![]() It worked for Axl Rose, right? It worked for Keith fucking Moon and at least three members of Led Zeppelin, right? Ben Franklin did it. If you're in a metal band, and you're on a tour named for a man who once tried to impress Nikki Sixx by snorting a line of ants up his nose, and your band is called Crazy Town, it seems like a logical conclusion to assume that, people want you to drink like an asshole and then act like a chemically unbalanced rockstar, even if you're just a chemically unbalanced dude. Now, I have to side with Se ñor Shellshock on this one (this is a rant, so skip to the next full paragraph if you don't want to take the scenic route). Shellshock was thrown off the tour two weeks in after doing what he no doubt assumed was simply his rockstar duty-throwing furniture through a glass window. ![]() However, this pretending got him into some hot water with the powers that be (most likely Sharon "I'm a horrible person" Osbourne). Shellshock to express himself artistically by cracking open a case of Natty Light, greasing himself up, showing off his pecs and Chinese letter tattoos to hoardes of flabby white men in black t-shirts, and pretending to be a rock star. The band got a spot on the 2000 Ozzfest tour which allowed Mr. ![]() Another faceless attempt at rap-metal, cashing in on the success of superior (but still shitty) bands like Limp Bizkit and Korn and ignoring anything that might make either of those bands special. Unfortunately for Shifty and the gang, the album was nothing special. By Thanksgiving 1999, the group's album, The Gift of Game, was on the shelves of every Sam Goody and Camelot in every galleria in the country. By the late '90s, the duo had recruited a bunch of other dudes who had gelled hair and a truly unnecessary amount of tribal tattoos, christened them with ridiculous, nonsensical names like "SQRL" and "Faydoedeelay", and finagled a record contract out of Columbia Records bosses. What can I possibly say about LA-based rap-rockers Crazy Town that hasn't already said by anyone who has ever laid eyes on the band members (and has a decent sense of humor)? What can I say about their hit "Butterfly" that hasn't been run into the ground by the likes of Hal Sparks or Mo Rocca on VH1's umpteenth talking head list program? The answer is probably nothing, but that's never stopped me before.Īccording to Wikipedia, Crazy Town (who are listed in the genres of "Rapcore," "nu metal" and alternative rock, hip-hop and metal) formed in 1995 after "Epic" (Christian name Bret Mazur) and "Shifty Shellshock" (Seth Binzer) began collaborating on music, but the band did not become "serious"(clearly the Wiki writers got a little loose with the adjectives) about making a go for the big time until several years later. Also included at the bottom are links to some of the "runner up" one-hit wonders.Ĭrazy Town - "Butterfly" (Columbia Records, February 2001 from the album The Gift of Game, 1999) We will discuss the song, the song's legacy and where the band is now. In most cases, these songs are still with us, having taken on a life of their own, with the artist in some cases entirely forgotten. In other words, these songs came out of nowhere, became massive hits and the artists faded into obscurity. Rather, these songs represent the "one-hit wonder" concept better than any other released that year. When I say "best," I don't mean these are my favorite songs or even that they're of the highest quality (though at times both of those things may be true, the opposite is probably true). ![]() Editor's Note: First, let me lay down some ground rules. ![]()
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