BY MIKEY MIGO
The alpha rock fan hates your mainstream, poppy, girlie rock. For whatever reason there are rock bands out there that a huge portion of the "real rock community" all loathe. Sure, there are some on the list that I'd join in a Frankenstein type of mob, torches, pitchforks, and tree trunk battery ram and all just to be able to share my detestation for one's music. The list I put together isn't a list of bands I particularly hate, in fact there's one band on this list that I consider to be one of my favorite bands of all time.
Yet, for some reason or another "rock music elitist alpha fans" will all burn these bands at the stake when ever given a chance. I talk to plenty music fans, read the comments left by you guys on the music section, and get a full dose of what's "popular" and what's an "epic fail". Musical tastes are all subjective to begin with, but there are some bands that bring out the venom in people. Let's take a look at the top ten most hated rock bands.
10. My Chemical Romance
This time it's personal. True story. Way almost ran over my foot while being taken to stage in a golf cart. On a normal day they'd not be discussed, but the kids sure like them. This means they are played more on the radio, more video play, more appearances, and a while shit load of overexposure. I can't blame them for taking the ball and running with it. Any band would and should, it's just the music they're running with makes me want to punch mannequins in the wrists. My Chemical Romance is a teenage cliche. They've taken all the spooky and rebellion they could from Bowie and Manson and put in a pop-punk-rock pussy wrapper.
9. Good Charlotte
This band isn't even really worth me trying to think of creative ways to mock them. They do a good job of mocking themselves. That is all.
8. Blink 182
Woo Hoo! Hot Topic rejoices! They're reuniting! These guys are liked by a lot of people and I don't get it. It is pop-punk and sorta to blame for the emo up rise. Besides their cover of Eminem's Stan that they titled "Adam's Song" was as artificial as artificial songs come. I imagine the song making process being "Hey Travis, bro! Put down that pogo stick and let's make a sad song!"… "Yeah! Mark's right, bro! We should totally make a sad song! Like totally! Chicks and suburban teenagers will feel so deeply about it and think it's about them!"…"For sure, bro! For sure!" That was a lame conversation parody, but it's probably even too edgy for this band.
7. Limp Bizkit
Since the dawn of man, there have always been faux-rebellious bands that the majority of teenagers will rally behind. Sadly, I was in high school when Limp Bizkit was at their prime. This is a situation where Fred Durst has tarnished, pissed on, and destroyed any respect the band COULD have had. The band itself was fine. DJ Lethal is cool in my book and I thought Wes Borland's work on "Black Light Burns" and "Big Dumb Face" was pretty good. Basically Fred Durst is David Lee Roth, leaving the talent, glamour, and fun behind and filling in the gaps with an obnoxious frat boy who has one dust covered Vanilla Ice CD and claims to like "hip hop".
6. Creed
Yeah, there's reunion rumors and the shit is flying towards the fan at a very rapid speed. "My Own Prison" wasn't that bad, but after that CD any of their music being played in a lock room would in fact be MY own prison. They got a lot of flack because of their Christian beliefs, but I don't think that's really what makes them as hated as they are. Scott Stapp is the main reason. His holier than thou attitude in those videos were obnoxiously bad. The only guy to get away with an open white button up in the wind is Michael Jackson and that's just because it's one of the least weird things he does.
5. Fall Out Boy
I normally feel obligated to support any band out of Chicago because it's my regular "scene", but I just can't. Pop-punk emo crap is still rock music otherwise these guys are normally a non-factor in my brainwaves. That is because they're so annoying to me that I mentally block them out from existence until I'm confronted with their "music", "videos", or TMZ garbage. It must suck for the band knowing that Pete Wentz's public image is one strike against them before the first note is even heard.
4. U2
This is the one that I don't get. Sure Bono can come off as a pretentious self righteous douche sometimes/all the time, but U2 is easily one of the top ten bands of all time. I put them right up there with Zeppelin, The Stones, and the other icons. I think in this case, it's a generation gap situation. If you weren't exposed to U2 by hearing "Sunday Bloody Sunday" or "One", but rather songs like "Beautiful Day" and "Vertigo" then I can see why you might be a bit discouraged to give them a chance. I'm only 25 and I'm mocked by most people I know for liking U2 as much as I do. Then I'll put on a B-side like "Bullet in the Blue Sky" or the recent "Love and Peace or Else" and people will ask with a lot of curiosity "Who is that?!" And then I proudly exclaim "U2, bitch!" and proceed to cross my arms as if I just won a rap battle. The new album is great, but people are going to claim to "be open minded" about it and go into it already knowing they're not going to like it. I feel sorry for those people because you're missing out.
3. Coldplay
"Do you know how I know you're gay? You listen to Coldplay." With that one single line by Seth Rogan in "The 40 Year Old Virgin", Coldplay was taken from the Maroon 5-style "whatever, it's lame" approach to being a punch line. Surely that's not the full reason, but it put Coldplay in the minds of many slacker rock/metal fans. There were successful before this, but I really think a lot of people started to listen more and see what's so funny. After listening, you'll find a musical equivalent of an "Oscar bait" movie. I guess by the joke, this year Coldplay would be "Milk". Chris Martin has cited bands like Radiohead and U2 as influences on the band. I know that's hard to believe. If you listen to their music you can totally see that they're completely original and widely-loved and acclaimed because they're so "fresh". If you couldn't pick up on the sarcasm in that statement, then you need an oil change in your Sarcasm Mobile and you might need new tires.
2. The Jonas Brothers
I know they're a product of Disney, but they are still considered a "rock band" by definition. Out of nowhere, Disney's bubble gum factory shat out another "music" group. Disney has pumped tons of promotion behind these kids and the girls are eating it up. If you have any tweenage girls in your family you know that the world now revolves around The Jonas Brothers and that sparkly vampire movie. Still, if the didn't weren't ripped from the fiery pits of Disney's anus we'd still hate them. The three Hansen (see the non-existent "Most Hated" List of say 1998ish) meet the pop side of The Beatles (see the non-existent "Most Overrated" List of all time) clones ARE talented musicians. I avoided them with a hatefully closed mind, but after seeing them on award shows over the past few months you CAN tell they are talented kids. Their performance with Stevie Wonder was really annoying. You can smell their desperation through the TV screen to be taken seriously and "soulful". The problem is that they're using their talents for evil. Instead of doing something new and inspired, they are a boy band with an open account at Guitar Center. I just warn you to not look them in their characterless beady eyes. They WILL harvest your soul!
1. Nickelback
It's hard to stick up for this band. I have no clue how they got so popular, but one would think it's because it's PG Rock that the radio shoved down our throats. Are they supplying the demand or demanding the supply? Nickelback is easily the most hated rock band out there today. They are probably also the most accepted amongst "the normal folk", but us "rock elitist" hate their cookie-cutter, corporate, lite-rock. I agree with that stuff. I don't like their music, but apparently a shit load of people do. I've always made the comparison that Nickelback was this generation's Bon Jovi without the fun and talent. They're on Roadrunner Records, one of the biggest hard rock/metal labels out there and they put out shit like "Rockstar" and "How You Remind Me"? What the hell is that?! That's one benefit is that they make the label so much cash that they can sign up and coming rock and metal acts and give them a fair chance. That might be the only positive thing I can say about this vomit inducing band.
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