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By: DaveC

DaveC — Wed, 09 Jun 2004 16:52:36 +0000

I particularly like the song “Fluffy”. I guess I’m a sucker for songs about dogs, but now I can’t recall any others except Henry Gross’s “Shannon” and Elvis’s “Old Shep”.

By: DaveC

DaveC — Wed, 09 Jun 2004 16:31:58 +0000

I think Ween is the best band of the 90’s, but they are most often compared to Weird Al. Are they just a parody band? It is sort of ironic that Dean talks about bands ripping off each others music. But 12 Golden Country Greats was probably the most courageous album released by a major record label.

By: des von bladet

des von bladet — Wed, 09 Jun 2004 11:16:50 +0000

I’m sub-pop, and so is my wife!

By: belle

belle — Wed, 09 Jun 2004 03:04:59 +0000

I love Dinosaur Jr. LOVE. I think my favorite song is “The Lung”, but their cover of Bowie’s “Quicksand” is also amazing. They change the lyric “I’ll tell you all about it on the next bardo” to “I’ll tell you all about it at the next Ball show.” That’s really funny.

By: blah

blah — Wed, 09 Jun 2004 02:55:48 +0000

Yeah, but the Pixies ripped off Dinosaur Jr. Their 1987 LP “You’re Living All Over Me” was the model for the whole fast/slow, loud/soft dynamic later developed by the Pixies and Nirvana, among others.

By: robbo

robbo — Wed, 09 Jun 2004 01:56:02 +0000

Wow, fafnir, they sure do! I really am old, though, because to be honest the Pixies and Husker Du are too raw for my taste. I prefer the follow-up solo efforts by Frank Black and Bob Mould—tamer and easier on the ears. Sigh…

By: fafnir

fafnir — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 22:49:45 +0000

Mclusky rips off the Pixies to great effect.

By: robbo

robbo — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 21:52:41 +0000

Good point, Robert. I’m old now and incapable of finding new bands through my erstwhile musical connections, but I’m thankful to have been introduced to The Weakerthans through a recent CT thread. A fine band, but on my first listen to Reconstruction Site I laughed out loud at how closely their guitarist follows in Frank Black’s hallowed footsteps. I sure wish more bands would rip off the Pixies (and Husker Du)

By: Robert Gressis

Robert Gressis — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 20:29:11 +0000

But didn’t Nirvana just rip off the Pixies?

By: P O'Neill

P O'Neill — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 19:55:53 +0000

My memory is getting rusty…is this Ween as in the band that always seemed to be playing at City Gardens in Trenton NJ about 15 years ago?

By: Hank

Hank — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 19:05:10 +0000

But how could they not love Los Lobos? They definitely haven’t been ripping off Nirvana…

By: pepi

pepi — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 18:21:52 +0000

Aaahh, what’s with all these nice posts today, eh… I was just listening to Ween on the train today after ages that I hadn’t been playing that record. God they rock. I love those guys. I’d been on the website but never got to see those videos, thanks for the reminder!