WebHere are 20 of the worst: Sandi Thom, I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair), 2006 What made it so bad: Cast your mind back to 2006, when you had to ask 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. Well, too bad. Theres innocent fun, and then theres ruining a new millennium before its barely begun. Follow. -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? Nothing gets worse. Instead we get three-and-a-half minutes of highly derivative pop-rock that evokes memories of a hundred shit mid-noughties indie nights in damp provincial towns. 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'. EMPICS Entertainment. Enough with the nostalgia shows already. American rock band that was formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, in 1991. Powter sings in generalisations (Youre faking a smile with the coffee to go, You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost), somehow sounding like hes never actually been sad in his entire life quite the achievement, in hindsight. Tremonti, Phillips and Marshall went on to found Alter Bridge while Stapp followed a solo career. As noted in our piece on how Pearl Jam are the most boring band in 20 years, grunting, dumb hats and Z-grade attempts at Whos Next do not a great rock and roll band make. These results are sure to anger many people, but remember that this is a readers' poll. They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations. August 9, 2013 The band's biggest hit came with the aforementioned 'Hate My Life' where Connelly rallies against (besides the homeless) his wife, his lack of money, his friends and not being able to sleep with young girls- honestly. You may change your settings at any time but this may impact on the functionality of the site. -Anna Westhoff, See also: Liam Gallagher On His Brother Noel: Id Rather Eat My Own Shit Than Be In A Band With Him Again, Phish is supposed to be the next generations Grateful Dead, right? : Somewhere, Vanessa Carlton is still perched on a travelling piano, playing the blissful notes of . Cringiest Lines of the New Millennium. Is it being prepared to do the wrong thing, whatever the price? Tenacious Ds Tribute was a staple of early 2000s Kerrang and helped take the band to new levels of popularity. I would like to point out that the members of The Maccabees are called things like Orlando, Hugo, Felix, and Rupert. Sum 41 - Fronted by Deryck Whibley, the Canadian WebAs noted in our piece on how Pearl Jam are the most boring band in 20 years, grunting, dumb hats and Z-grade attempts at Whos Next do not a great rock and roll band make. 50. 14. Because theyve been caught ripping off other artists songs, including Stevie Wonder, The New Seekers, and Neil Innes. But with the Dead, one at least enjoyed a fighting chance of enjoying them sober. but its a doozy, a mess of classic rock wails and faux bluesiness. Following the formal departure of singer Linn in 2007, the band performed a series of concerts as a trio in Europe and Asia from 2007 through 2009, before Jenny revealed in November 2009 that she would be taking indefinite leave from the band to focus on her own solo career.Jonas and Ulf have since recruited two new female vocalists, Clara Hagman and Julia Williamson. It's not that Lana Del Rey is bad, per se, it's that her music seems fraudulent when compared to the '60s-era musical acts she's invoking. 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. WebCLICK HERE to see The 50 Greatest Albums of the 2000s. But Austrian disc-spinner DJ Otzi doesnt know too much of a good thing. A grubby little band who don't deserve 1% of their success. 11. Last years Super Bowl halftime show where they sung out of sync and trampled Sweet Child O Mine made Madonnas version look brilliant. Theres undoubtedly genuine musicianship behind this Seattle outfit, its just wholly unpalatable, lacking even the most basic hooks and melodies necessary to sustain most listeners. This list could have gone on for miles. Sort of like anchovies; in fact, its quite fair to call Rush the anchovies of rock music. It was a mistake. Well, in this case the common rap happens to be true. Just have a little patience while I bang my head against this wall and wait for the pain to eclipse the misery of this song. We know this now. Associated Press articles: Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. The album did not match the sales figures of Nevermind but was still a critical and commercial success. 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? 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. Send a Message. Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Registered office: 3rd floor, Latin Hall, Golden Lane, Dublin 8. For the release of their seventh album, the band parted from EMI Canada and signed a new Canadian domestic distribution deal with Universal Music Canada. -Kai Flanders, Boring, tepid, rehashed classic rock with a thin veneer of alt. But everything after that was just eh. 6. Follow her on Twitter at @prachigu or email her at pgupta@salon.com. 9. blink-182 Yo wat up, goes Alvin Chipmunk as the song kicks off. SpouseParentChildSiblingFamily memberOther, Sweet James has my permission to help provide a free police report, Ciel Spa aka @CielSpaBH located the SLS Hotel i, Welcoming over 100,000 people every year, what beg, The holiday season is a time of giving! Empics Entertainment WebStill, as of today, Maroon 5 is one of the most successful bands in the entire world, having sold more than 75 million records. Hot body, rock the party / Give me some of that sugarland! This is a band so hated that their own fans 2. We want to hear it. We had nothing to do with the results. Vote now in our 2015 Best of L.A. Readers Choice poll. All rights reserved. 'This Love' was the band's most significant hit alongside the slightly scary 'She Will Be Liked'. 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, Share with Friends Add To Playlist. With that in mind, you could actually claim that Crazy Frog was punk. But it Get Free is still fine? Be Your Own Pet were probably not as well known as some of the bands in this list, but they were bags more fun than most of them. Prachi Gupta is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on pop culture. Known for their squeaky clean looks All Rights reserved. Smash Mouth is what would have happened if Limp Bizkit made love to a Lisa Frank poster. Favorite. , somehow sounding like hes never actually been sad in his entire life quite the achievement, in hindsight. Carrots help us see much better in the dark/ Dont talk to girls, theyll break your heart. Just an example of a Wombats lyric for you. If you still need us to explain why this band are awful with that information in your brain then the chances are you might just be stupid enough to enjoy their dreadful music. policy. Technically this band rose to fame in the 1990s but their hit album 'Silver Side Up' was released in 2001 and it gave all the douchy people a reason to congregate. It was an actual, living hell. But people kept referring them to these labels which diluted the music genres so much its now just a big. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Just because there is still some joy to be obtained from hearing Ryan Jarman howl MEEEEEEEEEEENS NEEEEEEDS! Despite a short period of success things never really took off for the band and they are now cited as one of the reasons people grew so tired of guitar music. Now suck my dick. American nu metal band. The Twang - The Brummie Baggie revivalists infected the music scene towards the latter end of the decade with a tedious mix of beery lad anthems and gushing sentiment. 12. Empics Entertainment. Known for their squeaky clean looks and attitudes, this boy band had more than their fifteen minutes of fame. Cheesy, yes, but harmless nonetheless. It happened. So when something half decent comes along, its easy to get carried away. Scouting For Girls - What can we say about this band that hasn't already been said? Quizzes; Events; Quiz Creation; Community; Videos; SporcleCon; Remove Ads; Sign In; Quiz Categories. But mainly because courting comparisons to the Beatles is always lame, no exceptions. Rashawn Ross and Tim Reynolds have also become full-time touring members of the band. Becoming popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the band released three consecutive multi-platinum albums, one of which has been certified diamond and has sold over 28 million records in the United States, and over 40 million albums worldwide,becoming the ninth best-selling artist of the 2000s.Creed is often recognized as one of the prominent acts of the post-grunge movement of the late 1990s and early 2000s and is one of the most commercially successful rock bands of all time. Like Piers Morgan. It wasn't even close. WebHere, we take a look at 33 of the best 2000s rock bands that helped push the genre into new and exciting directions: 1. Go-oes. -Jeff Weiss. -Ben Westhoff, Funk metal is a bad idea. This was the first single from the bands comeback album Beautiful World, and that comeback has brought nothing good to the universe (except the song Shine, which is admittedly quite likeable). Formed in 1994, Limp Bizkit became popular playing in the Jacksonville, Florida underground music scene in the late 1990s, and signed with Flip Records, a subsidiary of Interscope, which released their dbut album, Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ (1997). They also won two BRIT Awards (who cares!). Billboard ranks them the top rock group of the decade, and their hit song "How You Remind Me" was listed as the top rock song of the decade and the fourth song of the decade. Essentially joke mock-rockers who benefited by a temporary loss of irony awareness, this band from Lowestoft pillaged the deepest atrocities of 80's hair metal and regurgitated them over a series of tongue in cheek songs like 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love' and 'Growing On Me'. You can obtain a copy of the Their Pete Waterman created, insipid single 'Sacred Trust' failed to hit the number one spot and was pipped to the post by 'Sound Of The Underground' by their TV competitors Girls Aloud. From pop crap to screamo to ridiculously dull indie, see who makes number one below: 20. Interview: Imogen Ray, Merchandising Manager Extraordinaire, The Unconventional Music of Antonio Ibrahine: How His Big Band Sound and Sound Design Elements Elevated The Audience to New Heights, Noa Bar Talks Influences and Collaborators - A Jam Addict Interview, Making Connections Through Live Music - An Interview with Karen Shiraishi, This is How to Prepare for a Concert Performance, Guitarist Jason Ji Talks Instruments, Shows, and Film Work. Oh, The Thrills! / Get it crackin / Dont stop, get it get it. This was for a kids movie. It's no surprise that Creed won this poll. They are permanently beige, the sonic instantiation of Ambercrombie & Fitch cargo shorts, South Carolina Gamecocks hats, and flip-flops flailing. The uber successful act are so clean cut they make Cliff Richard look like Marilyn Manson. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. The problem is that Animal Collective are a special kind of unlistenable; their albums dont reward active engagement, but they dont make good background music, either. ------------------------------------------. Treat yourself. Hot Leg - A second appearance here for Justin Hawkins (formerly of The Darkness). We don't mean that in a good way. Doug Peters / EMPICS Entertainment Worst bit: Can We Fix It?s constant, cheap garage beat, the audio equivalent of someone drilling a hole in your conscience. We did some digging around and this is what we came up with. Tractors and saccharine folk should not mix. Worst bit: Its not even the worst Black Eyed Peas song. We didnt see Chico coming. -Nicholas Pell, The Pussycat Dolls may seem like an easy target, but theyre actually a quite difficult one, considering theyre less band than brand. As with our top 20 greatest musicians of all time and top 20 hair metal albums of all time lists, we take this shit very seriously, even enlisting objective third party analysts to review our findings for accuracy. Truthfully it was a tough call regarding whether or not to choose Simple Plan or Good Charlotte to appear on this list. Dave Matthews Band. We like best things, too. WebTHE 2000S WAS a landmark decade for indie music, producing acts that are still huge today. 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.". WebGogo_is_Adlai 12 yr. ago. Boy bands from the late 90s to early 2000s. Okay, it was written by Andy Burrows, but we still can't forgive him. Following the release of their album, Results May Vary (2003), Borland rejoined the band and recorded The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) (2005) with Durst, Rivers, Lethal and drummer Sammy Siegler before entering a hiatus. MDQL is preparing to belt! -Ben Westhoff, Did you know that Blues Travelers John Popper used to be a member of this damn group? Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography / Get it crackin / Dont stop, get it get it. This was for a kids movie. Their most recent album, Away from the World, was released in 2012, and also debuted at number one on the Billboard chart. Follow us on Twitter @LAWeeklyMusic, and like us at LAWeeklyMusic. Scouting For Girls write songs a child might make in a primary school music class. Another band that just call to mind video games. It happened. Powter sings in generalisations, (Youre faking a smile with the coffee to go, You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost). Worst bit: The key change nobody asked for. Worst bit: When you think the song has faded out but, oh no, heres another chorus this time with overblown gospel choir! 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. Razorlight - In fairness the hatred directed at Razorlight is not actually for the three members of the band not called Johnny Borrell is it? And, lastly, I want to clarify that not all of the bands pointed out on this list existed simply throughout the 2000s, but they are remembered as '2000s musicians'. For that, Fratellis, I can never forgive you. Scouting For Girls, you crossed the line about eight choruses ago. The band has been nominated for 3 Grammy Awards and have sold around 40 million records worldwide. Whether they're singing songs about wishing to cheat on their existing girlfriend with their ex or- actually, you understand I should not even need to continue that sentence. Avril Lavigne. Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs. That's right, the '00s. The Pigeon Detectives - In 2001 we got The Strokes, an impossibly cool band from New York who wore their jackets tight and their hair unkempt. created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant American rock band, formed in 1995 in Tallahassee, Florida. He as a character is unforgettable, but the music of Razorlight? Even their most well-known musical insult "Down With The Sickness" literally reenacts a mom's whipping of her child. The current members are Chris Barron (vocals), Eric Schenkman (guitar and vocals), Aaron Comess (drums and percussion), and Mark White (bass guitar). Let me make this clear right now: if you're a fan of Post-Grunge, Nu Metal, or Pop Punk, we salute you. The new line-up released The Golden Ratio in September 2010. Because Wonderwall is pure nonsense. Theres their reality show and various line-up shifts, of course, but the details of those are too depressing to go into. As you can imagine, this one got people fired up, and votes poured in. A work of art, and enough to cement them on the latter half of this list. They subsequently obtained an American deal with global distribution via Roadrunner Records. The perfect soundtrack to being a brat. In practice, it is not. Bookmark Quiz Bookmark Quiz Bookmark. The Top Ten. And so in that spirit we present the worst bands of all time. "The Most Hated Band in the World" gave birth to the most obnoxious fans in the world, the Juggalos, who are virtually a gang at this point. The Darkness - No, it wasn't a bad nightmare. The 00s gave us brilliant things: Arctic Monkeys, The Wire, Spotify, the iPhone. Its an instant fix, like downing a couple of fizzy drinks in one go. WebFrom pop crap to screamo to ridiculously dull indie, see who makes number one below: 20. By this time Westlife were six albums deep into a career built upon dull, saccharine ballads and the formula was very tired indeed. The Give It Away video could be called Anthony and the Hand Jive, and its even more ridiculous when he starts doing duck lips. Tractors and saccharine folk should not mix. Worst bit: The faux-cockney tone of Luke Concannons vocals, as he sings, My dads totally had a bloody hard day / But hes been good fun and bubblin and jokin away. Oi oi, guvnor! 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. The 2000s gave us lots of interesting phenomena: George Bush, International war, Facebook, Zoey 101, excellent New Jersey Devils groups, best of all it provided us a few very, uh,"unique"styles of music: Post-Grunge, Nu Metal, and Pop Punk. That said, fuck Walmart. See if you can pick out which one we're talking about. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. Add to that their anodyne, soulless music and their eminently slappable faces and you begin to see why The Jonas Brothers are on this list. 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. Bet you just said Ah The REVS! didnt you? But we were naive in 2006. Busted Incredibly, the 'orrible three piece sold a massive 3million albums in their four year career as well as scooping two BRIT Awards. Happy Nation / The Sign is one of the best-selling debut albums of all time, and was certified nine times platinum in the United States. The Darkness - No, it wasn't a bad nightmare.