But nothing excuses a throwaway, novelty kids TV song about a builder fixing things, managing to shift over a million copies, becoming the highest-selling song of 2000 and the first Christmas number one of the 00s. Well, too bad. Known for their squeaky clean looks Why you start a pop punk band who can't see past Fall Out Boy for influences of course! Worst bit: The faux-cockney tone of Luke Concannons vocals, as he sings, My dads totally had a bloody hard day / But hes been good fun and bubblin and jokin away. Oi oi, guvnor! Just in case you need a good, strong dose of suck to wake you up to the cruel, cruel noise that was the '00s, we've made a list to remind you of what bands could be in your future if this nostalgia path continues to sludge its way across the nation. Sports 20 Worst Bands of the 2000s Stats Can you name the 20 Worst Bands? [29] 2000s2010s Playing with Fire, Kevin Federline (2006) The only album recorded by Kevin Federline, ex-husband of Britney Spears, Playing with Fire is review aggregator Metacritic 's lowest-scoring album with a rating of 15. Worst bit: The lyric: Hey there, Delilah, you be good and dont you miss me / Two more years and youll be done with school / And Ill making history like I do. Oh, you sweet, deluded fool. Like Piers Morgan. Technically this band rose to fame in the 1990s but their hit album 'Silver Side Up' was released in 2001 and it gave all the douchy people a reason to congregate. WebHere are 20 of the worst: Sandi Thom, I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair), 2006 What made it so bad: Cast your mind back to 2006, when you had to ask 5. Forget Chris Barrons scraggly beard; the real problem with the Spin Doctors is their enduring lightweight retro jam song legacy on crappy corporate radio. What made it so bad: First of all, the world is a better place with Out of Your Mind in it. No thanks. Following the formal departure of singer Linn in 2007, the band performed a series of concerts as a trio in Europe and Asia from 2007 through 2009, before Jenny revealed in November 2009 that she would be taking indefinite leave from the band to focus on her own solo career.Jonas and Ulf have since recruited two new female vocalists, Clara Hagman and Julia Williamson. They wore suits and hats! However, at some point during all of this '90s hysteria, no one noticed that there was a change a-comin', and that change is one we'd all be better off without: the '00s. And, lastly, I want to clarify that not all of the bands pointed out on this list existed simply throughout the 2000s, but they are remembered as '2000s musicians'. They're generic, they're insultingly unintelligent, they do not have absolutely the slightest modicum of self-awareness, and they're about as "extreme" as Coldplay is exciting. From pop crap to screamo to ridiculously dull indie, see who makes number one below: 20. Then theres the fact that drummer Neil Peart generally consents only to speak to the drum press, a pantheon that includes in its entirety Modern Drummer and Not So Modern Drummer, if were not mistaken. As Spin magazine put it, they're like "Nickelback before there was Nickelback.". / Get it crackin / Dont stop, get it get it. This was for a kids movie. blink-182 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 Yeah, that one. Paul Cook and Steve Jones are great, but were held back by the larger-than-life personalities of Sid Vicious and John Lydon (or Rotten or whatever). What made it so bad: Mainly the chorus, which sees Gary Barlow wailing like hes just opened a tax return. 1. Granted, they along with Green Day and Offspring actually did produce some pretty great music, and they certainly defined a niche that people responded to. The Jam Addict team is a revolving door of writers who care about music, its effects on culture, and giving aspiring artists tools and knowledge to be inspired and keep on creating. Yo, echoes Theodore. Another vaguely comedy hair metal band Hot Leg also incorporated glam rock into songs like 'Gay In The 80's' and 'Cocktails'. Nothing gets worse. So when something half decent comes along, its easy to get carried away. YOU. 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. The term landfill-indie was made for a band like The Twang. Truthfully the best part of Papa Roach's presence is that at this moment, they have actually basically ended up being a meme. It happened. Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Worst bit: Chicos inability to explain why exactly it was Chico time. 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. Only, some of the below groups possess testicles only in the symbolic sense. Myspace updates are like the bat signal of an '00s artists, you know. -Ben Westhoff, Where Journey was a hit factory, Foreigner are the sweatshop equivalent, churning out shoddy products full of lead paint. But that would be to ignore just how difficult 2005 was, when this cartoon frog became synonymous with back-of-the-bus ringtones, before becoming a UK #1 single. . The Killers. If only Hootie were Sandra Dee. In order for something to be hated, it must first be loved; that love is what gives the hatred its roots. We always appreciate the feedback. In the last week, Rush and the Eagles have been reappraised and argued about on Salon. At least with those, you can sometimes get a laugh out of them. 10. They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations. 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. posts, comments and submissions available. Despite being deeply boring, there is something particularly distasteful about Maroon 5 and their smooth pop aimed squarely at the girls who swoon over singer Adam Levine's good looks. WebChris Gerard of Metro Weekly ranked it as Duran Duran's worst album. 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. We asked our readers to vote for their least favorite bands of the Nineties last week. -Nicholas Pell, Formed in the late aughts, The Raconteurs consist of Jack White and some other guys. Josh Homme might pop up and read a kids bedtime story every so often, but its a by-and-large mind-numbing existence. 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 Matrix. Like Piers Morgan. But it Web10. Its an instant fix, like downing a couple of fizzy drinks in one go. We don't need any more to come trailin' on in behind them. : One happy clappy singalong of Hey Babys chorus is nice, harmless fun. WebFrom pop crap to screamo to ridiculously dull indie, see who makes number one below: 20. The 00s gave us brilliant things: Arctic Monkeys. What made it so bad: In which The Hoff who, lest we forget, should not be hassled winds down the car window and leers at passersby over an exquisitely uninventive rockabilly riff. That and a pair of testicles. However, we aren't going to let them off the hook for being responsible for the birth of bands like Simple Plan and Panic! Theory of a Deadman American rock band that formed in 1986 at the University of South Carolina by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld, and Mark Bryan. 10:00AM. The rankings of the worst musicians are suggested and voted on based on a variety of metrics, including popular bands least deserving of their fame and fortune, artists who shamelessly ripped off other, superior acts and just bands that don't know how to play their instruments or write songs. -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? This list could have gone on for miles. Get Free is still fine? Johnny Borrell is possibly the biggest ego centric to walk the planet, pull on white skinny jeans and inflict complete bollocks like 'America' on us in a long long time. Associated Press articles: Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. B-. Email 25 forgotten indie bands of the 2000s, ranked from worst to best. ' On the plus side, however, we do thoroughly back the legit bromance between Messrs. Kiedis and Flea. Go on! Be Your Own Pet were probably not as well known as some of the bands in this list, but they were bags more fun than most of them. They're filled to the brim with misogynistic, self-important suckage, model themselves after Nickleback, and one song has them professing that they're "so sick of the hobos." This pic just screams "Radio Disney." Grab your copy of the Gigwise print magazine here. But the larger point of why this band is on the list is the entire pop-punk fad they inspired. It was an actual, living hell. They call themselves a new band made from old friends, but its more accurate to call them slumming dudes attempting to trick fans of the White Stripes into liking their boring, awful, music. Track Consoler of the Lonely repeats the phrase I am bored to tears six times, which is only a small fraction of how often everyone else was saying it. 18. It wasn't even close. From pop crap to screamo to ridiculously dull indie, see who makes number one below: 20. This The problem is that Animal Collective are a special kind of unlistenable; their albums dont reward active engagement, but they dont make good background music, either. So-ng. Scouting For Girls - What can we say about this band that hasn't already been said? All Rights reserved. Don't even get us started on singer Bill's Native American headdress hair and his guitarist brother Tom who appears to dress in clothes an obese basketball player has given to him. We know this now. Added to the mix is an unhealthy dose of 'crunk'- a highly processed and auto-tuned form of hip hop with added nauseating screams. No 00s hit has been so purpose-built to wind up as many people as possible. Because nobody will stand for this ever again. 4. Avril Lavigne. To give you an example, 'Year 3000' is about what life is like in the future, and they talk about how. Reflecting on Phishs 30 years of music, Grantlands Steven Hyden puts the problem best: "In order to like Phish, you must consciously decide to like Phish.". Nothing gets worse. Share with Friends Add To Playlist. Worst bit: Can We Fix It?s constant, cheap garage beat, the audio equivalent of someone drilling a hole in your conscience. The group was moved to Island Def Jam Music Group, which they eventually left after conflict with the label about creative input. 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. He as a character is unforgettable, but the music of Razorlight? However, there were some forgetful bands that do not make most of our top lists. THIS IS MY PLASTIC FORK! This was the first single from the bands comeback album Beautiful World, and that comeback has brought nothing good to the universe (except the song Shine, which is admittedly quite likeable). Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. Empics Entertainment. . Interview: Imogen Ray, Merchandising Manager Extraordinaire, The Unconventional Music of Antonio Ibrahine: How His Big Band Sound and Sound Design Elements Elevated The Audience to New Heights, Noa Bar Talks Influences and Collaborators - A Jam Addict Interview, Making Connections Through Live Music - An Interview with Karen Shiraishi, This is How to Prepare for a Concert Performance, Guitarist Jason Ji Talks Instruments, Shows, and Film Work. Truthfully it was a tough call regarding whether or not to choose Simple Plan or Good Charlotte to appear on this list. In a musical genre already dominated by the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, Nick Lachey's ersatz boy band never really had a chance. Them, and folks whose favorite book is The Da Vinci Code and favorite TV show is Two and a Half Men. Since their demise the members of One True Voice have failed to scale the heights of success and Daniel was recently seen failing to get to the final stages of this years X Factor in front of one time contemporary Cheryl Cole of Girls Aloud, now a multi-millionaire X Factor judge. Thank you for supporting LA Weekly and our advertisers. 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'. Favorite. Plus, how much of a dick is Lydon, allegedly punching women in the face, running around with racist goons and slamming Duffy against a wall? Billboard ranks them the top rock group of the decade, and their hit song "How You Remind Me" was listed as the top rock song of the decade and the fourth song of the decade. Just have a little patience while I bang my head against this wall and wait for the pain to eclipse the misery of this song. That along with the band (apart from the drummer) are just terrible musicians. Nirvana's sudden success widely popularized alternative rock as a whole, and the band's frontman Cobain found himself referred to in the media as the "spokesman of a generation", with Nirvana being considered the "flagship band" of Generation X.Nirvana's third studio album, In Utero (1993), featured an abrasive, less-mainstream sound and challenged the group's audience. Houston's independent source of 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. One True Voice - Proof that reality TV pop stars are not invincible. The album did not match the sales figures of Nevermind but was still a critical and commercial success. But Austrian disc-spinner DJ Otzi doesnt know too much of a good thing. Worst bit: Counting Crows singer Adam Duritzs purring la la la la chants. WebThese are the worst musicians of the 2000s. We want to hear it. Shane now stars in Coronation Street,which seems fitting, considering the emotions conveyed here seem every bit as genuine as pint from The Rovers Return. To embed this post, copy the code below on your site, 600px wide My dads totally had a bloody hard day / But hes been good fun and bubblin and jokin away. Oi oi, guvnor! Li-ike. What made it so bad: Its a song about a tractor, for starters. 8. We don't want to hate on them too much because now its pretty 'hip' to hate Nickelbackbut hey it's still kind of fun. And there comes a point in Hey Baby when it threatens to never end. The Give It Away video could be called Anthony and the Hand Jive, and its even more ridiculous when he starts doing duck lips. The 90's was a time filled with music growth, seeing many rock bands coming up, from No Doubt to Nickleback. but its a doozy, a mess of classic rock wails and faux bluesiness. Borland left the group in 2001, but Durst, Rivers, Otto and Lethal continued to record and tour with guitarist Mike Smith. And so in that spirit we present the worst bands of all time. It is not an exaggeration to call this one of the defining albums for Enough with the nostalgia shows already. But people kept referring them to these labels which diluted the music genres so much its now just a big. The Jonas Brothers - This Disney approved threesome provoke extreme anger amongst their haters for being so damn squeaky clean. Doesnt make it funny, though, does it? Let me make this clear right now: if you're a fan of Post-Grunge, Nu Metal, or Pop Punk, we salute you. He'll suck the humor out of a joke and ruin the punch line every time, but no one else seems to care, because he's a shirtless bro with a guitar. What made made it so bad:Pop musics often simple and repetitive, and that is absolutely fine. The perfect soundtrack to being a brat. We like best things, too. A number two single on your first go is not bad though is it? Journal Media does not control and is not responsible WebCLICK HERE to see The 50 Greatest Albums of the 2000s. The band's musical output is nothing compared to the album artwork however.