post your nominee for the shittiest "great" band ever

[Gil Bang 25974]

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.  

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

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.

[UDontKnow 10447]

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

[Shoxthemonkey 1981]

Steve Miller Band

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

This thread is going to make me surly.

 

That being said....Dave Matthews Band

[4th&Five 41558]

Aerosmith

[Al_4_ISU 12464]

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.

[Underdog 28709]

The Doors?  Why I oughta...

[Beantown Express 2.0 6559]

Not sure if they are considered great but Coldplay.

[Al_4_ISU 12464]

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.

[jimmyjazz 45972]

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

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

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.

[HenryJames 66082]

Radiohead

[Rip76 4943]

9 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Radiohead

2 good albums.

Other than that, blah.

[Rip76 4943]

How are we determining great?

[HenryJames 66082]

8 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

2 good albums.

Have they released them?

[Rip76 4943]

Just now, HenryJames said:

Have they released them?

Well, to me 2 good albums.

The Bends

OK Computer

[stc 1462]

Bruce Springsteen

[BrickHorn 18237]

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.

[Hate 20110]

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.  

[Underdog 28709]

44 minutes ago, stc said:

Bruce Springsteen

Is a Band? 

 

[Deej 76822]

Queen

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Edited December 12, 2018 by Deej

[Al_4_ISU 12464]

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.

[Al_4_ISU 12464]

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.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

20 minutes ago, Deej said:

Queen

Shitty opinion thread is over there ------>

[HenryJames 66082]

Locomotive Breath is the other.

[HenryJames 66082]

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.

[Al_4_ISU 12464]

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.

[Rimbo 25974]

 

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

[Al_4_ISU 12464]

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.

[mr. sunshine 2827]

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

[Sbbruin 21858]

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.

[Sbbruin 21858]

[Hate 20110]

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

[Deej 76822]

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. 

[Loco 3752]

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"

[HenryJames 66082]

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.

[alincoln 2380]

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

[capnamerca 571]

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.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

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. 

[Todd Gack 432]

Kiss.  Candy corn of rock bands.

[Rimbo 25974]

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. 

[Sbbruin 21858]

1 hour ago, BrickHorn said:

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

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

1 hour ago, Hate said:

Here is a better way to describe them /complete Deadhead

Yeah, everyone hates licorice.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

1 hour ago, Hate said:

Here is a better way to describe them /complete Deadhead

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

[C-Man 27230]

Phish

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

[Al_4_ISU 12464]

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.

[Chad Fuck 17684]

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.

[tbone_ 14128]

The dead
Kiss
The cure

[Rollo Tomassi 80]

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.