The last music artist who REALLY annoyed you

[mvd]

I just listened to Ben Jelen's Give It All Away on the full album listening party, and was not impressed in the least. People call him the male Michelle Branch, but I don't see it. There's muddled (and sometimes bland) production and overwrought singing - and the lyrics didn't strike me either.

For the record, before him it was William Hung.

Remember, to each his or her own on all of this. :hi:

[bif]

1. Pink

I had to listen to her disc over and over again on a trip to DC a year ago. Boy did she ever get on my nerves.

[Commendatori]

34. The last hip-hop act I saw on Kilborn

This list changes every day, but whoever that act was currently holds the title.

[Loonman]

2. Robert Pollard

Why does he keep releasing the same album, over and over again?

[DenverDem]

3. Toby Keith

He parlayed idiotic jingoism into a huge Ford commercial contract.

[Demonaut]

4. Dave Mattews, lame lyrics when you can make them out

dont understand how he's so popular

[skooooo]

5. agreed....

as far as i'm concerned, he had one good song...but there are a lot of people who like him, so..?

[Demonaut]

8. damn, i thought for sure the first reply would be a flame. thanks....

his groupies are almost as fanatical as deadheads

[skooooo]

9. heh...ok, how's this

Damn you! Dave Matthews is the best ARTIST in modern music, idiot!!!

[KissMyAsscroft]

23. If only you knew...

How many times I have had to pretend to like his musoc to get laid..

The secret to his success...

[Zomby Woof]

27. amen

Endless meandering wanking with pretentious lyrics, sung as if constipation was imminent.

[Demonaut]

43. lol, thats rich

[LostInAnomie]

74. I've been saying the exact same thing for years.

and I have always been told that I just don't understand it.

It sounds like a jam session with a guy trying to pass a kidney stone singing.

[LostInAnomie]

77. delete

[terrya]

6. Yoko Ono. Followed by Bjork.

Dear God, are these artists annoying.

Terry

[mvd]

11. I agree on both

I could never "get" Bjork, but more power to those who like her. :hi:

[Whitacre D_WI]

59. Yoko and Bjork rule.

True, Yoko can't really sing very well, whereas Bjork is a powerhouse vocalist; but both have made some very interesting, challenging music.

[mvd]

73. Not sold here, sorry

Sophisticated doesn't equal good.

[Whitacre D_WI]

76. I never said "sophisticated."

Bjork can be quite sophisticated. Yoko is far more primal.

Interesting and challenging do not equal sophisticated, though.

[mvd]

81. She is different

Hard to deny that. And different doesn't equal good. :-)

[Whitacre D_WI]

82. You're right -- different doesn't equal good.

Alanis Morissette is different. :P

[mvd]

85. LOL

Agree to disagree.

[NuckinFutz]

7. Langhorn Slim....oy!

He opened for my favorite band (Asylum Street Spankers) last summer. We'd brought friends and family with us to see the Spankers, and the opening act was so bad we spent almost his entire set explaining that this was NOT the performer they had come to see. Avoid him at all costs.

[rjbcar27]

10. Scissor Sisters - for murdering Comfortably Numb!

:eyes:

[Sandpiper]

12. John Mayer

A second rate Dave Matthews.

[Dulcinea]

49. He sucks.

Maudlin music & a voice reminiscent of a severe sinus problem.

[Delano]

96. DEFINITELY.

Boring, mealy-mouthed songs, and he looks like any nebbish on the street. A LITTLE style wouldn't kill ya...

[mouse7]

110. Agreed

Good guitar work. Needs to join a band where he has no vocal or song-writing responsibilities.

His songs and voice annoy the crap outta me.

[CO Liberal]

13. The No-Talent Moran Who Was Voted Off "American Idol" Last Week

He annoyed me every time he came on the screen.

[Sandpiper]

16. All of the "American Idols"

Nothing but a bunch of glorified Karaoke singers.

But I agree, the last kid that got kicked off was especially bad. The only reason he stayed on so long is because he had that bedhead look that 12 year old girls like.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

14. Andrew W.K.....

Whats up with this guy?

[Colin Ex]

88. WTF?!

Andrew WK rocks my ass off.

Granted, not deep or anything, but definitely fun.

-C

[riverwalker]

15. Toby Keith

his lyrics about the "boot up your ass courtesy of the red, white and blue" sent kids who believed that jingoistic crap to die. He let kids believe they were "defending America" or avenging 9/11 by going to Iraq to kill "terra-ists". I know it's just a stupid song, but to me a personal symbol of how brain dead we (supposed adults) were sending these kids off to fight and die without questioning anything. It may be illogical, but that slimeball has lots of blood on his hands.

[mvd]

35. Perfectly understood

:hi:

[donsu]

17. I'm a music fiend but back in the 60's/70's there was a female

pop singer with a top hit for ages. She sang very, very high, almost a screech. the lyrics went on and then she would do this HIGH oh, ahing down the scale, then back to the lyrics. drove me insane! could not figure out why people liked this song. (don't know the name of song or singer)

[The empressof all]

22. I bet you are thinking of

Mini Ripperton. I loved her. She's Maya Rudolph's mom you know (from SNL)

[donsu]

28. No that was't her name - she was a blonde

the song was a top hit for a long time. teenage girls loved it. I can still hear that high squeel warbling down the scale. shudder.

[Gasolinedream]

18. BRUNO...AKA Bruce Willis...

What the hell was he thinking.

Also, I'll throw in Tori Amos on one song--Cornflake Girl. I hated that song!! Oh and Curt Cobain's wife who thinks she's a musician, Courtney Love.

[IronLionZion]

19. Pop/Top 40's just blows! n/t

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

20. Chingy

[tigereye]

21. Alanis Morrisette used to get on my nerves

but my husband really likes her stuff, so I have tried to be more tolerant. I also felt that way about Ani Defranco, but I have come to like her more.

hmmm who am I not willing to tolerate besides Britney? I will have to give this more thought. :)

[Whitacre D_WI]

31. Don't like Britney?

Take a listen to her new(ish) single, "Toxic."

Pretty cool, weird music.

Yes, I am serious.

I know I'm a music snob. Still. I am serious. It's a good record.

[mvd]

33. I liked her new album more than usual

It's not great, but I could see myself - gasp - listening to it in the future.

[tigereye]

38. has that axe gone to your head?

strangely enough one of my old band cronies is the rock critic at our local broadsheet (not the Pulp guy who wrote about Karl) and he defends her freqently. Weird. Okay, I'll have to see if my sweetie can find it somewhere, cuz I ain't buyin' it.

Psst. I think Christina is the real talent.

[mvd]

40. Personally I dislike Christina more

She can sing better, but too often doesn't use her vocals right. And her vocals are the only thing going for her, IMO. Plus, she doesn't seem like a very nice person to me - it's the way she attacks other artists.

[tigereye]

48. actually she is from here originally

and contributed a lot of money to a Women's SHelter here. Plus she likes Etta James.

[Whitacre D_WI]

55. Is she a Pirates fan?

If so, that would be a good reason for me to dislike her. :P

[tigereye]

65. hey I am a Pirates fan!

you guys from WI shouldn't be giving us crap about our team, should you? Aren't we kind of in the same boat?

[Whitacre D_WI]

68. I am IN Wisconsin. I am FROM Ohio.

And I am a Reds fan.

True, despite their fast start, my Reds are not going to win this year. But dammit, it's crappy teams like the Pirates and the Brewers who will keep us out of last place! And for that, I must root AGAINST the Pirates and Brewers.

[tigereye]

91. apologies and I think Cincinnati is a beautiful town

My sister did her Masters at Miami of Ohio and I dated a guy from Cinci in college. I don't have any complaints against the Reds.

Now Atlanta is another matter. And our team is crappy mainly since we have no $. But we do have a gorgeous ball park. In the early 90s (the Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla days), though, that was another story. Don't really know much about the Brewers except the sympathy of one post-industrial town for another.

[mvd]

56. I'm glad she contributed

I hope she is nicer than she seems.

[tigereye]

66. I read that she spent some time dealing with domestic violence

to her mom, that is how they have the contact with the shelter

[Screaming Lord Byron]

41. Yeah, Lady Byron loves it, oddly enough.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

39. I CAN'T STAND ANI DI FRANCO.

NO. NOR THE MORRISETTE THING. OH NO.

[mvd]

42. I do love Alanis

I realize she's an aquired taste.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

45. I'd like her a lot more of she wrote lyrics not essays.

[Whitacre D_WI]

47. Alanis Morissette -- or, as I like to all her:

The Old Avril Lavigne.

[mvd]

53. We could argue this all day

So I'd like to stick to topic. Suffice to say that I love both artists and see a difference. I am choosy, but not a music snob. :-)

[mvd]

50. I enjoy her rants

n/t

[Screaming Lord Byron]

54. The rants are fine, but please introduce her to a rhyming dictionary

and get her to an editor!

[mvd]

60. I'll give you that that would help

Still, they usually sound ok to me. They got a bit much on her album SFIJ.

[U of M Dem 07]

86. Oh, I'm with you on chingy

he's so hot, but his music is VERY annoying...

[Hell Hath No Fury]

24. Britney Spears...

Yeegads, that woman cannot sing.

Hearing her placement is like nails on a chalkboard for me. It's like she's singing through a wad of snot in her sinuses.

And what is especially annoying in that a young generation of female singers are growing up imitating her sound. O joy!

[Demonaut]

25. lyrics like bush's speeches, no substance all image

[Fenris]

26. I'd like to murder a sacred cow here and say...

Ani DiFranco. Her politics are fine, but I can't stand her music.

[mvd]

29. Unfortunately, I feel that way

Her music is kind of disorganized, not my favorite style, and her vocals are shrill. I like a few of her songs, though.

I also agree with the poster who mentioned Andrew W.K. I didn't like the ORIGINAL hair metal.

I do like pop as a genre and some top 40, but I can see why people don't like Britney.

[mitchum]

102. I'm with you on that...

I've noticed that gushing profiles of her always focus on her politics and/or entrepreneurship rather than her music. I wonder why?

[Whitacre D_WI]

30. Morrissey.

Somebody posted a picture of him yesterday (or thereabouts), and that annoyed me.

Making him the most recent musician to annoy me.

[jonnyblitz]

32. his fans are very loyal.

I saw the smiths live in the 80's. I don't mind him but I was more into him back then.

[Whitacre D_WI]

36. I liked the Smiths. I HATE solo Moz.

The interplay of Morrissey's "I wear black on the outside because I feel black on the inside" nonsense and Johnny Marr's brilliant guitar work and pop-compositional skills was fantastic.

Plus, Morrissey had a sense of humor back then. "There Is a Light that Never Goes Out" was not to be taken seriously. Sadly, much of his solo work IS to be taken seriously, which is frankly impossible. ;)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

44. Shh! Don't hurt the Fenris's feelings!

He's loving the Moz.

[Whitacre D_WI]

52. He hasn't replied...

...I'm afraid he's gone off to stick a bunch of flowers in his bum crack and whine to some chap named "Glenn" about how he will die as he lived: alone.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

57. Ah William, William, oh it was really nothing....

It was your life.
Good god, I could quote that stuff at length.

You killed Fenris with cruelty, the poor sensitive soul.

:evilgrin:

[Whitacre D_WI]

62. Please don't drop me home, because I haven't got one anymore.

Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me. No hope, no harm -- just another false alarm.

Poor woman, strangled in her very own bed as she read; but that's okay, 'cause she was old and she would've died anyway.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

63. The more you ignore me, the closer I get.

The more you ignore me
The closer I get
You’re wasting your time
The more you ignore me
The closer I get
You’re wasting your time

Beware !
I bear more grudges
Than lonely high court judges
When you sleep
I will creep
Into your thoughts
Like a bad debt
That you can’t pay
Take the easy way
And give in
Yeah, and let me in
Oh, let me in
Oh let me ...
Oh, let me in
It’s war
It’s war
It’s war
It’s war
It’s war
War
War
War
War
Oh, let me in
Ah, the closer I get
Ah, you’re asking for it
Ah, the closer I get
Ooh, the closer I ...

[Whitacre D_WI]

64. Were you and he lovers, and would you say so if you were?

On a forecourt, on a Friday, passing my way -- oooooooooooohhhhhh!

The last night on Maudlin Street -- good-bye house, good-bye stairs.

The kind people have a wonderful dream: Margaret on the guillotine! (actually, that IS a wonderful dream -- Shitty song, though)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

69. Remind me again why we're doing this with lyrics by a guy we don't like?

:shrug:

We hate it when our friends become successful
We hate it when our friends become successful
Oh, look at those clothes
Now look at that face, it's so old
And such a video !
Well, it's really laughable
Ha, ha, ha ...

[Whitacre D_WI]

71. Because.

It's death for no reason, and death for no reason is murder.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

72. And music for no reason? I wonder what that is?

Have you seen the cover of his new record?

[Whitacre D_WI]

75. That picture reminds me of the lyrics:

The pain was enough to make a shy, bald Buddhist reflect and plan a mass-murder.

[tigereye]

101. ROTFLMAO

for once. Poor Morrisey. Thanks. I needed that! I missed the rest of this thread earlier today.

[Rhiannon12866]

37. Anything country.

These guys just nauseate me with their twanging, repetitive music and trite lyrics.
:puke:

[mvd]

46. Sometimes that's true, but not always

Good country is simple, but not too repetitive music IMO - and doesn't have trite lyrics IMO. A good country writer puts a new twist on important human subjects - or writes simply without too many cliches - to powerful effect.

[Rhiannon12866]

78. I appreciate your point, but it still makes my skin crawl

Probably also because my evil Freeper brother listens to nothing else, and way too loud.:-(

[TOhioLiberal]

100. sure...

classic Country is like that. Most top 40 country is old, tired retreads of lame pop music.

[mvd]

108. Not really

Some of the new, poppy stuff closes a bridge between dance and pop. It all depends on the artist. And there are fine neotraditionalists. Again, I will say to each their own. There's not much one can say when there's a disagreement about how enjoyable music is.

[Rhiannon12866]

109. I had surgery three years ago

And it was a really enlightening experience. It was pretty cutting-edge and I talked to these people everyday, because they wanted to know how I was doing, before and after. They became like family. Better, since they were nice to me and I know that they really cared. They asked me what kind of music I wanted them to play in the OR! I said anything but country. Most of them expressed visible relief. They put me under to the sounds of Stevie Nicks' "Rhiannon," an inspired choice, on their part, I thought. BTW, my surgery went extremely well.:-)

[Dulcinea]

51. Staind.

I can't stand them. :puke:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

58. Me neither. I blame the parents.

Why not, they do.

[mvd]

61. Agreed

:puke:

[gpandas]

67. yoko and tiny tim in a dead heat nt

[tigerbeat]

70. i think it was Creed.

such derivative crapola. really can't leap for the radio dial quick enough.

[mvd]

83. I agree here

Not about No Doubt, though. And Gwen's voice is a fave of mine. Very seductive.

[Skittles]

79. No Doubt

the gall of that wench, RUINING It's My Life with her insipid, breathy barbie doll voice. :puke:

[ProfessorGAC]

87. HISSSSSSSSSSSS!

The Professor

[Skittles]

99. listen to the original

that bimbo breathes the life out of it.

[ProfessorGAC]

104. Sorry Skittles

I really like No Doubt and Gwen. The idea of a singer who is an active and proud member of a BAND is something that i give automatic bonus points for. I really like their style, she has stylistic range (she can belt and whisper), and they're tight live.

She's not a bimbo! So, stop saying that!

Seriously, i can understand why you don't like that version. But, you were calling my girl Gwen names, and we can't have that, now can we?
The Professor

[mvd]

106. I think the new version has a nice chill effect to it

Personally, I love it.

[LostInAnomie]

80. Tantric and Train

Two lame ass bands.

[skypilot]

84. Madonna.

Always Madonna.x(

[Mike Daniels]

89. Ryan Adams

Frickin' musical doppleganger who doesn't have an original musical thought in his head but somehow became a critics darling.

Also needs to learn that just because you can write enough material to release three albums a year doesn't mean you should do it.

I don't know, perhaps Wiskeytown was something worth getting excited about but the guy solo...ehh.

I'm convinced that had it not been due to New York, New York coming out right around 9/11 and the fact that the video was filmed like two days before 9/11 that he'd never have become as moderately successful as he has become.

[mitchum]

103. AKA "Her Highness" or "F Chord Fitzgerald"

Don't worry, that twit's ride is just about over. He burned a lot of bridges during his climb to the "top"

[SmileyBoy]

90. Jason Mraz.

His songs are pure crap.

[Delano]

97. Isn't he just John Mayer using a different name?

Can't tell the difference.

First there were all the Pearl Jam Clones - now it's going to be John Mayer clones? (sigh)

[Van Helsing]

92. Bob Dylan.

He's awful! I can't stand his singing! :puke:

[voter x]

93. the Darkness

never liked falsetto anyway (ok maybe Iron Maiden pulled it off)

Diddy's DaBand...spoiled, untalented children

John Mayer ...UGH

Morrisey ...just get it over with!

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

95. Yeah, I totally hear ya

John Mayer and The Darkness (along with Clay Aiken) set me off on a tangent ;)

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

94. Ben Jelen is excellent!

I saw him open up for Hanson last month! He is SO GOOD. The album does NOT do him justice in the least.

BTW, it was Clay Aiken and he still pisses me off to no end.

mvd- the new hanson album is out today, check it out- it's AWESOME

[mvd]

105. I'll keep an ear out for him, but maybe I just don't like him

I'll take your word on the Hanson album, though, as you've been a fan longer than me. :hi:

[NightTrain]

98. Michael Bolton.

n/t

[mvd]

107. I disagree with quite a few selections here, but I find..

Michael one of the most annoying artists of all time.