We did some digging around and this is what we came up with. That and a pair of testicles. Canadian rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. That along with the band (apart from the drummer) are just terrible musicians. August 9, 2013 Justin Hawkins, he of tight catsuits and rebellious teeth fame, really did headline the Reading and Leeds festivals with The Darkness. Don't even get us started on singer Bill's Native American headdress hair and his guitarist brother Tom who appears to dress in clothes an obese basketball player has given to him. Beth Ditto was and remains a goddess. Because their backstage altercations always boiled down to sibling rivalry. By marrying the two genres, brokeNCDYDE hit upon a hidden level of rubbish, a bonus round of tawdry shit. Avril Lavigne. Getting angry with the Pussycat Dolls is like getting angry with Bank of America or Walmart. "The Most Hated Band in the World" gave birth to the most obnoxious fans in the world, the Juggalos, who are virtually a gang at this point. But in practice, its a soulless, sappy ghost of the past. Towers Of London - Well where to start? It happened. Worst bit: The post-Coldplay minor key pianos, which were absolutely everywhere around 2005. We didnt see Chico coming. , 400px wide And there comes a point in Hey Baby when it threatens to never end. Worst bit: Its chipmunks singing about sex. We don't mean that in a good way. We know this now. Up until this point, it was fine to dig up a few musical memories while listening to an aging band play their radio hits, because the '90s were an awesome time for music, especially alternative rock, and therefore these nostalgia shows are relatively harmless. We know this now. While people seemed to have particular scorn for one particular late Nineties rap-rock band and one post-grunge band whose lead singer sounds a bit like Eddie Vedder, bands ranging from Smashing Pumpkins to the Goo Goo Dolls got votes. Lets not neglect how wonderful it was to witness a puffa jacket-wearing Dane Bowers singlehandedly stinking out Posh Spices big solo move. As of 2010, the Dave Matthews Band has sold over 30 million records worldwide. The problem is that Animal Collective are a special kind of unlistenable; their albums dont reward active engagement, but they dont make good background music, either. But she was briefly waylaid by evil, earnest-types Counting Crows when they convinced her to help slaughter a Joni Mitchell song. : When you become a parent, you tacitly sign up to watch an endless amount of childrens TV. What made it so bad: One happy clappy singalong of Hey Babys chorus is nice, harmless fun. These are the worst musicians of the 2000s. Nick, Joe and Kevin are met by hordes of screaming girls wherever they go, but they make us scream for altogether different reasons. 8. MORE INFO. But it also gave us some truly, unforgettably horrible songs. : The faux-cockney tone of Luke Concannons vocals, as he sings, . Their most recent album, Away from the World, was released in 2012, and also debuted at number one on the Billboard chart. As Spin magazine put it, they're like "Nickelback before there was Nickelback.". Web9. But their musical sensibilities are questionable; someone in the group seems to have decided that New Jack Swing was too subtle. What made made it so bad:Pop musics often simple and repetitive, and that is absolutely fine. Theres undoubtedly genuine musicianship behind this Seattle outfit, its just wholly unpalatable, lacking even the most basic hooks and melodies necessary to sustain most listeners. See also: Can an Intelligent Person Like Phish? The band's third record, Weathered, was released in 2001 with Mark Tremonti handling bass before the band disbanded in 2004 due to increasing tension between members. What made it so bad: Its earnest, self-indulgent pap of the highest order. WebTHE 2000S WAS a landmark decade for indie music, producing acts that are still huge today Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, to name but a few. (When, by the way, they'll still be terrible.). But then this happened. . Its original lineup consisted of Fred Durst (vocals), Wes Borland (guitars), Sam Rivers (bass), John Otto (drums) and DJ Lethal (turntables, samples and programming). However, at some point during all of this '90s hysteria, no one noticed that there was a change a-comin', and that change is one we'd all be better off without: the '00s. In practice, it is not. Make of that what you will. -Ben Westhoff, Touted as the originators of punk, the Sex Pistols were really just a third-rate Faces rip off with a low-rent Richard Hell on vocals. Nickelback. The Pigeon Detectives - In 2001 we got The Strokes, an impossibly cool band from New York who wore their jackets tight and their hair unkempt. Paul Cook and Steve Jones are great, but were held back by the larger-than-life personalities of Sid Vicious and John Lydon (or Rotten or whatever). Consider yourself lucky if you dont remember lyrics like Oh please Mr. President, will you lend me a future. Their hit Whats Up? meanwhile combines the worst of what Ani DiFranco and grunge had to offer, all of it dressed up in thrift store clothing that probably smelled funny. 11. Go on! Forget Chris Barrons scraggly beard; the real problem with the Spin Doctors is their enduring lightweight retro jam song legacy on crappy corporate radio. They probably think it's very clever and sticking it to the man, we just think it makes them look lazy. Oh, its another flash-in-the-pan indie band. -Jeff Weiss. Worst bit: When you stop to think about the number of people involved in the making of this song and its accompanying video. The band is composed of 9. Doug Peters / EMPICS Entertainment / EMPICS Entertainment. The Leeds lads started out as a promising prospect but with repetitive songs, unintelligent lyrics and a tenancy to start wet t-shirt competitions at their gigs people soon began to rightfully dislike The Pigeon Detectives. One lucky, FAMILY AFFAIR: INSIDE SNOOP DOGG AND HIS BOSS LADY, By continuing to use our site, you agree to our, Tommy Lasorda: Part Of 5 Freeway Honoring Former Dodger Manager, Newsom Ends 3-Year COVID-19 State of Emergency In California, Vanessa Bryant And L.A. 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Sitting somewhere between The Streets and Ocean Colour Scene, The Twang were hailed as the next big thing by the NME upon their emergence and topped numerous critics tips including a #2 spot in the influential BBC Sound of 2007 poll. And on closer inspection, Thoms debut is a nauseating hark back to the oh-so-glorious olden days, with several factual flaws, the most notable being that Johnny Rotten wouldnt be seen dead with flowers in his hair. Worst bit: The way the singer wears his hat in the video. Theres their reality show and various line-up shifts, of course, but the details of those are too depressing to go into. -Kai Flanders, What do white people have to complain about, George Carlin once posited. 7. If ever there proof that British pop music was in a dire state in the first half of the noughties then it's this. WebReaders Poll: The Ten Worst Bands of the Nineties 1. He probably likes Dane Cook. Limp Bizkit are a very easy band to hate, I do admit, however even if they are pretty much asking for the hate it is still undeserved. A collection of the worst bands to emerge and inflict woeful music upon us this decade. -Ben Westhoff, With the exception of the song Band On the Run which sounds like a forgotten White Album b-side and the bass breakdown on Live and Let Die, there are no greater offenders of 70s schlock than Wings. Hot body, rock the party / Give me some of that sugarland! Even their most well-known musical insult "Down With The Sickness" literally reenacts a mom's whipping of her child. Web5. blink-182 Perhaps not the worst of the '00s offenders as far as their musical quality goes, and Travis Barker is a fuckin' beast on the drums, but blink helped further that whole pop PA Archive / PA Images 13. Future generations will not look at Same Jeans as a masterpiece of composition. Following the formal departure of singer Linn in 2007, the band performed a series of concerts as a trio in Europe and Asia from 2007 through 2009, before Jenny revealed in November 2009 that she would be taking indefinite leave from the band to focus on her own solo career.Jonas and Ulf have since recruited two new female vocalists, Clara Hagman and Julia Williamson. Is it being prepared to do the wrong thing, whatever the price? For that, Fratellis, I can never forgive you. That may explain why a Spin Doctors song is a bit like herpes. Josh Homme might pop up and read a kids bedtime story every so often, but its a by-and-large mind-numbing existence. and RollingNews.ie unless otherwise stated. These include a fly on the wall TV show including totally not faked (raises eyebrows) scenes of the band fighting people in the streets and sending excrement to a writer who gave them a bad review. However, we aren't going to let them off the hook for being responsible for the birth of bands like Simple Plan and Panic! It's sort of like hating Jonah Lehrer, partially because, like Lehrer, Nickelbackplagiarizes itselfand somehow still has fans. Fleet Foxes, unfortunately, are more like Weetabix, a healthful, bowel-movement-inducing breakfast option that skimps on taste. Of course, white people arent like most listeners, and will tolerate almost anything theyre told is good for them; hence the groups popularity. We don't need any more to come trailin' on in behind them. News images provided by Press Association Need we go on? We don't mean that in a good way. WebIt's not that they're the worst bands ever, but the fact that they're so fucking boring makes them worse than some of the actual worst bands. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. The Killers came in hot with their 2005 album Hot Fuss . Enough with the nostalgia shows already. It's not that Lana Del Rey is bad, per se, it's that her music seems fraudulent when compared to the '60s-era musical acts she's invoking. All rights reserved. Who needs vocals when you've got auto-tune? Because nobody will stand for this ever again. Web10. WebChris Gerard of Metro Weekly ranked it as Duran Duran's worst album. And that one song is grand, and then it turns into Brimful of Asha. -Kai Flanders, Boring, tepid, rehashed classic rock with a thin veneer of alt. You may change your settings at any time but this may impact on the functionality of the site. Maybe, but if youve got Foreigner on the playlist, she wont be waiting for you. 8. Let me make this clear right now: if you're a fan of Post-Grunge, Nu Metal, or Pop Punk, we salute you. Nobodys done it since, and not because folk duo Nizlopi are boundary-pushing innovators. ' On the plus side, however, we do thoroughly back the legit bromance between Messrs. Kiedis and Flea. They released four studio albums between 1993 and 2002, which sold over 30 million copies worldwide. It happened. only way to stay in touch was a letter in the mail.. Metro Station - What do you do if Billy Ray Cyrus is your Dad and tween sensation Miley Cyrus is your sister? 1 One Direction One Direction (commonly abbreviated as 1D) were a British-Irish pop boy band based in London, composed of Niall We would have hoped that Whitley's split with Avril Lavigne, (the other Canadian rock star who just barely missed this list) would have inspired him to write some better songs of heartbreak? -Nicholas Pell, The Pussycat Dolls may seem like an easy target, but theyre actually a quite difficult one, considering theyre less band than brand. Report. Granted, they along with Green Day and Offspring actually did produce some pretty great music, and they certainly defined a niche that people responded to. works. He as a character is unforgettable, but the music of Razorlight? It was a novelty at the time, honest. Billboard ranked Creed as the 18th best artist of the 2000s. Another vaguely comedy hair metal band Hot Leg also incorporated glam rock into songs like 'Gay In The 80's' and 'Cocktails'. Luckily the band have split now with Justin Hawkins going on to try various ventures such as entering Eurovision (Beaten by the car crash that was Scooch). Theory of a Deadman Create an email alert based on the current article, This site uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. Though their leader Darius Rucker is black, Hootie could not be more vanilla. Comments. Worst bit: When she reminisces about how the only way to stay in touch was a letter in the mail. Banksy rang, he wants his money back. Nirvana's brief run ended following the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994, but various posthumous releases have been issued since, overseen by Novoselic, Grohl, and Cobain's widow Courtney Love. Interchangeable with Matchbox 20, but technically not Matchbox 20. American rock band that was formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, in 1991. Well, in this case the common rap happens to be true. If the Black Eyed Peas, the creators of nonsensical hits like "Boom Boom Pow" and "My Humps," qualify as music, then any kid with a Barbie Mix It Up DJ Turntable is Mozart. What made it so bad: That opening bassline kicks in and for a few sweet seconds you think youre listening to A Town Called Malice by The Jam. Houston's independent source of This pic just screams "Radio Disney." 10. Like actually, they aren't even a band anymore. Yo wat up, goes Alvin Chipmunk as the song kicks off. Justin Hawkins, he of tight catsuits and rebellious teeth fame, really 19. WebThe 15 most hated bands of the last 30 years Perhaps the only time you'll see Limp Bizkit, Lana Del Rey and Insane Clown Posse on the same list By Prachi Gupta Published With that in mind, you could actually claim that Crazy Frog was punk. No thanks. Content copyright Journal Media Ltd. 2023 Registered in Dublin, registration number: The worlds defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking whats new and whats next since 1952. They are currently recording their seventh studio album, Stampede of the Disco Elephants. What made it so bad: How did this happen? They subsequently obtained an American deal with global distribution via Roadrunner Records. WebHere are 20 of the worst: Sandi Thom, I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair), 2006 What made it so bad: Cast your mind back to 2006, when you had to ask He needs that sugar hit again, and again, and again. Worst bit: The rolling piano refrain is actually quite good, which throws the whole song into stark relief. The band achieved mainstream success with their second and third studio albums, Significant Other (1999) and Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000), although this success was marred by a series of controversies surrounding their performances at Woodstock '99 and the 2001 Big Day Out festival. Dave Matthews croons like Kermit with a hangover, for a presumed intended audience of trustafarians and frat bros bonding via hacky sack and horseshoes. WebHere they are: the absolute worst rock bands in history, ranked from the most awful bands to the kind of okay, but still pretty bad, by the Ranker community and real rock purists. What followed, however, was nothing short of disastrous. I don't think I need to remind everyone about how terrible frosted tips on whine-singing dudes were, right? Since its debut, the band has sold over 25 million records in the United States alone, and over 75 million records worldwide. And so stylish! , somehow sounding like hes never actually been sad in his entire life quite the achievement, in hindsight. Really, guys. . Admittedly the song is a cover of the 1975 song by the Ted Mulry Gang, and Hasselhoff, when hassled about the song, claimed his video was self-parody. We want to hear it. at the Disco, which makes this entire decade of music suck just a little bit harder than it did before. Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, American rock band that was formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, in 1991. In the last week, Rush and the Eagles have been reappraised and argued about on Salon. Worst bit: Its not even the worst Black Eyed Peas song. Happy Nation / The Sign is one of the best-selling debut albums of all time, and was certified nine times platinum in the United States. 7 and No. Here are 20 of the worst: : Cast your mind back to 2006, when you had to ask your parents to stop using the phone so you could connect to dial-up, and a time when webcams were a relatively new invention. This song is so wet that its given me swimmers ear, which makes the narrators self-regarding message stand by myself while I take over the world with my forgettable, dreary acoustic guitar song even more egregious. CUT MY KNIFE INTO PIZZA! But mainly because courting comparisons to the Beatles is always lame, no exceptions. Nothing gets worse. They wore suits and hats! at the Disco. In theory, that sounds kind of amazing. Hating Nickelback used to be cool, but it's so easy that it's kind of just a fact, now. Weve all happily hollered along to Dreaming Of You in Whelans or wherever else, but how many people would actually say theyre a fan of The Coral? He needs that sugar hit again, and again, and again. Probably the worst band musically of the decade this group of peroxide punks have gained notoriety for a series of publicity stunts. Its an instant fix, like downing a couple of fizzy drinks in one go. In all fairness though, they were responsible for some tunes. Sports 20 Worst Bands of the 2000s Stats Can you name the 20 Worst Bands? Them, and folks whose favorite book is The Da Vinci Code and favorite TV show is Two and a Half Men. In short:a song so inane and dumb that electroclash legend Peaches felt compelled to write a parodic riposte, the bracingly gross My Dumps. Top 20 Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre, What makes a terrible band? We'll give it to them, their biggest smash 'In Too Deep' wasn't that bad, but the group have been ploughing the same one-dimensional furrow for far too long now. Go-oes. To learn more see our, HATE TO SAY I TOLD YOU SOOOOOO *goal is scored*. Oh god, the song. WebThese are the worst musicians of the 2000s. Whats that coming over the hill? At least with those, you can sometimes get a laugh out of them. Quizzes; Events; Quiz Creation; Community; Videos; SporcleCon; Remove Ads; Sign In; Quiz Categories.