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The words "Mariah Carey classic" should not ever appear in a sentence again. I'm watching you.

Are the top eight Amy Winehouse?

Needs more Roseanne destroying the national anthem.

And by "all time" they mean "mid-1990s or later".

Oh, c'mon...

Yoko with Lennon, Claptan, et al. on the Rock and Roll Circus? Should have been legendary, but it turned into her caterwauling for way too long.

The VH1 "women of rock" or some such crap, with Celine Dion singing AC/DC?

I have to assume the people writing these lists lately were all born in 1990.

Never seen that Nickelback one.

If you're going to get popped in the head with something (0:49 second mark), take it like a man, let the audience tear the offending party's head off, get your bearings back, and then let it rip anew (new window).

Rev. Skarekroe: I have to assume the people writing these lists lately were all born in 1990.

This.
Nice to know Rock was invented in 1991.

aba: Obligatory (new window)

Wrong. (new window)

Mugato: And by "all time" they mean "mid-1990s or later".

Which explains why David Lee Roth yelling "I FORGOT THE FARKING WORDS, MAN!" at the US Festival in 1983 isn't on the list.

Also, I saw RATT live once and I can only assume that the person who wrote that list intentionally left off bands that suck at every single one of their shows because it would be grossly unfair to other artists who only suck on occassion.

Did these people completely forget Milli Vanilli getting busted lip synching on the Club MTV tour? I know there's video out there somewhere.

List fails for not having Grace Slick getting drunk and insulting her German audience by gloating about world war II

Solid State Vittles: If you're going to get popped in the head with something (0:49 second mark), take it like a man, let the audience tear the offending party's head off, get your bearings back, and then let it rip anew (new window).

Awesome. I saw The Jesus Lizard open for Ministry here in Seattle back in that era. IIRC, the lead singer whipped out his junk on stage and they got banned from performing here.

As for TFA, what I found amusing was Ozzy being so out of it that he just holds the water cannon pointed in the same direction almost the entire time. Even the crowd management guy looks amused.

Needs more Van Halen playing Jump out of tune.

Solid State Vittles
[bottle hit]

HOLY SH*T!!
that's awful!
what kind of bastard audience member throws a bottle at the lead singer?! that's just wrong, man. what a moran.

how about this rendition of "Expresso Love" by Dire Straits live in 1981, where Mark Knopfler is rather quite drunk [or something, anyway]?
Link (new window)

Carl Lewis
The Star Mangled Banner (pops)

/UH-OH!

Pff, nothing beats the 1989 Brit Awards

Holy jesus that was a giant clusterfark hilarity sammich

CheddarPants: Did these people completely forget Milli Vanilli getting busted lip synching on the Club MTV tour? I know there's video out there somewhere.

Milli Vanilli came up to Canada for a live awards show, just after the truth got out and they were still in denial mode. They stood up on the stage and on live TV and biatched for 5- 10 minutes that it was all a lie.

/Just long enough for the engineers to change the track that they were lip synching to.

//Up yours to tht nth degree.

Dafodude: Solid State Vittles: As for TFA, what I found amusing was Ozzy being so out of it that he just holds the water cannon pointed in the same direction almost the entire time. Even the crowd management guy looks amused.

I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fat chick with the huge tits being topless.

Throwing a rock at Chad Kroeger! Why didn't I think of that?!

Third_Uncle_Eno: Solid State Vittles
[bottle hit]

HOLY SH*T!!
that's awful!
what kind of bastard audience member throws a bottle at the lead singer?! that's just wrong, man. what a moran.

He probably had a moment of sober clarity and realized where he was. Understandable, if not condonable.

Dokken sucked live. Monsters of Rock 92. ...

I can't believe no one has posted the disastrous Rob Lowe & Snow White 1989 Oscar opening.

I saw this for the first time a year ago. It's a complete horror/freak show. I warn you. What has been seen, cannot be unseen.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xuz24_rob-lowe-sings-to-snow-white-1989_fun

Rob Lowe sings to Snow White (1989)
Uploaded by refertations

/Do I win? I should get at least two internets for this.

The worst ever doesn't have a video unfortunately.

Barry White, Sydney, couple of years ago. The audience all demanded refunds. He sat on the edge of the stage and slurred into the mic for a couple of songs, then quit. It was a stadium show, so this didn't go down well.

steveo: Mugato: And by "all time" they mean "mid-1990s or later".

Which explains why David Lee Roth yelling "I FORGOT THE FARKING WORDS, MAN!" at the US Festival in 1983 isn't on the list.

Also, I saw RATT live once and I can only assume that the person who wrote that list intentionally left off bands that suck at every single one of their shows because it would be grossly unfair to other artists who only suck on occassion.

I saw RATT live twice. You probably already figured this out but it doesn't get any better the second time.

Gore Fiendus: Dafodude: Solid State Vittles: As for TFA, what I found amusing was Ozzy being so out of it that he just holds the water cannon pointed in the same direction almost the entire time. Even the crowd management guy looks amused.

I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fat chick with the huge tits being topless.

Came in here to see if anyone else saw that or if I was seeing things...

Good lord, that was dreadful.

Anyone notice how the vast majority of these "embarrassing live performances" from the article and this thread are mostly vocal based?

Why is that?
Is it because singers are usually the least talented/professional of musicians?

Where is the Keith Moon passing out behind his drum kit after taking horse tranquilizers?

....or how about Derek Smalls trapped in his cocoon during "Rock and Roll Creation"?

craigdamage: Where is the Keith Moon passing out behind his drum kit after taking horse tranquilizers?

Of course, that was followed by Pete calling for a drummer from the audience, and a guy stepping up to the occasion, doing well, and fulfilling every kids' fantasy. Which I'd say is pretty awesome.

Where is the clip of Amy Winehouse grunting in such a way that
NOT ONE WORD can be understood?

That's some good drug abuse, Lou.

mfaby: Where is the clip of Amy Winehouse grunting in such a way that
NOT ONE WORD can be understood?

What about the one where you can see her snort on stage?

Earguy: mfaby: Where is the clip of Amy Winehouse grunting in such a way that
NOT ONE WORD can be understood?

What about the one where you can see her snort on stage?

YEah, this... (new window)

metal bands like motley crue and Aerosmiths or guns and roses would have the decency to go backstage... but not that farker. I like her style

No Tap references yet?!

Link (new window)

With transcript here: Link (new window)

They left out Every Creed performance, ever.

This springs to mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBKm966ACdQ (new window, not a rickroll)

"Is he... Is he alright, Paul?"
"I can't say. I can't say for sure."

I'm not sure if David Bowie getting a thrown lollipop stuck in his eye is cool or embarrassing.

Saw Jimmy Page with The Firm on two consecutive tours. Both times he was so drunk/high he was terrible. The second time I left early. I was tripping on acid, and even under those conditions I could tell he was out of it. My guitar teacher at the time had seen him in the same arena with Zep and said he was too drunk to play then as well. Glad to hear he's cleaned up, finally.

Milli Vanilli should have been #1. Fail for not even making it.

The Cay Aiken link in the article (#4) was laugh out loud funny. What a douchenozzle.

paulseta: The worst ever doesn't have a video unfortunately.

Barry White, Sydney, couple of years ago. The audience all demanded refunds. He sat on the edge of the stage and slurred into the mic for a couple of songs, then quit. It was a stadium show, so this didn't go down well.

If it was a couple of years ago, then I understand his inability to perform well, since he's been dead since 2003.

Although the idea of seeing Zombie Barry White perform seems kinda cool.

Check this out.
The worst band ever just got gooder (new window)

Nickelback Gets Stoned In Portugal

At this point, only douchebags get off on hating Nickelback.

A generic sounding band that has overachieved. Big deal.

I'd rather see bands with actual drums and guitars do well than the hip hop of the week or whatever lip-syncing bimbo the media have built up to be the next Madonna.

barneyfifesbullet: Nickelback Gets Stoned In Portugal

At this point, only douchebags get off on hating Nickelback.

A generic sounding band that has overachieved. Big deal.

I'd rather see bands with actual drums and guitars do well than the hip hop of the week or whatever lip-syncing bimbo the media have built up to be the next Madonna.

Wow, you're a moron in terms of politics and music... who would have thought.

Jim Morrison whipped out the old lizard king.. that was pretty awesome.

Miles D Davis Jr.: Wow, you're a moron in terms of politics and music... who would have thought.

Ah, the Obama cult. God forbid someone not drink their kool aid. Now, they pollute all areas of FARK, looking for nonconformists.

BTW, what the fark do you know about thinking? You're just a simpleton follower.

Taleya: Pff, nothing beats the 1989 Brit Awards

Holy jesus that was a giant clusterfark hilarity sammich

I had nothing else to do these last 2 hours at work and thanks to you I just watched the entire 1989 Brit awards. Watching that was as painful as it was entertaining.