Worst Commercially Successful Band Ever?

Oh, don't get me started!! Okay, here's 3 of my least favorite successful bands:

Kiss
Linkin Park
Jefferson Starship

Those are all solid entries rockstar. How many REO songs are in your set list? Lol

One of the ones I could never enjoy - Duran Duran. They were big in the 80’s - when MTV took off.

Also, I never got into Queen. I know they were huge - but I was never a fan of their songs.

I’m sure there will be lots more.

As far as current artists - I don’t get how Nicki Minaj is so popular. I’m also not a fan of Kelly Clarkson.

Shailynn, my current band is 100% originals, so the answer is ZERO.

Green Day, Rage Against the Machine, Black Eyed Peas, Dave Matthews Band

Oasis. Apart from "Don't look back in anger" the rest was dross.

Another vote for "Kiss" as the worst band off all time. Idiotic costumes, lyrics, and mindless screaming. Basically white noise. I'd rather listen to fingernails dragging on a chalkboard.

How about Milli Vanilli? The worst act that never was!

Easy target, but this question asks for easy targets: Nickleback. I also add Nirvana although I know that homo HughGRection will go ballistic over that.

I never liked Kiss either.

Never understood what the attraction was for that band.

But I have heard Gene Simmons interviewed a few times and he seems like an intelligent guy.
He sure knew how to market that band, I’ll give him that.

Worst EVER? In all the history of mankind? The Beatles. Completely overrated. Utterly devoid of any exceptional talent. Stupendous mediocrity. That anyone still talks about them boggles the mind.

JUSTIN BIEBER!

So you don't like the Beatles, SJG ?
Typical coming from our diseased moron. They were very talented, you idiot. I agree that Nicki Minaj is unexceptional.

I personally thought Nickelback actually has a song or two I can stand.

Who ever sang Milli Vanilli could actually sing.

I like Queen but man that had a TON of bad songs as well. Practically everything they released in the 80s sucked.

How about ANY rapper that Juice has EVER posted a YouTube link to on here, but then again none of those guys are platinum artists.

the beatles and nirvana being mentioned in this topic makes no sense to me...

shailynn: "Who ever sang Milli Vanilli could actually sing. "

V true! A shame they don't play those songs as much because of the disillusionment to some. They still sound as good, IMO.

You all named three of my favorites: KISS, REO, and Queen.

My generation loved to hate on the commercial success of the Disco artists, whose music we said we loathed: Bee gees, KC and the sunshine band, for example

@GoVikings
I don't get it either along with many of the other choices. Overrated? Sure. Worst band/artist ever but still made a ton of money? WTF. I was expecting stuff more like Katy Perry or Backstreet Boys or some talentless collection of successfully marketed and halfway well produced crap.

Disco rules! Its haters suck!

@joc13
Yeah, Queen had 4 talented songwriters (rare for a band) and spanned multiple decades and genres so i thought that had something for everyone, but i guess not...

I always looked at Backstreet Boys and their offshoots like Justin Beiber as mostly satire. Same with Britney Spears.

Limp Bizkit the all time top of the shit bands.


Nickelback, Kiss, Disturbed, get honorable mentions.

Adele is the queen of this thread. She sings flat, she forgets her own lyrics, yet she still has a huge fan base and Grammys for days. A horrible talent laughing all the way to the bank.

Disturbed had one of the greatest albums of all time! But I can see how their music is not for everyone.

Also, as much as I have no respect for NKOTB, N'sync, Bieber, or the backstreet Boys, I do recognize the successful marketing campaign that sold their sex appeal to their target audience. Combine that with professionally written songs devoid of any intellectual or philosophical complexities, and you have a commercial success that can make you a shit-ton of money. I don't see that from the Beatles. Four shaggy Brits with three guitars and drums. No talent, but they are one of the biggest bands of all time. The tools I mentioned earlier don't hold a candle to their success. That is why I chose them.

^^^^ winner!

Green Day was, is and always will be exceptional. Dookie is one of the 5 best albums of all time. Overrated? The Doors; Jimi Hendrix; Fleetwood Mac.

Katy Perry is one of the dumbest sluts alive, but I'd shoot a world leader to play with her tits.

Genesis post-Abacab
Beastie Boys
Journey post-Rolie

U2 has some good stuff but massively overrated

Bon Jovi
Celine Dion
hot as fuck Shania Twain

I agree with gammanu95 about Katy Perry - especially her tits!

I thought Shania Twain was hot as fuck - but she looks rough now. It’s like they hired an impersonater to promote her new music.

U2 was good (great) up through Joshua Tree, maybe a few songs on Rattle and Humble. Should have quit at their peak. After that it was all lame, highly unfunny self-parody.

I nominate the Turtles, a late 1960s band, known for their terrible lyrics, as illustrated by the chorus from one of their hits, Elenore:
Elenore gee I think you're swell
And you really do me well
You're my pride and joy et cetera
Elenore can I take the time
To ask you to speak your mind
Tell me that you love me better

While speaking of awful lyrics, I would also nominate The National-- even a rich bass voice and good orchestration can't overcome their lyrics. See lyrics from Terrible Love on the High Violet album.

It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
This quiet company
This quiet company
It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
This quiet company
This quiet company
This quiet company

Anybody that thinks the Beatle isn’t one of the most commercially as well as artistic successful is an idiot. I do mean stupid dumber than a rock.

The Cars, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Coldplay,

Interesting - I think all bands above are “decent.” Not good but all have had multiple catchy radio friendly hits. Not good, but no bad either.

All good music for shitting at McD's

Push em out, shove em out waaaay out...

Wow -- I *love* most of the bands listed above, especially the Beatles, the Doors, Queen, Metallica, U2, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, and Coldplay. I even like Green Day, Rage Against the Machine, Disturbed, and Oasis. And I love Adele's songs as long she never speaks! Furthermore, I, too, would "shoot a world leader to play with her tits." LOL

I'll tell you some overrated but highly successful bands:
NKOTB, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, 98 Degrees, etc. (you get the idea)
Justin Bieber
Nickelback and Hinder

Here's MY deal. I'm not a band person. I'm a song person. Also basically metal. That said, according to your criteria just about all the songs I enjoy might be considered performed by the "...worst successful bands/musicians/artists ever...".

The one exception would be many great groups, bands, solos, from the '40s and '50s. Certainly, few here are able to say they grew up in that time frame when rock & roll was invented!

Oh, forgot one thing. MANY MANY of those that others mention, well I have no idea who they are. I would imagine that is easily explained by the fact that about all I listen to these days are favorites that I've collected over the years. Those, I never tire of.

3 is a small number but i'll take a shot.
REM, SUPERTRAMP and PEARL JAM

oh god REM. lead singer absolutely sucks dick. terrible singer too.

I was never crazy about Spice Girls like most people I know are.

Beyonce is overrated in my mind. As a singer, that is.

@yahtzee
i think he actually is bisexual...

There's some fighting words from some of you guys though...

^ Kelly Rowland >>> Beyonce in terms of looks and voice

That's easy - Beiber

Journey!!! Yes, how could I have not mentioned them

I thought of two more this morning -
Demi Lovato
System of a Down