Groups/Artists that make you want to throw the radio out the window!

[Mike's Beard]

Me! As great as Zeppelin were musically I can't stand Robert Plant. That screeching voice of his ruins many of their songs for me. He was even worse live.

[GreatUrduPoet]

"Beez in a trap..ah ah beez in a trap."

[Letsgoawayforawhile]

I hate to admit this, but if One Direction's songs were produced in the 60s or 70s, we'd probably love them. From what I've heard on the radio, they have some catchy tunes, it's just the tween-loving production that makes me go eww.

I dig One Direction.
They're all really wonderful singers.

[Jay]

This isn't an artist or group, but I'm going to say the song Oh What A Night by The Four Seasons. I'm pretty sure it is the devil incarnate himself/itself.

[EthanJames]

Where to start? Coldplay, Oasis, Dizzee Rascal, One Direction, Justin Bieber, The Enemy, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park...man I could go on for days.

LOL I Wonder who'd win in a fight between Fred Durst and Mike Love 

[halblaineisgood]

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[Ron]

I pretty much avoid all modern music as much as I can but at work I am subjected to the horrors of local radio. I was talking to someone in the office today about groups and singers we can't stand and make us want to smash the radio whenever they come on. Here's a list but be warned many of them may be unknown outside of the pondlife that is the UK pop scene.

Black Eyed Peas (esp Will.I.Am - just that stupid name alone makes me want to kneecap him)
Take That
Jesse Jane
The Scissor Sisters
One Direction
Will Young
James Blunt (even if he'd never made another record for the rest of his life that one song should earn him eternal damnation)
Justin Beiber
Rihanna (seems to release a new song every week!)


Anyone else have certain artists that make them want to go on a killing spree everything you hear them?

I'm a pretty positive person so I dont' usually hate on artists that I'm not even in their target demographic, but I must admit that even I am not perfect.  The few that just IRK the sh*t out of me are thankfully already out of a career, so it's alright. 

Ludacris.  I hated this motherfucker.  All of his raps were nursery rhymes.  They sounded like limericks.  Hickory Dickory Dock.  And you know what he'd rhyme that with. 

About the only modern act that I can't stand is Chris Brown.  I've never liked him, then he attempts to murder a girl, and we're playing his music on the radio all day like he's somebody that should be rewarded?  Lets be honest: most of these modern acts are BORDERLINE junior high school talent show rejects... so we're being incredidbly gracious to even pretend that a guy like Chris Brown is something worth listening to.... so as soon as he turns in his civility and beats the sh*t out of a woman for 15 minutes while they're driving down the road leaving an award show that just spent 3 or 4 hours letting the country collectively kiss his ass... as soon as he uses her as his personal punching bag for 15 minutes, I think it's time to stop the charade and just admit the truth: this guy wasn't ever talented, and should be locked up like the piece of sh*t he is. 

Instead, we keep sending him millions of dollars.  I'm sexist as hell.  I think if you attack a woman like that you deserve 15 or 20 years in prison.  Now she's dating him again.  So the only person who's a bigger piece of sh*t than Chris Brown is the woman he beat up. 

[Ron]

on Halloween children will only treat or treat her by phone.

Damn.  Political correctness has run AMOK in this country.  It's treat or treat, now?  Is that like football games where nobody keeps score? LOL

[Ron]

Oh here's another one. 

I can't STAND whenever a group/artist/whatever does a cover of a song, and just completely doesn't even pay attention to what the song's about, who wrote it, or what the lyrics say.  So you'll get a chick covering something, and instead of just singing it, they throw all this crazy melody sh*t into all of the vocals and try to go all Christina Aguilera, which completely screws up any meaning the song originally had.  I watched the Xfactor tonight.  They covered "Let It Be".  Instead of a song about Paul McCartney's doubts about his career, and his life, and his friends, and his future... and his mother coming to him post humously in a dream and calming his mind.... it is now, on the Xfactor, an exercise in how many syllables can we fit into the words "Mother Mary", or how loud can we scream about whispering words of wisdom.  Just completely f***ed the song up to where it didn't mean anything and the lyrics were almost inaudiable, then they have the nerve to talk about what a great song that is.  Well, if it's so great, why didnt' you pay a little more reverence to the lyrics?  Is it great because you like the piano in the background, or is it great because the song actually stands for something? 

I mean do it right, or 'let it be'. 

[Ron]

I hate to admit this, but if One Direction's songs were produced in the 60s or 70s, we'd probably love them. From what I've heard on the radio, they have some catchy tunes, it's just the tween-loving production that makes me go eww.

Same goes for a lot of stuff out today. It's the production that throws a lot of people here off, or the fact that it's something popular now .

Yeah, I agree wtih that.  One Direction/Justin Bieber/Whoever don't bother me at all, they're just doing their thing.  I'm a guy in my 30's, I'm not supposed to be down with Justin Bieber songs... I don't listen to them, they don't appeal to me, but I don't see the purpose in hating on the guy because he's doing what his fans want to hear.  Everyonce in a while a boy band comes out with something that I enjoy, most of the girl groups that come out I always like about everything they do.  All Saints, the Spice Girls, even Destiny's Child that's some good sh*t.

[Ron]

Where to start? Coldplay, Oasis, Dizzee Rascal, One Direction, Justin Bieber, The Enemy, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park...man I could go on for days.

LOL I Wonder who'd win in a fight between Fred Durst and Mike Love 

Mike Love All. Day. Long.  Mike Love has never pretended to be anything he wasn't, I don't think he even pretended he surfed, lol.  He's an ass, he's always admitted he's an ass, most of his songs are about being an ass.  He was bragging, in song, before Fred Durst was even born "Little Deuce Coupe... You don't know what I got, Bitch!"

Fred Durst is one of those dudes who needs tattoos and sh*t to try and act tough.  Mike Love wears spandex and sh*t on stage then dares anybody to say anyting about it.  He wears pinky rings and does the little 'too-da-loo' wave with his twinkly fingers, then takes your girlfriend back to the tour bus after the show.  He is bad-ass like Fred Durst has never experienced bad-ass. 

[Ron]

I don't know if I'd ever throw something out of a car*, but I sort of cringe when a modern country artist name drops Hank Williams in a song. The song will always be the most un-Hank Williams-ish piece of sh*t you've ever heard. The only people who can name drop hank williams are 70's outlaw country artists - in the 70's.

I take it even further than that.  The only person I excuse for name dropping Hank Williams is Hank Williams Jr.  Or I guess I would let Hank III name-drop him too, even though he never met him.  Or maybe Little Jimmy Dickens.  If he wants to talk about Hank Williams, I'll listen. 

They're always talking about how they're riding around in their truck, with their beer, and their slightly too-fat chick, listening to hank williams.  Bullshit.  I live in the carolinas.  It doesn't get any more country than here, and lemme tell ya, we've all heard Hank Williams, but none of us are listening to Hank Williams. 

[Peadar 'Big Dinner' O'Driscoll]

Id say there is no need to mention obvious ones like one direction, oasis    etc so for me

The Doors
Pink Floyd
Cat Stevens
Led Zep
Guns N Roses
Moody Blues
Bob Marley

[Ron]

I always get caught up in songs that are completely unintelligible.  Like that Pina Colada song. 

In what world can you put an ad in the paper to f*** around on your wife, accidentally meet her at the bar where she's apparently fucking around on you, and you both live happily ever after ??!!??!!??

Or that fastball song. 

"the children woke up and they couldn't find them... they left before the sun came up that day"  "they won't make it home but they really don't care"...

I'm at a point in my life where I don't think it's cool to abandon your children, lol.  Plus I saw those dudes backstage at a show and they were complete losers. 

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

The Doors. Period. The most overrated, pretentious, talentless band that made it big in the 60s.  

You just don't like the Doors because Jim Morrison was bald and not a Wilson, and killed Smile, and because David Leaf told you to hate him. and....... Oh, wait! ..... Sorry.

Two words: Owl City!

WORST band ever! Of all-time!

Need proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaImtAdoicU

I love Radiohead but can completely understand how someone could hate them.

BTW, Ron, you have me laughing my ass off! Thank you! It's been a rough week. I needed that  

[Aegir]

I like Owl City. I don't think they're a good band or anything, but their lyrics amuse me.

[Cabinessenceking]

I hardly ever listen to radio, but when I do, I disdain LMFAO, Coldplay and all the techno electronica by the likes of Flo Ridah, Guetta and all that trash. Bruno Mars is a real killer of my ears as well, too much cheese. This cheese is sadly not viscous enough to block my ears.
I'm neutral to anything else really...

[Alex]

I like Owl City. I don't think they're a good band or anything, but their lyrics amuse me.

Bland Disney-fication of the Postal Service's sound, IMO.

[Aegir]

I think the Postal Service similarities are only surface-deep. and the Postal Service makes me cry whereas Owl City makes me laugh.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

I hardly ever listen to radio, but when I do, I disdain LMFAO, Coldplay and all the techno electronica by the likes of Flo Ridah, Guetta and all that trash. Bruno Mars is a real killer of my ears as well, too much cheese. This cheese is sadly not viscous enough to block my ears.
I'm neutral to anything else really...

THAT'S NOT TECHNO!!!! There's electronics, but they're not techno any more than Pink Floyd.