[30] We love funk, we love metal, but we also love peanut butter and veggie burgers, just not together. So let's apologise in advance to Bjorn, Carl and whoever is currently playing drums and keep the vitriol centralised. 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. From pop crap to screamo to ridiculously dull indie, see who makes number one below: 20. Sophisticated. There will always be those unfathomably popular bands and singers that get an inordinate amount of airtime, and are loved by obsessed, cultish fans, only intensifying the hatred of those who realize one objective truth: that when you get down to it, the music isn't even good. Tenacious Ds Tribute was a staple of early 2000s Kerrang and helped take the band to new levels of popularity. So when something half decent comes along, its easy to get carried away. Web2000s Rock Bands Final Thoughts. EMPICS Entertainment. Worst bit: Its not even the worst Black Eyed Peas song. Advertising disclosure: We may receive compensation for some of the links in our stories. Worst bit: Counting Crows singer Adam Duritzs purring la la la la chants. They also won two BRIT Awards (who cares!). An Honest Mistake is OK for what it is, which is a blatant attempt by a record label at emulating the success of The Killers. They are permanently beige, the sonic instantiation of Ambercrombie & Fitch cargo shorts, South Carolina Gamecocks hats, and flip-flops flailing. Because nobody will stand for this ever again. We've already got bands like Hoobastank and Alien Ant Farm set to traipse through the city on tour. The 20 worst songs of the '00s - NME / Get it crackin / Dont stop, get it get it. This was for a kids movie. Nobodys done it since, and not because folk duo Nizlopi are boundary-pushing innovators. Its excellent that theyve got great abs, and they certainly have the right to wear their shiny jackets wide open. Good Charlotte Who needs vocals when you've got auto-tune? Busted Incredibly, the 'orrible three piece sold a massive 3million albums in their four year career as well as scooping two BRIT Awards. The uber successful act are so clean cut they make Cliff Richard look like Marilyn Manson. 10 Worst Hard Rock Lyrics Of The 2000s. 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. After signing to major label DGC Records, Nirvana found unexpected success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the first single from the band's second album Nevermind (1991). The 2000s gave us lots of interesting phenomena: George Bush, International war, Facebook, Zoey 101, excellent New Jersey Devils groups, best of all it provided us a few very, uh,"unique"styles of music: Post-Grunge, Nu Metal, and Pop Punk. Jason Roberts Keeps the Music of Bob Wills Swinging, Brooks & Dunn Boot Scoot Through 21st RodeoHouston Performance, Apes of the State Is Here to Defend Folk Punk, Become a member to support the independent voice of Houston Dave Matthews Band. 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! , 400px wide We didnt see Chico coming. The band's 2009 album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King (the first album since Moore's death) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, earning the band their fifth consecutive number-one debut making them the second band behind Metallica to do so. Bands of the 2000s 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). Swedish pop group, originally consisting of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren. I was born too late into a world that doesnt care,, when accountants didnt have control / And when media couldnt buy your soul.. Houston's independent source of In order for something to be hated, it must first be loved; that love is what gives the hatred its roots. Get Free is still fine? Did Banana Republic run out of khakis? 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. Tenacious D. This may not be the greatest and best song in the world, but it is a damn good one nonetheless. This pic just screams "Radio Disney." 2. brokeNCYDE - Given their name which is meant to be play on words of 'Broken Inside', unsurprisingly brokeNCYDE are an emo band, but this isn't emo as we know it, oh no. Its original lineup consisted of Fred Durst (vocals), Wes Borland (guitars), Sam Rivers (bass), John Otto (drums) and DJ Lethal (turntables, samples and programming). Boy bands from the late 90s to early 2000s. Worst bit: The post-Coldplay minor key pianos, which were absolutely everywhere around 2005. They released four studio albums between 1993 and 2002, which sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Powter sings in generalisations, (Youre faking a smile with the coffee to go, You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost). The Twang - The Brummie Baggie revivalists infected the music scene towards the latter end of the decade with a tedious mix of beery lad anthems and gushing sentiment. Dave Matthews croons like Kermit with a hangover, for a presumed intended audience of trustafarians and frat bros bonding via hacky sack and horseshoes. The Script - OK, Mums need something to listen to - nobody wants to find their Radiohead CD's in the kitchen on a Sunday afternoon, but surely the women who brought us into this world deserve better than rubbish like The Script they are served? The point here is seduction, but its hard to be seduced when youre nauseous. 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. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, Here are the Top 10 suckiest bands of the '00s. American nu metal band. 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. Real music didnt win, on this occasion. -Gabrielle Canon, Why is Oasis among the worst? He as a character is unforgettable, but the music of Razorlight? And on closer inspection, Thoms debut is a nauseating hark back to the oh-so-glorious olden days, with several factual flaws, the most notable being that Johnny Rotten wouldnt be seen dead with flowers in his hair. Interchangeable with Matchbox 20, but technically not Matchbox 20. But then this happened. We didnt see Chico coming. But Austrian disc-spinner DJ Otzi doesnt know too much of a good thing. Web10. 75 Best Rock Bands of the 2000s - middermusic.com The act took moronic-faux-concern-trolling to heights even U2 couldnt achieve. Ouch. We want to hear it. This song is so wet that its given me swimmers ear, which makes the narrators self-regarding message stand by myself while I take over the world with my forgettable, dreary acoustic guitar song even more egregious. 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. Her emotionless performance on "SNL" cemented her reputation as robotic, the product of overly manufactured pop perfection. Their most recent album, Away from the World, was released in 2012, and also debuted at number one on the Billboard chart. We know this now. Follow us on Twitter @LAWeeklyMusic, and like us at LAWeeklyMusic. The band has won numerous awards and they have won 12 Juno Awards among 28 nominations.The band is based in Vancouver, Canada. at the Disco, which makes this entire decade of music suck just a little bit harder than it did before. Across their 3 studio albums, James, Charlie and Matt inflicted such horrible tunes as 'Year 3000', 'Air Hostess' and 'Thunderbirds' on us. The Pigeon Detectives - In 2001 we got The Strokes, an impossibly cool band from New York who wore their jackets tight and their hair unkempt. Create an email alert based on the current article, This site uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. Worst bit: When he sings Im here to win your heart and soul and you think, Just let me stop you there, Shane. Worst bit: Can We Fix It?s constant, cheap garage beat, the audio equivalent of someone drilling a hole in your conscience. Becoming popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the band released three consecutive multi-platinum albums, one of which has been certified diamond and has sold over 28 million records in the United States, and over 40 million albums worldwide,becoming the ninth best-selling artist of the 2000s.Creed is often recognized as one of the prominent acts of the post-grunge movement of the late 1990s and early 2000s and is one of the most commercially successful rock bands of all time. What made it so bad: How did this happen? Please, no '00s nostalgia, or these fools may find their way onto the bill. And that one song is grand, and then it turns into Brimful of Asha. Weve all happily hollered along to Dreaming Of You in Whelans or wherever else, but how many people would actually say theyre a fan of The Coral? Led by human breathalyzer test Wes Scantlin, Puddle of Mudd successfully sold millions of copies of Come Clean, an album flooded with songs that nasally whimpered their way through a deluge of generic guitar strumming and relentless symbol-bashing. Despite the enormous commercial success of Middle of Nowhere, the band suffered from the merger that eliminated their label, Mercury Records. Give Orange. WebWorst band of all time 24 Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Bang of random Playstation 2 sports game music off Jet. 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'. Last but not leastwell maybe actually this is the least. He always wore sunglasses. 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. 8. Oh, The Thrills! The 00s gave us brilliant things: Arctic Monkeys. From pop crap to screamo to ridiculously dull indie, see who makes number one below: 20. 10 Worst Musicians of the 2000s - JamAddict The band is composed of As of 2010, the Dave Matthews Band has sold over 30 million records worldwide. "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. -Ben Westhoff, With the exception of the song Band On the Run which sounds like a forgotten White Album b-side and the bass breakdown on Live and Let Die, there are no greater offenders of 70s schlock than Wings. Thank you for supporting LA Weekly and our advertisers. Theory of a Deadman But we were naive in 2006. Worst Bands of the 2000s 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. 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. Nick, Joe and Kevin are met by hordes of screaming girls wherever they go, but they make us scream for altogether different reasons. 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: Its a song about a tractor, for starters. Its an instant fix, like downing a couple of fizzy drinks in one go. Bet you just said Ah The REVS! didnt you? Dave Parsons joined Bush shortly after leaving the band Transvision Vamp. WebGogo_is_Adlai 12 yr. ago. The band consists of lead vocalist Scott Stapp, guitarist and vocalist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips. -Ben Westhoff, Did you know that Blues Travelers John Popper used to be a member of this damn group? YOU. That along with the band (apart from the drummer) are just terrible musicians. Were aware of how a novelty act can be ridiculed by Simon Cowell in the first round, before finding unlikely success as the show progresses, before releasing a chart-bound single via Cowells label Syco. But Austrian disc-spinner DJ Otzi doesnt know too much of a good thing. [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. Top 10 Worst Bands of Al Time - TheTopTens But wasnt this good? I'm serious even the 1970s with its strange clothing and dime-a-dozen disco can't compete. Bands that Defined the 2000s Kerrang Era 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. Thirty-something adults who now now roll their eyes at Drake's "YOLO" are no better: Chances are good that they used to follow around the cultish Dave Matthews Band 10 years ago, imparting profound, oft-quoted wisdom like "eat, drink and be merry" and "life is short but sweet for certain" while living it up in the suburbs and broadening their worldview by sneaking in SoCo and taking road trips to the Jersey Shore. Tell us in the comments below. Silverchair. This makes them the third-most successful band from Sweden of all time, after ABBA and Roxette. ' On the plus side, however, we do thoroughly back the legit bromance between Messrs. Kiedis and Flea. Powter sings in generalisations (Youre faking a smile with the coffee to go, You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost), somehow sounding like hes never actually been sad in his entire life quite the achievement, in hindsight. That may explain why a Spin Doctors song is a bit like herpes. This band is neither rock, nor grunge, nor emo, nor metal. Ward was crowned the winner ofThe X Factor before releasing this radically uninventive ballad, which sounds like every single X Factor winners song ever. In theory, Bad Day is a touching, uplifting number to raise the spirits, a reminder that everyone feels down in the dumps sometimes. Hating Nickelback used to be cool, but it's so easy that it's kind of just a fact, now. 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. 12. Just an FYI, though? Pretty Rickys rap-R&B hybrid is so tasteless and tacky, even, that it could make Mariah Carey blush. Blazin' Squad - Like the mutated spawn of East 17 this group of Essex chavs ransacked the charts earlier in the decade with their Burberry style brand of pop-hip-hop raps and commercial r'n'b choruses. Empics Entertainment We very much doubt it! The term landfill-indie was made for a band like The Twang. submissions or preferences. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. A number two single on your first go is not bad though is it? Top 20 Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre, What makes a terrible band? We always appreciate the feedback. Now suck my dick. 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 Up until this point, it was fine to dig up a few musical memories while listening to an aging band play their radio hits, because the '90s were an awesome time for music, especially alternative rock, and therefore these nostalgia shows are relatively harmless.