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post your nominee for the shittiest "great" band ever

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For me, it's a no-brainer.  "The Doors".  Complete and total unredeemable dogshit.  Just horrible. 2 or 3 songs that weren't horrible.   Maybe.  

27 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

For me, it's a no-brainer.  "The Doors".  Complete and total unredeemable dogshit.  Just horrible. 2 or 3 songs that weren't horrible.   Maybe.  

Fuck you very much sir.

Nickelback. And it meets the "great" criteria based on the amount of radio play they have gotten. Not a single song worth a shit.

9 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

For me, it's a no-brainer.  "The Doors".  Complete and total unredeemable dogshit.  Just horrible. 2 or 3 songs that weren't horrible.   Maybe.  

When I read the title, this was exactly who came to mind.

 

"Roadhouse Blues" and "LA Woman" kick ass though.

The Doors are less "shitty" and more "wildly overrated".  Jim Morrison wasn't a genius poet.  He was an asshole who took drugs and wrote out all the shit that went through his head while tripping.

They also never had a bass player in the band, but clearly had bass guitar on every fucking record.  I don't know why that irritates me, but it does.

Since The Doors are taken, I'll go with Jethro Tull.

10 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Since The Doors are taken, I'll go with Jethro Tull.

Aqualung is one of the greatest songs ever written. Fight me.

9 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Radiohead

2 good albums.

Other than that, blah.

How are we determining great?

8 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

2 good albums.

Have they released them?

Just now, HenryJames said:

Have they released them?

Well, to me 2 good albums.

The Bends

OK Computer

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Bruce Springsteen

25 minutes ago, stc said:

Bruce Springsteen

This.  Good lord, Springsteen is such a bland beating.

I’ll go with Pink Floyd.  Great insomnia treatment, though.

36 minutes ago, stc said:

Bruce Springsteen

Agree with this and I'll add Bon Jovi.  I'm not sure anyone would call them great, but they sure sold a lot of horrible fucking albums.  

44 minutes ago, stc said:

Bruce Springsteen

Is a Band? 

 

Queen

Red Hot Chili Peppers

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1 hour ago, Rip76 said:

Well, to me 2 good albums.

The Bends

OK Computer

Yeah, I'm not a Radiohead fanboy, but these albums are both excellent.

1 hour ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Aqualung is one of the greatest songs ever written. Fight me.

Jethro Tull is in the same boat as the Doors for me, but I just don't see that many people trying to elevate them to "great" status.

They have a couple good songs.  Aqualung is one of them.

7 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Jethro Tull is in the same boat as the Doors for me, but I just don't see that many people trying to elevate them to "great" status.

They have a couple good songs.  Aqualung is one of them.

Locomotive Breath is the other.

3 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Locomotive Breath is the other.

Yup.  The "single" portion of Thick as Brick is ok too.  That's about my quota for Jethro Tull.

 

1 hour ago, HenryJames said:

Have they released them?

I'm with HenryJames. I remember some stoned guy trying to explain to me the greatness in that "Every instrument has its own space in the mix." Well that's how you're fucking supposed to mix things, you low-expectations grew-up-during-grunge motherfucker.

39 minutes ago, Hate said:

Agree with this and I'll add Bon Jovi.  I'm not sure anyone would call them great, but they sure sold a lot of horrible fucking albums.  

Nobody would call them "great."

When I was growing up and enjoying the living shit out of 80's Hair Metal, it seemed to me that every good band coming through Amarillo had Bon Jovi opening for them. When they finally graduated to being the headliner, it was like THE moment -- even more so than DLR quitting Van Halen -- that everything was over.

They are the essence of mediocrity and pandering to the Top 40. Their best songs are commercial garbage. They are the Burger King of metal -- the place you go when you can't find a McDonald's.

29 minutes ago, Deej said:

Queen

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Not sure that RHCP is "great." Long-lived, certainly.

Queen? Your opinions are bad and you should feel bad. You don't have to like Queen, and they have obviously had their fair share of missteps, but you couple that with some outstanding showmanship, insane range, and a ridiculous number of great songs.

As for my nomination...

I'm going to be an asshole and say The Kinks. The best thing they ever did was get covered by Van Halen. fight me

1 minute ago, Rimbo said:

 

I'm with HenryJames. I remember some stoned guy trying to explain to me the greatness in that "Every instrument has its own space in the mix." Well that's how you're fucking supposed to mix things, you low-expectations grew-up-during-grunge motherfucker.

Nobody would call them "great."

When I was growing up and enjoying the living shit out of 80's Hair Metal, it seemed to me that every good band coming through Amarillo had Bon Jovi opening for them. When they finally graduated to being the headliner, it was like THE moment -- even more so than DLR quitting Van Halen -- that everything was over.

They are the essence of mediocrity and pandering to the Top 40. Their best songs are commercial garbage. They are the Burger King of metal -- the place you go when you can't find a McDonald's.

Not sure that RHCP is "great." Long-lived, certainly.

Queen? Your opinions are bad and you should feel bad. You don't have to like Queen, and they have obviously had their fair share of missteps, but you couple that with some outstanding showmanship, insane range, and a ridiculous number of great songs.

As for my nomination...

I'm going to be an asshole and say The Kinks. The best thing they ever did was get covered by Van Halen. fight me

You are out of your god damned mind.

I once read a review that likened the music of the Grateful Dead to riding your bicycle so slow it falls over.  I don't dispute that

12 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

For me, it's a no-brainer.  "The Doors".  Complete and total unredeemable dogshit.  Just horrible. 2 or 3 songs that weren't horrible.   Maybe.  

Negged.

3 minutes ago, mr. sunshine said:

I once read a review that likened the music of the Grateful Dead to riding your bicycle so slow it falls over.  I don't dispute that

Here is a better way to describe them /complete Deadhead

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3 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

 

Queen? Your opinions are bad and you should feel bad. You don't have to like Queen, and they have obviously had their fair share of missteps, but you couple that with some outstanding showmanship, insane range, and a ridiculous number of great songs.

 

Not gonna feel bad. Most of their stuff is just grating to me and over the top. 

1 hour ago, BrickHorn said:

This.  Good lord, Springsteen is such a bland beating.

I’ll go with Pink Floyd.  Great insomnia treatment, though.

Pink Floyd???

Dark Side of the Moon ... Hello?!

 

I'll go with Def Leopard... and basically any hairband that someone might consider "Great"

20 minutes ago, mr. sunshine said:

I once read a review that likened the music of the Grateful Dead to riding your bicycle so slow it falls over.  I don't dispute that

You're also riding it slow because you're fucking stoned.

16 minutes ago, mr. sunshine said:

I once read a review that likened the music of the Grateful Dead to riding your bicycle so slow it falls over.  I don't dispute that

Must have been near the end. The Dead ripped when they were young

Some gold in this thread already.

I'll second The Doors and Aerosmith (and I like Aerosmith, but most of it really is quite shitty). 

I"ll add Nine Inch Nails, although "great" can be debated they got a lot of run in the 90's and 00's, and I never got it.

45 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

I'm going to be an asshole and say The Kinks. The best thing they ever did was get covered by Van Halen. fight me

I was with you right up until here. The Kinks didn't age well, but they were groundbreaking in the 60's. 

2 minutes ago, Todd Gack said:

Kiss.  Candy corn of rock bands.

You know, if people ascribed their greatness to their music, I'd be there with you. But no one thinks their music is "great," outside of a few catchy tunes.

It was the showmanship, the work ethic and the "just having sex with 2 chicks because it's Tuesday" lifestyle that defined them and kinda redefined rock stardom along with it. 

1 hour ago, BrickHorn said:

I’ll go with Pink Floyd.  Great insomnia treatment, though.

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1 hour ago, Hate said:

Here is a better way to describe them /complete Deadhead

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Yeah, everyone hates licorice.

1 hour ago, Hate said:

Here is a better way to describe them /complete Deadhead

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Nah, they're like mushrooms. Yummy, trippy mushrooms.  Definitely not everybodies taste, but damn I love 'em.

Phish

(And I'm gonna cut every last motherfucker in here saying Radiohead.)

1 hour ago, Cheeseweasel said:

I was with you right up until here. The Kinks didn't age well, but they were groundbreaking in the 60's. 

I'm thinking a lot of you guys need to revisit the Kinks discography.

2 hours ago, mr. sunshine said:

I once read a review that likened the music of the Grateful Dead to riding your bicycle so slow it falls over.  I don't dispute that

Damn, I was trying to find one.  You did it for me.

Bad Company.  For real, they are the worst.

I think the Kinks are outstanding.  One of the most under appreciated bands from that time period.

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