The leader of the bland

[ericcoleman]

What is the blandest rock band ... IYNSHO?

It's a toss up for me between The Doobie Brothers (before Michael McDonald came in) and The Steve Miller Band. Just dull dull dull dull dull dull.

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Bland blend band

[markiv1111.livejournal.com]

Gary Lewis and the Playboys.

Nate

[phillip2637.livejournal.com]

My first reaction was "Grand Funk Railroad", though that's using a definition of 'bland' as monotonous rather than insipid.

[barondave.livejournal.com]

Oh, Sparks. Good lyrics, dull music.

Of the major bands (ie ones with a hit or two), Duran Duran, The Righteous Brothers, The Carpenters.

[erik]

Wings

Dull, Dulll

[sexybass.livejournal.com]

Being a one time big Doobie and Steve Miller fan I agree the Doobies weren't all that exciting on stage bu they wrote some great songs and I saw Steve Miller open for the Eagles and the band blew them away. I have to agree that Wings were dull but Paul did write some good songs out of it. I just loaned Phil a Doobies DVD hope you weren't bored Phil? :-\ Gary Lewis was definitely boring even if I did learn to play "This Diamond Ring".

[ldwheeler.livejournal.com]

I would say Loverboy, but that's too easy a target.

In the 80s division, it's easily Starship, which is sad considering the Jefferson Airplane history behind it.

[fredhuggins.livejournal.com]

Creed. Fucking Creed. Fucking Goddamn Bloody Diapers Creed. Pseudo-religious assholery, boring repetitive riffs, My First Diary lyrics, shirtlessness confused for rock, obscene pretentiousness without an iota of talent to back it up...it literally hits ALL my hate buttons.

[tlunquist.livejournal.com]

The trouble is, the band that most immediately came to mind is not a rock band by any definition no matter how generous. And this fact caused me to realize that I can't answer the question, because I'm not enough of a music snob to know which bands are rock bands and which are just pop bands.

But my hands-down winner in the bland pop music category goes to Air Supply.

[jblaque.livejournal.com]

The Doors. Their work bores me stiff, and I think Morrison is/was vastly overrated.

[bammba-m.livejournal.com]

going purely on stage presence the one time I saw them: Radiohead.

Totally frigging boring as hell.

[freeimprov.livejournal.com]

Huey Lewis and the News.