History BetterThanItSounds / Music

* [[spoiler: Music/BeastieBoys]]: Some white punks [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy who bought into]] [[HipHop an African-American social phenomenon]] and [[SampledUp ripped off many artists along the way]]. First hit it big when they successfully sued an airline for using one of their songs in a commercial without permission. Most of their hits consist of the band members taking turns bragging about themselves and comparing themselves to obscure pop culture figures. Opened the doors to [[RapRock artists]] such as Music/LimpBizkit.

* [[spoiler: Entity Paradigm]]: Two bands from Pakistan join forces to [[RapRock combine the]] [[ProgressiveRock styles of]] [[Music/LinkinPark two]] [[Music/{{Tool}} bands]] with some of the most obnoxious fanbases in music history.

* [[spoiler:Music/LimpBizkit]]: [[SelfDeprecation Self-deprecating]] NuMetal and PunkRap band known for live performances in which the vocalist emerged from a giant toilet and calling themselves "the worst band in the world" in interviews.

* [[spoiler:Music/TheTravelingWilburys]]: [[Music/{{GeorgeHarrison}} Man]] mainly noted for being the quietest member of a group gets stuck writing songs so invites his [[Music/{{ELO}} producer]], [[Music/{{TomPetty}} a man who he happened to have lent his guitar to]], [[Music/{{BobDylan}} the owner of the cheap home studio he was using]] and [[Music/{{RoyOrbison}} a bloke who hadn't had a hit in years]] to help him so he can finish an album. When they finish writing and recording an album, apparently they are so ashamed by the results they all insist on using pseudonyms.

** [[spoiler:Music/HatsuneMiku]]'': A non-existent girl known for waving around vegetables while repeating a scat-singing portion from a Nordic folk song.

* [[spoiler: Music/{{Rush}}]]: Two high school dropouts and a long-haired man with an incredibly high voice perform songs about philosophy and Mark Twain books. [[Theatre/FreewillIn2112 Then they get a fanmade musical made in their name.]]

* [[spoiler:Music/PorcupineTree]]: A British guy who really likes Music/PinkFloyd starts recording psychedelic rock and attributing it to a [[FakeBand forgotten psychedelic band from the 70s]] [[IAmTheBand on his own]], hires a few other musicians, who end up deciding they like Music/{{Radiohead}} and Music/{{Opeth}} and start playing [[GenreMashup a strange mix of psychedelic rock, alternative rock, prog metal, with the occasional electronica/post-rock influence]]. Music/{{Rush}} and Music/KingCrimson members appear sometimes.

* [[spoiler:Music/TenCc]]: Four guys responsible for faceless bubblegum pop records accidentally score a hit by mixing the drums too loud. Two years later, they decide to ride out the fame by making bizarre art rock novelty songs. Then two of the band members leave to compose an [[GenreMashup ambient classical prog dramedy audioplay triple album]] to market a guitar accessory that easily disintegrates, and the remaining members go back to making pop.

* [[spoiler:Music/TenCc]]: Four guys responsible for faceless bubblegum pop records accidentally score a hit by mixing the drums too loud. Two years later, they decide to ride out the fame by making bizarre art rock novelty songs. Then two of the band members leave to compose an [[GenreMashup ambient dramedy audioplay triple album]] to market a guitar accessory that easily disintegrates, and the remaining members go back to making pop.

* [[spoiler:Music/TheTravelingWilburys]]: [[Music/{{GeorgeHarrison}} Man]] mainly noted for being the quietest member of a group gets stuck writing songs so invites his [[Music/{{ELO}} producer]], [[Music/{{TomPetty}} a man who he happened to have lent his guitar to]], [[Music/{{BobDylan}} the owner of the cheap home studio he was using]] and [[Music/{{RoyOrbison}} a bloke who hadn't had a hit in years]]. When they finish writing and recording an album, apparently they are so ashamed by the results they all insist on using pseudonyms.

* [[spoiler:Music/TenCc]]: Four guys responsible for faceless bubblegum pop records accidentally score a hit by mixing the drums too loud. Two years later, they decide to ride out the fame by making bizarre art rock novelty songs. Then two of the band members leave to compose an ambient dramedy audioplay triple album to market a guitar accessory that easily disintegrates, and the remaining members go back to making pop.