re: Slipknot Singer Says Imagine Dragons Have Replaced Nickelback As The Worst Band

The easy solution to this is to just not suck. Imagine Dragons, as instrumentalists and vocalists, are not without talent. They just write and perform bad songs and perform those bad songs poorly in a live setting. These are flaws which can be cured. For example, it's ok to repeat some words in your chorus as it helps to make the name of your song or your message stick in the minds of listeners. However, if you do it too much, it gets repetitive and annoying. So, maybe say Thunder 8 times in a song instead of 87 times. You know, it's little things like that.

Another thing that would probably get you less criticism going forward when you start promoting your next album would be to actually get good at performing songs live. This is something that takes a lot of practice if one is not a naturally talented vocalist or if a band relies on a lot of loops and backing tracks. There are two routes to fixing this problem:
1. songs with fewer backing tracks played primarily by actual musicians playing real instruments live with no click track; OR
2. having all of your music pre-recorded and lip-syncing and dancing on stage while putting the emphasis in the performance on spectacle and audience engagement.

Going the second route likely would only increase the criticism of your band being a bunch of hacks, but would certainly be the easiest way to eliminate the criticsm of being a bad live performing band. The first route is more difficult to prepare for, but once a band gels as a unit, it actually becomes quite simple. The members, so long as they can hear each other, can adjust to one-another in real time and avoid phasing issues. Their energy can also be authentic and passed on to both the audience and each other. This is the real way to avoid critics.

Finally, one piece of advice is to just stop f&%king worrying about critics. They hate everything. Just count your money and invest it well while you're making it. Reacting to the critics just makes you seem more like a pussy, which only feeds them more reasons to hate you.