Bands that EVERYONE hates

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Okay, this should be easier...right?

― kinski (kinski), Friday, 20 September 2002 12:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah it was as I recall. (Actually more difficult I'd guess is to find bands only one person here really likes.)

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 20 September 2002 12:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know ...

I think Manilow is all I can come up with - and even he is the Steve Forbert of this thread...

Does anyone like Stryper?

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 20 September 2002 12:04 (twenty-two years ago)

(Actually more difficult I'd guess is to find bands only one person here really likes.)

That sounds like a challenge. I like Mansun *hits the ground*

― kinski (kinski), Friday, 20 September 2002 12:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Everyone HAS to hate Kenny G, right?

― kinski (kinski), Friday, 20 September 2002 12:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Does anyone like Stryper?

Ned Raggett to thread! Or not.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 20 September 2002 12:07 (twenty-two years ago)

''Everyone HAS to hate Kenny G, right?''

is that a BAND tho'.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Friday, 20 September 2002 12:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Good point. Though I'm sure his backing band suck ass.

― kinski (kinski), Friday, 20 September 2002 12:13 (twenty-two years ago)

i luv manilow's "can't smile without you" as i've stated elsewhere. can't really see what there is to hate about him. placebo on the other hand...

btw, is this just bands or do singers count? if they do then i challenge anyone to defend alanis morishite (the play on words is more because i can't stand to write her name than for any comedic value).

― michael wells (michael w.), Friday, 20 September 2002 12:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Can I save us all and delete this? Please? Thankyou.

― Graham (graham), Friday, 20 September 2002 12:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Anyone rising up for Tom Cochrane band? Or Sk*wdriver? [googlers need not apply]

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 20 September 2002 12:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Can I save us all and delete this? Please? Thankyou.

the thread or the post?

― michael wells (michael w.), Friday, 20 September 2002 12:50 (twenty-two years ago)

delete Ilxor Graham, please.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 20 September 2002 12:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't hate Kenny G as I only ever encounter him in this context (Americans giving out about him) - he has a pretty low profile over here.

And you can;t hate Copacabana.

Howsabout Chris de Burgh?

― tigerclawskank, Friday, 20 September 2002 13:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Gale to thread!

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 20 September 2002 13:26 (twenty-two years ago)

i quite like "a spaceman came travelling" (different standards apply when it's christmas)

will the Toploader fan please stand up?

― adam b (adam b), Friday, 20 September 2002 13:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Even toploader's name is kinda hateful since it refers to a selfishly rolled joint where all the stuff is in the top. Its almost like calling yerself The Wankers.

Do Toploader have any songs other than their hit which is a cover version?

― tigerclawskank, Friday, 20 September 2002 13:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Do Toploader have any songs other than their hit which is a cover version?

Yes. But you're better off not knowing this.

― adam b (adam b), Friday, 20 September 2002 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

FINGER ON THE TRIGGER NOODLES.

― Graham (graham), Friday, 20 September 2002 13:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd be happy if this thread were deleted. I wouldn't hate anyone if it wasn't.

― Jeff W (Jeff W), Friday, 20 September 2002 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

How can Graham possibly resist the diabolical urge to push the button that could erase this very existence? Will his tortured mind give in to its uncontrollable desires?
Can he resist the temptation to push the button that, even now, beckons him even closer? Will he succumb to the maddening urge to eradicate ilXor history? At the MERE...PUSH...of a SINGLE...BUTTON! The beeyootiful SHINY button! The jolly CANDY-LIKE button! Will he hold out, folks? CAN he hold out?

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 20 September 2002 13:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Atomic Kitten.

(haha just kidding don't hate me don't kill ilm)

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Friday, 20 September 2002 13:51 (twenty-two years ago)

let's just confirm toploader and kill the thread?

― michael wells (michael w.), Friday, 20 September 2002 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

"classics in the key of g" does feature kenny ok, but some of these _are_ "classics" (they have "g force") -- cut kenny out of the equation and you have music in the 7th, the ultimate key (i mean at least they're not in c#)

― george gosset (gegoss), Friday, 20 September 2002 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I think Manilow is all I can come up with
TS: Barry Manilow vs Neil Diamand vs Neil Sedaka vs Paul Anka, FITE!
Preferably to the death.

Did anyone here grow to actually LIKE Pat Boone for his metal record?

― Lord Custos Alpha (Lord Custos Alpha), Friday, 20 September 2002 14:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Ladies and gentlemen, a big round of applause for The Beautiful South!

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 20 September 2002 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Ned Raggett to thread! Or not.

Indeed, not. You sick fuck.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 20 September 2002 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Not necessarily "bands", but:
Hanson
The Kelly Family
P. Diddy
Phil Collins
Modern Talking
Heino
Moby
Scooter

and indeed, Stryper.

― Siegbran Hetteson (eofor), Friday, 20 September 2002 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I have Hanson's CD single of "Mmmm Bop" and like it.

― Sean (Sean), Friday, 20 September 2002 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

A hair-metal band that Ned isn't leaping to defend? SHOCK-HORROR! Next you'll be dissing Night Ranger!

(Yes, I am a bastard.)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 20 September 2002 18:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I have no less than THREE friends with otherwise very good taste in music who LOVE the Beautiful South. Two of them are Canadian, which excuses them somewhat, and the other one went to school in Hull so that's her excuse, but regardless.

I *LOVE* Hanson. They played MMM-Bop at Mother the other night and the crowd went wild, etc.

― kate, Friday, 20 September 2002 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

The first Beautiful South album is great, BTW.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 20 September 2002 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Custos: Diamond is NOTHING LIKE the others.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Friday, 20 September 2002 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

jellyfish ?

asia ?

the eagles ?

beat happening ?

― mike (ro)bott, Friday, 20 September 2002 19:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Primal Scream. Is this right?

― DavidM (DavidM), Friday, 20 September 2002 21:11 (twenty-two years ago)

The Beautiful South are fantastic, of course.

― DavidM (DavidM), Friday, 20 September 2002 21:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Neil Diamond is a great songwriter if less than stellar performer; Paul Anka responsible for English version of "My Way" if I remember correctly (or was that frankie Avalon?); "MMMBop" rules and so do Primal Scream (at least they used to...); The Eagles and The Beautiful South had their moments..

― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 20 September 2002 21:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Simply being responsible for the English lyrics to "My Way" doesn't save Paul Anka. Nope.

― Sean (Sean), Friday, 20 September 2002 21:58 (twenty-two years ago)

"Mmmm Bop" aside, don't you just want to leap at those brats and strangle them one by one? No? Just the little kid then?

― Siegbran Hetteson (eofor), Friday, 20 September 2002 22:04 (twenty-two years ago)

asia had at lest two fantastic pop singles with 'heat of the moment' and 'only time will tell'.
the velvet underground? ha, just my wishful thinking then.

― keith (keithmcl), Saturday, 21 September 2002 02:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I got it. Pencils down, students: Insane Clown Posse.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 21 September 2002 03:02 (twenty-two years ago)

HA HA HA HA HA HA! Oh, Alex, you have SO gotten that one wrong. DAN PERRY TO THREAD AGAIN!

Next you'll be dissing Night Ranger!

Easily done. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 21 September 2002 03:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Now, I'm aware that lots of ILM contributors have some pretty dubious taste ---- but, really....... Insane Clown Posse? Surely not!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 21 September 2002 03:24 (twenty-two years ago)

right on, the'posse had some great tag action

― george gosset (gegoss), Saturday, 21 September 2002 03:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm very nearly speechless.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 21 September 2002 03:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Seriously, Alex, Dan is very much a fan of the Dark Carnival -- there's quite a bit of stuff ICP has released he's not a fan of, but he is still a fan in general, no question of it. I still recall his glorious "CLOWN LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUV" post from last year with bemused pleasure. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 21 September 2002 03:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Is this the part where someone says "Limp Bizkit"? Or is that too easy?

― wl (wl), Saturday, 21 September 2002 04:23 (twenty-two years ago)

ooh, good one, wl.

I'll see your Limp Bizkit, however, and raise you a Linkin Park!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 21 September 2002 04:28 (twenty-two years ago)

alex linkin park are saving rock and rap at the same time

― Josh (Josh), Saturday, 21 September 2002 04:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I do so hope your being facetious, Josh.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 21 September 2002 04:56 (twenty-two years ago)

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I don't mind Foreigner, if truth be told. "Long, Long Way from Home" is good....and who could argue with "Urgent"?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 15 February 2003 10:06 (twenty-two years ago)

there's a couple of cool songs by the little river band

― duane, Saturday, 15 February 2003 12:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Duane, you're scaring me.

― Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 15 February 2003 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

SCORPIONS!!!? I'm vetoing that one. Also Foreigner's "Night Life" is as good as Donna Summer's

― dave q, Saturday, 15 February 2003 13:49 (twenty-two years ago)

(I already vetoed that entire list except the Cranberries. I love Boston and at least the Scorpions' GH, like an Accept song and a Corrs song, don't mind or particularly care about Foreigner and REO Speedwagon, and don't know most of the rest. Really, though, I generally can't be bothered to hate bands.)

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Saturday, 15 February 2003 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

And I totally love "Heaven" and "Summer of '69". "You Spin Me Round" by Dead Or Alive isn't bad.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Saturday, 15 February 2003 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

mellissa ethridge

― ddd, Saturday, 15 February 2003 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

A-Teens are okay.

― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 15 February 2003 18:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I had a dream Phil Collins and Bryan Adams
did a single backed by the Scorpions.
It was a very restless night.

― kevin brady (groeuvre), Saturday, 15 February 2003 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Can anyone tell me why Phil collins is so annoying ?
Everytime i tune into a Phil Collins song it takes about 2,5 milliseconds before i hit the off button or change channel, its soo instinctive, like shutting your eyes when someone tries to poke you in the eye. Its like your brain recognises some very real danger and reacts parasympatethically to save the organism.
It cant be just the music/singing/sentiment/style, there must be more to it..

― kevin brady (groeuvre), Saturday, 15 February 2003 19:03 (twenty-two years ago)

oh, yeah and fucking eros ramazotti, what is the story with eros ramazotti, what is the justification for this whining blandness which grates like its designed to annoy and destabalise your whole sense of wellbeing and inner balance ..
is it in fact, perhaps, some sort of biological weapon ?

― kevin brady (groeuvre), Saturday, 15 February 2003 19:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks to VH1 Classic, I too am trying to figure out why I find Phil Collins so detestable. Though I notice my anger rises during his more playful videos (like "Don't Lose My Number," or any Genesis video about making a video, esp. "Invisible Touch.").

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 15 February 2003 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I once went to an eros ramazotti concert because my wife had some commitment to be there as part of her marketing job and anyway I said isn't that what being married's all about ? sometimes you gotta do things which you normally wouldn't do, like go to an eros ramazotti concert for instance, and anyway how bad could it be ? Maybe i'd enjoy it live, maybe it would be one of those all too rare but not totally unknown pleasantly surprising experiences where you find out that a band you previously had no interest in from hearing them on the radio was actually amazing live, say like, eh, fury in the slaughter house, I know its a little obscure, but please bear with me on this one, anyway as i was saying how bad could it be ?

Pause for breath

― kevin brady (groeuvre), Saturday, 15 February 2003 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

"Hoobastank. They seem pretty indefensible."
I'd have to say you are corect with that one.
"I fuckin' hate Good Charlotte and New Found Glory."
I agree with this as well.
I also need to add:
Rochelle Rochelle
The Rembrandts
Rick Springfield
ELO
Yes
The Doobie Brothers
Jewel
Vanilla Ice
Kid N Play
Fresh Prince
Rammstein
No Doubt

― Street Walking Cheetah (Street Walking Cheetah), Saturday, 15 February 2003 19:16 (twenty-two years ago)

where was i ?
Yeah, like how bad could an eros ramazotti concert be ?
Let me provide an analogy:
Imagine sitting for 24 hours straight in a room with all the people from the work responsible for office safety and the other people at work you have absolutely nothing in common with except the oxygen dependence, and you have to you go to the bathroom and you cant until some time unspecified, and your favourite team is playing live and its a really good game but you cant see it because theres no tv anywere in the room, and your wife is asking you which outfit you prefer and you have to give a reason for your decision, and your tax return has to be filled in yesterday and theres no hot water and you must shpower before you go to work and your car wont satrt and you have to be at a meeting NOW,
pretty fucking bad.
Dont do it.

― kevin brady (groeuvre), Saturday, 15 February 2003 19:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes = classic obv

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Saturday, 15 February 2003 19:39 (twenty-two years ago)

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The Coors
This is the best typo since Julio called Wilco "thrash".

-- Nate Patrin (natepatrin550...), February 14th, 2003.

I gotta laugh myself. The typo was a bit more Pavlovian than Freudian.

― Street Walking Cheetah (Street Walking Cheetah), Saturday, 15 February 2003 19:41 (twenty-two years ago)

lots of ppl here love ELO. & rick springfield, the fresh prince, the doobie brothers & (esp!) no doubt have some great songs

― duane, Sunday, 16 February 2003 01:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I quite like bashing about on the dancefloor (or doing the vacuuming) to a few Rammstein songs, so no - they don't count.

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 16 February 2003 01:26 (twenty-two years ago)

ELO have had their moments.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 16 February 2003 01:30 (twenty-two years ago)

"ELO have had their moments."
-- Alex in NYC (vassife...), February 16th, 2003.

My favorite ELO moment is when they decided to call it quits.

― Smart Went Crazy, Sunday, 16 February 2003 01:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Bahahaha....

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 16 February 2003 01:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey! BUCKS FIZZ!

They were k'n awful.

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 16 February 2003 01:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Aren't Rammstein almost as big as David Hassellhoff in Europe?

― Fitz, Sunday, 16 February 2003 01:47 (twenty-two years ago)

BANDS EVERYONE SEEMS TO LOVE BUT I HATE WITH PASSION:

The Strokes; Dave Matthews; Rochelle Rochelle; Jimmy Eat World; New Found Glory; Belle and Sebastian; Arab Strap; Swans; Blonde Redhead; Foetus and all his mutations/incarnations/retardations;Fiona DiFranco; Third Sugar Ray Blind; Can

― Copper Penny, Sunday, 16 February 2003 05:14 (twenty-two years ago)

ooh, good one, wl.
I'll see your Limp Bizkit, however, and raise you a Linkin Park!

-- Alex in NYC (vassife...), September 21st, 2002.

Oh yeah! Well, I'll see your dirty stinkin Linkin, raise you a POD and call. Read 'em and weep, baby!

― Big Drugs, Sunday, 16 February 2003 05:18 (twenty-two years ago)

"...no doubt have some great songs..."
-- duane (sfduid...), February 16th, 2003.

Well, I guess we cannot be friends!

― Big Fat Mary, Sunday, 16 February 2003 05:27 (twenty-two years ago)

surely it has to be some goth rock band like fields of the nephilim.....
or wait, everyone i know who saw them reckons Doll By Doll were absolutely fucking abysmal

― Snowy Mann (rdmanston), Sunday, 16 February 2003 06:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Monkeys?

― RSPMJLGH (Piano Man), Sunday, 16 February 2003 06:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Yngwie Malmsteen (unleash the fuckin' fury).

― nickn (nickn), Sunday, 16 February 2003 07:36 (twenty-two years ago)

the foo fighters.

― kevin brady (groeuvre), Sunday, 16 February 2003 09:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Why bother hating the Foo Fighters?

Or, hell, anyone else for that matter. This whole thread needs to end. It's like Henry Rollins said: "It's like if someone hands you a big pile of shit. That doesn't mean you have to take it!"

You hate it? Great. Go ahead and hate it. Have a fucking ball. But I think you're putting too much energy into it just by hating it.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Sunday, 16 February 2003 10:00 (twenty-two years ago)

what about AVERAGE WHITE BAND?

― derrick (derrick), Sunday, 16 February 2003 10:24 (twenty-two years ago)

"surely it has to be some goth rock band like fields of the nephilim...."

What are you, high? The Nephs were *GREAT*! C'mon..."Psychonaut"? "Sumerland"? "Phobia"? "Power"? "Preacher Man"? *CLASSICS!*

I do like the Foo Fighters......a fuckuva lot more than I ever liked Nirvana.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 16 February 2003 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Alex believe me I have never been 'high' in my life...hmmm maybe that's a problem....
Classic Goth Rock was never one of my likes - but tell you what, since it's you defending FotN, and since I also really like most of what I've heard by a certain band you love, I actually want to hear those songs you've mentioned now.

― Snowy Mann (rdmanston), Monday, 17 February 2003 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Average White Band is flat-out fantastic. "Pick Up The Pieces" is one of the great unhearalded instrumentals of the 70s.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 February 2003 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I appreciate that. Check out "Psychonaut" first....incredibly histrionic and silly, but ya gotta love'em. Especially the bass!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 February 2003 18:03 (twenty-two years ago)

three months pass...

creed!

― Tad (llamasfur), Thursday, 5 June 2003 22:09 (twenty-two years ago)

So Tad, how do you feel about Creed, then.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 5 June 2003 22:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Beautiful South is OTM. Also, let's not forget Simply Red.

the devil's music both.

― Hucknall, Thursday, 5 June 2003 22:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Technotronic are great, veto.

― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Thursday, 5 June 2003 22:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Calum Calum and the Calumming Calums.

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Thursday, 5 June 2003 22:50 (twenty-two years ago)

if Calum were a band, what band would he be?

Hole?

― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 5 June 2003 22:52 (twenty-two years ago)

SPIN DOCTORS.

Thank you.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Thursday, 5 June 2003 23:08 (twenty-two years ago)

i like the Beautiful South singles comp

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 5 June 2003 23:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll bump this too. I guess of the uncontested bands still out there, I'll own up to liking the Romantics. Thier early single "Tell It to Carrie" is fantastic. Does everyone here hate SEV?

― Mike Ouderkirk (Mike Ouderkirk), Wednesday, 18 June 2003 05:54 (twenty-two years ago)

five months pass...

surely everyone hates the Kelly Family and Bryan Adams?

― Rudolf (Rudolf), Monday, 1 December 2003 08:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm sure consensus was actually reached about five posts in with Toploader, who surely no one will ever own up to liking.

In the meantime, the Fast Food Rockers could well be a decent substitute.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 1 December 2003 11:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Some of the bands mentioned here (The Eagles, Hanson..) aren't that bad. I mean, I certainly wouldn't hate anybody who has made such as great album as "Desperado".

And ELO is one of the best bands ever!

That being said, this thread contains a large number of bands worth hating too.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 1 December 2003 11:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Bucks Fizz were a flippin' ace singles bad- especially after they realised they'd have to be a good singles band in order to get over winning Eurovision!!!!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Monday, 1 December 2003 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

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