Scouting For Girls - What can we say about this band that hasn't already been said? Trace Cyrus is the lead in this group of wannabe punks and his equine features gallop their way through everything Metro Station do. 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. Myspace updates are like the bat signal of an '00s artists, you know. However with each progressive year, this blueprint became more and more diluted until we get to The Pigeon Detectives, essentially The Strokes do Emmerdale. When you think its finally gone, it rears its ugly head again. The band has been nominated for 3 Grammy Awards and have sold around 40 million records worldwide. 25 forgotten indie bands of the 2000s, ranked from worst to best, Doug Peters / EMPICS Entertainment / EMPICS Entertainment. The uber successful act are so clean cut they make Cliff Richard look like Marilyn Manson. Oh god, the song. CUT MY KNIFE INTO PIZZA! -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? Enough with the nostalgia shows already. I don't think I need to remind everyone about how terrible frosted tips on whine-singing dudes were, right? See also: Can an Intelligent Person Like Phish? Moore died suddenly in August 2008 due to complications from injuries sustained in an ATV accident. 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. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, ------------------------------------------. Oh god, the song. Well how about they're the single worst, most soul-sapping, boring band of office workers ever to inflict their awful sub-Keane warblings on an already depressed nation's ears. The band has won numerous awards and they have won 12 Juno Awards among 28 nominations.The band is based in Vancouver, Canada. 4. Bollocks. Basically the Goo Goo Dolls of the next millennium. Scouting For Girls, you crossed the line about eight choruses ago. Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. -Ben Westhoff, Funk metal is a bad idea. Unlike Weetabix, however, theres not a shred of evidence suggesting Fleet Foxes prevent colorectal cancer. By far the finest thing to ever come from this group is allure cover of "Down With The Sickness" from Richard Cheese that makes a look in Dawn of the Dead. 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. Weve all happily hollered along to Dreaming Of You in Whelans or wherever else, but how many people would actually say theyre a fan of The Coral? We can't have them training a whole new legion of horrible pop-punk bands, can we? It happened. In 2011, Nickelback released their latest studio album, Here and Now which again topped the charts,] with a supporting tour that began in April 2012. local news and culture, Angelica Leicht This makes them the third-most successful band from Sweden of all time, after ABBA and Roxette. Give Orange. The worlds defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking whats new and whats next since 1952. Favorite. I don't know if I made this list out of frustration or a desire to understand just how some of these groups had a career in the first place. Where would the world of sporting montages be without The Hives? Oh, The Thrills! View Reports-/5-RATE QUIZ. After years of speculation, Creed reunited in 2009 for a tour and new album called Full Circle, and in early 2012 the band reconvened to tour and work on a fifth album. 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.". 7. These are the worst musicians of the 2000s. The group was especially popular in Canada, having three number-one singles in the country. It happened. Well, in this case the common rap happens to be true. He needs that sugar hit again, and again, and again. Nickelback. Avril Lavigne. Whats worse is just how seedy it all is, way too post-watershed for rodents. Its excellent that theyve got great abs, and they certainly have the right to wear their shiny jackets wide open. In the last week, Rush and the Eagles have been reappraised and argued about on Salon. Tractors and saccharine folk should not mix. Will happily stomp and screech along to Standing In The Way Of Control for the rest of my life. WebTHE 2000S WAS a landmark decade for indie music, producing acts that are still huge today Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, to name but a few. What made it so bad: In which The Hoff who, lest we forget, should not be hassled winds down the car window and leers at passersby over an exquisitely uninventive rockabilly riff. Initially a chart failure, Punk Rocker found unexpected success when free spirit Sandi Thom did a virtual tour, whereby she performed gigs via webcam and streamed them online. Oh, its another flash-in-the-pan indie band. They are currently recording their seventh studio album, Stampede of the Disco Elephants. Its cruel, really. : Can We Fix It?s constant, cheap garage beat, the audio equivalent of someone drilling a hole in your conscience. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography 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. They also won two BRIT Awards (who cares!). 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. But we were naive in 2006. / Get it crackin / Dont stop, get it get it. This was for a kids movie. There's one band here that will anger and shock many people. 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? [29] 2000s2010s Playing with Fire, Kevin Federline (2006) The only album recorded by Kevin Federline, ex-husband of Britney Spears, Playing with Fire is review aggregator Metacritic 's lowest-scoring album with a rating of 15. The quartet has disappeared, but the bands dubious legacy lives on through member Linda Perry, writer and producer of some of the most boring radio songs imaginable, including Christina Aguileras Beautiful and Pinks Get the Party Started. -Liz Ohanesian, Emerging with their mid-aughts hit Grind With Me, Pretty Ricky somehow managed to lower the bar when it came to heartthrob groups with baby-oil-smeared chests. But in practice, its a soulless, sappy ghost of the past. The 00s gave us brilliant things: Arctic Monkeys, The Wire, Spotify, the iPhone. It was a novelty at the time, honest. 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'. The White Stripes The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army Copyright 2023 RebelsMarket Inc. All rights reserved. "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. What made it so bad: First of all, the world is a better place with Out of Your Mind in it. Doug Peters / EMPICS Entertainment It is not an exaggeration to call this one of the defining albums for They're so earnest and 'real' that they just come across as luddite's cashing in on a post-Streets world where talking about modern life in a non-patronising way is somehow worthwhile and interesting. The Jam Addict team is a revolving door of writers who care about music, its effects on culture, and giving aspiring artists tools and knowledge to be inspired and keep on creating. Nobodys done it since, and not because folk duo Nizlopi are boundary-pushing innovators. The band eventually came to develop a sound that relied on dynamic contrasts, often between quiet verses and loud, heavy choruses. 1. Ouch. Scouting For Girls write songs a child might make in a primary school music class. Sum 41 - Fronted by Deryck Whibley, the Canadian four piece achieved astonishing success this decade. The Top Ten. Hot body, rock the party / Give me some of that sugarland! 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. 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. WebGogo_is_Adlai 12 yr. ago. So-ng. From whence you came, Plain White Ts. Shane now stars in Coronation Street,which seems fitting, considering the emotions conveyed here seem every bit as genuine as pint from The Rovers Return. I am not too proud to admit that I almost lost my mind when this Hounds of Love cover came on in a pub recently. 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. YOU. WebThese are the worst musicians of the 2000s. The band is composed of Advertising disclosure: We may receive compensation for some of the links in our stories. Except they were actually a bunch of auto-tuned, spoiled little brats whose fame has more to do with luck than any sort of measure of talent. 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'. The current members are Chris Barron (vocals), Eric Schenkman (guitar and vocals), Aaron Comess (drums and percussion), and Mark White (bass guitar). Because Wonderwall is pure nonsense. No, they deserve special mention for the critical crusade to pass James Murphy off as indie rocks preeminent male role model in spite of, nay, because of his worldview which remains as rigid and obnoxious as Toby Keiths. In short:a song so inane and dumb that electroclash legend Peaches felt compelled to write a parodic riposte, the bracingly gross My Dumps. What made it so bad: When you become a parent, you tacitly sign up to watch an endless amount of childrens TV. Ev-ery. And try not to dance. Theory of a Deadman Web10. WebCLICK HERE to see The 50 Greatest Albums of the 2000s. But the larger point of why this band is on the list is the entire pop-punk fad they inspired. 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. This song is so wet that its given me swimmers ear, which makes the narrators self-regarding message stand by myself while I take over the world with my forgettable, dreary acoustic guitar song even more egregious. MORE INFO. Its original lineup consisted of Fred Durst (vocals), Wes Borland (guitars), Sam Rivers (bass), John Otto (drums) and DJ Lethal (turntables, samples and programming). 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. Coldplay jokes aside, Disturbed sucked and will always suck, provided they apparently still have a pulse. Since their demise the members of One True Voice have failed to scale the heights of success and Daniel was recently seen failing to get to the final stages of this years X Factor in front of one time contemporary Cheryl Cole of Girls Aloud, now a multi-millionaire X Factor judge. Zzzz. Hot body, rock the party / Give me some of that sugarland! -Ben Westhoff, Did you know that Blues Travelers John Popper used to be a member of this damn group? As Spin magazine put it, they're like "Nickelback before there was Nickelback.". Here are 20 of the worst: What made it so bad: 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. 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. Theres innocent fun, and then theres ruining a new millennium before its barely begun. A collection of the worst bands to emerge and inflict woeful music upon us this decade. Sloppy, derivative and obsessed with shock value for its own sake, the Pistols set the template for British punk rock bands trying too hard. WebFrom pop crap to screamo to ridiculously dull indie, see who makes number one below: 20. 11. Still, no dice. What made it so bad: Somewhere, Vanessa Carlton is still perched on a travelling piano, playing the blissful notes of A Thousand Miles as she navigates the Sahara. Smash Mouth is what would have happened if Limp Bizkit made love to a Lisa Frank poster. (When, by the way, they'll still be terrible.). In practice, it is not. The Killers. In other words, LCD Soundsystem fans are the type of people who think buying their 10-year old kid a Public Image Ltd. record for his birthday is an example of good parenting. Getting angry with the Pussycat Dolls is like getting angry with Bank of America or Walmart. Its not even the proper Westlife line-up, as this version of a traditional hymn was released the year after Brian McFadden left the band, so Shane Filan and the gang are left to the do the heavy lifting between them. A grubby little band who don't deserve 1% of their success. In all fairness though, they were responsible for some tunes. Nick, Joe and Kevin are met by hordes of screaming girls wherever they go, but they make us scream for altogether different reasons. The Give It Away video could be called Anthony and the Hand Jive, and its even more ridiculous when he starts doing duck lips. 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. . 9. American rock band that was formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, in 1991. Their second album was called Konk, which is quite fitting, in retrospect. 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. Just when you thought you were out, they pull you back in. They wore suits and hats! Sitting somewhere between The Streets and Ocean Colour Scene, The Twang were hailed as the next big thing by the NME upon their emergence and topped numerous critics tips including a #2 spot in the influential BBC Sound of 2007 poll. Perhaps this is down to a belief that a band from Germany could never be as good as one from New York or London. -Nikki Darling, See also: Top Three Beatles Who Got a Star on the Walk of Fame Before Paul McCartney, A good band should be like Frosted Mini-Wheats, a substantive cereal loaded with fiber and whole grains made edible by delicious sugary coating. Need we go on? As a petite woman, I know when Chelsea Dagger comes on it is time to leave the dancefloor lest I want to spend three uncomfortable minutes wedged under a lads sweaty armpit. American rock band, formed in 1995 in Tallahassee, Florida. In theory, Bad Day is a touching, uplifting number to raise the spirits, a reminder that everyone feels down in the dumps sometimes. ' On the plus side, however, we do thoroughly back the legit bromance between Messrs. Kiedis and Flea. We know this now. So when something half decent comes along, its easy to get carried away. We didnt see Chico coming. We know this now. We can be thankful that 4 Non Blondes only made one album 1992s Bigger, Better, Faster, More! Treat yourself. WebThe Australian alternative scene of the 2000s was also notable for its diversity. Good Charlotte Tenacious D. This may not be the greatest and best song in the world, but it is a damn good one nonetheless. Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Of course, white people arent like most listeners, and will tolerate almost anything theyre told is good for them; hence the groups popularity. I think any musician and anyone with a brain will agree with at least most of these. Tell us in the comments below. Are Hootie & the Blowish breaking up? If only. I was born too late into a world that doesnt care,, when accountants didnt have control / And when media couldnt buy your soul.. 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. Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian groups, having sold more than 50 million albums worldwide[ and ranking as the eleventh best-selling music act, and the second best-selling foreign act in the U.S. behind the Beatles, of the 2000s. Also, theres the fact that the Dead never composed these lyrics: Down with disease/ Up before the dawn/ A thousand barefoot children outside dancing on my lawn. -Elano Pizzicarola. Unlike his sister who would never do anything rebellious or naughty, Trace is covered in tattoos including the phrase 'Songs Of Victory' on his chest and a coffin on his throat. MDQL is preparing to belt! But that would be to ignore just how difficult 2005 was, when this cartoon frog became synonymous with back-of-the-bus ringtones, before becoming a UK #1 single. We always appreciate the feedback. WebThe 15 most hated bands of the last 30 years Perhaps the only time you'll see Limp Bizkit, Lana Del Rey and Insane Clown Posse on the same list By Prachi Gupta Published This pic just screams "Radio Disney." If ever there proof that British pop music was in a dire state in the first half of the noughties then it's this. -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. Powter sings in generalisations, (Youre faking a smile with the coffee to go, You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost). But the song. Their most recent album, Away from the World, was released in 2012, and also debuted at number one on the Billboard chart. WebFather of All Motherfuckers, Green Day (2020) In 2022, Loudwire published that Father of All Motherfuckers was the highest ranked rock album on a list of the worst albums of the Maybe, but if youve got Foreigner on the playlist, she wont be waiting for you. 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). Ill probably never get past it. This is a band so hated that their own fans 2. Josh Homme might pop up and read a kids bedtime story every so often, but its a by-and-large mind-numbing existence. Goodbye, cruel world. 14. Worst bit: Counting Crows singer Adam Duritzs purring la la la la chants. Travis Barker is a fuckin' beast on the drums. This band is neither rock, nor grunge, nor emo, nor metal. 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. Whats worse is that, while good bands struggle to make decent money, Hootie seemingly siphoned off all of it in their 90s heyday, going more platinum than Sandra Dee. 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. While these 3 genres originally started in the 1990s, they wouldn't hit the mainstream until a decade later. Borland left the group in 2001, but Durst, Rivers, Otto and Lethal continued to record and tour with guitarist Mike Smith. 10 Worst Hard Rock Lyrics Of The 2000s. 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. WebWorst band of all time 24 Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter and musician. What made it so bad: Mainly the chorus, which sees Gary Barlow wailing like hes just opened a tax return. Thi-is. Web9. By continuing to browse, you agree to the use of cookies described in our Cookies Policy. No Spice Girl was better placed to rule the charts than Victoria Beckham. -Jeff Weiss. Champagne Supernova, anyone? It was a mistake. Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs. Then again, maybe Whibley's split with Avril Lavigne will inspire him to write some inspired songs of heartbreak? No Spice Girl was better placed to rule the charts than Victoria Beckham. Waiting For A Girl Like You? The band consists of lead vocalist Scott Stapp, guitarist and vocalist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips. What made it so bad: The fact that its the sound of slipping into a coma. Dave Matthews croons like Kermit with a hangover, for a presumed intended audience of trustafarians and frat bros bonding via hacky sack and horseshoes. : Somewhere, Vanessa Carlton is still perched on a travelling piano, playing the blissful notes of . Sophisticated. 13. It was not long before they recruited bassist Dave Parsons, and later drummer Robin Goodridge, and started writing. But she was briefly waylaid by evil, earnest-types Counting Crows when they convinced her to help slaughter a Joni Mitchell song. -Ian Cohen, The all-mighty arbiter of SoCal cool, Jeffrey The Dude Lebowski was famously willing to be thrown out of a cab because he hated the fucking Eagles, and you should be too. But people kept referring them to these labels which diluted the music genres so much its now just a big. And this an ideal something to make me even sadder breakup song? 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. Limp Bizkit is one of the rare band names that could not be made any more ridiculous if it were spelled "LiMp b!ZKiT," an observation that makes the band's unchecked anger so hard to take seriously. 12. Worst bit: Chicos inability to explain why exactly it was Chico time. PA Archive / PA Images Nothing gets worse. WebTop 10 Alternative Bands of the 2000s WatchMojo.com 25M subscribers Join Subscribe 15K 1.1M views 8 years ago Find links in the description below to buy the music featured in this video! Paul Cook and Steve Jones are great, but were held back by the larger-than-life personalities of Sid Vicious and John Lydon (or Rotten or whatever). 6. for the content of external websites. Plus, how much of a dick is Lydon, allegedly punching women in the face, running around with racist goons and slamming Duffy against a wall? The Jonas Brothers - This Disney approved threesome provoke extreme anger amongst their haters for being so damn squeaky clean. American alternative rock band formed in New York City, best known for their early 1990s hits, "Two Princes", and "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong", which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 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. SALON is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. Razorlight - In fairness the hatred directed at Razorlight is not actually for the three members of the band not called Johnny Borrell is it? Why am I singing along to Hard-Fi.. Just an FYI, though? Theory of a Deadman's lead singer Tyler Connelly is sort of like a slicker version of Nickelback's Chad Kroeger which is ironic given that the pair duetted on 'Hero' taken from the Spiderman soundtrack. See More by this Creator. 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. The band's original domestic signing was with EMI Canada. Nu-rave may not have aged well as a scene, but Myths of the New Future still holds up, surprisingly. Last Updated. Towers Of London - Well where to start? 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. I would take being pepper-sprayed dead in my eye over listening to these guys any day. 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. 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. As of 2010, the Dave Matthews Band has sold over 30 million records worldwide. It was a novelty at the time, honest. Lets not neglect how wonderful it was to witness a puffa jacket-wearing Dane Bowers singlehandedly stinking out Posh Spices big solo move. Oh, and also, Nickelback sucks. submissions or preferences. In fact, it downright sucks. They subsequently obtained an American deal with global distribution via Roadrunner Records. Their brand of twee is cloying and grating like an attention-starved, sugar-crashing eight-year-old who wants you to admire his finger painting, while youre trying to wash the dishes. Let me fill you in on this weird theory that I have: I'll bet every penny in my savings account that I can prove the 2000s spawned some of the lamest and straight-up embarrassing musicians the world has ever seen. The actual band took a backseat to frontman Prestons antics on Celebrity Big Brother and later, Never Mind The Buzzcocks. The final nail in the dodgy cock-rockers' career, however, was this atrocity Hot Leg. THIS IS MY PLASTIC FORK! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.