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Post by Billy Uranus on Apr 29, 2012 11:12:27 GMT -5
When it comes to my least favorite songs, you guys know me for taking a rusy shovel to the likes of The Black Eyed Peas, Miley Cyrus, Jason DeRulo and other pop acts. However, you hardly ever hear me berate and degrade songs of my core genre. Coming soon is a list of my "top" 30 least favorite rock songs ever.
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Post by JessiePie on Apr 29, 2012 17:33:14 GMT -5
Ooh this should be a fun read!  my faves better not be on here  |
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Post by Gravity Happens on Apr 29, 2012 17:33:33 GMT -5
Can't wait for this Should be interesting from a rock fan's perspective.  |
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Post by Pipa on Apr 29, 2012 17:55:57 GMT -5
I have a feeling this promises many cheesy ballads.
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Post by Mzd on Apr 30, 2012 0:18:14 GMT -5
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Post by Billy Uranus on May 14, 2012 3:08:20 GMT -5
I know I took forever, but I'm finally ready to start counting them down. All of the blue titles hotlink to the songs, so if you want an alternative to sticking spoons in your ears, audio torture is just a click away.  30) Slash - By The Sword featuring Andrew Stockdale The list of my top 30 least favorite rock songs of all-time kicks off with none other than Slash, one of the greatest guitarists of the last quarter-century. For some reason, he thought this crappy hookup with Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale was worthy of being a single. The vocals here are as nerve-wracking as you could imagine, and on top of that there's nothing memorable about Slash's guitar playing. 29) Coldplay - Viva La Vida I'll be the first to admit that this is a song that has done it all. It topped the Billboard Hot 100, three radio charts and won Song Of the Year at the 2009 Grammy Awards. Of course, like many songs that have commercial and critical success, your boy KP just wasn't feeling it. This song always rubbed me the wrong way and to this day I can't stand it. 28) The Bravery - Believe Another big Alt hit from 2008. I never liked this one. 27) 30 Seconds To Mars - Kings And Queens In general, I find myself indifferent to these guys. However, "Kings And Queens" always got on my nerves in the worst of ways. 26) Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I Love Rock N Roll I'd put 10 bucks in the jukebox if it meant this song would stop playing. |
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Post by Pipa on May 14, 2012 10:48:58 GMT -5
The only one I agree with you with is "By the Sword". I love all the others.
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Post by Gravity Happens on May 15, 2012 0:00:14 GMT -5
Don't remember the Slash song, but I like the others to some extent, especially Coldplay and ESPECIALLY Joan Jett!
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Post by Billy Uranus on May 15, 2012 0:58:13 GMT -5
I'm probably one of very few people who has something against "I Love Rock N Roll." Maybe, just maybe, you guys will agree with the next section more. 25) Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun Can you believe I actually used to like this crap? I have no idea why I did, because nowadays I find it to be very annoying. 24) Bon Jovi - Always Bon Jovi weren't up to much in the '90s, but they managed to score a big hit in 1994 with this snoozefest. What's even worse than the song is that it overshadowed some excellent rock songs that deserved more mainstream success..."Far Behind" by Candlebox, anyone? 23) Queen - Somebody To Love I heard this on the radio yesterday, and felt like it should be on here. 22) Seether - Careless Whisper For the most part, Seether and I have a very good relationship. The one glaring exception to that is their 2009 cover of the famed George Michael tune. What were they thinking? 21) Kid Rock - Picture featuring Sheryl Crow You guys know me as being a big fan and supporter of Kid Rock, but I have no problem calling him out on his misses. Somehow, this terrible duet with Sheryl Crow became a smash hit, and turned around the Cocky era in a big way. Some people say the song makes them want to cry...it makes me want to eat my eyes. |
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Post by Pipa on May 15, 2012 9:01:07 GMT -5
I agree with you a lot more on this set. I don't remember "Always" but I remember it being very boring. But Queen? WTF, man. "Careless Whisper" was my #2 song of 2009.
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Post by Gravity Happens on May 15, 2012 11:48:22 GMT -5
I really like all five of those.  Surprised you included Kid Rock on there, I'm not a big fan of his but that's one of his songs I really like. |
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Post by Billy Uranus on May 15, 2012 12:42:38 GMT -5
^Most people seem to like it. I just never understood the appeal or connected with the lyrics. I agree with you a lot more on this set. I don't remember "Always" but I remember it being very boring. But Queen? WTF, man. "Careless Whisper" was my #2 song of 2009. I don't get Queen in general, but that song is just too much for me. They're one of the classic rock bands that I can never see myself getting into. As for "Careless Whisper," I would have much rather seen "No Jesus Christ" be released as a 4th single from Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces. However, I can be honest and say that it wouldn't have been as successful, especially on Alt. 20) Journey - Any Way You Want It The only way I want it is with the sound off. 19) Godsmack - Love-Hate-Sex-Pain Godsmack had what just might be my favorite song of 2010 with the attitudinal "Cryin' Like A Bitch." They followed it up with one of the very worst songs of 2010, this rubbish. 18) The Killers - Read My Mind The Killers make their first of two appearances with this nightmare from 2008. 17) Kansas - Dust In the Wind There are a lot of slow classic rock songs that I enjoy, but this is not one of them. I don't mind the lyrics, but musically and vocally it just gets on my nerves. 16) Metallica - I Disappear Hey hey yeah...yeah hey hey yeah yeah hey hey yeah yeah hey hey yeah...it's Metallica! This song was one of the biggest active rock hits of 2000, one of their highest-peaking songs on the Alternative chart and it also totally sucks. It's the first of two Metallica songs to appear on this list. |
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Post by Pipa on May 15, 2012 14:07:19 GMT -5
I like every one except "Love-Hate-Sex-Pain". "I Disappear" is one of Metallica's best later songs.
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Post by XFER on May 15, 2012 15:23:45 GMT -5
Ugh, I might not hate most of these songs, but many are really bad, good job!
However, how can you NOT like The Killers' Read My Mind?? That's a masterpiece!!!!
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Post by Billy Uranus on May 15, 2012 18:09:23 GMT -5
^Brandon's vocals are flat out annoying to me in that song. He sounds like he's about to croak. Combine that with annoying, repetitive music and you've got a song I hate.
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Post by Drag on May 15, 2012 18:12:11 GMT -5
I actually really like Picture. |
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Post by Pipa on May 15, 2012 21:18:53 GMT -5
^Brandon's vocals are flat out annoying to me in that song. He sounds like he's about to croak. Combine that with annoying, repetitive music and you've got a song I hate. I must agree that that very last note at the end always irks me. I think I made an edit without it. It's probably on my old computer. |
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Post by Gravity Happens on May 15, 2012 23:47:15 GMT -5
I like every one except "Love-Hate-Sex-Pain". "I Disappear" is one of Metallica's best later songs. Agreed with that comment, pretty much. Not generally a fan of 00's Metallica, but that one was decent enough. I do, however, hope that the other Metallica song to come is "St. Anger"... that was awful. |
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Post by Billy Uranus on May 16, 2012 2:37:57 GMT -5
15) Mr. Big - To Be With You I don't know who these guys were singing about, but I sure don't want to be with her. 14) Bob Seger - Turn The Page The only thing that cracked more than his voice were his crack rocks. 13) Blue October - The Chills Now just what were they thinking with this one? ;D If you ask me, this song isn't good enough to be an album cut, let alone a lead single. 12) Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta As many of you probably know, I'm a huge fan of the Alternative charts of 1998. In fact, I have often said that they are the very best charts of all-time. However, this #1 Alt hit from '98 is a glaring exception. What an obnoxious little song this was! 11) Metallica - Whiskey In the Jar Here's a song that is supposed to make me feel all Irish and dandy. Needless to say, it doesn't. I have a feeling this song gets a lot of spins on the Guantanamo Bay torture playlist.
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Post by Gravity Happens on May 16, 2012 9:49:59 GMT -5
Blue October's was okay but very disappointing for their standards.
I like the rest, especially Mr. Big and Bob Seger.
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Post by Pipa on May 16, 2012 16:07:09 GMT -5
I'm not wild about these, but I don't hate them, either. I like them all except for Blue October.
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Post by Billy Uranus on May 17, 2012 14:02:48 GMT -5
10) Anberlin - Impossible It's amazing how a band that could record a song so good ("Feel Good Drag") can also record a song this bad. 9) Green Day - 21 Guns This song was the most uninspired anti-war song I had ever heard, and screamed "desperate for mainstream airplay" in a bad way. 8) Muse - Uprising One of the biggest rock hits of 2009. I never understood the hype surrounding this song, and I dreaded its near constant airplay on alternative radio. 7) Tool - Sober A few weeks ago, my friend was playing "Sober" on his phone. When it finally ended, I said "Thank God that's over." And that sums up how I feel about this song. 6) The Killers - Mr. Brightside I remember hearing this on the radio all the time back in 2005, and it was a total station changer. To this day, it gets on my nerves in a terrible way.
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Post by Pipa on May 17, 2012 16:26:11 GMT -5
Glad to know I'm not the only one who doesn't like "Mr. Brightside". LOVE the others, though.
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Post by Gravity Happens on May 18, 2012 0:10:51 GMT -5
I love Mr. Brightside and 21 Guns, and Impossible was alright too.
I generally can't stand Tool (though I don't recall that one). Uprising was okay, but quite overplayed (they definitely had better.)
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Post by Billy Uranus on May 21, 2012 13:02:23 GMT -5
Alright, time to finish this thing. 5) Audioslave - Like A Stone It's hard to believe this is the same vocalist who sang on such awesome tracks as "Outshined" and "Spoonman," and it's even harder to believe this is the same group of musicians who did songs like "Killing In the Name" and "People Of the Sun." What is this crap? 4) Adelitas Way - Sick A true enemy of mine from last year, and the first of two songs from 2011 to make my top 5. With the most unoriginal, uninspired lyrics I have ever heard, this garbage somehow managed to hit #1 on active rock. Awful, just awful. 3) Papa Roach - Burn Here's the other 2011 song. This song was as awful and annoying as can be. When you resort to recording songs like this, you might as well just take a hiatus. 2) Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire What the hell was this? Of all the big alternative hits that I just don't understand, this is the biggest one of all. From the beginning to the end, I find myself cringing at the annoying, endless guitar riffs, the disgusting vocals and the nonsensical lyrics. This song is like giving my feet an acupuncture with rotted needles. And my least favorite rock song of all-time is... 1) Van Halen - Right Now This nightmare...where do I begin? The opening piano loop annoys the hell out of me, I always thought the vocals were an R&B female who was losing her voice and the lyrics don't inspire me to do anything but change the station. I don't know exactly why I hate this song so much, but it has always annoyed me, and I have always got upset at rock stations just for playing it.  Hating this song? It means everything. ;D Thanks to everyone who checked out my list! |
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