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I'd just like to be the first to say that this list is 100% exhaustive and accurate.
THREAD OVER WHO LIKES FRENCH TOAST
posted by shakespeherian at 10:39 PM on January 9, 2010 [7 favorites]
THREAD OVER WHO LIKES FRENCH TOAST
posted by shakespeherian at 10:39 PM on January 9, 2010 [7 favorites]
I LIKE FRENCH TOAST SO MUCH THAT IF I HAD A BAND IT WOULD BE A METAPHOR FOR THAT GUY YOU HAD SEX WITH WHO ALSO LIKED FRENCH TOAST.
posted by nebulawindphone at 10:43 PM on January 9, 2010 [4 favorites]
posted by nebulawindphone at 10:43 PM on January 9, 2010 [4 favorites]
hey good work with that soul patch
posted by boo_radley at 10:43 PM on January 9, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by boo_radley at 10:43 PM on January 9, 2010 [2 favorites]
I would be happy if the list was about 10 pages longer. Do you think they can work on expanding it? More bands, more metaphors, everything. I want to immerse myself in it for longer than just that simple half page, and then I won't have to start worrying about how much I stupid freaking like things like this.
posted by redsparkler at 10:44 PM on January 9, 2010
posted by redsparkler at 10:44 PM on January 9, 2010
This post is like that guy wearing horned-rimmed glasses and a Melvins t-shirt who never talked about anything but music at parties, and as a result could never get laid.
posted by KokuRyu at 10:51 PM on January 9, 2010 [23 favorites]
posted by KokuRyu at 10:51 PM on January 9, 2010 [23 favorites]
You brought Ayreon home because he was friends with all your friends and liked everything you liked, but then you brought him home and he puked everywhere, then asked if you wanted to try anal.
redsparkler, if this list ain't long enough, start adding to it.
posted by Schlimmbesserung at 10:52 PM on January 9, 2010 [1 favorite]
redsparkler, if this list ain't long enough, start adding to it.
posted by Schlimmbesserung at 10:52 PM on January 9, 2010 [1 favorite]
Metafilter: THE ORGASM THAT KILLS YOU
posted by The White Hat at 10:56 PM on January 9, 2010 [8 favorites]
posted by The White Hat at 10:56 PM on January 9, 2010 [8 favorites]
I love QC.
posted by arnicae at 11:02 PM on January 9, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by arnicae at 11:02 PM on January 9, 2010 [1 favorite]
Aww, this makes me miss Indie Tits! Or really, it makes me miss hilarious, blunt opinions about bands. Written by Jeph Jacques.
I'm all for creating more of these!
posted by far from gormless at 11:03 PM on January 9, 2010
I'm all for creating more of these!
posted by far from gormless at 11:03 PM on January 9, 2010
I must be pretty fucking old. I got about 20 items into the list before I even recognized a band name.
Was it just me, or were these not all that funny?
posted by maxwelton at 11:09 PM on January 9, 2010 [17 favorites]
Was it just me, or were these not all that funny?
posted by maxwelton at 11:09 PM on January 9, 2010 [17 favorites]
This was fun to see happen in real-time. My suggestion has the dubious honor of being the penultimate band mentioned: Justice. Spot on!
posted by ...possums at 11:11 PM on January 9, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by ...possums at 11:11 PM on January 9, 2010 [1 favorite]
Is there any content in this list besides (Band's name you recognize/don't recognize) + random sexual act? Jeff Jacques is not funny and this list is more proof of that.
posted by rebent at 11:17 PM on January 9, 2010 [5 favorites]
posted by rebent at 11:17 PM on January 9, 2010 [5 favorites]
• Vampire Weekend is a rich kid in a polo shirt OH WAIT
Holy fucking snap!
posted by Pope Guilty at 11:34 PM on January 9, 2010 [4 favorites]
Holy fucking snap!
posted by Pope Guilty at 11:34 PM on January 9, 2010 [4 favorites]
Is there any content in this list besides (Band's name you recognize/don't recognize) + random sexual act? Jeff Jacques is not funny and this list is more proof of that.
They're jokes about his opinions of the bands, not "random sexual act[s]".
posted by Pope Guilty at 11:35 PM on January 9, 2010 [2 favorites]
They're jokes about his opinions of the bands, not "random sexual act[s]".
posted by Pope Guilty at 11:35 PM on January 9, 2010 [2 favorites]
Yeah, I must be getting old too. I hadn't heard of at least half of these acts.
Aphex Twin is that dude with the really, really impressive collection of Japanese porn comics in his bedroom.
King Crimson can go on and on about his mastery of obscure Tantric techniques for days, and yet is strangely hot despite being old enough to be your dad.
Boards of Canada is… I don't think I wanna go there, really.
posted by egypturnash at 11:38 PM on January 9, 2010 [5 favorites]
Aphex Twin is that dude with the really, really impressive collection of Japanese porn comics in his bedroom.
King Crimson can go on and on about his mastery of obscure Tantric techniques for days, and yet is strangely hot despite being old enough to be your dad.
Boards of Canada is… I don't think I wanna go there, really.
posted by egypturnash at 11:38 PM on January 9, 2010 [5 favorites]
The Sex Pistols are Nina Hartley- big in the 70's, known by people who aren't really into the scene, but not a huge deal anymore.
...I don't think I'm doing this right.
posted by Pope Guilty at 11:47 PM on January 9, 2010 [1 favorite]
...I don't think I'm doing this right.
posted by Pope Guilty at 11:47 PM on January 9, 2010 [1 favorite]
For those who don't know what any of that shit is and only copulate with machines:
Autechre are sex toys touched with self-awareness and turned killer, all stopped hearts and clipped nerve-endings. Obv. played by somersaulting Darryl Hannah.
gg allin is a two-stroke engine block: shock and revulsion.
Leonard Cohen is an industrial-scale 240-volt vibrator that sounds like a 747 snoring or a chainsaw belting out an ice statue of liberty that will take eons to thaw but you should really hear the cover by...
Lady Gaga, who is a new Macbook pro with all that white plastic razzle dazzle because you know you would sleep with one you materialistic fuck. On which you could watch:
DAT Politics, Wesley Willis, and Beck, who are fragments of fetish video remixed into national anthems by colonies of internet pervs, while
Suzanne Vega is a revolutionary, lossless a/v codec but can only be deciphered by 3AM coffeeshop sermonizers.
posted by kid ichorous at 11:48 PM on January 9, 2010 [12 favorites]
Autechre are sex toys touched with self-awareness and turned killer, all stopped hearts and clipped nerve-endings. Obv. played by somersaulting Darryl Hannah.
gg allin is a two-stroke engine block: shock and revulsion.
Leonard Cohen is an industrial-scale 240-volt vibrator that sounds like a 747 snoring or a chainsaw belting out an ice statue of liberty that will take eons to thaw but you should really hear the cover by...
Lady Gaga, who is a new Macbook pro with all that white plastic razzle dazzle because you know you would sleep with one you materialistic fuck. On which you could watch:
DAT Politics, Wesley Willis, and Beck, who are fragments of fetish video remixed into national anthems by colonies of internet pervs, while
Suzanne Vega is a revolutionary, lossless a/v codec but can only be deciphered by 3AM coffeeshop sermonizers.
posted by kid ichorous at 11:48 PM on January 9, 2010 [12 favorites]
Stereotyping people based on their favorite bands is slightly more amusing and more accurate.
posted by punchdrunkhistory at 11:51 PM on January 9, 2010
posted by punchdrunkhistory at 11:51 PM on January 9, 2010
According to punchdrunkhistory's link, I'm a mix of Bon Iver and St. Vincent. It's like when they looked into my mp3 player, they looked into my soul.
posted by betweenthebars at 11:59 PM on January 9, 2010
posted by betweenthebars at 11:59 PM on January 9, 2010
LED ZEPPELIN IS YOUR IMMORTAL STONER GRANDPA. Obviously. But Robert Plant doing duets with Allison Krause is like seeing your immortal stoner grandpa making out with The Church Lady.
posted by oneswellfoop at 12:18 AM on January 10, 2010 [4 favorites]
posted by oneswellfoop at 12:18 AM on January 10, 2010 [4 favorites]
"Opeth is the guy you're really happy with but late at night you worry about whether he's gay"
Laugh out loud.
Before this, I hadn't seen a band commentary on the internet that wasn't written by a 15 year old and was actually informed and amusing.
posted by hellslinger at 12:18 AM on January 10, 2010
Laugh out loud.
Before this, I hadn't seen a band commentary on the internet that wasn't written by a 15 year old and was actually informed and amusing.
posted by hellslinger at 12:18 AM on January 10, 2010
The Flaming Lips are your dad on viagra and antidepressants
Oooh, yes.
posted by jokeefe at 12:25 AM on January 10, 2010
Oooh, yes.
posted by jokeefe at 12:25 AM on January 10, 2010
This post is like that guy wearing horned-rimmed glasses and a Melvins t-shirt who never talked about anything but music at parties, and as a result could never get laid.
Since I recognized every single band on that list, have seen many of them live, have hung out and drunk beers with some of them.. I can say with a certain amount of authority that that was no guy.
posted by louche mustachio at 12:50 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
The Mountain Goats are that bright, cute, hysterically funny guy that you used to have magical, drunken times with, until you actually slept with him, at which point everything got all silent and sad and weird.
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 12:55 AM on January 10, 2010 [8 favorites]
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 12:55 AM on January 10, 2010 [8 favorites]
Your favorite band is a bad handjob.
posted by Limiter at 1:03 AM on January 10, 2010 [6 favorites]
posted by Limiter at 1:03 AM on January 10, 2010 [6 favorites]
• Iron & Wine is that guy who was just a little TOO into cuddling.
Too much cuddling? What.
posted by the cat's pyjamas at 1:05 AM on January 10, 2010
Too much cuddling? What.
posted by the cat's pyjamas at 1:05 AM on January 10, 2010
Also:
Deathmøle would be a promising but ultimately derivative handjob in the parking lot of a Wendy's
What is a "derivative handjob?" I mean, there are subtleties and variations, but ultimately it's just like what you do to yourself, 'cept different. And everyone knows handjob in the parking lot of Wendy's = Motley Crüe.
posted by louche mustachio at 1:05 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
Deathmøle would be a promising but ultimately derivative handjob in the parking lot of a Wendy's
What is a "derivative handjob?" I mean, there are subtleties and variations, but ultimately it's just like what you do to yourself, 'cept different. And everyone knows handjob in the parking lot of Wendy's = Motley Crüe.
posted by louche mustachio at 1:05 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
I must be pretty fucking old. I got about 20 items into the list before I even recognized a band name.
Was it just me, or were these not all that funny?
Eh. I think you have to get the bands to get the jokes.
posted by sebastienbailard at 1:29 AM on January 10, 2010
Was it just me, or were these not all that funny?
Eh. I think you have to get the bands to get the jokes.
posted by sebastienbailard at 1:29 AM on January 10, 2010
Was it just me, or were these not all that funny?
I found them mixed.
• Iron & Wine is that guy who was just a little TOO into cuddling.
Too much cuddling? What.
I assumed this meant "that guy who's meant to be your friend but gets a little tooooo close...
posted by rodgerd at 1:33 AM on January 10, 2010
I found them mixed.
• Iron & Wine is that guy who was just a little TOO into cuddling.
Too much cuddling? What.
I assumed this meant "that guy who's meant to be your friend but gets a little tooooo close...
posted by rodgerd at 1:33 AM on January 10, 2010
I absolutely agree that glam metal is going to be a lackluster hand job in a parking lot, but I don't thing Wendy's is Motley Crue either. The parking lot of Wendy's is more like Ratt.
Motley Crue is McDonalds, Arby's is Poison, Stryper is Rax, Quiet Riot is White Castle and Twisted Sister is Burger King.
I mean I only vaguely remember that Rax or Stryper existed.
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 1:43 AM on January 10, 2010 [2 favorites]
Motley Crue is McDonalds, Arby's is Poison, Stryper is Rax, Quiet Riot is White Castle and Twisted Sister is Burger King.
I mean I only vaguely remember that Rax or Stryper existed.
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 1:43 AM on January 10, 2010 [2 favorites]
Questionable Content is the girl that your friends excitedly introduce to you because "she's so cool and funny", and then it turns out she's kind of dumb and apparently listens to all kind of shitty metal, and when you ask your friends what the fuck they were thinking, they just sort of look at you confusedly, so you ignore them and end up drunkenly hitting on Penny Arcade just so that you can prove that the problem was her and not you.
posted by Copronymus at 1:46 AM on January 10, 2010 [24 favorites]
posted by Copronymus at 1:46 AM on January 10, 2010 [24 favorites]
This post is like that guy wearing horned-rimmed glasses and a Melvins t-shirt who never talked about anything but music at parties, and as a result could never get laid.
Jeph Jacque, you're saying.
posted by Pope Guilty at 1:56 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
Jeph Jacque, you're saying.
posted by Pope Guilty at 1:56 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
So, in conclusion: I am old.
"I don't listen to enough new music", rather. That's only a problem if you think you're doing that.
posted by effbot at 3:10 AM on January 10, 2010
"I don't listen to enough new music", rather. That's only a problem if you think you're doing that.
posted by effbot at 3:10 AM on January 10, 2010
Jeph Jacques?
- weird name *tick*
- does something related to the internet *tick*
Why isn't this guy in Violet Blue's list of sexiest geeks?!??
Oh, right, he lives in Massachussetts, not California.
posted by UbuRoivas at 3:18 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
- weird name *tick*
- does something related to the internet *tick*
Why isn't this guy in Violet Blue's list of sexiest geeks?!??
Oh, right, he lives in Massachussetts, not California.
posted by UbuRoivas at 3:18 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
Questionable Content is the girl that your friends excitedly introduce to you because "she's so cool and funny"
I went to a web comic expo thingie last month at a local comic book shop. Jeph was there, but so was Randy Milholland(S*P) and Danielle Corsetto(Girls with Slingshots). Scott Kurtz(PvP) and some others too, but I was there for Randy, Danielle and Jeph. The lines were really odd to me, the longest by far was Jeph's, while Randy's was probably the smallest.
So after going through Randy and Danielle's line, I took a look at Jeph's line and left. I like Questionable Content and all, but it wasn't worth missing another 2 hours of sleep to wait through that one.
Also, it reminded me just how fucking annoying my fellow geeks can be sometimes. It is seriously okay to brag about your SATs to complete strangers? When did this become normal behaviour?
posted by Talanvor at 3:20 AM on January 10, 2010
I went to a web comic expo thingie last month at a local comic book shop. Jeph was there, but so was Randy Milholland(S*P) and Danielle Corsetto(Girls with Slingshots). Scott Kurtz(PvP) and some others too, but I was there for Randy, Danielle and Jeph. The lines were really odd to me, the longest by far was Jeph's, while Randy's was probably the smallest.
So after going through Randy and Danielle's line, I took a look at Jeph's line and left. I like Questionable Content and all, but it wasn't worth missing another 2 hours of sleep to wait through that one.
Also, it reminded me just how fucking annoying my fellow geeks can be sometimes. It is seriously okay to brag about your SATs to complete strangers? When did this become normal behaviour?
posted by Talanvor at 3:20 AM on January 10, 2010
Wilco is your dad
Err, my dad is dead, I like Wilco, and I am old.
I'm up early on a Sunday, I have some 'artisan' bread that's getting a little stale (much like this sort of humor) and so I think I will make French Toast. Thanks for the inspiration, shakespeherian. At least something good came of this post.
posted by fixedgear at 3:29 AM on January 10, 2010
Err, my dad is dead, I like Wilco, and I am old.
I'm up early on a Sunday, I have some 'artisan' bread that's getting a little stale (much like this sort of humor) and so I think I will make French Toast. Thanks for the inspiration, shakespeherian. At least something good came of this post.
posted by fixedgear at 3:29 AM on January 10, 2010
This post is like that guy wearing horned-rimmed glasses and a Melvins t-shirt who never talked about anything but music at parties, and as a result could never get laid.
Jeph Jacque, you're saying.
Neither the bands on his list nor the photo on his Wiki page supports that stereotype, though.
posted by effbot at 3:36 AM on January 10, 2010
Jeph Jacque, you're saying.
Neither the bands on his list nor the photo on his Wiki page supports that stereotype, though.
posted by effbot at 3:36 AM on January 10, 2010
This is the first time I've seen Don Cab mentioned in a few years. Man, their song titles were awesome.
posted by drezdn at 5:03 AM on January 10, 2010
posted by drezdn at 5:03 AM on January 10, 2010
Boards of Canada is… I don't think I wanna go there, really.
Boards of Canada is Ambien sex.
posted by kcds at 5:03 AM on January 10, 2010 [7 favorites]
Boards of Canada is Ambien sex.
posted by kcds at 5:03 AM on January 10, 2010 [7 favorites]
And the winner of the Andy Borowitz "God Bless Him, He's Trying" memorial trophy is...
posted by drjimmy11 at 6:09 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by drjimmy11 at 6:09 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
No Metro Station? I got their CD before they got big when I was a college radio DJ, and I played their tracks a few times, thinking they were pretty catchy.
Then they got big and Shake It got overplayed as all hell. I felt really dirty then.
This was before Lady Gaga taught me that modern pop music can actually be any good, although I still get a stomachache when I realize that she's pretty much #1 at everything. It's hard for a nerd who's used to liking unpopular things to face liking what's hot.
posted by mccarty.tim at 6:42 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
Then they got big and Shake It got overplayed as all hell. I felt really dirty then.
This was before Lady Gaga taught me that modern pop music can actually be any good, although I still get a stomachache when I realize that she's pretty much #1 at everything. It's hard for a nerd who's used to liking unpopular things to face liking what's hot.
posted by mccarty.tim at 6:42 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
Velvet Underground is a cougar you keep coming back to after you break up with younger chicks.
posted by mccarty.tim at 6:43 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by mccarty.tim at 6:43 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
> Err, my dad is dead, I like Wilco, and I am old.
I like My Dad is Dead and I've seen Uncle Tupelo and heard one of the radio broadcasts of their cover of "I Wanna Be Your Dog" that the kids are circulating these days (after which the show host broke in to say the band ended the set so that they could puke) and I am old.
And if Wilco is your dad, Uncle Tupelo was your dad and his brothers who were also his best drinking buddies until they started doing those shitty trucker's speed ephedrine pills until one night none of them want to talk about after which it wasn't fun any more.
posted by ardgedee at 7:32 AM on January 10, 2010 [2 favorites]
I like My Dad is Dead and I've seen Uncle Tupelo and heard one of the radio broadcasts of their cover of "I Wanna Be Your Dog" that the kids are circulating these days (after which the show host broke in to say the band ended the set so that they could puke) and I am old.
And if Wilco is your dad, Uncle Tupelo was your dad and his brothers who were also his best drinking buddies until they started doing those shitty trucker's speed ephedrine pills until one night none of them want to talk about after which it wasn't fun any more.
posted by ardgedee at 7:32 AM on January 10, 2010 [2 favorites]
I read QC, it is a guilty pleasure of mine. Why do I consider it a guilty pleasure? I'm glad you asked! The comic always seemed like the illustrated wet-dream of the awkward nerd/hipster. He has one male "buddy" while being surrounded by cute indie girls (each with their own neurosis) who adore him. It's like an American form of harem anime, except rather than the protagonist being an awkward Japanese school boy he is a underemployed girls' school librarian.
posted by Loto at 7:32 AM on January 10, 2010 [17 favorites]
posted by Loto at 7:32 AM on January 10, 2010 [17 favorites]
Buraka Som Sistema is that exotic chick who bangs you so hard it looks like a Warner Brothers fight scene with the Tasmanian Devil and periodically you are seen attempting to crawl out of the swirling cloud of dust but are dragged back in.
posted by fleetmouse at 7:43 AM on January 10, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by fleetmouse at 7:43 AM on January 10, 2010 [3 favorites]
Merzbow is an androgynous parapalegic with no genitals and no feeling from the navel down multiple amputee with alopecia and vitiligo and halitosis and weird facial tattoos and stretched earlobes but fuckin' a if you can relax and drop your hangups about the weird for a few seconds it gives amazing oral. In between the shouted tourettes tics and glossolalia it is actually way smart. The one thing it really wants is to spend a long time sniffing your armpit.
posted by idiopath at 7:53 AM on January 10, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by idiopath at 7:53 AM on January 10, 2010 [3 favorites]
• Porcupine Tree started out promising but the minute he mentioned how much he "admired Ayn Rand" the date was basically over
...but then he mixed your favorite King Crimson album into 5.1 so you did him anyway.
posted by mintcake! at 7:57 AM on January 10, 2010
...but then he mixed your favorite King Crimson album into 5.1 so you did him anyway.
posted by mintcake! at 7:57 AM on January 10, 2010
Henry Rollins is Henry Rollins.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 8:07 AM on January 10, 2010 [11 favorites]
posted by ricochet biscuit at 8:07 AM on January 10, 2010 [11 favorites]
Sadly, I seem to be dad. On the bright side, I have tickets to Wilco for April.
posted by octothorpe at 8:31 AM on January 10, 2010
posted by octothorpe at 8:31 AM on January 10, 2010
Hell, I'm listening to Vanilla Fudge. I'm that dust covered relative you visit once a year.
posted by jonmc at 8:36 AM on January 10, 2010
posted by jonmc at 8:36 AM on January 10, 2010
Mazzy Star is that philosophy major who doesn't really like you but will let you have sex with her anyway because she just doesn't care.
posted by Joe Beese at 8:46 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Joe Beese at 8:46 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
The Strokes were those guys whose parties you used to go to even though you were never explicitly invited, and they generally seemed pretty happy to see you, but they never remembered your name.
posted by Cantdosleepy at 8:51 AM on January 10, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by Cantdosleepy at 8:51 AM on January 10, 2010 [2 favorites]
I feel old, but glad I got some small part of the gags. Although the Decemberists one did make me smirk and say "Whippersnapper!"
And Talanvor makes me really glad I didn't hit that webcomics thing myself.
posted by immlass at 8:53 AM on January 10, 2010
And Talanvor makes me really glad I didn't hit that webcomics thing myself.
posted by immlass at 8:53 AM on January 10, 2010
Buraka Som Sistema is that exotic chick who bangs you so hard it looks like a Warner Brothers fight scene with the Tasmanian Devil and periodically you are seen attempting to crawl out of the swirling cloud of dust but are dragged back in.
I have no idea who that band is, but that's funnier than anything in the FPP link by a thousand miles.
posted by The Bellman at 8:58 AM on January 10, 2010
I have no idea who that band is, but that's funnier than anything in the FPP link by a thousand miles.
posted by The Bellman at 8:58 AM on January 10, 2010
Questionable Content is terrible. Why don't more people know this?
posted by sayitwithpie at 9:02 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by sayitwithpie at 9:02 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
I must be pretty fucking old. I got about 20 items into the list before I even recognized a band name.
8. I didn't recognize a name until Dream Theater but I enjoyed this, especially Gojira and Dir En Gray.
posted by MikeMc at 9:04 AM on January 10, 2010
8. I didn't recognize a name until Dream Theater but I enjoyed this, especially Gojira and Dir En Gray.
posted by MikeMc at 9:04 AM on January 10, 2010
And Talanvor makes me really glad I didn't hit that webcomics thing myself.
Don't get me wrong, it was awesome to finally see Randy and Danielle (I got a sketch of Choo Choo Bear and another of Angel, wee!). I probably would have been happier with the whole thing if I managed to get there in time to be inside the room where the panel was being held, rather than amble about for half an hour waiting for the signings to occur.
I just didn't expect Jeph to be the "popular" one, I guess.
Finally, to be slightly on topic, I don't think I really "get" the Muse entry. Anyone got some insight to that one?
posted by Talanvor at 9:31 AM on January 10, 2010
Don't get me wrong, it was awesome to finally see Randy and Danielle (I got a sketch of Choo Choo Bear and another of Angel, wee!). I probably would have been happier with the whole thing if I managed to get there in time to be inside the room where the panel was being held, rather than amble about for half an hour waiting for the signings to occur.
I just didn't expect Jeph to be the "popular" one, I guess.
Finally, to be slightly on topic, I don't think I really "get" the Muse entry. Anyone got some insight to that one?
posted by Talanvor at 9:31 AM on January 10, 2010
You had incredible sex with The Mars Volta once, but ever since, it's just been monotonous and lackluster.
posted by bxyldy at 9:40 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by bxyldy at 9:40 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
Dillinger Escape Plan will fuck you in half. In a good way.
posted by slimepuppy at 9:43 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by slimepuppy at 9:43 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
Look I am making out with Boards of Canada right now and it's looking really promising so I'd really appreciate it if you people just stopped giving the knowing judging looks from the other room.
Now you were saying something about nostalgia for school filmstrips and benzodiazepines. No ignore them, I'm so into you right now. /swoon
posted by Babblesort at 9:47 AM on January 10, 2010 [4 favorites]
Now you were saying something about nostalgia for school filmstrips and benzodiazepines. No ignore them, I'm so into you right now. /swoon
posted by Babblesort at 9:47 AM on January 10, 2010 [4 favorites]
Joanna Newsom
People who have considered befriending a squirrel.
Devendra Banhart
People who have considered becoming a squirrel.
See, reading this list I was given some marvelous descriptions of people that are a little surreal and absolutely true. It made me feel good for reading it. Reading that FPP link was like reading Questionable Content: It's not funny when the punchline is always the same and always self-congratulatory.
Why would Flavorwire suggest that Dirty Projectors fans are "People who like way too many toppings on their pizza"? I don't know, but I'm friends with some Dirty Projectors fans and this is somehow a great way to describe them.
posted by Rory Marinich at 9:53 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
People who have considered befriending a squirrel.
Devendra Banhart
People who have considered becoming a squirrel.
See, reading this list I was given some marvelous descriptions of people that are a little surreal and absolutely true. It made me feel good for reading it. Reading that FPP link was like reading Questionable Content: It's not funny when the punchline is always the same and always self-congratulatory.
Why would Flavorwire suggest that Dirty Projectors fans are "People who like way too many toppings on their pizza"? I don't know, but I'm friends with some Dirty Projectors fans and this is somehow a great way to describe them.
posted by Rory Marinich at 9:53 AM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
I came in here wondering how many comments I would have to scroll down before I found the "Metafilter: X" joke.
posted by dunkadunc at 10:18 AM on January 10, 2010
posted by dunkadunc at 10:18 AM on January 10, 2010
I must be pretty fucking old. I got about 20 items into the list before I even recognized a band name.
I think I'm too young for this list, I knew only around fifteen of those bands.
posted by kylej at 10:35 AM on January 10, 2010
I think I'm too young for this list, I knew only around fifteen of those bands.
posted by kylej at 10:35 AM on January 10, 2010
I have no idea who that band is
Buraka
Som
Sistema
posted by fleetmouse at 10:39 AM on January 10, 2010 [3 favorites]
Buraka
Som
Sistema
posted by fleetmouse at 10:39 AM on January 10, 2010 [3 favorites]
I must be pretty fucking old. I got about 20 items into the list before I even recognized a band name.
Rush is number 9, so age doesn't have anything to do with it, I'm afraid.
posted by ODiV at 10:59 AM on January 10, 2010
Rush is number 9, so age doesn't have anything to do with it, I'm afraid.
posted by ODiV at 10:59 AM on January 10, 2010
Discovered Buraka Som Sistema due to that description - thanks, will be buying this.
on preview - thanks for the video, too.
(Oh, and I like QC, too - don't get all the hate in here)
posted by bashos_frog at 11:00 AM on January 10, 2010
on preview - thanks for the video, too.
(Oh, and I like QC, too - don't get all the hate in here)
posted by bashos_frog at 11:00 AM on January 10, 2010
It says Morissey is my dad. My dad is bluesier than that.
posted by ersatz at 11:29 AM on January 10, 2010
posted by ersatz at 11:29 AM on January 10, 2010
Bowie is that guy that you'd probably sleep with even if you're not attracted to men in the least. In other words, Bowie is Bowie.
posted by Halloween Jack at 11:29 AM on January 10, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by Halloween Jack at 11:29 AM on January 10, 2010 [3 favorites]
The Dead Kennedys are that person who staggered into your bed at the end of a party, got tangled up trying to remove their clothes, then threw up all over you.
posted by UbuRoivas at 11:50 AM on January 10, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by UbuRoivas at 11:50 AM on January 10, 2010 [3 favorites]
Thank goodness they left my favorite bands alone.
posted by Ron Thanagar at 12:06 PM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Ron Thanagar at 12:06 PM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
What's wrong with the music industry/why this list is doomed to be pretty weak fare:
• Tori Amos: This really hot girl who that you were really serious about. I mean she had everything. But for some reason the two of you just drifted apart.
• Shawn Colvin: A girl you went out with because she reminded you of that girl you used to go out with, but it wasn't the same.
• Sarah McLachlan: A girl you went out with because she reminded you of that girl you used to go out with, but it wasn't the same.
• Paula Cole: A girl you went out with because she reminded you of that girl you used to go out with, but it wasn't the same.
• Fiona Apple: A girl you went out with because she reminded you of that girl you used to go out with, but it wasn't the same.
• Jewel: A girl you went out with because she reminded you of that girl you used to go out with, but it wasn't the same.
Etc.
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 12:24 PM on January 10, 2010
• Tori Amos: This really hot girl who that you were really serious about. I mean she had everything. But for some reason the two of you just drifted apart.
• Shawn Colvin: A girl you went out with because she reminded you of that girl you used to go out with, but it wasn't the same.
• Sarah McLachlan: A girl you went out with because she reminded you of that girl you used to go out with, but it wasn't the same.
• Paula Cole: A girl you went out with because she reminded you of that girl you used to go out with, but it wasn't the same.
• Fiona Apple: A girl you went out with because she reminded you of that girl you used to go out with, but it wasn't the same.
• Jewel: A girl you went out with because she reminded you of that girl you used to go out with, but it wasn't the same.
Etc.
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 12:24 PM on January 10, 2010
Discovered Buraka Som Sistema due to that description
Yeah, this list seems less useful as a humor piece than as a method to translate your sexual proclivities into new bands to check out.
Also, Lifelong Love Affair With Music Ends At Age 35.
posted by 7segment at 1:10 PM on January 10, 2010
Yeah, this list seems less useful as a humor piece than as a method to translate your sexual proclivities into new bands to check out.
Also, Lifelong Love Affair With Music Ends At Age 35.
posted by 7segment at 1:10 PM on January 10, 2010
No way. Tori Amos has got nothing on Fiona Apple.
posted by lunit at 1:53 PM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by lunit at 1:53 PM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
The Wrens: The really hot girl you had incredible sex with 7 years ago, then moved to New Jersey and you lost touch until now, but man was the wait totally worth it...
posted by axiom at 1:59 PM on January 10, 2010
posted by axiom at 1:59 PM on January 10, 2010
> What's wrong with the music industry/why this list is doomed to be pretty weak fare:
That reminds me of the time one of my local record stores gave away a free Kate Bush promotional item for each purchase of a Tori Amos album.
posted by ardgedee at 2:26 PM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
That reminds me of the time one of my local record stores gave away a free Kate Bush promotional item for each purchase of a Tori Amos album.
posted by ardgedee at 2:26 PM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
Yeah, this list seems less useful as a humor piece than as a method to translate your sexual proclivities into new bands to check out.
Well, yes - but I hope that I'm not the only one who's having difficulty working out whether the description means that it's worth checking out or not.
I know, I know - it's all tongue in cheek, but unfortunately it's things like this that are the reason why my Amazon wishlist has over 200 CDs on it... plus the lack of funds and shelf space. There must be a good 10-15% on there that have come from mentions on QC.
posted by Chunder at 4:46 PM on January 10, 2010
Well, yes - but I hope that I'm not the only one who's having difficulty working out whether the description means that it's worth checking out or not.
I know, I know - it's all tongue in cheek, but unfortunately it's things like this that are the reason why my Amazon wishlist has over 200 CDs on it... plus the lack of funds and shelf space. There must be a good 10-15% on there that have come from mentions on QC.
posted by Chunder at 4:46 PM on January 10, 2010
The Beatles was that friend whose family moved away during middle school right when you started having strong feelings for them, and years later when you finally got back in touch it turned out that they were happily married but you hadn't gotten over them.
Rush is that cool dude who it turns out is reeeeeally into sci-fi and won't stop talking about it if the subject comes up. And don't remind him of his Ayn Rand phase.
X-Japan is the exchange student in high school whom everyone liked and lots of people dated, knowing that it would only last for a few months, max, and the novelty value was there because, hey, foreign!
Junior Senior is a vaguely maybe-closeted-but-I-dunno John Belushi.
posted by DoctorFedora at 5:01 PM on January 10, 2010
Rush is that cool dude who it turns out is reeeeeally into sci-fi and won't stop talking about it if the subject comes up. And don't remind him of his Ayn Rand phase.
X-Japan is the exchange student in high school whom everyone liked and lots of people dated, knowing that it would only last for a few months, max, and the novelty value was there because, hey, foreign!
Junior Senior is a vaguely maybe-closeted-but-I-dunno John Belushi.
posted by DoctorFedora at 5:01 PM on January 10, 2010
Scratch that, not closeted, just sort of vaguely fabulous but nobody really talks about it.
posted by DoctorFedora at 5:08 PM on January 10, 2010
posted by DoctorFedora at 5:08 PM on January 10, 2010
Little bit torn here, because I really like QC (although I'm very much unsure about the recent art changes - shades of the uncanny valley in some ways) but practically the only bands I know from that list are Muse and the Flaming Lips, and I like both of them too. Each to his own, I suppose, but in lists of this kind there often seems to be an overtone of "lots of people like this band, therefore it cannot possibly be good".
posted by ZsigE at 5:16 PM on January 10, 2010
posted by ZsigE at 5:16 PM on January 10, 2010
I thought about tying Kate Bush into that post, but gave it a miss.
Back when you couldn't turn on a radio without hearing one of the ladies I mentioned (or all the other breathy voiced female vocalists I didn't) I was kind of wondering when people were going to start discovering Kate Bush.
You can rearrange the list in any order you want Lunit
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 5:21 PM on January 10, 2010
Back when you couldn't turn on a radio without hearing one of the ladies I mentioned (or all the other breathy voiced female vocalists I didn't) I was kind of wondering when people were going to start discovering Kate Bush.
You can rearrange the list in any order you want Lunit
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 5:21 PM on January 10, 2010
I was loosing patience with this list until in acknowledged the awesome and accurate relationship one has with High on Fire.
posted by bendybendy at 5:42 PM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by bendybendy at 5:42 PM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
You're right sayitwithpie, questionable content is terrible.
posted by hellslinger at 7:38 PM on January 10, 2010
posted by hellslinger at 7:38 PM on January 10, 2010
Nine Inch Nails is that one you hook up with only once every 3 to 5 years, and afterwards go: "What the fuck was that? You did not do that last time!"
I keed because Ilove still like remain intrigued.
posted by Decimask at 7:59 PM on January 10, 2010
I keed because I
posted by Decimask at 7:59 PM on January 10, 2010
Dillinger Escape Plan will fuck you in half. In a good way.
Man, I went to bed with Dillinger Escape Plan, but I woke up with Mike Patton. /ANDREW DICE CLAY VOICE
posted by kid ichorous at 8:29 PM on January 10, 2010
Man, I went to bed with Dillinger Escape Plan, but I woke up with Mike Patton. /ANDREW DICE CLAY VOICE
posted by kid ichorous at 8:29 PM on January 10, 2010
The reason Deathmøle is a "derivative handjob in the parking lot of a Wendy's" is that it's a band from the comic strip, and Jeph has made some music under the band name.
Jeph Jacques is that guy who really intimidates you at those parties, based on his hardcore appearance. Then you get close to him, and you see amongst his tattoos are birds on his arms, and you start talking, and he's really soft spoken, and he just wants to snuggle into you.
Questionable Content (his comic) is that guy/girl in high school who had terrible style at first so you ignored them, but there was more to his/her style over the years. Some had a crush on him/her from the first days, and others still aren't that into him/her.
posted by filthy light thief at 8:57 PM on January 10, 2010
Jeph Jacques is that guy who really intimidates you at those parties, based on his hardcore appearance. Then you get close to him, and you see amongst his tattoos are birds on his arms, and you start talking, and he's really soft spoken, and he just wants to snuggle into you.
Questionable Content (his comic) is that guy/girl in high school who had terrible style at first so you ignored them, but there was more to his/her style over the years. Some had a crush on him/her from the first days, and others still aren't that into him/her.
posted by filthy light thief at 8:57 PM on January 10, 2010
Broken Social Scene is that awesome threesome you had in college
Hey, what if you have actually had a threesome with someone from BSS?
posted by ricochet biscuit at 9:07 PM on January 10, 2010
Hey, what if you have actually had a threesome with someone from BSS?
posted by ricochet biscuit at 9:07 PM on January 10, 2010
Then you've just upstaged my "hey, I had a threesome in college to Broken Social Scene!" comment. Curses!
posted by Devika at 10:39 PM on January 10, 2010
posted by Devika at 10:39 PM on January 10, 2010
Also good lord, how annoying would this have been to receive in tweet form? THANKS FOR NOTHING, JEPH JACQUES.
Well, except for introducing me to BSS. Thanks for that.
posted by Devika at 10:55 PM on January 10, 2010
Well, except for introducing me to BSS. Thanks for that.
posted by Devika at 10:55 PM on January 10, 2010
(Oh, and I like QC, too - don't get all the hate in here)
On any post about anything a queue of MeFites will seek self-validation by crapping on stuff to remind you how cool they are.
Jewel: A girl you went out with because she reminded you of that girl you used to go out with, but it wasn't the same.
Jewel: The girl you went out with because she's got a fantastic rack and now you've realised she's a space cadet.
posted by rodgerd at 12:58 AM on January 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
On any post about anything a queue of MeFites will seek self-validation by crapping on stuff to remind you how cool they are.
Jewel: A girl you went out with because she reminded you of that girl you used to go out with, but it wasn't the same.
Jewel: The girl you went out with because she's got a fantastic rack and now you've realised she's a space cadet.
posted by rodgerd at 12:58 AM on January 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
Boards of Canada is that picture which purports to be adam savage's anus
posted by tehloki at 2:27 AM on January 11, 2010
posted by tehloki at 2:27 AM on January 11, 2010
Anal Cunt is Anal Cunt.
posted by slimepuppy at 3:48 AM on January 11, 2010
posted by slimepuppy at 3:48 AM on January 11, 2010
Along the same lines, Subnormality's current comic is doing something simlar with bands as cities (see alt-text for key).
posted by rtimmel at 1:10 PM on January 11, 2010
posted by rtimmel at 1:10 PM on January 11, 2010
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