by Albert
Rodriguez, Jessica Price, and Shaun Knittel
SGN A&E Writers
2010 produced its share of winners and losers. From
the horribly bad musical contributions this year, here are our choices for the
very worst.
1) Christina Aguilera
Not Myself Tonight'
single/video
Aguilera is certainly not herself this year. The music
video to her first, and only mentionable single in years, is a rip-off of Lady
Gaga. With slumping record sales and a failed marriage, she's gotta be thankful
for Burlesque. S. Knittel
2) U2 canceled tour,
supersized ego,
political ass-kissers
Does anyone care about what Bono has to say these
days? Having canceled the entire North American leg of the bloated 360° Tour, I
have to wonder if what hurt Bono's back was the weight of politicking mixed
with paradoxically elaborate, wasteful projects like gigantic tours and
Broadway musicals meant to be the most awe-inspiring (insert noun here)' in
entertainment history. Maybe the rescheduled tour dates will show a little
restraint as U2 should, as well. J. Price
3) Alicia Keys
The Element of Freedom
album
Once a force to be reckoned with, Keys sank to an
artistic low in 2010. Plus, her AIDS charity project suffered from the singer's
guiltless self-promotion. A. Rodriguez
4) Lil Wayne
glorified prison sentences,
artistic slippage
OK, already we love him, but who needs another pull
quote from prison? J.
Price
5) Weezer
Hurley and
Death to False Metal albums
OK, now it's just getting uncomfortable, Weezer. Put
down the guitar, take a break, and come back when you are ready to make an
album that people actually want to listen to you know, like you did in 1994
with the blue album. Until then, please stop. S. Knittel
6) American Idol
its worst season, boring
contestants, unimpressive
judges
Reality TV's biggest star-making stage booked its least
talented contestants ever. And enlisting Ellen Degeneres' music chops' (??)
added to a joke of a season. A. Rodriguez
7) Hole
Nobody's Daughter album,
unwelcome comeback
Courtney Love further polluted the airwaves with an
album that reeked, not to mention showing her rubbery face on stage again.
Three words: Give it up. A. Rodriguez
8) Toby Keith
Bullets in the Gun album,
plain stupidity
Some cowboys are sexy, heroic, and just plain
American. Toby Keith is not one of those cowboys. In an age where gun violence
and teen suicide is rampant, this ignorant, shit-kicking hick names his album Bullets in the Gun and packs it full of the same
ol' my way or the highway' crap that got him verbally bitch-slapped by the
Dixie Chicks. S.
Knittel
9) Maroon 5
Hands All Over album
We never tire of looking at Adam Levine, but what we
are exhausted from is Maroon 5's one-note resume. A. Rodriguez
10) Kanye West
My Beautiful Dark Twisted
Fantasy album and not
shutting up
This man will never, EVER learn to just shut his
mouth. My
Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is less of a comeback than a desperate (yet
successful) pitch to stay in the spotlight with help from heavy-hitting music
biz friends. J.
Price