But yeah, I'm digging the Blurred Lines parody that came out today.
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Tue July 15, 2014 6:43 pm
by BurtReynolds
A great American.
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Tue July 15, 2014 8:07 pm
by bodysnatcher
his new album is actually pretty solid
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Tue July 15, 2014 8:11 pm
by Simple Torture
I had friends (and a brother) who memorized lyrics to all of Weird Al's albums, which I never understood the appeal of. To me, his albums are like a good stand-up comedy set: I like forgetting about them and listening to them a few years later so the jokes seem fresh. I loved both of the new videos. Al is also consistently solid on At Midnight, and he's going to be on again on 7/22 (with Reggie Watts and Tom Lennon...so it should be a helluva episode).
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Tue July 15, 2014 8:19 pm
by ABNorman
Weird Al is a national damn treasure. I guess I'll post the Tacky video in here as well. He's doing 8 videos in 8 days. It's wondrous.
Not sure which I listened to more in my childhood: Michael Jackson's Thriller or Weird Al's Eat It.
His rap parodies are kinda brilliant.
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Tue July 15, 2014 11:31 pm
by Wendy Carlos's Twin
Al's doing pretty good for how old he is. I was still shitting in my diapers when I first saw him on MTV.
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Wed July 16, 2014 4:58 am
by i got bugs
We were just talking the other night.. about how awesome it would be to see a wierd Al concert..
That said, I've never seen anything advertising a wierd Al tour ever.. does he tour??
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Wed July 16, 2014 9:32 am
by Lament
I don't know if he still does, but I saw him a few times in the mid-90s. One of the threads (I think the Secret Mixtape one) has a bunch of posts from people who have seen him live.
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Wed July 16, 2014 9:41 am
by Birds in Hell
Yeah, I've seen him twice and I highly recommend it - loads of fun and his band is great.
He tours pretty regularly (see his recent tour dates here), I'm sure he'll be back around pretty soon.
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Wed July 16, 2014 9:59 am
by ABNorman
Yeah, I saw him in Orlando in 2012, and it was a fantastic show - worlds away from a Pearl Jam show. Slick, impeccably rehearsed/played, costume changes, etc. It was a lot of a fun.
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Wed July 16, 2014 11:10 am
by Heathen
This should be in A&E.
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Wed July 16, 2014 12:20 pm
by ABNorman
Music is indeed a form of both art, and entertainment.
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Wed July 16, 2014 2:41 pm
by Jorge
He did a Reddit AMA yesterday. Here's the link. I really like him, he's funny.
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Wed July 16, 2014 2:51 pm
by Strat
Dare to be stupid!
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Wed July 16, 2014 3:19 pm
by ABNorman
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Wed July 16, 2014 4:36 pm
by kreng
I'll never understand how this this guy got to be so popular.
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Wed July 16, 2014 6:16 pm
by Norah
kreng wrote:I'll never understand how this this guy got to be so popular.
Probably with his wit and creativity.
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Wed July 16, 2014 6:19 pm
by Jorge
He's just a funny polka goof. I've never owned any of his albums or seen him live, but I find him very endearing.
Re: Weird Al
Posted: Wed July 16, 2014 6:37 pm
by bodysnatcher
gotta respect a dude who stays true to himself after all this time in the entertainment business