tings were like landfill lectro kinda ting iirc
― nulty dread (nakhchivan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 20:39 (thirteen years ago) link
If I could nominate one american band for this, i would nominate ORSON
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Thursday, 17 February 2011 20:42 (thirteen years ago) link
ok go
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 17 February 2011 20:44 (thirteen years ago) link
About 75% of these bands would be top of a worst band ever poll individually, for me, but seeing them altogether is making me realise just how impressive Scouting For Girls actually are at being beyond shit. Stereophonics were always the worst, until Toploader came along, then Starsailor (have a feeling their disgustingness is being overlooked amongst the strong competition - give that one about 'daddy was an alcoholic' another 'spin' because they are def. contenders), then the Feeling (the day PopJustice started acting as though they were 'just great pop music actually' is the day I stopped reading PJ), then Scouting for Girls have somehow managed to perfect the formula.
― Not the real Village People, Thursday, 17 February 2011 20:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Voted SFG in the end. Would like to see them go on from here to win the world cup of terrible.
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:03 (thirteen years ago) link
artic monkeys had something to say, man. about, like, how people who enjoy dancing and having fun are disgusting savages, yeah?
Not what their lyrics are saying at all. You must be thinking of the Arctic Strawmen.
― DL, Thursday, February 17, 2011 8:18 PM (43 minutes ago) Bookmark
i know it was supposed to be more "complex" than that or w/e... but i dunno, can't stand the guys.
― http://i56.tinypic.com/xnsu1g.gif (max arrrrrgh), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:05 (thirteen years ago) link
ya apologists for that lot r p much scum
there is no good landfill
― nulty dread (nakhchivan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:07 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah my america comment was for general landfill, whether nu metal or post-strokes p4k indie or etc.
― if there is a King Moaty, apparently he is huge into slapstick. (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:09 (thirteen years ago) link
def think it's worth a american landfill metapoll tho
― nulty dread (nakhchivan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:10 (thirteen years ago) link
surely if there was a US landfill equivalent it would be the mall emo bands
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Memo
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:30 (thirteen years ago) link
American waste:
Kings of LeonMaroon 5OrsonThe FrayTrainLifehouseThe CallingNickelback3 Doors DownMatchbox 20HinderThe KillersThe BraveryHot Hot Heat
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Killers don't deserve to be there imo. And where is the numetal? Staind?
― if there is a King Moaty, apparently he is huge into slapstick. (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:32 (thirteen years ago) link
Hey, add what you like, I don't really know about this stuff.
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:32 (thirteen years ago) link
that's a good start
ppl will want to vote for the killers
― nulty dread (nakhchivan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Jing Jang Jongs of Leon and the Killers don't count cos nobody in their home nation gives a fuck about them?
― Elmer Fuiud (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:34 (thirteen years ago) link
WHICH IS WHY REALLY THEY BELONGED IN THIS LIST
uhm p sure they are more popular in america than most of this lot are in england
― nulty dread (nakhchivan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:35 (thirteen years ago) link
kings of leon and killers had hits over here
they're our problem i'm afraid
― goole, Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:35 (thirteen years ago) link
both bands have a couple decent songs. KOLs had burned thru all of their good material in 2 EPs which was a shame for them.
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Kings of Leon are like the most popular landfill band in the UK no question don't let's bust out the tribute band pics again
― Elmer Fuiud (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:36 (thirteen years ago) link
think blueski once said this band's lead singer has a swimming pool in the shape of a swimming pool
lmao this rules
― Jari Litmandem (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:37 (thirteen years ago) link
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aNTsUIQhmf0/SfsV4pgk99I/AAAAAAAACgg/iaqJkI9EhJ4/s320/Rooney+-+Calling+The+World+-+2007.jpg
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:38 (thirteen years ago) link
nu metal had a kind of fifth form impropriety and goonishness to save it from total mediocrity. naff, yes... but not dull, really.
― http://i56.tinypic.com/xnsu1g.gif (max arrrrrgh), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:38 (thirteen years ago) link
ya i see what u mean nv but still, if we can't even make our own landfill indie we might as well rename ourselves malawi #gaunty
― nulty dread (nakhchivan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:40 (thirteen years ago) link
numetal for american poll shd be staind, mudvayne kinda stuff rather than the proto-goon clownstep stuff
― nulty dread (nakhchivan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:41 (thirteen years ago) link
i think killers shouldn't count because they are kinda distinctive? whereas i heard the name death cab for cutie 4000 times in my life and still if i heard them on the radio i genuinely would not know it was them.
― if there is a King Moaty, apparently he is huge into slapstick. (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:41 (thirteen years ago) link
can remem reading nme circa 2k2 wherein death cab were invoked as an 'obscure american band' placeholder
might have been in a jimmy eat world review
― nulty dread (nakhchivan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:43 (thirteen years ago) link
let's take the top 4 from this poll and then send them forward to the World Cup
― Elmer Fuiud (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Australia looks like a tough opponent tbh.
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Got faith in SfG's ability at the highest level
― Elmer Fuiud (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:47 (thirteen years ago) link
australia produces a lot of deplorable shite yes, but not in these kind of volumes.
― charlie h, Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Jet and the Vines make a hell of a pair upfront though. Both potential matchwinners imo.
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:50 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTtPtcEM_Ng
kinda reminds me of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMRq1Z_WyTc
;_;
― nulty dread (nakhchivan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Now I'm going to have to listen to "James Bond" :(
― Pisle of dogs (seandalai), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:53 (thirteen years ago) link
That was revolting. But I know what u mean!
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Bloody hell.
― Pisle of dogs (seandalai), Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Van Morrison-lite American funk-soul-pop landfill cover version (Counting Crows et al).
<3 this
― Cunga, Thursday, 17 February 2011 21:59 (thirteen years ago) link
disappointed to get to this thread so late :(
― miss pansy twist (electricsound), Thursday, 17 February 2011 22:01 (thirteen years ago) link
the others are the worst band to have ever existed imo
was thinking about you when nakh was moaning about saxes tbh :D
― Elmer Fuiud (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 17 February 2011 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
xp I remember reading a lot about the Others, but I don't tihnk I heard anything by them. Sub Libertines shite, yes?
― oppet, Thursday, 17 February 2011 22:03 (thirteen years ago) link
thread reminds me of that time in 2004 when I had enough money to read Mojo, Q, Uncut every month and read about a lot of these bands.
the interchangeable lead singer observation OTM
And I think I've only heard Mumford and Songs once. Can someone please link to their most notable offense to the human cochlea and the sensibilities of every good person?
― Cunga, Thursday, 17 February 2011 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Sub Libertines shite, yes?
extremely generous
― miss pansy twist (electricsound), Thursday, 17 February 2011 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link
hahaa
they have a time and a place
― miss pansy twist (electricsound), Thursday, 17 February 2011 22:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I keep wanting to vote for SfG but then I get fucking Chelsea Dagger lurching round and round my head and it makes me want to vote for Fratellis but then I think at least that song is approaching a 'LOL shit indie football anthem' status and is therefore useful as a running gag/signifier of sorts while SfG aren't even interesting enough to manage that so maybe they are worse but OH SWEET CHRIST WHY ARE YOU MAKING ME FUCKING THINK ABOUT THIS.
― oppet, Thursday, 17 February 2011 22:06 (thirteen years ago) link
"l'enfer c'est the others"2 results (0.06 seconds)
― nulty dread (nakhchivan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 22:07 (thirteen years ago) link
I still hear so many of these bands in terrible bars I get dragged to - a lot of people my age seem to think this really is the cream of the last decade of music, I don't know, it just makes me miserable being in a room full of people shouting along to 'Chelsea Dagger' or whatever.
Having said that, I've never ever heard Scouting For Girls in any sort of social setting and they're easily the worst thing here. Their chorus hooks are just so irritating, I really can't get my head around the total inability to come up with a single pleasing melody.
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 17 February 2011 22:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh yeah, the Others were the ones who 'invented' 'guerilla gigs'.
― oppet, Thursday, 17 February 2011 22:11 (thirteen years ago) link
My main memory of The Others is of the singer being interviewed by Simon Amstell on Popworld and inventing the word 'spontanuity'.
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 17 February 2011 22:14 (thirteen years ago) link