What is the Most Cringingly Awful Thing in Music?

[The Grand Wazoo]

I'd like to propose a motion that will save the world's citizens from much heartache, ear-ache and grief. It will be the first important step in the move away from criminal cheesiness in music.

The motion:
All songs with the words 'Rock & Roll' in the title should be banned. They should rounded up, put in a lead-lined box & fired into deepest outer space, never to be seen or heard again.

There should be two exceptions to the rule. Only two songs can remain on earth. The first is:
'Rock 'n' Roll Suicide' by David Bowie

...............because I'm making the rules and I like it.

The second should be the nastiest, most foul example of the breed that we can think of & it should remain with us forever as a reminder of just how bad things can get if we ever allow this horrendous situation to proliferate again.

So, what do you think should be the other song that is allowed to remain?

[DSJR]

Gary Glitter - Rock-N-Roll Pts 1 and 2........

[Themis]

Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin ;)

[The Grand Wazoo]

Gary Glitter - Rock-N-Roll Pts 1 and 2........

Maybe, but if it stays, I vote we put him in the lead-lined box with all the other records.



Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin

Oh, shit, I forgot that one! That needs to stay too. We'll listen to Bowie from Saturdays - Tuesday lunchtimes & Led Zep till Friday nights. OK?

[Joe]

Maybe, but if it stays, I vote we put him in the lead-lined box with all the other records.

Yeah, get in that box, Page!

[DanJennings]

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AC/DC - Rock N Roll Ain't Noise Pollution, It's a Long Way To The Top If You Want To Rock N Roll, Rock N Roll Train, She Likes Rock N Roll, Rock N Roll Dream, Rock N Roll Singer, Rock N Roll Damnation, Can't Stop For Rock N Roll

Anti Nowhere League - Can't Stand Rock N Roll

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[Rare Bird]

Anyone with these records in their collection needs the lethal injection

Black Sabbath ''Rock 'n' Roll Doctor''
Rainbow "Long Live Rock & Roll"
Motorhead ''Rock & Roll"
AC/DC ''Rock 'n' Roll Singer''

[The Grand Wazoo]

I can begin to see how I haven't thought this through properly.
I'll have to have a chat with Patti Smith to see if she can change the lyrics a little, that way it can stay.

The AC/DC ones though? They go straight in the box with 10CC and Andre's list.

[Themis]

Anyone with these records in their collection needs the lethal injection

Black Sabbath ''Rock 'n' Roll Doctor''
Rainbow "Long Live Rock & Roll"
Motorhead ''Rock & Roll"
AC/DC ''Rock 'n' Roll Singer''
I think I would better stay with my "Best of Village People" collection... :lol:

[Rare Bird]

I can begin to see how I haven't thought this through properly.
I'll have to have a chat with Patti Smith to see if she can change the lyrics a little, that way it can stay.

The AC/DC ones though? They go straight in the box with 10CC and Andre's list.

n don't forget to staple the box up

[Joe]

This must surely go to the front of the queue:
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[John]

Rainbow Long Live Rock and roll crap title but two tracks that must stay out of Bin
Kill the King when I am really pisased off just great to get rid of frustration and of course Gates of Babylon

[Rare Bird]

well ronnie james dio was the best Rainbow front man, the band were just shit after he left

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[The Grand Wazoo]

Joe,
That's the kind of thing I was thinking of as an outstanding exemplar of just how bad things can get. That one is for sure on the short list for reminding the music industry of its past crimes!

[John]

Joan Jett I love Rock N Roll except when you 19 drunk and at a 80s party

[The Grand Wazoo]

While we're at it here's some more for the box..........

Joan Jett
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Bob Seger
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Kiss (again)
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But I think our friend Billy goes in the short list with Kiss's 'God Gave Rock & Roll To You'.........

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[DanJennings]

I'm sensing a bit of AC/DC hostility here....
I'll be objective about this.

YOU'RE ALL WRONG!!!!!! ;)

[Rare Bird]

Nothing to do with me i hate AC/DC :lol:

I'll go with Bonn Scotts previous band Fraternity tho

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[goraman]

Rock & Roll radio by the Ramones.
A favorite in my youth.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJizV-d3sEQ

The Ramones are the US Beatles.
Just uglyer,Well then there is Ringo and John so it's a toss up.

[Joe]

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[Spectral Morn]

Argent-God gave Rock N Roll to you.


Regards D S D L

[Beechwoods]

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I love that track!

Not so sure about this one though...

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[The Grand Wazoo]

In confirmation of the fact that I never thought it through properly, I just remembered Ian Dury.
DOH!

[Beechwoods]

Yeah, you really dropped the ball on this one, Chris.

Dance of the Rock & Roll Interviewers - Frank Zappa

[The Grand Wazoo]

I still stand by the general priciple, though.
There's a lot of shite that proclaims the wonder of rock & roll - some of it might put the newcomer to music off completely!

[Beechwoods]

Rock and roll is something a ship does, or a bed in a camper van. It's definitely not a fit description for young people's music, not in my book anyway!

[Peter Galbavy]

Given the thread title I would like to move away from the use of that awful term "rock'n'roll" to another cringe area - that of certain gratuitously crap sound effects. I propose, as the most cringeworthy that of the electronic "hand-clap". It's ruined many a good (yes there some) dance and house songs esp. from the early 90s but it also made a large number of funk and disco tracks unlistenable. I mean, what's so hard about recording a real person slapping two chunks of their flesh together in some semblance of rhythm? Ergh.

[Beechwoods]

More cowbell!

[Jonboy]

Anything and everything by Cliff F**king Richards, he calls his music rock and roll :chainsaw:

Him, his colstamy bag and his music want burrying in a lead lined coffen for good

[goraman]

Barbra Steisand makes my skin crawl.

[Rare Bird]

This has to be the mose disasterous Topic i ever did see :lol:

[The Grand Wazoo]

Why's that Andre,

Hehehehe.............
..........did someone say Prog or something?

[Themis]

Why's that Andre,

Hehehehe.............
..........did someone say Prog or something?

Is there any Prog with "Rock & Roll" in it ? :eek:

[Rare Bird]

Is there any Prog with "Rock & Roll" in it ? :eek:

How dare you :lol:

[The Grand Wazoo]

Is there any Prog with "Rock & Roll" in it ? :eek:

Well no,
But if someone answered the question "What is the Most Cringingly Awful Thing in Music?" by saying "Prog", then I reckon that would make this a disasterous thread for Andre.

[Barry]

Well no,
But if someone answered the question "What is the Most Cringingly Awful Thing in Music?" by saying "Prog", then I reckon that would make this a disasterous thread for Andre.

The truth of the matter is that there would be a whole list of contenders had the question been: "What is the Most Cringingly Awful Thing in Prog?"

Pace Andre

Regards

[Rare Bird]

The truth of the matter is that there would be a whole list of contenders had the question been: "What is the Most Cringingly Awful Thing in Prog?"



That would be easy anyting in PROG after 1973 :eyebrows:

[The Grand Wazoo]

......so it's not the 'P', the 'R', the 'O' and the 'G' then?

[slipperyjim]

Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

It not only has the offending phrase, it is written and performed by my nomination for the Worst Band in Living History. A band with nary a whiff of Rock n Roll about them.

Oh, the irony....

[Barry]

Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

It not only has the offending phrase, it is written and performed by my nomination for the Worst Band in Living History. A band with nary of whiff of Rock n Roll about them.

Oh, the irony....

Agreed! Though I could nominate other, equally bad, groups.

Regards

[DanJennings]

Agreed! Though I could nominate other, equally bad, groups.

Regards

The Stone Roses, Coldplay, Bread