14. Give Orange. At least with those, you can sometimes get a laugh out of them. ' On the plus side, however, we do thoroughly back the legit bromance between Messrs. Kiedis and Flea. While these 3 genres originally started in the 1990s, they wouldn't hit the mainstream until a decade later. Theres their reality show and various line-up shifts, of course, but the details of those are too depressing to go into. But it also gave us some truly, unforgettably horrible songs. But at some point, founders Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope sort of lost their way and now this is all that's left of them: If music on the radio in the early 1990s all sounded the same, that's because it was All Hootie & The Blowfish, All The Time. All Rights reserved. In 2009, the band's original lineup reunited and began touring, culminating with the recording of the album Gold Cobra (2011), after which they left Interscope and later signed with Cash Money Records, but DJ Lethal was asked to leave the band soon after. Ill probably never get past it. From whence you came, Plain White Ts. Goodbye, cruel world. Champagne Supernova, anyone? -Ian Cohen, The all-mighty arbiter of SoCal cool, Jeffrey The Dude Lebowski was famously willing to be thrown out of a cab because he hated the fucking Eagles, and you should be too. But everything after that was just eh. / Get it crackin / Dont stop, get it get it. This was for a kids movie. Because nobody will stand for this ever again. But the song. Following them we had a British version in The Libertines, a romantic and literate younger brother to The Strokes who gave the whole British music scene a kick up the backside. Oh god, the song. The band achieved mainstream success with their second and third studio albums, Significant Other (1999) and Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000), although this success was marred by a series of controversies surrounding their performances at Woodstock '99 and the 2001 Big Day Out festival. After the demise of his first band, then releasing an awful cover of Sparks 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Two Of Us' and before going on to unsuccessfully audition for Eurovision in 2007. Ward was crowned the winner ofThe X Factor before releasing this radically uninventive ballad, which sounds like every single X Factor winners song ever. Limp Bizkit are a very easy band to hate, I do admit, however even if they are pretty much asking for the hate it is still undeserved. In a musical genre already dominated by the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, Nick Lachey's ersatz boy band never really had a chance. 17. Essentially joke mock-rockers who benefited by a temporary loss of irony awareness, this band from Lowestoft pillaged the deepest atrocities of 80's hair metal and regurgitated them over a series of tongue in cheek songs like 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love' and 'Growing On Me'. Web10. Interchangeable with Matchbox 20, but technically not Matchbox 20. Because Liam Gallagher only plays tambourine and possesses the single most nasal voice in pop. Yes, lazier than The Blobby Song. 5. Them, and folks whose favorite book is The Da Vinci Code and favorite TV show is Two and a Half Men. Theory of a Deadman's lead singer Tyler Connelly is sort of like a slicker version of Nickelback's Chad Kroeger which is ironic given that the pair duetted on 'Hero' taken from the Spiderman soundtrack. Because Wonderwall is pure nonsense. We love funk, we love metal, but we also love peanut butter and veggie burgers, just not together. After years of speculation, Creed reunited in 2009 for a tour and new album called Full Circle, and in early 2012 the band reconvened to tour and work on a fifth album. "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. Theory of a Deadman : Spurred on by Crazy Frogs chart heroics, convinced that literally anything could be released as a single, its Get Munkds parody of hip-hop culture which really burns. How did five lads from grey, rainy Dublin make songs so evocative of sunny California? The band's musical output is nothing compared to the album artwork however. The Killers came in hot with their 2005 album Hot Fuss . Because they combine simple composition with over-the-top production and pretentious length. Add to that their anodyne, soulless music and their eminently slappable faces and you begin to see why The Jonas Brothers are on this list. 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. What made made it so bad:Pop musics often simple and repetitive, and that is absolutely fine. Worst bit: When he sings Im here to win your heart and soul and you think, Just let me stop you there, Shane. 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. For the release of their seventh album, the band parted from EMI Canada and signed a new Canadian domestic distribution deal with Universal Music Canada. 11. But then this happened. The actual band took a backseat to frontman Prestons antics on Celebrity Big Brother and later, Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Even in the 1990s, there were only so many mock turtlenecks and cargo pants the front cover of Tiger Beat could handle before fans revolted against the fashion. A work of art, and enough to cement them on the latter half of this list. American alternative rock band formed in New York City, best known for their early 1990s hits, "Two Princes", and "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong", which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. local news and culture, Angelica Leicht 10:00AM. God, Im aggravated just thinking about Scouting For Girls. Sloppy, derivative and obsessed with shock value for its own sake, the Pistols set the template for British punk rock bands trying too hard. Like actually, they aren't even a band anymore. The band now records under its own label, 3CG Records. What made it so bad: Its earnest, self-indulgent pap of the highest order. Just an FYI, though? The View had one song. What made it so bad: Spurred on by Crazy Frogs chart heroics, convinced that literally anything could be released as a single, its Get Munkds parody of hip-hop culture which really burns. Worst Music Artists of the 2010s - Top Ten List - TheTopTens Let me fill you in on this weird theory that I have: I'll bet every penny in my savings account that I can prove the 2000s spawned some of the lamest and straight-up embarrassing musicians the world has ever seen. Razorlight - In fairness the hatred directed at Razorlight is not actually for the three members of the band not called Johnny Borrell is it? In short:a song so inane and dumb that electroclash legend Peaches felt compelled to write a parodic riposte, the bracingly gross My Dumps. So when something half decent comes along, its easy to get carried away. 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! 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'. Tenacious D. This may not be the greatest and best song in the world, but it is a damn good one nonetheless. . posts, comments and submissions available. As 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. Bands of the 2000s Perhaps not the worst of the '00s offenders as far as their musical quality goes, and Travis Barker is a fuckin' beast on the drums, but blink helped further that whole pop-punk craze during the '00s, and are therefore responsible for the birth of bands like Simple Plan and Panic! However with each progressive year, this blueprint became more and more diluted until we get to The Pigeon Detectives, essentially The Strokes do Emmerdale. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, Follow her on Twitter at @prachigu or email her at pgupta@salon.com. 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. It's no surprise that Creed won this poll. -Jeff Weiss, See also: The Eagles Hotel California: Why This Song Sucks, Once upon a time/When the world was just a pancake/Fears would arise/That if you went too far youd fall/But with the passage of time/It all became more of a ball. -Some Dave Matthews lyrics, You want a real American Horror story? The 90's was a time filled with music growth, seeing many rock bands coming up, from No Doubt to Nickleback. Coldplay jokes aside, Disturbed sucked and will always suck, provided they apparently still have a pulse. In 2011, Nickelback released their latest studio album, Here and Now which again topped the charts,] with a supporting tour that began in April 2012. 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. / Get it crackin / Dont stop, get it get it. This was for a kids movie. -Nicholas Pell, The Pussycat Dolls may seem like an easy target, but theyre actually a quite difficult one, considering theyre less band than brand. As of 2010, the Dave Matthews Band has sold over 30 million records worldwide. Ah, Johnny Borrell. 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. 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. Justin Hawkins, he of tight catsuits and rebellious teeth fame, really did headline the Reading and Leeds festivals with The Darkness. They were listed number seven on the Billboard top artist of the decade, with four albums listed on the Billboard top albums of the decade. But with the Dead, one at least enjoyed a fighting chance of enjoying them sober. What band do you hate the most We didnt see Chico coming. Despite the enormous commercial success of Middle of Nowhere, the band suffered from the merger that eliminated their label, Mercury Records. It happened. Boy bands from the late 90s to early 2000s. A grubby little band who don't deserve 1% of their success. 7. American nu metal band. Tis all they were good for. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography Hot body, rock the party / Give me some of that sugarland! The current members are Chris Barron (vocals), Eric Schenkman (guitar and vocals), Aaron Comess (drums and percussion), and Mark White (bass guitar). : Counting Crows singer Adam Duritzs purring la la la la chants. One True Voice were the boy band created by Popstars: The Rivals. 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. I think any musician and anyone with a brain will agree with at least most of these. 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. 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 quartet has disappeared, but the bands dubious legacy lives on through member Linda Perry, writer and producer of some of the most boring radio songs imaginable, including Christina Aguileras Beautiful and Pinks Get the Party Started. -Liz Ohanesian, Emerging with their mid-aughts hit Grind With Me, Pretty Ricky somehow managed to lower the bar when it came to heartthrob groups with baby-oil-smeared chests. American pop-rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma formed by brothers Isaac (guitar, piano, vocals), Taylor (keyboards, piano, guitar, drums, vocals), and Zac Hanson (drums, piano, guitar, vocals). Bookmark Quiz Bookmark Quiz Bookmark. Dave Matthews croons like Kermit with a hangover, for a presumed intended audience of trustafarians and frat bros bonding via hacky sack and horseshoes. WebChris Gerard of Metro Weekly ranked it as Duran Duran's worst album. My dads totally had a bloody hard day / But hes been good fun and bubblin and jokin away. Oi oi, guvnor! If the Black Eyed Peas, the creators of nonsensical hits like "Boom Boom Pow" and "My Humps," qualify as music, then any kid with a Barbie Mix It Up DJ Turntable is Mozart. They definitely are not as timeless or genuine as Rage Against the Machine however I still do think they deserve to be considered one of the better rap metal bands. the 2000s He sang songs such as The A team and Shape of You. These results are sure to anger many people, but remember that this is a readers' poll. What made it so bad: When you become a parent, you tacitly sign up to watch an endless amount of childrens TV. You know, that little decade of time from 2000 to 2010 that basically killed everything that was decent and listenable about mainstream alt-rock? THE 2000S WAS a landmark decade for indie music, producing acts that are still huge today Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, to name but a few. Vote now in our 2015 Best of L.A. Readers Choice poll. Born the year after the death of the Beatles, the group consisting of Paul McCartney, his wife Linda and a revolving door of drummers and guitar players solidified every argument that John was better than Paul. : The faux-cockney tone of Luke Concannons vocals, as he sings, . Sit in the back of an SUV with off-key sorority house members singing along to Dave Matthews Band. Following the release of their album, Results May Vary (2003), Borland rejoined the band and recorded The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) (2005) with Durst, Rivers, Lethal and drummer Sammy Siegler before entering a hiatus. No 00s hit has been so purpose-built to wind up as many people as possible. Since its debut, the band has sold over 25 million records in the United States alone, and over 75 million records worldwide. I don't know if I made this list out of frustration or a desire to understand just how some of these groups had a career in the first place. 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. They also have the worst band name of the decade to boot. The album did not match the sales figures of Nevermind but was still a critical and commercial success. Is it being prepared to do the wrong thing, whatever the price? The group hit number one with their first ever single, a cover of the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony hit 'Tha Crossroads' and went on to further success with 'Flip Reverse' in 2003. Josh Homme might pop up and read a kids bedtime story every so often, but its a by-and-large mind-numbing existence. Their work is marked by Durst's abrasive, angry lyrics and Borland's sonic experimentation and elaborate visual appearance, which includes face and body paint, masks and uniforms, as well as the band's elaborate live shows. WebReaders Poll: The Ten Worst Bands of the Nineties 1. The band has been nominated for 3 Grammy Awards and have sold around 40 million records worldwide. Houston's independent source of : One happy clappy singalong of Hey Babys chorus is nice, harmless fun. Worst bit:The lyric: Shes flirty / Turned 30 / Aint that the age a girl gets really dirty? No for you, my lyrically challenged friend. But the larger point of why this band is on the list is the entire pop-punk fad they inspired. Bollocks. Worst bit: When she reminisces about how the only way to stay in touch was a letter in the mail. Banksy rang, he wants his money back. 18. If you still need us to explain why this band are awful with that information in your brain then the chances are you might just be stupid enough to enjoy their dreadful music. Famous purely through association the bands biggest hit is the catchy but infuriating 'Shake It'. But we were naive in 2006. We want to hear it. 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