Top Wuss Rock Bands of All Time
A few weeks ago a co-worker and I were discussing some bands we like (we are children of the eighties, so bear with me) and more than a few we labeled “wuss” rock bands. Now this isn’t necessarily an insult, but more of a classification. As I said we personally liked the bands, but we had to admit that a large number of their popular songs were kinda, well…wussy.
We then asked friends and colleagues who they considered the top wuss rock bands. So I included them below in order of wussiness, based on the number of times a band was listed. The top five bands have a link to a YouTube video for your listening and viewing pleasure.
Top Five Wuss Rock Bands (based on votes):
- Air Supply – Two guys you hope weren’t actually singing to each other.
- Chicago - Does every Chicago song sound the same to you?
- Abba - I was never sure if they were friends, siblings, spouses or what.
- Loverboy - The name says it all.
- REO Speedwagon – I can’t fight this feeling any longer…I’m numb.
Other bands receiving votes, in order of number of votes received. (I published comments as well):
- Coldplay
- Foreigner
- Hall & Oates
- Jefferson Starship
- Journey
- Radiohead – great musicians, but let’s face it, the Backstreet Boys could probably take them in a fight.
- Styx
- Survivor
- White Lion
- Winger
- A Flock of Seagulls
- Aaron Carter – it’s bad when your brother was a Backstreet Boy and he’s referred to as the “hardcore” one.
- A-Ha
- Ambrosia – Holdin’ on to Yesterday was their biggest song and their destiny.
- Backstreet Boys
- Bang Tango
- Bread – I found your Diaper underneath the tree?
- Creed
- Culture Club
- Dashboard Confessional – been singing about the same girl that left him for nearly 10 years…get over her dude.
- Dire Straits
- Everything But the Girl – I still have EBTG worship issues.
- Extreme – Hole in my heart makes me want to put a hole in my head.
- Fall out Boy
- Fleetwood Mac
- Genesis
- Goo Goo Dolls
- Heart
- Huey Lewis & the News
- Maroon 5
- Mr. Big
- N Sync
- Nelson
- New Kids On the Block (reunited)
- Night Ranger
- Teenage Fanclub
- The Carpenters – They had a chick playing the drums. If Mama Cass would have given Karen a sandwich, they’d both be alive.
- The Scorpions
- Toto
- Warrant
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14 Responses to “Top Wuss Rock Bands of All Time”
By Will on May 1, 2008 | Reply
I think you’ve pegged the top 5. Is it just me or do all of Loverboy’s songs sound like watered-down versions of Def Leppard songs?
By Chris Alexander on May 1, 2008 | Reply
And my wife’s two favorite bands? Chicago and Air Supply.
And don’t forget this super awesome video!
By Krumpet on May 1, 2008 | Reply
Woah, woah, woah – The Scorpions?? Are you people nuts?? I cannot believe they received any votes. Insanity…pure insanity! Matthias Jabs totally rocks!
How Nelson isn’t #4 on the list is beyond me.
By Shell Harris on May 1, 2008 | Reply
Since we are showing videos, here is the worst music video of all time. Someone wrote, “This is what happens when you have $10,000 to shoot a music video and spend $9,900 of it on cocaine.”
By Chris Hull on May 1, 2008 | Reply
Awesomely bad video! I half expected to see a jogger running by.
By Elizabeth on May 1, 2008 | Reply
Europe. You gotta add them.
By Shell Harris on May 1, 2008 | Reply
Chris, if not a jogger at least the boom mike should have come into the shots a few times.
By Shell Harris on May 1, 2008 | Reply
Elizabeth, I’m shocked we forgot Europe. The Final Countdown was so epic!
By Joel on May 3, 2008 | Reply
come on..Dire Straits and Toto??
What’s next? Deep Purple maybe?
By Tracy on May 3, 2008 | Reply
You forgot Millie Vanilli, unless you left them off since they weren’t even really singing.
By Vicki on May 3, 2008 | Reply
I guess I am a wuss cause I like 4 out of the 5 in your top-5 list.. and still really enjoy listening (yeah I’m female!).
By Bill Ross on Jun 13, 2008 | Reply
Great stuff. Wow I had forgot about almost all of these bands.
By Cabe on Jun 20, 2008 | Reply
Hah that Air Supply cover made me laugh so hard with the title of this post. It makes perfect sense. I agree with a lot of those. Radiohead are a great band but you are right, they are a bunch of sissies. Hah that makes me giggle.
By raunakgosh on Oct 29, 2008 | Reply
I agree with most of the above listing.