There are quite a lot of bands that are not actually bad
but their musical abilities are questionable.

OMD's early stuff is pretty crap, from an execution point of view. A flock of seagulls were hideously talentless - their drummer used to have me in stitches with his slightly out of time and rather panicky style.

But they can't be called bad, they (and a fair few others) were very successfull.

Most of the bands named so far at least have musical ability. Any nominations for crap musicians, even if they are succesfull? - vocal groups/boybands excepted, we can take for granted they're shite musicians.
( Not Pineapple anymore, Thu 30 Dec 2010, 15:02, 3 replies)

Anyone
Remember the mid 90's metal band Coal Chamber?
They were terrible. Had the misfortune of seeing them at Ozzfest '97. They could barely pick up their instruments.
It was like watching the beginning of 2001: A Space Odyssey but with shite metal as the backing music and a stack of Marshalls instead of the object.
(Megamoss, Thu 30 Dec 2010, 15:52, closed)

Was trying to think of something a bit more mainstream.
Sex Pistols were by most standards pretty mediocre players. I have never been very convinced by Ringo Starr either.
( Not Pineapple anymore, Thu 30 Dec 2010, 16:25, closed)

Heathen swine.

Steve Jones is a fucking genius.

Don't make me come over there.
(Large Hardon Collider Bah Bloody Humbug, Fri 31 Dec 2010, 2:44, closed)