Worst songs ever recorded

reply to post by Kody27


I think this is down to personal taste here, but Metallica lost all my respect by putting out the Black Album. Thrash bands should stay thrash. Slayer managed it, you dont see them doing bloody ballads, even though Tom Araya must be pretty sad what with Jeff dead, and Dave having been fired again. Its just him and the Bald Bloke now, with Gary Holt from Exodus in to replace Jeff.

Look, just because music doesnt make it onto the charts doesnt make it under the radar. If people missed it, thier radar was crap, and they dont deserve the enjoyment of it! I honestly dont care if there is never another high charting metal song in the history of music. Couldnt give a stuff. I mean does anyone REALLY watch the charts for good music? Have they ever? Maybe back in the day when the Beatles were considered phenomenal and Elvis was standing in for Jesus Christ as most popular human being ever born (even though Jerry Lee Lewis was a FAR more talented and passionate musician) the charts had some value, but they havent done for a very VERY long time, certainly not here in Britain.

Originally posted by Hefficide

The guy singing... I want to hit him. With a bat. A lot. A lot lot.

Give him 1 in each knee-cap from me.
(and make sure you get it all on video.lol)

Originally posted by exdog5

Originally posted by Kody27

Originally posted by TrueBrit
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I have been listening to heavy metal since I was five years old, I prefer old Metallica, thier work before the black album, (upon which I shall spit for ten thousand eternities) and I cannot stand the profit driven groups like Trivium and the like.

For sure, there are enough of those wazzocks about, but I am not one of them. I was going to explain that Mastadon, Devin Townsend and his various projects, Ihshan from Emperor (who I will hopefully be seeing next year after thier reunion), Bloodbath, Vomitory, Hackneyed...

If you havent been hearing some epic music coming out of the metal scene over this last decade, then you simply havent been listening, and thats all there is to it!

I saw Dillinger Escape Plan open for the Deftones, and that was badass. They actually rocked some new math prog time signatures, polyrythms, and whatnot. Also, Dillinger's lead singer came out and sand Maynard's part on "Passenger" with the Deftones.

Nice!

Yeah it was! They even did an added section to the song where there was normally supposed to be a climax or breakdown, they paused and then Chino and Dillinger's singer both jumped in sync and commenced to let out the most hair raising death metal screams simultaneously, for an extended period of time. It made the hair stand up on my arms it was so epic.

I couldn't find the specific memphis show, but here is one from the same tour in TX, with Dillinger's singer accompanying Chino. I'm at work so I can't turn it up to hear if it is the same as the show I saw, but I'm guessing it's pretty similar if not identical.

Originally posted by TrueBrit
reply to post by Kody27

 

Look, just because music doesnt make it onto the charts doesnt make it under the radar. If people missed it, thier radar was crap, and they dont deserve the enjoyment of it! I honestly dont care if there is never another high charting metal song in the history of music. Couldnt give a stuff. I mean does anyone REALLY watch the charts for good music? Have they ever? Maybe back in the day when the Beatles were considered phenomenal and Elvis was standing in for Jesus Christ as most popular human being ever born (even though Jerry Lee Lewis was a FAR more talented and passionate musician) the charts had some value, but they havent done for a very VERY long time, certainly not here in Britain.

Actually I agree with you for the most part. I never said that the charts should dictate what is good and what isn't. I'm saying that artists used to be associated with the mainstream, good artists. Now, you may be right, there are still just as many if not more good artists our there, but what our society has considered mainstream has deteriorated significantly. The sad thing is, that there are artists out there right now that are light years better than Kurt Cobain or the Beatles ( I personally hate the Beatles and always have, I'm just using them as an example) but society will never notice or worship them like in the days of old.

Thrash bands should stay thrash.

Please tell me that you've heard of Meshuggah? Since you are a metal fan, I will assume that you have. If you have not, then for the love of god go and listen to the entire album of Obzen. Meshuggah started in 1987 and they were playing thrash metal better than Metallica ever could have dreamed of. In fact, Meshuggah's early years was everything Metallica dreamed that they could have been but never were. Meshuggah is a perfect example of a thrash metal band, that evolved with each album, and actually gained fans, and success with the evolution of their music. They didn't become closer to selling out with each album like most bands, and they're not one of those bands that people will say, "I liked their first album but after that it went downhill" or something to that effect.
They are not thrash at all now, in fact. They are still the heaviest band on the planet, literally being the first guitarists in the world to have custom 8 string guitars made (look on wikipedia for 8 string guitars, and you will see Meshuggah) they also coined the term "djent" as the sound a heavy palm muted guitar string makes when distorted. My point is, if Meshuggah had simply stayed a thrash band like you said, we would never have the intense and refined prog metal sound that we have today.

reply to post by Kody27

I agree with most of what you said, but I noticed you mentioned Elvis a couple different times. There have been many many many Elvis' within the last decade(+). There have probably been more female Elvis' than male Elvis', but either way, all it takes is a pretty face with sex appeal who pretends to be a songwriter, and probably wasn't even around when most of the songs were first written and recorded. Definitely not someone worthy of any sort of praise.



I think that a lot of the problem is just that it has become far too easy to not only record music, but also to spread it around. There's just too dam much of it.

First thought was this song, then upon reading the thread noticed that Leonard Nimoy had already been mentioned a couple of times, but not for this;



Going to give him the benefit of the doubt here and dismiss it as a 'novelty' song - a truly awful one at that.

Music is very much a subjective thing and I know some people like this song, but it makes me want to vomit.



The top ten countdown tells it all - popular music was absolutely awful at the time - nearly as bad as at present.

At the time a group of us used to go round a friends house most nights, drink cider, vodka etc and listen to each other's music. As I still am today back then I was really in to punk, ska and mod revival stuff and I won most of my friends over, but one friend really disliked all that and we had little common ground where music was concerned apart from a mutual liking for John Lennon, (my opinion on him has changed dramatically, hers hasn't).
One of her particular favourites really annoys me, I think it's appalling.



We still see each occasionally, somewhat ironically at quite a few concerts.
A few months ago I was invited to her daughters birthday party, we got talking and this song came up in the conversation. My friend asked the dj to play it and it filled the dance floor - I was quite disturbed.

reply to post by Freeborn


It was a struggle, but I made it through 42 seconds of D.I.S.C.O.
What did I win?
That's gotta be some sort of a record.

reply to post by Kody27


All right then, perhaps I need to refine my point.

Metallica were a damned good thrash band. They became a sorry joke in my eyes because they sold out, slowed down and began playing some of the most middle of the road crap I have ever heard in my life. Perhaps thrash shouldnt stay thrash, but brutal should stay brutal. They became less brutal, and that is not cool in the slightest.

Meshuggah then got it totally right in terms of thier evolution as an act. Instead of selling out, and trying for the chick appeal of ballads and the like, they got on with the business of total obliteration of peoples eardrums, with unrelenting beats, improbable breaks and time signatures, and furious pace. They became MORE brutal.

I guess what I am saying is, that when a metal band starts at one level of brutal, they shouldnt take backsteps. Another example would be a band called Amoral. They used to play proper tech metal, nasty breakdowns, horrific riffs, the whole bit. Nowadays they are closer to a power metal band than anything else. Thats backwards.

Incidentally, Meshuggah played Bloodstock in the UK a couple of years back, and they were bloody AMAZING live. When you sit and watch thier videos, or listen to thier albums, if you have never seen them live it can all be a bit confusing. You sit there for half an hour trying to figure out where the tune is. The reason for that is that when you see them live, your ribcage becomes part of the instrumental, the bones in your skull add melody in sympathy with the resonance they create on stage. I totally get it now, and I love Meshuggah as a result. Still... didnt quite know what to make of it all before I heard it live!

I will just leave this here
enjoy

Anythingmy Justien Bieber

I would post a Bieber song but posting offensive material is concidered a T&C violation right?

Originally posted by TrueBrit
reply to post by Kody27

 

All right then, perhaps I need to refine my point.

Metallica were a damned good thrash band. They became a sorry joke in my eyes because they sold out, slowed down and began playing some of the most middle of the road crap I have ever heard in my life. Perhaps thrash shouldnt stay thrash, but brutal should stay brutal. They became less brutal, and that is not cool in the slightest.

Meshuggah then got it totally right in terms of thier evolution as an act. Instead of selling out, and trying for the chick appeal of ballads and the like, they got on with the business of total obliteration of peoples eardrums, with unrelenting beats, improbable breaks and time signatures, and furious pace. They became MORE brutal.

I guess what I am saying is, that when a metal band starts at one level of brutal, they shouldnt take backsteps. Another example would be a band called Amoral. They used to play proper tech metal, nasty breakdowns, horrific riffs, the whole bit. Nowadays they are closer to a power metal band than anything else. Thats backwards.

Incidentally, Meshuggah played Bloodstock in the UK a couple of years back, and they were bloody AMAZING live. When you sit and watch thier videos, or listen to thier albums, if you have never seen them live it can all be a bit confusing. You sit there for half an hour trying to figure out where the tune is. The reason for that is that when you see them live, your ribcage becomes part of the instrumental, the bones in your skull add melody in sympathy with the resonance they create on stage. I totally get it now, and I love Meshuggah as a result. Still... didnt quite know what to make of it all before I heard it live!

Ah I understand what you're saying now. I didn't know I was preaching to the choir haha.

This one has got to be one of the worst ever. Not only is it annoying but for some reason all my friends liked it when it came out and well respect was lost, haha.

Lyrics: "Girl it's you like Sid and Nancy" wtf, so is he aspiring to be part of a diseased, paranoid, drugged out co-dependant relationship whose end result is the stabbing death of his lady and then a drug overdose for himself? Thanks but no thanks.





Space Spider.....that was the best worst video. Are they suppossed to be on a spaceship? I just love the bright red pants as well.

Nope sorry.. You're all wrong...

THIS is the worst song ever, by the "loveable" *ahem* Ant and Dec (British erm.... entertainers)

Originally posted by Freeborn
First thought was this song, then upon reading the thread noticed that Leonard Nimoy had already been mentioned a couple of times, but not for this;

Going to give him the benefit of the doubt here and dismiss it as a 'novelty' song - a truly awful one at that.

Music is very much a subjective thing and I know some people like this song, but it makes me want to vomit.

The top ten countdown tells it all - popular music was absolutely awful at the time - nearly as bad as at present.

At the time a group of us used to go round a friends house most nights, drink cider, vodka etc and listen to each other's music. As I still am today back then I was really in to punk, ska and mod revival stuff and I won most of my friends over, but one friend really disliked all that and we had little common ground where music was concerned apart from a mutual liking for John Lennon, (my opinion on him has changed dramatically, hers hasn't).
One of her particular favourites really annoys me, I think it's appalling.

We still see each occasionally, somewhat ironically at quite a few concerts.
A few months ago I was invited to her daughters birthday party, we got talking and this song came up in the conversation. My friend asked the dj to play it and it filled the dance floor - I was quite disturbed.

Bad brains "Pay to c#um" has snippes of tha vid in it too funny!

Originally posted by Awen24
I'm about to win this thread.
Ready?

...you're welcome.
Or... Sorry.
or something.

[edit] 2.95 MILLION VIEWS. They can't possibly be wrong!

edit on 15-8-2013 by Awen24 because: (no reason given)

Damn... Okay you win.

Gosh, maybe I am too old. But, I do remember these; they were so bad.



Then, there's this one:



And, who could forget this one? I'd love to...

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I love metallica's black album

I have nothing to say about this thread except thanks for the laughs, I've been rolling for about 30 minutes.

Anyone ever hear the residents?

I can't embed

Hello Skinny

You're welcome.

Here's another, I love David Lynch, but holy hell this is bad.

Crazy Clown Time

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I love The Residents....here's one of my favorites:

More crap that deserves to be on the "worst" list:

Heartbeat, it's a "lovebeat". Wow...clever.


This song came out when I was in high school. A local d.j. played it a few times on the pop music station. Someone called and swore they'd kill him if he played it again.