Music Artists that are Called "Awful" that are Really Just Mediocre

Nickelback isn't even half-as-bad as people make them out to be. Sure Chad Kroeger can be questionable at times, but at least the band can make something solid if they actually try, and some of their songs are actually pretty neat. And yes, there are much worse acts than Nickelback anyway.

Not the worst rock band that ever lived... but not the best one either. If you think they're the worst Rockband ever... then you clearly haven't heard of Insane Clown Posse or Hinder...

They're generic and kind of annoying, but they are not the worst rock band of all time. At least their songs are listenable.

Limp Bizkit ain't good at all, but to be fair, they do have some enjoyable tracks which I find to be guilty pleasure.

The band is good, but the singer sucks. That's why they're mediocre. They need a better singer.

Not great but not terrible either just in between really.

Their first album was decent, their other stuff is meh. And similar to Nickelback there's worse bands out there.

Justin Bieber is a singer than I can surprisingly tolerate. Yeah, I said that.

Now, he's not my cup of tea, and I won't call him good, let alone great, but I do think some of his tracks are just something harmless that casual people can enjoy, which I can understand. A few of his tracks can be decent at best, and if he hones his musical expertise in his spare time if he wanted, he could turn out to be pretty good. But then again, you could say that to everyone else.

Lastly, he has done some good things in his life. I do know, he's dome some questionable things, but I think people exaggerate on them too much, to the point where they deliberately ignore the fact that Bieber could have probably helped someone or did something that's nice for once.

Honestly, Justin Bieber needs a bit more love. He's average, not that good, but FAR from being a failure.
Yes guys, he has some talent. And now, he's becoming more and more mature and less of an idiot. Give him a chance, guys.

Cliche I know, but treating him like he's the spawn of Satan is so over dramatic. I'm not a fan of his music, but his music doesn't scream heinous it just screams bland.

He songs range from bad to mediocre. His early songs were bad, now he is just mediocre.

Who calls them terrible

Taylor Swift is complicated. Her first three albums are actually good and she does have some good tracks in Red and 1989 as well, alongside an underrated masterpiece single called "Ronan". That being said, Red and 1989, although decent, had tracks that weren't really good. Come a few years later, and we wind up with Reputation. That album was garbage. Its kind of a shame really. Taylor is a capable singer, and it shows from her earlier albums. She can do a lot better than her most recent material, and its kind of disappointing that she may remain in a certain direction.

I think they are good. Sure, they might have some less good songs, but everything from Appetite For Destruction and most of the Use Your Illusion albums is good. My World sucks though.

Who the hell thinks Guns N' Roses are mediocre? They were an awesome and talented band back in their prime.

I agree they're pretty average to me.

There first 3 albums (parachutes, a rush of blood to the head and X & Y) are legendary, too bad all the other albums are just mediocre.

I have heard only one good album by them. Everything else is just mediocre.

They have some good songs, and I think they were at their best with Scream Aim Fire and Fever, which I consider to be good Metalcore albums. Everything else is honestly teetering on decent and average if you ask me.

I actually think they're good

Again she has some tolerable songs and some songs that are horrible. But I wouldn't call her atrocious by any means, even in her worst albums there's at least one or two decent songs.

I will give him this. He's a lot better than anyone in Young Money, but I still wouldn't consider myself a fan.

I mean, his only good song this year was MIA (with Bad Bunny), but his old stuff wasn't that bad.

Not the best rapper that ever lived, but there's definitely worse rappers out there.

Wait, people hate this band? I didn't know that.

To be really fair, she can have some of the coolest verses I've seen.

He got hate for one average song that ripped off of Soulja Boy... yikes.

Rebecca Black is actually a capable singer if you look into her more recent works in her discography. She's done some very good collaborations with YouTube singers, particularly with Kurt Hugo Schneider and she can actually make good Pop songs. In short, she's a complete far-cry from what she made back in 2011, and even then, "Friday" isn't really her song at all if you ask me (She had no control, and the writers and producers of that song were the reason why it sucked).

"Friday" was terrible but she has proven to be capable of making quality music after that heinous song.

People hate her.
She was MADE to sing that Friday song, just like animals in testing labs are MADE to be tested on
- TheDuttyGyal

Her other songs are actually not that bad. She didn't write Friday but the songs she wrote were good.

I'll admit, Anaconda and Stupid Hoe were so horrendous, but others of her songs were quite decent.

The 1 thing about her is that she can make some really good content...if she tries, but she almost never does.

I'm not a fan of her but I have to admit that she has singing talent.

You could argue about their "genericness" or "rip-off," and I won't blame you for that, but I think their songs are still nice to listen to. Better bands out there, but still.