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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[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.

[ericcoleman]

The three british albums, Kimono My House, Propaganda and Indiscreet are all exciting rock and roll. They lost me after that. Parts of Angst In My Pants are pretty darn good, but yeah, with those exceptions I have to agree.

[fredhuggins.livejournal.com]

Their brief stint with Rupert Holmes was regrettable (although that album does have "Goofing Off" and "Over The Summer," which NAIL Klezmer and The Beach Boys, respectively), and I understand that new wave and techno is not to everyone's taste (although I think "Please Baby Please," off In Outer Space, is a masterpiece by any standard), but check out their newer stuff. Lil' Beethoven, Hello Young Lovers and Exotic Creatures of the Deep. Experimental, uncategorizable and never uninteresting.