Maybe just call them Army of One, but I gotta tell ya, newly formed supergroup Army of Anyone is currently the only real and true mainstream rock band out there.
Formed by the former singer of Filter and the rest of the boys from Stone Temple Pilots, their current hit "Goodbye" combines the crazy 1/8th note rocker riffs of old STP days and ties in nicely with one of the most anthemic choruses I've ever heard. And guess what? There's a mean guitar solo in there (remember those?) When's the last time you heard a guitar solo in a Nickelback song or any of the mope-rock bands? And the drumming is unfreakinbelievable, especially at the end.
With other supergroups like Audioslave done, Foo fading, Pearl Jam not generating that power they once had, Queens of the Stone Age out for now, and awaiting on Velvet Revolver's new album, there's one band standing right now.
Yet once again, AoA proves that the musicians bourne out of the late-80's/early 90's grunge scene are still 1) way better musicians, and 2) the only ones keeping real rock in the mainstream.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Monday, March 19, 2007
So you're at a wedding...
Annoying songs from the late 70's and early 80's still played ALL THE TIME in nite clubs and weddings and loved by kids today:
"Oh Mickey your so fine, your so fine, you blow my mind, hey Mickey!" - Toni Basilsagerosemaryandthyme
"I love rock n roll, put another dime in the juke box, baby." - Joan Jettison
"Stayin' Alive" - HeeBeeGeeBees
"Dancin' Queen" - ABBADABBADOO
"YMCA" - Value Village People
"I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynorstraight (?)
"You spin me right round, baby, right round, like a record baby" - Dead or Alive but Wish They Were Dead
"Billie Jean" - Michael Jackolantern. Me, I'd prefer Billy Dee, as in Lando Calrissian than MJ anymore.
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" - Meatplow. This usually has the guys and gals on either side "singing" to each other, but no one knows the lyrics, so they mumble it, except for one couple who raise the bar as they've been singing it in the car since 1981 on their annual camping trip to Johnston Lake.
And are you now totally sick of Bran Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Trout" now? Does anyone really get the joke of this song?
This song is ALWAYS followed by "Cecilia" by Simple Simon and Worthless Art Garfunkle. Does anyone know that it's "I fall on the floor and I'm laughing"?
"I knew the bride when she used to rock n roll" - Nick something or other. This usually has a line dance to it and all the women go "Oooah, oooah, wooh-wooh" in unison. Cute, but bloody annoying. When is it going to stop?
This is usually followed by "Wild One" by that skinny old guy and more (*gasp*) line dancing.
And since everyone is line dancing anyway, we often get the country music inserted here:
"Achy Breaky Heart" by Mullet Boy
"Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks n Dunn That, which song you'll usually find the drunk uncles at the host bar putting their arms around each other or to their nephews telling them about their lost love.
And let's not forget "Mony Mony" by Billy Idoltry. You know that lyric which everyone throws in there after each line ... "Hey mother____, get __, get ___ed". The kids still do it! We were chanting this at hall parties 20 years ago! What have we done?!
And for the rap "Funky Cold Medina" by Tone Deaf Loc and "Bust A Move" by Wasn't That Young MC are usually on the menu, followed by "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Fudge Icehead aka Rob "Spaz" Van Dam Winkle.
Often some AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long" is thrown in there to satisfy the one or two rocker chicks in the crowd.
Then for the oldtimers, they always play a 50's medley with Elvis, Buddy Holly, Bill Hailey and the Comets in there, then a Beatles medley because your aunt Betsy love Ringo Starr and "I Wanna Hold Your Hand".
Then when the oldtimers get tired, we gotta keep the teens out there, so we got some J-Lo and "Waiting for the Night ... oh oh ..." blah blah blah. Britney "Shave My Head Baby one more time" yadda yadda.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!
Everyone of these songs is played at a wedding, 100% guaranteed and can still be heard everyday in North America at bars, nite clubs, and even on the radio. It's sad really and I blame the DJ companies for subjecting us to this mindless, soulless tripe, year after year, decade after decade.
"Do you really want to hurt me?" goes the song. I think they do. I really do.
"Oh Mickey your so fine, your so fine, you blow my mind, hey Mickey!" - Toni Basilsagerosemaryandthyme
"I love rock n roll, put another dime in the juke box, baby." - Joan Jettison
"Stayin' Alive" - HeeBeeGeeBees
"Dancin' Queen" - ABBADABBADOO
"YMCA" - Value Village People
"I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynorstraight (?)
"You spin me right round, baby, right round, like a record baby" - Dead or Alive but Wish They Were Dead
"Billie Jean" - Michael Jackolantern. Me, I'd prefer Billy Dee, as in Lando Calrissian than MJ anymore.
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" - Meatplow. This usually has the guys and gals on either side "singing" to each other, but no one knows the lyrics, so they mumble it, except for one couple who raise the bar as they've been singing it in the car since 1981 on their annual camping trip to Johnston Lake.
And are you now totally sick of Bran Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Trout" now? Does anyone really get the joke of this song?
This song is ALWAYS followed by "Cecilia" by Simple Simon and Worthless Art Garfunkle. Does anyone know that it's "I fall on the floor and I'm laughing"?
"I knew the bride when she used to rock n roll" - Nick something or other. This usually has a line dance to it and all the women go "Oooah, oooah, wooh-wooh" in unison. Cute, but bloody annoying. When is it going to stop?
This is usually followed by "Wild One" by that skinny old guy and more (*gasp*) line dancing.
And since everyone is line dancing anyway, we often get the country music inserted here:
"Achy Breaky Heart" by Mullet Boy
"Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks n Dunn That, which song you'll usually find the drunk uncles at the host bar putting their arms around each other or to their nephews telling them about their lost love.
And let's not forget "Mony Mony" by Billy Idoltry. You know that lyric which everyone throws in there after each line ... "Hey mother____, get __, get ___ed". The kids still do it! We were chanting this at hall parties 20 years ago! What have we done?!
And for the rap "Funky Cold Medina" by Tone Deaf Loc and "Bust A Move" by Wasn't That Young MC are usually on the menu, followed by "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Fudge Icehead aka Rob "Spaz" Van Dam Winkle.
Often some AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long" is thrown in there to satisfy the one or two rocker chicks in the crowd.
Then for the oldtimers, they always play a 50's medley with Elvis, Buddy Holly, Bill Hailey and the Comets in there, then a Beatles medley because your aunt Betsy love Ringo Starr and "I Wanna Hold Your Hand".
Then when the oldtimers get tired, we gotta keep the teens out there, so we got some J-Lo and "Waiting for the Night ... oh oh ..." blah blah blah. Britney "Shave My Head Baby one more time" yadda yadda.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!
Everyone of these songs is played at a wedding, 100% guaranteed and can still be heard everyday in North America at bars, nite clubs, and even on the radio. It's sad really and I blame the DJ companies for subjecting us to this mindless, soulless tripe, year after year, decade after decade.
"Do you really want to hurt me?" goes the song. I think they do. I really do.
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