top 10 worst music Genres. Ever.

[dirtymonkey22]

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You could be in your car. Or walking past someone else’s car. Or just in your room minding your own business. It doesn’t matter where you are. But sometimes, when you least expect it, all of mother culture’s fury collides in a wave of malicious fate, and you suddenly find yourself exposed to someone else’s horrific, unforgivable taste in music. Sorry, man. It happens to everyone. There’s nothing you can do about it.

Except what I’m doing, which is blogging about it. Here are the top 10 most detested genres of music, as per the average, reasonable person (i.e., me). You might not personally hate all of them – but realize that most people do. So do the world a favor and stop liking them now.

10. Hillbilly Rock. What? I’m talking about that goatee-sporting, tricep-flexing, urban cowboy grunge that seems to dominate mainstream rock airwaves. These are the bands who sort of sound like metal, but they drape themselves in an arrogant, pseudo-patriotic aggro vibe that endears them to guys who drive raised pickups and their drunken, bar-fighting girlfriends. This is when they’re not writing whiny ballads about how messed up their childhoods were. All of it actually sounds like one band (who might be called Three Doors of CreetherNickelMudd) who shoots all of their videos on the same crumbling hilltop and buys all of their clothes from the same Dickeys outlet. They’re around because radio DJs have to play them or else, and some people are tricked into liking them because they hear them on the radio all day. But in reality, everyone else hates them passionately.

9. Techno. Dave Chappelle’s famous commercial satire depicting a rave girl groovin’ down in the passenger seat of a speeding car highlights the general public’s disdain for this mindless music genre, and so does the fact that no one really hears techno through mainstream channels. Maybe it’s because overhearing techno is akin to having your head clubbed by sand-filled pillow cases, or because listening to more than two songs in a row is like being in a sonic hamster wheel. If you can hear the same drawn-out intro, hyperactive buildup, watery bridge and pounding reentry over and over again, you are definitely on something. So, since most people are not tripping balls at any given point during the day, techno music lands square in the “hated genres” bin, where I’m sure it will just wake up the next morning and keep on pumping away.

8. Pop-Punk. This category also includes everything that sounds like pop-punk, which is more or less anything manipulated by record label execs for the purpose of targeting teenage girls. You’d be surprised, but this also nets a few bands who think they’re metal, indie, and real punk. Because somehow, back in the ’90s, the sweet, pitiable whimper in Tom DeLonge’s singing voice managed to start an unchecked wave of feigned sensitivity in male lead vocalists that happened to spark the maternal drive of white females between ages 13 and 17. And now teenage girls want dirty, smelly 30-something musicians to curl up with them and be their best friend. Wasn’t punk supposed to be ugly and menacing? Hearing this is like watching Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but somehow scarier.

7. Gangsta Rap. There’s nothing wrong with songs about killing fools. I want to murder people too sometimes, it’s understandable. The problem here isn’t the lyrical content. It’s the invasive, narcissistic, pretentious psychos who listen to it that ruin it for everyone. They don’t just want to listen to it. They want you to notice that they’re listening to it, and (unless you’re bumping it, too) they want you to be offended about it. They want to be like the red lion from Voltron, storming out of his volcano in an awesome ball of fury to cause earthquakes and blow everything away, and they want to make it crystal clear to the world that they don’t give a crap. In fact, they want to demonstrate they don’t give a crap so much that they’ll get bigger woofers installed, go out in their Hummers for the sole purpose of cruising, and roll down the passenger window when they’re the only one in the car just so everyone will be extra sure they don’t give a crap. I guess they know how to make a point.

6. Rap-Rock. This is a shining example of how something can become popular purely through hype. Limp Bizkit is not a good band. Kid Rock is not a good band, either. But these guys made the earth-shattering decision to split their time between being rockers and being rappers, and the result is an entire genre of confused musicians who aren’t sure how to act when they go out in public. Maybe they’re doing it because they want the best of both worlds, or because they actually like both styles individually. The problem is, if it weren’t for MTV’s force-feeding it down everybody’s throat, no one would pay attention to them, because people don’t naturally gravitate in that odd, unnatural direction. But the hype worked, and now we have rap-rock. Son of a bitch, y’all.

5. Emo. Not that emo is bad. It’s a fairly innocent genre, not too adamant about being shoved in anyone’s face and not especially unpleasant, aside from its pop-punk tendencies. But people really, really hate emo. My guess is it has nothing to do with the music — the haters have latched onto the emo kids themselves. For some reason, emo kids tend to romanticize the idea of being depressed, to the fury of alpha-males, aggros, parents, and people who are actually depressed. Plus, one of the most vexing things about emo people is their stubborn refusal to acknowledge what is actually emo. In fact, one of the easiest ways to identify an emo band is the overwhelming presence of fans who loudly insist they (and the band) are not emo. They dress emo, act emo, like emo things and talk all day about emo, but god forbid anyone label them “emo.” And since these people are too confused and finicky for us to bother figuring out, we just hate them and leave it at that. Sorry.

4. Smooth Jazz. Ford killed the Mustang with the Mustang II. Anheuser-Busch killed beer with the non-alcoholic Bevo. And smooth jazz murdered, befouled and spat upon jazz by extracting its teeth and making it consumable by nattering church folk and Republicans. The music you hear in dentists’ offices, elevators, the weather channel and the supermarket (especially when it’s an instrumental version of a real song) is NOT jazz. It is to jazz what an American Idol contestant is to Aretha Franklin. As a style of music, it’s too timid to stand for anything, but too obnoxious to fade into the background. Instead it stays on the surface of one’s consciousness, chafing incessantly. Corporations use it to add background noise to neutral settings mostly because it doesn’t carry enough substance for anyone to have an opinion on it. But unlike other genres in this list that may provoke disagreement, it’s widely recognized by metalheads, punks, indie kids, oldies, rappers, bluesists, soulsmen, worship rockers, reggaeheads, cowpokes and classicalists alike, that just about everyone has it in for smooth jazz.

3. Adult Contemporary. Need I point out the contempt every youthful heart has for this wet rag of a musical style? The field of adult contemporary has evolved somewhat over the years to include softer alternative hits from the ’90s and 2000s (hilariously including Nickelback, according to Wikipedia). But the kind I’m talking about is the abysmal sap from the ’80s and early ’90s, mostly produced by Christine McVie and Anita Baker. Girls sometimes run to it for comfort after a bad breakup, or to drown out the sound of a screaming infant, but I actually can’t think of a positive social use for it — or at least one that is any fun. I suppose it will forever be the Preparation H of the music world, landing it at number three in this list.

2. Country. Country music is so hated that it’s even hated by people who don’t care much about music. How often have you heard someone say, “I like every kind of music, except country”? What they’re really saying is, “I don’t care enough about music to have an opinion on it, but I still hate country.” Could people really be less than charmed with music that celebrates the underwhelming things in life, like hometown honeymoons, lost rodeos and dysfunctional marriages? Do so many people disagree with old-fashioned, conservative values and vaguely Christian ideologies? Or are they turned off by the overplayed western stereotype that still seems to carry on, even through new Hollywood brats like Hannah Montana? My guess: all of the above, plus the Wal-Mart fascination, the SoCo aggression and the mullet factor. Country music, go away already.

1. Nu-Metal. Holy god, this music trend is awful. Just trying to describe how bad nu-metal is would probably make me burst a capillary in my brain (and spew gallons of blood everywhere). For most people, seeing bands like Insane Clown Posse evokes something closer to laughter and contempt than the whole shock-and-awe thing they’re going for. Goofy face paint worked with KISS because their entire image was about fantastical, otherworldly entertainment; these guys look like they’re still trying to be convincing as tough guys. It’s just another case of confused band identity (see: rap-rock). System of a Down isn’t doing any better by providing the soundtrack to Guantanamo Bay — goats make more pleasant sounds than what comes out of front man Serj Tankian, and the hyperactive guitar-spazzing makes me pity concert sound guys everywhere. This entire genre seems to be nothing more than a side-effect of trying to push the envelope of musical risk further than your parents pushed it. The problem is, when this wannabe Evil Knievel jumped his bike through the barn loft, it came out covered in chicken feathers and manure. For misguided abrasiveness stemming from a vast misinterpretation of “rebellion,” nu-metal tops this list as the most hated music genre ever. Go sacrifice yourself to something, nu-metal.

i didnt know icp was nu-metal

[Insanecowposse]

holy crap i am not going to read a book! a simple list would suffice newb.

[XIII]

He focuses too much on the music itself and not the genres. Might as well say top ten worst bands ever.

What about genres like, "Math Metal," and "Intellectual Death Metal." Like, what's that even supposed to mean? Pretentious bullshit like that deserves to go on a "worst" list.

[Grimlin]

This dude must really hate music......One music he didn't list was R & B.....Makes me wonder what his taste in music is now.

[dirtymonkey22]

I KNOW I CANT STAND CONTRY MUSIC BUT ITS ONE OF THE TOP GROSSING FORMS OF MUSIC

[N-Do]

I used to hate country, till I went to a kegger on a farm

[Grimlin]

This country song Pwns. Zac Brown-Chicken fried

[XIII]

I think people just hate country cuz it's cool to hate country.

Probably cuz of the conservative beliefs and the religious undertones.

I think it's nice though.

When a black guy thanks God, it's culture. When a white guy thanks God, it's unamerican.

[Grimlin]

XIII Wrote:When a black guy thanks God, it's culture. When a white guy thanks God, it's unamerican.

Don't get me started on that.....

Considering the fact,United States has been founded under the belief of "One Nation Under God".

I always think of blacks as coming from a Voodoo culture of the African tribes.

[Insanecowposse]

I actually do not like the sound of country. And since it is one of the highest grossing music styles then it is popular to like it? otherwise it wouldn't be high grosiing? Duh?

[Grimlin]

Country is not all that bad....Each musician has his or her own style.

I'm more into the style of Zac Brown. Drinking,eating and having a good time.That's some of what country music is about.

I used to think country was plain frigging depressing.It's not anymore to me,you just have to find the singer with your style and lyric choice of music.

[CrAzYT]

I agree that the author should have just written a worst band ever list rather than by genre. Some of those genres, like country, are way too big.

[sTr]

not a very good list because it's kinda hard to blacklist a whole genre, at least ten of them... ! can agree with emo, but besides that there is going to be a counter-argument in the tune of music, which is what the genre is all about, so it would easily defeat the opinion of some skinny dude at his computer writing nonsense...

[CrAzYT]

Yeah, emo really is a terrible genre. I will say though, I haven't had any typical emo students, which is fantastic. Maybe the trend is dying.

[Insanecowposse]

techno those bass beats cd's that brag like 4000 beats a minute make me wanna destroy everything i see.

[Keezie]

very biased, obviously. i bet this asswipe just listens to shit like Dave Matthews and the White Stripes and thinks he's on some higher lever than everyone else. give me a fucking break

i do agree with a few of those, but R&B should have absolutely been on there. well, maybe nowadays. it was okay back in the Keith Sweat/Boyz II Men days

[Star]

lol nu-metal

i can honestly listen to anything and not hate it, except for the retarded gangsta-rap on the radio about making it rain on bitches and fucking bitches and making bitches suck your dick, that shit gets old fast

[XIII]

Insanecowposse Wrote:since it is one of the highest grossing music styles then it is popular to like it? otherwise it wouldn't be high grosiing? Duh?

Haha... good logic, I can't deny that.

My theory is that the ENTIRE fanbase is all about "piracy is evil," and whatnot... and country SELLS more than other genres... but isn't LIKED more than other genres. If that makes any sense.

[sTr]

! like country, but it has to be real country. like the old stuff is great, hank williams III is excellent... there's some stuff that is what country should be, and pop country sucks balls....

[CrAzYT]

Yeah real country is all about drinking beer and whiskey, which is a good thing.

[XIII]

[sTr]

he's the shit too...

[Insanecowposse]

Larry never listened to dave matthews or the white stripes. I happen to like the white stripes and its not just cus i want to bone the drummer.

[dirtymonkey22]

Insanecowposse Wrote:Larry never listened to dave matthews or the white stripes. I happen to like the white stripes and its not just cus i want to bone the drummer.

wtf are u talking about i dont care for dave and i like the white stripes a little but i didnt write this i even put this at the top

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but anyway i have to admite i do like what people call NU-metal ITS a very weird catagory of metal because it started like 10 11 years ago but there are a few bands that are labled nu that date backe before it like korn ive even seen rage against the machine on that cat and was like wtf but i do agree that the label of nu was a fad and the good bands are still going strong like slipknot and korn or even system of the down

[Insanecowposse]

Keezie Wrote:very biased, obviously. i bet this asswipe just listens to shit like Dave Matthews and the White Stripes and thinks he's on some higher lever than everyone else. give me a fucking break

i do agree with a few of those, but R&B should have absolutely been on there. well, maybe nowadays. it was okay back in the Keith Sweat/Boyz II Men days

Thats what i was referring to when i said dave matthews and the white stripes larry you gotta read all yer posts.

[dirtymonkey22]

Insanecowposse Wrote:Larry never listened to dave matthews or the white stripes..

[Insanecowposse]

you don't have any of their albums and you don't listen to the radio so no you don't listen to the white stripes or dave matthews. BITCH<capslocks used>

[Keezie]

XIII Wrote:

Insanecowposse Wrote:since it is one of the highest grossing music styles then it is popular to like it? otherwise it wouldn't be high grosiing? Duh?

Haha... good logic, I can't deny that.

My theory is that the ENTIRE fanbase is all about "piracy is evil," and whatnot... and country SELLS more than other genres... but isn't LIKED more than other genres. If that makes any sense.

the only reason no one pirates country music is because most of their fans are dumb ass rednecks who don't know the first thing about turning on a computer

[Grimlin]

Keezie Wrote:

XIII Wrote:

Insanecowposse Wrote:since it is one of the highest grossing music styles then it is popular to like it? otherwise it wouldn't be high grosiing? Duh?

Haha... good logic, I can't deny that.

My theory is that the ENTIRE fanbase is all about "piracy is evil," and whatnot... and country SELLS more than other genres... but isn't LIKED more than other genres. If that makes any sense.

the only reason no one pirates country music is because most of their fans are dumb ass rednecks who don't know the first thing about turning on a computer

That's not technically true.To support XIII theory which i believe is the cause as well.Country fans are big supporters of their music,which is why they don't mind paying for it.Many of them are honest hard working people.Unlike a lot of the hard core rap,rock and underground music which usually have the fans who are basically criminal minded and don't believe in buying something "honestly" to support it.

Just like there are many rappers who i frigging hate,but yet will download a song or two from them because it's actually decent.Yet they don't get a penny from me.

Where as country,I'll buy the whole CD for 3-4 songs.

[XIII]

Not to mention every genre is deteriorating, except for country.

Rock has completely abandoned its grassroots beginnings. It is no longer by the people, for the people.

Rap has also completely abandoned its roots. It used to be about how people get by with next to nothing.

Now rock is all about the image, and rap is all about... well, the image.

Country is still a working man's genre. Everything else is a bunch of rich pricks pretending to know what it's like to be me.

[Grimlin]

XIII Wrote:Not to mention every genre is deteriorating, except for country.

Rock has completely abandoned its grassroots beginnings. It is no longer by the people, for the people.

Rap has also completely abandoned its roots. It used to be about how people get by with next to nothing.

Now rock is all about the image, and rap is all about... well, the image.

Country is still a working man's genre. Everything else is a bunch of rich pricks pretending to know what it's like to be me.

Well said.....

[Insanecowposse]

Rap is terrible now thet either mumble thru the words or digitize their voice. I never did like the whole bragging rap either. I got so much ice you can call me the freezer or i am popping champagne all night and all the women want to sex me or i am the baddest dude on the planet and my 5000 homies will kill you and somehow everysingle one of these songs mentions that they are in da club.

[Keezie]

i feel ya grim, i was mainly trying to be funny. my wife is a huge country fan. she and i have completely different musical tastes

regardless, most music sucks nowadays. it takes me so long to find something to listen to in the car, i usually just put in something older. and most people's idea of "good music" is laughable (see: every music critic review for the past 10 years)

if it says anything, one of my favorite albums i've downloaded in the past 6 months is the Ting Tings

[Slacker]

Metal > anything else

[sTr]

metal dicks > metal