The crappy bands of 2003

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According to Guitar World readers.

Sounds about right.

Poll: Limp Bizkit, Creed Worst Bands of Year

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Limp Bizkit, which suffered slow sales of its long-awaited new album, has been named worst band of the year by readers of Guitar World magazine.

Creed, another act that draws sharp reactions, came in at No. 2 even though the Christian combo took the year off. New York rockers the Strokes were No. 3, followed by \"all pop-punk bands\" at No. 4 and pop-punk band Good Charlotte at No. 5.


Limp Bizkit's \"Results May Vary\" has sold one million copies after 13 weeks, and ranks No. 64 on the U.S. pop charts. Its previous release, 2000's Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water,\" ranked No. 5 after 13 weeks with sales of four million copies.


Metallica (news - web sites)'s poor-selling new album, \"St. Anger,\" was named biggest disappointment, but it also came in at No. 2 as the best metal album, ranking behind Black Label Society's \"The Blessed Hellride.\"


Metallica's Kirk Hammett was named best metal guitarist, a possible consolation prize for having all his solos cut from \"St. Anger,\" and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was named best rock guitarist, notwithstanding his initial claim to fame as the drummer with defunct rock band Nirvana.


Another long-gone band, Led Zeppelin, released the best rock album of 2003, the 3-CD live package \"How the West Was Won,\" according to Guitar World readers. That category was rounded out by Audioslave's self-titled debut, the White Stripes' \"Elephant,\" Lynyrd Skynyrd's \"Vicious Cycle\" and Rush's \"Rock in Rio.\"


The other big disappointments of the year were listed as \"all new music,\" the break-up of Texas metal veterans Pantera, the continued absence of a new Guns 'N Roses album, and Marcos Curiel's departure from Christian rock band P.O.D.

Two questions thus far. Was Limp Bizkits new album really 'long awaited'?

and, is anyone really that upset about the continued absence of a new Guns album?

[Hawt Baux]

I wept when Pantera disbanded.

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Honestly that's how out of it I have been this year because it was news to me today.

[Topper Harley]

followed by \"all pop-punk bands\" at No. 4 and pop-punk band Good Charlotte at No. 5.

How the hell does Good Charlotte not fall into category #4?

[The Man]

There hasn't been a good song since 1972

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Which song would that have been?

[Flock of Moosen]

Originally posted by header
and, is anyone really that upset about the continued absence of a new Guns album?

I am. Come on now, everyone knows that Appetite For Destruction will not be able to hold a candle to Chinese Democracy.

Originally posted by The Man
There hasn't been a good song since 1972

Originally posted by header
Which song would that have been?

The Top 20 songs of 1972
1) American Pie by Don McLean
2) The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack
3) Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan
4) Without You by Nilsson
5) I Gotcha by Joe Tex
6) Let's Stay Together by Al Green
7) The Candy Man by Sammy Davis Jr.
8) I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash
9) A Horse With No Name by America
10) Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul
11) Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) by Looking Glass
12) Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me by Mac Davis
13) Lean On Me by Bill Withers
14) Nights In White Satin by The Moody Blues
15) I Am Woman by Helen Reddy
16) I'll Take You There by The Staple Singers
17) Clair by Gilbert O'Sullivan
18) Heart Of Gold by Neil Young
19) Oh Girl by The Chi-Lites
20) Scorpio by Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band


Looks like Gilbert O'Sullivan was the man back in 1972.
Two songs in the top 20! Woo Hoo!

[JimmyBlueEyes]

Looks like a track listing for one of those AM Gold CDs...

[60FeetUnderWater]

Evertime I hear "American Pie", I want to hurt, choke, & maim random senior citizens, hobbled pets, and other such defensless persons/beings.




Or as an alternative, change the radio dial.

I fuckin hate that song. 1972 can suck me.

[Jhaneusis]

Hmmmm a good song since 72????How about "Paint It Black" by the stones