The 49 Worst Artists in Music History

boo boo · 03-15-2010, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Seltzer

With ELP, the Doors, Rick Wakeman, the Alan Parsons Project, and Yanni up there, it seems almost as if Blender has an axe to grind with keyboardists/pianists.

Rather than critically analysing the whole list or picking out the bands/artists I think shouldn't be up there, I'll say that most of the list is decent. But I will say this:

I like Primus but I can understand why their polarising nature might land them a place in a list like this (even if I disagree). And that's why I can't understand why bands like Jamiroquai would be up there. Personally, I think they're overrated as their albums strike me as being rather homogeneous and inconsistent (that and I prefer Incognito). But one of the worst artists in music history... really? They're good at what they do and their basslines alone disqualify them from this list.

What I hate most about this list is the rationale.

"They have keyboard solos/fantasy lyrics".

Great insight guys.

TheCunningStunt · 03-15-2010, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by jenneym

i don't agree with this list...

Which artists do you feel shouldn't be on there?

boo boo · 03-15-2010, 06:24 AM

The only ones I really agree with are.

Insane Clown Posse
Michael Bolton
Kenny G
Starship
Vanilla Ice
Lee Greenwood
Latoya Jackson
Benzino
Pat Boone
Bad English
Color Me Badd
Crash Test Dummies
Richard Marx
98 Degrees
Manowar
Master P

These are really the only ones I agree with or think are bad enough to be in this list.

Air Supply were really no worse than a lot of soft rock artists, Dan Fogelberg is just boring folk stuff, but he's better than Nick Drake.

Celine Dion, I don't like her music but I don't think she's AS bad as people say she is, only time she really bothered me was the AC/DC covers. At least she can actually sing, which is more than I can say for a lot of other women in the pop industry who also make much worse music. And c'mon, she had to bang René Angélil to get where she is, for that alone she deserves more than $80 million a year.

Vanilla Ice? Sure, but is he really worse than MC Hammer? I gotta say, no. And to be fair to Vanillla Ice, at least he has the Ninja Turtles song.

I don't think Creed should be on the list, they had one kinda decent album, and there is MUCH MUCH worse in the post grunge department. Nickelback are definitely way more deserving.

98 Degrees is one I wont argue with but, why exactly are they any worse than the other boy bands? Why are they the worst?

Anyway. Artists who would be on my list.

Foreigner
Nickelback
MC Hammer
GG Allin
Poison
Billy Ray Cyrus
Puddle of Mudd
Souja Boy
Merzbow
Bruce Willis/Steven Seagal/other actors turned musicians
Michael Angelo Batio
NOFX
Ba Ha Men
Sugar Ray
Too many contemporary Indie acts to count
Some super generic neo prog band with a big following on progarchives

TheCunningStunt · 03-15-2010, 06:34 AM

^

I never get why people hate/really dislike Puddle of Mudd. I don't like them but I remember them having a couple of alright songs, never got the hate towards them. I wouldn't say they're top 50 bad.

Creed, yeah they're bad. But they're not THAT bad. Again I dunno why people really hate them.

If Vanilla Ice is on there, MC Hammer should be along side him.

lucifer_sam · 03-15-2010, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Anyway. Artists who would be on my list.

Foreigner
Nickelback
MC Hammer
GG Allin
Poison
Billy Ray Cyrus
Puddle of Mudd
Souja Boy
Merzbow
Bruce Willis/Steven Seagal/other actors turned musicians
Michael Angelo Batio
NOFX
Ba Ha Men
Sugar Ray
Too many contemporary Indie acts to count
Some super generic neo prog band with a big following on progarchives

See, I agree with all of these. Append Burzum, Milli Vanilli, Anal C*nt & Skrewdriver to that list and you've got yourself a list going.

boo boo · 03-15-2010, 08:31 AM

Oh dear god, I forgot all about Burzum.

Truly a terrible band.

Anyway, I retract my neo prog statement, a lot of it bores me but I don't really consider any of the big name bands to be particularly terrible, and as I said before I have to hold some degree of respect for any musicians I consider to be technically gifted. I just don't get why progarchives faps over this stuff so much. A lot of it isn't even what I'd call progressive.

Marillion are a good band, just very very very overrated in prog fan circles. I don't get why so many proggers think Fish is the definitive musical genius of the genre.

Arena are decent. Pendragon are alright. IQ are mind numbingly boring.

Frost* are proof that at least one super awesome band can come out of this movement though.

Speaking of progarchives. There's this one guy, Epignosis, he makes some pretty terrible stuff but his album has really high ratings on progarchives, and I'm pretty sure it's only because he's a fellow member.

http://www.progarchives.com/mp3.asp?id=3802

Anyway. If Blender are so determined to hate on prog, they could at the very least add, like I dunno, Saga or something.

gunnels · 03-15-2010, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Michael Angelo Batio

Careful what you say about him, he may find out and create an account on here.

boo boo · 03-15-2010, 11:57 AM

Yeah, I'm sure he googles himself all the time.

Actually, he's not bad compared to a lot of shredders especially those on YouTube who try to play his stuff without actually knowing how to play it.

Basically, a 50 worst artists list would only be truly accurate if you filled it up with all these people.

~~James~~ · 03-15-2010, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

The only ones I really agree with are.

Insane Clown Posse
Michael Bolton
Kenny G
Starship
Vanilla Ice
Lee Greenwood
Latoya Jackson
Benzino
Pat Boone
Bad English
Color Me Badd
Crash Test Dummies
Richard Marx
98 Degrees
Manowar
Master P

These are really the only ones I agree with or think are bad enough to be in this list.

Air Supply were really no worse than a lot of soft rock artists, Dan Fogelberg is just boring folk stuff, but he's better than Nick Drake.

Celine Dion, I don't like her music but I don't think she's AS bad as people say she is, only time she really bothered me was the AC/DC covers. At least she can actually sing, which is more than I can say for a lot of other women in the pop industry who also make much worse music. And c'mon, she had to bang René Angélil to get where she is, for that alone she deserves more than $80 million a year.

Vanilla Ice? Sure, but is he really worse than MC Hammer? I gotta say, no. And to be fair to Vanillla Ice, at least he has the Ninja Turtles song.

I don't think Creed should be on the list, they had one kinda decent album, and there is MUCH MUCH worse in the post grunge department. Nickelback are definitely way more deserving.

98 Degrees is one I wont argue with but, why exactly are they any worse than the other boy bands? Why are they the worst?

Anyway. Artists who would be on my list.

NOFX

Something doesn't fit here............

scottsy · 03-15-2010, 03:42 PM

Vanilla Ice definitely deserved to be on the list... what a terrible statement in pop music he made... I wonder if he is rolling around in his clapped out 5.0 with the exhaust falling out and the rust starting to overcome the bodywork...

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scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	Vanilla Ice definitely deserved to be on the list... what a terrible statement in pop music he made... I wonder if he is rolling around in his clapped out 5.0 with the exhaust falling out and the rust starting to overcome the bodywork... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

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TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	^ I never get why people hate/really dislike Puddle of Mudd. I don't like them but I remember them having a couple of alright songs, never got the hate towards them. I wouldn't say they're top 50 bad. Creed, yeah they're bad. But they're not THAT bad. Again I dunno why people really hate them. If Vanilla Ice is on there, MC Hammer should be along side him.