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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Stacy's Mom |
| Date | Thu, 18 Dec 2003 21:09:42 -0500 |
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AT Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 18:53:07 John Milek wrote:
>If you want to see what an albatross being labelled a "joke band" can be,
>look no further than Barenaked Ladies.
>Buried deep in their records are some serious tunes (To wit, the lovely
>"When I Fall," from Born on a Pirate Ship), but because of wacky stage
>antics and the horrid "One Week," they're pretty much painted into a corner
>no matter what they do.
Have to beg to differ on this one....not the part about BNL being a "joke
band", but the part about "One Week" painting them into a corner. Check your
recent history. "One Week" broke them OUT of that cycle. It got them US
national television exposure, the cover of Rolling Stone, and sell-out
stadium shows across the USA -- something they weren't capable of doing
until they stopped wearing cut-off shorts on stage and started getting Top40
radio play.
Jaimie Vernon
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