I guess I never really thought of it in that way before. Yeah, I suppose if a band has on the whole terrible material then they render themselves a bad band.
In terms of stopping, I meant from a creative standpoint. But then, of course that's being idealistic.
Sure you can, you get loaRAB of people who are so massively obsessed with a band that they feel the need to force it down your throat every second, even when no-one cares.