Blender Disses: 50 Worst Artists in Music History
Blender Magazine's 50 Worst Artists article reads like a who's who in Odyssey's CD section.
Can't. Really. Agree. With. Every. Selection. Particularly, "Live" (#34) and "Paul Oakenfold" (#35), the latter very useful when at the gym. I agree with Richard Marx ("Wherever you go, whatever you do, I will be right here waiting for you."), Color Me Badd ("I wanna sex you up!"), Crash Test Dummies ("Mmmmmmmmmmm... bop!") and Celine Dion (#26 - only?). But Kenny G (#4) and Michael Bolton (#3) should have been tied for #1.
Meanwhile, Starship (#5) reminds me of a frat boy drinking game where an innumerable amount of kegs are laid out and someone spins "We Built This City" non-stop until all the kegs are finished.
At the end of the article, there's a nice little quiz to determine whether your band could be worse. My favorite question:
4 The name of your band is…
a) A favorite phrase from a William S. Burroughs novel.
b) An action verb, followed by an even number.
c) Indistinguishable from that of an accounting firm.
Red Tape Rocks! Read the article here.
Tags: music, Blender, Paul+Oakenfold, Color+Me+Badd, Crash+Test+Dummies, Celine+Dion, Kenny+G, Michael+Bolton, Starship
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RED TAPE!!! hanapin ko yung shirt ko nun. At syempre ang XEQT.
Sad note though, somebody borrowed my recordings of red tape, and never returned them.
have you read their 50 Worst Onstage Meltdowns? Winner yung sa U2 and Black Sabbath - real life versions ng Spinal Tap.
Dyno,
Yes, sadly, wala na yung ating "Gurong Gurang" na version.
Iggy,
Yes! These lists are entertaining, kahit di ako agree. Dapat kasi meron tayong listahan every year, tayong mga bloggers. The 50 Worst Things of 2006.
Umpisahan mo na.
H
i find the list funny because i grew up on some of these songs. however, some songs, i think have made the jump from being just crap to "so crappy it's good"--Celine dion songs, i believe, have made it (her version of all by myself is a very popular "show" song in the pasay and cubao areas--and THAT deserves credit ) Color me badd makes it as well (anybody who says "i wanna s*x you up" with all the seriousness of a world war deserves a boisterous laugh in the face and pity s*x)
Erich,
That's why I don't agree 100%. There's the sentimentalist in me -- which denies ever plumbing Barry Manilow depths -- but would love to bellow a good Air Supply song over a round of beer. It really brings me back.
There's also "Inspector Mills" by America.
H
i cant believe they included the goo goo dolls and paul oakenfoald. unbelievable.
Hmm, the Goo Goo Dolls can really get to me. Mostly because "Iris" just got overplayed too much.
H