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The Boxmasters

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The Resume

    (2007- )
    Born in Bellflower, California
    W.R. Thornton, drums and vocals
    J.D. Andrew, bass, guitar and vocals
    Michael Wayne Butler, guitar and lap steel
    Recorded the albums 'The Boxmasters' (2008), 'Christmas Cheer' (2008) and 'Modbilly' (2009)

Why they might be annoying:

    They are yet another celebrity band.
    Allmusic commented, 'Thornton can't drum to save his life and he can't sing.'
    During a band appearance on the CBC Radio program Q (April 9, 2009), Thornton got ticked at host Jian Ghomeshi for mentioning his career as an actor during the intro and said Canadians were like 'mashed potatoes without the gravy.'
    Opening for Willie Nelson in Toronto the next night, they were booed and heckled with audience members shouting 'Here comes the gravy!'
    The band then pulled out of the rest of the Canadian leg of the tour, with Thornton blaming the cancellation on a band member and much of the crew coming down with the flu.

Why they might not be annoying:

    The two band members who aren't Thornton appear to be sane.
    The Montreal Gazette called their original material 'at turns dark and funny, with world-class hooks.'
    Thornton said, 'I appreciate it [acting] because I'm able to make a good living for my family, but other than that it seems like a job to me. Music is what I love.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 92.86% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 62 Votes: 69.35% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying