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Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Warmada on 29 Jul 2005, 14:06
http://nickelbad.ytmnd.com/

Total unoriginality. Whats worse is my local stations still play those songs. Bleugh!
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: neomang5 on 29 Jul 2005, 14:08
meh, some of their songs are ok, but not a whole lot. I mainly just cant fucking stand the guys voice. THATS unoriginal
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: byebyepanda on 29 Jul 2005, 14:10
are they really the same song?
haha thats crazy stuff
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: KharBevNor on 29 Jul 2005, 14:13
Whoa.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Hatebunny on 29 Jul 2005, 14:17
The guy's voice is an Eddie Vedder Rip off (maybe it's a B.C. thing...)
Just like most other 'Hard rock' bands of the mid 90s...

fortunately, none of them Surpass the awesome that is 'Ten'....or perhaps unfortunately.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: soap on 29 Jul 2005, 15:10
i went out with someone who loved that song they did "someday" i think it was called ...
i had it stuck in my head for about a month... then i sorta didn't see her or speak to her for a long time


maybe chad kroeger (sp?) killed that potential (well, drunken) romance
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: kikanjuuneko on 29 Jul 2005, 15:14
If they're only the second-worst band in the world, who's the worst?
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: sp2 on 29 Jul 2005, 15:29
Coldplay.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Hatebunny on 29 Jul 2005, 16:16
I didn't say it, but I like to say 'second worst' so that I can reserve a place for something worse when it comes along...like, Air Supply, or something.

Speaking of which. sp2 is all outta love for coldplay. But...he's so lost without them.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: edwartica on 29 Jul 2005, 16:33
Matchbox 20.

Oh, my best freind has a radio show with the local U. Well, in the station, there was a note sayind "Do not say the following words on air blah blah blah." Well, in addition to the one's that are officially poo-pooed by the FCC and the School which owns the station, the DJs decided to write a bunch of other words. My best freind's contribution was "Nickleback."
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Post by: Not An Addict on 29 Jul 2005, 22:37
Audioslave.

I WIN.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Kid Modernist on 29 Jul 2005, 22:55
Damn, that is hilarious. Kudos to whoever made that site.

I gotta go with Coldplay for the worst band that comes to mind.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Kai on 29 Jul 2005, 22:59
Listening to Audioslave makes baby Jesus Cry.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: KharBevNor on 29 Jul 2005, 23:00
I'm not entirely sure what the worst band ever is, but I'm pretty sure they're rollin' rollin' rollin', rollin' rollin' rollin', rollin' rollin' rollin', y'all.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: est on 29 Jul 2005, 23:41
complaining about Nickelback, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park etc is seriously like making a thread to announce that the sky is blue.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Praeserpium Machinarum on 30 Jul 2005, 00:31
the worst band in the world has never been signed or made a record...I hope
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Post by: Trollstormur on 30 Jul 2005, 00:42
"worst band ever" is tough to say. I know ICP has the worst fans ever.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: will: wanton sex god on 30 Jul 2005, 00:56
Quote from: est
complaining about Nickelback, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park etc is seriously like making a thread to announce that the sky is blue.


srsly.


is this the thing where they sync up the songs?   yeah its really old, and they had to edit a lot....i mean its still bad that theyre tha similar, but its not the same.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: BillyxRansom on 31 Jul 2005, 09:43
Quote from: Hatebunny
I didn't say it, but I like to say 'second worst' so that I can reserve a place for something worse when it comes along...like, Air Supply, or something.

Speaking of which. sp2 is all outta love for coldplay. But...he's so lost without them.
i heard that song a couple weeks ago..












































and i turned it up.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: BillyxRansom on 31 Jul 2005, 09:44
Quote from: Praeserpium Machinarum
the worst band in the world has never been signed or made a record...I hope
yes they did, they're called limp bizkit.




IF YOU DISAGREE, YOU ARE WRONG AND SHOULD BE KICKED IN THE NUTS, EVEN IF YOU HAVE NO NUTS.
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Post by: BillyxRansom on 31 Jul 2005, 09:45
Quote from: KharBevNor
I'm not entirely sure what the worst band ever is, but I'm pretty sure they're rollin' rollin' rollin', rollin' rollin' rollin', rollin' rollin' rollin', y'all.
thank you.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Reno on 31 Jul 2005, 14:37
Nickleback is on the radio right now....

Mind you, they are from Vancouver here (well, Burnaby I think...) so they are like, almost always on
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: soap on 31 Jul 2005, 14:44
the others are the worst professional band i'v seen

so bad...so very very bad
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Threatis on 31 Jul 2005, 15:12
man, Americans are lucky, you've only had to deal with Nickelback for about 5 years.

For those of us in Canada, we've been tortured by Chad Kroeger's voice for the last 9 YEARS.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: soap on 31 Jul 2005, 15:15
and no one in the uk cares about them anymore..

do we win ?
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Post by: Threatis on 31 Jul 2005, 15:20
this yet again proves that the sun will never set on the British Empire.
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Post by: tigerlily on 31 Jul 2005, 16:06
there were two people who stated that nickelback was from BC area, but they're from Alberta originally.  

i agree though.  to have had so much success when it's all based upon only one or two songs repeated over and over.... gah.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Praeserpium Machinarum on 31 Jul 2005, 16:41
I remember they were on some danish mtv clone, and they were given some clay to make something or another. And what did they make? A fallos of course, that tasteless joke is pretty much akin to how I feel about Nickelback... fick even the name is ridiculous and I know the lame story behind it, which just makes the whole thing more absurd than it already were.
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Post by: Switchblade on 31 Jul 2005, 18:15
So, wait, am I losing cred for liking Coldplay?

When did that start?

Not that it really matters, or is likely to influence my listening, but it's nice to know these things...
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Freezey on 31 Jul 2005, 19:46
I thought the worst band according to this forum was Creed. It must have changed.

and yes, being from Alberta means Nickelback gets played on the radio here whenever possible. it sucks.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Not An Addict on 31 Jul 2005, 22:37
Nickelback gets played on the radio all the time everywhere in Canada. It's an epidemic, and it must be stopped.

(That goes for Sam Roberts, too. Mother of SHIT, that man is vile.)
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: silver_whisper on 01 Aug 2005, 07:21
Quote from: Freezey
I thought the worst band according to this forum was Creed. It must have changed.


Not that I've been around here long enough to track trends, but Creed has finally STOPPED making godawful music, while Nickelback continues to torment us all. That in and of itself puts Nickelback above Creed on my own personal list of bands to destroy if I had superpowers.

I die a little inside every time I inadvertantly walk past the CD rack at Walmart and see Creed's "greatest hits" CD. Bleh.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: silver_whisper on 01 Aug 2005, 08:28
Alter Creed.

I haven't actually heard them on the radio yet, so I'm holding out hope that nobody's buying in.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: AnonymousPosterChild on 01 Aug 2005, 08:39
Quote from: Not An Addict
Nickelback gets played on the radio all the time everywhere in Canada. It's an epidemic, and it must be stopped.

(That goes for Sam Roberts, too. Mother of SHIT, that man is vile.)


The easiest solution is to either listen to stations that play nothing made after 1950, or just do what I do and listen to internet radio systems that learn from what music you like.

Incidentally, I know I'll get forum slapped for this, but I like Sam Roberts.

And the worst band ever is easily Creed. Creed is the kind of thing police use to clear out drug houses and cult strongholds.
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Post by: TBW on 01 Aug 2005, 09:03
The worst band in the world is this Goth/Punk/Metal/Thing band consisting of annoying sixteen year olds from Brooklyn. Their drummer isn't too bad though.

Of course if we follow the logic that the worst band would be a band that is hated universally by anyone who listens to it then we come to the conclusion that the worst band cannot exist because we presume that at least one member of the band itself likes the band. Therefore there cannot be a worst band ever since the opinion is still held by someone for any band that the band is good. And since the best band ever and the worst band ever both are bands that cannot exists we may be drawn to the startling conclusion that the worst band and the best band ever are the exact same band.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Warmada on 02 Aug 2005, 20:31
You're all correct!

Its Audioslaves coldplaying Limp Creed-Park with vocals by Sam Roberts

And this is going offtopic starting.....now!
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Post by: KharBevNor on 02 Aug 2005, 21:17
To be fair, the worst band in the world is probably actually Anal Cunt's early material, when they were still sticking with 'no titles, no song structure, no riffs, no rhythm'. Just hideous dischordant a-musical noise. Unfortunately, that's really avant-garde, and people started digging them, so they started going for hyper-offensive lyrics and such. Problem is, they just ended up as a fucking awesome band. It's hilarious that people take songs like 'I Sent Concentration Camp Footage to America's Funniest Home Videos'* and 'The Internet is Gay' seriously. Well, at least 'I'm Glad Jazz Fags Don't Like Us Anymore'.


*(IT DIDN'T WIN, SO I SENT BIRTH OF A NATION INSTEAD!)
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Freezey on 02 Aug 2005, 22:26
Have you heard Anal Cunt's "Picnic of Love" EP? Acoustic guitars with Seth singing in falsetto the cheesiest, most pc-friendly romance lyrics. Place a few of those songs inbetween their regular stuff and you've got the funniest playlist ever.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: byebyepanda on 02 Aug 2005, 22:34
Quote from: Freezey
Have you heard Anal Cunt's "Picnic of Love" EP? Acoustic guitars with Seth singing in falsetto the cheesiest, most pc-friendly romance lyrics. Place a few of those songs inbetween their regular stuff and you've got the funniest playlist ever.


If you like cheesy music check my music out! Haha, I got to check this guy out!
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: KharBevNor on 02 Aug 2005, 22:37
Quote from: Freezey
Have you heard Anal Cunt's "Picnic of Love" EP? Acoustic guitars with Seth singing in falsetto the cheesiest, most pc-friendly romance lyrics. Place a few of those songs inbetween their regular stuff and you've got the funniest playlist ever.


"I reeeespect your feeeeelings....as a woooooooman.....and a huuuuuuuuman beeeeeeeing..."

Picnic of Love is the final proof necessary to anyone that Anal Cunt is in fact a joke, as if the 'Howard's Bald' EP and the song  'Wind Chimes are Gay' weren't enough.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: TheToon_Ashtoon on 10 Aug 2005, 00:21
OH my God that is freaking hilarious!!! I actually really love some of nickelback's stuff(dont... spear... me....) but damn that is soooo funny.  Whoever does these sites with the songs is my hero.  they had take on me ska style.  that made me hap-py.  even though i hate most ska with a writhing passion.

Somewhere Chad Kroger is thinking "Oh shit, they figured it out!  O.O"
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Post by: TheToon_Ashtoon on 10 Aug 2005, 00:52
Quote from: Switchblade
So, wait, am I losing cred for liking Coldplay?

When did that start?

Not that it really matters, or is likely to influence my listening, but it's nice to know these things...


Sigh, I don't even dream of any sort of cred in this forum.  I apparently like most of the bands that are the "godawful" mofos 'round har.  Haha, Fantastic.  I like coldplay, too, though.  not because they are mainstream, i just really enjoy mellow "boring" music.  too bad.  That probably won't change.
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Post by: silver_whisper on 10 Aug 2005, 07:53
So, I was listening to the radio the other day... when the DJ announced the new song by Nickelback. I don't know the name of it or what the hell they were trying to do, but I think Nickelback has gone emo. :/
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Post by: heretic on 10 Aug 2005, 08:00
nickleback was always pretty emo, in thier subject matter anyhow, which is the real definition of emo anyhow
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Post by: silver_whisper on 10 Aug 2005, 08:02
Whatev. It sounded like they kidnapped an emo band and made Chad Kroeger sing.
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Post by: Merkava on 10 Aug 2005, 08:36
Quote from: Switchblade
So, wait, am I losing cred for liking Coldplay?

When did that start?

Not that it really matters, or is likely to influence my listening, but it's nice to know these things...


I love Coldplay, to tell you the truth. I don't really care about cred anyhow, so mabe that's why I'm so open about it.

As for this, NPR did this, like, last year.
Title: Nickelback
Post by: nitroholic on 13 Aug 2005, 13:11
I am from alberta, yes i suppoert nickelback, but not to the point of figuring they are gods, Let's face it, if this stuff came out during 1970's it be a different responce.

still support em, but dont really care what happens to em.
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Post by: KharBevNor on 13 Aug 2005, 13:24
Pssh, HammerFall tells me the way to world peace, love and understanding. First, we need to all be brothers and sisters, united in the power and the might of MEEEEETAAAAAL.

*thumbs the book of heavy metal*

And then I think we kill some orcs.
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Post by: Drostie on 13 Aug 2005, 13:46
The Cornell clocktower occasionally plays Coldplay's song Clocks on their chimes. If you can get past the meaningless lyrics of Coldplay, I'm sure it's all great. I just personally can't get past said meaningless lyrics.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: yipjumpmusic on 13 Aug 2005, 14:25
The guy does admit to it at least
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Post by: TheToon_Ashtoon on 14 Aug 2005, 01:47
Coldplay's meaningless lyrics.... meh... a lot of their songs I would have to agree, but there are a few that i enjoy.  There was this orchestral version of Clocks that I heard a few times that I really like.  I like the sound of their music, if anything.  I just find it calming.
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Post by: silver_whisper on 14 Aug 2005, 06:18
I love their music. If it was all instrumental, I'd dig it.
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Post by: Wulfen on 14 Aug 2005, 07:25
Its good background music. One non-annoying, continuous song that you dont have to listin very hard to. But if im concentrating on the music its like having your brain raped through your ear with a pot plant. Its amazing what inattention can protect you from...
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Post by: Se7en on 14 Aug 2005, 08:25
coldplay sucked, and still suck. At least the rest of the world didnt have to put up with pub bands playing bad covers of "yellow", which was a goddamn horrible, talentless, whiney, meaningless, and mind numbingly boring song to start with.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Hatebunny on 14 Aug 2005, 09:55
without going back and quoting myself:

coldplay KNOWS they suck. They've admitted that they suck in several interviews. We don't need you to tell us something the band has told us.
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Post by: KharBevNor on 14 Aug 2005, 11:45
Well, if they suck, they should stop making albums.

Twunts.

Back on the subject of crap music:

A lot of J-Pop, especially the Eurobeat stuff, is pretty bloody dire. There are actually some very good J-Pop/J-Rock bands, but some is the musical equivalent of snorting 4 kilos of candyfloss from a sumo-wrestlers navel.
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Post by: sp2 on 14 Aug 2005, 13:49
Quote from: KharBevNor
Well, if they suck, they should stop making albums.


Bingo.
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Post by: TheToon_Ashtoon on 14 Aug 2005, 15:35
I don't see how anyone can label any type of music bad.  Damn, people.  Have some respect for different taste.  So what if I hate pop or R&B or country or emo or whatever, I would never label a band bad.  Music is music, which i have a lot of respect for.  Just because you do not like a particular band doesn't mean they suck, they just appeal to different tastes.  If someone is making music, then good for them.  If one person likes the band, then it isn't a lost cause.  

So meh!
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Post by: KharBevNor on 14 Aug 2005, 16:48
Quote from: TheToon_Ashtoon
Have some respect for different taste.


But then I wouldn't get to insult people.

I mean, seriously, I'm on this other forum right now, ripping serious piss out of some dude who thinks the best 'hardcore-punk' bands ever are Bad Religion and Fugazi.

It's rocking fun.
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Post by: sp2 on 14 Aug 2005, 17:13
The "never label a band bad" sentiment is, well, WRONG.

Never label a genre as bad.  But bands?  Oh fuck yes.

End of story.
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Post by: TheToon_Ashtoon on 14 Aug 2005, 19:34
Myeh, I have my own opinion.  There are most definately bad bands, but ones that show talent, in my opinion, should never be labeled that.  Even if some people don't like their sound.
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Post by: Merkava on 14 Aug 2005, 19:50
Quote from: KharBevNor
Quote from: TheToon_Ashtoon
Have some respect for different taste.


But then I wouldn't get to insult people.

I mean, seriously, I'm on this other forum right now, ripping serious piss out of some dude who thinks the best 'hardcore-punk' bands ever are Bad Religion and Fugazi.

It's rocking fun.


Ew. Bad Religion? Fugazi, I can understand, when keeping their early career in mind, but BR? BEST? Nope.

And I totally agree with your feelings on J-Pop. I know too many people who love that shit to death.
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Post by: KharBevNor on 14 Aug 2005, 20:22
I mean, keep in mind he used the phrase 'hardcore-punk' here, which is pretty redundant. He might have been differentiating from hardcore dance...but I doubt it. and Fugazi are post-hardcore anyway.
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Post by: sp2 on 14 Aug 2005, 23:51
Quote from: TheToon_Ashtoon
Myeh, I have my own opinion.  There are most definately bad bands, but ones that show talent, in my opinion, should never be labeled that.  Even if some people don't like their sound.


Coldplay doesn't show talent.
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Post by: TheToon_Ashtoon on 15 Aug 2005, 13:13
Maybe not everyone sees it that way.
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Post by: heretic on 15 Aug 2005, 16:34
Quote from: TheToon_Ashtoon
...I would never label a band bad.  Music is music, which i have a lot of respect for.

Quote
There are most definately bad bands, but ones that show talent, in my opinion, should never be labeled that.

but wait, i thought you would never label a band 'bad.' but there are definately bad bands? what do you call them? less-pleasing to the ear than most? are we PCing music critique now? gimme a break
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Post by: Maui on 15 Aug 2005, 17:34
Seriously, this is why the music forum is so stupid. Look at the effing thread title people. How the hell did we get from Nickelback being the 2nd worst band in the world to Coldplay sucking. Gah, im not a mod, but why do all these threads end up being about a completely different band and why one person is right and everyone else is wrong??? GAH.

That is all.
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Post by: Luke on 15 Aug 2005, 18:30
Comments:

 - Kudos to est for being the first person in this thread to actually be un-ignorant enough to spell Nickelback correctly.

 - I liked Nickelback's album "Silver Side Up," and still listen to it often. I haven't much cared for what they've come out with since then; it seems that once they realized they were popular, they went downhill in my tastes.

Quote from: BillyxRansom
IF YOU DISAGREE [WITH ME] YOU ARE WRONG


 - That doesn't make you sound good. At all.

 - Coldplay is my #1 favorite group.

 - I don't listen to it much anymore, but when I put in Creed, I like what I hear. I haven't bothered with anything new since "Weathered" was released.

 - Coldplay's lyrics aren't meaningless. Just because you don't understand the lyrics in "Clocks" or "Speed of Sound" (I'll admit I'm in the dark about those 2), which are their higher-up singles, it doesn't mean that all of their songs are metaphorical gibberish. Listen to any of their albums and you'll see what I mean.

Quote from: sp2
Coldplay doesn't show talent.


 - Chris Martin has a huge range, and hits every note with perfection. Coldplay's music has a specific style that people associate with Coldplay; this is proven in my own experience, when I wrote a song and people thought that I had taken it from Coldplay. You don't like Coldplay, and this is fine. But saying that they have no talent is like saying that dogs are disgusting, mutant freaks of nature because you don't like them.

 - Maui: not being a mod doesn't stop some people from acting like them. ;-)

Okay, I'm done.
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Post by: Merkava on 15 Aug 2005, 21:42
Quote from: KharBevNor
I mean, keep in mind he used the phrase 'hardcore-punk' here, which is pretty redundant. He might have been differentiating from hardcore dance...but I doubt it. and Fugazi are post-hardcore anyway.


That's true. I have trouble with Fugazi being during hardcore or after it sometimes. :P
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Post by: Kid Modernist on 16 Aug 2005, 02:43
Quote from: KharBevNor
Fugazi are post-hardcore anyway.


Jebus, dude. Why don't you just get it over with and call them the Fugazi genre? ;) Anymore genre-narrowing and that's what we'll be at, I think.
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Post by: TheToon_Ashtoon on 16 Aug 2005, 13:58
Luke, I like you.
Also, I didn't mean to contradict myself.  That sounds extremely juvenile of me, and I feel pretty stupid.  What I beleive I mean is that perhaps there is an amazing singer, but you just don't like the sound of their voice, that doesn't make the singer bad.  And yeah, you are right, there are some bands that are truly honest-to-god awful. Some that really can't even make their music sound good together, whether it is lack of talent or just lacking the ability to be syncronized with each other.  Or some singers are just painfully awful.  I dunno, forget what I said before, I was being dumb because a band I really liked was being bashed.  Blahblahblah.

I'm really no good at arguing.
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Post by: heretic on 16 Aug 2005, 14:07
's ok, it was either luke or jhocking what called me on something very close to the same thing when i was pretty new. i didn't handle it as well as you have here though. good for you.
so it's been agreed that there are objectively bad bands, but a lot of what we feel is bad is just a matter of taste?
this makes sense to me, but i don't think this should stop us from calling those bands that don't fit our taste "bad." i think a lot of bands suck shit, but other people like them. to me they are bad, i'm not going to PC my speech and say that i just don't prefer them when i think they suck big floppy donkey dick. everyone needs to take that little bit of thought and realize that we can only speak for ourselves, and everyone else can only speak for themselves. we know this, so assume this.
i could swear i've said this many times before
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Post by: TheToon_Ashtoon on 16 Aug 2005, 14:13
I completely agree with you, and I understand people's hatred for certain bands completely.  Like I said, I was being a bit stupid when writing those posts, and I don't really think all that.  I guess I have a different approach about bands I dislike, I'm just non-confrontational.  it seems silly to me, all the hatin' over something that seems so trivial as taste in music.  I let things effect me a bit too much I s'pose, "Love and PEACE!!!"  Haha, I'm a twit at times.
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Post by: Sythe on 16 Aug 2005, 14:16
Pfft, peace n' love all the way. Avoidance, and whatnot.

Saturation bombing is a good tactic for sucky bands.
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Post by: KharBevNor on 16 Aug 2005, 14:17
Quote from: Sythe
Saturation bombing is a good tactic for sucky bands.


Correct'd
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Post by: Sythe on 16 Aug 2005, 14:20
Yeah, I guess so, but I try to be a nice guy and save all my schemes for when I am dictator. For one, I will wait till sucky bands have a good following, and then inject one fan at a huge concert with that virus from 28 Days Later.
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Post by: sp2 on 17 Aug 2005, 16:38
Quote from: Luke
- Chris Martin has a huge range, and hits every note with perfection. Coldplay's music has a specific style that people associate with Coldplay; this is proven in my own experience, when I wrote a song and people thought that I had taken it from Coldplay. You don't like Coldplay, and this is fine. But saying that they have no talent is like saying that dogs are disgusting, mutant freaks of nature because you don't like them.


Vocal talent is not equivalent to musical talent.

Christina Aguilera has vocal talent.  I wouldn't call her music "talented."  I'd call it bastardized coommercialized livestock droppings.  Same thing with Coldplay.  Coldplay has a style that was previously associated with Radiohead and is, to a lesser extent, associated with Muse.  Piano rock with tremolo vocals.

Their music  is uninspired.  It is an attempt to capitalize off the musical zeitgeist following Radiohead's first 3 albums.  The lyrics are shitty high school love poetry.  The musical parts are very simplistic.  The vocals are a little complex, but there are much better vocalists out there.  If I wanted to listen to choir boys, I'd become a priest....at least I'd get blowjobs as part of the bargain.

Claiming Coldplay sucks is not like claiming dogs are mutannt freaks.  It is like claiming chihuahuas are mutannt disgusting freaks.  Which they are.  The only things more inbred than a chihuahua are Hapsburgs and West Virginians.
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Post by: Not An Addict on 17 Aug 2005, 19:41
Quote from: sp2
If I wanted to listen to choir boys, I'd become a priest....at least I'd get blowjobs as part of the bargain.


This is one of those sentences that sound totally hysterical when you post them on the Internet, but when you walk away from the computer you realize it's really stupid.

As far as Coldplay goes...whatever. They're so utterly bland that I simply cannot work up any strong feelings for them, positive or negative. The best thing I can say about them is that they fade into the background really nicely.
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Post by: Maui on 17 Aug 2005, 21:12
THIS IS WHY I HATE THE MUSIC FORUM. Ughhhhh. Seriously sp2, how many times do you have to say the same damn thing about Coldplay? We realize you dont like mainstream music AT ALL and therefore are cooler than all of us. Really, WE GET IT.
And some of your statements are really ignorant, i mean, they might sound funny in person, but this is the internet, and everyone thinks you're an ass then. You should really review the rules for this forum, cause you've broken every single one of them on several occasions.

Merry Christmas

Also, sorry if i sound like a mod, i get pissed when people try to do that, but im just aggravated is all.
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Post by: Luke on 17 Aug 2005, 22:03
Quote from: sp2
[Coldplay's] music  is uninspired.


Yeah, because we all know that songs about love, friends, and life struggles are completely uninspired. Good one. Once again, you're striking suspicions in me that you have never bothered actually checking out the media that you are labeling as "shit."

Quote from: sp2
[Coldplay's] musical parts are very simplistic.


The fact that you'll find a 3-3-2 rhythm in several of their songs isn't simplism - it's the definition of their style.

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The[ir] lyrics are shiity high school love poetry.


Shitty high school love poetry, in my opinion, is the kind of poetry that either rhymes words for the sake of rhyme, or doesn't rhyme words at all. Poetry of this category can also include the sing-song kind of poetry that has matching numbers of syllables, but doesn't line of syllables correctly.

What if there was no light
Nothing wrong, nothing right
What if there was no time
And no reason or rhyme
What if you should decide
That you don't want me there by your side
That you don't want me there in your life

What if I got it wrong
And no poem or song
Could put right what I got wrong
Or make you feel I belong
What if you should decide
That you don't want me there by your side
That you don't want me there in your life

Every step that you take
Could be your biggest mistake
It could bend or it could break
That's the risk that you take
What if you should decide
That you don't want me there in your life
That you don't want me there by your side


This definitely does not fit the aforementioned category.

Quote from: sp2
Christina Aguilera has vocal talent.  I wouldn't call her music "talented."  I'd call it bastardized coommercialized livestock droppings.


Oh, we all know. You'd probably label anything that you dislike as such, too. Because, you know, any music that actually becomes popular is automatically bad. </sarcasm> (Disclaimer to the rest of you out there: I don't actually listen to Christina Aguilera; I'm just making a point)

Quote from: sp2
Claiming Coldplay sucks is not like claiming dogs are mutannt freaks.


Of course, but that's not what I said.

Quote from: Luke
...saying that [Coldplay has] no talent is like saying that dogs are disgusting, mutant freaks of nature because you don't like them.


Finally, to finish off this responsive rant, I'll quote what seems to be the most important point in Dan's post that Maui so graciously linked for you.

Quote from: Mnementh
Don't be a dick.
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Post by: happybirthdaygelatin on 18 Aug 2005, 09:53
Quote from: KharBevNor
A lot of J-Pop, especially the Eurobeat stuff, is pretty bloody dire. There are actually some very good J-Pop/J-Rock bands, but some is the musical equivalent of snorting 4 kilos of candyfloss from a sumo-wrestlers navel.


Oh man, I read this right when I had to answer the work phone.  DIFFICULT.

But jesus christ, the things that we're doing to this poor horse's corpse make beating it seem pleasent.
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Post by: Not An Addict on 18 Aug 2005, 10:16
Quote from: Luke
What if there was no light
Nothing wrong, nothing right
What if there was no time
And no reason or rhyme
What if you should decide
That you don't want me there by your side


See, I think this is where sp2 gets the high school poetry thing from. Martin is using well-oiled rhyming couplets in place of something insightful or unique. We can all rhyme "light" and "right", but what do these lyrics actually mean? And how do they tie in with the emotion behind the song? Judging from the lyrics, this song is apparently about how even the smallest words and actions are extremely powerful, sometimes devastating, but he's using the most bland language to convey this idea. It rolls right off the tongue, in one ear and out the other. If Martin actually wanted to make some kind of impact with his songs, he'd use more forceful, or at least more thoughtful, language.

Also, don't bother defending your band by posting lyrics you like. The opposing side would find something to nitpick in a Shakespeare sonnet.
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Post by: heretic on 18 Aug 2005, 10:28
i'm sorry but those lyrics suck. they suck they suck they suck. they don't convey anything. just the same sappy contemplative morose bull. there are no details, no emotions, just questions. don't gimmie some pseudo intellectual bull about that being the point either. if that were the point the questions would lead the listener to a defined end. these are just word that act as something for his moans to pronounce, they have no merit of themselves. it could bend or it could break? bad lyric. it is never defined. maybe you think it just means life? still a dumb lyric, just put in cause it rhymes. overall shallow and boring.
of course, as we all know, this is just my opinion.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: sp2 on 18 Aug 2005, 10:44
Quote from: Luke
Quote from: sp2
[Coldplay's] music  is uninspired.


Yeah, because we all know that songs about love, friends, and life struggles are completely uninspired. Good one. Once again, you're striking suspicions in me that you have never bothered actually checking out the media that you are labeling as "shit."


The music is uninspired.  Not the lyrics.  The lyrics are just shitty.  The music is uninspired, as it is formulaic and lacks any sort of punch.  There are plenty of solf piano-ey songs out there that can still kick you in the ass.  Coldplay doesn't do that.  Coldplay opts for formulaic and inoffensive.  This is not writing music because it's inside you and you need to get it out.  This is writing music because there's still space in your pockets for a few more million and you wouldn't mind filling it.

And yes, I've listened to every Coldplay album ad nauseum (emphasis on nausea).  My ex-roommate loved the shit out of them, so I'd have to listen to them half the time I spent in my apartment.

Joke's on him.  I forced so much Skinny Puppy on his God-loving ass.

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The fact that you'll find a 3-3-2 rhythm in several of their songs isn't simplism - it's the definition of their style.


And Nirvana's overuse of powerchords and elementary beats isn't simplistic, it's their style.

Yeah.  I call bullshit.

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Shitty high school love poetry, in my opinion, is the kind of poetry that either rhymes words for the sake of rhyme or doesn't rhyme words at all. Poetry of this category can also include the sing-song kind of poetry that has matching numbers of syllables, but doesn't line of syllables correctly.


No.  High school poetry tends to focus on rhyming couplets with a traditional "A-B-A-B" or "A-A-B-B" or "A-A-B-A" type of structure.  It uses limited vocabulary and obvious simile/metaphor.  This certainly applies to Coldplay.  

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Oh, we all know. You'd probably label anything that you dislike as such, too. Because, you know, any music that actually becomes popular is automatically bad. </sarcasm> (Disclaimer to the rest of you out there: I don't actually listen to Christina Aguilera; I'm just making a point)


Ah, the refuge of the thoroughly beaten.  I like plenty of popular bands, at least, bands that have been popular in the past.  Popularity does not make music bad.  Writing music thinking of your bank account and not the music itself DOES make music bad.  And that is exactly what Coldplay does.  Their music is uninspired and unimaginative, they know this, and they keep on writing more unimaginative and uninspired music because it keeps them in that #1 spot on the bestselling music roster.
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Post by: heretic on 18 Aug 2005, 11:27
ZING!
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Post by: Maui on 18 Aug 2005, 11:51
Seriously sp2, i dont care if you dont like Coldplay. I think its become pretty damn clear. All i called you out on was being an ass on these forums.

Also, when did this thread become "Coldplay is the second worst band in the world" ? I think we've beaten this topic to death and then some.
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Post by: sp2 on 18 Aug 2005, 12:14
This is a thread about BAD BANDS holyshitomg.  You think people aren't going to be bashing shitty bands in here?  Well, you've got another think coming to you.

If you don't want to hear bands you don't like being bashed, don't read threads about shitty bands.  Or maybe instead you're a masochist who LIKES her favorite bands being insulted.  I don't really know, but it doesn't matter.  This is a thread about shitty music, thus, bashing shitty music is perfectly fair game, and not an asshole move.  Calling me an asshole doesn't change the fact that everything I've said here has been pretty much fair game for this thread.

An asshole move would be calling you a prudish bitch, but I would never lower myself to the level of calling a spade a spade.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: heretic on 18 Aug 2005, 12:30
watch it sp2, don't be a dick. Maui's my friend, and even though she has shit taste in music ;) you don't get to insult her.

also, maui, as long as people keep defending Coldplay i think we have the right to a response.

anyhow, this line of conversation can only lead to a lock so why don't we drop the coldplay debate when noone really is getting the last word?
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Maui on 18 Aug 2005, 12:33
Yea, i pretty much give up on the defending thing.

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Or maybe instead you're a masochist who LIKES her favorite bands being insulted.


Yes, OBVIOUSLY.

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Maui's my friend, and even though she has shit taste in music


Woohoo! People on the internet like me! Hey...wait........i dont have bad taste in music..........i just lack a lot of indie cred heh. I live in the middle of nowhere, we dont get to hear/buy a lot of different types of music, so oh well.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: sp2 on 18 Aug 2005, 12:37
That was more a response to her constantly calling me an asshole or a dick.  I don't care if she thinks my comments about Coldplay's lack of merit are mean.  She ups the ante by calling me an asshole for it.  Either we limit the discussion to the merits or demerits of music, or we extend it to personal insults.  Calling me an asshole is a personal insult.  Personal insults don't really bother me, but if we're going to play that game, well, a lot worse will come out than "prudish bitch."

Personally,  I'd prefer to keep the discussion to the merits or demerits of music.  Personal insults belong on IRC.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Maui on 18 Aug 2005, 12:46
Not just your comments about Coldplay. Your comments EVERYWHERE on this forum. Im done arguing about this now though.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: heretic on 18 Aug 2005, 12:50
everyone take a deep breath and shut the fuck up :)  better? great!
ok, so how about we talk about how much we hate lindsay lohan? hilary duff? ashley simpson? the triumvirate of STDs and horrible music
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Post by: Maui on 18 Aug 2005, 12:53
Hilary Duff............my ears bleed........ahhh. My friends understand my pure hatred for her since they hear about it all the time, heh. It makes me sad that people like her can get record deals and make millions of dollars for singing off key songs, yet talented people cant.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Luke on 18 Aug 2005, 17:47
*cough*britneyspears*cough*
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Johnny C on 18 Aug 2005, 18:04
I prefer not to acknowledge that Lohan, Duff, and either Simpson exist.
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Post by: Merkava on 18 Aug 2005, 18:40
Ok guys, this argument is too cliche. I'm about ready to unload an unpopular opinion.

Oh what the heck.

I think Yo La Tengo is a shitty band. The boring, muddy distortion and lack of power in the vocals makes me want to commit suicide. Seriously. I go out of it feeling so shitty I could crawl up in a hole and die...and not in a good way.

WHY MUST YOU WHISPER ALL OF YOUR VOCALS YOU LOSER OVERRATED PANSIES.
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Post by: Kid Modernist on 19 Aug 2005, 00:27
The Mars Volta sucks. It sucks bad.
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Post by: ASturge on 19 Aug 2005, 02:11
Quote from: TheToon_Ashtoon
Maybe not everyone sees it that way.


Here's one person who does.

Aught to do a poll....
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Post by: trolley on 19 Aug 2005, 07:09
Quote from: Kid Modernist
The Mars Volta sucks. It sucks bad.


Hell yeah. That stuff is terrible.
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Post by: Merkava on 19 Aug 2005, 09:25
I wish Mars Volta would focus on making SONGS for once. I want At the Drive-In to get back together. T_T
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Post by: MyLordIsInfinite on 19 Aug 2005, 12:09
Mars Volta is pretty horrible.

Aside from that, Nickelback has had like one good song (Figured You Out) which I thought was sort of like WHOA it made me stop and think, then want to go to bed??? Weird.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: heretic on 19 Aug 2005, 13:04
figured you out sucked really really bad.
mars volta is listenable in my book. i mean, they don't offend me, just not something i'd pay for
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: Merkava on 19 Aug 2005, 13:27
I have both albums. :P

Anyway, no one's going to challenge me on my Yo La Tengo comment? Really?
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Post by: happybirthdaygelatin on 19 Aug 2005, 13:36
Meh, I like Yo La Tengo.  Sonic Youth on the other hand have surpassed the Rolling Stones in sticking around longer then they should have.  Well, not surpassed but they are getting there.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: sp2 on 19 Aug 2005, 16:21
By Sonic Youth are you sure you don't mean The Pixies?
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Post by: happybirthdaygelatin on 19 Aug 2005, 16:32
Nope, I mean Sonic Youth.
Title: Nickleback is the second-worst band in the world.
Post by: TheToon_Ashtoon on 19 Aug 2005, 19:23
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Nickelback has had like one good song (Figured You Out) which I thought was sort of like WHOA it made me stop and think


You can't go wrong with lyrics about lust.  We like, we like.
I enjoy that song, though, i guess.  The beat and sound of the verses at least.  Nothing by Nickelback surpasses O.K. to me.  Far too general sounding.  same with 12 stones... just very... blah boring same things we heard a billion times.

I'm not sure if anyone in here has ever heard of Jump Little Children?
Good band, in my book.  Probably one of my favorites, but I want other people's opinions now.  Ehhh, no more being a baby >.>