# March Madness: Most hated popular musical act of the 90s: Round I **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-i/715228 "2015-03-17T21:06:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-i/715228/61 "2015-03-19T16:39:04Z")
REGION 1 Missy Elliot Lauryn Hill Outkast En Vogue Jay-Z The Fugees Wu-Tang Clan Coolio REGION 2 Alice in Chains Stone Temple Pilots Pearl Jam Beck The Cranberries Oasis Nine Inch Nails Rage Against the Machine REGION 3 U2 Janet Jackson LL Cool J Jane’s Addiction R.E.M. Guns n Roses Madonna Neil Young REGION 4 Robbie Williams Backstreet Boys Mariah Carey Hanson Spice Girls Christina Aguillera Ace of Base Ricky Martin ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-i/715228/62 "2015-03-19T22:30:34Z")
And there’s the horn on round 1 (an hour and a half ago)! I’ll have the next round up and running tomorrow morning. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-i/715228/63 "2015-03-19T22:43:24Z")
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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-i/715228/64 "2015-03-20T16:04:39Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > And there’s the horn on round 1 (an hour and a half ago)! > > I’ll have the next round up and running tomorrow morning. OK I lied. It’ll be this afternoon. Work beckons. ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-i/715228/65 "2015-03-20T20:25:03Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-i/715228/66 "2015-03-20T21:17:00Z")
Region 4 must have been the pro league. Every single winner of every single matchup could beat anyone else on the board. ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-i/715228/67 "2015-03-20T23:08:25Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Hates bolded: > > REGION 1 > Dr. Dre vs. **Missy Elliot** > Lauryn Hill vs. **Will Smith** > **Outkast** vs. Puff Daddy > Snoop Doggy Dogg vs. En Vogue (no vote: weird comparison) > **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 \*\* (ugh! to the choice) > R.E.M. vs.** Bruce Springsteen\*\* > Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. **Guns n Roses** > Madonna vs. Aerosmith (No vote. What!!??) > 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 (no vote, can’t do it.) :smack::smack::smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-most-hated-popular-musical-act-of-the-90s-round-i/715228.md?page=3)