Norbizness knows my one weakness (the one I discuss in public, anyway): putting movies and bands into completely arbitrary categories for no other reason than to laugh at my own jokes.
He's compiled a taxonomy of bad rock music over at his blog. To his major phyla of Butt Rock, Wuss Rock, Crap Rock, and Shit Rock (Categories 1 and 2), I'll add the following:
Monk Rock - The unfortunate flotsam of the grunge movement: sad bastard bands that would be better served drinking Hull Cleaner than continuing to flagellate themseves and their audiences: Staind, Papa Roach, Puddle of Mudd, Disturbed, and any other band that assumes we find their off-key "bellow-aching" entertaining.
(Un)Punk Rock - "We've got tats and piercings and our hair is funny colors and we wear ripped clothes! That should distract you from the fact that our music is about as substantial as Air Supply's!" We're talking to you, Good Charlotte, Sum 41, and Blink 182.
Scrap Rock - What better way to cement your band's future obscurity than by releasing a cover song as your first single? I'm sure looking forward to the Ataris ("Boys of Summer") and Alien Ant Farm ("Smooth Criminal") joining Love Spit Love ("How Soon Is Now?") and Tiffany ("I Think We're Alone Now") on Crest Toothpaste's "Monsters of Mall" Tour in 2013.
Michele at A Small Victory has some ideas, too. Though I vehemently disagree with her assessment of Iron Maiden.
Don't forget that Limp Bizkit also belongs in the Scrap Rock category ("Faith").
Jesus christ this pete idiot it perhaps the most fucked up little man ive ever heard off. I know being a 45 year old virgin must be tough but hey dont take ur frustration out on bands u really know nothing about. K bud?
Prince? Is that u?
Tell you what Justin, when you Tiffany fans can come around and leave comments that don't lead me to believe they were left by mildly retarded lemurs, I might rethink my opinion. K bud?
Oh, quit with your musical elitism. Where will we get future "Best of the 90's" and "Best of the 00's" rock compilations without the aforementioned one-hit wonders?
And I'll grant you, Clear Channel makes a lot of mediocre bands more famous than they deserve to be (damned shills) but there is nothing wrong with a little Papa Roach, or Puddle of Mudd every now and then.