Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time, #10-6

It's amazing that something like this is generally accepted and intends to sound like a "serious" article. This is just bullshit. This Nicholas Pell guy is a fucking idiot, that knows NOTHING about music. It's true that in matter of tastes and likes, everyone is free, but you can't put Pearl Jam into the list of the 20 WORST bands of ALL TIME O.o You know what that means? Of ALL TIME? You mean that all the bands that are not listed here from all human history are supposed to be better??? Are you saying me that Pearl Jam is worse than Jonas Brothers? Worse than Justin Bieber? Worse than Daddy Yankee?????? Cause I don't see those names on this lists... You are fucking crazy, pathetic, disgusting and gruesome. And I'm not saying it because i'm a groupie fan of Pearl Jam, not at all, but I was truly expecting to read what the argument could be, and it comes to their.. hats?? DOES THAT EVEN MATTER what they put on their heads? Isn't it the music they compose and play? And he says something like "Vedder thinks this is a lyric: Hoooo whooooaaa oooooh ooooooooh"... Well, Nicholas Pell, let me introduce you to the world of MUSIC, let me tell you (cause you OBVIOUSLY haven't noticed) that there are some pieces of music that just don't have lyrics, that don't even have voice on them, and that is an argument for you to call it BAD music? So you think that choruses are useless? When they are not saying anything but using their voice as an instrument... Man i don't even know why I keep going with this post. He's just fucking retarded, and they put a fuckin monkey to wrote about space ships, he doesn't know a fucking thing about music. Fuckin loser

You had me with Spin Doctors but lost me at Rush. Rush kicks ass, lick my sweaty bag.

Why are the Eagles the 2nd worst band of all time here?  Whoever wrote this article is smoking something, and I really don't want to know what.  The Eagles were the quintessential band of a generation for a reason: they were good.  

Kai Flanders, quite simply, is a douchebag.  He doesn't know great music, great musicians, and bands with real talent.  I will continue to listen to RUSH, while at the same time Kai listens to his pre-programmed, over produced talentless bullshit music; because based upon his list I am certain that's all he listens to. 

The creator of this list is a marvelous troll. Or just a person who only listens to stuff commercial, at the limit of vomit you hear every time when someone dares to put the radio, or when we are infortunately in public space.

there is nothing musical about Skrillex! Dave Grohls speech about electronic music was right on the money! only people wishing to be cool listen to that type of music if you want to call it that! oh yeah those people will never be cool only in their own minds if you want to call it a mind.

l.a. weekly sux! nothing good about the rag!

Wow whoever made this list and put Rush, The Sex Pistols, The Eagles, The Raconteurs, Oasis, Phish, Foreigner, Wings, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Pearl Jam on it is obviously 12 years old and has no taste in music.  God damn, I mean they ALL have massive hits that are still big today and are in the hall of fame or soon to be, and The Eagles still have the number 1 record of all time...

This person should be fired immediately and also shot and buried, and LA Weekly should stop hiring hipster writers.

Pearl Jam and Rush are on this list?  Apparently you people have a grudge against certain artistic expression that you can't understand.  Hence, if you can't understand it, it's stupid or uncool.  This list is a joke as well as your rhetoric that you think supports the claims made on it. Go fuck yourselves.

If Jason Segel was, in fact, being tongue-in-cheek about his love of Rush, why, pray tell, did he and Paul Rudd star in a video with the members of Rush that was shown at every show on the band's latest tour? Here's "I Love You, Man" director John Hamburg on Rush's role in the film: " . . . once Rush got that I wasn't poking fun at them, that I'm genuinely a fan and the main characters of the movie are fans and it's kind of a loving tribute to them, I think that's when they came on board."(http://www.comingsoon.net/news... also that Segel's character on "Freaks and Geeks" was an enormous Rush fan (i.e. this is not the first time he's found himself in this sort of role)—coincidence? If so, he should probably talk to his agent about this Rush fan typecasting, shouldn't he? I should also ask you this: if most people hate Rush, why does the band continue to play to crowds of 10,000–15,000 people in the US and to 50,000 or 60,000 in Brazil and other places in South America? 

Neil Peart only speaks to musician-oriented publications for two main reasons (1) he's an intensely private person, unlike his band-mates; (2) he doesn't want to talk about the deaths of his 19-year-old daughter and first wife (both of which occurred in 1997, I believe), as the memory is still too difficult to treat in a public forum. Geddy and Alex, on the other hand, regularly do interviews and talk to the non-musician-oriented press, while Neil chooses to focus on his craft.

I'm not going to indulge in any ad hominem remarks, but I would think that it would be worth your while, Kai Flanders, to do a little bit of research before making strong qualitative statements that have no bearing on reality. You're only hurting your credibility as a "journalist" by doing so.

Obviously, I love Rush, and I'm not claiming that ticket sales and album sales translate to quality; however, the reasons you offer for their inclusion on this list are simply not borne out by the facts.

 I love this list so much.

This is the worst list I have ever read. It looks more like you wanted to see how many names you could rattle off that would piss off the readers. Spin Doctors? Sure. Hootie... okay. Rush? Pearl Jam? Phish? DMB? Get your heads out of your posteriors or rename the list. You want to label them "overrated," then go ahead... but "worst" is one helluva claim that you in NO way backed up. 

Whoever pick the 20 doesn't have much taste in music. Some of the bands (like Rush, Sex Pistols, etc...) do NOT deserve to be in this list

Rush, I'm not a fan, but they are in a different category than most of these bands.  You can dislike their aesthetic, but they deserve some respect for being accomplished musicians who take chances.  They aren't a commercial contrivance like the Pussycat Dolls or the Black Eyed Peas or a mediocrity like Foreigner.  They don't, in other words, suck. 

FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Tus gustos son pesimos y raros,por no decir que no aceptas la musica por lo que es. ¿Cómo puedes clasificar a las bandas asi?, y todavia te atreves hacer  lista con la leyenda "TOP 20 WORST BANDS OF ALL TIME" como si todos hubieramos estado de acuerdo por ello. Me lamento de ti de que tengas una vision tan cerrada, donde si a una mayoria no le gusta significa que es malo, pero la mayoria se equivocado muchas veces asi que mejor piensa por ti mismo y no hagas caso a la mayoria.Pero si esta  es totalmente tu opinion simplemente no le pongas ese titulo respeta el gusto de las demas personas.P.D.Espero que esas palabras ofensivas llamen tu atencion y si sabes un poco de español pues que mejor pero si no... ¿no seras tan flojo verdad?

WTF DID YOU SAID ABOUT PEARL JAM??!!!!! BORING??? WTF???!!! WHO THE FUCK WROTE THIS PIECE OF SHIT!!!! well I hope that it was written by someone who actually knows about MUSIC and can play a real instrument, and is in the industry, if it isn´t, well i suggest you, mr writter, to go fuck yourself for writting suck a piece of shit, just a masterpiece of the dumbest and most retarded thinkings someone can have about music, and I believe you might be a justin beiber fan, and in a list of the 20 best artist of all time you will make him n°1 right? If i ever, EVER get to know you, I will kill you men, really, Im not kidding, this is the WORST article this magazine has ever posted, and you know it

Seriously... Pearl Jam? Rush? The Eagles? and Foreigner even? RHCP!!?? What is wrong with you people? What is suppose to be good to you? Bieber? Bruno Mars? If this is the best trolling list to make people mad of 2012 believe me... congratulations!! If you really mean it... i think you should all go to some asylum, i think Arkham might be available... bunch of crap eating a-holes!

pearl jam? PEARL FUKIN JAM?!! are you serious?

you deserve to fukin die

Segel's character in I love you man's love for rush is clearly not tongue in cheek...there is no joke made regarding that, and Segel and Rudd appeared in character in a short video made for a Rush Tour...so....no...

I'm wondering who you people are? I mean who is Nicholas Pell and who the hell is Elano Pizzicarola and why does any one care what they think. While I certainly may not be a fan of some of the bands listed in your hate diatribe it struck me while reading how all of those who were pontificating about these bands and spouting their their opinions came off more pretentious and self obsessed than those they were wailing about. It seems to me you were all writing to impress each other with catchy turn of phrase. You are like the people who sit on the sidedines and criticize everything and offering nothing constructive. There was nothing very enlightening in your musings just pissin' and moanin' by self absorbed psuedo intellectuals

Wow!  Kai Flanders is so smart-- he even uses the pronoun "we" when he means "I" -- very impressive!It's interesting that Rush guitarist Lifeson is in RS top 100, Rush bassist Lee is in RS top 5, and Rush drummer Peart is in RS top 3.  The fact that musicians, ticket buyers, and album sales place them in the top echelon of "evergreen" acts alongside the Beatles, Stones, and Led Zeppelin (for decades) is just a mistake by people who don't know who in the world Kai Flanders is to set them straight!Mr. Flanders assures us that he knows best, and seems rather irritated that the band members don't play the LA celebrity press game with the likes of (the incredibly smart) Kai Flanders. Sadly poseurs like Mr. Flanders seem think that ad hominem attacks are the same as thoughtful observation.Don't forget, it's all about you, Kai Flanders!  You are so smart!

Rush? Really? It's glaringly obvious that Kai Flanders is not a musician. These three guys are among the very best with their chosen instruments - have been for almost 40 years. Just because Neil doesn't want to talk to a condescending, self-righteous "music reporter" is no reason to diss either the band or their fans. Worst "music reporter of all time"? Kai Flanders at #3... yeah, you're that bad. 

All this is coming from a guy who wrote a book about Rappers from the south and how they re-invented hip hop. LMAO

Also a guy that still wears a feodra in L.A.......LMAO at still wearing a fedora....Nicholas Pell.

They never been in a successful band or probably any band at all, just like sports writers never played sports.

The music from the south is as as bad as this article. When are you going to jump on the nuts of these teenage girls rapping like Snow Da Product.....She rhymes like you write. 

Go ahead and clown me on my grammar, but you get the message.

<3 Pearl Jam AND Rush.

This list is all sorts of wrong! Lol! What are you like 17, 18? Was expecting to see bands like Creed, Nickleback, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Fall Out Boy! & I see bands like RHCP, Oasis, Pearl Jam WTF?! And even though I'm not a big fan of Phish, Rush or Dave Matthews Band I still don't think they belong in a worst bands ever list. Definitely not taking this list seriously, I mean obviously this is a joke. Right?

This list sucks ball sack. Phish, Rush, Foreigner, RHCP... Gimme a break! I can just take a wild guess at what this writer's favorite bands are, perhaps Papa Roach? 

After reading your picks thus far I'm going to assume what your top 10 favorite bands are.

10. Some dumbass with headphones and a laptop9. Some band 90% the world hasn't heard of.8. That lo-fi indie band that put out one album in the 90's and sold 1,000 copies.7. Skrillex6. Some terrible 80's band that is suddenly hip again and goes well with your Wayfarers.5. Two asshats that stand in front of a sequencer that does everything. 4. The band that played Coachella at 2:00 in a tent with no one there. (Most epic performance ever)3. Some other talentless hack with headphones and a laptop.2. Indie flavor of the month that will be replaced next month once this band receives well deserved attention.1. Recordings of yourself postulating about how superior your music taste is than everyone else.

Seriously LA Weekly, how is this list worthy of print??

If Pearl Jam is #7 then I trust their shittier imitators, Nickelback and Creed must have already locked up the gold and silver, respectively. Actually maybe you should just combine those two bands and let them fight over the bronze. The chance to free up another spot would be very tempting.

This is a wonderful list. Except for Rush. You're fucking crazy.

Hey, Ass-hat...I mean Kai Flanders!  Really?? "...a more accurate statement is that most people hate Rush, while a scattered few really love them."So over 100 million are consider "a scattered few?"  Do your research, or lay off the old school, k? Young'ns, jeez!

dre, i thought the same thing! when i saw phish, i thought the publisher was an asshat, but maybe just didnt understand their music. then, when i saw rhcp, although theyre not one of my favorites, i know that everyone can appreciate their talent and creativity. when i saw rush on the list, i realized this person was raised in a Y2K shelter and must love britney spears, since no pop trash like that even made the list. i also blame the losers who contributed to the list, and even moreso whoever encouraged the people at laweekly to pursue a career involving writing readable material or evaluating music. clowns.

Pearl Jam? Black-eyed peas? The fact that these horrible opinions aren't coupled with good writing, makes me especially annoyed that I bothered reading this drivel. If you're going to have dumb opinions in your next piece, at least be entertaining.

Just the fact that RUSH is on this list destroys any credibility the moron who wrote this article has. Put your IPOD back on and cue up the Maroon 5 you puff!

Great Ganesha's ghost are you shitting me?  Rush?  Your list is bag of baloney, sir.

Great job of making a controversial list filled with bands that don't actually deserve to be on it  but you know by putting them there it will generate loads of hits and angry comments. Clever. Stupid, inane and an utter waste of time and pixels, but clever.

hey ding-dong now its personal, in 2014 when Tyler The Creator and your precious Odd Future can't even get a job making beats for Hanson, Rush will still be sitting 4th(*under the Stones, & The Who) in the Rock N' Roll history books as the band that stayed together the longest, consistently released albums longer then Skrillex has been alive, and not to mention how technology has had to catch up to the bands skills over the last 3 decades. 

Rush????????? WTF?????

RUSH? now I know this list is crap. You might not love them, but 20 worst bands of all time? This list is moronic at this point. The title should say this is YOUR list of the 20 bands you hate most. Isn't there something more interesting to write about besides your pettiness?