rossen@uiuccsb.UUCP (11/20/83)
#N:uiuccsb:10200003:000:1975
uiuccsb!rossen Nov 15 21:27:00 1983
Some of the best bands (as far as names and song titles go) are those
such as the aforementioned and trendsetting Dead Kennedys who have
every intention of grabbing your attention. Besides "California
Uber Alles," DK's did "Kill the Poor." And having a lead singer whose
name is Jello Biafra is even better when he runs for mayor of San Francisco.
More recently the Meatmen would seem to have picked up the ball.
The album, titled "We're the Meatmen...and You Suck," does its best
to offend everbody. Take your pick from such gems as "Crippled
Children Suck," "Orgy of One," "Tooling for Anus," and "Blow Me Jah."
"One Down Three to Go" would seem harmless enough, but then again it's
about John Lennon and the Beatles.
In a less offensive but similarly mainstream vein, there's the now defunct
Buzzcocks with "Why Can't I Touch It?," and "Orgasm Addict." I always liked
Suburban Lawns' choice of a name, and I confess that long after the now tedious
"Safety Dance" (is it REALLY Margaret Trudeau on that song?) stops getting
excessive airplay on the radio (that should be about 6 years from now) I will
remember being amused by the name "Men Without Hats."
Somebody I knew in high school was the lead singer for a band called
Mr. Unique & the Leisure Suits. Though they changed their name (to Mr.
Unique and the Leisure CLASS), they are (I think) still playing dates around
Detroit, and their 10-inch EP got a (favorable) review in the "America
Underground" section of "Trouser Press." They have good song titles, too.
"Young, Gifted and White" comes to mind.
There's a New York band with a good name, and I suppose it's an example of how
good ideas are just lying around like ripe mangoes waiting to be picked -- the
band is "3 Teens Kill 4." I think it came straight from a headline (probably
the "Post").
Ken.
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