Musical bait-and-switch #1
Being a music lover, one phenomenon that never fails to intrigue me is recording artists who became famous (or notorious, as the case may be,) for a song that sounds nothing like their greater body of work. Obviously, 80's hair bands are the most legendary offenders in this category. As we all know, those power ballads you slow-danced to at the 8th grade social were just a trick to make you buy albums full of obnoxious tales of drinking whiskey and banging hookers on the Sunset Strip. But there are many artists who actually make interesting music that had this happen to them without necessarily meaning to. Since I'm kind of obsessed with this I've decided from time to time to bring up a noteworthy example.
Shriekback - Nemesis
The music of Shriekback - if it can be defined at all - tends to be groovy and hypnotic, with introspective, deeply philosophical lyrics. Naturally, they are best known for the bombastic, nihilism-themed, and appropriately titled "Nemesis." Despite being 25 years old this is still a pretty cool music video. They don't make 'em like this anymore. Watch for the cameo appearances by British comic book anti-hero Nemesis the Warlock. WARNING: Do not listen to the song "Nemesis" if you are prone to Earworms. CAUTION: Listening to "Nemesis" may cause you to try to use the word "parthenogenesis" at inappropriate times.
Shriekback - Nemesis
The music of Shriekback - if it can be defined at all - tends to be groovy and hypnotic, with introspective, deeply philosophical lyrics. Naturally, they are best known for the bombastic, nihilism-themed, and appropriately titled "Nemesis." Despite being 25 years old this is still a pretty cool music video. They don't make 'em like this anymore. Watch for the cameo appearances by British comic book anti-hero Nemesis the Warlock. WARNING: Do not listen to the song "Nemesis" if you are prone to Earworms. CAUTION: Listening to "Nemesis" may cause you to try to use the word "parthenogenesis" at inappropriate times.
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