Name your lame duck artist........


What artist do you put above all others in terms of lack of talent but somehow has achieved success?

For me Madonna has to be the queen of mediocrity (mediocre being a compliment in this case) - can't sing or act and what's with the fake english accent after living there a whole two years.
And don't get me going with all these new female jazz "singers" with that vomit inducing vibratoless whisper that seems to have become mandatory in that genre today......Jones clones.
thomastrouble
I'm impressed by the fact that some people haven't gotten this thread is obviously about personal opinion/preference and sarcasm. Nobody is insisting no one else like the things we hate.

Now, back to bagging.

David Sanborn. Now there's a timeless cheesemaster. To think, he was actually an accomplished bluesman before becoming the King of Smooth. I'd rather watch wet socks dry than listen to him for 30 minutes.

Sting. What a freakin' tool. Not only has he been putting out elevator music for the last 15 years, but any shred of respect I may have held for him went right out the door when he did the Super Bowl halftime show in gold spandex pants ~4-5 years ago. And did he really believe anyone gave a crap about his 4 hour Tantric orgasms? What a f'n wanker.

John Tesh. Johnny, johnny, johnny! Words alone cannot describe the scale of his lameness. He may actually be the single most cheesey musical recording "artist" of the last 20 years. The only individual I can think of that even challenges Tesh would have to be Vanilla Ice. But, Ice gets extra points for being a dick. At least Tesh is a nice guy.
OK, did someone say Beynoce? Wow, that's just wrong for 3 reasons:

1) She may not have the greatest voice, but she's an excellent entertainer.

2) She's so freakin' HOT (and she has more class than just about all the other pretenders we have mentioned combined).

3) She's from Houston.