It's a terrible thing when a once-great rock band devolves into a sad parody. Sometimes it's hard to put your finger on exactly when that threshold is crossed. After all, on occasion, carrying on into old age and steadfastly refusing to acknowledge the passing of time works for a particular artist (Jimmy Buffet, Ozzy Osbourne.) But on certain sad occasions, the band in question makes it all too easy.
That's the case today with Cheap Trick. Witness the sadness:
A Very Special Offer.
Now, I'm not against buffets. They're proof that God exists, especially in Las Vegas. But a free buffet before a rock show is just about the most un-rock 'n roll thing I can imagine. I daresay that when your talents need to be augmented by heaping plates of "I Want You To Want Me Chicken Jambalaya" and "Standing On The Edge Seasonal Vegetables", it's time to hang it up. This reminds me of when I saw a performance by INXS advertised at a dinner theater during their post-erotic asphyxiation, pre-reality show limbo. I didn't have the heart to investigate further and see if they were billed above the Beef Wellington.
Cheap Trick, we know you want us to want you. And we will always want you on the radio on a Saturday night when we're drunk. But we don't want you like this.
Monday, November 17, 2008
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6 metawords:
It's also at the House of Blues in freaking Anaheim. Nothing is less cool than Anaheim...nothing.
They were my first concert. Saw them at the Spectrum. If you see them, tell them I'm disappointed
Cheap Trick was my first concert, too! You know, at the time, I thought something was missing, and now I'm pretty sure it was mashed potatoes and a sneeze guard.
It's true that nothing cool happens in Anaheim. Except Disneyland. That is way cool. But in a sense, Disneyland isn't really anywhere but in your heart. (cue tears.)
My first concert was at the Spectrum, too. Billy Joel. In 1986. With my parents.
Nobody wants to see a band stoop to this level
Jimmy Buffet, hee.
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