You're a TP reader, Delvin?! I agree w/madisdadi, that's a list of classics! (except for the last few, agree about "Mickey"). I'd say anything by Missing Persons. But I also like "Harley David (Son of a Bitch)" - I'm a big Serge Gainsbourg fan and that's a cover of one of his tunes. Admittedly, the song doesn't sound so vulgar if, like me, youby MrFab
"frankie teardrop", of course! Alan Vega's screams, yeesh...by MrFab
D.O.A. was about a car crash, as I recall, complete with sound effects. That was a sick one. Ha, death metal just makes me laugh. But I've rarely actually sat down to listen to a whole album of it.by MrFab
Mrs Fab told me that when she was a kid, The Beatles "Strawberry Fields " and "Revolution #9," and Napolean XIV's "They're Coming To Take Me Away (Ha Ha!)" would scare her. To this day she'd rather not hear them. I always liked 'em, actually (no surprise there, eh?) I can't think of any music that actually scared me. Unless it was just so tby MrFab
"Neil secretly votes Republican and supports the NRA" Don't know about the NRA, but Mr Young did tell Hilburn/LATimes that he voted for Reagan. Twice. So it's actually not a secret. How 'bout "Grunge started in Seattle"? SPIN had an article "A History of Grunge" whose timeline began with Mudhoney, Nirvana, etc. Shouldn't it have ended therby MrFab
Oh, that's funny. You have got to tell us how Melt Banana went over with in the corporate box - did they wet their suits? Reminds me of other fish-out-water lineups: Ramones getting booed opening for Black Sabbath before a largely headbanger crowd - the billing was contentiously dubbed "Punk vs Metal." This lineup would probly go over well today but at the time, as Joey said, &quoby MrFab
The Sinatra of drum & bass? Well, there's a guy named Rank Sinatra who wears heels and screams lyrics to pop pap like Ah-Ha's "Take On Me" over electro-noise.by MrFab
Who's the Debbie Boone of death-metal?by MrFab
Ha, I had a prejudice against that Max Q album because I STILL see it. But I did finally hear a tune from it and, yeah, not bad. And isn't another reason that hip-hop isnt widely carried is the (real or imagined) perception that it gets shoplifted alot? Some stores used to keep their hip-hop locked up while the rest was open, so that was the impression I got. As a thrift-store/vinyl hounby MrFab
"Alternative" was the preferred term, at least with the college stations I used to listen to (e.g.: "KXLU: Your Only Alternative Left," a left-of-the-dial reference). "Underground rock" as well. I think "college rock" came later. "New Wave" was reserved for "uncool" stuff that the Valley Girls liked - trendy British stuff. NO-ONE saiby MrFab
I was never a big Stranglers fan but I was verily impressed with "Feline" - "Golden Brown," "Paradise," just beautiful. I thought, well, I'm really coming around to these guys. What did they follow it up with? A hair-metal Kinks cover. Oh well. I think my affection for the Meat Puppets is almost entirely based on how much I love "Meat Puppets II."by MrFab
Ha! Yeah, used to listen to "Madcap Laughs" & the 1st Floyd obsessively. "Hi, How Are You" is my sentimental fave - 1st I ever heard of DJ, and it's got "Walking The Cow." And I quite liked the doc film "Devil & Daniel Johnston." Roky's on tour and the Roky Erikson movie is finally out - coming to your town soon: You're Gonna Missby MrFab
All of the insanity of Syd Barrett without the great singing & songwriting...as scary as Roky Erickson with none of the cathartic rock power...the ineptness of The Shaggs with none of the charm...the underground cred of Daniel Johnston without the underdog likeability... Considering all that, you gotta give the guy some kind of credit...by MrFab
Yeah, I remember that one. Too bad they had to put on Beatle suits and do "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" or sumthin instead "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White." Herman's beat poetry, however, is the MOST, daddy.by MrFab
According to the "Beatles Anthology" book, the lads themselves say that there was a conscious decision NOT to put "Strawberry Fields" and "Penny Lane" on "Pepper" - they wanted to give album buyers more for their money then rehashing singles. Agree about the music-hall stuff, but I like "Mr Kite" - the Cage-ian strategy of chopping up tapes of caby MrFab
Awesome! I just wished they'd played their own instruments, too.by MrFab
Thanks for this. All my fellow DEVO-tees are hereby directed to The Punk Group website "Music" section and commence listening/downloading. The "Blue Velvet" quoting "Heineken", the video-game worshipping "Atari 800" and "My Best Friend Is My Son" are all faves, but "Toby Keith" simply MUST be heard.by MrFab
"keanu reeves - iggy crispin glover - bowie chris rock - lou reed david bowie - nico" YES!! And Paulie Shore as Jim Morrison.by MrFab
Haven't heard it, but it sounds like it's free-improv, which I quite like sometimes (just got Ornette's latest), and as the Velvets proved with "Sister Ray" can be done by rockers. So maybe it depends on your level of jazz appreciation.by MrFab
He should do Freddy Mercury as Borat. And is that Darby Crash movie ever going to come out? Jeez, been hearing about it for years...by MrFab
A few years ago I was at the lamest mall in LA - the Universal Studios CityWalk, and they were playing the Dolls "Trash" and the Velvets' "What Goes On" over the PA. I was somewhat dumbfounded but the tourists didn't seem to notice. In Hot Topic they were selling old hardcore punk (Black Flag, DKs) on vinyl.by MrFab
David Byrne's "The Forest" was full-on orchestral. Phil Bimstein from Phil'n'The Blanks (hey, why aren't they mentioned 'round these parts more often?) is an "alternative classical" (his term) composer. Frank Zappa. Brian Eno.by MrFab
How about bands you loved, and now you not only no longer listen to 'em, you hate 'em? Like... The Smiths and I'm sure I'm not the only one momentarily blinded by their musical brilliance and Morrisey's uniqueness, only to be eventually repulsed by his narcistic self-pity routine. Post Edited (04-29-07 03:50)by MrFab
...and Lisa Marie looks like Elvis. Kinda creepy.by MrFab
I think that was Randy Newman, not Paul Simon. If I recall, Newman was on Letterman talking about his son's punk band Armed Response (GREAT hardcore name!) and how they had a song about how they hated Ted Knight. Always thought that was hilarious. Unless everyone's kid hated Ted Knight...?by MrFab
Yeh, I forget that about Norah Jones. Maybe I want to forget. Apparently Rod Stewart's son has some reality show - "Sons of Hollywood" or somesuch - chronicling his so-far unsuccessful grab at the music brass ring. Sonny & Cher's daughter Chastity Bono had an aborted music career in the early '90s. And wasn't Jack Osborne trying to get something happening, toby MrFab
Don Bolles Is A Clean Germ (Thought I'd practice my new-found TP board compu-skills)by MrFab
Actually, Hank III is pretty cool - I've heard two of his albums. Again, not likely to be the legend his grandpa was, but I'd take him over Hank Jr. anyday...by MrFab
Yeah, I guess Rufus Wainwright and Jeff Buckley have done at least as well career-wise as their fathers (which is easier when your father wasn't such a big star to begin with, but still...) If nothing else, Shooter Jenning's got a great name. Gave it the ol' college-try, but not likely to eclipse their parents: Frank Sinatra Jr. Lil Eazy-E Donovan Leitch Elijah Blue (Cherby MrFab
Williamson was brought in to be a second guitarist but ended up trying to take over and drag Iggy off for himself. The Ashtons were snubbed when Iggy went to England to record "Raw Power" as a solo album. Iggy & Bowie rehearsed dozens of British guitarists, couldn't get one they liked, so THEN they called the Ashtons. the Ashtons don't consider it a "real&quoby MrFab
