humble opinion.

I detest their outmoded theatrics and I seriously believe them to have delusions of grandeur...and BOY does all this empty decadence sound shit nowadays.

Decent artist’s age like fine wine...Pink Floyd's "sound" has aged like that bloke who played Stringfellow Hawk in Airwolf.

Coldplay don't appeal to me in the slightest...

Monotonous, trite, inane, NO personality to speak of...HOW CAN I ENJOY this (admittedly beautifully arranged) shit when it has absolutely NO va-va-voom!? They're a pack of vapid oiks...WHY are they here again...and WHY should I care about a whiny little scrotum who takes time out to daub biro all over his schoolgirly hands ("make trade fair y'all!"), yet he can't even be arsed belting out a couple of his chart-topping dirges at a concert dedicated to kiddies with cancer!? He was taking time out with Gwyneth you see...another equally vacuous human being. He's a FUCKING charlatan...and you know, I knew that from the beginning, because his songs are cold and lifeless, and he knows FUCK ALL about LOVE and CHARITY and the rest. He's an upper class public school boy who can write good hooks, but his virgin arse just can't follow through. They're not worth the effort..."the best band on earth right now" by Chris Martin's own admission. FUCK OFF you fraudulent little weasle...and stop crying you big girl.

If there is one thing I despise, its people without humility...Chris Martin is a prime example, and every song he sings reeks of self-pity and vanity.

My honest opinion...I'd rather listen to The Backstreet Boys. Bubblegum pop has its place after all, and they aint never claimed to be The Beatles.

PS: If it's any consolation, I don't believe The Beatles belong here either...;)

[BakeTheMooCow]

Originally posted by badberry
Dark, who is Brent D? And why have you posted his english homework for us? Brent DiCrescenzo is the worst music critic to grace this earth. His "reviews" are long, exceptionally boring, self-indulgent ramblings. He's like the Harry Knowles of the music world.

He writes for the otherwise decent website pitchforkmedia.com

I gave up on him after he gave NIN's The Fragile 2/10 and Tool's Lateralus 1.9/10

The man's a joke..

[Sigur509]

Originally posted by BakeTheMooCow
I gave up on him after he gave NIN's The Fragile 2/10 and Tool's Lateralus 1.9/10

The man's a joke..

The Fragile was a great Album, and everything Tool does is always good.

[Psychocandy]

Originally posted by BakeTheMooCow
The man's a joke..

I managed to work this out from the review John Dark posted above. I almost fell asleep before I finished the first paragraph. Painfully bad.

[notchreturns]

Ehh, saying The Beatles are one of the worst bands ever, because of their shaddy early stuff, is like saying Spielberg sucks because he made 1941, Hook and Always... we're judging whole careers here, not one part of the life or decision they made or an album they put out. Opinions are opinions, though, as they good dcotor always says... but anyway:

Slipknot
Limp Bizkit
Creed
Puffy
R Kelly

and many, many more that don't deserve my time. And Tool?!? Tool?!? One of the best rock bands ever!? There's no point... it won't pretty...

[Annie Hall]

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
PS: If it's any consolation, I don't believe The Beatles belong here either...;)

:D Yes BCV...yes it is

[Indiana Sev]

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
PS: If it's any consolation, I don't believe The Beatles belong here either...;)

Yup, it is.

It makes up for Dire Straits. ;)

http://www.rockument.com/hagifs/10000137.jpg

[bob]

World Beatles Arguing Championships


Round 1:

bob vs. BakeTheMooCow

Round 2:

Indiana Sev vs. Grebdron

[John Dark]

Originally posted by Psychocandy
Painfully bad.

You missed the point. So did badberry.

[scottish-movie-freak]

Originally posted by Psychocandy
Stereophonics

Your just being cruel...

My most hated bands are:

Blazing Squad
One True Voice (Did they split up? I'm not sure)
Girls Aloud
So Solid Crew
50 Cent
Eminem (and pretty much ALL rap bands/artists)
Busted (Satans lapdogs)...

And from lapdogs, we move on to Satan in the flesh who is KYM-FUCKING-MARSH! Anyone outside of the UK wont have heard of her but she's a wannabe Mariah (even Mariah is shitty) with a crap voice who goes for men half her age...She must be punished.

[badberry]

Originally posted by John Dark
You missed the point. So did badberry.

Apparently. Guess I just can't keep up with your mind-blowing intellect.

[screamer581]

This thread just makes me more sad than anything, I don't know if I really want to comment.

[neco82]

DEFTONES - Could these guys be any more depressing? Their songs sound exactly the same and to this day I have no clue what Chino Moreno sings about since he whispers into the microphone the whole time!!

LIMP BIZKIT - Don't hate them, just outgrew them. Their songs now sound juvenile and empty to me, and of course there's Fred Durst's prima donna attitude...

BLINK 182 - Same reason as above. I outgrew them.

THE VINES - Posturing crap band with vocals that are impossible to understand and a lead singer who believes that acting like a stoned-out speed freak and yelling a lot is the best way to become a star.

COLDPLAY - I don't like them simply because they're being treated as a huge rock act and they're NOT ROCK!! They're easy listening gay pop.

I also include every boy band and hip-hop act on this list... that's not music, people!!

[kidkre0le]

Originally posted by neco82
DEFTONES - Could these guys be any more depressing? Their songs sound exactly the same and to this day I have no clue what Chino Moreno sings about since he whispers into the microphone the whole time!!


well, i still place their first two albums, Adrenaline & Around the Fur in my best albums ever list. once White Pony was released, they went mainstream, and the quality of music dropped IMO.

[Shakamaker]

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
Coldplay don't appeal to me in the slightest...

Monotonous, trite, inane, NO personality to speak of...HOW CAN I ENJOY this (admittedly beautifully arranged) shit when it has absolutely NO va-va-voom!? They're a pack of vapid oiks...WHY are they here again...and WHY should I care about a whiny little scrotum who takes time out to daub biro all over his schoolgirly hands ("make trade fair y'all!"), yet he can't even be arsed belting out a couple of his chart-topping dirges at a concert dedicated to kiddies with cancer!? He was taking time out with Gwyneth you see...another equally vacuous human being. He's a FUCKING charlatan...and you know, I knew that from the beginning, because his songs are cold and lifeless, and he knows FUCK ALL about LOVE and CHARITY and the rest. He's an upper class public school boy who can write good hooks, but his virgin arse just can't follow through. They're not worth the effort..."the best band on earth right now" by Chris Martin's own admission. FUCK OFF you fraudulent little weasle...and stop crying you big girl.

If there is one thing I despise, its people without humility...Chris Martin is a prime example, and every song he sings reeks of self-pity and vanity.

PS: If it's any consolation, I don't believe The Beatles belong here either...;)

Ok, so no va-va-VOOM makes Coldplay's music (although beautifully arranged) some of the worst on the planet according to you. I fully respect your opinion, even though I disagree with it. They're no way near one of my favourite bands, but their song-writing and technical ability puts them waaaay past The Backstreet Boys and the like, in my ears' opinion. Therefore they can't be on my list. This is slightly different to a like/dislike list, me thinks.

As for the pretentious wanker with the expanding head who fronts Coldplay, well I've no opinion on him. :D Don't do it Gwyneth! He's your Shallow Hal!

[screamer581]

Originally posted by neco82

COLDPLAY - I don't like them simply because they're being treated as a huge rock act and they're NOT ROCK!! They're easy listening gay pop.



Wow, "easy listening gay pop", nicely put.

[Psychocandy]

Originally posted by neco82
THE VINES - Posturing crap band with vocals that are impossible to understand and a lead singer who believes that acting like a stoned-out speed freak and yelling a lot is the best way to become a star.

You obviously can't have heard the album because the screaming=singing method is only used on about a third of the songs.

[SimplePlanGurl8]

hmmmm.... lets see here
I would have to say:

ColdPlay- their music is soooo boring and depressing

Avril Lavigne :mad: everything about her is extremely annoying her music is whiny and her lyrics suck.

Creed- boring.

Limp Bizkit- like neco82 said I just outgrew them.

R Kelly- two words- horribly bad.

Lil Kim- little talent.

50 Cent- He is absolutley terrible live.

Britney Spears- Cannot sing at all and her music is fluff.

The Beatles imo are a good band

[Rated R]

My most hated:


Creed
Linkin Park
Papa Roach
Crush
Sum 41
A Simple Plan
Limp Bizkit
The Eagles
The Vines
Coldplay(although I thought Clocks was decent)
Ice T
50 Cent
R Kelly
Cannibal Corpse
Megadeth
Slipknot
Bubblegum Boy/Girl Bands

[Sugar_Kane]

I can't stand:

Avril Lavigne
Pink
Justin Timberlake
Britney Spears
Christina Aguilera
Good Charlotte
Bowling For Soup
Limp Bizkit
Eminem
50 Cent

I've missed so many out but I can't think of them right now.

[Squid Vicious]

Lessee....

Artists:

Sky Sweetnam
Avril Lavigne
John Mayer
Pink
Eminem
50 Cent
Nelly
P. Diddy
Ja Rule
Usher
Justin Timberlake
Britney Spears
Kelly Clarkson
Mariah Carey
Beyonce Knowles
Michelle Branch
Shawn Desman
Vanilla Ice

Bands:

Insane Clown Posse
Good Charlotte
Simple Plan
Not By Choice
Sum 41
Creed
Nickelback
Limp Bizkit
Linkin Park
Slipknot
Crazy Town
New Kids on the Block
Cannibal Corpse
The Vines
Nirvana (That's right. Nirvana.)

[Corporal_Hicks]

Originally posted by Squid Vicious
Lessee....
Nirvana (That's right. Nirvana.)

Nothing wrong with hating Nirvana. I think they are very overrated and a far from the gods and prodigies people hail them as. Especially Cobain.

[Grebdron]

Originally posted by Corporal_Hicks
Nothing wrong with hating Nirvana. I think they are very overrated and a far from the gods and prodigies people hail them as. Especially Cobain.

Dave Grohl was the talent in Nirvana.

[Raymond Babbit]

H2O
Sex Pistols
The Monkees
Herman's Hermits
Backstreet Boys
N'Sync
Britney Spears
Misfits

[SubMethod]

Originally posted by Grebdron
Dave Grohl was the talent in Nirvana.

How true, how true. I've always thought that he was the best of the three. I would take Grohl playing a one man band a la Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins over Cobain or Nirvana anyday.

[Squid Vicious]

Originally posted by Grebdron
Dave Grohl was the talent in Nirvana.

Yeah, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic are both good. It's really all Cobain's fault.

[ANavissi500]

I want Train to stop making music, ASAP.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Nate6
And I generally have no problem with religious bands but these guys even deny they're a Christian band! I mean, what the fuck? "With Arms Wide Open"? "My Sacrifice"? "[Can You Take Me] Higher"? Who are these doofuses trying to fool? Ugh!

I respect yours and everyone else's opinions but there's something I need to point out here. As much as the band memebers are christian, not one song preaches or talks about christianity. Look:
-"With arms wide open" is a song written to Scott's son when he was born that celebrates the joy of life. It's a very happy and optimistic song but has nothing to do with christianity.
-"My Sacrifice" does say about christianity but only of you want to look at it that way, it talks mostly about refinding something lost, say a friend, a loved one or if you want to, religion. * see below.
-"Higher" is mistakenly referred to as 'heaven' but it has nothing to do with it. If you pay attention to the lyrics, you'll notice how it talks about Dreams and Dreams alone.

Other songs that could be taken as religious are "My own prison" and "Faceless Man" but none of these talks about it.

*. I just noticed, "My sacrifice" might mean about the time Scott refound his religion, since he had turned away from it before. But I mean, that would be something personal about himself and isn't encouraging anyone to be christian or preaching anything.

I say let them sing about whatever they want to. If I hate a band it's because of an attitude (namely Eminem) not because of what they talk about. That's something personal and that's the main objective of doing music, to project your feelings and I think Creed does that very well.

The people who hate Creed is always about the following:

-It's a Pearl Jam/Alice in Chains imitation. I say what about it? The music/voice sounds alike but I'm sure Scott Stapp didn't say "Oh, I like Eddie Vedder's voice, I think I'm going to carbon copy his vocal chords and keep them for myself". The lyrics (and music generally) are very different in my opinion, each sings what each thinks.
-Scott Stapp is a [insert something here] This is strange, people seem to say he's a hypocrite, that he is gay (which is utterly not true), he's a wussy, he's a whatever. Let him be for hisakes.
-Scott Stapp doesn't act like a rock singer. That's because he isn't one, he only sings what he feels and acts like he feels like acting. Not all rock stars win 'Best father' award. And what if he loves his son, and he doesn't beat his wife like other rockers do. Let him be himself, there's no reason he needs to be different. They say that he is 'supposed to be a rock star and likes leather pants and keeps his hair perfect. I ask, what about it? I think it's awesome that he doesn't carry the exact same look everyone else does.
-They are christians. So what? It's how he was raised and in what he believes. I am catholic...you look different at me now?
-He was drunk in one concert. Someone tell me if he was the first one to do this. He wasn't and if he was it's because he is in a very depressed and lonely state people should respect that, at least he showed up.

In fact, there is a neverending list of why people hate Creed and it's ok with me, everyone has their taste and I seem to like one of the most hated bands ever. I just wanted to post this because it's really what I think about the subject. Whew... *pants* *waits for poisoned darts*

:)

[piglet5]

the doors
kid rock
the white stripes
backstreet boys

[Rated R]

Originally posted by Grebdron
Dave Grohl was the talent in Nirvana. ]

Greb, you are wise beyond your years, heh and that's a LOT! Dave Grohl is definitely one of the more talented musicians working today! Look for his Probot record in a few months!

[Frank the Tank]

Megadeth, Smashing Pumpkins and Metallica are all mentioned before Hanson and Aaron fucking Carter. Also

Creed (After My Own Prison which I think is a very good album)
Deftones (Boring, Boring, and Boring. All of their songs sound the same that I heard. Korn gets alot of hate, but The Deftones get barely any and I've never known why.)
Pink Floyd (What BCV said is so true.)
Simple Plan
New Found Glory
Avril
Celine
Aqua
T.A.T.U.
All Boy Bands
Most of the bands from the 50's and 60's I can't get into at all. Zeppelin, Sabbath, and Hendrix are about all I like from that period.

[docholiday_13]

Who seriously knocks the Beatles? Like...SERIOUSLY!!!

They're the frickin' Beatles for Chrissakes!!! How could they ever be considered the Worst Band Ever?!






:confused: :confused: :confused:

[bowieee]

Originally posted by SubMethod

Bruce Springsteen

Ouch...... That took me by surprise.

[SubMethod]

Originally posted by bowieee
Ouch...... That took me by surprise.

Its not really that he's the worst per se, but I just can't listen to his music.

[Kastman]

Originally posted by Grebdron
Well, then you must be right.

Or not.

35 (next Saturday) and been a music junkie all my life.

Tool are THE best band playing right now.

Accept it.

You both have different opinions so there is no point going on aboutit in this thread...

accept it.


ph and to keep on track....


Linkin Park
Limp Bizkit
Missy Elliot
50 Cent
Coal Chamber
Midnight oil
Cold Chisel

[hail]

sum 41,-- the singers voice is so fuckin annoying!!!

[soundbomb81]

Too much Rap and RnB are clogging up the airwaves as well as processed pop, anaemic rock and pretentious dance tracks.

[Dead Parrott]

I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the bunch of talentless, tone-deaf noise polluters that go by the name of No Doubt. A band that couldn't write, sing, or play a decent song if their lives depended on it. As well as having the most annoying front person in rock history.

[ohsocrazy]

THE WHITE STRIPES
they have the least talent in a band i've ever said. Their music sucks, and there is no talent put into it. Other ones that suck are most of the new "punk" bands (Billy Talent, Fountains of Wayne, The Ataris, Good Charlotte) and the new rap,well pretty much all rap, exept for 80's rap.

[jeo4]

At last...a place to let it all fly. So who sucks to me?

John Lennon and Yoko Ono - How the fuck is this music? Yoko is one of the most talentless people I've ever had the displeasure of hearing. And people here are actually ripping on the Bealtes? This is the worst shit any of the four of them ever did, together or apart. Sorry, but it's true. Lennon must have been stoned 24/7.

N'Sync - or any boyband or derivative thereof. Proof that pre-teen and teen girls are devoid of taste.

Britney Spears is impossible to listen to. (See also: Jessica Simpson, Pink, Ashanti, etc.)

50 Cent - Noise (See also: P Diddy, Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Nelly, Missy Elliot, Lil Kim, 2 Live Crew, NWA...all unbearable. Took rap and ruined it.)

Cher - nuff said.

Eminem - Not so much an earsore, just annoying. He'd probably be funny if he weren't such an asshole about everything.

Michael Jackson - He was awful before his alleged boy-lovin', too. He hasn't made anything worth hearing since THRILLER. Even that was nothing special.

Cyndi Lauper - Never liked her, never will.

Madonna - Showing your tits and hangin out with other sexual deviants doesn't make you an artist. She is dreadful from day one. Her music isn't her only horrid accomplishment, but let's stick to the thread.

Celine Dion - UGH! Please, God...what did we do to deserve this?! We'll stop! We promise!

Barbra Streisand - See also: Celine Dion.

Phil Collins - I've heard worse, but he is rather irritating.

Peter Cetera - What happens when lead singers get big headed and think they're much better off without the band.

Roger Waters - Pink Floyd was okay. Roger Waters isn't.

How do people not mention Donny Osmond when posting here? Hell, the whole Osmond family is terrible. Hanson is rotten too. There are countless numbers of crappy acts I haven't even covered here. Yet I hear a lot of kick ass older acts (Beatles, Doors, Eagles, etc.) getting slammed. Maybe my age is showing.

[Tarman]

Creed,Nickelback,Default,50 Cent,Blink 182 and yes Good Charlote sucks so much.Theres alot more but these piss me off the most.

Tool does kick a bit of ass.

[Another Cliche Schmoe]

jesus me... why do you all hate coldplay so much? i think their first album is utterly amazing... they're refreshing music in a world full of simple plans and good charlottes...

and i knew grebdron was gonna knock green day, so i braced myself (although imo they are the best band EVER) :)

but, on my list...

blink182
simple plan
good charlotte
creed
slipknot
mudvayne
godsmack
josh kelley
CLAY AIKEN
justin timberlake
britney spears
saves the day
norah jones
madonna
liz phair
enya

[Grebdron]

Originally posted by Another Cliche Schmoe
and i knew grebdron was gonna knock green day, so i braced myself (although imo they are the best band EVER) :)

Sorry, ACS. I just calls 'em like I sees 'em.

I saw them live, sadly. Horrible experience.

[HeavyK]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
I respect yours and everyone else's opinions but there's something I need to point out here. As much as the band memebers are christian, not one song preaches or talks about christianity. Look:
-"With arms wide open" is a song written to Scott's son when he was born that celebrates the joy of life. It's a very happy and optimistic song but has nothing to do with christianity.
-"My Sacrifice" does say about christianity but only of you want to look at it that way, it talks mostly about refinding something lost, say a friend, a loved one or if you want to, religion. * see below.
-"Higher" is mistakenly referred to as 'heaven' but it has nothing to do with it. If you pay attention to the lyrics, you'll notice how it talks about Dreams and Dreams alone.

Other songs that could be taken as religious are "My own prison" and "Faceless Man" but none of these talks about it.

*. I just noticed, "My sacrifice" might mean about the time Scott refound his religion, since he had turned away from it before. But I mean, that would be something personal about himself and isn't encouraging anyone to be christian or preaching anything.

I say let them sing about whatever they want to. If I hate a band it's because of an attitude (namely Eminem) not because of what they talk about. That's something personal and that's the main objective of doing music, to project your feelings and I think Creed does that very well.

The people who hate Creed is always about the following:

-It's a Pearl Jam/Alice in Chains imitation. I say what about it? The music/voice sounds alike but I'm sure Scott Stapp didn't say "Oh, I like Eddie Vedder's voice, I think I'm going to carbon copy his vocal chords and keep them for myself". The lyrics (and music generally) are very different in my opinion, each sings what each thinks.
-Scott Stapp is a [insert something here] This is strange, people seem to say he's a hypocrite, that he is gay (which is utterly not true), he's a wussy, he's a whatever. Let him be for hisakes.
-Scott Stapp doesn't act like a rock singer. That's because he isn't one, he only sings what he feels and acts like he feels like acting. Not all rock stars win 'Best father' award. And what if he loves his son, and he doesn't beat his wife like other rockers do. Let him be himself, there's no reason he needs to be different. They say that he is 'supposed to be a rock star and likes leather pants and keeps his hair perfect. I ask, what about it? I think it's awesome that he doesn't carry the exact same look everyone else does.
-They are christians. So what? It's how he was raised and in what he believes. I am catholic...you look different at me now?
-He was drunk in one concert. Someone tell me if he was the first one to do this. He wasn't and if he was it's because he is in a very depressed and lonely state people should respect that, at least he showed up.

In fact, there is a neverending list of why people hate Creed and it's ok with me, everyone has their taste and I seem to like one of the most hated bands ever. I just wanted to post this because it's really what I think about the subject. Whew... *pants* *waits for poisoned darts*

:)

Thanks man that was a good post, very well put. And BTW, i like Creed.

Most hated bands:

Punk bands in general
Nelly - God, i hate that guy.
All female rappers - sorry but i can't stand them.
Linkin' Park - i liked them at first but now think they're extremely overrated.
Limp Bizkit - there first two albums were good but their third one totally destroyed the band, along with Fred's actions thereafter.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by HeavyK
Thanks man that was a good post, very well put. And BTW, i like Creed. Great! At least I won't get flamed alone. :)

[jeo4]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
Great! At least I won't get flamed alone. :)

I'm with you too. Creed pretty much kicks ass to me. It's really pathetic how some of the same people who are knocking them are fans of acts I outright loathe, i.e. talentless and tasteless, IMO.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Great! I always thought I was alone in the subject.