GET ME OUT OF THIS ROCK N' ROLL HELL!
Oh boy.How do I begin?
Well,first off,anyone that knowz me personally knowz I really dislike tribute bandz.Granted,I understand thier appeal and that there's money to be made doin' that kinda thing,but I just find them ridiculous(unless it's an Elvis impersonator-which are a blast-tho also ridiculous).Bein' a true believer in the almighty power of rock n' roll,the tribute band only waterz down that power,kinda like those pod aliens in "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers",they may look like the real thing but peel away the skin and it's missing it's soul.It's one thing to be influenced or inspired by an artist,but when you take that inspiration and throw away your own personality to try to grab some of that glory from the original then your just setting the rock n' roll cause back.
But that's just me and my silly take on it all.I can't expect the world to color within the linez of my lil' world.
So why am I bothering to blabber on about this subject that meanz zip to anyone but myself?
Well my little glitterghouliez,one of my greatest fearz has become reality.
One of my all time fave bandz has pretty much turned into a glorified tribute band.
Granted,two of the memberz are actually "real"memberz of the band,but the other two are replacemnts who have assumed the image,style and onstage antics of thier original counterparts.
And I'm not talking about The Banana Splits.
Well a few dayz ago the infamous Kooks In Silly Suits were scheduled to appear on the Dick Clark's American Bandstand 50th anniversary special.Now at this time,the original drummer of the band was already replaced by a latter member,which is fine,tho quite questionable.Not cuz the new drummer isn't good at what he doez,but cuz he's done up to look like the original guy,so,at first I was uncomfortable about that,but in a way it was so ridiculous that I actually liked the idea-cuz I'm kinda like that-I dig cheese.Kinda like when Garth Brooks slipped on a Robert Smith wig and pretended to be Chris Gaines.I'm no big fan of either,but it was such a stupid and goofy idea that I had to love it.Especially when he did that "Behind The Music:Chris Gaines"show on VH1.Sometimes pure stupidity is also pure genius!
Anyway,I'm driftin' off the subject.
So the band got all set up for the American Bandstand taping,but the guitarist decides he just doesn't wanna do it anymore and doesn't show up.So they grab thier tour manager or roadie or whatever,slip him into the guitarists get up and toss him up on stage to pretend he's the original dood.
And now there's rumours that this band,who promised they were gonna quit touring about 2 yearz ago,may start up yet another farewell tour with the roadie fillin' in as thier guitarist.And instead of giving him his own identity they decide to pass him on as the original,just like they did the drummer a year or so earlier.
Of course I have mixed feelings on this,them bein' one of my favez.I may contadict myself at times here,so bear with me.
Here's what I think-
They should've never reunited.The line-up they had before the big reunion was doin' some kick ass stuff.Leave the past be.
Then again,I understand the money issue.I have no problem with selling out.Ya only live once-ya got to get all you can take.
But the reunion happened anyway and granted I was pretty thrilled to see the four original goofballs back together again.And they recorded a new album together,which,tho I'm about the only person that seems to like it,I thought rocked.
So what they should've done was do that farewell tour for about a year then STOP FOR CHRISSAKES WHILE YOUR AHEAD!!
But I also understand that when ya got something good ya don't want it to stop.
Ok,but how about givin' us fans some freakin' credit and moving forward instead of runnin' around in the same old rehashed vicious circle?
And what's really funny is that THEY DIDN'T LEARN FROM THIER MISTAKES THAT THEY MADE 20 YEARZ AGO AND CONTINUE TO REPEAT THEM IN EXACTLY THE SAME ORDER!
But who am I kidding?Rock and roll has never,and should never be about integrity.Screw that crap,leave that to the Beethoven's & Mozarts.And hell,if I was offered the position to step in and staple on a wig and squeegy into the spandex of the geetarist that made the part famous I would probably do it too,so I can't blame him for doing it.Especially in this day when musicians who can actually play thier instruments are unemployed while sample machines and dj's are gettin' all the good gigs.
And hell,the original guyz are too daft to realize what they're doing,and why should the two who still believe in what they're doing give it up cuz of those two losers?
I just know one thing.Unless the two replacements get thier own clown outfits to call thier own I won't be spending $100.00 to see yet another FINAL show.C'mon bat lizard,can't you see the dollar signs when they're righ in front of your buggy eyes?Give the new guyz thier own thing.That means more action figures,new posters and possibly,just possibly some new blood n' Rock N' Roll!
Hell,it worked for The X-Men,M*A*S*H & Three's Company!But pleeze stay away from the chicken outfit!
Sorry,just had to vent to anyone that may give a rat's ass.
Well,first off,anyone that knowz me personally knowz I really dislike tribute bandz.Granted,I understand thier appeal and that there's money to be made doin' that kinda thing,but I just find them ridiculous(unless it's an Elvis impersonator-which are a blast-tho also ridiculous).Bein' a true believer in the almighty power of rock n' roll,the tribute band only waterz down that power,kinda like those pod aliens in "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers",they may look like the real thing but peel away the skin and it's missing it's soul.It's one thing to be influenced or inspired by an artist,but when you take that inspiration and throw away your own personality to try to grab some of that glory from the original then your just setting the rock n' roll cause back.
But that's just me and my silly take on it all.I can't expect the world to color within the linez of my lil' world.
So why am I bothering to blabber on about this subject that meanz zip to anyone but myself?
Well my little glitterghouliez,one of my greatest fearz has become reality.
One of my all time fave bandz has pretty much turned into a glorified tribute band.
Granted,two of the memberz are actually "real"memberz of the band,but the other two are replacemnts who have assumed the image,style and onstage antics of thier original counterparts.
And I'm not talking about The Banana Splits.
Well a few dayz ago the infamous Kooks In Silly Suits were scheduled to appear on the Dick Clark's American Bandstand 50th anniversary special.Now at this time,the original drummer of the band was already replaced by a latter member,which is fine,tho quite questionable.Not cuz the new drummer isn't good at what he doez,but cuz he's done up to look like the original guy,so,at first I was uncomfortable about that,but in a way it was so ridiculous that I actually liked the idea-cuz I'm kinda like that-I dig cheese.Kinda like when Garth Brooks slipped on a Robert Smith wig and pretended to be Chris Gaines.I'm no big fan of either,but it was such a stupid and goofy idea that I had to love it.Especially when he did that "Behind The Music:Chris Gaines"show on VH1.Sometimes pure stupidity is also pure genius!
Anyway,I'm driftin' off the subject.
So the band got all set up for the American Bandstand taping,but the guitarist decides he just doesn't wanna do it anymore and doesn't show up.So they grab thier tour manager or roadie or whatever,slip him into the guitarists get up and toss him up on stage to pretend he's the original dood.
And now there's rumours that this band,who promised they were gonna quit touring about 2 yearz ago,may start up yet another farewell tour with the roadie fillin' in as thier guitarist.And instead of giving him his own identity they decide to pass him on as the original,just like they did the drummer a year or so earlier.
Of course I have mixed feelings on this,them bein' one of my favez.I may contadict myself at times here,so bear with me.
Here's what I think-
They should've never reunited.The line-up they had before the big reunion was doin' some kick ass stuff.Leave the past be.
Then again,I understand the money issue.I have no problem with selling out.Ya only live once-ya got to get all you can take.
But the reunion happened anyway and granted I was pretty thrilled to see the four original goofballs back together again.And they recorded a new album together,which,tho I'm about the only person that seems to like it,I thought rocked.
So what they should've done was do that farewell tour for about a year then STOP FOR CHRISSAKES WHILE YOUR AHEAD!!
But I also understand that when ya got something good ya don't want it to stop.
Ok,but how about givin' us fans some freakin' credit and moving forward instead of runnin' around in the same old rehashed vicious circle?
And what's really funny is that THEY DIDN'T LEARN FROM THIER MISTAKES THAT THEY MADE 20 YEARZ AGO AND CONTINUE TO REPEAT THEM IN EXACTLY THE SAME ORDER!
But who am I kidding?Rock and roll has never,and should never be about integrity.Screw that crap,leave that to the Beethoven's & Mozarts.And hell,if I was offered the position to step in and staple on a wig and squeegy into the spandex of the geetarist that made the part famous I would probably do it too,so I can't blame him for doing it.Especially in this day when musicians who can actually play thier instruments are unemployed while sample machines and dj's are gettin' all the good gigs.
And hell,the original guyz are too daft to realize what they're doing,and why should the two who still believe in what they're doing give it up cuz of those two losers?
I just know one thing.Unless the two replacements get thier own clown outfits to call thier own I won't be spending $100.00 to see yet another FINAL show.C'mon bat lizard,can't you see the dollar signs when they're righ in front of your buggy eyes?Give the new guyz thier own thing.That means more action figures,new posters and possibly,just possibly some new blood n' Rock N' Roll!
Hell,it worked for The X-Men,M*A*S*H & Three's Company!But pleeze stay away from the chicken outfit!
Sorry,just had to vent to anyone that may give a rat's ass.