Actually, the real career kicker was when they ditched
the bowling shirts.

And last I heard they're bank accounts have a few
extra zeros.  I'd like to be that kind of "joke"
anyday.

And Stacey's Mom is a fine, fun pop song.  It's not a
cure for cancer, so I wish Chris and others would
relax a little.

--- Jaimie Vernon <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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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