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Bands you wished didn't exist
« on: June 13, 2018, 12:38:13 PM »
The forum asked for it, Cool Chris delivers.

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someone start a "bands you wish hadn't existed" thread w/e

Slayer.

The Doors
Guns n Roses
Nirvana

I can imagine a world without Nirvana, and that is coming from a lifelong PNWer. If they didn't lead the rock music scene out of the hair metal and in to grunge, someone else would have done it.

Never been a GnR fan. No comment.

I cannot imagine a classic rock world without The Doors. I get people not liking them, but I don't see the need to wish they didn't exist. They didn't do any harm to the genre.
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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2018, 12:50:10 PM »
Nirvana is the biggest one that comes to mind.
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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2018, 12:50:21 PM »
I don't see anything good coming from this thread, and foresee it just turning into fights for bashing each others' favorite bands.  But I'll see where it goes. 
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That said:
I can imagine a world without Nirvana, and that is coming from a lifelong PNWer. If they didn't lead the rock music scene out of the hair metal and in to grunge, someone else would have done it.

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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2018, 12:50:30 PM »
I thought this was a joke :D

Don't quite understand this. Sure, we all have bands we don't like or beyond that, but if you don't like them, just don't listen to them  :lol

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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2018, 12:53:52 PM »
I thought this was a joke :D

Don't quite understand this. Sure, we all have bands we don't like or beyond that, but if you don't like them, just don't listen to them  :lol



When it comes to some bands, like Nirvana in my case I believe they truly did damage to a genre or music in general. I think the world was worse off having had them in it. The only bad thing about Nirvana never existing would be that Dave Grohl, who became an all around stellar person and musician might not have otherwise broken into the mainstream.
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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2018, 12:57:23 PM »
The only correct answer here is Yoko Ono and her Plastic Band. (I'm half kidding.)

Respectfully, I don't at all agree with Nick's assertion that Nirvana truly did damage to a genre or music in general. I don't at all enjoy Nirvana but I push back strongly against those kinds of claims. Even Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, etc... as much as I cannot stand them, I don't think they were a 'negative force on music' or anything like that.
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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2018, 01:16:56 PM »
Nothing will make me change the radio station faster than a Nickelback song, so I guess them. Oh, and maybe Culture Club.
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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2018, 01:19:05 PM »
Nothing will make me change the radio station faster than a Nickelback song

Maybe you are on the wrong channel? :p

Interestingly the more I think about this, nothing actually comes to mind. Anything I hate that much I can just tune out, literally and figuratively. Not one artist has had enough of a negative effect on my life to wish they didn't exist.

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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2018, 01:20:24 PM »
Oooh boy it's a long list.. but I'm gonna throw out this doozy:

U2.

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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2018, 01:38:37 PM »
Five Finger Death Punch

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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2018, 01:44:31 PM »
To the extent that a band influenced someone else, I can't really in good conscience say anyone.  I think the Velvet Underground are WAYYYY overrated, but without them there is no REM, who I love.  I think the Doors are WAYYYY overrated, but without them there is no Kiss or Cult, who I love.   I think Nirvana is WAYYY overrated, but without them... hey, wait, maybe I found one!  :)


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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2018, 01:47:45 PM »
I'm really struggling to name one.  Sure I don't enjoy some bands, but I can't really say one that I wish flat out didn't exist. 

I don't think Nirvana deserves the hate personally.  They aren't some great band in my mind, but they have enough decent music to make me think I wouldn't want them wiped out. 

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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2018, 01:52:24 PM »
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« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2018, 02:21:02 PM »
I cannot imagine a classic rock world without The Doors. I get people not liking them, but I don't see the need to wish they didn't exist. They didn't do any harm to the genre.

They do harm to my ears.
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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2018, 02:23:39 PM »
Leonard Skinard. There were much better bands in the southern rock genre, but most people only think of them.
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« Reply #15 on: June 13, 2018, 02:25:42 PM »
To the extent that a band influenced someone else, I can't really in good conscience say anyone.  I think the Velvet Underground are WAYYYY overrated, but without them there is no REM, who I love.  I think the Doors are WAYYYY overrated, but without them there is no Kiss or Cult, who I love.   I think Nirvana is WAYYY overrated, but without them... hey, wait, maybe I found one!  :)

Cool that you named REM. I know this is way off topic, but I just want to say that I absolutely LOVE Automatic For The People. One of the best albums of the 90s. And it has great string arrangements by none other than John freaggin Paul freaggin Jones. REM hardly get mentioned around music lovers, don't know why.
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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #16 on: June 13, 2018, 02:27:09 PM »
To the extent that a band influenced someone else, I can't really in good conscience say anyone.  I think the Velvet Underground are WAYYYY overrated, but without them there is no REM, who I love.  I think the Doors are WAYYYY overrated, but without them there is no Kiss or Cult, who I love.   I think Nirvana is WAYYY overrated, but without them... hey, wait, maybe I found one!  :)

Cool that you named REM. I know this is way off topic, but I just want to say that I absolutely LOVE Automatic For The People. One of the best albums of the 90s. And it has great string arrangements by none other than John freaggin Paul freaggin Jones. REM hardly get mentioned around music lovers, don't know why.

Because their music makes everybody hurt. :neverusethis:
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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #17 on: June 13, 2018, 02:34:32 PM »
Because their music makes everybody hurt. :neverusethis:

Welp... there it is. /thread

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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #18 on: June 13, 2018, 02:43:32 PM »
Avenged Sevenfold for giving MP wanderlust :lol
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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #19 on: June 13, 2018, 02:46:13 PM »
Because their music makes everybody hurt. :neverusethis:

Welp... there it is. /thread

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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #20 on: June 13, 2018, 02:47:58 PM »
I'm a simple man. I see easy jokes and I go for them. I have not listened to REM. My mom likes them though.  :biggrin:
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« Reply #21 on: June 13, 2018, 02:49:42 PM »
Oooh boy it's a long list.. but I'm gonna throw out this doozy:

U2.

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« Reply #22 on: June 13, 2018, 02:50:34 PM »
I'm a simple man. I see easy jokes and I go for them. I have not listened to REM. My mom likes them though.  :biggrin:

My mom loved Roy Orbison.   Yet, I listen to him. Maybe you should check out R.E.M.
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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #23 on: June 13, 2018, 02:52:06 PM »
Avenged Sevenfold for giving MP wanderlust :lol

If it wasn't going to be them, it could have been some other young and upcoming band that's getting traction that wanted MP to do drums.  At least, he's partook in a good album with Nightmare.  Could be worst, it could have been Five Finger Death Punch that caused MP to leave DT.

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« Reply #24 on: June 13, 2018, 02:52:32 PM »
I'm a simple man. I see easy jokes and I go for them. I have not listened to REM. My mom likes them though.  :biggrin:

My mom loved Roy Orbison.   Yet, I listen to him. Maybe you should check out R.E.M.

Oh I didn't mean to imply I won't listen to them because my parents like them. Toto IV is my favorite album of all time and I talk about Toto with my mom a lot!  Def Leppard, Van Halen, GnR, ACDC... yeah man. :biggrin:
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« Reply #25 on: June 13, 2018, 02:53:52 PM »
If you tweet check out Toto Africa Memes. :lol

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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #26 on: June 13, 2018, 02:56:35 PM »
If you tweet check out Toto Africa Memes. :lol

I've liked about 6 different Toto Africa meme pages on Facebook. It gives my life meaning.  :lol
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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #27 on: June 13, 2018, 03:07:02 PM »
Milli Vanilli
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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #28 on: June 13, 2018, 03:21:43 PM »
Milli Vanilli

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In all fairness, I prefer that they existed and we got that gem of a trainwreck and that they ended up crashing and burning hard that they did than them not existing at all.
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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #29 on: June 13, 2018, 03:37:07 PM »
Well yeah, there was a joke in there, with them not actually existing, but okay.
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« Reply #30 on: June 13, 2018, 03:52:52 PM »
And again I'll say: Adrenaline Mob.

A couple others are Anthrax and Slayer.
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Re: Bands you wished didn't exist
« Reply #31 on: June 13, 2018, 03:55:35 PM »
I can certainly understand someone not like Slayer, but what is your beef with Anthrax, dude?
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« Reply #32 on: June 13, 2018, 04:04:15 PM »
I can certainly understand someone not like Slayer, but what is your beef with Anthrax, dude?

I understand not liking either, but to wish either of these didn't exist?  what is the beef?

Def Leppard, Van Halen, GnR, ACDC... yeah man. :biggrin:

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« Reply #33 on: June 13, 2018, 04:06:36 PM »
About to see Def Leppard  :biggrin:

My first concert.
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« Reply #34 on: June 13, 2018, 04:11:19 PM »
Nothing will make me change the radio station faster than a Nickelback song

Maybe you are on the wrong channel? :p

I know, right? The rock station I infrequently listen to can be really bizarre like that. Yesterday they suckered me in with Iron Maiden - The Trooper , followed by Def Leppard - Let it Rock, followed by Dio - Holy Diver, followed by Nickelback - Rockstar... *change channel*
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