if you could make just one band illegal, what band would it be?

[sundog]

[LiberalVoice]

1. Not a band but an "Artist"

50 Cent :puke:

[bicentennial_baby]

2. aerosmith

hehe :D

or Kiss

[sundog]

16. not very necessary are they?

:hide:

[Shell Beau]

108. I love Aerosmith!

:crazy:

[sundog]

117. damn you!

meh, i love ya anyway :loveya:

[Shell Beau]

120. I am so glad you love me regardless of my faults!

:loveya: :hi:

[AntiCoup2K4]

115. You can only ban AeroShit, not AeroSmith

There's a definite difference. Aerosmith was a rock band that wrote their own songs (mostly) and made some of the best albums of the 70's. AeroShit was a top 40 band of the late 80's and early 90's that shared songwriters with Michael Bolton and Celine Dion, and made music every bit as bad as either of them.

[Droopy]

3. Nickleback

For some reason I hate their music.

[fudge stripe cookays]

15. I fully support your decision.

Let's put this plan into action...

FSC

[Droopy]

20. And to think those guys are from Canada!

I always thought of the Canadian culture as being more enlightened than ours. But they managed to produce Nickleback. I think if we just bugged a few of our northern neighbors we might get them to revoke Nickleback's passports. I bet Canadians are terribly ashamed to be associated with them and do not want their music to damage any more brain cells of naive Americans.

[fudge stripe cookays]

25. I know....

I love all things Canadian (including the husband...) but those guys suck. They inexorably suck.


They take all that's bad about Creed, and up the suck factor exponentially.

FSC

[Tallison]

33. Self-delete

Oops! Wrong spot!

[imperialismispasse]

116. Brian Adams is from Canada too.

He's not good.

[Initech]

47. It's an insult to call what Nickelback plays "music".

[elshiva]

4. illegal to play music?

Dunno....... Can't say it, but erp.....
Rolling Stones :hide:

[Tallison]

41. I saw that!

Not the 1st time I read this thread, but the 2nd, yes, I did! You said the Rolling Stones! You can't say the Rolling Stones! Get back in the chimney, you bad, bad smilie! The Stones are the baddest rock group of all time! Much better than...

:hide:

...Zepplin.

[ProfessorGAC]

105. We Have To Make Liking Them Illegal Too!

Then, you'll be sneering at us anti-Stones folks from behind bars! So there! Actually, i wouldn't make them illegal. They don't do a thing for me, never have. But, i guess i understand why people like them. Now, there are lots of bands, Like Ted Nugent or Styx, whose appeal completely escapes me.

I couldn't limit my choice to just one illegal band. There'd have to be a list. A long list.
The Professor

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. W and the Neocons n/t

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

6. Led Zeppelin

Flame Proof Suit!

:evilgrin:

[sundog]

12. LynneSin is coming for YOU

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

22. I "Plant-ed" another little surprise for her in THIS thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=3892907&mesg_id=3892907

:evilgrin:

[Zuni]

99. anything that sounds like the 90s alternative or nu-metal or pop punk

or some sort of rap-hip hop hybrid. I hate so much music that i could literally drive myself crazy thinking of what I dislike the most

Actually, if 99% of the music made since 1980 dissappeared I wouldn't be that unhappy

[MrScorpio]

74. That's not gonna help you

[bif]

82. God I'm so with you

If you're a greaser and you're workin' on (under) your car, you have to be listening to the Zep. Fuckin' ay, right!

[LynneSin]

103. I'm going to kick your ass

:cry:

Never Led Zeppelin

:cry:

[no name no slogan]

7. Bush-- the band AND the President

both are total ripoffs of something that was done a hell of a lot better by somebody before.

[elshiva]

8. Agreed!

[tridim]

9. The Beatles

For two reasons: John Lennon would be alive today, and Oasis wouldn't be able to pretend they're a tenth as talented as the Beatles were.

[elshiva]

11. Good reasons! But I like their music.

[tridim]

13. I do too.. I'd meant to imply that

[elshiva]

17. Yes!

;)

[Cooley Hurd]

10. Creed: the very definition of the word...

"poser.":thumbsdown:

[Democrats_win]

24. Worst band ever!!!

Wish they had a device to automatically change the station when they come on.

[Clintmax]

28. I agree...Worst.Band.Ever!

Creed gets MY vote.

[derby378]

102. Creed displaced Baboon on Wind-Up Records

Big mistake. They shoulda stuck with Baboon.

OK, so my brother's the drummer for Baboon. Is sticking up for them a crime?

http://www.baboonland.com

[mwb970]

14. Black Crowes. (n/t)

[xmas74]

76. Then you would take away so many memories of

getting stoned behind the greenhouse in high school!
You can't do that to me!

[khashka]

18. Oasis

So many reasons....


Khash

[AussieDave]

42. Hear hear - not only bad musicians

but worthless individuals - no redeeming features at all......

[bliss_eternal]

84. Do they ever NOT fight w/each other and anyone watching them?

They SUCK!

[sundog]

19. the eagles

:hide:

[no name no slogan]

21. One of these nights...

Thank Allah I've got Sonic Youth's "Daydream Nation" on the CD player. Otherwise you would've earwormed me...

[sundog]

23. i have my personal reasons

:P

[fudge stripe cookays]

26. Good pick!

I've got that'un. :thumbsup:

FSC

[no name no slogan]

45. Hey FSC!!!

how're you doing? :hi:

[fudge stripe cookays]

54. Hey darlin!

Not bad, not bad!

Heading back to Wisconsin again in November. I didn't get enough in June! (cheap airfares rule!)

:hi: FSC

[bridgit]

29. 'hotel california' must be banned retroactivly...

:thumbsup:

[sundog]

35. tiny bombs planted in hc cd - playing of song results in small explosion

destroys stereo, causes no bodily harm... lesson well learned :thumbsup:

[bridgit]

38. thank you!!

i'll gladly sacrifice my stereo 1st for this our cause celeb :woohoo: :patriot:

[Burma Jones]

70. NOT the Gypsy Kings version........

But all other Eagles - GONE

[bridgit]

71. most agreed, "Gypsy Kings version" kicks!!!

:kick:

[no name no slogan]

109. Gipsy Kings version is FAR SUPERIOR

they also have a very cool version of "Volaré", too. Of couse, they're also a big part of why I started teaching myself flamenco guitar, too!

[bridgit]

118. i love Gypsy Kings live Volaré...

their live stuff is a raucous sweep of gypsy, andalusian soul imo http://www.flamenco-world.com/magazine/definiciones/palos2.htm

[Montauk6]

27. All celebrity rock-star wannabes

(yeah I know you said "pick one," but I'm goofy that way)

Stephen King
Bruce Willis
Russell Crowe
Anthony Michael Hall
Johnny Depp
Kevin Bacon
Keanu Reeves
Jared Leto
Billy Bob Thornton
Eddie Murphy
Jennifer Lopez


If in the bargain, we'd have to get rid of musician screen-star wannabes, that's cool because I certainly could live without:

Madonna
Whitney Houston
DMX
Britney Spears
Mariah Carey

[ghostsofgiants]

50. Dude, take Jared Leto off that list

30 Seconds to Mars has put out some seriously kickass music and Leto has a great voice.

[Montauk6]

60. And Madonna was great in "Dangerous Game"

She ain't movin', he ain't movin' (and I heard a sampler when he was on Loveline, keep the day job, J-babe).

[ghostsofgiants]

61. You sadden me

When was this that you heard the sampler? Because everything I've heard from 30STM has been nothing short of outstanding.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

131. haha, i love jared leto

nt

[Bridget Burke]

97. Johnny Depp was a musician first

His band did well regionally & moved to LA to make it big. They didn't--so he tried acting.

[Divameow77]

100. You forgot

Jessica Simpson

[Montauk6]

106. I'll save you folks the trouble, 'kay?

- Wait a minute, Eddie Murphy redefined 80s R&B with "Party All The Time" and "Boogie in Your Butt" Please remove him from the list.

- Montauk, I really feel you owe Mr. Willis an apology. Bruce is one of the great harmonica players since Jerry Murad, and "Return To Bruno" is one of the finest CDs on the Motown label.

- I saw Russell Crowe at the Roxy last night, and he kicked ass. He's probably one of the most innovative musicians out there today.

- You know, Montauk, you really don't know music that well. Have you ever BEEN to a Billy Bob Thornton concert. His band is probably one of the greatest ever to ascend a stage, thank you very much. Open your mind, son.

- I'll have you know, Montauk, that I've forwarded your disgusting post to the mods; HOW DARE YOU diss the Bacon Brothers!

OK, point well taken, we're even. :hide:

[Maddy McCall]

30. Brooks and Dunn. Or the Bay City Rollers.

[Robeson]

83. It really doesn't get much worse than that. Does it?

[LeftyDarthBrodie]

31. Dashboard Confession

[tigereye]

64. can't say anything here or I would be blacklisted

by the alt rock community.... ;)

[LeftyDarthBrodie]

79. Say it,

say it.

I might have to pull out the triple dog dare on this.

[Beware the Beast Man]

32. Any nu-metal band; Nickelback, etc.

Pretty much 95% of Clear Channel's playlist.

[Tallison]

34. Steve Miller Band

was the fucking frat rock of my generation. :puke:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

36. Thank you, no more SMB...but, can I name a song that should never,ever

ever be played again, anywhere...

Sister Christian. MKJ

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

37. One other band that came to mind...Journey

PS my hubby loves them...strange, he usually has such good taste. MKJ

[Tallison]

40. Air Supply would also have to go

The thing about SMB is my associaton of it w/pernicious, date-raping college guy types. Not to mention they suck.

[no name no slogan]

56. ugh. SECOND against the wall when the revolution comes

Second-rate SF guitar wank-rock for the boys at Pi Alphu Nu. Stupid, inane lyrics, pedestrian arrangements and stoopid Moog noises Brian Eno could have farted out in his sleep.

NEXT!

[Tallison]

80. "Wank rock"

:rofl: So f'ing true.

[spacelady]

62. "The Joker" My favorite song. To each their own.

[Tallison]

81. Check out kd lang's cover

of it off the album "Smoke." Never liked the song 'til I heard her do it.

[proud2BlibKansan]

39. Any band with Ted Nugent in it. n/t

[Merrick]

43. Papa Roach

Before that first album came out my roomate at the time and I saw a commercial for it that featured that ridiculous song Last Resort, heard the lyrics "Losing My Sight, Losing My Mind, Wish Somebody Would Tell Me I'm Fine" and wet ourselves laughing. One month later it'd sold about a billion copies. Shows something you'd rather not know about the people that inhabit the country we live in.

[tigereye]

65. yeah

and ripping off that great Clash riff in some ridiculous recent song/ video. They deserve a trip to rip-off hell for that one. I don't care if it was a homage, it bit.

[Divameow77]

101. I've hung out with Papa Roach though

and those guys are pretty cool

[jpgray]

44. The Beach Boys

Because I can only assume the cachet of being illegal would attract many more people to their music. :D

[xmas74]

77. Since I know you are joking and I won't be flamed

I do enjoy the Beach Boys. I think some people don't give them enough credit.

[Bridget Burke]

96. The original Beach Boys were wonderful.

Classic tunes & a classic sound. But I've avoided the subsequent groups touring on the name.

[xmas74]

133. I won't see the "reincarnations" of the group.

Their original material had an incredible sound. I listen to a wide range of music and I'm proud to be a fan of the original Beach Boys (though I've been teased about it a few times).

[usedtobesick]

46. would have to dump Foreigner...

they made my ears bleed.

[Initech]

48. Dave Matthews Band

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

52. Uh!

Noooooo! DMB is awesome! I'll use this moment to act childlike and juenvinile! :P

Long Live Dave!

[xmas74]

78. Right behind you!

I've watched them live numerous times since the early 90's. It was so wonderful to hear something different than some of the stuff going on at the time.

[Rob H.]

75. That's who I was going to say!

:toast:

[enigmatic]

49. No bands

Just tight corporate-owned formats on FM stations.

[Left Is Write]

55. Seconded.

[Montauk6]

94. I guess you haven't bought into that Jack nonsense either, eh?

I hear ya.

Hijacked a perfectly good oldies station here in NYC (WCBS-FM).

[ghostsofgiants]

51. Good Charlotte

Can I attatch a bill that would also make their fans illegal?

[bliss_eternal]

85. The. Worst. Band. Ever.

How dare some call them punk... Just so wrong.

Dig a hole, I've got a shot gun, I doubt they'd be missed...

[ghostsofgiants]

89. They'll be missed...

Just not by anyone who matters.

[bliss_eternal]

90. You mean like the MTV crowd?

:eyes:

[Initech]

126. I whole-heartedly second that!

How in hell could they call themselves punk when they whore out to Nickelodeon? That's the exact opposite of punk if you ask me!

[hippiepunk]

110. Yep

Good Charlotte blows. :puke:

[Neshanic]

53. Phil Collins. Anything utterd by him and all stations that play him.

[Initech]

59. ...

[njdemocrat106]

91. We don't diss Mr. Collins when I'm present, y'hear?

Otherwise, Limp Bizkit or Linkin Park would get my nomination.

[DS1]

57. KISS

[tigereye]

68. Kiss just might deserve protection

as a bizarre unique species... but then again... ;)

[bliss_eternal]

86. Um, ...are they STILL on their final tour?

Haven't they been on that damned thing about 10 years, along with Cher?

:shrug:

[tigereye]

98. as much as I despise Gene SImmons

Kiss are kind of a fun institution. :shrug:

[bliss_eternal]

122. I agree--I like the group.

Just thought it was funny that their final tour continued to go on, and on and on....

Interesting that so few people state they dislike Gene, but like the group. Wonder why that is...

[NaturalHigh]

58. Eminem

The pain actually travels through my ears and makes my teeth hurt whenever I hear him

[BlueJazz]

63. CCR

[Bluzmann57]

66. Barry Manilow

If nobody ever played one of his songs again, society would be better off. Ban Barry Manilow!

[solinvictus]

67. Loverboy...

Illegal retroactively and forever. Period.

[BikeWriter]

69. Wedding bands!

[blondeatlast]

72. Diddy//P. Diddle/Dummy/whatever the fuck he's calling his arrogant,

egotistical fuckwit self these days.

With all that bling, he can fork out some money for the samples he steals.

[bif]

73. Wings.

Ebony & Ivory. Say no more.

[njdemocrat106]

92. Actually that was Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder

No Wings there. A corny little ditty, but I still like like it.

[no name no slogan]

124. Yeah, Denny Lane is a musical genius

Dammit, the Moody Blues went straight to hell after he left them for Wings. "Nights in White Satin" my ass.

[bliss_eternal]

87. Any band under the age of 21 on current rotation on MTV...

They are all whiny and annoying. Get some balls and sing like a man, dammit!!!

[Quetzal]

88. The Knack

"Something blah blah Sharon"

Can't get it out of my head.

[BreweryYardRat]

93. This?

Ooh my little pretty one, pretty one.
When you gonna give me some time, Sharona?
Ooh you make my motor run, my motor run.
Gun it comin' off the line Sharona
Never gonna stop, give it up.
Such a dirty mind. Always get it up for the touch
of the younger kind. My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona...

Come a little closer huh, ah will ya huh.
Close enough to look in my eyes, Sharona.
Keeping it a mystery gets to me
Running down the length of my thighs, Sharona
Never gonna stop, give it up. Such a dirty mind.
Always get it up for the touch
of the younger kind. My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona...

When you gonna give it to me, give it to me.
It is just a matter of time Sharona
Is it just destiny, destiny?
Or is it just a game in my mind, Sharona?
Never gonna stop, give it up.
Such a dirty mind. Always get it up for the touch
of the younger kind. My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona...

:evilgrin:

[flvegan]

95. Any/all of those "country" singers/bands making those pukefest

"kick their asses, USA" type songs. "Don't mess with us or we'll cram a nuke up yer ass" really isn't a great, nor patriotic message.

Why aren't some of these young lads in Iraq, anyway?

[Divameow77]

104. The Killers

"somebody told me that you had a boyfriend that looked like a girlfriend that I had in February"

GETS ON MY NERVES

[Zomby Woof]

107. Depeche Mode

Or The Smiths (or Morrissey).

[Patiod]

111. Pink Floyd

Too many evenings in high school sitting around with friends, stoned, listening to "Dark Side of the Moon".

I hated them then, I hate them now.

[jonnyblitz]

114. I cant listen to Dark Side of the Moon anymore. i heard it

waaaaay too much back in the day. when they had the Live8 concert and i played a downloaded version of the Pink Floyd segment i had to fast forward through the Dark Side of the Moon songs they bore me so badly. the other stuff I dont mind at all by them , though. I hope i never have to hear that song Money again as long as I live..

[sundog]

119. i'll agree, dsotm is waaaay played out...

it has ceased to be interesting... i could live with never hearing it again

but i still love the wish you were here album, esp shine on you crazy diamond

[jonnyblitz]

121. i know Pink Floyd aficionados sneer at "the wall" calling it

pretentious or whatever but there are a few songs from it I love. I am a big fan of the song "Comfortably Numb".

[RandomKoolzip]

112. Radiohead.

[4_Legs_Good]

113. B-52s

Ugh, my poor ears!

david

[redqueen]

123. Limp Bizkit

No question!

[Initech]

128. Agreed!

Fred Durst would be 3 on "the biggest douchebags in rock history" list. Falling only behind Axl Rose and Scott Stapp.

[leftofthedial]

125. The Beastie Boys

[Initech]

127. I'll admit that I still enjoy License To Ill, but...

They went way down hill between Check Your Head and Hello Nasty.

To The 5 Boroughs? Worst album of 2004.

[leftofthedial]

129. my complaint

is that they delivered urban beat music--hip hop, rap, etc.--(occasional okay lyrics, occasional interesting rhythms, but a musical wasteland) to a mainstream audience.

[pinniped]

130. Those chicken dressed fruit loops from that Murder King commercial.

LOL! I just read that Slipnot is suing those burger freaks claiming their image and persona have been hijacked.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=40563

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

132. Creed

nt

[hobo_baggins]

134. Hoobastank

with honorable mention to Rush.