Just because they sold lots of records does not make them good. Example: McDonalds sells a ton of burgers but they are no good. They same with Brittany Spears she has sold tons of records but she blows.
I'm gonna have to point out the irony in someone using the word "milquetoast " on a sports BBS while calling someone else self absorbed.
Well, bully for you. Look back at my post and you will see I wasn't addressing you but subtomic. Um, sure - if you say so. But as you said up above, I don't like (Godsmack). Its that simple except I will actually give more of a reason than your "Because I said" which is that nu-metal is ****.
the eagles i totally agree with. i just cant stand them. the eagles suck. but......... sublime, 311, and DMB?? c'mon. those are 3 of my favorite bands. but i used to hate DMB until recently. to each his own i guess.... now SCI and Phish..... while i cant say i listen to either one of them, i have become somewhat of a "jam-band" fan. definitely like widespread panic and i've started to listen to a lot more dead (sorry Jeff). what can i say, man. and of course creed sucks.
I still don't understand why singing groups like backstreetboys and N Sync are considered to be 'bands'.
Creed- The absolute sorriest excuse for a rock band ever to breath. Scott Stapp sings as if he had marbles in his mouth and every riff sounds like we've heard it before. Did I mention his stupid, quasi-religious, Christ-like posing? Nirvana- They could barely play three chords and Kurt Cobain was a drug-addled disgrace both as a singer and a songwriter. They were not ground-breaking, but a rehashing of late 70's punk in flannel without the sense of humor. Yeech....... Air Supply- Need I say more? Nelson- Two twins who would make pretty girls front a band and their music is syrupier than a Vermont maple tree. Is that a recipe for disaster or what? Winger- Enter in one part cheesy riffs and another part stubbly-faced singer who is an embarassment to men nationwide. Their songs were abysmal and the sad part is that both the guitarist and drummer were both professionals, the axeman as a studio pro and the drummer as a percussion professor. And this band still licked balls? Matchbox 20- Open your mouth when you sing! Please!
Music is truly a "to each his own" world. Personally, I think U2 is one of the best bands ever. I like Blink 182 even though they are bubble gum punk, simply because their songs get me pumped up. I always thought Limp Bizkit was a joke, even though they did have a few good songs to listen to when you were pissed off about something. I could go on and on. Right now, I think the most annoying song out there is that "I Hate Everything About You" drivel--not Ugly Kid Joe, but the one that's been getting airplay every 28 minutes on the radio all winter long. Now if you want to hear some good rock, go listen to Molotov's first album. In my opinion it was one of the top ten albums of the 90's. Also, I'm with DCkid concerning AntiSonic and U2: wha???? and come again??????????
I can't believe the Eagles would even be mentioned as one of the WORST bands of all time. This thread is horribly mistitled. Just think of all the other trash that isn't quite as popular (or is as popular). I understand that there are people who aren't Eagles fans. Maybe this thread should be titled "Popular Bands That You Don't Like".
Still mad that I dissed 'D'yer Maker,' huh. Actually, I would be interested in seeing such a comparison. May I add that the Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream is Diet My Bloody Valentine? True Well, guess what I did the other night while working on a paper? I listened to Radiohead's Hail to the Thief and then to Coldplay's A Rush of Blood to the Head (my sister's copy of the CD). And the overwhelming feeling I got from the latter was "Wow, this is Radiohead with weak arrangements." BTW, I got an A on the paper, so I'd say I probably wasn't in a stupid frame of mind that night. What difference does the instrumentation make? What makes Coldplay sound like a Radiohead clone is their arrangements, not the instrumentation. The singer phrases his vocals so closely to Thom Yorke sometimes (he also rips off Bono as well) that he could probably be sued for copyright infringement. Furthermore (and this is the real reason I call them Diet Radiohead), the band attempts for (I agree) a Bends-like arrangement, but they fail utterly. Listen to Radiohead and one of the key things to their sound is melodic and raw sound counterpoint - there's melodies and noises flying all over the place that blend into a cohesive whole. Coldplay tries to do this, but rather than melodies (or cool noises) they just drone single notes on their instruments. It doesn't matter if they do this on acoustic, electric, or electronic instruments - the musical "information" is still the same. I'll agree that I should have mentioned all of the bands that you target here. In particular, Linkin Park is a terrible example of 90s "inner child" rock (boo-hoo, Daddy doesn't understand, girlfriend dumped you, life suck). BTW, RocketFan007 is perfectly entitled to respond to your post. If you want to carry on a 1-1 conversation regarding music, you can email me. But then don't post in the thread.
Please don't let this spiral downward into a "they aren't the worst! you suck!" thread. Music is wholly subjective...no matter what dimsie said.
Dexy's Midnight Runners The Carpenters Culture Club Simply Red Journey Milli Vanilli Dan Fogelberg Kenny Loggins Journey REO Speedwagon Bread Journey for starters
I agree! I mean, it's not like they've been selling tons of records for 25 years or anything. Wait a minute....
