The 50 Worst Artists In Music History
You can always count on Blender for some weekend fun! This time, we've got a blast from the past Shit List: the Sept. 2003 issue's countdown of the shittiest artists in history. We've got a few issues with it (Japan? Blind Melon? THE DOORS?), but things gel around the Top 4 or so. Head there for the justifications, read on for the list. Any acts who've emerged in the last three years (*cough* K-Fed) you would add? Maybe at #38?
50. Iron Butterfly
49. Toad The Wet Sprocket
48. Master P
47. Goo Goo Dolls
46. The Spin Doctors
45. Gipsy Kings
44. Manowar
43. Mike & The Mechanics
42. Rick Wakeman
41. Whitesnake
40. Blind Melon
39. Bob Geldof
38. [No #38 Listed!]
37. The Doors
36. 98 Degrees
35. Paul Oakenfold
34. Live
33. Japan
32. The Hooters
31. Arrested Development
30. Richard Marx
29. Skinny Puppy
28. Crash Test Dummies
27. Color Me Badd
26. Céline Dion
25. Jamiroquai
24. Bad English
23. Creed
22. Primus
21. The Alan Parsons Project
20. Howard Jones
19. Dan Fogelberg
18. Pat Boone
17. Benzino
16. Oingo Boingo
15. Yanni
14. Yngwie Malmsteen
13. Mick Jagger
12. Tin Machine
11. Latyoa Jackson
10. Air SupplyAir Supply may be a tough pill, but that's what makes Hair Supply all the more awesome. Also, someone should probably explain that whole "Primus sucks!" thing to them.
09. Lee Greenwood
08. Vanilla Ice
07. Asia
06. Kansas
05. Starship
04. Kenny G
03. Michael Bolton
02. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
01. Insane Clown Posse
Posted at 9:24 PM in Shit List
#37 the doors. nice.
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Primus shittier than Creed??!
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No MC Hammer?
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Japan? No way, how about Duran Duran who ripped Japan off big time?
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Wait... are you really recommending the new Gwen Stefani album? Wow. :-p
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What no Cranberries? Pablo Cruise? Wesley Willis (though he's okay for about three songs--rock over london, rock over chicago-and not that I would've ever told him in person, RIP). And no Right Said Fred? Jackyl? Rednex?!
And ughh, just wait till they hear Jesus Jones..
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i think they were just trying to be funny....
seriously. oingo boingo is a badass band and brought about the musical genius of danny elfman. hello, people!
rick wakeman? the keys player for yes? the guy who made a synth rock opera based on the life of henry VIII? yeah, that one - with the huge ass pipe organ mixed with bass synth stabs? freakin insane genius.
and speaking of insane genius, alan parsons is on this list, why?
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A world in where this list does not have creed as #1 is not a world in which i wish to live.
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no kidding mattshu. back home a dj once banned creed from playing during his time on the radio. it was great.
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I'm not seeing any Hootie and the Blowfish. I'm not sure I can go with that.
Maybe they wee #38, but that seems a little low.
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Well, the 3 minute version of In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida is actually pretty good, but it's probably the 15+ minute version of it that puts Iron Butterfly on the list.
Some of the others on the list are so obvious, it's almost pointless.
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Decent list. But a few issues: Celine Dion is only 26? She should be top (or bottom, depending on which way you look at it) 10. And where's Barbara Streisand? And The Doors? Do they mean 3 Doors Down? The biggest problem is Limp Bizkit's absence from the lst. They should be top 15 at worst, probably top 8.
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Limp Bizkit for sure. Not that he needs any kind of publicity (positive or negative), but K-Fed now has the lowest ranked album ever on Metacritic. Any of that Staind/Nickelback/post-post-grunge garbage.
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Awww come on. Jim Morrison is somewhat on the pretentious side, but the Doors are not that bad!
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Toad the Wet Sprocket? Okay, so they didn't reinvent the wheel, but goddamn, how many worse bands are there than them? Matchbox 20 for instance? Third Eye Blind? Limp Bizkit as listed above?
And they need their asses handed to them for putting Primus and Oingo Boingo on the list.
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BARENAKED LADIES!
Worst fucking music ever.
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The Doors? WTF?? I have always been a firm believer in Limp Bizkit being the all time worst band in the whole fucking world!!
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FYI, look what you get when you google worst band in the world...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=worst+band+in+the+world&btnG=Google+Search
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I pha-reeking love how Amazon.co.uk automatically links "The Worst Band In The World Today" with a list of the Black-Eyed Peas discography.
Made me so glad after this list slammed some of my proggy friends.
DwD
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Oh wow. I didn't know about that "worst band in the world" google search. That made my day.
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Creed should be #1, and Scott Stapp should be #2. And then Puddle Of Mudd should be #3.
(I have a shameful past. I come to this site for purification.)
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no crazytown?
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.... i wonder if these guys realize that putting THE DOORS on the list, is putting them as 'worse' than Los Del Rio....? yeah. the macarena. .. .. ..
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#40 the white stripes
Meg is like, the hottest drummer evehar! but so what. two people are not a band i guess?
#39 black eyed peas. go see them live, i freaking dare you!
#38 pixies. the singer was a fat pasty sweaty white dude. just like the fat pasty dudes who liked that shit. craaaaappp!
#7 culture club. the sonic equivalent of finding your dad in drag. yee-uuuk.
#3 kiss.
#2 guns n roses. the soundtrack for the guy who pumps my gas.
#1 helmet. never got it. never will.
the rest of the list is spot on.
MC hammer was good until he started dancing for chicken and doing that whole "Addams family" thing
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but what about Snow???
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My God... putting Blind Melon on that list completely blows my mind. R.I.P. Shannon Hoon... you're missed.
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I will concede that Paul Oakenfold's solo albums are weak to say the least. But give the man some credit for his DJ sets.
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i think i could make the same list and name 49 [not ICP] acts worse than those....
....
.. nickelback..
hinder.
..eddie murphy..
panic! at the disco....
chris gaines..
............lose del rio..
yoko ono... Fall Out Boy...
...my chemical romance...
John Tesch... (good god)
H.I.M. .... LIMP BIZKIT
linkin park..
.......the killers...
david hasselhoff.... milli vanilli..
rod stewart... kenny chesney..
THE DARKNESS...
.....
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Maybe 38 was saved for someone SPECIAL.
OK, sorry. That was bad.
And for the record, I fully approve of ICP as #1.
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wtf? let me address moi first. your list is almost ok, but you really blew it with the pixies. the pixies are awesome. i think most people who aren't retarded would agree with me on that one. say what you will about the white stripes, but jack white is a phenomenal guitar player. guns 'n' roses had one good lp, so their inclusion is ridiculous when there are so many other bands more deserving.
who? nickleback, puddle of mudd, staind, blink 182 (and all of their side projects), switchfoot, the killers, the bravery, oasis, pete doherty, john mayer, jack johnson, dave matthews, bob schneider, the all-american rejects, damien rice, panic! at the disco, the arctic monkeys, hootie & the blowfish, barenaked ladies, blues traveler, spin doctors, phish, james blunt, third day, matchbox 20, creed, limp biscuit, slipknot, maroon 5, lifehouse, train . . . yes, i had to look some of these up . . . bon jovi, poison, warrant, winger, slaughter, gin blossoms, edie brickell & new bohemians, kid rock, good charlotte, saves the day, alien ant farm, bowling for soup, deep blue something, third eye blind, sugar ray . . . my head hurts.
the worst thing about all these bands is that they are clogging the collective consciousness and preventing 100's of good bands from ever being heard. bands that you will never hear because you are either too stupid or lazy to dig deep and seek them out. idiots.
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Any "worst of list" that includes the doors sucks.
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People should be able to like whatever music they want without some self-important dunderhead bawling about it.
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ICP used to store their tour bus in the parking lot of the Denny's by my house growing up. Used to get drunk and pee on it, then eat a couple $1.99 grand slams. I want to be remembered for this.
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blind melon, pffft i like blender, but blind melon was one the greatest rock bands ever.
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I like how there's debate on so many of these bands, but none whatsoever on ICP. Goddamn they suck.
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emerson lake and palmer!
come on!
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer?! C'mon! Seriously?
Apparently whoever compiled this list doesn't understand "intelligent" rock.
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i can agree with most of these...but Oingo Boingo wasnt really that bad
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tin machine was not a bad band. I can't imagine disliking them more than any rap metal band.
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Dave Matthews Band should definitely be on that list. And Stereogum suggesting their greatest hits cd last week? WTF?
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Puddle of Mudd needs to be No. 1: I mean, when you liston to the lyrics, you can hear the very moment in 8th grade when they all dropped out.
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Counting Crows and Our Lady Peace. Both just shameful.
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bands that have no business being on that list:
1. Blind Melon - one of the greatest rock bands in the last 25 years.
2. Primus (amazing musicians, Sailing album was silly good, and they wrote the theme song to South Park!)
3. The Doors (classic - even though i'm not a big fan)
4. Arrested Development (c'mon! - classic hip hop)
5. Jamiroquai (first 2 records are great, even 2Pac sampled them)
#1 should be Creed, #2 Yanni, #3 Kenny G
puleeeez!
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bands that have no business being on that list:
1. Blind Melon - one of the greatest rock bands in the last 25 years.
2. Primus (amazing musicians, Sailing album was silly good, and they wrote the theme song to South Park!)
3. The Doors (classic - even though i'm not a big fan)
4. Arrested Development (c'mon! - classic hip hop)
5. Jamiroquai (first 2 records are great, even 2Pac sampled them)
#1 should be Creed, #2 Yanni, #3 Kenny G
puleeeez!
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Blender needs a full helping of "Soup"
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"listen" to the lyrics, I mean. Myself, I waited until the 10th.
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and a full glass of "Pork Soda".
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First of all, Kansas rules. Second of all, how is Nelson not on this list?
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First of all, Kansas rules. Second of all, how is Nelson not on the list?
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jesus, dave. just because you "dig deep" to find the weirdest shit out there doesn't mean you're better than anyone. clogging the collective consciousness? dude, that's the way pop music works. give me a fucking break.
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OINGO BOINGO?!?!?!?!?!?!
WTF, THEY -RULE-
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Pat Boone - either needs to be #1, or off the list.
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How come Kenny G is only listed ONCE ???!!!
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How come Kenny G is only listed ONCE ???!!!
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In 1996 a Dream Theater album gave me colorectal cancer.
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In 1996 I gleefully destroyed a Dream Theater cassette after having to listen to some of it.
Nickleback seriously needs to be on that list.
I'm surprised Puffy isn't in there, either, or that one DJ who releases his "remix" of songs which is just the same song with him shouting over it in random intervals, "Yo, it's 2004! DJ Jerkoff's remix!"
Also, I nominate Mr. Big, even if they were big in Japan.
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38. (tie)
ryan adams
phish
coldplay
sugar ray
kings of leon
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argh why is the doors on that list!?! they should be nowhere near that list!
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B Rock & the Bizz
Everyone needs to go out and (re)listen to "(Who that is?) My Baby Daddy" to understand why they belong there.
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Why isn't Clap Your Hands Say Yeah on this list?
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Dave, you're calling everyone else idiots. I think someone's projecting. While I generally agree with your list, I do have some objections: John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, and Damien Rice. Have you even listened to any of these artists beyond what's on the radio? On Mayer, I would have agreed with you until his last album. Maybe not that he was one of the worst artists ever, but that he wasn't living up to his potential. However, with his live album, "Try!" and his latest album he's finally taken the step to live up to his potential. And for the rest, you come off like a complete moron when you list every band/artist that's been on top 40 radio at any point in the last five years. Have you ever even listened to Dave Matthews Band? I'm guessing you haven't. They put on a great live show, probably better than most of the music you listen to. I will admit that two out of their last three albums sucked. But, Dave's solo album is actually pure gold.
For the record, I listen to those artists and still manage to dig deep for more obscure stuff to listen to.
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This list is crap. And I love how everyone comments on how other good bands should make the list just because they're more commercially sucessful. What....not emo enough? Not underground enough? In fact, no band that actually plays music (Primus, ELP, the Doors) should be listed when there's at least 50 other shitty boy bands, pop one-hit wonders, rap & hip-hop gangsta wanna-bees and mind-numbing country crap. The one exception might be Creed....they deserve to be on the list. Come on.
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Primus rules, so does Jamiroquai... Pretty much agree with everything else.
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evanescence.
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02. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
WHATWHATWHATTTT ?????
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The Doors suck. It's true.
Plus I kinda like Live. Or at least "Throwing Copper"...
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C'mon... they Gypsy Kings are amazing!
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Bob Seger gets my number one....that old time rock n roll song is the worst piece of shit i've ever heard.
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Bob Seger gets my number one....that old time rock n roll song is the worst piece of shit i've ever heard.
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Bob Seger gets my number one....that old time rock n roll song is the worst piece of shit i've ever heard.
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i gotta say tpo tsome idiot above that the white stripes are amazing and actually its mercy that they are and band and not jack whites solo career...
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wondering where nickelback and bon jovi are...
also linkin park and john mellencamp? where!?
i also object to kansas...
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Will no one come to Skinny Puppy's defense?
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the bands that the guys from blender are rawking out in should take 1-50, no contest.
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Hellooo....
HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH #38
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I would say The The or Sigur Ros ironically, but would fear the wrath of bloggers wishing to strangle me with their $350 scarves.
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...The Doors. Blender, you're going to hell.
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...The Doors. Blender, you're going to hell.
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Honestly, the only band that I'm upset to see included on this list is The Hooters.
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I almost wish Alien Sex Fiend had made this list, as much as I love them.
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Great list. Maybe when I show my wife, she won't make me listen to any Kenny G (No. 4) Christmas music this year. Not bloody likely!
AC
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Yngwie Malmsteen? Fuck you.
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The Doors thing...meh. The Doors might be #1 on the most overrated bands of all time, but they're definitely not one of the worst, that's just silliness.
Shawn -- I've listened to Dave Matthews Band a lot in the past...I agree they shouldn't be on the list, but they aren't quite as good as you are saying. Their live shows can be pretty good, but they can also be an excuse to stock up on No-Doz, not to mention the audiences are among the worst ever. And I think three of their last three albums have sucked, but you're right, his solo album wasn't completely terrible.
And Bob Seger, Adam? Uh, no. He didn't even write "Old Time Rock N Roll."
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No Nickelback, Our Lady Peace, Simple Plan, Barenaked Ladies, Snow, or BRYAN FUCKING ADAMS?
Really now...they went way too easy on us Canadians.
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There are a few on there that I disagree with but I can understand why they might be on there. But fucking Primus? Are they out of their minds? "Primus Sucks" was not meant to be taken literally.
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homos. what a asinine list. i think i have music from 80% of these artists. and they jam. people take themselves way too seriously. asia: heat of the moment = party starter.
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oh come on K-Fed should def be number one on this list! He's the shittiest arist of all time!!!
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oh come on K-Fed should def be number one on this list! He's the shittiest artist of all time!!!
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ICP isn't the worst band ever! Great Milenko is one of the best albums of the 90's. Fuck this stupid list! Hanson should be #1 with James Blunt #2 and KElly oSbourne #3!
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Ringo.
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stephen, my apologies. Turn the Page is the worst piece of shit i've ever heard
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and i'm not concerned if two other guys wrote it.....he made it popular...therefore, to the majority of the world, it IS Bob Seger song. geesh
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Wait a second...
where the hell is Hinder on this list??? The should be the entire worst ten...with Nickelback at 11.
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If the poll were taken in 2006, then the top 3 is slam dunk: Sufjan Stevens, Arcade Fire, The Decemberists. Fuck hyper-literature lyrics, pretentious instrumentation and fussy arrangements.
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i agree with the entirety of dave's list, all those bands are just annoying drivel, although i would add scissor sisters, the most annoying band on the earth. jake, you cannot be serious, arcade fire??????????????
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haha i can't believe journey or meat loaf haven't been mentioned yet
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Um... Can we switch out Manowar (great) for The Sex Pistols (terribly overrated). I'm still stinging from the after effects of the list that had them with the best punk album ever.
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hahaha! i like it that yngwie malmsteen is on #14! as a swede i can say that he also got one of the worst names. i almost love him because of this.
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They should have substituted 98 degrees for "boy bands". They were all terrible, and all the same. I guess pop sex kittens get a break because at least they were sex kittens.
My favorite comment:
“My Heart Will Go On” — which, if it had been played on the ship itself, would surely have made passengers leap to their doom long before the iceberg did its dastardly deed.
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bastro, i know rite?
and talk about adding to insult to injury... putting them one higher than richard marx!... wtf! i'm gonna go weep now and listen to Last Rights
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gipsy kings? Have they never seen big lebowski? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txifB6IPhtU
I would argue that the eagles are a worse band. Also, I nominate Hilary duff, if only for her changing the lyric in my generation to hope I don't die before I get old,which completely changes the meaning of the song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fch9dzTyWaY
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It's all about personal preference guys
In my opinion, Milli Vanilli would be on that list if I'd made it myself.
Even the songs done by the guys we didn't see made really shitty songs.
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It's all about personal preference guys
In my opinion, Milli Vanilli would be on that list if I'd made it myself.
Even the songs done by the guys we didn't see were really shitty.
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sorry it froze midway through me noticing my sentance structure mistake.
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good charlotte, taking back sunday, fall out boy and every single one of their carbon copies...
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I'm pretty sure they didn't include half the bands that deserve to be on there because those same bands are the ones that regularly grace the cover of Blender.
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Japan?????????? are you mad??? come on, give a listen to this song called Ghost and then, well, go and cry (because of your dumbassness!). This song is the weirdest song ever written, and one of the most beautiful aswell.
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THE DOORS?....JAMIROQUAI?....WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM?...THESE TWO GOLDPLATED ACTS ARE INCLUDED,BUT NO (SPEW) BRITTNEY SPEARS OR BON JOVI,GUNS N ROSES AND ALL THE OTHER BIG HAIR MOCK ROCK BANDS OF THE 80'S,OR ALL THE ENGLISHPUNK COPYING GRUNGE ARTISTS OF THE 9O'S,OR ALL THE WHINEY ASS WIGGLING GIRLIE ACTS OF NOW,OR ALL THE TUFF- IN YER FACE-ONE TON OF ATTITUDE- ONE OUNCE OF TALENT-PLASTIC SUPERMARKET MTV HIPHOP BRAINDEAD DRIVEL WE'RE FORCED TO LISTEN TO...BUT MICK JAGGER WAS A GOOD CALL!!??
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HEY,THE DOORS WERE AN OVERRATED AND BLOATED ACT AT WORST,AT BEST THEY DESERVEDLY EARNED A PLACE IN MUSIC HISTORY LINEAGE-ORIGINAL.
JAMIROQUAI IS A GREAT PISSTAKING FUNKSTER,A CLASS PARTY ACT,AT WORST A LOT OF HIS WORK SOUNDS THE SAME,AT BEST- "LITTLE L",HE'S UNIQUE..I RATE HIM ALONGSIDE BLACKEYED PEAS(WHO ARE WHAT?-INTELLIGENT HIPHOP FUSION?)
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Jack 7
Jamiroquai is not a him, it's a band or at least it once was. I know it isn't indie or hipster approved but traveling without moving is an amazing album. And the two that preceded it are also ace. Including Jamiroquai and the doors just shows how retarded this list is.
I agree on the whole boyband thing, if you include one of them they should all be on the list. And not including matchbox 20, john mellencamp, ja rule, good charlotte, simple plan, panic at the disco etc is just wrong.
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Japan were actually one of the best and most innovative bands of any decade. The fact that the reviewer singles out "Voices Raised in Welcome..." only shows that they know nothing about the group and probably just glanced at the back of Oil of Canvas to write their "review".
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I definitely think that Taking Back Sunday shouldn't be allowed to be associated with the word music. Also, Toby Keith needs to be near the top of the list, that courtesy of the red white and blue song is a monument to jingoistic bullshit.
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This list tops the list of all Sh!t lists - Jamiroquai blows away the majority of those no talent bands....what a joke - the stones belong on it - they sux!
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Where is Shakira? Ricky Martin? Twisted Sister? Justin Timberlake? ALL the mexican singers and bands??
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someone broke their caps lock key.
I love it how people get so uptight about lists. I have not read one list where I have agreed 100%. Everyone has different tastes, but we all love lists just so we can go "WHAT?! (insert band you love/hate/indifferent except for that one album) is (included/not included/ not included enough). EVERYONE IS A (homo/idiot/hipster/doesn't know music). GAWD!"
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blender sux
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I always get such a thril at seeing Insane Clown Posse get shit on. F-ing jugalos, WORST FAN BASE EVER !
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fuck u dude! ICP would wipe the floor with all your stuck up indie bullshit! gimme some twiztid & icp and i'll fucking eat some poon dickface!
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so, why the fuck is limp bizkit not #1?
and, uh, ahem.....remember stryper?
#2
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I know that selling records is a prerequisite to being on the list, but, as a booking agent/sound guy for a small venue, I can clearly see that they excluded many of the "rock/indie/punk/whatever" acts that are on tour. There are so many bands on the road that can barely make it through a 20-minute set... arg. It pains me just thinking about the crap that I have subjected myself to.
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I'm with everyone who voted for Limp Bizkit!
Any chance you could link to my new music site? I'm linked to yours.
Kip!
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whoever said pixies suck needs to be kicked in the head.....
where on the list is new kids on the block?
and forget hilary duff, what about haylie duff? absof***inlutely HORRIBLE. Menudo!!!!!!!! Gerardo??????? Crash Test Dummies!!!!!!!! The band that sings the friends song are single handedly responsible for the genre of horrible music. 4 Non Blondes??????? What's going on was the lamest song ever. Billy Ray Cyrus did traumatize country music for a while....all the wimpy, whiny acts are definitely missing (jewel, savage garden). what about winger or europe??????? lou bega made my ears bleed.....the band bros????? i could go on....i'm so upset by this list i had to drink myself into a wee stupor just to comment. Tag Team???????Big Mountain - he has no right to love any baby's way.
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and god, i forgot god's gift to depressed and horny middle aged women, JOHN FREAKIN TESH!!!!!!!!
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Where is EVANESENCE? Where is DAVE MATTHEWS?
Where is SUM 41?
Where is THE KILLERS?
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if everyone's got such a problem with someones personal music preference... you should all make your own lists
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I agree with most of these bands, but the Doors? WTF?
They're one of the greatest bands of all time, whether you like them or not
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Blender is the lamest publication ever known to man.
Mick Jagger is brilliant.
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Guys, you can't really get all that upset about this. That's what Blender does...they create useless lists of things to make everyone angry so they'll write a letter to the editor so the magazine can in turn mock those who write them. LETS END THE CYCLE.
Blender is a PG-13 Playboy made by men who are the mental equivalent of 13 year-old boys who need a PG-13 Playboy. It's like the Victoria Secret Catalogue suddenly including music reviews.
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Thats really dead on...
your good.
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If i'm not mistaken, scientists have done extensive research and studies and have concluded that Primus are emprically, objectively, and scientifically awesome. There is simply no argument against it. The band transcends all 'art is subjective' theories.
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the dude who said the pixies suck is spot on!
what is that crap? it's like all the arty rock people had a meeting to agree that THIS band is amazing! Bah, i cry!
miserable music for miserable people.
yea yea, your parents divorce was hell but let that crap go.
better music has been made by many people.
tag team anyone?
so when i go to hell, i will have two albums.
one is a ICP album, the other is a pixies album.
fuck.....
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Nickelback ftw
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How could Styx not make the list? I have problems making a top ten favorite songs list, but I can easily w/out pause say that "Babe" is my least favorite song of all time. All of the Hootie songs on the radio would right up there as well as all late 80's and 90's Bette Midler (Beaches soundtrack, especially). There's been a shit-ton of comments and so no one probably will read this, but for the record I have soft spot in my heart for Alan Parsons Project's "eye in the sky" and "time"--the rest of APP's catalog is worthless shit, but given that Itunes makes getting rid of bad songs so easily, it doesn't seem fair to put any band on the list that has at least one good song. And where's Eagle Eye Cherry--I bought that album and returned it w/in the day I bought it. I would agree Dave Matthews Band fans were some of the most annoying and the latter albums extremely mediocre but I would listen to "Under the table and dreaming" anyday over a lot of so-called best albums of all time. I love Can and Pere Ubu albums, but those albums weird out most people (my friends and wife included)...so I'm not throwing out my Toad the Wet Sprocket or white stripes albums just yet.
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I'm sorry, but oingo boingo is awesome
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Mariah Carey.
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so many missed opportunities...
where the fark is billy ray cyrus?? milli vanilli?? bros??? wham!!!! they're puke-tastic!
limp biskit are top ten material, easy. and korn and linkin park should be there... how did 'nu-metal' get off so lightly???
black eyed peas are top twenty on the strength of "my humps" alone (official worst song in the history of all music).
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Blind Melon is incredibly underrated and should be nowhere near this list. Creed should be tied with ICP, but the top ten is solid.
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Band that does not belong on the list:
TIN MACHINE
And for them to bag on Oy Vey Baby, grrr..
Frankly, I'm shocked to see that anyone remembers the good 'ol Tin Machiners. And if you've exhausted your study of Bowie in recent years, have a listen...they were well ahead of their time.
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What the hell? Someone actually suggested that THE PIXIES should be on a worst band ever list? What the fuck is wrong with you? My god.
Jeez...... there's enough fodder for a thesis-length post from just about everyone, but what's the point? :-)
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"Bob Seger gets my number one....that old time rock n roll song is the worst piece of shit i've ever heard."
Bob Seger fucking owns you. Old Time Rock and Roll is an awesome song.
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And having ELP and The Doors on that list is a sin.
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Dude, this list is so obviously biased its ridiculus.
I'm personally not a fan of Insane Clown Posse, but I can't deny that they understand how to make a song.
The fact that the doors is on there just shows that Blender is trying to make some kind of statement, and I reject it completley. They can take their in crowd and f*ck off.
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How about my vote for #1, The Offspring!
And maybe some honorable mention for Concrete Blonde and Everclear?
The late 90s were f'ing BRUTAL!
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yeah, the doors suck, but not as bad as toad. fifty would have been a better position.
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c'mon, flaming on corporate rock, pop-pablum and shitty rap is easy.
bash the "oh so important" indies.
like U.S. Maple. "Deconstructionist rock?" Fuckers got booed at a Pavement show...in N.Y. Not some podunk shitkicker town...N.Y.C.
I would rather hear the death rattle of my only child...
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these are definitely missing.....
death cab for cutie
motley crue
mettalica
doobie brothers
kiss
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How can you possibly make a list like this without including Journey? I can't think of any rationale as to why Steve Perry and crew escaped the humiliation of being mentioned.
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Matisyahu.
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"somdone should explain the whole 'Primus sucks' things to them," God, you're a homo. Stereogum really is the Zach Braff of blogs.
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I'm very glad to see both The Doors and Oingo Boingo up there, they definitely deserve a spot on the list. I agree that Dave Matthews Band should be in there somewhere. Also, Sublime.
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Nu-uh! I think THIS band should be on that list instead of THAT band! Goddamit, lists other people compile never perfectly match my preference!!!! AHHHHH!!! ANGER!
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oingo boingo..... please... i find this offending. The doors are supposed to be more artistic than musical, and youre not supposed to listen to them unless youre on drugs really.
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Hold on... "rygun"'s list should replace stereogum's he's on the right track
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My Suggestions:
TESLA
Matchbox 20
Peter Cetera
Andrew WK
Everclear
Hehe... 30 Seconds to Mars
We are missing a great deal of 80's bands, people!
I have a soft spot for the Crash Test Dummies so I am unable to judge their crappiness or whether they deserve to be on this list or not!
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Great Post. Check out http://asaltysalute.blogspot.com/
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jamiroquai rules, wtf is up with this list.
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what did dan fogelberg ever do to anyone!?
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jesus jones
emf
gnr
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Jamiroquai fucking rules.
What, no love for Paris Hilton's solo album? I'd rate that even lower than K-Fed.
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Cobra Starship
James Blunt
Brand New
CRAZY FROG
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where's gwar?
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the doors so do not belong... and mick jagger shittier than creed? not possible. creed should be much higher up.
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Ummmm....this list is from 2003. So why post about all these newer artists and their new songs? We get your point. "This band sucks but this one doesn't." Blah, blah, blah. Shut the hell up. I'm even more sick of all the pretentious assholes who think that if they brag about their profound knowledge of some obscure, shitty indie artists (and almost all of them are shitty), that somehow, some way, we will believe that you are a god of musical insight. You're not. You just like shitty music. Period. I now have to ban myself from ever posting on this site again. Thanks for ruining it completely.
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umm, hello, Wilson Phillips?!
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I cannot believe I live in a world where people are defending the likes of Live. C'mon, fucking LIVE. That guy practically has "toonce" tatooed on his forehead.
Seriously. Someone thinks the Doors suck but LIVE is acceptable?
The Doors shouldn't be on that list. True, the Doors are uncool. No one wins any indie cred or flexes any socioeconomic class perogatives by listening to or talking about listening to The Doors. But being uncool does not put you in the category of people like Creed. At the very least, everyone seems to agree on Creed. However, it fucking terrifies me how few people are willing to come around to the fact that 90s rock such as Live and Blind Melon was AWFUL. FUCKING AWFUL. I'm sad to have lived through that decade. Definitely the worst for pop music ever.
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i hate this list! it's so wrong... i mean Arrested Development is such a great band...
PS: VISIT MY PAGE PEOPLE!!!
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Tin Machine? That's just lazy. Everyone was just so used to disliking Bowie's musical output in the 80s that they weren't ready for this. Putting that band together was a great move for Bowie. And Japan? Hearing 'Visions of China' was a defining moment in my musical evolution.
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God's favorite, Amy Grant
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no love for oingo boingo i guess! they're a fun band to listen to!!!
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Ummm - Barbara Streisand, anyone?
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How the fuck can you put THE DOORS on the worst list?! The Doors are one of the best mother fucking bands EVER and Jim Morrison is the best mother fucker ever!
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The Doors? Oh my gawd. The Doors do not deserve to be on this list. They're a great band. If you don't like Jim Morrison b/c he was a ego-centric, then that's your problem, but their music was and still is great.
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I am so freaking happy the doors made that list! Jim Morrison as "The American Poet" - give me a fucking break, a stoned ex-jock from SoCal singing about the dumbest shit I've ever heard. And Ray Manzerick! Master of the psychadelic church organ solo. Wonderful.
How about Jefferson Airplane, the Disco Bisquits, Moe, and Europe for nominations?
And whoever said The Pixies suck without a doubt knows nothing about music.
Cheers to the Puddle of Mudd/Limp Bizkit nominations
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I can't believe those people actually attached their names to that article. What a terrible, terrible list. It should be called the list of "Bands to Say You Hate to Sound Cool."
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I wouldn't put too much stock into that list. Looks like Blender's got a short-term memory. Three years later, they gave The Doors' 40th anniversary box set five stars and highlighted "The Soft Parade," which was on their worst album, according to the list.
http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=4323
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Emerson, Lake and Palmer sucked, but Emerson, Lake and Powell was fucking AWESOME!
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That list sucked!
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I agree with the limp bizkit comments, some of the worst shit in the world was produced by that band.
However, I'm really fucking tired of reading comments asking why the Killers aren't on the list ? Are you fucking kidding me? There are far worse bands and indie cred doesn't make them good (clap your hands say WAH or tapes n' tapes) also, that douchebag who was married to britney spears should be on the list, top 10 easy.
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This list sucks.
Emerson Lake and Palmer rule
So do Wakeman and Jagger
You're a little shit.
Why isn't Bruce Springsteen on the list
Or Beck
Or Black eye peas
or Madonna
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Not a bad attempt.
Here are some forgotten gems:
1.The Outfield
2.The Escape Club
3.Giant
4.Sheriff
5.Alias
6.Johnny Hates Jazz
7.Go West
8.Glass Tiger
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To answer that question above, Madonna isn't on the list because she's at the top of the "Best" one where she BELONGS.
Also, doesn't the Michael Bolton part seem a little bit mean? Not my cup of tea but for what he's trying to do (to everyone's mom) he's pulling it off quite well.
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The hell? There's something definitely wrong with this list. The Doors? I'm not exactly the most avid fan of them, but COME ON. At the very least, their music was an integral part of Apocalypse Now, setting the whole vibe of the era. Howard Jones? I like Howard Jones! And Oingo Boingo!?! What is wrong with these people? There are scores of terrible pop and emo bands they could have used. This list sucks, and so does Blender.
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Some other humble suggestions:
Korn
Train ("Drops of Jupiter"--ye Gods)
The Mickey Mouse Club (not an actual band, but is responsible for the rise of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and that annoying actress from 'Felicity')
Lynryd Skynrd
Blink 182
Bran Van 3000
Aqua/Ace of Base (tie)
Kevin Federline
Molly Hatchet
Phish
Guster
(I was actually pleased to see both Primus and Jamiroquai on there...so awful...)
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the doors, emerson lake and palmer, and iron butterfly do not suck, whoever made this needs to stick their foor up their ass and think again
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the doors, emerson lake and palmer, and iron butterfly do not suck, whoever made this needs to stick their foor up their ass and think again
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the doors, emerson lake and palmer, and iron butterfly do not suck, whoever made this needs to stick their foor up their ass and think again
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Did you know that by sharping the fifth, you can change a major scale into a bebop scale? Also, my cat doesn't like Patti Smith. My cat has terrible taste in music.
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Did you know that by sharping the fifth, you can change a major scale into a bebop scale? Also, my cat doesn't like Patti Smith. My cat has terrible taste in music.
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The Doors.... I know I'm another Crazed Morrison obsessed jackass. The Doors are easily one on the Greatest bands ever. burn in Hell
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Chris, u are the DUMMEST dumass on the planet earth! U are so wrong and yes I feel as if I am supposed to inform u that u are right about 1 thing the name "MyChemicalRomance" is NOT and will never be dum or stoupid like u!!! So 'Chris', I dont care who u are or how important u may be but,NEVER SAY ANY! THING BAD ABOUT MYCHEMICALROMANCE OR I PERSONIALY WILL HUNT U DOWN AND "HURT" U!!!!!
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So they're saying that the Doors are worse than Lou Bega, Nsync, Mandy Moore, New Kids on the block, Milli Vanilli, Limp Biskit, Criss Cross? Bullshit! Ray Manzeik (spelling?) was a great on the Keys, the Doors were the darker side to california's 60's flower power. Without the Doors we wouldnt Have the Same Iggy Pop, without the same Iggy Pop we dont have the same 70's NYC punk scene..
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So they're saying that the Doors are worse than Lou Bega, Nsync, Mandy Moore, New Kids on the block, Milli Vanilli, Limp Biskit, Criss Cross? Bullshit! Ray Manzeik (spelling?) was a great on the Keys, the Doors were the darker side to california's 60's flower power. Without the Doors we wouldnt Have the Same Iggy Pop, without the same Iggy Pop we dont have the same 70's NYC punk scene..
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wait the Doors, blind melon, primus does get annoying but they aren't that bad, live had one good album. And iron butterfly they were ok.
Artists to replace them 50. los del rio
40. hinder for the weakest power ballad ever
38. (to take up missing spot)fall out boy for most annoying
37. nickelback one of the most boring
34.limp bizkit most retarded name
22.panic at the disco see limp bizkit and fall out boy
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ICP IS THE SHIT AND SO IS JAMIROQUAI FUCK BLENDER YOU CAN SUCK MY DICK!!!
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Where is Dave Matthews Band on this list?
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what an idiot, can you sale out shows have 10,000 people show up nope ICp is the shit
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OK YOU KNOW WHAT FUCK ALL YOU WHO HATE ON ICP AND ANY PSYCHOPATHIC. THEY ARE GOOD AND YOU KNOW IT SO TO ALL THE HATEAZ I HAVE ONLY 2 THINGS TO SAY TO YALL ..FUCKOFF MUTHAFACKOS.AND TO ALL THOSE WHO LOVE ICP MMFWCL 2 ALL MY JUGGALOS,AND,JUGGALETTE,S,WHO0P-WHO0P. MUCH FAM LOVE N RESPECT.
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Whom ever compiled this list obviously don't know Shit about music.To put Emerson Lake and Palmer on here just demonstrates how little you really know about music.Your attention span and I.Q. is too small to understand the complexities of ELP.If you truly knew anything about music then you then you'd know that all three are the MOST Talented musicians EVER!. Go listen Lifehouse you moron! Signed,One Pissed-Off ELP fan.
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