Either Tom Petty or Geddy Lee. Both of their bands would be greatly improved if they didn’t sing.
Scruffy the cat.
Just the shittiest music. They were bad enough that despite it being over thirty years since the single listen I had of the one album I had, they still stand out for being bad.
Someone I know listens exclusively to the Beatles on the car radio. From all the Beatles hype, it should feel like a party, but instead it feels like you’re listening to jingle commercials during the whole ride.
Probably doesn’t help that they’re so popular that their music was licensed and became synonymous with commercials.
Same thing with the doors and all things Vietnam.
Oh my God THANK YOU! You just described exactly how I feel about them and I’ve never been able to really figure out why they bothered me.
The Shaggs, but I enjoy them anyway.
Who needs musical talent? Or … y’know… basic knowledge of music and musical instruments?
Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band. It’s essentially unlistenable.
It’s a feature, though
It’s a journey for sure!
It ain’t easy listening, but there’s nothing else like it. Pretty interesting how it was made.
Can’t agree more. I’ve got it in my collection but (after many years and many attempts) I simply can’t make heads or tails of it.
Corey Feldman’s Angelic 2 the Core is without a doubt the worst album I’ve ever listened to. It is not just mediocre or underwhelming, it is not just a “miss,” it is actively and unforgettably horrible. Definitely worth checking out.
angelic 2 the core is one of the only albums i’ve ever listened to that is so bad i enjoyed listening through the whole thing. i feel like most people understand that feeling with movies, but this one album is the only time i’ve felt it with music.
Yup, it’s “The Room” of music
Anything by Corey Feldman at this time is valid. Like, I know they say to follow your dreams and everything. But there’s also the part where realizing that you’re not fit for that particular dream and you could maybe try something else.
Someone should tell him.
I think he’d have one thing to say
“The joke Is on you!”
Ahh. The licorice jelly bean of music.
“Gross… here, try it”
Freespirit Graham.
My father used to book acts for a local club, and this guy played there once. He was awful. There’s no nice way to say it, he just really wasn’t very good. He played and sang songs that nobody recognised, and did it badly. To make things worse, he was paid, but went around with his hat at the end of the set asking people for money. Needless to say, he didn’t get a good reception.
About a year or so later, my father booked another singer, and it was the same guy going under a different name. The music night was popular, so there was a decent sized crowd already there when he walked in, and quite a few of them remembered him. My father asked him what he was doing there, and he said that he thought it was worth a try.
He was told to leave without playing, as the people who remembered him were already annoyed, and weren’t the type of people to suffer a fool kindly.
Really surprised that no one’s mentioned Yoko Ono.
She’s really not that bad if you’ve ever heard Linkin park.
Is there a band called Yoko Ono? I ask, because I’m fairly sure there isn’t a singer.
The Plastic Ono Band… It is not good.
Not a good singer, for sure. Here’s her wikipedia page, and if you want to hear her “singing”, check out the Beatles documentary “Get Back”.
Did you honestly think from my comment that I didn’t know who Yoko Ono was?
I was saying that whatever noises she makes, she isn’t a singer. Therefore she doesn’t qualify for a mention in the “worst band or singer” category.
I couldn’t tell, so the gamble was either I get whooshed, or I help someone become one of today’s lucky 10,000. I guess I got the former, lol.
I posted it in reply to another comment, but I think this is worth it’s own mention.
Sweet… Jesus…
Saw it before, but never noticed the thumbnail before now. Couldn’t have found a more suitable one.
David Lee Roth’s solo work… makes my ears bleed
Smashmouth
Because unless you saw them live, where the lead singer was probably drunk, they’re a legitimately good band with a solid discography. It’s not even a Nickelback / Creed situation where the common consensus is to shit on them - they’re just overexposed for their few top-100 hits.
“All Star” in particular is a self-aware criticism of people who give people shit for listening to Smash Mouth.
Yeah. Live at an Edgefest. It’s was bad. Really really bad.
Hey now…
Easily the lead singer of Kings of Leon. That whine in his voice makes me want to chug bleach.
Hi there.
There many songs that I hate more than anything by the Carpenters but they are the only band with bad songs that I’ve had the misfortune of listening to more than one bad song of. I can’t stand the treacly, cutesy bullshit they put out.
I would also put the person who sang " ON THE WINGS OF LOOOOOOOVE" on here but I can’t be arsed to look them up.
They have bad songs but oh my God she can sing like an angel. Always just spot on.
Pretty good drummer too!
How has no one mentioned Tom Waits.
He has some good songs, but his voice sounds like a alley cat with a stomach full of garbage who won’t let you sleep. I know that it’s the point for some ppl, but I can’t stand it.
The Heart of Saturday Night is like a more palatable gravely lounge singer.
I love his music, voice included, but if you don’t like the voice please listen to the early stuff before he got so rough. I honestly like those records better. The Asylum Years album collects a bunch of the good ones.
Off topic but I watched him play piano and sing on some late night show a long time ago and oh boy did he look like he was on heroin, nodding off.
He’s on key and in tune though, same as Dwight Yoakum. You may not like their voice, but they are excellent singers.
Janis Joplin is I think the best example of cat screeching in tune, on beat, in key. I find her both great and near unlistenable.
Not an answer, but I enjoy underground doom metal concerts, and I’ve seen many bands w
