“Loser.” “Asshole.” “Nausea.” I bet Beck must be really fun on a date.
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Barbra Streisand
When I first came up with this blog, Richard said, “Of course you’re going to give Barbra a list.” Well, no. She’s one of the “legends” that I just don’t “get.” But since Sinatra’s the other one, and I finally gave him a list, leaving Streisand out didn’t seem fair. And besides, she’s had a #1 album pretty much every decade since Lincoln was president, so that must count for something. Richard, this one’s for you.
Alex Chilton/Big Star/Box Tops
“Alex Chilton” is pretty much my favorite Replacements song, so you’d think I might be a big Alex Chilton fan. When in fact, other than the two Box Tops numbers here, I don’t know a note of his music.
10,000 Maniacs/Natalie Merchant
And round 2 begins … now.
You might think a band with a name like 10,000 Maniacs would play the wildest, most raucous music ever. When in fact, 10,000 Maniacs played pretty much the smoothest, most polished music to come out of college radio in the 80s. Lead singer Natalie Merchant took things a step further in her solo career by making music that was smooth, polished, and boring.
ZZ Top
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For a group whose image is, “dumb guys with beards,” ZZ Top are pretty smart. By naming themselves ZZ Top, they more or less guarantee that they will always appear as the last entry in lists like this. At least until a group named the “ZZZs” come along. And really … who wants to listen to a group called the “ZZZs”?
XTC
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My freshman dorm-mate Tom was the biggest XTC fan I’ve ever met. He was also the only XTC fan I’ve ever met.
X
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I always thought X was such as simple yet edgy and cool name for a band. Then I found out the lead singer’s name is Exene, which makes it seem kind of like cheating.
Who
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“We’re the meat group.”
“The who?”
“No, the meat group.”
If you get that reference … well, you’re pretty old.
Warren Zevon
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On the one hand, he got famous singing about werewolves in London. That’s a plus. On the other, he got rich letting Linda Ronstadt cover his songs. That’s … I’m sorry. I just don’t like Linda Ronstadt.
Violent Femmes
Call me crazy, but I personally feel that if more Jesus freaks would sing about masturbation, the world would be a better place. (Plus: Inconclusive evidence as to whether lead singer Gordon Gano is gay. But, come on now … Violent Femmes?)
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