In 2016, the band from Barcelona Sidonie released an album with an eye-catching title: The worst group in the world.
For many, this involved an acceptance of reality by the members of this pop trio, with airs of psychedelic rock. And, despite the success of these Catalans, there are those who consider that, in effect, they are one of the worst bands in the history of music.
Sindonie on the other hand, has a legion of loyal fans within Spain, who maintain that it is one of the best indie rock has given in the last twenty years.
The members of the band, while going out to promote this, their eighth record label, claimed that, At least for a time, they were the worst group in the world.
About tastes and colors the authors have not written
Whether a musical group or a singer likes the public or not, goes through a series of factors, almost always of a personal nature. It is assumed that the sum of individual positions, form the collective criteria.
But beyond this premise, what are the criteria to affirm that a musical band or a singer is good or bad?
There are many who have ventured into these territories. Broadly speaking, at least with regard to the different variants of commercial pop music, a group or singer is considered bad when:
- It lacks quality lyrical content. The lyrics of his songs are empty and bland, without depth or message. In short, they do not contribute anything to society. On the contrary, they can be classified as toxic.
- Flat or unoriginal musical structure. Composers and arrangers who limit themselves to copying already proven formulas, but without adding anything new.
- Fully pre-made image. They are artists who were designed only by and for the market. Not only to sell millions of copies or digital downloads, but also tickets to concerts, souvenirs, movies, TV series, posters and a long list of merchandising products.
Dave Matthews Band The worst band in the world?
After almost three uninterrupted decades of musical activity and with more than 30 million records sold, only in the United States. Popular throughout America and much of Europe. Despite all this “background”, there are many “opinion makers” who say that Dave Matthews's Band is, by far, the worst group in the world. At least when it comes to contemporary popular music in the West.
The arguments to support this claim are somewhat vague. In any case, The idea of mixing rock and folk variants with jazz sounds does not quite convince many people. At least not in this case.
All reggaetón and its later variants
Popularity seems to be at odds with quality. And if there is a popular musical style so far in the XNUMXst century, that is reggaeton.
Born in the Caribbean basin, which helped him –at least initially- feed on rhythms such as salsa, Dominican merengue and reggae.
However, today is the day there is little that remains of that merger. The so-called "urban rhythms" became a great factory of identical songs. But beyond the lack of originality or excessive repetition, offensive and degrading lyrics have also made a dent in the assessment that all the "reggaetoneros" receive.
Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, Wisin, Yandel, Maluma, CNCO, Chyno, Nacho, Calle 13 ... The list is almost endless. Anyone who has sung reggaetón more than once is automatically classified as one of the worst in music history. Which is why many also include within this same package, names like Shakira or Enrique Iglesias.
Justin Bieber, Nicky Minaj, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears ...
Everything that has a prefabricated aroma, it is par excellence deserving of the award for the worst group in the world (or singer).
Some of those vying for the top of this ranking appear to have universal acclaim. Names like Justin Bieber or Nicky Minaj only add negative opinions. The same applies to Britney Spears, PSY or Carly Rae Japsen.
There are also other figures questioned, although with the same number of fans as detractors. These include Lady Gaga, Rihanna or Mariah Carey. In the same way some legends like Nirvana, Eagles or even Madonna herself.
The Maná case The worst rock group in Latin America?
The Mexican band reached high levels of popularity within the Spanish-speaking markets in the 90's. Even in Portuguese-speaking countries (Brazil and Portugal) they also reaped a significant legion of followers.
However, after three albums, most of his audience was bored. Among other reasons, because for a while each new song sounded exactly the same as the previous one. To vary the melodies a bit, they tried boleros and bachata. The result was even worse.
But beyond the rhythms, the lyrics of his songs stopped contributing novel elements.
The Operation Triumph case
Another group of artists who, despite their achievements, are also on the list of the worst of the worst in music, are the singers from Operación Triunfo.
Virtually none are saved. Even popularity is proportional to the number of "haters" they accumulate.
The list goes through David Bisbal, Chenoa, David Busdamente, Dani Martín and a very long etcetera.
The final top
To the list of the worst group in the world, we must add -without wondering- other members.
- All the Spice Girls: represented in the late nineties, the best example of a pre-made group. Its success was as short-lived as it was planned.
- All the Ketchup: they became famous throughout Latin America thanks to the theme aserejé. After that, there is little that they have sounded. Still, its place within the most controversial music rankings seems to be secured for a long time.
- The tigress of the east: This XNUMX-year-old born in Peru is an "artist" difficult to define. She takes her role as the sex symbol of middle age very seriously. His music is simply unclassifiable.
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