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This Is the Most Hated Rock Band of All Time, According to Data
bestlife ^ | 2/17/2021

Posted on 02/18/2021 5:37:28 AM PST by mylife

Music—specifically popular rock music—can have a polarizing effect on listeners. One fan's favorite band is the one another person detests most. As head-scratching as it may be, there are even people who hate the Beatles. That's because art is subjective by nature, so it's difficult to assess with an analytical or mathematical approach. But that didn't stop us from trying to do just that. At Best Life, we set out to use data to determine the most hated rock band of all time.

Once we had our list, we looked at five key metrics, from expert opinions to fan surveys. To start, we looked at LA Weekly's list of the top 20 worst bands of all time. Then we turned our attention to Vice's list of the 123 worst musicians of all time. Since the list was not ranked, if a band was on the list, it got points added to its score; if it wasn't, no points were added. Then we looked at the top 21 most overly hated bands according to Ultimate Guitar, a popular music and guitar instruction website. Finally, we used two polls from Ranker, the 102 most overrated bands and the 421 worst rock bands of all time.

We then assigned each metric a weighted value* before running them through our exclusive algorithm to see how each artist scored on our 100-point scale Hated Band Index. Read on to discover which group was deemed the most hated rock band of all time, based on the numbers.

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To: xp38

Oh God, I forgot that talentless hack was a fellow Canadian. For top Canadians I would put the Payolas and Platinum Blonde, and Loverboy. (top best that is)


161 posted on 02/18/2021 11:17:10 AM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: real saxophonist

I did too. My Christian friends disagree but I hate it that Bono tries to shake down countries for international aid.


162 posted on 02/18/2021 11:17:49 AM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

“This isn’t a South American football league where rooting for the other team means a fight to the death.”
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OK boomboom...time to put a cork in your Cobham...


163 posted on 02/18/2021 11:48:18 AM PST by MCEscherHammer
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To: MCEscherHammer

If I choose not to decide will I still have made a choice?


164 posted on 02/18/2021 12:22:53 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: xp38
Only a limp #18 but Canada still comes through with Nickelback at #1. :)

"Now now, the Canadian government has apologized for Bryan Adams on several occasions."

165 posted on 02/18/2021 12:24:02 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: mylife
Dude is seriously full of himself, 100 Irish rockers were better than him

Phil Lynott is the best-frontman to come out of Ireland, period.

166 posted on 02/18/2021 12:26:32 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: mylife

Have you seen Robert and Toyah’s videos on YT?

They may very well be the best couple, ever.


167 posted on 02/18/2021 12:29:25 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

RIP Phil


168 posted on 02/18/2021 12:47:03 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: dfwgator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=15&v=x9MtX3Row2M&feature=emb_logo


169 posted on 02/18/2021 12:52:40 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: dfwgator

I think thin lizzys “vagabonds of the western world” was he 3rd LP I ever bought


170 posted on 02/18/2021 12:58:50 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: dfwgator

Eat it Bono!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=AsD7VWZxjbk&feature=emb_logo


171 posted on 02/18/2021 1:08:11 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkajL6nY3ao

Deep purple was my 1st lp, Nazareth was 2nd


172 posted on 02/18/2021 1:10:12 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-YK5Ssigzg


173 posted on 02/18/2021 1:13:27 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife
We then assigned each metric a weighted value*

There are lies, damned lies and statistics. -Mark Twain

174 posted on 02/18/2021 1:19:32 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (May their path be strewn with Legos, may they step on them with bare feet until they repent. )
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To: mylife
It's all very subjective.

Except for The Doors - they were scientifically determined to be awful.

175 posted on 02/18/2021 1:22:03 PM PST by dead (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPC8zB-JPSg)
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To: dowcaet

I love RUSH and like the Doors.

Rush is number 3 in all-time consecutive gold and platinum albums behind The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Lists are for tourists.


176 posted on 02/18/2021 1:24:36 PM PST by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear; dead

Hey, it’s only rock and roll...mathematically, that is a 4 4 beat..


177 posted on 02/18/2021 1:25:18 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: MCEscherHammer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KLuYXT6QMU

Above is some guy announcing the inductees to the rock and roll hall of fame. Lots of big names. Then he gets to “And from Toronto....” Talk about fans! (I love the looks on their wives’ faces.)


178 posted on 02/18/2021 1:28:08 PM PST by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: mylife

Rush, an acquired taste. Neil Peart’s drumming was always worth seeing .
Saw them with UFO, who opened, half the audience were UFO fans and quite boisterous compared to the Rush crowd, lol.


179 posted on 02/18/2021 1:35:38 PM PST by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: 21twelve

Hell it took them forever to get in and you can see the r and r hall of fame from Toronto on a clear day..


180 posted on 02/18/2021 1:35:51 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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