Kind of impossible to answer without criteria. I mean, is U2 a good band if they can manage to mostly play back onstage the music that the TWO best rock producers write AND play for them as full time jobs?
It seems to be radio music. No one with a Bandcamp account could possibly nominate any entry on this list besides Journey for 'the worst'.
C'mon! Admit it. How far did you get into that "Safety Dance" video I posted?
I for one made it a whole 10 seconds. Better to leave those cobwebs undisturbed, wherever brain-records they lie within from the past.
Ah, corporate. I thought I was going to be a lawyer once. Girl I had dated just a couple of times laughed in my face over the idea "You!?" I actually made it to interviews; it was a good deal, with the company paying for the degree entirely. I figured engineering patent attorney, how much litigation could there be? Expensive paper pusher. Those offices the established attorneys had, particularly their decor, scared the s**t out of me. The most fish outta water I ever felt.
One young attorney on the patent committee was tall, blonde, cute and she liked me - according to the corporate internal publicist who imformed me of what I wasnt picking up on. I talked with her for about 5 minutes after the interview; she was showing me her new car. In that short a time, I knew there was zero possibility of connection. Different world - and I wasnt in it - I couldnt even fake it. Like some of the marketing folks I tried to hang out with once; again over a cute young lady.
A little like going to a Disco club, eh? Some great lookin' ladies in there, but...
I for one made it a whole 10 seconds. Better to leave those cobwebs undisturbed, wherever brain-records they lie within from the past.
Ah, corporate. I thought I was going to be a lawyer once. Girl I had dated just a couple of times laughed in my face over the idea "You!?" I actually made it to interviews; it was a good deal, with the company paying for the degree entirely. I figured engineering patent attorney, how much litigation could there be? Expensive paper pusher. Those offices the established attorneys had, particularly their decor, scared the s**t out of me. The most fish outta water I ever felt.
One young attorney on the patent committee was tall, blonde, cute and she liked me - according to the corporate internal publicist who imformed me of what I wasnt picking up on. I talked with her for about 5 minutes after the interview; she was showing me her new car. In that short a time, I knew there was zero possibility of connection. Different world - and I wasnt in it - I couldnt even fake it. Like some of the marketing folks I tried to hang out with once; again over a cute young lady.
A little like going to a Disco club, eh? Some great lookin' ladies in there, but...
Actually "Safety Dance" isn't their worst track, "Ordinary People" is worse, but I do laugh when it's on the radio because the singer's French Canadian accent blurting out the completely superfluous "In the USA" lyric trying to get US airplay is absolutely hilarious.
Actually one Canadian band I truly hate is Gowan.
Actually one Canadian band I truly hate is Gowan.
NO NO NO NO!!!!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!! NOOOOOOO, ABSOLUTELY NO. PERIOD!! NO!!!!!
Oh f*** ... here comes my breakfast ... gotta run ...!!!!!
What do you call that genre (all kind of art) when you try to proiduce something SERIOUS and it just becomes a joke ... ah yes a pecoral.
And when you think they've reached the very bottom, the -273 Centigrade (-459F) someone manage to ruin the laws of thermodynamics ....
Oh no no no no NO WAY! OH NO!!!!
There's a genre here in Sweden, Norway and maybe a bit of Germany, called DANSBAND. The main purpose of the dansband music is to make people dance - it's rythmic, catchy and .... NOOOOO NOOOO NO! ABSOLUTELY! But playing the music in a barn or in a park on warm Summer nites to make people dance ... OK, for now.
But if you ever come to Sweden (most of you are non-Swedes), meet a nice Swedish blond blue-eyed buty who invites you home to show you her precious collection of vinyls and all you see are covers with a bunch of elegantly (I am going to puke again .....) musicians with a name spelled by a Z - CallinaZ, Diamond DogZ, VoiZe, RolandZ ... GET OUT OF THERE!!!
Else the moment you hear the first chords, you are doomed .. seriously DOOMED!!!!
And whatever you do - don't listen to this: DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS!!!!!!!!!
Steely Dan had exactly one bad song, and you referenced it. Some songs were written for pop radio and just about every band has at least one. That's theirs.
I had forgotten those other two songs, but now I have the earworm. Serves me right for browsing this thread.
Journey could hardly be worse. What a lame parody of a rock band.
Your story reminds me of another terrible song, "Lawyers in Love."
Some of my (estranged) relatives are lawyers, and they are absolutely dreadful people to be around. I am a pariah in their eyes and I'm fine with that. The feeling is mutual.
I was in corporate for years, starting at about 30 years old. I actually embraced it and forged my own way, which my employers loved. I was the one honest person in an ocean of crooks and cheats. Whenever there was an ethics situation, everyone dropped my name liberally. I was paid for my reputation and leadership. All someone had to say was "Donlon said it's OK" or "Donlon said it's not OK" and the matter was settled. I would go into the most contentious and frightening meetings, where the proverbial caca was hitting the fan big time, and slay everyone. Being honest and ethical was a superpower in the corporate world, I soon found out. People respected me.
Corporate America no longer needs any honest people, so I am long in tooth. I'm proud of it too. I've been in the boardroom and it would make the devil blush.
As far as discos, when you worked 60 hours a week in the 70s in New York, it was the only way to meet women. There were no women at my first job - literally zero. You had to get them out of the disco to find out who they really were. Many of the women were there for the same reason as me- to meet people.
Remember when I said you could get beat up for wearing slacks in my old neighborhood? You'd never live this down.
There's a reason for the odd attire. The musicians could get a tax reduction for using fatigues like welders, bricklayers ... but it had to be EXTREMELY APPEARANT that the costumes were for work and work only. No sane person would dress up like this in everyday life.
And here's a thing I've been think of from time to time. Guess we all have our favourite genre and most other genres are BAD. But what if there was something like objectively GOOD music in other genres. I surely believe there are "objectively" good punk or disco or country or death metal music.
And I guess there's a bad apple (album) made by our favourite band.
I do too. And I listen to various genres (not just classic rock, which is actually third on my list) but not all. I listen to National Public Radio and it continues to broaden my horizons. I also stream WBGO in Newark, NJ.
As far as the apparel, I kind of thought everyone dressed wacky in Sweden. You do have some of the most dreadful music ever made.
I had a meeting with two guys from Detroit, a bit back about the sound system for their new local bar and restaurant. We met in their hotel’s bar. After we were talking a bit, a local band called if I remember correctly “Bob McKeeg and Fun” came in, set up their gear and started playing. We were the only ones in the bar. They noted we were not paying attention to them, so they turned up the volume. As we could no longer talk, we left, leaving them playing loudly to a totally empty room.
Perhaps not the worst band, but near the top for stupid.
Perhaps not the worst band, but near the top for stupid.
I dont know - I must be the exception here. I’ll put on that track occasionally on purpose. A carry-over from the DJ Wars of the 80’s when we used to make a big deal out of it being “Safe to Dance” when Sean-o-matic (and the ego that came with it) was nowhere to be seen/heard……
I was never a fan of that music genre but also didn't bring them up. That was beeah's counterpoint (?) to the uniform and forgotten treacle of the 70's Billboard 100. You light up my life when you tie that yellow ribbon around the old oak tree.
I'll second The Shaggs, Soundchaser mentioned them earlier, but did not post a link.
" MY pal foot foot."
" MY pal foot foot."
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I don't if The Shaggs can be called a bad band. They may as one Youtuber hinted, they played this bad as a protest as they were forced to play by their parents. Some even compared them to Captain Beefheart (Trout Mask Replica). Whatever listening to a full album is maybe not as bad as listen to Kate Perry or Justin Bieber, but bad enuff.