The following people have earned a place in The
House of Shred's Hall of Shame for a) crimes against guitar music
fans everywhere or b) bowing to the inane will of the mainstream
music industry.
| Elton
John |
Why Elton? You have
done so much charity work, especially with AIDS patients,
and you have done so much throughout the years to help the
image and acceptance of the Gay community. Why would you disregard
your dignity for a ratings ploy? A musical legend, singing
backup for a no-talent, wife-beating, homophobic piece of
shit like Eminem. We're disappointed in you, Elton. |
| Ozzy
Osbourne |
Goes from working
with guitar greats like Jake E. Lee and Randy Rhoads to working
with pieces of crap like Busta Rhymes and the WuTang Clan.
What the hell's the matter with you Ozz? The Ozz I knew and
loved would have literally bitten the heads off of those worthless
Rap Bastards. Too much Prozac or something... |
| World
Wrestling Federation |
Oh, it pains us to
do this. But, in addition to releasing a CD full of (C)Rap
versions of some of the wrestlers' usually rockin' entrance
music, the WWF has teamed up with KID ROCK leaving us no choice.
Hey Chris Jericho! Talk some sense into Vinnie Mac, would
ya? |
| Metallica |
First of all, Kirk
Hammett hasn't played a good solo in about ten years. Then
there's the Suckfest 2000 tour with KORN, KID ROCK, POWERMAN
5000 and SYSTEM OF A DOWN. Aaaggghhhh! Then, the whole Napster
thing. Lars Ulrich, you have become everything that you once
rebelled against. |
| Farmclub.com
and USA Network |
I just had to make
room in the Hall of Shame for this one. This lame-ass TV show
replaced the entertaining "Happy Hour" on the USA
Network which was co-hosted by (guitarist) Dweezil Zappa and
his brother, Ahmed. Think the Farmclub.com TV show will ever
feature a talented shredder? Don't bet on it. |
| Nuno
Bettencourt |
His "Schizophonic"
CD is what put him here. His excellent "Mourning Widows"
project is what got him out. |
|
Aerosmith |
In a way, the founding
fathers of the Hall of Shame. If their version of "Walk
This Way" with Run DMC was never made, you have to wonder
if people like Kid Rock would have ended up where they belong
- flipping burgers at a Mickey D's. "Mah name is Keee-id!
Can I take your order?"
Aerosmith also gets a special mention for their apalling Super
Bowl XXXV (2001) halftime performance with N'Stynk, Britney
Spears, and other assorted bubble-gum pop and rap artists. |
|
Tommy Lee
|
A drummer, not a guitarist,
but he left Motley Crue to help form a rap/hip-hop group.
Truly shameful! |
|
John Sykes
|
His next release is
reportedly going to "experiment with hip-hop." You're
a guitar virtuoso, John, not a talentless moron with a drum
machine and samples of other peoples' songs! |
|
George Lynch
|
His latest "Lynch Mob" release
doesn't deserve to wear that fine name, and until he redeems
himself, he's in our doghouse.
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Jimmy Page
|
We're
still miffed at Page for allowing no-talent Puff Daddy to
spew unintelligible vocal garbage all over "Kashmir."
What the hell were you thinking, Jimmy? |
