What is the worst musical performance ever captured on film?

That Fred Durst guitar solo is pretty tough to beat.

I love this one:

https://youtu.be/XQ3zxvKEL28

Guitarist does terrible solo and gets slapped by vocalist and bassist.

to be fair to durst, i'm pretty sure he was soundchecking. to contribute to the thread, i've always enjoyed these guys. something zen about the word MUSIC just hovering over them. also check the singer's 'eh, good enough' shrug at :28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYk3lEb_fe4

even these performers seem confused as to why they're on a stage

It's like The Shaggs!

hilarious

I know the Stones are supposed to be a good live band, but even on a "pro" recording like this one sounds to my ears like they're constantly out of time, tune, and (in Jagger's case) air:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqp2stVMVjM

idgaf about the stones really but they look pretty good for being in their early 70s

That is true

Ah, it's the "Comfortably Numb" band! I'm so glad there's more footage of them, although the famous clip is still amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj7pDNDuoJ0

to be fair to durst, i'm pretty sure he was soundchecking.

He wasn't! The rest of the footage is up on Youtube and it's def. from a gig.

the stones have never been a 'tight' live band anyway; they're just an exciting and great one

i watched a bit of the claypool-lennon delirium (ffs) video and yes it was awful but damn sean's sparkly green semi-acoustic jazzmaster is cool as fuck

the iggy pop/thurston moore attempt at johnny b goode at 15:50 here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCiic3SXVWk

A classic from Season 1 of American Idol. Ryan Starr butchering You Really Got Me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6TbsRTAkck

holy god. bad pitch, sliding off of notes at the end of every phrase, bad attempts at Danzig vocal affectations....awful.

also lol Brian Dunkelman.

jeez I just looked at the one she got praise for from the judges and I think it's bad too. really pitchy, half-assed belty, sounds like bad karaoke. you sent me down the rabbit hole. I think the problem though is both songs were in keys not really suited to her voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmbzUpv-vWM

I saw Psychedelic Furs performing on some deep cable HD thing a number of years ago, and that was among the cri guest things I've ever seen

xpost ok I just think I hate her voice based on this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq3SUJvV398

the proportions in that Thurston/Iggy interview is fucking w my head, it's like Gandalf/Frodo here