Worst band to ever get a recording contract

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:16 pm

I could list quite a few bands, including many mentioned here, just about all the rap stuff, and lots of metal bands I heard at Ozzfest 2006 as well. One band I could never get was Nirvana and why so many people thought they were great.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:20 pm

My vote would be The Darkness. Listening to that guy sing makes me want to puke ...

Baceman Spiff · Post by **Baceman Spiff** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:52 pm

f.sciarrillo wrote:My vote would be The Darkness. Listening to that guy sing makes me want to puke ...

I know what you mean. He's sounds like Tiny Tim on meth!

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:11 pm

Notice how a lot of bass players hate the White Stripes? Just sayin'.

Tell you what though . . . when someone hates the White Stripes, I can totally see where they're coming from. It's like sushi. Either you love it or hate it. It's cool.

Here's another candidate. You just have to see this guy for yourself. Be warned that clicking on this link may scar you for life:

Klaus Nomi

grimmbass · Post by **grimmbass** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:37 pm

Jimi,

There are some things that, once you've seen/heard, you can't unsee/unhear. Klaus Nomi falls into that category, but you did warn us.

Well, at least the man does have a drummer that can play in time (unlike the White Stripes). I'll bet that Klaus Nomi is played 24/7 in Hell.

Naga · Post by **Naga** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:23 pm

I completely forgot about The Darkness... Yeah, add them to my list. Course, I'd hate (or maybe love? I dunno how you'd describe that one) to see that dude if he were punched in the gonads... Keep the glass away!

One I'll probably get some trashing for, but I do have to add here and now, since I just thought of them... The Who. I'll give them the respect they deserve, they've probably influenced many of the people who've influenced me. They've developed a place in rock history that can't be denied, and in their own right, they'd became more than most bands of their era

But then in all reality, most of their songs to me are overly hokey, really out of anything I'd consider ingenius. They, in their time, can be compared to most of the aforementioned bands by the way they wrote, the way they played, and how much I think they sucked. Although, I will say they wrote one song that I'll always consider a great song... Behind Blue Eyes. Save for that one song, between their arrogance and their horrible sound (to my ears at least), they'll always be in one of the pits of music in my mind

witchhunt · Post by **witchhunt** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:31 pm

grimmbass wrote: I nominate another band to the list: Jet. Contrived stupid lyrics combined with rip off riffs that could (again) be played by a third grader! Even a drunken third grader who's huffing a bag of gas!

No doubt. Add Buck Cherry, Jackyl, and Kix to that list.

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:57 pm

Naga wrote:One I'll probably get some trashing for, but I do have to add here and now, since I just thought of them... The Who. I'll give them the respect they deserve, they've probably influenced many of the people who've influenced me. They've developed a place in rock history that can't be denied, and in their own right, they'd became more than most bands of their era

But then in all reality, most of their songs to me are overly hokey, really out of anything I'd consider ingenius. They, in their time, can be compared to most of the aforementioned bands by the way they wrote, the way they played, and how much I think they sucked. Although, I will say they wrote one song that I'll always consider a great song... Behind Blue Eyes. Save for that one song, between their arrogance and their horrible sound (to my ears at least), they'll always be in one of the pits of music in my mind

Besides "Who's Next", which other album did you listen to?

Bag · Post by **Bag** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:49 pm

witchhunt wrote:
grimmbass wrote: I nominate another band to the list: Jet. Contrived stupid lyrics combined with rip off riffs that could (again) be played by a third grader! Even a drunken third grader who's huffing a bag of gas!
No doubt. Add Buck Cherry, Jackyl, and Kix to that list.

I like some songs from all 3 of those.

witchhunt · Post by **witchhunt** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:51 pm

Wait till tomorrow night. You'll forget about them.

GoneForever · Post by **GoneForever** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:46 am

Hinder

Bic & Que · Post by **Bic & Que** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:36 am

We're gonna go with Britney Spears......just because.....

minuszero · Post by **minuszero** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:22 am

i'm gonna have to go with the following....limp bizkit....nickleback....and creed......as far as i'm concerned...wes was the only talent in limp durst....and nickleback jesus i could go on for days....creed...i will admit i really liked their first album.....but then scott(aka jesus christ) stapp....just became unbearable....as wellas the songs he was singing.....now as an un-signed solo artist....i have a horrible voice...i barely know how to play guitar and bass....and i am mediocre (sp) at best on the drums...and i still with confidence say the above bands are absolutley horrible

www.minuszeromusic.com

bassist4life2004 · Post by **bassist4life2004** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:20 am

I really like Nickelback, Creed and 3 Doors Down. As far as im concerned they have produced some of the most listen-able albums that I've come across. Now, I understand that they are overplayed, but there are things about each artist that I've come to really enjoy.

Creed for the instrumental talent that was in the band, even though Stapp never let them high-lite any of their talent.

(By they way, the new Alter Bridge album "Blackbird" comes out today. I have heard the entire album, and i have to say that its EXTREMELY well written. Much better than anything that Creed ever produced. The instruments as well as vocals are absolutely out of this world).

Anyway, I really like Nickelback for the intensity in Chad Kroegers voice. The lyrics for nickelback's albums are very easy for people to relate to, and i think thats the main reason why they are as big as they are.

3 Doors down just has a clean, simple sound but they are very diverse as musicians and know how to work a crowd live.

Now, as far as bands I can't stand, White Stripes are very high on my list of bands that i would love to clean from the history of Earth. Modest Mouse, John Mayer (even though he is a hell of a guitar player) The Vines, The Strokes, and of course, the reason i hate pop culture......My Chemical Romance, what a bunch of emo fucking crybabies. Black parade was about the biggest abomination that I've ever heard in my life, aside from everything else they've done with their musical careers.

I wish I could make a bazillion dollars from crying into a microphone all day every day. But I dont have a record deal. If i did have a record deal, i would try to produce something that was worth listening to, not all this crybaby "When-I-was-7-my-mom-didn't-buy-me-a-Mesa-Boogie-amp-for-christmas-and-my-life-was-fucking-destroyed-for-every-single-waking-moment-after-that"
Stupid fucking bullshit

YankeeRose · Post by **YankeeRose** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:47 am

I'm finding it difficult to understand why anyone would listen to the entire CD/Album of a Band/Artist they despise, let alone be able to pick apart performances they've sat through and actually listened to/watched, seemingly time and again.

I can't bear to listen to Music I can't stand. Just an observation.

Naga · Post by **Naga** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:16 am

lonewolf wrote:Besides "Who's Next", which other album did you listen to?

Actually, I can't remember, but my father has a few of their albums. I listened to a few of their songs (I can't even remember I disliked them that much), then gave them one more shot by skipping around just enough to say that I didn't like them. They just have nothing appealing, AT ALL to me besides Behind Blue Eyes

bassist4life2004 wrote:(I like?) Creed for the instrumental talent that was in the band, even though Stapp never let them high-lite any of their talent.

(By they way, the new Alter Bridge album "Blackbird" comes out today. I have heard the entire album, and i have to say that its EXTREMELY well written. Much better than anything that Creed ever produced. The instruments as well as vocals are absolutely out of this world).

Dude, you picked apart EXACTLY why Creed didn't make my list of bands I hate! I haven't listened to much Alter Bridge, but all they are is Creed with a new vocalist... And they are SOOO MUCH BETTER!!! It's truely amazing how much one person can make a band suck!

...Although, I differ in that I think they had some strong points in their second album, Human Clay. Are You Ready, Beautiful, and a couple others actually make this album worth listening to. Even with Are You Ready being played a lot on the radio during the album's time and the Scream soundtrack it was on, I still really liked the song. I still like it. It was pretty fresh, and had a nice "Let's go!" power to it that just digs some adrenaline out, even for a Top 40 band. That's rare enough these days, isn't it?

YankeeRose wrote:I'm finding it difficult to understand why anyone would listen to the entire CD/Album of a Band/Artist they despise, let alone be able to pick apart performances they've sat through and actually listened to/watched, seemingly time and again. I can't bear to listen to Music I can't stand. Just an observation.

AGREED!!!

MeYatch · Post by **MeYatch** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:36 am

This is the most pathetic thread I've ever seen. What is to be gained by a bunch of nobodys tearing down successful bands? I don't like all the bands mentioned, but I do know somebody that likes any band you can name. These bands are successfull and have record deals because they can relate to the people that are out there buying music, which is something a lot of talented musicians can't do. Nickelback has already written more hit songs than whatever your obscure/weird favorite band is. For that matter, I'm sure the White Stripes have too.

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:45 am

If we're talking about talent....Johnny Cash. I know I'm gonna get flamed for saying that, but he was a good lyricist, that's about it. His playing, timing, and singing were terrible. He was a great entertainer though. You listen to his stuff, you can hear him pulling the band all around with his terrible timing. He did lots of vocal swoops to find key in his singing.

With that said, I dig him.

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:52 pm

Good Charlotte. They only got a deal because the Madden brothers were on MTV for a while as hosts.

UNEARTHA7XMatt · Post by **UNEARTHA7XMatt** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:58 pm

Im not defending Good Charlotte because I also think they Blow but Benji and Joel Madden werent Host's on MTV until after Good Charlotte was signed. If I had to pick one band that Blows so much Goat that they shouldnt have been signed it would be COLDPLAY. I cant Fucking stand Coldplay!

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:04 pm

Oh, for Christ sakes. First Robert Johnson, and now Johnny Cash? Okay, there's no accounting for taste, and one man's trash is another man's treasure, but I can't just let it pass by.
Johnny Cash wasn't about precision polyrhythmic execution. He was about taking a simple melody and lyric and grabbing you with it. He could drive you ala "Hey Porter," touch your sense of regret as with "Sunday Morning Coming Down," or even do both at the same time, like with "Hurt." His voice sounded rich and deep and complex. It was sad at the end, because he was too weak to sing like he used to, but that made for poignant songs, as did having his heart shattered when his wife died. I say that not so you pity him, but so you understand him.
Robert Johnson WAS about precise polyrhythmic execution. NOBODY played like that before him. He also sang, well, basically like a black woman, in the upper register, instead of the unintelligible growly male norm of blues music then. He was the Jimi Hendrix AND the Robert Plant of his day.
Again, you marginalize whomever you want, I'm okay with someone bashing Britney, that's not about the music, but dayumm... Johnny Cash?
I can't believe I'm so defensive, what's wrong with me?

------>JMS

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:40 pm

Tom Petty, without a doubt. I can't stand that guy.
I always wished that John Cougar Mellencamp would choke that fucker out.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:17 pm

songsmith wrote:Robert Johnson WAS about precise polyrhythmic execution. NOBODY played like that before him. He also sang, well, basically like a black woman, in the upper register, instead of the unintelligible growly male norm of blues music then. He was the Jimi Hendrix AND the Robert Plant of his day.

Johnny, since when do you subscribe to The History of the Blues As Determined By Eric Clapton? Treat yourself to a good read and check out Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues. It strips away a lot of the Robert Johnson mythology, but opens up a wealth of forgotten major artists. Taken out of context, as most modern listeners hear him, RJ sounds revolutionary. But he was only a minor pop artist in his day, emulating the popular stars of the time. He's valuable as a gateway artist, a time machine to a musical era. But he's been packaged for so long as THE only artist who mattered from his time. That's a disservice to the history of American music. By the time he got hip in Britain in the 60s, blues and rock had been evolved by artists who didn't even know he existed.

YankeeRose · Post by **YankeeRose** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:41 pm

Joe, I shall listen to "Wildflowers" tonight, enjoy it immensely, and feel sorry for you brotha.

Mellencamp rocks too, especially a lot of his Tunes not usually heard on the radio.

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:45 pm

MeYatch wrote:This is the most pathetic thread I've ever seen. What is to be gained by a bunch of nobodys tearing down successful bands?

What is to be gained? Well, it's a topic about music on a music messageboard. I believe that's why we're all here. You want to be mentally stimulated and taught by every post, I suggest you pay for some classes.

PS I gained a great deal from your contribution to the thread.
I believe I am now a better person for having read it.lol

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