Comments on: Starting a Band

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:22:26 +0000

Now the question is: Who will play the theremin? Or is that reserved solely for Jimmy Page’s use during hour-long songs?

By: Kirsten Bishop

Kirsten Bishop — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:29:46 +0000

Truth: I used to play guitar, but in a garage (band), not a brothel. I could probably still manage rhythm duties, but keyboards would be a safer bet. However, I hate playing synths, so if we’re talking fantasies, I bags pyrophone.

By: J M McDermott

J M McDermott — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:41:00 +0000

I can not wait to hear their version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, with Hal’s lyrics.

I, once upon a time, played the tuba. And the contrabass bugle. I was good, too. I was a section leader at a top twelve Drum and Bugle Corps. I was a major in tuba in college.

‘Tis an instrument meant to be felt, not heard.

I hope, someday, this lovely band will let me pull out a contrabass bugle and blast out the mad Shostakovitch riffs to the punkish beats.

By: Larry

Larry — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:24:00 +0000

Well, Eminem did a song called “Mushrooms,” I believe…

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:42:01 +0000

The debut album was called Mushroom Garden, but I’d just sort of imagined that as a Richard Dadd painting. I hadn’t thought of songs. I do think that at some point you’d need to do a cover version of “In an octopus’s garden”, but my mind is blank on mushroom songs right now. Help me out, people.

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:46:55 +0000

Well, according to Cheryl. I saw it more as a kind of post-punk band influenced by the Pixies, Nirvana, and Black Heart Procession.
Jeff

By: Larry

Larry — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:43:37 +0000

This has to be psychedelic rock, right? I mean, with the copious coverage given to the Grey Caps and to the various fungi in your stories, there’s bound to be some ’shroom homages in the lyrics, right?

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:04:34 +0000

yep, that’s it!

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:54:19 +0000

Is this from “Loud Quiet Loud,” that documentary about the Pixies reunion tour? My very thoughtful mother-in-law picked it up for me this Christmas and I’ve not gotten around to watching it yet.

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:00:54 +0000

Oh–duh. Thanks, Glen.
jeff