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Posted By: fil karada
Subject: 50 worst bands list
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 16:55
Here is a "50 worst bands in the world" list I've found. I like how much artists there are that are featured in PA  http://www.blender.com/lists/67198/50-worst-artists-in-music-history.html - http://www.blender.com/lists/67198/50-worst-artists-in-music-history.html ------------- 
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:00
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Oh, we've seen this before. Poorly made. ------------- 
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Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:02
What a disrespectful list  - sponsored by MAXIM???I'm not speaking about prog artists - TOAD THE WET SPROCKET for example is a band which I really like  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: LiquidEternity
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:09
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I actually didn't totally disagree with most of it. The only one I thought should not have been there was Kansas, but I might be biased. Clearly, the compiler is a pretentious hack, but that makes everything more fun, anyways. ELP at number two? I'd put them there. ------------- 
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Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:15
Have you ever listened to SPIN DOCTORS? This is great jamming alternative rock band - I have two albums - and for good measure I will give them a listen soon 
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Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:15
No, you wouldn't. Anyway, yeah this list is infamous... there are some godawful bands there no doubt, but there are ton that EVERYONE says wtf to.
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LiquidEternity wrote:Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:16
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Haha, I agree on a couple of the prog bands, but Kansas? They've always seemed like such a lovable band!
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Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:17
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Finally Celine Dion deserve the marketing she get ;-) ------------- Prog On ! |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:18
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http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31755&KW=50+worst - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31755&KW=50+worst
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Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:21
That ruins my enthusiasm 
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Posted By: June
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:24
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I was just telling someone the other day that Insane Clown Posse actually is the worst band ever.
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:25
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I probably commented before and I'll comment again. I don't really disagree with most of that stuff, but it shopuld obviously be "50 worst bands with some level of name recognition." I could probably fill the list with 50 christian rock artists, and it would clearly be less listenable than this list. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: LiquidEternity
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:27
Darn you, calling my bluff... Maybe not number two, but definitely in the "rather sad" music camp. -------------
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Posted By: inrainbows
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:30
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LOL!!! ELP ? Manowar better than Kansas? lol ------------- 
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Posted By: boo boo
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:37
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These guys once called Sgt Pepper one of the worst things to happen to music because it influenced.... gasp.... prog. Blender is a godawful piece of crap magazine, it's one thing to be biased, they basically praise everything that's inherently popular and mainstream and for the most part borrow their opinions from Rolling Stone, but they're even more elitist and stupid about it.
It's one thing to be a bunch of corporation ass kissers, it's another to pose as hipster informatives who praise whatever sh*tty fashionable indie band that comes along regardless of quality. And then jump on the prog hate bandwagon as if they're really sticking it to us snobby ol' prog fans.
These idiots don't know ANYTHING about music.
The editors of this magazine should all be euthanized. Bitter? A little. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/kingboobs/?chartstyle=LastfmSuicjdeGirls" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:42
That's fine... the point is, when you have ELP at number two and Nickleback isn't even on your list, there's a problem. :P
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:46
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This is rubbish, why even alot of Prog-Haters could find artists in that list they liked. Seems to me this list was made simply to piss people off
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:57
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A list like that is bound to irk everyone with certain picks, but I find most of that list to be pretty forgettable stuff. No great crime here against prog or rock.
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Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:58
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lol that's great. Worst CD Love Beach (Rhino, 1978) ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: boo boo
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 17:58
No, they're really THAT stupid and ignorant.
They don't know ANYTHING about music. Music journalism is dead and worthless.
We don't need anything but the internet now when it comes to discovering new music, when you find a lot of music because of people on forums like these. You realise just how ignorant and useless magazines like Blender are.
Their reviews and lists are mind numbingly awful, they're only good for recommendations.... if you like really bad music. The fact that Paris Hilton and Tila Tequila have graced their covers shows just how much integrity they actually have, which is none. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/kingboobs/?chartstyle=LastfmSuicjdeGirls" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 18:00
Bolded part.....right on! ------------- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sQD8uhpWXCw" rel="nofollow - It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...Road Rage Edition |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 18:01
| Aren't they tired of hating prog? That's so out. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 18:05
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42 RICK WAKEMAN 41 WHITESNAKE 40 BLIND MELON 37 THE DOORS 25 JAMIROQUAI 6 KANSAS 2 EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER |
Posted By: boo boo
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 18:06
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What's really bothersome is. Where's Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull, The Moody Blues, VDGG, Gentle Giant and all those w**kers? Why didn't they just add 50 prog bands? It IS the worst thing to ever happen to music after all. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/kingboobs/?chartstyle=LastfmSuicjdeGirls" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 19:14
Yeah, I saw Toad right off the bat and knew that this list was full of cow droppings. Excellent band...among others in there. To have Kansas near the top is laughable. Morons. E ------------- 
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 19:21
Mr. Livgren is not pleased. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 19:29
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Nice to see ELP giving ICP a battle for the #1 spot. If those two represent the absolute worst in music, we're all in trouble. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 19:39
An awful lot of true crap on that list, but really a bit of snarky pretension whose only purpose is for the writer to pat himself on the back for being "clever" and "witty."  Reminds me of my buddy who compares Kansas to Vogon poetry (and he used to be a HUGE) Kansas fan. With all the references to Yes and Tull, I'm surprised they weren't put on the list, but as boo boo says, these bozos don't know anything about music, just whatever's fashionable - er, whatever they're paid to say.  I bet they would have praised at least half of these artists in when they were popular.------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 19:59
| Manowar is the one band I am glad to see make this list, along with Creed, Insane Clown Posse, and a few others. Manowar is an embarrassment to the metal genre and keep many people from taking the genre seriously, yet there are many that rank them among the essential metal bands. |
Posted By: boo boo
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 20:32
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I agree with a few of the choices. Like Manowar, Tin Machine, Kenny G and ICP.
But The Doors? Primus? Alan Parsons? WTF. And I kinda like Blind Melon too, and I don't think Bob Geldof is that bad either.
And ELP? I know they got their haters, but number 2 worst band ever is just ridiculous. And Kansas have no place here either, if you're gonna lash out against "corporate rock" that why lash out at one of the better arena rock bands? What about Foreigner and Journey? They're way worse than Asia.
They couldn't even pick the worst bands of their genres. Sure Creed are lame, but what about Nickelback? Whitesnake? Really? Weren't they actually one of the least horrible hair metal bands?
And where's Limp Bizkit? Pat Boone? The Shaggs? Yoko Ono? The boy bands?
I could make a better top 50 than this, one everyone could agree with, really I could. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/kingboobs/?chartstyle=LastfmSuicjdeGirls" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Yorkie X
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 20:48
| Ouch .... |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: May 21 2009 at 22:43
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Wow. The person who wrote that list either has horrible taste or is laughing very hard at how much his list annoys people. I can't take a person seriously if they include The Doors and Kansas in a 50 worst bands list. Also, ELP really doesn't belong there, even though some of their stuff is a bit ridiculous. I have to say I completely agree on their number 1 pick though. |
Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 00:45
| It was worth reading the whole list to see Crash Test Dummies on there ... I hate them so much!!! Overall I thought the list was pretty darn good, although I happen to like ELP and I think they are a very misunderstood band, oh well. |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 00:58
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A few choices I completely disagree with, but that's alright, happy to see Kenny G, Yanni and Celine Dion in such a distinguished club.
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Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 03:51
I agree! When I first saw this 
As it was loading, I new what I was in for. Let's See... Rick Wakeman - Number 42 ASIA - Number 8 ELP - Number 2 Whoever made/compiled/voted in this list is fairly musically narrow/shallow in my honest opinion. Sure, ASIA is cheesy, but they're great fun (That's coming from a 15 year old boy - Me saying that + My friends reading = Them wanting my legs broken + Me not caring) Does anybody know who wrote this? They sound pretty goddamned anti prog and/or non credible to me. 1 How long is your drummer’s solo? a) He doesn’t get one. b) A couple minutes is all, and it’s very funky. c) Which of our drummers are you talking about? 2 What is the secret of your success? a) Inspiration. b) Perspiration. c) Butchering old soul classics in a manner beloved by middle-aged housewives and the mentally unwell. 3 How many times has your band’s lineup changed? a) Never happened, dude. If anyone left, it just wouldn’t be the same. b) A few. It’s so hard to find a good accordionist. c) 1,179. 4 The name of your band is… a) A favorite phrase from a William S. Burroughs novel. b) An action verb, followed by an even number. c) Indistinguishable from that of an accounting firm. 5 What is your favorite subject matter for lyrics? a) The pain of loving. b) The joy of drinking. c) Dragons. Or dungeons. But mostly dragons. IF YOU ANSWERED… Mostly a): Congratulations! You’re in a good band. Mostly b): Commiserations! You’re in a not-very-good band. Mostly c): What’s that sucking sound? Oh, it’s you. CLARK COLLIS hahaha. I pity this site, to be honest. I mean, why would they make a site documenting the opinion's of nobodies in order to make "lists"? This is a real joke. Honestly, this website/Author deserve a firm, hard, sharp and fast baseball swing to the knee caps. ------------- 
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Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 04:27
That list is actually six years old.
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Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 04:48
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Yeah so the list's a bit of a laugh but what's the point?
You have to get past Maxim's Dolly of the Day (who today was citing beating people up as one of her hobbies) to read the comments - some of which are funny, some of which are crass, IMO.
Oh and as for the quality of the journalism. I always thought Celine Dion was Canadian? ------------- It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough. |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 08:07
So, it's from 2003, when that attitude was 26 years old. When will they learn that everybody is NOT sharing their prejudice about rock music - from indie to pop - to be simple and brief to be effective. Simple but good music is the most difficult to achieve and it's great..complex and good is also great..complex but bad is a nightmare or at least boring...but being simple and bad is the worst of all. |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 08:33
Actaully, when you realize the world is full of ignorant pricks http://www.i-mockery.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69698814 - like this one , that list is not a surprise anymore. Okay, rant over. |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 08:46
Has he considered that, given The Iliad is far and away the most influential piece of literature ever, it's greater than the last (and possibly only) thing he read, which was either 10% of a Harry Potter book or the Twilight series. |
Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 08:51
I sincerely doubt that consideration ever entered his tiny little well-paid mind ------------- It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough. |
Posted By: Visitor13
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 10:30
| Nice try, but the absence of James Blunt renders this list null and void. |
Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 13:02
 But, if the list really is six years old as we've been told - that could explain that particulay gentleman's absence  ------------- It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough. |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 20:44
| At they got Michael Bolton on that list. |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 21:10
Booooring.
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 21:19
Really who cares for this guys, you just need to read heir appaling facts
WTF, does the fact that the guy tries to avoid an electrick shock (I believe there was a plastic rug under the carpet), has good taste in carpets and can afford it, makes lake a worst player that if he played in the floor?
Yep and what? Has this guy seen Woodstock? Or does he cares for the music or only for the paraphernalia?
BTW: Seen Kansas twice and never seen this guy, one in 1978 and the other several years later.
And what, athletes all around the world use the music of somebody to appear, heard We Are the Champions at least 100 times...BTW; Sirius pretentious?
What? This guys are selling gossips, nothing more...BTW: Calling Nietzche ill adviced subject doesn't help their credibility.
Really a cheap mediocre magaziine that supports popular acts because $$$$$$$$ and attack those that are not popular.
But again forget them, the magazine is crap.
Iván
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Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: May 22 2009 at 23:21
| I got a few good laughs out of it. Why do people take these things seriously? That gives me an idea. |
Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: May 23 2009 at 04:06
You're 100 per cent right - he'd have a good old chortle.
I'm too old to be a fanboy now but remember what it's like to be one. If you're that passionate about a band and some muppet makes cheap jibes at them it feels like some neighbour's kicked your pet cat. I don't care toss anymore but would have when I was 16, for sure.
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Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: May 23 2009 at 04:15
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And only the fact that Kansas is on no.5 and worst album is Point of Know Return reveals the deep musical knowledge of these people... I wonder if they know any other song other than Dust in the wind
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 23 2009 at 17:24
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Hi,
There was a saying in radio ... that if you said anything about it ... YOU LOST ... and the advertiser won. It's called the "Linda Lovelace syndromme" in some law circles, specially when many churches didn't realize that the best way to kill something was to not say anything and keep your mouth shut! And since then ... no one gives a darn about porn ...
(hahaha ... sure! with all its millions? Right ... I believe it!)
That said ...
The worst part of this article that the person that wrote this probably has not heard 10 of these ... otherwise he might say a few more intelligent things about the music itself and the times when it came up. But since a sense of history and understanding of that history and people is not what matters here, but the actual weight of poop content ... we can see the heat it generates ... and we think the heat does not stink for some reason!
That said ... here's the anti-christ version for you ...
50 IRON BUTTERFLY
Broke the ultimate rule in the music business ... "thou shalt never have a song more than 4 minutes" (they tried that with Elvis and he told them where to stick it and retired!) ... and the best one yet ... "it will never be a hit!..." While they never duplicated their first album they did have some nice things but unffortunately were way too inconsistent for my own tastes. The keyboard playing was excellent in general. For all intents and puposes this is the first true "prog" album that broke with tradition in its music. 43 MIKE & THE MECHANICS
This was, from the start, nothing but a solo effort for Mike Rutherford ... the fact that it became famous because of one song, could just be as lucky as otherwise. I still think that it was Genesis' publicity machine that won on this one more than anything else. But it is selfish and self-righteous to say that they do not have anything good in them. In fact, it is downright cynical and malicious. And maybe, well deserved, this was one of the writers or gossip'eaters that Genesis kicked off their tour ... and well deserved kick too! Genesis couldn't careless ... they and their families are set for life! 42 RICK WAKEMAN
Rick is a very good keyboard player ... sadly he was caught in a time where the first synthesizers were being tested and learned, and the "popular" idiom was for some well educated hands on players to try and make their name with synthesizers doing some classical music ... and to this end, the likes of Walter (later Wendy) Carlos made a name and helped cement synthesizers on the map. Unffortunately for Rick he did not have the inventiveness to do anything else with his hands than re-invent all the classical music he had ever studied and his musical attempts end up sounding like really cheap classical arrangments and musical pieces. He should have taken a hint when his own teachers and fellow students were laughing at him ... He should have learned from Vangelis, Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream ... Vangelis almost replaced him but could not get a working Visa ... and Patrick Moraz was actually a good replacement not so enamored with his own classical chops. And Vangelis will prbably be remembered for many years to come ... considering he has an Oscar in his closet and many memorable pieces of music ... I can't say I remember any of Rick's pieces! 41 WHITESNAKE
Over rated. This band was build and advertised solely on Coverdale's status as a star. No matter that he wasn't even the best musician in Deep Purple! But then, DP wasn't that great either ... about the only thing they had going for them was loudness ... not music! 39 BOB GELDOF
"He organized the Live Aid concerts, but “Saint” Bob Geldof is a less-than-godlike musical talent." This is sad, and by far one of the most stunningly hippocritical and full of sh*t statements that has ever been said about any music or musician. And we all should know better and advise this motherbleep to go suk on Mick Jagger! If you don't appreciate some of the good things that some people can do other than take your money and get a nicer car and bigger house and bigger dope, you and the person who wrote this would not know the difference between a person and a jack-arse. You decide which you wanna be ... maybe that writer is sore because he didn't get the homecoming queen's cherry! 37 THE DOORS
"He was the Lizard King. No, really… " It still is "unpopular" to discuss literature and art ... specially in this very board ... where some fans would rather discuss their top ten prog than enjoy a more stimulating discussion about artistic lyrics. Not to mention that no one since then has had the balls or ability to do something like Jim Morrison did, and many "poets" are mostly playing with words instead of living them. And "The Soft Parade" is actually very important from a perception stand point, and the critic is too proud to ask what that is! The closest anyone has come to these types of lyrics and deep intentional meanings is Amon Duul 2. 34 LIVE
If anyone thinks this band sounds like U2, they need to go to the doctor ... bad ears and then some ... heck these guys are at least very honest with their music and lyrics and deserve some credit. And if you haven't heard, their version of "Walk The Line" is fabulous! ... 33 JAPAN
When you consider that one of the people in this band happens to be Richard Barbieri who has been in Porcupine Tree since ... I would say that the description of that stuff is stuffy and full of itself and probably not even close to what the band did ... EVER! 21 THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
It was never prog rock .. it was "educated pop music" ... and well done at that unless you never heard it on anything but the poor quality mp3's or iTunes versions and you will miss how well recorded and mixed these things were. I do think that the first album is still the best of them all, but many disagree with me. 19 DAN FOGELBERG
It's sad that someone will trash folks like him. He was not "new age" and neither was he a "hip" media creation and he just did his thing ... it wasn't great. But it was honest and was nice. And way better than most radio trash! He was more appreciated in the early FM days when you could play longer cuts, and enjoy more open minded music than the same top ten music. 15 YANNI
I don't like to say that anyone's music is bad. I prefer some to others, but I did think that Yanni was way too topical and new age'y -- with looks and haircut -- for those fantasy oriented housewives (including your own!) ... but we should not take away from some nice music here and there. I think he would be way better if he had dumped that woman sooner and spend more time being himself instead of an image of himself ... but that is for another day and time. And Yanni live at the Acropolis is actually good ... and most people never saw that lady violinist turn his orchestra inside out ... she made the concert worthwhile by herself ... but of course, it seems better to trash someone than to accept defeat is usually the norm when it comes to publicity. 12 TIN MACHINE
Wasn't this a sort of follow up to Lou Reed's original Metal Machine? David is a good actor. Not always an original one, but he is sensitive enough and intelligent enough to c heck out other scenes and theater and film to figure out how and what to do next with his music ... and there are some admirable qualities to that and sometimes the experiments do not work. But then, America would not appreciate him doing Kurt Weill either ... and he is very good at it. It would never be played on radio ... my gawdddd a Bertold Brecht lyric on radio? The FCC gets upset about 1.3 seconds of a boob as it is thx to some bush-time tactics! 11 LATOYA JACKSON
But she has the nicest ... and has done Playboy! Better looking then Michael! 7 ASIA
Agreed ... all the way through. The only thing missing here is the amount of ego involved in this band, and how the music wasn't even that good. 4 KENNY G
yeah ... but the new age'y mothers could envision him in their beds and then some! Dreams, you know ... are a funny thing. Guys hated it but women loved it! Sorry ... but your wife rules the roost too! 2 EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER
I'm not sure this is fair. I think they were fine through their 3rd album or so ... and after that, fame got to their heads and they realized that they were out of classical music to make fun of, and ... they were bored with their antics, and people did not want to hear their serious stuff courtesy of 3 minute radio ... and instead of saying ... up yours to radio ... they gave up. Their first album is still the best of them all from start to finish ... and Brain Salad Surgery has its moments ... and then falls flat ... the lyrics did not hold up and the art work and artist that inspired them stood up ... way better ... for his work ... than they ever did. To me, that was the end of their "talent" ... at least Beethoven and Mozart fought back! |
Posted By: AlbertMond
Date Posted: May 23 2009 at 22:00
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Like most people here, I've seen this infamous list before.
I have to agree that it's mostly badly written, and I'd be willing to bet inclusions of such lesser artists as ICP, Manowar, and Vanilla Ice could very probably have simply been luck on the writer's part. Honestly, who puts Primus, The Doors, and Iron Butterfly in the same class as two white rap gimmicks and a band that does nothing but sing about how metal they are? ------------- Promotion so blatant that it's sad: 
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Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 03:01
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I think it would be better if we had a thread where we each would post our own "50 worst bands" lists complete with our own explanations, though I'm not sure if any of us have enough vitriol to expend that much of it in one post. ------------- "The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook |
Posted By: AlbertMond
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 03:54
That sounds like a great idea.  ------------- Promotion so blatant that it's sad:
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Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 05:15
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There's also the problem that each post in such a thread would take a really long time to write.
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Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 05:22
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And we wouldn't get paid for doing it ------------- It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough. |
Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 05:47
Professional reviews are totally not hip, though, so that's not a problem. 
------------- "The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook |
Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 05:56
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That said, I'm personally way more interested in a "top 10 songs of all time, regardless of genre" thread where we each come with a long and detailed explanation of our choices. Seems more constructed, and less "everything sucks so we'll just spend all of our time complaining about stuff that nobody likes" than what I just proposed. ------------- "The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook |
Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 06:09
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Best you start the thread then, Toaster
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Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 06:15
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It's just that deciding on even 10 favourites takes so long.
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 13:46
Truth. It is written for the video gaming MTV watching short attention span generation. |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 14:25
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Some of them do belong there, i.e. Vanilla Ice, but I really don't agree with ELP being second worst. The people making this list obviously have no idea what they are talking about. In fact, anyone with slight musical knowledge wouldn't even make a list like this, as they would understand that art cannot really be graded and heirarchised.
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Posted By: KingCrimson250
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 15:35
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Of course it's a stupid list. Stupid lists boost sales much better than good lists. A list that pisses everyone off is a list that has everyone writing in, furious over the suggestions, which is a list that has everyone checking the next issue, to see if their letter was answered or if anything was addressed or if they did something even more stupid. A good list is something that everyone reads, says "Hunh. That was pretty good," puts the magazine back down and wanders off, forgetting about it. Against all odds, outrageous articles seem to sell more magazines than well-written ones. It's a musical tabloid and should be treated as such. EDIT: Case in point - how many times do you think that this article has been posted around the internet? I know I've seen it a few times before I came here. People read it, get pissed off, and show it to everyone else. Everyone else goes to read it, gets pissed off, and spreads it around. But while they're getting all angry about the article, people are on there saying "Hey, look at that. Hometown Hotties. Let's check THAT out." And suddenly they've got some more subscribers. |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 15:49
All integrity in mainstream music journalism disappeared ages ago. Even the broadsheet, "quality", papers long ago sacrificed journalism for appearing cool - a plague on all their houses! ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: himtroy
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 20:37
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Just getting started on the list I see Iron Butterfly...What? Thats much better than most of whats around today
Rick Wakemen? I'm no Yes or Wakemen fan, but hell no. Theres much worse out there
The Doors.....They just lost any credibility they could have possible had right there
Alan Parson's? I Robot heavily surpasses all music written in the last few years.
Even Asia and Kansas...I couldn't care less about them, but they are nowhere near worst bands
And I'm not even going to touch upon ELP, I'm on a progressive rock message board, I bet it'll be taken care of
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