What is it about certain bands that some folks love so much and they go on to sell ungodly amounts of albums? Then for as many fans that love them, their detractors seem to number just as many.
Any true art form always walks a razor thin line between love and hate. Just ask someone that has a passing understanding about modern art and mention the name Jackson Pollock. His abstract paintings have left a legacy and an infamous nickname "Jack The Dripper," along with a true point of contention of what modern art actually represents.
This communication breakdown is where intellect, choice and pop culture battle one another in a war to which there really isn't a clear winner or loser. Unless you are the artist on the other hand and your career and legacy are at stake.
Time heals all, but I still cannot forgive Kiss for their disco album. Chasing trends is understandable, but a disco album? That is just plain heresy for a rock n' roll band. Read on below to see what bands folks truly loathe.
Check out the post on Salon.com
"In order for something to be hated, it must first be loved; that love
is what gives the hatred its roots. There will always be those
unfathomably popular bands and singers that get an inordinate amount of
airtime, and are loved by obsessed, cultish fans, only intensifying the
hatred of those who realize one objective truth: that when you get down
to it, the music isn’t even good. In fact, it downright sucks.
In the last week, Rush and the Eagles have been reappraised and argued about on Salon. We wondered which recent bands we might all be fighting about in 20 years. (When, by the way, they’ll still be terrible.)
Nickelback
Hating Nickelback used to be cool, but it’s so easy that it’s kind of just a fact, now. It’s sort of like hating Jonah Lehrer, partially because, like Lehrer, Nickelback plagiarizes itself and somehow still has fans. Oh, and also, Nickelback sucks.
98 Degrees
Even in the 1990s, there were only so many mock turtlenecks and cargo pants the front cover of Tiger Beat could handle before fans revolted against the fashion. In a musical genre already dominated by the Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync, Nick Lachey’s ersatz boy band never really had a chance.
Smash Mouth
Smash Mouth is what would have happened if Limp Bizkit made love to a Lisa Frank poster. In theory, that sounds kind of amazing. In practice, it is not.
Black Eyed Peas
If the Black Eyed Peas, the creators of nonsensical hits like “Boom Boom Pow” and “My Humps,” qualify as music, then any kid with a Barbie Mix It Up DJ Turntable is Mozart. Who needs vocals when you’ve got auto-tune?
Insane Clown Posse
“The Most Hated Band in the World” gave birth to the most obnoxious fans in the world, the Juggalos, who are virtually a gang at this point. But at some point, founders Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope sort of lost their way and now this is all that’s left of them:
Any true art form always walks a razor thin line between love and hate. Just ask someone that has a passing understanding about modern art and mention the name Jackson Pollock. His abstract paintings have left a legacy and an infamous nickname "Jack The Dripper," along with a true point of contention of what modern art actually represents.
This communication breakdown is where intellect, choice and pop culture battle one another in a war to which there really isn't a clear winner or loser. Unless you are the artist on the other hand and your career and legacy are at stake.
Time heals all, but I still cannot forgive Kiss for their disco album. Chasing trends is understandable, but a disco album? That is just plain heresy for a rock n' roll band. Read on below to see what bands folks truly loathe.
Check out the post on Salon.com
Kenny G, the soundtrack to your next root canal. |
In the last week, Rush and the Eagles have been reappraised and argued about on Salon. We wondered which recent bands we might all be fighting about in 20 years. (When, by the way, they’ll still be terrible.)
Nickelback
Hating Nickelback used to be cool, but it’s so easy that it’s kind of just a fact, now. It’s sort of like hating Jonah Lehrer, partially because, like Lehrer, Nickelback plagiarizes itself and somehow still has fans. Oh, and also, Nickelback sucks.
98 Degrees
Even in the 1990s, there were only so many mock turtlenecks and cargo pants the front cover of Tiger Beat could handle before fans revolted against the fashion. In a musical genre already dominated by the Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync, Nick Lachey’s ersatz boy band never really had a chance.
Smash Mouth
Smash Mouth is what would have happened if Limp Bizkit made love to a Lisa Frank poster. In theory, that sounds kind of amazing. In practice, it is not.
Black Eyed Peas
If the Black Eyed Peas, the creators of nonsensical hits like “Boom Boom Pow” and “My Humps,” qualify as music, then any kid with a Barbie Mix It Up DJ Turntable is Mozart. Who needs vocals when you’ve got auto-tune?
Insane Clown Posse
“The Most Hated Band in the World” gave birth to the most obnoxious fans in the world, the Juggalos, who are virtually a gang at this point. But at some point, founders Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope sort of lost their way and now this is all that’s left of them: