Worst Songs by Good Rock Bands

Howard the Duck · 05-14-2012, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Uh_Me

Holy Diver- Dio: A friend of mine's band covers it all the time and dear god it ruined the song for me forever.

that's hardly anything to do with the quality of the song itself

Vertigo · 05-14-2012, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

Pistols at dawn.

PISTOLS AT GODDAMNED DAWN.

Y'know you're right. What was I thinking?

Radiohead aren't a rock band at all!!

Silly me.

Screen13 · 05-14-2012, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

as again, i find "Wild Honey Pie" alright

it's the "Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" i can't stand, and i'm forced to listen to it, merely because it seques so well into "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

That's cool. What's the New... was something someone played to me long before the Anthology stuff was released, and possibly thinking it to be more Plastic Ono Band, although it's officially Beatles, I just shoved it back in my mind (although they COULD HAVE wrote something around that chorus..,just a thought I know).

I loved Bungalow Bill ever since first listen.

Well, maybe we can agree that a song some listeners vote among the worst Beatles songs, "Wait," is cool.

Howard the Duck · 05-14-2012, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Screen13

That's cool. What's the New... was something someone played to me long before the Anthology stuff was released, and possibly thinking it to be more Plastic Ono Band, although it's officially Beatles, I just shoved it back in my mind (although they COULD HAVE wrote something around that chorus..,just a thought I know).

I loved Bungalow Bill ever since first listen.

Well, maybe we can agree that a song some listeners vote among the worst Beatles songs, "Wait," is cool.

yeah "Wait" is pretty good

Flyingpig437 · 05-19-2012, 04:57 PM

Q magazine did an article about this about 10 yrs. ago. Worst songs by great bands and great songs by crap bands. The former was Maxwell's silver hammer. Cant' remeber what won the latter. Other songs on the list were
Banafishbones by The Cure
I keep mine hidden by The Smiths.
Can't remember any more.

crowhue · 05-20-2012, 01:28 PM

Shiny Happy People? Harsh! Great song I think was my opinion at the time when I bought it on vinyl.

Gucci Little Piggy · 05-20-2012, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Vertigo

Y'know you're right. What was I thinking?

Radiohead aren't a rock band at all!!

Silly me.

And In Rainbows is one of their best albums by far. KOL isn't bad either, in fact, it's still great.

Screen13 · 05-20-2012, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Flyingpig437

Banafishbones by The Cure

Yeah, The Top (1984) is a very bumpy ride, although I may have to vote for "Give Me It" from that album. The sound of a bunch of luggage falling down the stairs while cats scream and Robert yelling all around.

...a bit ashamed to admit, but I used to like that song when I first got it back in '84!

blastingas10 · 05-20-2012, 02:28 PM

"whole lotta love" by zeppelin.

Screen13 · 05-20-2012, 02:28 PM

I know I'm getting into a Pop Zone here, but...

Human League - their cover of Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again (Six Times). If anyone wants to find out why Hysteria sank like the Titanic after it's brief success and lead off single "The Lebanon," this very ill-fated cover of a James Brown classic is a start. As for the rest of the album, I will put in a vote for "I Love You Too Much," a song that may have had the keyboards on the usual settings, but with the song still sounding phoned in, something that made me wonder if Dare was a true deal with The Devil (You will record one of the most world-conquering Electro Pop works of all time, but then you will seriously crap out by the time of your next full album).

They had some great songs after that album, but you know what I mean.

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Flyingpig437 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 534	Q magazine did an article about this about 10 yrs. ago. Worst songs by great bands and great songs by crap bands. The former was Maxwell's silver hammer. Cant' remeber what won the latter. Other songs on the list were Banafishbones by The Cure I keep mine hidden by The Smiths. Can't remember any more. __________________ Proper music for proper people!!!

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Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	I know I'm getting into a Pop Zone here, but... Human League - their cover of Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again (Six Times). If anyone wants to find out why Hysteria sank like the Titanic after it's brief success and lead off single "The Lebanon," this very ill-fated cover of a James Brown classic is a start. As for the rest of the album, I will put in a vote for "I Love You Too Much," a song that may have had the keyboards on the usual settings, but with the song still sounding phoned in, something that made me wonder if Dare was a true deal with The Devil (You will record one of the most world-conquering Electro Pop works of all time, but then you will seriously crap out by the time of your next full album). They had some great songs after that album, but you know what I mean. Last edited by Screen13; 05-20-2012 at 02:35 PM.

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blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	"whole lotta love" by zeppelin.