The 49 Worst Artists in Music History

lucifer_sam · 03-08-2010, 05:04 PM

Chances are you'll get offended at some point, I thought it was hilarious and pretty spot-on myself. There was supposed to be 50 there, apparently Blender haven't learned the number 38 yet.

Insane Clown Posse
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Michael Bolton
Kenny G
Starship
Kansas
Asia
Vanilla Ice
Lee Greenwood
Air Supply
Latoya Jackson
Tin Machine
Mick Jagger
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yanni
Oingo Boingo
Benzino
Pat Boone
Dan Fogelberg
Howard Jones
The Alan Parsons Project
Primus
Creed
Bad English
Jamiroquai
Celine Dion
Color Me Badd
Crash Test Dummies
Skinny Puppy
Richard Marx
Arrested Development
The Hooters
Japan
Live
Paul Oakenfold
98 Degrees
The Doors
Bob Geldof
Blind Melon
Whitesnake
Rick Wakeman
Mike & the Mechanics
Manowar
Gipsy Kings
The Spin Doctors
Goo Goo Dolls
Master P
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Iron Butterfly

Link if you care to check the article out:
The 50 Worst Artists in Music History - Blender

Rickenbacker · 03-08-2010, 05:15 PM

Hmmm... The only one I really love is Arrested Development, whose 1992 debut I consider a cornerstone of any alternative hip-hop collection.

Guybrush · 03-08-2010, 05:18 PM

This kind of list needs to generate controversy in order for anyone to get interested, so it's predictable that it will have lots of acclaimed artists on it. I think the list itself is rather ridiculous, but it's still fun to read some of the reasoning behind it, though.

Like this bit of trivia about Rick Wakeman :

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Appalling fact While playing Yes songs live, Wakeman would wolf down curry during sections in which he had little to do.

KenKaid · 03-08-2010, 05:24 PM

I like the list, thats a lot of artists i hate....but in terms of actual talent I disagree with a couple. I hate Celine Dion, but she can still sing...and while i may not b a huge Stones fan, Jagger is an icon of rock. Being a rock star is almost more about your attitude then your actual talent, though his signing isnt that bad.

Zer0 · 03-08-2010, 05:31 PM

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29 SKINNY PUPPY
The audience rarely sang along to “Dog****”
And so it came to pass in the 1980s that two Canadian Kevins changed their names to cEvin and Nivek in order to make themselves more interesting, hired a singer named Dwayne (who would die of a heroin overdose) and spent almost a decade making ear-torturing industrial music. The sound of whiny students on drugs sampling Timothy Leary — as scary as Mannheim Steamroller.
Appalling fact On the Head Trauma tour, cEvin sliced open his stomach with broken glass and performed a vivisection. Relax, everyone — he was only pretending.
Worst CD Too Dark Park (Nettwerk, 1990)

Looks like Blender don't see the joys of ear-torturing industrial music, oh no boo hoo

Maybe they wanted to rip **** out of an influential underground band to make things somewhat interesting.

And strangely enough Too Dark Park is probably their best album.

Bulldog · 03-08-2010, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

[*]Japan

Tch, as if.

Apart from Tin Machine not being that bad, the rest of the list's pretty much spot on. Although I'm not really a fan of them, but I wouldn't lump Primus or Skinny Puppy with the rest of that lot either.

edit - Just noticed the Doors there as well. Deary me.

Alfred · 03-08-2010, 05:51 PM

Actually a pretty solid list.

sidewinder · 03-08-2010, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

Although I'm not really a fan of them, but I wouldn't lump Primus or Skinny Puppy with the rest of that lot either.

Yeah those two and Blind Melon made me say WTF...and their worst CD is Soup? Lol. the rest for the most part I don't care about.

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Originally Posted by Zero1986

Looks like Blender don't see the joys of ear-torturing industrial music, oh no boo hoo

Maybe they wanted to rip **** out of an influential underground band to make things somewhat interesting.

And strangely enough Too Dark Park is probably their best album.

And they did a good job throwing the member names and duties into a blender...Dwayne doesn't sing and cEvin is on synths and drum machines...not out front slicing his stomach with broken glass.

Dumb list, like tore said, to generate controversy.

Kind of makes us all realize though, as we run to defend our favorites and call the list maker an idiot, that just because we don't like something doesn't mean it sucks. Right?

Vancouver · 03-08-2010, 06:08 PM

1/2 that list came from a box DJ at a wedding...

Don't agree with Skinny Puppy AT ALL however.

Burning Down · 03-08-2010, 06:13 PM

Why is Kenny G only at #4? Well, at least he's in the top 5. Maybe if he played a tenor sax instead of that fucking whiny soprano sax his music might be a little more enjoyable.

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lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	The 49 Worst Artists in Music History Chances are you'll get offended at some point, I thought it was hilarious and pretty spot-on myself. There was supposed to be 50 there, apparently Blender haven't learned the number 38 yet. Insane Clown Posse Emerson, Lake & Palmer Michael Bolton Kenny G Starship Kansas Asia Vanilla Ice Lee Greenwood Air Supply Latoya Jackson Tin Machine Mick Jagger Yngwie Malmsteen Yanni Oingo Boingo Benzino Pat Boone Dan Fogelberg Howard Jones The Alan Parsons Project Primus Creed Bad English Jamiroquai Celine Dion Color Me Badd Crash Test Dummies Skinny Puppy Richard Marx Arrested Development The Hooters Japan Live Paul Oakenfold 98 Degrees The Doors Bob Geldof Blind Melon Whitesnake Rick Wakeman Mike & the Mechanics Manowar Gipsy Kings The Spin Doctors Goo Goo Dolls Master P Toad the Wet Sprocket Iron Butterfly Link if you care to check the article out: The 50 Worst Artists in Music History - Blender __________________ first.am

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Rickenbacker / Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Conn Posts: 1,338	Hmmm... The only one I really love is Arrested Development, whose 1992 debut I consider a cornerstone of any alternative hip-hop collection. __________________ last.fm rym Talk About the Passion - R.E.M.'s Discography Reviewed

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Actually a pretty solid list. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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Vancouver Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 188	1/2 that list came from a box DJ at a wedding... Don't agree with Skinny Puppy AT ALL however. __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/VancouverFlanke The face is familiar but I can't quite remember my name.

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KenKaid Groupie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 8	I like the list, thats a lot of artists i hate....but in terms of actual talent I disagree with a couple. I hate Celine Dion, but she can still sing...and while i may not b a huge Stones fan, Jagger is an icon of rock. Being a rock star is almost more about your attitude then your actual talent, though his signing isnt that bad.

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Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	Why is Kenny G only at #4? Well, at least he's in the top 5. Maybe if he played a tenor sax instead of that fucking whiny soprano sax his music might be a little more enjoyable.