Bradley R. Weissenberger wrote:Mr. Chimp wrote:Wanna know where 5ive Style nicked their licks from?
It's a toss up between 5ive Style and the Blue Meanies as to the bigger band pricks whom I have ever met. In these bands' defense, people have told me that the 5S/BM band members are nice folks. Maybe they just had bad days. Maybe I unwelcomely trod upon their ground. But, man, let me tell you, they were some Grade A USDA Prime jerks those nights at Gabe's/Gunnerz oh so long ago.
On the other hand, ladies and gentlemen like Hum (including tour manager Chris Green), Silkworm, Pansy Division, The Regrets, Self, Run On, Wolf Eyes, The Watchers and Call Me Lightning make it all worthwhile. Actually, you know who sticks out in my mind as being a super special sweetheart to me? That Balty de Ley (sp?) from Menthol.
Of course, these people might be jerks who just happened to make a good impression in a limited amount of time.
And this is to say nothing of these bands' rock music.
This could be a good thread: Worst/nicest people with whom you have played shows.
This is kind of off topic and about 2 years late but...
I bought
Tres Hombres for $3 today. It is my first ZZ Top record. I'm excited to listen to it. I came to the ZZ Top C/NC thread to check out what has been said since the forum is the reason I decided to give them a shot in the first place.
Anyway...in 5ive Style's defense, I drove somewhere between 12 and 14 hours to Chicago from South Dakota when I was in college to see them play. After the show I ran into Jeremy Jacobson and Bill Dolan and they were both friendly gentlemen. It somehow came up that I had traveled all the way from SD to see the show and that I was heading back immediately after the show. Jeremy said, "man that's ridiculous, you guys should really stay at my place".
I talked to Bill Dolan again at a Jeremy Enigk show a couple months ago and he was again a nice guy (even when I pulled the dick move of asking him what his previous band (Five Style) was up to).
I can't speak for these Blue Meanies. I'm not familiar with them and I've never had an offer to stay at their house.
Like I said...this was kind of off topic.
drew patrick wrote:Peripatetic will win.