I'm not buying this for a minute. Most terrible ska punk sounds nothing like p ivy.


And I agree with Urban. Even though I'm a huge VU fan, they di influnce some of the worst music.

To contribute, I would like to say that Aphex Twin, who I love very much, has inspired some pretty awful techno acts. Don't get me wrong, he's influenced a lot of cool people, but some of the people influenced by him are incredibly bland.


EDIT: Also, Boards Of Canada influenced Owl City and a lot of bad BOC clones so Boards of Canada is just as bad as Aphex when it comes to bland IDM and pop acts.

blink 182 and metallica

I'm not saying they sound like Op Ivy that's not what the threads for, but I always thought they were the first big Ska Punk group. I could be wrong.
And I do think Op Ivy are pretty good, just because they might have influenced some bad stuff doesn't mean they're bad.

Oh, I know that saying that Op Ivy was an influence on some terrible music isn't the same as saying they were bad.That would be a hard argument to make, but there was so much 2nd wave ska, 3rd wave ska, and punk and hardcore that I think was a greater influence. Op Ivy showed that the two styles could be blended. I think most tried to stay as far away from their sound as possible. The Clash was pretty influential toward ska punk too, as well as The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Murphy's Law.

MR. BUNGLE

i effing love Bungle, that band is awesome. however they're directly responsible for Korn, and indirectly responsible for Slipknot - and those are two of the better examples of their popular influence.

the worse thing about Bungle's influence is that it seems to have inspired a bunch of relatively talented kids into ditching their creativity so they could be mimics instead. rather than recognizing the greatness of Bungle's ability to weave a myriad of genres fluidly into one piece and finding their own scraps of mainstream styles that could be folded into a new dress, they play circus funk. great. and your vocalist creates lyrics using Penthouse magazine and a thesaurus... fabulous. :bonkhead:

So very true, and, unfortunately, there's no shortage of examples of this

The Strokes. I mean, I really love Is This It, but they influenced a lot of god awful indie bands like Razorlight.

Nirvana, no doubt. Cobain's awful ****ing vocals are echoed in every other alternative rock act these days, it seems.

This is the band I voted other for. I blame all 80's Hair metal firmly on their shoulders. Yuck!
Though in the end, try as they might even great bands influence crap. That just the way it goes.