WORST songs by bands you LOVE
 

Okay, so we've talked about annoying songs, best/worst concerts, etc., but I thought it might be interesting to touch on songs you can't stand by bands/artists you've always loved. Pretty much all musicians, no matter how good their catalog is, have some duds. Here are some I can think of by some of my favorite bands...

RUSH:
Tai Shan, Dog Years, I Think I'm Going Bald, Neurotica, Spindrift, Good News First...and as far as their 'epics' (ten-plus minutes), the only one I just can't get into is Fountain of Lamneth

Metallica:
Purify (worst Metallica song ever!!!), Ronnie (second-worst), Cure, Shoot Me Again

Queen:
the entire Hot Space album (except Under Pressure); Pain is so Close to Pleasure

Green Day:
All the Time, Worry Rock, Misery, Kill the DJ, Stray Heart, Nightlife, Say Goodbye

I don't love Aerosmith, but that stupid song from Armageddon (also a terrible movie) is absolutely just awful.

Love Weezer .... Hate "Island in the Sun"

[QUOTE=peterose4hof;13973567]Love Weezer .... Hate "Island in the Sun"[/QUOTE]

Hey, hey...

(I'd take Island over Beverly Hills, though)

[QUOTE=peterose4hof;13973567]Love Weezer .... Hate "Island in the Sun"[/QUOTE]

Love weezer, hate Beverly Hills

Duran Duran - There are some nice covers on the “Thank You” album, but their attempt to cover Public Enemy’s “911 Is A Joke” is one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard. It’s hard to listen to it on a covers album that includes the contrastingly amazing “Perfect Day” which Lou Reed called the greatest cover of any song he ever wrote.

[QUOTE=peterose4hof;13973567]Love Weezer .... Hate "Island in the Sun"[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=monkeymcgee;13973589]Hey, hey...

(I'd take Island over Beverly Hills, though)[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=AlexHunter;13973592]Love weezer, hate Beverly Hills[/QUOTE]

Don't listen to Weezer, but I really don't like their version of "Africa"

Only two I can think of off the top of my head would be Pearl Jam's Better Man and Pink's What About Us.

U2: The Sweetest Thing is like nails on a chalkboard

Steve Miller Band Abracadabra.

Or Steve Miller Band Shangri-La.

I really don't know which is worse, both are god-awful. And this from the guy who recorded Fly Like An Eagle and The Joker. Steve, Steve, Steve...what happened Steve?

[QUOTE=monkeymcgee;13973589]Hey, hey...

(I'd take Island over Beverly Hills, though)[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=AlexHunter;13973592]Love weezer, hate Beverly Hills[/QUOTE]

Good Call! Beverly Hills is awful too.

I can't stand Pink Floyd's The Great Gig In The Sky from Dark Side Of The Moon. The rest of the album is amazing...except for that piece of hideousness.

I love what Emerson Lake and Palmer did but barely tolerate (at best) Benny the Bouncer from Brain Salad Surgery. :doh:

[QUOTE=Devi8or;13973666]Don't listen to Weezer, but I really don't like their version of "Africa"[/QUOTE]

Weezer hasn't put out anything decent in years.

I love the band America... but Muskrat Love has got to go.

Elton John - virtually everything after 1986. Unadulterated sellout drivel and music sucks too.

[QUOTE=ILOVEBEER;13974390]Weezer hasn't put out anything decent in years.[/QUOTE]

White album was pretty good


Metallica - Enter Sandman
Iron Maiden - the angel and the gambler

[QUOTE=Ray27Ray52;13973703]Only two I can think of off the top of my head would be Pearl Jam's Better Man and Pink's What About Us.[/QUOTE]

Pearl Jam sucks in general.

[QUOTE=Kingofkings1281;13974692]Pearl Jam sucks in general.[/QUOTE]

You kiss your momma with that mouth??

Nothing Else Matter by Metallica.

[QUOTE=Steve2112;13972565]Okay, so we've talked about annoying songs, best/worst concerts, etc., but I thought it might be interesting to touch on songs you can't stand by bands/artists you've always loved. Pretty much all musicians, no matter how good their catalog is, have some duds. Here are some I can think of by some of my favorite bands...

RUSH:
Tai Shan, Dog Years, I Think I'm Going Bald, Neurotica, Spindrift, Good News First...and as far as their 'epics' (ten-plus minutes), the only one I just can't get into is Fountain of Lamneth[/QUOTE]

You forgot Rivendell and Carve Away the Stone.......ugh.

Tai Shan actually grew on me after 20 years (even though Rush is on record saying that was a HUGE mistake) and I think I’m the ONLY person on the PLANET that thinks Neurotica is decent. I’ve listened to CoS maybe twice in my lifetime.......so that says what I think of that album.

[QUOTE=88horsepower;13973665]Duran Duran - There are some nice covers on the “Thank You” album, but their attempt to cover Public Enemy’s “911 Is A Joke” is one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard. It’s hard to listen to it on a covers album that includes the contrastingly amazing “Perfect Day” which Lou Reed called the greatest cover of any song he ever wrote.[/QUOTE]

HUGE DD fan here. My pick is the title track from Big Thing. Was really looking forward to that record and when I got it home and it opened with THAT, I ALMOST didn’t listen to the rest. Thank God, Edge of America and Do You Believe in Shame saved it.

[QUOTE=nfcsaints;13975436]HUGE DD fan here. My pick is the title track from Big Thing. Was really looking forward to that record and when I got it home and it opened with THAT, I ALMOST didn’t listen to the rest. Thank God, Edge of America and Do You Believe in Shame saved it.[/QUOTE]

I knew there was a reason I liked you. Big Thing is a favorite album of mine, but the opening track is soooooooo bad. I also remember the first time I brought that home from The Wherehouse and cringed at the opening lyrics to the title track. Fortunately, I too moved past it and found the rest of the album to be way ahead of its time. The LSD Edit is a gem and Warren shreds so damn good on that track. It’s one of my favorite DD tracks off any album.

[QUOTE=peterose4hof;13973567]Love Weezer .... Hate "Island in the Sun"[/QUOTE]

I like the band and the song, but absolutely love the Spike Jonze version of the video:

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My pick is the legendary Tom Petty's "Learning to Fly". A big hit, but just such incredibly lazy songwriting. I wince when I hear it.

Also never liked "Another One Bites The Dust" from the otherwise all-time great Queen.

Happy Birthday by Mildred and Patty Hill. I used to love it but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve grown to hate it. Plus, it has been way overplayed.

Love Weezer, hate the span of albums from Make Believe to Hurley (except for 'Pork and Beans' and 'I Want You To').