In Reply to: thoughts on the brian jonestown massacre/dandy worhols documentary posted by centaurus3200 on January 20, 2007 at 10:28:00:
I wouldn't be so quick to bash Capitol, when the Dandy Warhols toured the country and refused to play "the last junkie". Not exactly a smart move on their part. They would have likely faded into regional cult status had Vodafone not used a few seconds of "Bohemian Like You" in their commercials, which rocketed the album to number one in 12 European countries in 2001. The Dandys were always fun to see live--5 or 6 times, as I recall--but their recordings are inconsistent, and in my opinion, every album has at least a few weak/ho-hum songs...not unlike Luna, after "California".Brian Jonestown Massacre in the late 90s was as powerful as any band I've ever seen. They reminded me of American Music Club in the early days, who fortunately were strong enough to pull it together for a stellar recording & tour after a long hiatus. Unfortunately, Anton of BJM seems insistent on sabotaging his own career path. Still, even their latest CD is pretty damn good.
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Follow Ups
- Saw them on the same bill around 1998 - boa2 11:19:18 01/20/07 (3)
- Sorry, I meant to say - boa2 18:36:32 01/20/07 (0)
- i guess i have bad blood with capitol... - centaurus3200 11:32:53 01/20/07 (1)
- I hear ya - boa2 12:22:49 01/20/07 (0)