Somebody in the band just doesn't "Get It"

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Inspired by This article in The Onion I ask you to cite examples of a band member who "just doesn't get it."
Let the derision and mockery begin!

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Sunday, 1 June 2003 22:40 (twenty-one years ago)

for Pillar Of Salt read Low

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 1 June 2003 22:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Imagine my surprise after weeks of rehearsing at the radio station late on Monday nights that the Inbred Misanthrope was actually an improvisational noise band! Here I was thinking that I had been doing a great job faking my way through without a setlist and the other guys had just been making shit up all along!

Actually we did invite one of my gearhead buddies in for a couple of sessions, he kept trying to do weird spoken word stuff and play actual riffs on the synthesizers, the rest of us were kind of unhappy with him.

― Millar (Millar), Sunday, 1 June 2003 22:50 (twenty-one years ago)

carlos from interpol looks remarkably more like a sissy than the rest of the band

and anyone rememer the guy in red short-shorts in the inlay card to Neil Young's Ragged Glory?

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Sunday, 1 June 2003 22:53 (twenty-one years ago)

My favorite has to be Dave Abruzzesse, ex-Pearl Jam drummer, who wondered why they didn't all jump around when they got a number one album. He was always a big smiler too. Must have pissed Vedder off something fierce.

Actually, it's either him or Davy Jones circa Head. The conformist Monkee!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 1 June 2003 23:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Roger Daltry owns this thread.

― hstencil, Sunday, 1 June 2003 23:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Helen Wiggin

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 2 June 2003 00:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Lesley Langston when she was in Belly

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 2 June 2003 00:16 (twenty-one years ago)

any cases where the LEADER of the group is the one that doesn't get it? Roger Daltrey sorta comes close, except for that whole songwriting thing. One could make a case for Eddie Vedder (the man does seem to be under a lot of false impressions).

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 2 June 2003 00:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Charlie Watts of the Stones always wanted to play in a jazz band instead of a rock band

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Monday, 2 June 2003 00:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Jello Biafra

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 2 June 2003 00:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Darby Crash!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 2 June 2003 00:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Lesley Langston when she was in Belly

Who was that other apalling bassist they had? When they toured Aus in 93 or whenever it was she was banging around like she thought she was in L7 and yelling "awriiight!" and so on. Thats not getting it if ever saw such a thing.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 2 June 2003 00:47 (twenty-one years ago)

in a couple years she WAS in L7 actually.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 2 June 2003 00:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Lordy.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 2 June 2003 00:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I saw an interview with Interpol and it did seem like Carlos was the whipping boy of the group. It is sad, because he has the best fashion sense of the group.

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Monday, 2 June 2003 01:58 (twenty-one years ago)

best fashion sense? you're mad. either be in Information Society or don't. Ditto for Casey Spooner.

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Monday, 2 June 2003 03:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Gary Young. Didn't get it and yet essential to early Pavement.

― Aaron A., Monday, 2 June 2003 04:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Daltrey - why? Someone pls explain.

Trayce - the headbanging Belly bassist would be Gail Greenwood. Easily the best thing about Belly!

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Monday, 2 June 2003 08:08 (twenty-one years ago)

"The lyrics should say something, provide food for thought. Or at least be a bit more metaphorical" - Eddie Van Halen, re dissatisfaction w/ Sammy Hagar

― dave q, Monday, 2 June 2003 09:35 (twenty-one years ago)

the headbanging Belly bassist would be Gail Greenwood. Easily the best thing about Belly!

shit, that's who i meant. doh!

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 2 June 2003 09:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Glen Matlock vs Sid Vicious

― dave q, Monday, 2 June 2003 09:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Long Live Information Society!

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Monday, 2 June 2003 09:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Lol Tolhurst.

― flowersdie (flowersdie), Monday, 2 June 2003 10:54 (twenty-one years ago)

had forgot about Gail Greenwood. :) recollecting her instantly calls to mind some article i read where she was talking about what she thinks about on stage, and how she kept staring at Tanya's arse and thinking that she had such amazing tone and wondering how she could get an arse like that...that Tanya had the most amazing arse ever. XD

― janni (janni), Monday, 2 June 2003 14:20 (twenty-one years ago)

F*cking adored the Gail/Tanya Belly years. As odd a couple as they were, they were an ungodly hot pair.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 2 June 2003 14:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Grohl?

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 2 June 2003 15:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Richard Harris said he didn't "get" Jimmy Webb's lyrics-Does that count?

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Monday, 2 June 2003 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Jimmy Webb would be the one who doesn't "Get it"...

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 2 June 2003 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

just as a side note- gail greenwood is now in another rhode island based band called Benny Sizzler that play pathetic garage metal tailored to meatheads. sad. tragically sad.

― carla (carla), Monday, 2 June 2003 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Method Man. As a solo artist, the most commercially successful member of Wu-Tang. But all of them hate him and he did that song with Limp Bizkit and those two songs with D'Angelo.

Speaking of Limp Bizkit, the guitarist who quit. He always wore masks and shit. I have no idea what his name was already. Wes Borland? Wes Borland.

Also, Matt Sorum when he was in Guns N Roses.

― Tom Breihan (Tom Breihan), Monday, 2 June 2003 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't believe I almost forgot Joey Belladonna from Anthrax! Although they started sucking really quickly after he left, so maybe not.

And while I'm on stuff I loved when I was in ninth grade, John Christ from Danzig.

― Tom Breihan (Tom Breihan), Monday, 2 June 2003 17:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Josh Dodes, of the Josh Dodes Band.

― Sam J. (samjeff), Monday, 2 June 2003 17:52 (twenty-one years ago)

three years pass...

jason newsted
john densmore
kim gordon

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 13:19 (eighteen years ago)

http://170.171.253.91/RCA/press/content/ZZ_Top/Photos_and_Artwork/ZZ_Top_Color_2_low_res.jpg

(Although his family name helps a bit)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 13:21 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/02/19/e_arcticmonkeys_wideweb__470x352,2.jpg

― pisces (piscesx), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 17:05 (eighteen years ago)

... but looks like none of them "get it"

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 17:06 (eighteen years ago)

That one guy from Alabama:

http://www.foreverinbluejeans.com/images/alabama23-336x280.jpg

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 17:12 (eighteen years ago)

Bizzaro ZZ Top
http://www.martinrothonline.com/SGCentral/Artists/Oak%20Ridge%20Boys.jpg

― BrianB (BrianB), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 17:26 (eighteen years ago)

mike love!

― mucho (mucho), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 17:32 (eighteen years ago)

That one guy from Alabama is David J from Bauhaus!

(xxpost)

― StanM (StanM), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 17:40 (eighteen years ago)

Haha!

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 17:45 (eighteen years ago)

hehe "Richard Petty's Dead"

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 17:51 (eighteen years ago)

aw man frank beard TOTALLY gets it!

― mango selassie (teenagequiet), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 17:58 (eighteen years ago)

Wow. Someone already came along and named the Alabama guy.

http://www.thealabamaband.com/ovalband.jpg
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/8022/alabama1xr5.jpg
http://www.roughstock.com/history/images/alabama_1.jpg

I guess everyone was thinking the same thing.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 17:58 (eighteen years ago)

Isn't that Stephen King at the front?

― Palomino (Palomino), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 20:17 (eighteen years ago)

no that's his lttle brother, Chip King.

― latebloomer scrabbly dabbly doo (skawreeng) (latebloomer), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 21:09 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

Despite his essential value as a comic foil, I have always questioned Flava Flav's commitment to black radicalism.

― Pillbox, Monday, 21 April 2008 15:13 (seventeen years ago)

Young marble giants. The one that wasn't Alison's boyfriend.

― Mark G, Monday, 21 April 2008 16:11 (seventeen years ago)

NOD

― DavidM, Monday, 21 April 2008 17:27 (seventeen years ago)

Method Man. As a solo artist, the most commercially successful member of Wu-Tang. But all of them hate him and he did that song with Limp Bizkit and those two songs with D'Angelo.

It actually seems like that at one point or another all the Wu Tang members have been the one who didn't get it--except maybe Gza.

― President Keyes, Monday, 21 April 2008 18:52 (seventeen years ago)

Breihan wtf

― rev, Monday, 21 April 2008 19:50 (seventeen years ago)

lol @ "President Keyes"

screenname of the year

― rev, Monday, 21 April 2008 19:51 (seventeen years ago)

Anyone ever see the Love Forever Changes reunion DVD? The suspect member is ALL OF THEM. (Including Arthur Lee.)

― RabiesAngentleman, Monday, 21 April 2008 20:00 (seventeen years ago)

I guess everyone was thinking the same thing.

Haha really? I am chuckling at ILX all at once going, "Well the inevitable answer here is early 80's pop-country crossover phenom ALABAMA! Amirite?!"

― kenan, Monday, 21 April 2008 20:03 (seventeen years ago)

Or maybe I just don't know you people at all.

― kenan, Monday, 21 April 2008 20:04 (seventeen years ago)

the closer you get...

― Pleasant Plains, Monday, 21 April 2008 20:09 (seventeen years ago)

ooh. Feels so right.

― kenan, Monday, 21 April 2008 20:15 (seventeen years ago)

"Despite his essential value as a comic foil, I have always questioned Flava Flav's commitment to black radicalism."

Over the weekend, my girlfriend referred to something as being as surprising as finding out that Flava Flav wrote all of PE's lyrics.

― I eat cannibals, Monday, 21 April 2008 20:24 (seventeen years ago)

Still, I find it hard to imagine PE without Flava.

― RabiesAngentleman, Monday, 21 April 2008 20:28 (seventeen years ago)

Axl Rose circa the Use your Illusions

― Bill Magill, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 14:17 (seventeen years ago)

Despite his essential value as a comic foil, I have always questioned Flava Flav's commitment to black radicalism.

-- Pillbox, Monday, April 21, 2008 11:13 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

and to not smoking crack

its well known that he was high as a motherfucker during the night of the living baseheads video shoot

― jhøshea, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 14:47 (seventeen years ago)

The dude from Boston always suing Tom Sholz-Barry Goudreau

― Bill Magill, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 14:58 (seventeen years ago)

Homeboy McDude in Nada Surf with the dreads- I just wanna shave him, and not in a good way

― Morley Timmons, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 05:07 (seventeen years ago)

one month passes...

Alabama Band Sues Drummer Mark Herndon
June 8, 2008
Mark Herndon, drummer for Alabama, is being sued by the other three band members for overpayment of $202,670 generated from merchandise sales during their 2003 American Farewell tour, the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press reports. Listing The Group Alabama Inc. as the plaintiff, the lawsuit was filed in nearby Fort Payne, Ala., the band's hometown and longtime headquarters. The suit alleges Herndon was paid for his share of net merchandise sales before the tour's final accounting was completed. The suit claims "there were no net merchandise revenues as defined by the contract" once the accounting was finished. It also states that Herndon has demanded a payment of $65,047 as an advance on his share of profits from the sale of The Last Stand, a concert CD that is being sold by Cracker Barrel restaurants. In addition to seeking recovery of the $202,670, the lawsuit also contends that Herndon's share of future earnings should be withheld until the full amount is repaid. Alabama members Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Jeff Cook and Herndon were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005.

― Pleasant Plains, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 16:40 (sixteen years ago)

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