Has been rock bands
It’s my lot in life to hang out with has-been rock bands… or at least be in close proximity to them. You may remember last year Casie and I hung out with the Gin Blossoms. Well last night, I was eating at Don Pablos in Moorestown and guess who was also there? Collective Soul! They had a pretty cool tour bus if nothing else.
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How did you even recognize them?
I rode a ski lift with (I’m pretty sure) Hootie and the Blowfish.
we saw a tour bus outside and the guys were obviously in a band. our waitress told us it was them, and when we googled them once we got home, it was confirmed.
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Wow. This I think would be one of those Bader-Meinhof (I think I butchered that, but you know what I mean) things. I was trolling John’s computer looking for some music. I saw one of the folder’s was Collective Soul. I figured that John, much like myself has folders on his computer for bands that he has 1 song by for some random reason. I have plenty of those myself. So trying to remember what the name of the song(s) they sang I clicked on the folder, only to see that John actually has an entire album by Collective Soul. I thought that was odd. Then this.
O.K. it probably isn’t the prime example of this sydrome/complex/whatever you call it, but still.
I’m very surprised to hear I have an entire album by Collective Soul.
Some trivia: Can anyone tell me what the hell he says during the chorus of “December” WITHOUT looking up the lyrics? In particular the part where he whips out the 90’s alternarock vedder voice. I’m guessing no.
Also, I hate you, Matt. Your MIDI posts are the most consistently annoying thing on the site (and I hope this goads you to continue doing it).
That’s awesome. Sadly I’ve never been in proximity to a washed up rock group.
The closest I’ve come was covering a piece of crap story at the NY Hall of Science two years ago. I was just kinda hanging out in the back of this room and got to talking to one of the AV guys for the place, turns out he was the tour manager for the Ramones. But i guess the Ramones are more, well, dead than washed up. it was still neat though.
John said:I’m very surprised to hear I have an entire album by Collective Soul.
Some trivia: Can anyone tell me what the hell he says during the chorus of “December” WITHOUT looking up the lyrics? In particular the part where he whips out the 90’s alternarock vedder voice. I’m guessing no.
Yep, a whole album. And not a “greatest hits” or anything of that sort. I found it equally strange.
What song is December? I would know their songs if I heard them but can’t say I know the names or anything.
It’s the one that starts with the acoustic arpeggios. I think it was their second single.
What’s wrong with the MIDI?!
It’s GREAT!
the TURN YOUR HEEEEAD NOW BABY JUST SPIT ME OUT song or something?
i cannot bring myself to remember. i know some of their songs but never actually liked them.
The song “Gel” was pretty funny.
UH HUH, AH HA, UH HUH!
Make it well!
UH HUH, AH HA, UH HUH!
Come together now…
UH HUH, AH HA, UH HUH!
Let’s gel!
I saw that MIDI thing and was really hoping it was another guess-the-song-name phone message.
we can make that happen…
weren’t they the founders of the “YEAAAAUHHH!”