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Taking up Andy K's "XTC on Steroids" description of Burning Airlines, what parallel equations would you propose?

― Curt, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Obviously, formulas such as "Grateful Dead on pot" or "Nico on smack" are disqualified.

― Curt, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I hate when ppl say such and such are like the "Beatles on acid". Werent the Beatles on acid anyway?

― Michael Bourke, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i read in a biography of john lennon that the beatles were fond of coke+heroin speedballs during the recording of sgt. peppers. but that's somewhat off topic.

― fields of salmon, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"x on acid" is the most abused cliche in music writing. Even pointing this out feels like a cliche.

― fritz, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

More literature needs to be written about the effects of Special K and GHB and huffing and other such things. The drug-metaphor vocabulary of today's critics will remain stunted until such steps are taken.

― Daver, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Bo Diddley + Speed = Screaming Blue Messiahs

― Dave225, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

GOD + speed = Cradle of Filth?

― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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Of course THIS IS A CLICHE! Some might even say an ABUSED cliche.

― Curt, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Syd Barrett = (Robyn Hitchcock) * (Robyn Hitchcock)

Roxy Music = David Bowie - (David Bowie - Bryan Ferry - Phil Manzanera - Andy MacKay - A), where A = Eno if album = 1-2, A = Eddie Jobson if album = 3-5, A = undefined if album = 6-8.

― Joe, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I remember accidentally putting a Joy Division LP on at 45, and it sounded like Eartha Kitt Sings Punk, if that counts...

― Martin Skidmore, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

David Cassady - Bubblegum = Grant McLennan

― Dave225, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Martin, I see no reason why it shouldn't count if you're the one taking the drugs.

― Curt, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Spacemen 3 - heroin = Low

― electric sound of jim, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Michael Bolton sounds like Phil Collins on Rogaine.

― Curt, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Puddle of Mudd = P.O.D. + cigarettes

― Clarke B., Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Magnetic Fields + Gin = Smog.

― Sterling Clover, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Tool + Tourette's = System of a Down

― bnw, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

eight months pass...

~~YES!!!~~

― Gen (Gen), Sunday, 1 December 2002 23:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Offspring + really cheap cider = Alkaline Trio

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 1 December 2002 23:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Staind is like Limp Bizkit on Donuts.

― Kim (Kim), Monday, 2 December 2002 00:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Chuck Berry + PCP + Baby's First Book Of Secret Weapons Of The Luftwaffe = Motorhead

― Chris Barrus (xibalba), Monday, 2 December 2002 01:19 (twenty-three years ago)

"x on acid" is the most abused cliche in music writing. Even pointing this out feels like a cliche.
But calling The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion "X on acid" works nicely.

― Lord Custos Omega (Lord Custos Omega), Monday, 2 December 2002 15:48 (twenty-three years ago)

― Lord Custos Omega (Lord Custos Omega), Monday, 2 December 2002 15:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Godspeed You Black Emperor + Ventolin overdose = black dice - beaches & canyons

― Jonathan Williams (ex machina), Monday, 2 December 2002 15:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Ride + coke = Interpol

― Aaron W, Monday, 2 December 2002 16:05 (twenty-three years ago)

atom and his package + cocaine + steroids = andrew wk

― tony bleach (blackshoeswhitesocks), Monday, 2 December 2002 17:28 (twenty-three years ago)

I have heard my own band often referred to as:

"Primus on acid", "Primus on crack", "Primus on speed", "Primus on crystal meth", and even, yes, "Primus on angel dust".

Which is funny, cause I'm sure before anyone was familiar with Primus, they were often referred to as "[band name here] on [drug type here]", too.

I wanna hear some "[band name] on Prozac" or "[band name] on Zyrtec" prescription-comparisons instead of all these referrences to illegal substances from now on. DO IT. ;-)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 2 December 2002 18:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Actually, I think the Andrew WK formula is more like...

Trent Reznor - absynthe + nitrous oxide = Andrew WK

Just my opinion...

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 2 December 2002 18:19 (twenty-three years ago)

I wanna hear some "[band name] on Prozac" or "[band name] on Zyrtec" prescription-comparisons instead of all these referrences to illegal substances from now on.

How about:
Anthony Keidis = Meatloaf on Feldene

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 2 December 2002 18:59 (twenty-three years ago)

~~"How about:
Anthony Keidis = Meatloaf on Feldene"~~~

Wow! Spot on!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 2 December 2002 20:00 (twenty-three years ago)

ln(Jawbreaker + ecstasy) = Jimmy Eat World

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 2 December 2002 20:04 (twenty-three years ago)

The "Mr. Bungle = [band name] on [drug name] trifecta"!

Beach Boys + mescalin = Mr. Bungle (California only), whereas...
Frank Zappa + absynthe = Mr. Bungle (Disco Volante only), and...
Fishbone + crack cocaine - melatonin = Mr. Bungle (first album only)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 2 December 2002 20:20 (twenty-three years ago)

I wanna hear some "[band name] on Prozac" or "[band name] on Zyrtec" prescription-comparisons instead of all these referrences to illegal substances from now on. DO IT. ;-)
Elvis Costello == John Lydon on Prilosec.

― Lord Custos Omega (Lord Custos Omega), Wednesday, 4 December 2002 16:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Captain Beefhart + Ritalin = Tom Waits

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 4 December 2002 16:10 (twenty-three years ago)

John Wesley Harding == Billy Bragg after a whole gallon of Colyte (its an industrial strength laxative)

― Lord Custos Omega (Lord Custos Omega), Wednesday, 4 December 2002 16:10 (twenty-three years ago)

That reminded me of a headline on my "The Onion" calender from this month, which reads:

"Ritalin Cures Next Picasso"

I about busted a teste laughing.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 4 December 2002 16:11 (twenty-three years ago)

four weeks pass...

The Fairbrass twins are Marc Almond on steroids.

― Curtis Stephens, Thursday, 2 January 2003 03:18 (twenty-three years ago)

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