Getting angry with the Pussycat Dolls is like getting angry with Bank of America or Walmart. Worst bit:The lyric: Shes flirty / Turned 30 / Aint that the age a girl gets really dirty? No for you, my lyrically challenged friend. In order for something to be hated, it must first be loved; that love is what gives the hatred its roots. Ah, Johnny Borrell. Since its debut, the band has sold over 25 million records in the United States alone, and over 75 million records worldwide. WebHere, we take a look at 33 of the best 2000s rock bands that helped push the genre into new and exciting directions: 1. I'm serious even the 1970s with its strange clothing and dime-a-dozen disco can't compete. See also: Can an Intelligent Person Like Phish? [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. only way to stay in touch was a letter in the mail.. Axel F was one of those irreversible mistakes, the kind that spirals out of control before you realise whats actually happening. It happened. Really, guys. I don't know the worst band ever, but this is who I do not like: Lady Gaga, Rush, Genesis, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Dave Matthews, The Eagles, Lynerd Skynerd, Bob Marley, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, But we were naive in 2006. My Humps was bad, but who would have figured the group could get worse? The 00s gave us brilliant things: Arctic Monkeys. If ever there proof that British popular song was in a dire state in the very first half of the noughties then it's this. -Elano Pizzicarola, I really wanted to like Merriweather Post Pavilion, even going far out of my way to appreciate the record as it was surely intended: super-stoned, miles from civilization in the northern California woods. But in practice, its a soulless, sappy ghost of the past. Worst bit: When you stop to think about the number of people involved in the making of this song and its accompanying video. It is not an exaggeration to call this one of the defining albums for This makes them make the list. Yo wat up, goes Alvin Chipmunk as the song kicks off. Truthfully the best part of Papa Roach's presence is that at this moment, they have actually basically ended up being a meme. Probably the worst band musically of the decade this group of peroxide punks have gained notoriety for a series of publicity stunts. , somehow sounding like hes never actually been sad in his entire life quite the achievement, in hindsight. Is it being prepared to do the wrong thing, whatever the price? The band signed with Roadrunner Records in 1999 and re-released their once-independent album The State.The band achieved commercial success with the release of their 2000 album The State and then they achieved mainstream success with the release of their 2001 album Silver Side Up.Following the release of Silver Side Up the band released their biggest and most known hit today, "How You Remind Me" which peaked number 1 on the American and Canadian charts at the same time.Then, the band's 4th album The Long Road spawned 5 singles and continued the band's mainstream success with their hit single "Someday" which peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 at the Canadian Singles Chart. The band now records under its own label, 3CG Records. Josh Homme might pop up and read a kids bedtime story every so often, but its a by-and-large mind-numbing existence. Theres their reality show and various line-up shifts, of course, but the details of those are too depressing to go into. American rock band that was formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, in 1991. Sort of like anchovies; in fact, its quite fair to call Rush the anchovies of rock music. Even their most well-known musical insult "Down With The Sickness" literally reenacts a mom's whipping of her child. Them, and folks whose favorite book is The Da Vinci Code and favorite TV show is Two and a Half Men. Worst bit: The way it builds to the chorus with grim inevitability. 6. These include a fly on the wall TV show including totally not faked (raises eyebrows) scenes of the band fighting people in the streets and sending excrement to a writer who gave them a bad review. Worst bit: The key change nobody asked for. This is a band so hated that their own fans 2. 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. If only Hootie were Sandra Dee. American nu metal band. And so stylish! Unfortunately, they were so clean-cut they made Santa Clause seem like Jack the Ripper and made us wish that old Jack would go rip their smirky smiles off their faces. -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. Web9. GRAMMY Award-winner Jeff Coffin of Bla Fleck and the Flecktones has since filled Moore's spot as the band's saxophonist. A work of art, and enough to cement them on the latter half of this list. Formed in 1994, Limp Bizkit became popular playing in the Jacksonville, Florida underground music scene in the late 1990s, and signed with Flip Records, a subsidiary of Interscope, which released their dbut album, Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ (1997). at the Disco. Hanson has sold over 16 million records worldwide and have had eight top 40 singles in the UK and six top 40 singles in the US. Its often said that people either love Rush or hate them, but a more accurate statement is that most people hate Rush, while a scattered few really love them. What made it so bad: Mainly the chorus, which sees Gary Barlow wailing like hes just opened a tax return. Dave is a jam act with no jams. Now suck my dick. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography , 300px wide If ever there proof that British pop music was in a dire state in the first half of the noughties then it's this. Worst bit: When he sings Im here to win your heart and soul and you think, Just let me stop you there, Shane. Whats that coming over the hill? Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, Sloppy, derivative and obsessed with shock value for its own sake, the Pistols set the template for British punk rock bands trying too hard. submissions or preferences. Luckily the band have split now with Justin Hawkins going on to try various ventures such as entering Eurovision (Beaten by the car crash that was Scooch). posts, comments and submissions available. The kind of thing youd find yourself singing along to on the radio, then recoil and go Ew. Well, in this case the common rap happens to be true. But Austrian disc-spinner DJ Otzi doesnt know too much of a good thing. Sitting somewhere between The Streets and Ocean Colour Scene, The Twang were hailed as the next big thing by the NME upon their emergence and topped numerous critics tips including a #2 spot in the influential BBC Sound of 2007 poll. It's no surprise that Creed won this poll. That's right, the '00s. 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? Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own WebAs 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. Just an FYI, though? 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. Waiting For A Girl Like You? Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. Another band that just call to mind video games. Travis Barker is a fuckin' beast on the drums. Champagne Supernova, anyone? This pic just screams "Radio Disney." -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 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. 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. You thought I was done with dumping on Coldplay, did you? View Reports-/5-RATE QUIZ. : One happy clappy singalong of Hey Babys chorus is nice, harmless fun. 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 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! Theres innocent fun, and then theres ruining a new millennium before its barely begun. I mean, really, was the "he-said-she-said bullshit" that rage-inducing, Fred Durst? We asked our readers to vote for their least favorite bands of the Nineties last week. Moore died suddenly in August 2008 due to complications from injuries sustained in an ATV accident. Houston's independent source of Its an instant fix, like downing a couple of fizzy drinks in one go. 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. What made it so bad: First of all, the world is a better place with Out of Your Mind in it. 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. You can obtain a copy of the -Ben Westhoff, Did you know that Blues Travelers John Popper used to be a member of this damn group? 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. We don't mean that in a good way. Why take our chances? Tractors and saccharine folk should not mix. Go-oes. 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. 7. This time, car video games. 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). -Kai Flanders, You realize that Jason Segels characters obsession with Rush in I Love You Man is tongue in cheek, right? Journal Media does not control and is not responsible 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. These are the worst musicians of the 2000s. It's sort of like hating Jonah Lehrer, partially because, like Lehrer, Nickelbackplagiarizes itselfand somehow still has fans. We always appreciate the feedback. Like Piers Morgan. I was born too late into a world that doesnt care, she sings, dreaming of a time when music really mattered (vom), when accountants didnt have control / And when media couldnt buy your soul. Real music didnt win, on this occasion. We had nothing to do with the results. This pic just screams "Radio Disney." What made it so bad: The fact that its the sound of slipping into a coma. Because theyve been caught ripping off other artists songs, including Stevie Wonder, The New Seekers, and Neil Innes. It was an actual, living hell. Boyd Tinsley was added to the band as a violinist soon after the band was formed. We don't need any more to come trailin' on in behind them. We'll give it to them, their biggest smash 'In Too Deep' wasn't that bad, but the group have been ploughing the same one-dimensional furrow for far too long now. We don't need a collective group of '00s musicians making their way through the country, with their tour vans all full of manscaping products and scenesters. Real music didnt win, on this occasion. Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian groups, having sold more than 50 million albums worldwide[ and ranking as the eleventh best-selling music act, and the second best-selling foreign act in the U.S. behind the Beatles, of the 2000s. CUT MY KNIFE INTO PIZZA! -Kai Flanders, What do white people have to complain about, George Carlin once posited. What made it so bad: That opening bassline kicks in and for a few sweet seconds you think youre listening to A Town Called Malice by The Jam. Worst bit: When you think the song has faded out but, oh no, heres another chorus this time with overblown gospel choir! Worst bit: The rolling piano refrain is actually quite good, which throws the whole song into stark relief. Getting back to terrible pop-punk Simple Plan has ranked high on our list of hated musicians of the 2000s. (When, by the way, they'll still be terrible.). 7 and No. Josh Homme might pop up and read a kids bedtime story every so often, but its a by-and-large mind-numbing existence. They make Perrier seem vibrant and ethnic. Let me make this clear right now: if you're a fan of Post-Grunge, Nu Metal, or Pop Punk, we salute you. That along with the band (apart from the drummer) are just terrible musicians. Also worth noting is that Blink drummer Travis Barkerhas made another one of our lists that's worth checking out. The final nail in the dodgy cock-rockers' career, however, was this atrocity Hot Leg. Web10. Nothing gets worse. But people kept referring them to these labels which diluted the music genres so much its now just a big. The band consists of lead vocalist Scott Stapp, guitarist and vocalist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips. In all fairness though, they were responsible for some tunes. Follow us on Twitter @LAWeeklyMusic, and like us at LAWeeklyMusic. 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. Three lads from Donegal who made sprightly tunes about manic pixie dream girls and Louis Walsh. Forget Chris Barrons scraggly beard; the real problem with the Spin Doctors is their enduring lightweight retro jam song legacy on crappy corporate radio. And what about Anthony Kiediss rapping? 1. 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. Make of that what you will. 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. Advertising disclosure: We may receive compensation for some of the links in our stories. 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 Love' was the band's most significant hit alongside the slightly scary 'She Will Be Liked'. The perfect soundtrack to being a brat. -Nicholas Pell, Formed in the late aughts, The Raconteurs consist of Jack White and some other guys. -Nikki Darling, See also: Top Three Beatles Who Got a Star on the Walk of Fame Before Paul McCartney, A good band should be like Frosted Mini-Wheats, a substantive cereal loaded with fiber and whole grains made edible by delicious sugary coating. 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 Killers came in hot with their 2005 album Hot Fuss . Listening to even one song by Creed invokes a sea of nausea, as if your brain is fried from watching "Two and a Half Men" reruns for 24 hours. : The faux-cockney tone of Luke Concannons vocals, as he sings, . These guys always seemed to be for people who were like, into ART and LITERATURE. Worst bit: The way the singer wears his hat in the video. : Somewhere, Vanessa Carlton is still perched on a travelling piano, playing the blissful notes of . 16. They'll update their freakin' Myspace pages and it'll cause a snowball effect of other crappy '00s musicians to follow suit. We know you've noticed it, the sudden influx of '90s nostalgia bands that have made their way back on tour. Okay, it was written by Andy Burrows, but we still can't forgive him. WebChris Gerard of Metro Weekly ranked it as Duran Duran's worst album. EMPICS Entertainment / PA Wire / PA Wire, Indie for the ladsladslads. Thank you for supporting LA Weekly and our advertisers. It wasn't even close. 19. With that in mind, you could actually claim that Crazy Frog was punk. 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. If we open that door, it may not be one we can close, folks, and it's way too soon for anyone to be pining away for the days when George W. Bush was head bitch in charge and Paris Hilton had a show on network television. Associated Press articles: Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. Unlike his sister who would never do anything rebellious or naughty, Trace is covered in tattoos including the phrase 'Songs Of Victory' on his chest and a coffin on his throat. But it also gave us some truly, unforgettably horrible songs. Which was a good tactic on his part, because they were crap. Until these '00s shows stop, I'll be reminding everyone of not only how terrible frosted tips are, but how awful music from the '00s was, because I'm afraid for our nation. Smash Mouth is what would have happened if Limp Bizkit made love to a Lisa Frank poster. Cringiest Lines of the New Millennium. Bang of random Playstation 2 sports game music off Jet. 17 respectively. Sports 20 Worst Bands of the 2000s Stats Can you name the 20 Worst Bands? When you think its finally gone, it rears its ugly head again. Thi-is. The Madden brothers were so edgy, too, with their guyliner and all. 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. Nickelback. By continuing to browse, you agree to the use of cookies described in our Cookies Policy. 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. The Jonas Brothers This pic just screams "Radio Disney." Because Liam Gallagher only plays tambourine and possesses the single most nasal voice in pop.
