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. Tenacious D. This may not be the greatest and best song in the world, but it is a damn good one nonetheless. Because nobody will stand for this ever again. But it Of course, white people arent like most listeners, and will tolerate almost anything theyre told is good for them; hence the groups popularity. Known for their squeaky clean looks But wasnt this good? "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. Hard-Fi - A 'proper' band who sing about real things like having no money, going out on a Friday night, soldiers in Afghanistan and Feltham Young Offenders Prison. What made it so bad: He delivers the song with the enthusiasm of a man signing a contractual agreement to see Simon Cowell in the flesh every single day for the foreseeable future. But with the Dead, one at least enjoyed a fighting chance of enjoying them sober. He'll suck the humor out of a joke and ruin the punch line every time, but no one else seems to care, because he's a shirtless bro with a guitar. The Jonas Brothers This pic just screams "Radio Disney." While these 3 genres originally started in the 1990s, they wouldn't hit the mainstream until a decade later. Bookmark Quiz Bookmark Quiz Bookmark. Twenty years later and chances are that you can still hear Rucker rattling around there in your brain. The Living End. 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. No Spice Girl was better placed to rule the charts than Victoria Beckham. WebFrom pop crap to screamo to ridiculously dull indie, see who makes number one below: 20. These guys always seemed to be for people who were like, into ART and LITERATURE. If you have any questions or concerns or just want to drop us a line, don't hesitate to contact us! I would take being pepper-sprayed dead in my eye over listening to these guys any day. unless otherwise stated. Please note that The Journal uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide Josh Homme might pop up and read a kids bedtime story every so often, but its a by-and-large mind-numbing existence. 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. Worst bit: Its not even the worst Black Eyed Peas song. Bollocks. The View had one song. 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! He needs that sugar hit again, and again, and again. 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 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'. Scouting For Girls - What can we say about this band that hasn't already been said? The Script - OK, Mums need something to listen to - nobody wants to find their Radiohead CD's in the kitchen on a Sunday afternoon, but surely the women who brought us into this world deserve better than rubbish like The Script they are served? You may change your settings at any time but this may impact on the functionality of the site. MORE INFO. Theres innocent fun, and then theres ruining a new millennium before its barely begun. 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. 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. 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. Favorite. 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. Make of that what you will. YOU. 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. Swedish pop group, originally consisting of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren. 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. Exactly. Worst bit: When he sings Im here to win your heart and soul and you think, Just let me stop you there, Shane. 14. Billboard ranked Creed as the 18th best artist of the 2000s. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990. SALON is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. You get infected at a young age when you dont know any better. Despite being deeply boring, there is something particularly distasteful about Maroon 5 and their smooth pop aimed squarely at the girls who swoon over singer Adam Levine's good looks. It was a mistake. This pic just screams "Radio Disney." Pretty Rickys rap-R&B hybrid is so tasteless and tacky, even, that it could make Mariah Carey blush. American nu metal band. -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. I would like to point out that the members of The Maccabees are called things like Orlando, Hugo, Felix, and Rupert. 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. 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. Yo, echoes Theodore. 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. 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. 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. Sophisticated. I was born too late into a world that doesnt care,, when accountants didnt have control / And when media couldnt buy your soul.. Sports 20 Worst Bands of the 2000s Stats Can you name the 20 Worst Bands? 25 forgotten indie bands of the 2000s, ranked from worst to best, Doug Peters / EMPICS Entertainment / EMPICS Entertainment. Simple to the point of insulting lyrics about Elvis, James Bond and 'lovely girls' sung by a bloke called Roy is not the musical vision of the future we were promised. Another band that just call to mind video games. 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. We know you've noticed it, the sudden influx of '90s nostalgia bands that have made their way back on tour. We've already got bands like Hoobastank and Alien Ant Farm set to traipse through the city on tour. Dishonorable Mentions not on this list: Kid Rock, Linkin Park, real Matchbox 20, Spin Doctors and Blues Traveler rest assured you are all hated, as well. 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. 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. Last but not leastwell maybe actually this is the least. Borland left the group in 2001, but Durst, Rivers, Otto and Lethal continued to record and tour with guitarist Mike Smith. John Mayer is that insufferable bro -- you know, the one who wears a pukka bead necklace, is always shirtless, toting around a guitar at that house party you didn't want to go to, anyway. We know this now. Its cruel, really. Unlike Weetabix, however, theres not a shred of evidence suggesting Fleet Foxes prevent colorectal cancer. Hating Nickelback used to be cool, but it's so easy that it's kind of just a fact, now. Content copyright Journal Media Ltd. 2023 Registered in Dublin, registration number: Ouch. Nu-rave may not have aged well as a scene, but Myths of the New Future still holds up, surprisingly. We didnt see Chico coming. The band is composed of Boy bands from the late 90s to early 2000s. The 00s gave us brilliant things: Arctic Monkeys, The Wire, Spotify, the iPhone. View Reports-/5-RATE QUIZ. Having cleverly adopted the CCTV sign seen everywhere for their first album the band went post structuralist on us in 2007 with the cover for 'Once Upon A Time In The West' which simply says in block capitals 'NO COVER ART'. Only, some of the below groups possess testicles only in the symbolic sense. 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. Just in case you need a good, strong dose of suck to wake you up to the cruel, cruel noise that was the '00s, we've made a list to remind you of what bands could be in your future if this nostalgia path continues to sludge its way across the nation. B-. After signing to major label DGC Records, Nirvana found unexpected success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the first single from the band's second album Nevermind (1991). Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. They also have the worst band name of the decade to boot. 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! , somehow sounding like hes never actually been sad in his entire life quite the achievement, in hindsight. One True Voice - Proof that reality TV pop stars are not invincible. Its an instant fix, like downing a couple of fizzy drinks in one go. In theory, Bad Day is a touching, uplifting number to raise the spirits, a reminder that everyone feels down in the dumps sometimes. The band's Dark Horse album was a success which produced eight singles, one of which peaked on the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and two of which peaked on the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. Really, guys. The current members are Chris Barron (vocals), Eric Schenkman (guitar and vocals), Aaron Comess (drums and percussion), and Mark White (bass guitar). The band's original domestic signing was with EMI Canada. All Rights reserved. No thanks. 3. Scouting For Girls write songs a child might make in a primary school music class. Waiting For A Girl Like You? 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. 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. , 300px wide THIS IS MY PLASTIC FORK! Create an email alert based on the current article, This site uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. at the Disco, which makes this entire decade of music suck just a little bit harder than it did before. See if you agree with Rolling Stone readers top-10 list of the worst90s bands. -Ben Westhoff, Where Journey was a hit factory, Foreigner are the sweatshop equivalent, churning out shoddy products full of lead paint. Thirty-something adults who now now roll their eyes at Drake's "YOLO" are no better: Chances are good that they used to follow around the cultish Dave Matthews Band 10 years ago, imparting profound, oft-quoted wisdom like "eat, drink and be merry" and "life is short but sweet for certain" while living it up in the suburbs and broadening their worldview by sneaking in SoCo and taking road trips to the Jersey Shore. We asked our readers to vote for their least favorite bands of the Nineties last week. 8. Trace Cyrus is the lead in this group of wannabe punks and his equine features gallop their way through everything Metro Station do. 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. Jason Roberts Keeps the Music of Bob Wills Swinging, Brooks & Dunn Boot Scoot Through 21st RodeoHouston Performance, Apes of the State Is Here to Defend Folk Punk, Become a member to support the independent voice of Houston A collection of the worst bands to emerge and inflict woeful music upon us this decade. Yo wat up, goes Alvin Chipmunk as the song kicks off. MILES. Nickelback. See More by this Creator. and help keep the future of the Houston Press, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our. But in practice, its a soulless, sappy ghost of the past. Because theyve been caught ripping off other artists songs, including Stevie Wonder, The New Seekers, and Neil Innes. Naive was genuinely great! 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. Doug Peters / EMPICS Entertainment Admittedly the song is a cover of the 1975 song by the Ted Mulry Gang, and Hasselhoff, when hassled about the song, claimed his video was self-parody. 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. for the content of external websites. The Darkness - No, it wasn't a bad nightmare. 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 Don't even get us started on singer Bill's Native American headdress hair and his guitarist brother Tom who appears to dress in clothes an obese basketball player has given to him. Worst bit: Its chipmunks singing about sex. -Gabrielle Canon, Why is Oasis among the worst? Like actually, they aren't even a band anymore. 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Moore died suddenly in August 2008 due to complications from injuries sustained in an ATV accident. 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. 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? 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. Deryck Whibley led this Canadian 4 piece 'rock' group that somehow pushed their way to the top, for a bit at least. Its often said that people either love Rush or hate them, but a more accurate statement is that most people hate Rush, while a scattered few really love them. 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. The band went through a number of configurations between 1995 and 2005, achieving its current form when Adair replaced drummer Ryan Vikedal. 50. But Austrian disc-spinner DJ Otzi doesnt know too much of a good thing. The band's musical output is nothing compared to the album artwork however. Worst bit: Counting Crows singer Adam Duritzs purring la la la la chants. 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? 10. 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. They are allegedly a different, other hated band. Sometimes we just need to call out the musical monstrosities that actually happened and why the 2000s themselves were such a tragedy. Nobodys done it since, and not because folk duo Nizlopi are boundary-pushing innovators. That and a pair of testicles. It was a mistake. Real music didnt win, on this occasion. It's sort of like hating Jonah Lehrer, partially because, like Lehrer, Nickelbackplagiarizes itselfand somehow still has fans. So when something half decent comes along, its easy to get carried away. Nothing gets worse. 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. This is a band so hated that their own fans 2. This group of Nirvana/Pearl Jam wannabes' popularity, fortunately, died out by the mid-2000s, nevertheless, the lyrically immature and musically repeated and underdeveloped stylings of Puddle of Mudd were certainly an indication of things to come in the early 2000s, for this reason, their addition on this list. And what about Anthony Kiediss rapping? 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. What made it so bad: Its earnest, self-indulgent pap of the highest order. 7. 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. 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 Darkness - No, it wasn't a bad nightmare. Thanks to the success of these '90s nostalgia tours, '00s alt-rock bands are jumping on that bandwagon and booking tours together as bad-music collectives, and they're resurrecting all that was awful about that period of music in the first place. Like Piers Morgan. The video is something special too, a mad vision of the future from the mind of someone who put too much faith in the plot for The Matrix. In a musical genre already dominated by the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, Nick Lachey's ersatz boy band never really had a chance. Soporific Laurel Canyon coke rock whose chief existential lament seems to be What toppings should I get on my burrito? the Eagles are the quintessential band for a decade whose favorite barbiturate was the Quaalude. Prachi Gupta is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on pop culture. Dave Parsons joined Bush shortly after leaving the band Transvision Vamp. Oh, and also, Nickelback sucks. For that, Fratellis, I can never forgive you. 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. Because Liam Gallagher only plays tambourine and possesses the single most nasal voice in pop. : The faux-cockney tone of Luke Concannons vocals, as he sings, . 1. Famous purely through association the bands biggest hit is the catchy but infuriating 'Shake It'. -Nicholas Pell, The Pussycat Dolls may seem like an easy target, but theyre actually a quite difficult one, considering theyre less band than brand. However with each progressive year, this blueprint became more and more diluted until we get to The Pigeon Detectives, essentially The Strokes do Emmerdale. He as a character is unforgettable, but the music of Razorlight? The group was moved to Island Def Jam Music Group, which they eventually left after conflict with the label about creative input. So thanks for that, lads. I think any musician and anyone with a brain will agree with at least most of these. EMPICS Entertainment / PA Wire / PA Wire, Indie for the ladsladslads. Justin Hawkins, he of tight catsuits and rebellious teeth fame, really 19. Because they combine simple composition with over-the-top production and pretentious length.