Well, now that we’ve got an apology, I can get past my white hot rage and vote.
These are the bands that I could care less about, but they aren’t interesting enough to put forth the effort, with one or two genuine turds mixed in:
REGION 1
Dr. Dre
Will Smith
Puff Daddy
En Vogue
2Pac
Boyz II Men
TLC
Eminem
REGION 2
Alice in Chains
Stone Temple Pilots
Alanis Morrisette
Soundgarden
Meatloaf
Oasis
Sublime
Green Day
REGION 3
Michael Jackson
Janet Jackson
LL Cool J
Metallica
Bruce Springsteen
Guns n Roses
Madonna
Bob Dylan
REGION 4
NSync
Backstreet Boys
Mariah Carey
Britney Spears
Spice Girls
Christina Aguillera
98 Degrees
Ricky Martin
Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Bob, Bruce, Mr. LL Cool J, sir: It’s hard to leave you on that list. I’ll see the rest of you bastards in the dollar bin, some even if they didn’t make my list.
REGION 1
Dr. Dre vs. Missy Elliot
**Lauryn Hill **vs. Will Smith
Outkast vs. Puff Daddy
Snoop Doggy Dogg vs. En Vogue
Jay-Z vs. 2Pac Boyz II Men vs. The Fugees
Wu-Tang Clan vs. TLC
Eminem vs. Coolio
REGION 2 Nirvana vs. Alice in Chains
Radiohead vs. Stone Temple Pilots Pearl Jam vs. Alanis Morrisette
Beck vs. Soundgarden The Cranberries vs. Meatloaf
Smashing Pumpkins vs. Oasis Sublime vs. Nine Inch Nails Rage Against the Machine vs. Green Day
REGION 3 U2 vs. Michael Jackson
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers vs. Janet Jackson
Beastie Boys vs. LL Cool J
Metallica vs. Jane’s Addiction
R.E.M. vs. Bruce Springsteen Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Guns n Roses Madonna vs. Aerosmith
Bob Dylan vs. Neil Young
REGION 4
NSync vs. Robbie Williams Backstreet Boys vs. Shania Twain Mariah Carey vs. Sheryl Crow Britney Spears vs. Hanson
Spice Girls vs. Smashmouth Christina Aguillera vs. Barenaked Ladies
Ace of Base vs. 98 Degrees Ricky Martin vs. No Doubt
Notice that ALL of those “hated” artists were hugely successful and raked in a lot of money? Obviously, SOMEBODY (actually, MILLIONS of somebodies) didn’t hate them!
Personally, I dream of being as “hated” as Robby Williams or Oasis! Living in a mansion would ease the pain nicely.
REGION 1
Dr. Dre vs. Missy Elliot Missy Elliot
Lauryn Hill vs. Will Smith Lauryn Hill
Outkast vs. Puff Daddy Puff Daddy
Snoop Doggy Dogg vs. En Vogue Snoop Doggy Dogg
Jay-Z vs. 2Pac Jay-Z
Boyz II Men vs. The Fugees Boyz II Men
Wu-Tang Clan vs. TLC Wu-Tang Clan
Eminem vs. Coolio Coolio
REGION 2
Nirvana vs. Alice in Chains Nirvana
Radiohead vs. Stone Temple Pilots Radiohead
Pearl Jam vs. Alanis Morrisette Pearl Jam
Beck vs. Soundgarden Soundgarden
The Cranberries vs. Meatloaf Meatloaf
Smashing Pumpkins vs. Oasis Smashing Pumpkins
Sublime vs. Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails
Rage Against the Machine vs. Green Day Rage Against the Machine
REGION 3
U2 vs. Michael Jackson U2
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers vs. Janet Jackson Janet Jackson
Beastie Boys vs. LL Cool J LL Cool J
Metallica vs. Jane’s Addiction Metallica
R.E.M. vs. Bruce Springsteen REM
Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Guns n Roses Red Hot Chili Peppers
Madonna vs. Aerosmith Madonna
Bob Dylan vs. Neil Young Bob Dylan
REGION 4
NSync vs. Robbie Williams Robbie Williams
Backstreet Boys vs. Shania Twain Shania Twain
Mariah Carey vs. Sheryl Crow Mariah Carey
Britney Spears vs. Hanson Britney Spears
Spice Girls vs. Smashmouth Smashmouth
Christina Aguillera vs. Barenaked Ladies Barenaked Ladies
Ace of Base vs. 98 Degrees 98 Degrees
Ricky Martin vs. No Doubt Ricky Martin
REGION 1
Missy Elliot
Will Smith
Puff Daddy
Snoop Doggy Dogg
Jay-Z
Boyz II Men
TLC
Coolio
REGION 2
Alice in Chains
Stone Temple Pilots
Pearl Jam
Soundgarden
Meatloaf
Oasis (Let me use this as an opportunity to say that I HATE OASIS!)
Sublime
Green Day
REGION 3
U2
Janet Jackson
LL Cool J
Jane’s Addiction
R.E.M.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Aerosmith
Bob Dylan
REGION 4
NSync
Backstreet Boys
Mariah Carey
Hanson
Smashmouth
Barenaked Ladies
Ace of Base
No Doubt
It’s hard for me to vote on this list, especially Region 2, which I consider ‘my music’, as I pretty much like everyone on the list. I can’t believe all but a handful of these would be considered ‘hated.’
Well, that is the tough thing for me. I don’t think I actually dislike any of the bands on the list. To make it competetive, I’d say we need --and, yes, I know some of these bands have great followings, but are also quite loathed–Vanilla Ice, Dave Matthews, Spin Doctors, Creed, Offspring, posisbly Aqua (if everyone hasn’t erased their existence form their minds), Hootie, Sugar Ray, Limp Bizkit, etc. Then I could have some ire I could focus.
REGION 1
Dr. Dre vs. Missy Elliot Lauryn Hill vs. Will Smith Outkast vs. Puff Daddy Snoop Doggy Dogg vs. En Vogue Jay-Z vs. 2Pac
Boyz II Men vs. The Fugees Wu-Tang Clan vs. TLC Eminem vs. Coolio
REGION 2
Nirvana vs. Alice in Chains Radiohead vs. Stone Temple Pilots
Pearl Jam vs. Alanis Morrisette
Beck vs.** Soundgarden**
The Cranberries vs.** Meatloaf**
Smashing Pumpkins vs. Oasis Sublime vs. Nine Inch Nails Rage Against the Machine vs. Green Day
REGION 3
U2 vs. Michael Jackson
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers vs. Janet Jackson
Beastie Boys vs. LL Cool J
Metallica vs.** Jane’s Addiction**
R.E.M. vs. Bruce Springsteen
**Red Hot Chili Peppers **vs. Guns n Roses Madonna vs. Aerosmith
Bob Dylan vs. Neil Young
REGION 4
**NSync **vs. Robbie Williams Backstreet Boys vs. Shania Twain Mariah Carey vs. Sheryl Crow
Britney Spears vs. Hanson Spice Girls vs. Smashmouth Christina Aguillera vs. Barenaked Ladies Ace of Base vs. 98 Degrees Ricky Martin vs. No Doubt
