Who is the Uncoolest Band Ever?

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I know we've had the most uncool albums, but what about bands?

― dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 23:51 (twenty-three years ago)

At this point in time, anything described with the preface 'nu-'

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 23:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Foreigner to thread.

― TMFTML (TMFTML), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 00:04 (twenty-three years ago)

REO Speedwagon. By a long shot.

― maria b (maria b), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 00:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Dave Mathews Band

― daria g, Wednesday, 28 May 2003 00:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Collective Soul.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 28 May 2003 00:08 (twenty-three years ago)

At this point in time, anything described with the preface 'nu-'

Nu Shooz

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 28 May 2003 00:10 (twenty-three years ago)

They Might Be Giants

― Millar (Millar), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 00:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Kenny G or John Tesh or something like that.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 00:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Styx, Kiss, and Hootie all spring immediately to mind.

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 00:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Styx, REO, and Journey are currently together on tour. Is this the uncoolest line up ever?

― David Beckhouse (David Beckhouse), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 00:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Nu Shooz

Described rather than directly named. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 00:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Kiss?!? Styx?!? Come on people these bands might NOT be cool now, but they were kind of cool at SOME point (especially KISS)! Uncool in my book means no one UNDER the age of twenty might EVEN once have listened to one of your records willingly.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 00:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Seals & Crofts
Poco
Pablo Cruise
Firefall
Pure Prairie League

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 00:50 (twenty-three years ago)

millar is OTM

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 00:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Audioslave

― Aaron A., Wednesday, 28 May 2003 01:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Air Supply

― Andrzej B. (Andrzej B.), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 01:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Black Lace

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 01:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Tracy Chapman and 10,000 Maniacs

― Evan (Evan), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 01:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Arnold Lanni owns this thread.

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre600/e671/e67116w93nv.jpg

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre700/e706/e70636oqzc4.jpg

― JesseFox (JesseFox), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 02:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Damnit, we already wasted our invocation of the Louvin' Brothers. It's like we're on a Louvin' quota - I just can't bring them into this.

― Adam A. (Keiko), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 02:47 (twenty-three years ago)

If the Louvins ain't cool, I don't wanna any part of cool.

― JesseFox (JesseFox), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 03:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Roxette.

― adam (adam), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 03:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Sha Na Na.

― Christine 'Green Leafy Dragon' Indigo (cindigo), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 03:28 (twenty-three years ago)

All Starr Band

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 04:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Sorry Alex in NY. Kiss were never ever cool in any part of the globe that was actually cool. Which might make them cool now, in a weird revisionist/retro way. But I still doubt it. Ugly right wing white men in make-up = Insane Clown Posse, really. Only with lots of middle American fans ;-)

Ucoolest, by far = Pavlov's Dog.

Anyone willing to argue that?

― David A. (Davant), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 04:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Only with lots of middle American fans ;-)

Wait, that's stillICP, innit?

― David A. (Davant), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 04:46 (twenty-three years ago)

I guess the awful Manowar might be as good a contender as any.

― Øystein Holm-Olsen (Øystein H-O), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 06:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Queen to thread..
Manowar rocks. love their artwork

― Fabrice (Fabfunk), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 07:12 (twenty-three years ago)

The Blues Project

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 07:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh god, Barenaked Ladies, of course. *smacks forehead*

― David A. (Davant), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 07:30 (twenty-three years ago)

The list is too long, how to choose?

The Flying Pickets
Hue and Cry
Dire Straits

but the winner by a long way has to be:

Runrig

― Jacob (Jacob), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 07:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Shed Seven

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 08:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Huey Lewis and the News. oh C'mon whats sooooooo uncool about Queen?

― Jrvision (visionjr), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 08:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Brian May for starters; that awful pompous logo; getting yr hits symphonized; and... being the band of choice to be played at sporting events..

― Fabrice (Fabfunk), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 08:39 (twenty-three years ago)

The Proclaimers
Ace of Base
Steps
Roxette
No Doubt

― russ t, Wednesday, 28 May 2003 08:43 (twenty-three years ago)

ABBA!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 08:44 (twenty-three years ago)

And A-Teens, their juvenile followers.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 08:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Hothouse Flowers
Spin Doctors
My Life Story

― Kim Tortoise, Wednesday, 28 May 2003 08:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... The Levellers.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 09:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Actually, what am I talking about? TOPLOADER, obviously.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 09:24 (twenty-three years ago)

I can see a pattern here.. Levellers, barenaked Ladies, Spin Doctors... it's the hideous '93 scruff-rock asault..

― Fabrice (Fabfunk), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 09:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Toploader are shockingly naff - but surely Starsailor beat them in the eternally dull and uncool stakes?

― russ t, Wednesday, 28 May 2003 09:34 (twenty-three years ago)

in bizarre 180: Chicago

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 10:22 (twenty-three years ago)

They Might Be Giants
Booooo! Hissssss! Hunt and kill the infidel!

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 12:22 (twenty-three years ago)

"Toploader are shockingly naff - but surely Starsailor beat them in the eternally dull and uncool stakes?"

No, Starsailor need to get more popular to be considered horribly uncool. Toploader (who did get popular) are horribly uncool NOW.

Can we laugh at Slipknot (Napalm Death at the circus) yet or are they still dangerous?

― Johnny Jarvis, Wednesday, 28 May 2003 14:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Damn Yankees!
And Mike + The Mechanics.

― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Ocean Colour Scene!

Technotronic!

― janni (janni), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:42 (twenty-three years ago)

http://campuscircle.net/interviews/images/deadsy.jpg

Deadsy is hated by everyone who you'd think would like them: fans of new wave and synthy stuff, the nu-metal kids, basically everyone but me.

Don't mock Slipknow fans, they'll kill you and put a Slipknot T-shirt on your dead carcass and a Slipknot sticker on your car and bookmark Slipknot's web site on your computer. They are hardcore!

― Fivvy (Fivvy), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 15:43 (twenty-three years ago)

the problem with threads like this is that the band immediately becomes so uncool they're cool. I actually respect Huey Lewis more for his brave uncoolery now.

Actually, wait, no, I still want to punch him in the face. He wins.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 16:07 (twenty-three years ago)

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This thread has now become very subjective. And as such of not much value...

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 5 February 2004 23:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Whatever, Krokus is so very uncool.

― Spinktron 2000 (El Spinktor), Friday, 6 February 2004 00:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Modern Talking owns this thread

― Rudolf (Rudolf), Friday, 6 February 2004 11:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I dunno, in a way the Rapture/Williamsburg nominations were kinda on point. Move yr faces, guys!

― Silly Sailor (Andrew Thames), Friday, 6 February 2004 12:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Geir, are you a fan of Transatlantic?

― udu wudu (udu wudu), Friday, 6 February 2004 13:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Again Arena (who possibly are the worst band I've ever heard described as "progressive") LTE, Transatlantic et al are too obscure to be "Uncool" surely? Probably the flower kings would be the least cool, if they were more widely known. I bought that first TransAtlantic album on the recommendation of a friend - I supoose it was worth it for the first 6 minutes or so of the long track, said bit being thrilling and audacious, but the rest of the album is pretty boring.

Derek Dick aka "Fish" hasn't sung for Marillion for years now. They have made more albums with their more recent singer, Steve Hogarth. Some of these albums at least are very very good, in a kind of talk talk goes prog way, but I suspect the likelyhood of anyone who doesn't already like them or is interested in them listening is very slim.

In ILM theory Geir should be a fan of Spock's Beard, given their big concentration on saccarine melodicness, but I bet he isn't.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 6 February 2004 14:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Creed

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Friday, 6 February 2004 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought you already said that one?

No matter, they are still "uncool."

― Aja (aja), Friday, 6 February 2004 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)

three weeks pass...

The Wiggles

― Stephanie Gunn, Sunday, 29 February 2004 08:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Not exactly a band but Melissa Etheridge is pretty damn uncool. Her "pouring out of her soul" is nauseating.

― Jim Reckling (Jim Reckling), Sunday, 29 February 2004 20:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Quite so.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 29 February 2004 20:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Macy Gray

― BICICLETA EMOCIONAL!!! (Jon Williams) (ex machina), Monday, 1 March 2004 03:20 (twenty-two years ago)

It's Styx.

Unless it's the Indigo Girls.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 1 March 2004 07:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Kenny Loggins is the uncoolest band evah

― mentalist (mentalist), Monday, 1 March 2004 08:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Roxette (of course), Ace of Base, Rolling Stones, Manowar, Kiss.

― Daniel Dee, Monday, 1 March 2004 12:20 (twenty-two years ago)

there's a band called Raya from Austin who sucks more than any of those bands.

― Justin Leach, Monday, 1 March 2004 15:45 (twenty-two years ago)

The Indigo Girls, the Indians, the October Project, and the Best Kissers in the World all tie.

― devon powers (popmatters devon), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)

The Wiggles
-- Stephanie Gunn (stephanie1gun...) (webmail), February 29th, 2004.

How could you, Stephanie?

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 01:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Rudolf is 100% right:

http://www.nits.nl/lists/div/modern_talking.jpg

― Siegbran (eofor), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 01:15 (twenty-two years ago)

How can most of the bands on this thread be uncool when nobdy has ever heard of them?

I mean, Runrig? The Wiggles? The October Project?

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Thursday, 4 March 2004 01:59 (twenty-two years ago)

hot damn, there are some classics here. but i'll go with:

Big Audio Dynamite
Taxiride
Shihad/Pacifier
Something for Kate
C&C Music Factory
Counting Crows
Seal
Heart
Foreigner
Journey
Vixen
Cinderella
Black Box
M People
Morcheeba
anything on a Cafe Del Mar compilation
anything on a Rebirth of Cool compilation
and of course yer Nickelback/Creed/Evanescence

but whoever nominated Technotronic is on crack. Technotronic kick it, now and for ever.

― too much for my mirror (too much for my mirror), Thursday, 4 March 2004 02:41 (twenty-two years ago)

that other thread reminded me of another - John Mayer. and his compatriots in the land of whiny-designed-for-14-year-old-girls-and-on-hold-music, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Ben Kweller, Ben Lee and Ben Folds. these dudes are not cool.

― too much for my mirror (too much for my mirror), Thursday, 4 March 2004 02:46 (twenty-two years ago)

You haven't heard of the Wiggles? They recently sold out 12 shows in a row at Madison Square Garden. That's 12.

― mentalist (mentalist), Thursday, 4 March 2004 02:51 (twenty-two years ago)

bobby 'boris' pickett

― ben tausig (datageneral), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:21 (twenty-two years ago)

two months pass...

Bands from Williamsberg

-- Ian Grey (iangre...), February 4th, 2004.

Thats the only correct answer thus far.

― David Allen (David Allen), Sunday, 16 May 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw Quiet Riot in the bar of a bowling alley in Grand Rapids, Michigan, several years ago and it was one of the best concert experiences I've ever had in my life.

I can't read this sentence without hearing Carl from Aqua Teen Hungerforce as the voice in which it is spoken.

Also, I can't believe nobody's mentioned Dan Fogelberg. I mean some of the bands mentioned on this thread suck, but at one time some teenagers thought they were cool... Did anybody ever think Fogelberg was cool?

― martin m. (mushrush), Sunday, 16 May 2004 17:47 (twenty-two years ago)

The Mavericks

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Sunday, 16 May 2004 17:52 (twenty-two years ago)

rockapella

― mark p (Mark P), Sunday, 16 May 2004 17:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Or possibly The Rembrandts.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Sunday, 16 May 2004 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll say Hoobastank even though i don't think i've ever heard them. Just for the name i'll say them. Or Something Corporate. I've never heard them either, but they do have the uncoolest name since Hoobastank.

― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 16 May 2004 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

oh good good, it's THE NYLONS, people!

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc800/c826/c82620w4v69.jpg

It has to be a band that no one has ever considered cool. Hoobastank, I'm sure, are considered cool by hordes of teenagers out in California. The Nylons, though, have NEVER been cool!

― derrick (derrick), Sunday, 16 May 2004 18:08 (twenty-two years ago)

It has to be a band that no one has ever considered cool

Bob Geldof to thread.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 16 May 2004 18:10 (twenty-two years ago)

spacehog

― mark p (Mark P), Sunday, 16 May 2004 18:18 (twenty-two years ago)

SEE SPOT RUN

― mark p (Mark P), Sunday, 16 May 2004 18:18 (twenty-two years ago)

deadeye dick

― mark p (Mark P), Sunday, 16 May 2004 18:18 (twenty-two years ago)

The Lovin' Spoonful

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 16 May 2004 20:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Grateful Fucking Dead. obv.

― Mike Guy (Miss Lonelyhearts), Sunday, 16 May 2004 21:01 (twenty-two years ago)

markp OTmfM! The moment I saw the thread title, my brain screamed "Rockapella."

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Sunday, 16 May 2004 21:03 (twenty-two years ago)

The Shins

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Sunday, 16 May 2004 21:08 (twenty-two years ago)

eleven years pass...

things change.

― (no offence to people) (dog latin), Tuesday, 28 July 2015 11:33 (ten years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k89_UrZXNw

― feargal czukay (NickB), Tuesday, 28 July 2015 11:36 (ten years ago)

Savage Garden or Manhattan Transfer

― the lungs of either a horse or a human baby (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 28 July 2015 12:05 (ten years ago)

No way! This gives MT a free pass in my book.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzuKyxQi8EA

― MaresNest, Tuesday, 28 July 2015 12:21 (ten years ago)

Asia?

― frogbs, Tuesday, 28 July 2015 12:23 (ten years ago)

it'll be some shit that try-hards who give a fuck about what's cool will be really into

― regret it? nope. reddit? yep. (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 28 July 2015 12:26 (ten years ago)

Sharon, Lois & Bram

― the lungs of either a horse or a human baby (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 28 July 2015 12:37 (ten years ago)

What's on the front page of /r/music today?

― Adam J Duncan, Tuesday, 28 July 2015 12:39 (ten years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8vxGmPfuHQ

― scott seward, Tuesday, 28 July 2015 13:05 (ten years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDrL5H33sbE

― scott seward, Tuesday, 28 July 2015 13:07 (ten years ago)

Moxy Fruvous

― sucka (sucka), Tuesday, February 3, 2004 11:47 PM (11 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

― Why because she True and Interesting (President Keyes), Tuesday, 28 July 2015 13:54 (ten years ago)

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