Post by The Curmudgeon on Mar 11, 2010 19:57:12 GMT 2
Damn, is it me or are the weeks totally rushing past now I started this? I always check the date of the last one, and no WAY does that seem like seven days ago. Scary.
Anywho, onwards and upwards, and this time I thought I'd go over the pond again, and to a band who will forever be labelled a one-hit wonder. Presidents of the United States of America will probably only be remembered for "Peaches", even though they're still going now.
I've had a long love-affair with this band, not only for that song but for the strength and quality of Chris Ballew's song writing. Smart, funny, catchy songs made not with the intent to shift units, but for the sheer joy of making music. Researching Chris Ballew reveals a guy absolutley in love with making music; whether it's studio albums as the Presidents, solo work or for a band of stuffed animals (that would be The Giraffes).
I made it my mission in life to see this band live, because they dropped off the radar for a good few years. When they eventually played the UK (both dates sold out), it was like meeting up with an old friend. Those gigs were some of the very best I've ever been to. Novelty songs come and go, but the Presidents are anything but a novelty band.
So I'm not going to play anything from their first album, but I will play the first single off the second album, mainly because this thread was the first time I'd ever actually seen the video myself.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFhsp4tUqoo
Anywho, onwards and upwards, and this time I thought I'd go over the pond again, and to a band who will forever be labelled a one-hit wonder. Presidents of the United States of America will probably only be remembered for "Peaches", even though they're still going now.
I've had a long love-affair with this band, not only for that song but for the strength and quality of Chris Ballew's song writing. Smart, funny, catchy songs made not with the intent to shift units, but for the sheer joy of making music. Researching Chris Ballew reveals a guy absolutley in love with making music; whether it's studio albums as the Presidents, solo work or for a band of stuffed animals (that would be The Giraffes).
I made it my mission in life to see this band live, because they dropped off the radar for a good few years. When they eventually played the UK (both dates sold out), it was like meeting up with an old friend. Those gigs were some of the very best I've ever been to. Novelty songs come and go, but the Presidents are anything but a novelty band.
So I'm not going to play anything from their first album, but I will play the first single off the second album, mainly because this thread was the first time I'd ever actually seen the video myself.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFhsp4tUqoo
