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Discovered recently that Electric Wizard were kinda dicks back in the day. "At the time, we were pretty bad people. I got arrested for arson of a car, outside a police station. Tim [Bagshaw] went to nick a crucifix off a church roof so we could use it onstage..."

R. L. Burnside killed a man "possibly at a craps game."

Varg of ~~Mayhem~~ Burzum burned a couple churches and killed a bandmate.

I could list other examples, but would like to hear from other people and other music genres.

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[-] Narrrz@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago

I don't know about what they've done, but some of the lyrics in songs by The Offspring are pretty questionable.

"I wish I could fix you... and make you how I want you"
or there's an entire song called "she's got issues" - which is a fucking jam - where the singer is complaining about how his abused girlfriend thinks SHE'S the victim when HE'S the one who has to put up with her.

not the greatest look.

[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 11 points 2 years ago

I love The Offspring. I bought tickets to see them with Sum41 which would have been the highlight of the decade for me but fucking covid happened and it never got rescheduled. I'm still bitter.

[-] fiat_lux@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

Yeah, it has been weird to see some songs that were completely unremarked on by media at release (rightly or not) become solid examples of really problematic cultural artifacts.

"Island Girl" by Elton John is one that never fails to stun me. I haven't listened to radio in years but I remember the song getting played occasionally even decades after release.

I see your teeth flash, Jamaican honey so sweet
Down where Lexington cross 47th Street
Oh she's a big girl, she's standing six-foot three
Turning tricks for the dudes in the big city

That's just the opening verse, it does not get better. This song was number 1 in the US in 1975.

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[-] queue 13 points 2 years ago

I like the Beatles, and there's the obvious clique joke of "John beats his wives, ya know?"

I like a grand total of one Megadeath song, "Hanger 18". That bad is very troublesome. I feel bad for enjoying it, but I don't pay for it, so I guess that's better? But it's nostalgic for me, and I like the words "Military intelligence, two words combined that can't make sense."

I'd have to go through each bands' wikipedia page, but I think some of the worst things are;

  • Disagreed on who wrote what, leading to members leaving or the band breaking up

  • Disagreed on who owns the name, leading to court battles and the band splitting in two

  • Important members leaving, and while the band is still fun to listen to both new and old songs, its not the same

And of course the dreaded sin of "Why does no one know who I am talking about, they need more fans." but that's not really a thing of their own.

[-] finthechat@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

You better run for your life if you can, little girl
You better hide your head in the sand, little girl
If I catch you with another man, that's the end, little girl

Fun pop lyrics or psychopathic threat of violence?

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[-] CoolBeance@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

I used to really love R. Kelly's Bump N' Grind, until... Well, I think everyone knows at this point

[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You remember South Park's Trapped in the Closet episode? I was shocked to discover that it's a real thing. R Kelly made a musical drama about being trapped in the closet and it's absolutely absurd.

[-] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

lol, watched that series of videos unfold in real time on The Soup, and am sheepishly realizing there's probably a whole generation of people now that were too young/ not alive yet when that train wreck went down.

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[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

The dude from Iced Earth and Demons and Wizards is a right wing terrorist. That's a bummer.

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[-] cupcakezealot 12 points 2 years ago

literally just being dave mustaine

[-] nocturne213@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

Vince Neil killing Razzle. Then the band casually acting like Mick never existed.

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[-] Wage_slave@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago

I was a big fan of G.G. Allin, so it's hard to pin point just a single moment, but we'll let google and your imaginations take you there. It's pretty trippy.

When I was super young and listening to ace of bass i learned one of the members was also a white supremacist.

Lead singer of L7 whipped her used tampon at an asshole like a fucking champ.

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[-] fred@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago

I wonder how many hotel rooms They Might Be Giants have trashed

[-] jamiehs@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago

Maybe not as bad as the others…

I’ve been a NOFX fan for about 25 years; still am.

Their whole Vegas shooting country music joke was really hard to wake up to & read as a fan. Also the ripple effect that had on the other bands playing with them; the shows getting canceled; it was all a huge shitshow.

Having said that, I’m sure NOFX themselves have done more fucked up things than that joke, but the timing and lack of sensitivity was really a gut punch (not just to the fans, but the people of Vegas and the victim’s families).

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[-] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Speaking out in defense of ripping crosses off churches. If you like electric wizard then listen to sleep.

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[-] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

I don't know, and don't' care. I listen to the music.

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[-] boletus@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

Aero Chord made some cool stuff, and then found out he sexually assaulted Mylk in 2014 when she was just trying to help him out... It fucked her up pretty bad, guy's a complete asshole.

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[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Just saw Anti-Flag a few months ago right before they broke up suddenly because of an allegation.

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[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

If I had a nickel for every time one of my favorite noise artists was accused of sexual assault by another artist I follow, I'd have two nickels. Which isnt a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice (Michael Gira from Swans was accused by Larkin Grimm and Alexis Marshall from Daughters was accused by Kristin Hayter).

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[-] moshtradamus666@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I really liked this band called Issues but the band simply disbanded after some allegations of the lead singer grooming teenagers when him he was 18 surfaced. He didn't denied it and gave some very stupid apologies claiming that it was his fault for being too accessible to fans. Like, I get that he was 18 at the time but that is a very shitty excuse. I really miss them making new music, they were amazing.

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I wouldn't consider 18 and 16 grooming. Younger, yeah.

The half your age + 7 system works.

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[-] ComradeR@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

Cheb Khaled, one of my favorite singers since I was a kid, fleed from France to Morocco after France legalized LGBTQ marriage.

[-] chriscrutch@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

I have never heard of that guy before three minutes ago, but your comment intrigued me and I couldn't figure out why gay marriage legalization would make someone "flee" the country. So I looked at wikipedia. Supposedly the reason he left seems to be more related to legal issues involving his not paying child support, and it was to Luxembourg not Morocco.

It's a pretty short article and maybe there's an escape to Morocco as well that just didn't make it into the article.

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[-] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

Lead singer of sonsombre is a card carrying member of the sons of the Confederacy.

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