Saturday, October 28, 2006

Giving the Gift of Al

Many of my favorite musicians or bands have gone the way of the Dodo. As an 80's teenager, I saw Van Halen give David Lee the boot, then have a sucession of frontmen (kinda like Spinal Tap's drummer curse). The Monkees had a comeback, which was nice for awhile - then they went away again. The Straits are no longer Dire and the Men quit Working. Where have you gone, Thomas Dolby? Howard Jones? Duran Duran, where are you, are you?

Somehow, even though so many acts have fizzled, retired, or broken up - a man named Wierd Al soldiers on. Bless him, for whenever a diva starts to believe her own hype, a lead singer starts acting like Bono, or a band starts believing they are the next Beatles - Al will be there to burst the bubble.

3 comments:

Merujo said...

Found your blog via Technorati (while I was searching for a review of Thomas Dolby's gig in San Francisco last night!) Hadn't seen the Weird Al video yet - that was hilarious, thanks for sharing!

And as for Dolby, Howard, and co, here's the scoop, my friend! Thomas is back and better than ever - he'll be playing a gig on his upcoming Nov/Dec tour in Arizona, btw. Howard Jones has never stopped - in fact, he just played a gig near me in Maryland. Duran Duran is recording a new CD with - eeek - Justin Timberlake, and while the Men are no longer Working, Colin Hay, the lead singer, has a thriving solo career and tours quite often - he is great live and very, very funny.

Go see Thomas Dolby when he comes through AZ. You will not be disappointed!

Cheers,

Merujo
http://merujo.blogspot.com

Victor and Kathy Karcich said...

Vic found your music video cool, you two must have the same taste in music. He loves Weird AL. Well I like the music on your page, it adds character to it.

Lara said...

Amen on the 80's music. I miss it too.