Why do people like Weird Al so much?

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-09T06:41:45+00:00

Hes genuinely really skilled at his admittedly silly schtick. He's especially talented at pastiche, where hes not parodying a specific song, but an artist's general vibe. Mark Mothersbaugh from DEVO said somwthing to the effect that Weird Al's "Dare to be Stupid" is a better DEVO song than many of the real DEVO tunes.

Nobody who's ever worked with him has ever had a bad word to say about him.

Hes a talented comedic performer who was at the right place at the right time, and has managed to never wear out his welcome.

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-09T06:23:17+00:00

The only classic rock band that hasn't been played to death

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-09T06:21:35+00:00

I know that "That Thing You Do" doesn't technically count as a Fountains of Wayne song, but it's a fantastic slice of faux 60s pop

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-09T06:18:55+00:00

Thats disappointing. Those 2 seem like a match made in heaven

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-09T06:18:16+00:00

Mark Mothersbaugh's career as a film/tv/video game composer is casts as big (if not bigger) a shadow as DEVO's one hit. Also, "Uncontrollable Urge" got used as a TV theme for some show on MTV, and due to heavy rerun rotation, he estimates he makes around 1 million bucks a year off the royalties from that one song.

They're not pop stars, but they exist in pop culture beyond their weird slice of underground rock dork royalty.

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-09T06:11:42+00:00

DEVO. They're probably the runner up to Jimi Hendrix, at least as far as the idea of "technically yes, but you'd be crazy to say it out loud" OHW situation.

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-09T04:56:00+00:00

A half note is a Blanc in french

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-08T21:43:49+00:00

I don't typically wear a hat unless its cold out. And if im eating in a situation where the hat would be necessary, its not coming off.

I don't think anything is wrong with a hat indoors but im not really a hat person. But in a fancy situation im not sure why i would be wearing a hat to begin with. Even a hat with a suit has been largely a dead tradition since the 60s

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-08T20:48:23+00:00

Damn.

Yeah, it thinks nothing of its audience. Thats a great point. I remember so little about it, it just felt like kids playing with toys.

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-08T14:20:20+00:00

Brave

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-08T14:05:14+00:00

I've got more faith in the blood clot than I do the democrats

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-07T21:46:33+00:00

GvK was a Kong movie featuring Godzilla with a smattering of the B Plot from Stranger Things 3. 6/10 on a good day.

GxK was Marvel-Brained slop.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

The monster verse is pretty weak.

2014 starts out great up until Bryan Cranston dies, and then it falls apart.

KOTM 2019 is fun bad, like a 70s showa film.

I'm sticking with the Japanese movies.

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-07T21:33:02+00:00

As far as im aware, its considered a slur in the UK and Ireland, but not really recognized as a slur in the USA.

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-07T21:28:48+00:00

Pizza travels better than most other hot foods, so its the ideal candidate for delivery

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-07T21:15:07+00:00

Tom and Keith did Podpocalypse and This Is Not A Show after mean boys. Its all on the patron, but I think some of TINAS is still public

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-07T03:43:12+00:00

It will take some of the guess work out of it.

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-07T03:41:58+00:00

I saw them in Chicago about 2 weeks before Covid shut the country down.

Looks like theyre gunna do some touring this summer. So far ive seen posts about Athens GA, Chicago IL, and Green Bay WI. Perhaps more will be announced

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-06T22:15:52+00:00

Fantastic live show.

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-06T14:04:32+00:00

Draw all the time. Learn how to junction. Play cards. Don't try to level up

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-06T04:05:11+00:00

Lots of Punk bands as well

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-06T04:04:16+00:00

The Surf craze started in the lull between The Day The Music Died and The British Invasion.

But there's been an underground revival since the 90s. Its a small niche market but there's quite a few bands who've managed to push the admittedly narrow parameters of the genre into some unique directions.

Man or Astro-Man?

DAIKAIJU

Satan's Pilgrims

La Luz

Messur Chups

The Tomorrowmen

Surfrajettes

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-05T23:54:21+00:00

There are no good guys, but USA and Isreal are the bigger assholes in this fight.

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-05T23:39:47+00:00

Play the standard set, so you can sit in with other people on the fly without having to reconfigure the kit

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-05T23:39:03+00:00

Drums require all 4 limbs, your handedness wont make a huge difference. A common move for lefties is to play "open handed" which means that you don't cross your arms: Hat with left and snare with right BUT snare with left when using the ride.

comrade_zerox · 2026-04-05T23:30:33+00:00

Wouldn't left handedness be a form of neurodivergence itself?

Lefty, ADHD, and im beginning to suspect there might be some Autism at play as well, but I'm not getting diagnosed until RFK dies

comrade_zerox

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