How's This for a Lineup

[Dr. Medulla]

I met the lead singer of REO Speedwagon at his house

He was actually in a really big house. There were gold/platinum records on the wall and stuff. He was in a robe, eating cereal at 3pm. I helped him move a table.

Is that your new job, table mover ?

Hoy totally blew him.

And thanked him for the honour.

[Wolter]

I love that Hoy's "better version" of this show includes meeting/watching the two weakest acts and then doing a cover of arguably the weakest of the 4 remaining acts (and he probably covered Rock the Cradle of Love).

[Dr. Medulla]

I love that Hoy's "better version" of this show includes meeting/watching the two weakest acts and then doing a cover of arguably the weakest of the 4 remaining acts (and he probably covered Rock the Cradle of Love).

He makes it seem so easy to be Potsie, but I suspect it involves a lot of practice being so weak.

[matedog]

I met the lead singer of REO Speedwagon at his house

He was actually in a really big house. There were gold/platinum records on the wall and stuff. He was in a robe, eating cereal at 3pm. I helped him move a table.

Is that your new job, table mover ?

Hoy totally blew him.

I was young and impressionable at the time. I might have done it for a platinum record case of "Keep On Loving You"

[Wolter]

Potsie, kidding aside, what Idol song did you cover?

[matedog]

I love that Hoy's "better version" of this show includes meeting/watching the two weakest acts and then doing a cover of arguably the weakest of the 4 remaining acts (and he probably covered Rock the Cradle of Love).

Not just watching/meeting, helping one move and seeing the other one make a clearly befuddled Arnold Schwarzenegger pretend to play guitar on the longest and most awkward version of "We're Not Gonna Take It" ever outside the California state capitol. As for another pointless anecdote, it was "Rebel Yell" (obvious I know), but we accidentally got double booked at the Whisky and ended up playing at like 1:30am. There was no one left except like two of our friends, but I noticed the sound guy pumping his fist to the "more more more" part.

Sure Blondie has some great tunes and are some top notch musicians and apparently people around here love Devo, but I think I will pass for the aforementioned reasons.

[Wolter]

How much Devo have you heard? Their back catalogue is actually phenomenal (at least for thier first 3.5 albums or so).

"Rebel Yell" is a fun song, but I would have been more impressed by "Dancing With Myself." And I would have given you a week without mockery if it were "Kiss Me Deadly."

[matedog]

How much Devo have you heard? Their back catalogue is actually phenomenal (at least for thier first 3.5 albums or so).

"Rebel Yell" is a fun song, but I would have been more impressed by "Dancing With Myself." And I would have given you a week without mockery if it were "Kiss Me Deadly."

I have heard oh so little. But I have been aware that there is a wealth of quality material out there.

The only Dancing With Myself cover I had heard at the time was done by Blink 182 and it was embarrassingly awful. I think we went with RY because it rocks the hardest. Also, I think "Kiss Me Deadly" was done by Lita Ford.

[Wolter]

How much Devo have you heard? Their back catalogue is actually phenomenal (at least for thier first 3.5 albums or so).

"Rebel Yell" is a fun song, but I would have been more impressed by "Dancing With Myself." And I would have given you a week without mockery if it were "Kiss Me Deadly."

I have heard oh so little. But I have been aware that there is a wealth of quality material out there.

The only Dancing With Myself cover I had heard at the time was done by Blink 182 and it was embarrassingly awful. I think we went with RY because it rocks the hardest. Also, I think "Kiss Me Deadly" was done by Lita Ford.

Different, far lamer song.

Kiss Me Deadly was a Generation X song. My favorite song he's associated with.

[threecoffins]

How much Devo have you heard? Their back catalogue is actually phenomenal (at least for thier first 3.5 albums or so).

"Rebel Yell" is a fun song, but I would have been more impressed by "Dancing With Myself." And I would have given you a week without mockery if it were "Kiss Me Deadly."

I have heard oh so little. But I have been aware that there is a wealth of quality material out there.

The only Dancing With Myself cover I had heard at the time was done by Blink 182 and it was embarrassingly awful. I think we went with RY because it rocks the hardest. Also, I think "Kiss Me Deadly" was done by Lita Ford.

Different, far lamer song.

Kiss Me Deadly was a Generation X song. My favorite song he's associated with.

Me also as well.

[Dr. Medulla]

There's going to be a nostalgia / camp element to seeing any of those bands—it's not likely that any of the bands will rise beyond much more than novelty / nostalgia act—but Blondie, Devo, and the P. Furs were a gazillion times better than REO Speedwagon or Twisted Sister at their best.

[matedog]

There's going to be a nostalgia / camp element to seeing any of those bands—it's not likely that any of the bands will rise beyond much more than novelty / nostalgia act—but Blondie, Devo, and the P. Furs were a gazillion times better than REO Speedwagon or Twisted Sister at their best.

Great, so Hooky agrees with me. *High Five!*

[Wolter]

There's going to be a nostalgia / camp element to seeing any of those bands—it's not likely that any of the bands will rise beyond much more than novelty / nostalgia act—but Blondie, Devo, and the P. Furs were a gazillion times better than REO Speedwagon or Twisted Sister at their best.

Great, so Hooky agrees with me. *High Five!*

I didn't see him as agreeing with you.

[threecoffins]

There's going to be a nostalgia / camp element to seeing any of those bands—it's not likely that any of the bands will rise beyond much more than novelty / nostalgia act—but Blondie, Devo, and the P. Furs were a gazillion times better than REO Speedwagon or Twisted Sister at their best.

Great, so Hooky agrees with me. *High Five!*

I saw the Furs about three years back and they were still quite good.

[Dr. Medulla]

There's going to be a nostalgia / camp element to seeing any of those bands—it's not likely that any of the bands will rise beyond much more than novelty / nostalgia act—but Blondie, Devo, and the P. Furs were a gazillion times better than REO Speedwagon or Twisted Sister at their best.

Great, so Hooky agrees with me. *High Five!*

Um …





… no. I'm saying that the whole affair won't exactly be kick ass beyond fun nostalgia—and there's nothing wrong with that, I suppose—but that Blondie, Devo, and the Furs, because they were always better that REO and TS, will be way way way better this time around.

edit: Delete "this time around." It's confusing and adds nothing but confusion to what I was saying. REO Speedwagon and Twisted Sister suck. The other bands don't. Billy Idol mostly sucks.