Music bands are a weird phenomenon. It’s hard to describe what turns a good band into a great band and no one really seems to know the recipe for success. The biggest proof of this is that every now and then, humanity makes a mistake and picks the wrong band. We raise them up, buy all their albums, go to their shows, and then spend ourselves wondering a decade or so later why anyone thought they were good in the first place.
Let’s take a look at some of those bands where public opinion messed up.
Nickelback
Despite these guys still being active, we’ve now reached the point where we’ve all agreed that they’re average at best and they’ve been pushed into obscurity. Why we used to consider them rock Gods at a certain time, no one will know.
Creed
Ever since Tremonti went to Alter Bridge, we’ve been able to fully pinpoint the issues people had with Creed to Scott Stapp’s vocals and writing. It’s just not very memorable, and almost everyone seems to have forgotten that this band existed and was considered popular. But I won’t make us forget, because we have to prevent it from happening again.
Limp Bizkit
Who besides Fred Durst ever thought that a middle-aged white man pretending he’s a cool hiphop artists as a part of a NU-Metal band (a fad that died out almost as soon as it sprung into existence)? Well, millions of people, actually. By now, with Fred himself being a wee bit older and the audience having left puberty, we’re starting to realize that this band was never meant to be taken as seriously as we did.
