Comments. It's sort of like hating Jonah Lehrer, partially because, like Lehrer, Nickelbackplagiarizes itselfand somehow still has fans. What were saying is: One Night Only are directly responsible for Thats What Makes You Beautiful, a 2011 song were inclined to erroneously include in this list just in order to give it a kicking. 10. . This song isnt really so bad in of itself its more the fact that it introduced the trend of over-produced pop guff purporting to be massive indie bangers. In a musical genre already dominated by the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, Nick Lachey's ersatz boy band never really had a chance. An Honest Mistake is OK for what it is, which is a blatant attempt by a record label at emulating the success of The Killers. The worlds defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking whats new and whats next since 1952. PA Archive / PA Images / PA Images. 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. Despite the enormous commercial success of Middle of Nowhere, the band suffered from the merger that eliminated their label, Mercury Records. I was born too late into a world that doesnt care, she sings, dreaming of a time when music really mattered (vom), when accountants didnt have control / And when media couldnt buy your soul. Real music didnt win, on this occasion. 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). Then theres the fact that drummer Neil Peart generally consents only to speak to the drum press, a pantheon that includes in its entirety Modern Drummer and Not So Modern Drummer, if were not mistaken. Hot Leg - A second appearance here for Justin Hawkins (formerly of The Darkness). 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. Why take our chances? Theres their reality show and various line-up shifts, of course, but the details of those are too depressing to go into. He probably likes Dane Cook. Because Liam Gallagher only plays tambourine and possesses the single most nasal voice in pop. The sex rhymes on Bloodsugarsexmagik would be forgettable if they werent so awful She stuck my butt with her big black stick / I said Whats up? Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, That's right, the '00s. The uber successful act are so clean cut they make Cliff Richard look like Marilyn Manson. Last years Super Bowl halftime show where they sung out of sync and trampled Sweet Child O Mine made Madonnas version look brilliant. Because nobody will stand for this ever again. 15 3 Doors Down In the early '00s, this rock band Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. What made it so bad: That lumpen power chord riff is bad enough, but when the lead guitar does nothing more than imitate it, it becomes all too clear that were looking at a music hate crime. The band now records under its own label, 3CG Records. Juke Box Hero is no Pinball Wizard; I Want To Know What Love Is will make you wish you didnt; Feels Like The First Time will hopefully be your last; Head Games is not about oral sex; Urgent is not that; Hot Blooded,Double Vision and Cold As Ice will send you to the doctor. Its sexual politics are questionable at best Fergie sings about shaking her moneymakers to get ahead in life and the song relies on fairly pitiful rhymes (They say Im really sexy /The boys they wanna sex me) to make its dubious point. Worst bit: The lyric: Hey there, Delilah, you be good and dont you miss me / Two more years and youll be done with school / And Ill making history like I do. Oh, you sweet, deluded fool. But wasnt this good? The new line-up released The Golden Ratio in September 2010. Tremonti, Phillips and Marshall went on to found Alter Bridge while Stapp followed a solo career. Nick, Joe, and Kevinthe perfect brothers that were all cute and talented. Because their backstage altercations always boiled down to sibling rivalry. No 00s hit has been so purpose-built to wind up as many people as possible. The band consists of lead vocalist Scott Stapp, guitarist and vocalist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips. You got it. Nothing gets worse. Thats Not My Name was lead singer Katie White ranting about her frustrations with being a woman in the music industry, which is fair but Jesus, if I ever hear it again Ill scream. Because theyve been caught ripping off other artists songs, including Stevie Wonder, The New Seekers, and Neil Innes. YOU. Copyright 2023 RebelsMarket Inc. All rights reserved. Zzzz. Boyd Tinsley was added to the band as a violinist soon after the band was formed. Follow. Because, even if youre composed of ladies, it takes balls to make music that is simultaneously pretentious and dopey, derivative and uniquely craptastic. -Kai Flanders, You realize that Jason Segels characters obsession with Rush in I Love You Man is tongue in cheek, right? 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. American rock band, formed in 1995 in Tallahassee, Florida. Initially, this band appears inoffensive however in time their tunes become so deeply ingrained in your memory that you begin to question whether you have ever even heard any other music. Tenacious D. This may not be the greatest and best song in the world, but it is a damn good one nonetheless. Empics Entertainment How and ever, their gentle lovesongs were the ideal accompaniment to burgeoning teenage romances. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography Sloppy, derivative and obsessed with shock value for its own sake, the Pistols set the template for British punk rock bands trying too hard. By this time Westlife were six albums deep into a career built upon dull, saccharine ballads and the formula was very tired indeed. Doesnt make it funny, though, does it? 3. Sum 41 - Fronted by Deryck Whibley, the Canadian four piece achieved astonishing success this decade. And that one song is grand, and then it turns into Brimful of Asha. -Ben Westhoff, Did you know that Blues Travelers John Popper used to be a member of this damn group? At least with those, you can sometimes get a laugh out of them. Just because there is still some joy to be obtained from hearing Ryan Jarman howl MEEEEEEEEEEENS NEEEEEEDS! Creed released two studio albums, My Own Prison in 1997 and Human Clay in 1999, before Marshall left the band in 2000 to be replaced by touring bassist Brett Hestla. at the Disco, which makes this entire decade of music suck just a little bit harder than it did before. Worst bit: The way it builds to the chorus with grim inevitability. What made it so bad: Its 2017 and were wise to how The X Factor works. You know, that little decade of time from 2000 to 2010 that basically killed everything that was decent and listenable about mainstream alt-rock? The band went through a number of configurations between 1995 and 2005, achieving its current form when Adair replaced drummer Ryan Vikedal. So let's apologise in advance to Bjorn, Carl and whoever is currently playing drums and keep the vitriol centralised. In practice, it is not. Even their most well-known musical insult "Down With The Sickness" literally reenacts a mom's whipping of her child. 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. By marrying the two genres, brokeNCDYDE hit upon a hidden level of rubbish, a bonus round of tawdry shit. I Set My Friends On Fire - This pair of electro-emo tits released their first album in 2008 entitled 'You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter' which includes the single 'Things That Rhyme With Orange'. Hanson has sold over 16 million records worldwide and have had eight top 40 singles in the UK and six top 40 singles in the US. Boy bands from the late 90s to early 2000s. , 300px wide Sports 20 Worst Bands of the 2000s Stats Can you name the 20 Worst Bands? Naive was genuinely great! The band's 2009 album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King (the first album since Moore's death) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, earning the band their fifth consecutive number-one debut making them the second band behind Metallica to do so. for the content of external websites. Nobodys done it since, and not because folk duo Nizlopi are boundary-pushing innovators. services and Share with Friends Add To Playlist. Nickelback. What made it so bad: Mainly the chorus, which sees Gary Barlow wailing like hes just opened a tax return. They were listed number seven on the Billboard top artist of the decade, with four albums listed on the Billboard top albums of the decade. What made it so bad: Its a song about a tractor, for starters. We don't mean that in a good way. Feb 23, 2017. After earning enough money to keep them in Nike Air Max and McDonalds for the rest of time, the band split in 2005 much to the relief of the British public. MILES. Scouting For Girls, you crossed the line about eight choruses ago. Yet theres a difference between simple pleasure and mind-numbingly dumb. It was an actual, living hell. If we open that door, it may not be one we can close, folks, and it's way too soon for anyone to be pining away for the days when George W. Bush was head bitch in charge and Paris Hilton had a show on network television. I'm gonna go right on ahead and say that most pop-punk from this time period was a big fat ball of suck, but Good Charlotte's pop-punk was mixed in with a hearty dose of some emo shit, which only made that concoction stink worse than normal. : Its a song about a tractor, for starters. Okay, guys. 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. We asked our readers to vote for their least favorite bands of the Nineties last week. Web9. Basically the Goo Goo Dolls of the next millennium. Sort of like anchovies; in fact, its quite fair to call Rush the anchovies of rock music. Worst bit: The way the singer wears his hat in the video. Just one more single was released in six months before band member Daniel Pearce quit the band leaving them no choice but to split the following day. 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. Why you start a pop punk band who can't see past Fall Out Boy for influences of course! Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs. Anyone who appears to be striving to become the next Sting needs saving from us and indeed himself. Good Charlotte only way to stay in touch was a letter in the mail.. We don't mean that in a good way. local news and culture, Angelica Leicht 5. Yo, echoes Theodore. I don't know the worst band ever, but this is who I do not like: Lady Gaga, Rush, Genesis, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Dave Matthews, The Eagles, Lynerd Skynerd, Bob Marley, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, Their most recent album, Away from the World, was released in 2012, and also debuted at number one on the Billboard chart. Did Banana Republic run out of khakis? Towers Of London - Well where to start? 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? 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. Check the thread! WebWorst band of all time 24 Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter and musician. EMPICS Entertainment / PA Wire / PA Wire, Indie for the ladsladslads. Enough with the nostalgia shows already. Just an FYI, though? but its a doozy, a mess of classic rock wails and faux bluesiness. Bollocks. 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. That name, man. Oh, The Thrills! 6. WebHere is my list of the Top Ten Worst Rock Bands of the 2000s. 10:00AM. And there comes a point in Hey Baby when it threatens to never end. -Nicholas Pell, If LCD Soundsystem were only responsible for three albums that are half-filler and a workout mix made by people who clearly dont go to the gym for people who dont go to the gym themselves they wouldnt be on this list. Get Free is still fine? ' On the plus side, however, we do thoroughly back the legit bromance between Messrs. Kiedis and Flea. While these 3 genres originally started in the 1990s, they wouldn't hit the mainstream until a decade later. Follow her on Twitter at @prachigu or email her at pgupta@salon.com. MEEEEEEENS NEEEEEEDS!. We like best things, too. Reflecting on Phishs 30 years of music, Grantlands Steven Hyden puts the problem best: "In order to like Phish, you must consciously decide to like Phish.". We know this now. Truthfully the best part of Papa Roach's presence is that at this moment, they have actually basically ended up being a meme. Its an instant fix, like downing a couple of fizzy drinks in one go. Yo wat up, goes Alvin Chipmunk as the song kicks off. Were aware of how a novelty act can be ridiculed by Simon Cowell in the first round, before finding unlikely success as the show progresses, before releasing a chart-bound single via Cowells label Syco. The band is composed of Oh god, the song. Worst bit: Can We Fix It?s constant, cheap garage beat, the audio equivalent of someone drilling a hole in your conscience. The perfect soundtrack to being a brat. They are currently recording their seventh studio album, Stampede of the Disco Elephants. They also won two BRIT Awards (who cares!). -Jeff Weiss, See also: The Eagles Hotel California: Why This Song Sucks, Once upon a time/When the world was just a pancake/Fears would arise/That if you went too far youd fall/But with the passage of time/It all became more of a ball. -Some Dave Matthews lyrics, You want a real American Horror story? MDQL is preparing to belt! We don't mean that in a good way. 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. MORE INFO. American nu metal band. 'This Love' was the band's most significant hit alongside the slightly scary 'She Will Be Liked'. And besides, they still go on world tours, have their own podcasts and continue to release musicso we can't feel too bad for them. Getting back to terrible pop-punk Simple Plan has ranked high on our list of hated musicians of the 2000s. The 2000s embraced bands so terrible that their ability to haunt and torture us seemed to have emerged from the fantasy of horror master Stephen King: Maroon 5. To further plummet any scrap of credibility the band might have had lead singer Donny Tourette (Real name: Pat) appeared on Celebrity Big Brother alongside Leo Sayer and Jermaine Jackson. Yes, lazier than The Blobby Song. Doug Peters / EMPICS Entertainment / EMPICS Entertainment. Worst bit: Counting Crows singer Adam Duritzs purring la la la la chants. -Elano Pizzicarola, I really wanted to like Merriweather Post Pavilion, even going far out of my way to appreciate the record as it was surely intended: super-stoned, miles from civilization in the northern California woods. Drummers such as Sacha Gervasi, Amir, and Spencer Cobrin had all filled in as Bush drummers before Robin Goodridge was made the permanent fit and thus completing the Bush lineup. 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. Worst bit: When you think the song has faded out but, oh no, heres another chorus this time with overblown gospel choir! 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. But in practice, its a soulless, sappy ghost of the past. Sophisticated. My dads totally had a bloody hard day / But hes been good fun and bubblin and jokin away. Oi oi, guvnor! Listen to it! -Jeff Weiss. Okay, their big hit, 'In Too Deep' wasn't that bad, however, the group has been chipping away at the same couple of chords now for too long. We don't need any more to come trailin' on in behind them. These results are sure to anger many people, but remember that this is a readers' poll. That said, fuck Walmart. Maroon 5 - Initially this band seem inoffensive but over time their songs become so deeply ingrained in your memory that you begin to question whether you have ever even heard any other music. -Ben Westhoff, Where Journey was a hit factory, Foreigner are the sweatshop equivalent, churning out shoddy products full of lead paint. So when something half decent comes along, its easy to get carried away. 9. blink-182 -Nicholas Pell, The Pussycat Dolls may seem like an easy target, but theyre actually a quite difficult one, considering theyre less band than brand. Lets not neglect how wonderful it was to witness a puffa jacket-wearing Dane Bowers singlehandedly stinking out Posh Spices big solo move.