What are some of the worst musical groups ever, that were popular? There are a lot of over-rated or way too popular for their talent bands but most has a least 1 or 2 catchy songs. Example for me - Styx. Don’t like them but The song Mr Robot alone gets them off this list. Then there’s the bands that should be on this list. Ones that may have sold millions of records but every song is horrible in your view point, and many others as well.
I’ll start my list:
REO Speedwagon
Green Day
Offspring
I think Coldplay and Five Finger Death Punch miss this list by a hair.
By bands does that mean mostly Rock stuff, any southern rap, boy band pop shit whatever they play on the radio is all garbage. I just don’t even know who that is I just know it sucks.
If we’re in the rock world, Led Zeppelin or KISS and AC/DC. I think they’re overrated, I do respect what they did for Rock but I’m not putting them on. There are definitely I just don’t really keep bands I don’t like in my mental carousel
The recent discussion about pop stars you’d wanna bang could possibly add a few to this list. But the ones listed are mostly solo artists, so they don’t qualify.
I’d add Hole to this list - Courtney Love and her shit was kinda awful.
The Pussycat Dolls have awful music - as did the Spice Girls.
Looking back at Kiss and Motley Cru- and several other bands - and I can’t see why I enjoyed their music. The concerts were fun and they put on a good show.
Tool
System of a Down
Jefferson Starship/Airplane
ABBA (I have girls in high school - and I hate the person who created the Mama Mia movie with a passion!)
Even to rate a worst band, it really depends on the type of music you like because I do not like country music, so pretty much all country music bands and all boy bands are the worse for me but for the genre's I enjoy:
Bruce Springsteen, fucking piece of shit. Yeah his early stuff was pretty good music, but his whole regular guy, working man persona was a fraud. Since he "came out" as just another rich, liberal, sorry excuse for a human being, I can't listen to a single one of his songs.
I can't disagree with any single band put on this list. There are several that wouldn't be on my list but I understand the hatred for them.
Examples - as a kid in grade school I used to love the Red Hot Chili Peppers. their 2nd, 3rd and 4th albums I thought were fabulous but once they released Blood Sugar Sex Magik (their 5th) and then every girl in Jr High loved them, it was over for me. That's when Rick Ruban started producing them, and for every 1 good album Rick Ruban produces, he makes 10 bad ones.
2Pac - another example of someone whose albums had 2-3 banging songs, but they rest were so bad you couldn't even listen the entire way through. To add insult to injury, his crack head mom did a magnificent job of ruining every single track released after his death. Sampling 2Pac over a Bruce Hornsby beat? For real? Total insult to both artists.
Was never a fan of Metallica either, much rather listen to Megadeth.
If you are sent to hell, and they played music, it would be songs from all the bands listed in this thread.
all grunge bands except stone temple pilots, nirvana and soundgarden.
john mellencamp
nickleback
green day
supertramp
all songs with auto tune
grateful dead
the band
Oh Pink Floyd is the BIGGEST ONE I almost forgot that one, good call Warrior. I don’t get it at all. Guns n Roses hasn’t aged well with me either to be honest.
Haha Pearl Jam is one of my all time favorite bands
Nickelback is the obvious winner for the question.
Smashmouth is another band that had something like 3 #1 hits but feels like a novelty act.
I also don't get Grateful Dead unless you really have to be high as fuck to like it
How about a band that was made artificially bad - The Monkees! They used studio musicians even though the actor/musicians were all actually musicians. Don Kirshner deliberately had their characters play different instruments than the musicians' strong suit to keep them from playing live or on recordings.
Davy Jones was a pretty accomplished drummer. Mickey did not really play the drums and was more suited as a lead singer front man. Mike and Peter had their instruments reversed.
I don't understand the Bruce Springsteen love either. I've always hated his music and change channels whenever it comes on. I don't understand the Greatful Dead groupies but identify with one song. "I may be going to hell in a bucket, but at least I'm enjoying the ride". I also remember a line about pissing on someone's grave.
A band that gets less respect than they deserve is The Beach Boys. Their Pet Sounds album was way ahead of its time for production value.
I used to look down my nose at them until I saw them perform in Southern California in their heyday. A crowd of 30,000+ were on their feet dancing for the entire concert. I’ve never seen anything like it. Pure joy.
@Mark. My first concert was on new years eve 1980 at the Cow Palace in SF. I saw Blue Oyster Cult and Gamma with Montrose. Being young and dumb and full of cum, we were on the floor and worked our way as close as we could to the stage. I remember a hippie chick coming up behind me and humping my leg. She was doing that to anyone that would make out with her and let her closer to the stage.
Springsteen appeared at a time when disco was still hanging on. His sound was original and sort of the anti-disco music we all needed. For a few years there, he was god. He saved our rock and roll souls.
Then, he got stale and preachy. Happens to the best of us.
Mike, if you haven’t seen it, I strongly recommend the movie Almost Famous. It’s a great movie for those of us whose coming of age is tied to the golden age of rock concerts.
My favorite concert story of all time involves a couple who were arrested for fucking at an Arena concert in Des Moines. She told police it was okay because they were engaged. He told police he didn’t know her name.
Peter Gabriel Genesis sucked I don’t get it. Trying staying awake listening to that stuff. Meanwhile Phil Collins Genesis one of the greatest bands all time IMO
Love Green Day; REM, B-52's, Weezer, the Dead (ripple, St. Stephen), if you haven't seen a Kiss concert you won't get it,
Despised the Beach Boys, Stones not Beatles, Bruce Springsteen post 1985, Beyonce, Queen after their second album; aerosmith
First concert ever - Yes 1973, but earlier in 1971 I did see aerosmith play in the Wayland High School field House, and in 1976 got to watch Boston rehearse in a hotel ballroom.
I’ll take my list from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees:
ABBA
Bon Jovi
Chicago
Def Leppard (first 2 albums great, 3rd had some good songs, from 4th album onward is barf)
Janet Jackson
Kiss (a performance show, music is below meh)
Radiohead (musically good, but I just don’t get it)
Van Halen (everything after 1st album)
@skibum, I kinda hear ha on Queen post-2nd album. Queen II is my favorite of theirs, shame it’s unknown/ignored. But from Sheer Heart Attack through The Game, there’s good songs on all albums.
You'd have to be pretty ignorant of music to list the Beatles as over-rated. They are the greatest recording artists of all time. Now if you want to ding them on their live concerts (even though they actually played live well, given the circumstances), but that in know tarnishes their overall reputation.
@Goldmonger I gotta agree with the "top 25 most overrated bands" but take issue with Creedence Clearwater Revival and the Stones being overrated.
I'd put those two in my top 25 best.
Someone explain to me the hatred for Nickelback? They sell out venues and put on a great show?
that list was probably drawn up by some young hipster dipshit. seemed like at least 90% of that list were bands from the 70's and 80's. probably worships greta van fleet.
btw, i don't know anybody except one person that listens to dave matthews. i never got it. the guy filled up central park once.
Rattdog- I went to college in Virginia in the mid to late 90s. That was just when Dave Matthews Band was getting its start in the clubs in Charlottesville around the University of Virginia. Classmates of mine where already listening to them before anyone outside of Virginia knew who they were. As a result, I was already sick of them before they broke nationally.
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Maroon 5
Nickleback
Cold Play
Alice in Chains and Red Hot Chili peppers. Absolutely can't stand their sound
Coldplay is the worst.
R.E.M.
B-52s
U2.
Weezer
Radiohead
OASIS
Morrissey
LCD Soundsystem
If we’re in the rock world, Led Zeppelin or KISS and AC/DC. I think they’re overrated, I do respect what they did for Rock but I’m not putting them on. There are definitely I just don’t really keep bands I don’t like in my mental carousel
Green Day tho...so mediocre so bad
Kiss is not very musically talented. I saw them in concert and it is good entertainment, but that is in spite of their talent, not because of it.
38 Special from the 70's.
I’d add Hole to this list - Courtney Love and her shit was kinda awful.
The Pussycat Dolls have awful music - as did the Spice Girls.
Looking back at Kiss and Motley Cru- and several other bands - and I can’t see why I enjoyed their music. The concerts were fun and they put on a good show.
Tool
System of a Down
Jefferson Starship/Airplane
ABBA (I have girls in high school - and I hate the person who created the Mama Mia movie with a passion!)
Blink 182
REM
Smasihing Pumpkins
Tupac
Examples - as a kid in grade school I used to love the Red Hot Chili Peppers. their 2nd, 3rd and 4th albums I thought were fabulous but once they released Blood Sugar Sex Magik (their 5th) and then every girl in Jr High loved them, it was over for me. That's when Rick Ruban started producing them, and for every 1 good album Rick Ruban produces, he makes 10 bad ones.
2Pac - another example of someone whose albums had 2-3 banging songs, but they rest were so bad you couldn't even listen the entire way through. To add insult to injury, his crack head mom did a magnificent job of ruining every single track released after his death. Sampling 2Pac over a Bruce Hornsby beat? For real? Total insult to both artists.
Was never a fan of Metallica either, much rather listen to Megadeth.
If you are sent to hell, and they played music, it would be songs from all the bands listed in this thread.
john mellencamp
nickleback
green day
supertramp
all songs with auto tune
grateful dead
the band
The Beatles
Clubdude, I LOVE that avatar !
Phish
Tool
Nickleback
All boy bands except New Edition
Nickelback is the obvious winner for the question.
Smashmouth is another band that had something like 3 #1 hits but feels like a novelty act.
I also don't get Grateful Dead unless you really have to be high as fuck to like it
Foo Fighters
Papa Roach
Rolling Stones
Bon jovi
Examples A+B Jefferson Starship, Heart
Was Heart listed above? Well they sure should be!
“Ones that may have sold millions of records but every song is horrible in your view point,”
He wasn’t looking for bands that are simply over rated but bands that are so bad you can’t identify a single good song.
I understand what you are saying, and his persona isn’t aging well with me either.
I never understood why folks loved those Red Hot Crack Poppers. My view was I wasn’t doing enough drugs to enjoy their music.
What about Korn? I fucking love that band - but I can easily see how folks could not like them.
Worst bands ever?
No, just no.
^ this is crazy talk
and +1 to BOTH of winex's posts
Davy Jones was a pretty accomplished drummer. Mickey did not really play the drums and was more suited as a lead singer front man. Mike and Peter had their instruments reversed.
That was supposed to be Jimi Hendrix who opened for the Monkees.
If you know them live, the music brings back memories. If you’ve never seen them, the music is pretty Meh.
I used to look down my nose at them until I saw them perform in Southern California in their heyday. A crowd of 30,000+ were on their feet dancing for the entire concert. I’ve never seen anything like it. Pure joy.
Then, he got stale and preachy. Happens to the best of us.
Despised the Beach Boys, Stones not Beatles, Bruce Springsteen post 1985, Beyonce, Queen after their second album; aerosmith
First concert ever - Yes 1973, but earlier in 1971 I did see aerosmith play in the Wayland High School field House, and in 1976 got to watch Boston rehearse in a hotel ballroom.
ABBA
Bon Jovi
Chicago
Def Leppard (first 2 albums great, 3rd had some good songs, from 4th album onward is barf)
Janet Jackson
Kiss (a performance show, music is below meh)
Radiohead (musically good, but I just don’t get it)
Van Halen (everything after 1st album)
@skibum, I kinda hear ha on Queen post-2nd album. Queen II is my favorite of theirs, shame it’s unknown/ignored. But from Sheer Heart Attack through The Game, there’s good songs on all albums.
Kanye
Drake
Blink 182
...all more annoying than white noise or Lindsey Graham's southern drawl.
https://newarena.com/entertainment/the-2…
I'd put those two in my top 25 best.
Someone explain to me the hatred for Nickelback? They sell out venues and put on a great show?
btw, i don't know anybody except one person that listens to dave matthews. i never got it. the guy filled up central park once.