Which band has the biggest downard spiral?

[WhoSaidThat?]

Please don't make a Nine Inch Nails reference. Just pick which band has the worst trajectory of falling further from grace with each release.

[phil19]

first.
tbs

[briewer]

Nine Inch Nails.

Please don't make a Nine Inch Nails reference.
SUCK IT. :efu:

[WhoSaidThat?]

Nine Inch Nails.


SUCK IT. :efu:
:-d

[voncorn]

Came in hear to say Nine Inch Nails, in regards to the topic title.

But NIN outdid themselves about every other album.

Pretty Hate Machine < Broken < The Downward Spiral < The Fragile > With Teeth < Year Zero < Ghosts I-IV > The Slip

Anyways, out of the list, I voted TBS.

[Indoor Living]

Plain White T's clearly. They're now a completely different band. Listen to Stop, then listen to Big Bad World.

All other bands have aspects that have somewhat stayed the same.

[Machu505]

Tbs.

[Broden Terry]

Cartel shouldn't even be in this poll. Taking Back Sunday quite possibly.

[Piss]

Cartel shouldn't even be in this poll.

why not? they had a decent debut, yet an extremly shitty sophomore

[Paulb-182]

Plain White T's.. I still like the other three a lot

[Broden Terry]

why not? they had a decent debut, yet an extremly shitty sophomore

I don't think you can judge on two releases :shrug: Plus I'm in the minority and prefer Cartel over Chroma.

[Undue Noise]

Not PWT or GC becuase I never thought much of them to being with, so I guess TBS, although New Again isn't awful.

[TheGreatHoudini]

cartel has a chance to rebound but all the other bands have gone too far down

[11:11]

TBS. Cartel's debut doesn't suck nearly as much as people say it does. People who continue to say it sucks obviously haven't listened to it more than once or with an open mind. It's just different, guys.

I was hoping AAR would be in this poll though.

[Takk...Ros]

TBS. Cartel's debut doesn't suck nearly as much as people say it does. People who continue to say it sucks obviously haven't listened to it more than once or with an open mind. It's just different, guys.

I was hoping AAR would be in this poll though.
That would have been a good one too.
I went with Plain White Tee's even though I've never really liked them. Their newest album makes me want to puke.

[superichie]

Wow. MAJOR fail with the votes for Taking Back Sunday. Worse with every album? The further they get away from Adam Lazzara sounding like he is going to cry in every song (i.e. Where You Want to Be) the better IMO.

[Yontsey]

Well it depends on what you consider downward spiral.

If you mean quality, then it would be all of them (and some of them weren't even good to begin with), but if you mean mainstream success, you can't even consider PWT or TBS. PWT's have had 2 platinum singles. Not many bands can say that nowadays. TBS will always get their album sales. Cartel is decent.

I voted for GC just because that band is garbage.

[superichie]

How was Panic at the Disco not included in this poll?

[undonesweater93]

How was Panic at the Disco not included in this poll?

Possibly because Pretty. Odd. was better than A Fever You Can't Sweat Out?

[notoaststereo]

good charlotte

[ManicanParty49]

good charlotte. I just feel bad for them.

[WhoSaidThat?]

Well it depends on what you consider downward spiral.

If you mean quality, then it would be all of them (and some of them weren't even good to begin with), but if you mean mainstream success, you can't even consider PWT or TBS. PWT's have had 2 platinum singles. Not many bands can say that nowadays. TBS will always get their album sales. Cartel is decent.

I voted for GC just because that band is garbage.
I meant quality, hence my vote for Good Charlotte. I still really like their first two.

[bassbeat77]

TBS since the other bands were never really good in the first place.

[flks511]

Anyone who voted TBS is stuck in the past.

[more heart]

Cartel is better off than the rest of these bands. I think their new record will put them back on track.

[thehereaway]

Should have included Weezer in this, they have crashed and burned at everything post-Pinkerton.

[Poe-tryGirl]

Good Charlotte

[LPcatitoRJA]

is Good Charlotte still a band?

[SuNDaYSTaR]

I can't believe that many people voted for Taking Back Sunday and not for Good Charlotte. They're the ones that just went worse and worse with every release.

[Hull]

I almost voted Taking Back Sunday. They get worse with every album but at least it's rather gradual.
Chroma is still one of my favorite CD's but the self-titled album is one of the biggest letdown albums I can think of.

[superichie]

Possibly because Pretty. Odd. was better than A Fever You Can't Sweat Out?

or possibly you're retarded. at least they were being original at the time A Fever You Can't Sweat Out was released. I agree they needed to change up their style after that because every band on the goddamn planet ripped them off after that...but blatantly ripping off the Beatles was (in my opinion) not the best way to go.

[GoWaitInTheCar]

None of these bands were ever good. If a band has three decent songs, it doesn't make a career.

[newfoundmichael]

Plain White T's clearly. They're now a completely different band. Listen to Stop, then listen to Big Bad World.

All other bands have aspects that have somewhat stayed the same.


Plain White T's have always sucked though...at least in my opinion.

Look at TBS. Tell All Your Friends was one of the best punk/alt. albums of it's time. You can't say that any of these other artists have released albums as relevant as TAYF.

Look at TBS now. They are horrible. John Nolan has left, Fred has left, they have fallen so far down it is just terrible.

[newfoundmichael]

I can't believe that many people voted for Taking Back Sunday and not for Good Charlotte. They're the ones that just went worse and worse with every release.


See, I never thought Good Charlotte was very good though. To me, it's all about how far of a fall the band took. Taking Back Sunday was a damn good band, and now I really think they are pretty awful over their last two releases.

[MyHereAfter]

Dumb Poll

[Scott Farcas]

Tbs

[fran.182]

Plain White T's.. I still like the other three a lot

This.

[Alex DiVincenzo]

Plain White T's. Stop was an awesome record, and All That We've Needed was pretty good, but they've steadily gone downhill with each release.

[TangledUp]

Definitely Good Charlotte.

[ihatecayte]

tbs definitely. going from TAYF to loudernow, even, is a significant fall. i haven't even heard their newest, but i can only assume it's just as lame.

and good charlotte was never good enough to spiral downward... at least not very far.

[CarouselBoy]

to me it's clearly GC. They got huge with their first few albums, like mainstream huge. TBS nor Cartel ever reached that level and PWT was big for Delilah, certainly not the whole record nor for multiple records. Biggest downfall? GC. From all the way at the top to a whataretheydoingnow band.

[TangledUp]

Yeah, I think the upcoming Good Charlotte record is going to be horrible. But I hope they can surprise me.

[ghsNICK!]

Uhm...Good Charlotte for sure.
But Tbs will always put on a good live show so I'm not complaining.

[domotime2]

hmm well lets analyze these options here....

Cartel, definitely not....I wasnt' aware they were ever "on top of their game"...especially when talking about biggest FALL. Maybe they had one or two good records for a few people, but i dont think that many even people are aware they exist.

Plain White T's.... umm, im not sure on this one. They're basically just a two hit wonder, radio band in the eyes of most people...and again, I didnt really like the entire first couples albums so how fall can they fall.

Good Charlotte....first album was awesome. and then well, from there they just became a totally different band. I dont know if they've spiraled? Like 1st album = good pop punk album. 2nd album = mainstream pop punk album. And again, maybe they're falling from "relevancy", which was a reason why I almost voted for them...but in terms of QUALITY of albums, meh.

Taking Back Sunday.... this was my pick. I think the quality of albums, like the amount of good songs has decreased with every album. I thought their last album was awful. And I think there mass populairty is dropping. Now...they're still HUGE in the scene, and anytime they have a tour they still sell out most shows, and headline large tours as well. BUT, there was a progression going on where TBS was growing on a pretty large scale, which I think has stopped.

1) TBS 2)Good charlotte 3)Plain White T's 4)cartel.

other bands I'd consider on this list: Used, Offspring.

[domotime2]

TBS. Cartel's debut doesn't suck nearly as much as people say it does. People who continue to say it sucks obviously haven't listened to it more than once or with an open mind. It's just different, guys.

I was hoping AAR would be in this poll though.
AAR? No way. I mean are we talking "quality" of albums...or popularity because their popularity is stilll rather large and I dont really see any decline in that. And the albums havent really changed styles all that much.


oh goldfinger on the list too.

[mattTLTT]

or possibly you're retarded. at least they were being original at the time A Fever You Can't Sweat Out was released. I agree they needed to change up their style after that because every band on the goddamn planet ripped them off after that...but blatantly ripping off the Beatles was (in my opinion) not the best way to go.

agreed!

[SLoT]

Cartel. That band in a bubble thing was a waste completely.

[11:11]

AAR? No way. I mean are we talking "quality" of albums...or popularity because their popularity is stilll rather large and I dont really see any decline in that. And the albums havent really changed styles all that much.


oh goldfinger on the list too.
Obviously you didn't listen to the shitfest that was the new album.

[domotime2]

Obviously you didn't listen to the shitfest that was the new album.
i actually did hear the album...and yes i only liked 2/3 songs on the album...but i find that to be the case on most AAR albums, no?

[IceAge/HeatWave]

Came in hear to say Nine Inch Nails, in regards to the topic title.

But NIN outdid themselves about every other album.

Pretty Hate Machine < Broken < The Downward Spiral < The Fragile > With Teeth < Year Zero < Ghosts I-IV > The Slip

Anyways, out of the list, I voted TBS.

EXACTLY how i'd go.

[Yellowcard2006]

Screw this poll for putting TBS and Cartel. Some of the users on this site are so dumb.

[GamEin]

Even though I still kind of enjoy the later TBS CDs, they've got nothing on "Tell All Your Friends," and progressively I have enjoyed them less and less. Haven't given the new one much of a chance yet.

[fightinirish217]

TBS fo sho

[WhoSaidThat?]

Screw this poll for putting TBS and Cartel. Some of the users on this site are so dumb.
I didn't pick those two. I just thought there would be people who felt that way about those two bands. Sorry you think I'm dumb. :shrug:

[Yellowcard2006]

I didn't pick those two. I just thought there would be people who felt that way about those two bands. Sorry you think I'm dumb. :shrug:

I'm just venting at the overall belief on this site that TBS sucks really hard and Cartel is now a bad band( they only put out 2 albums and one was mediocre, big deal)

It's nothing personal. ;-)

[WhoSaidThat?]

I'm just venting at the overall belief on this site that TBS sucks really hard and Cartel is now a bad band( they only put out 2 albums and one was mediocre, big deal)

It's nothing personal. ;-)
I don't think Cartel is a bad band, just put out one letdown of an album.

[Yellowcard2006]

I don't think Cartel is a bad band, just put out one letdown of an album.

I can't say I bought the S/T either. I'm expecting their next album to really redeem them though.

[WhoSaidThat?]

I can't say I bought the S/T either. I'm expecting their next album to really redeem them though.
Me too. I've heard good things from Jason.

[Hull]

I don't think you can judge on two releases :shrug: Plus I'm in the minority and prefer Cartel over Chroma.
you should be crucified for this.

[fadedmemories]

TBS. Cartel should've been excluded. Their s/t was nowhere near Chroma or Ransom, but it isn't half as bad as the last two albums by TBS, GC and PWT.

[bailmeout13]

Plain White T's.

[SeanEBoy2686]

I wouldn't put Cartel on that list.

Plain White T's gets my vote.

[billyboatkid]

Never liked Good Charolette.

Still enjoy TBS and Cartel.

Stop was Plain White T's only good record.

[flks511]

Before I clicked this I knew TBS would be unfairly included in it.

[Ryzenfall]

All of these bands suck right now to an insufferable level except for Cartel.

I really enjoyed a few songs off of Plain White T's first record and then they just decided to write terrible music. Now they've become the Bangkok Dangerous of radio bands.
TBS on the other hand were great until they started to suck and continued to do so.

So the worst music currently would be PWTs. The longest most drastic change in quality would be TBS.

[zachff]

I think Plain White T's.

[superichie]

It absolutely boggles my mind that Taking Back Sunday is ahead of Cartel and Plain White T's by that much in this poll.

Plain White T's were never that good to begin with. They've always been a mediocre band and they probably always will be.

And unless the new Cartel miraculously digs them out of the hole they got themselves into with their self-titled...they're pretty much done.

[jtresk26]

I think Cartel should not be on this list because they only have two albums thus far (as of this post) and should be given a chance based on what the next record could be. I think Taking Back Sunday, in my opinion, have gotten bigger with New Again. They are hitting more of amainstream since their last album. Now, between Good Charlotte and Plain White T's, I haven''t much from Plain White T's since "Hey There, Delilah," but I definitely have to go with Good Charlotte because that album, uh I think it was "Young and the Hopeless," it just blew up. It went triple platinum coming off a pretty good debut too. Then they abandoned the whole po-punk type sound people liked and weren't hitting the mainstream like "Young and Hopeless." I think they were the only artist that hit that type of a peak that they did than any other artist on this list. I think after that album, I heard more about Joel Madden's personal life than Good Charlotte's music, so if that's any insight to what I think, there you go.

[qazx]

http://rizabek.bloguje.cz/

[Piss]

weezer

[And Hours Pass]

I can't believe that many people voted for Taking Back Sunday and not for Good Charlotte. They're the ones that just went worse and worse with every release.

But this was about a downward spiral. In order to spiral downward you had to start somewhere half-decent. Good Charlotte has always been garbage.

[SolitaryBlue]

I'd say Plain White T's. Big Bad World is sort of embarrassing to listen to.

[And Hours Pass]

Plain White T's were never that good to begin with. They've always been a mediocre band and they probably always will be.

Mediocre's a compliment.

And unless the new Cartel miraculously digs them out of the hole they got themselves into with their self-titled...they're pretty much done.

What hole? Their second album didn't do that badly in comparison to their first. "Lose It" didn't get the same radio play, but the sales were not that bad at all in comparison to Chroma. I really don't see any need for a miracle here. As long as they put out a strong album (which they are very capable of) they'll be fine.

[superichie]

TBS. Cartel should've been excluded. Their s/t was nowhere near Chroma or Ransom, but it isn't half as bad as the last two albums by TBS, GC and PWT.

GC and PWT I'll give you. But I've loved everything TBS has done, including the last two albums. In fact, I see the last two albums as an improvement considering Lazzara sounds like he is crying in almost every song on Where You Want to Be.

[FueledByRock]

Good Charlotte. The Young and the Hopeless was great, and then they descended into some pit of terrible Christian themed crap. Stuff had some overt Christian influences and references before, but it just got worse.

[deFobbed14yrs]

good charlotte went from hating hollywood to having babies with hollywood

[TangledUp]

good charlotte went from hating hollywood to having babies with hollywood
well put

[deFobbed14yrs]

well put


thank you ma'am

[smorgy]

taking back sunday no doubt. good charlotte wasnt even good to begin with

[TreyForest]

man tbs gets wy 2 much hate
New Again is a fuckin solid record
like its got a couple bad ones but some great shit 2

not enough options in the poll though
for me i'd say the Used easily

[VIVALAMATT]

I wouldn't say TBS because they still have a large fanbase despite putting out a mediocre album.

It's between Good Charlotte and Plain White Tees. One fell off the face of the Earth and the other isn't to far from joining them.

[something.monic]

cartel was high enough to have a downward spiral?