Just when thought music journalism couldn't possibly get anymore superficial or petty, along comes the Riverfront Times to prove you wrong. Its snarky article "The Ten Most Hated Men in Rock (Besides Sting)", while not particularly enlightening, is at least mildly amusing.

Here's the list; Go read the entire article, if you at all give a shit . . .

1. Paul McCartney
2. Carlos Santana
3. Jimmy Buffett
4. The Adams Family (Ryan & Bryan)
5. Elton John
6. Johnny Rzeznik
7. G.E. Smith
8. Conor Oberst & Chris Carrabba
9. Fred Durst
10. Bob Weir

Rounding out the Top Twenty: 11. Glenn Frey & Don Henley. 12. Scott Stapp. 13. Rod Stewart. 14. Phil Collins. 15. Lenny Kravitz. 16. Steve Miller. 17. John Cougar Mellencamp. 18. Michael McDonald. 19. Max Weinberg. 20. Lars Ulrich.

Honorable Mention: Eric Clapton, Anthony Kiedis, Kid Rock, Scott Weiland, Liam & Noel Gallagher, Zack de la Rocha, Peter Gabriel, Kenny Loggins, George Thorogood, Bob Seger, Ted Nugent, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bruce Springsteen, Axl Rose, James Hetfield, Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Winwood, Bruce Hornsby, Billy Joel, Dave Matthews, John Popper, Julian Casablancas, Jack White, Rob Thomas, Huey Lewis, Jackson Browne, Dave Grohl, Chris Cornell, Mark McGrath, Melissa Etheridge and the lead singer of Maroon 5 (we're too indifferent to even bother learning his name).

Sources:
The Ten Most Hated Men in Rock (Besides Sting)
BY MIKE SEELY
Riverfront Times Sep 01, 2004
http://www.riverfronttimes.com/issues/2004-09-01/music.html

Posted at 06:19 AM in Humor, Music | Permalink

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/763/1101377

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference The Ten Most Hated Men in Rock (Besides Sting):