I can see that.
Along those lines, what was up with Grace Slick angrily declaring lyrics about being together forever were "bull$hit"? Hmm, bitter much? lolThe point is, that Heart, by their own admission, underwent a SEVERE change in style in order to stay musically relevant.
It's interesting that you use the term "stay musically relevant." That actually seems like a good thing to me.
Love In the 21st Century was the exception not the rule (thank goodness). I love Strange Weather but "bizarre bleach blonde-fake Elvis-pervy voyeur-justice of the freak" Glenn was one video only! I block that lame ick-fest out when listening to the song, which I enjoy.Frey / Johnson - Glenn Frey's look for the "Love the 21sr Century" video and promos is, frankly, insane.
Red herrings like David Bowie? Effective because they might be your targets. Don Johnson? Not so much. I don't want to harp on it because you're right, it's not important - it just struck me as I watched the show.Again, it's just a visual acting as a red herring to keep people from guessing my list. I put Don Johnson because everybody knew him as an actor, and then he was a one-hit wonder. Probably not what some people expected from him.
Well, kinda... I can see why you'd find it depressing. Still, that wasn't much of a change from her prior work. She's often done dark material. Christine's material was also pretty much the same as in the past. Only Lindsey went "out there." It's often said that Tusk sounds like two different albums because Lindsey's material and the girls' material are so disparate.Isn't "Sara" about the abortion that Stevie Nicks had? That's depressing to me.
Just think of them as a backing band that happens to be wearing matching band outfits. Did you like it when the Mac did "Tusk" live at the concert you saw? No marching band in sight there.And frankly, I find ANY song that features music from a marching band to be "retarded". lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajh-mwr8tHA
(Separate the song from Lindsey's bizarre live antics when evaluating it!)
Several of them were recorded in Lindsey's bathroom and sound half-finished with their simplistic, harsh-sounding drums and chords. Even his vocals are ragged in some parts. The song "Tusk" stands in sharp contrast to them, with its big sound and vocals. Although the sound effects are a bit odd, at least they are subtle. That's why I was so surprised you singled it out. When I think of sub-par Tusk songs, I think of "What Makes You Think You're the One" , "The Ledge", and "Not That Funny" - not to mention those are all extremely bitter and nasty diatribes against Stevie. But I digress.Even you admit that "Tusk" features a few not-quite-up-to-par songs!
If I were gonna make fun of the marching band, though, I'd use the clip from The Dance when they all run to the stage about halfway through the song. That does look kind of funny, especially when Stevie tries to "rock out" with band members on her tambourine and imitate their coordinated rotations towards the end. LOL!!! They sound terrific on "Don't Stop" though.
I get that you have to amp up the contempt for laughs. I've done that myself on occasion.Now, regarding Holiday Road -- that bit was mostly a joke. It's not the worst song in the world, but it is silly. And fair game to be a bit of a punchline.
I am a Star Wars nerd and have sat through the whole thing out of a sense of completionist duty, but even the appearance of Harrison Ford could not salvage that travesty. Like I said, HEAVY drug use. The only tolerable part in it was the brief departure from the live-action crap fest to the cartoon introducing Boba Fett. I don't blame George Lucas for his efforts to wipe it from the collective memory of the American people. He's done a pretty good job, too. Only hardcores will get that reference now.Holiday Special - Wow, I'm surprised you got that reference! Impressed too! Now, you couldn't pay me to sit through that whole thing, but I've seen bits and pieces and I knew I just had to mention that if I were talking about Jefferson Starship.
Come on, you know that you characterized their new sound as sucky in your show! But it is funnier to go that route, so I don't blame you.Starship - The only Starship song I truly don't like is Sara. But that's not the point. This list was not "bands that suck"
I'm always happy to opine.Glad you like the captions and thanks for the comments! The reason I made this video was to stir up some discussion and I'm glad to see it worked!