Dead for Tax Reasons: Hey, I still have my 'simpsons sing the blues' tape

Didn't it win the Grammy for best Heavy Metal album?

I had Eddie and the Cruisers on cassette and I cop to buying Chinese Democracy. And my daughter used to have the Baha Men CD. We're doing our part for inexplicable album sales.

Like Baha Men's Who Let The Dogs Out

Who, who, who?

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Dead for Tax Reasons: Hey, I still have my 'simpsons sing the blues' tape

Didn't it win the Grammy for best Heavy Metal album?

No, you're thinking of Jethro Bodine's album, "The Bung Harvester", which beat out Beatallica for that year.

jaylectricity: The Last Action Hero Soundtrack was pretty good in its day.

That album was about 1/3 great tunes and 2/3 burgaled turds.

And you can thank the internet for us not having to spend $16.99 for such things any longer.

Last Action Hero is such an underrated movie. What came out that year? Jurassic Park, Philadelphia, Schindler's List, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Firm to name a few. It never had a chance.

I still wonder about the advisability of a singer named Dick Marx. He should have named his first album "Pecker Tracks".

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Dead for Tax Reasons: Hey, I still have my 'simpsons sing the blues' tape

Didn't it win the Grammy for best Heavy Metal album?



Frown at your shenanigans.

Besides, it was for "Baby on Board".

"Frowns"

Fixed

Facepalm.

Interestingly Sandy Farina now writes articles about undeservedly successful recording artists

There are many more where those came from. Back in the 80s-90s you couldn't preview albums before you bought them, which accounts for the huge used-CD business in the 90s. It also might take a little while for a song to become a hit, so when something became really popular the band was probably about to release their next album (or would hurriedly slap something together to capitalize on their 15 minutes) so people would just grab that. Record clubs also probably account for tens of millions of album sales that people probably wouldn't have purchased otherwise. Also, these are global sales and you'd be surprised at some of the things which are extremely popular in other countries.

And never underestimate the purchasing power, nor try to rationalize the tastes, of teenagers and single women in their 30s.

Earth, Wind, and Fire's cover of "Got to Get You into My Life" off of the Sgt. Pepper's soundtrack on that list was actually pretty good--if you didn't know what it was, you'd think it was a pretty original example of 70's soul. The rest of the stuff? Ugh.

I just read the lyrics (no youtubes at work) to that Hammer song (Break 'Em Off Somethin' Proper") and my god, what was that guy thinking? it has Suge Knight on it, and they make fun of Tribe Called Quest AND Run DMC??? ha ha, fool.

LeroyBourne: Last Action Hero is such an underrated movie

It seriously wasn't as bad as everyone seemed to think. I think it gets the bad rep because it was rumored to be Arnie's last movie and wasn't up to snuff vs. action classics like Predator.

ZMugg: Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Dead for Tax Reasons: Hey, I still have my 'simpsons sing the blues' tape

Didn't it win the Grammy for best Heavy Metal album?

Frown at your shenanigans.

Besides, it was for "Baby on Board".

The babershop quartet episode was Season 5 in 1993, several years after "Simpsons Sing the Blues" in 1990.

"Baby on Board" is on "Songs in the Key of Springfield," which is far better than "Sing the Blues" because it consists of songs and snippets from actual episodes. "Sing the Blues" was equal parts "normal songs done in Simpsons' voices" and "novelty songs written for the album that were never part of any actual episode." And it stank.

Uzzah: ZMugg: Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Dead for Tax Reasons: Hey, I still have my 'simpsons sing the blues' tape

Didn't it win the Grammy for best Heavy Metal album?

Frown at your shenanigans.

Besides, it was for "Baby on Board".

The babershop quartet episode was Season 5 in 1993, several years after "Simpsons Sing the Blues" in 1990.

"Baby on Board" is on "Songs in the Key of Springfield," which is far better than "Sing the Blues" because it consists of songs and snippets from actual episodes. "Sing the Blues" was equal parts "normal songs done in Simpsons' voices" and "novelty songs written for the album that were never part of any actual episode." And it stank.

Thanks for the info. I had a feeling I was conflating something.

I was trying (_{unsuccessfully}) to riff on the "misplaced Grammy" theme in the quoted post.

I fail.

FirstNationalBastard: Uzzah: ZMugg: Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Dead for Tax Reasons: Hey, I still have my 'simpsons sing the blues' tape

Didn't it win the Grammy for best Heavy Metal album?

Frown at your shenanigans.

Besides, it was for "Baby on Board".

The babershop quartet episode was Season 5 in 1993, several years after "Simpsons Sing the Blues" in 1990.

"Baby on Board" is on "Songs in the Key of Springfield," which is far better than "Sing the Blues" because it consists of songs and snippets from actual episodes. "Sing the Blues" was equal parts "normal songs done in Simpsons' voices" and "novelty songs written for the album that were never part of any actual episode." And it stank.

DO THE BARTMAN!

Still a fan of see my vest, see my vest! Made from real gorilla chest.

Harvey Manfrenjensenjen: There are many more where those came from. Back in the 80s-90s you couldn't preview albums before you bought them, which accounts for the huge used-CD business in the 90s. It also might take a little while for a song to become a hit, so when something became really popular the band was probably about to release their next album (or would hurriedly slap something together to capitalize on their 15 minutes) so people would just grab that. Record clubs also probably account for tens of millions of album sales that people probably wouldn't have purchased otherwise. Also, these are global sales and you'd be surprised at some of the things which are extremely popular in other countries.

And never underestimate the purchasing power, nor try to rationalize the tastes, of teenagers and single women in their 30s. Our country's shiatty taste in music

Not surprised to see soundtracks listed there, I used to buy them in the early 90s so I could have 2 or 3 songs I liked on one album. Also MTV did a nice job at the time releasing CDs with a bunch of one hit wonders.

I would spend hours making mix tapes for college road trips.

Harvey Manfrenjensenjen: There are many more where those came from. Back in the 80s-90s you couldn't preview albums before you bought them, which accounts for the huge used-CD business in the 90s. It also might take a little while for a song to become a hit, so when something became really popular the band was probably about to release their next album (or would hurriedly slap something together to capitalize on their 15 minutes) so people would just grab that. Record clubs also probably account for tens of millions of album sales that people probably wouldn't have purchased otherwise. Also, these are global sales and you'd be surprised at some of the things which are extremely popular in other countries.

And never underestimate the purchasing power, nor try to rationalize the tastes, of teenagers and single women in their 30s.

CD singles were also either rare or they were filled with remixes so they cost almost as much as the full album. The single really didn't exist for the customer between the death of the 45 and iTunes.

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Dead for Tax Reasons: Hey, I still have my 'simpsons sing the blues' tape

Didn't it win the Grammy for best Heavy Metal album?

I believe you're thinking of Simpsons Christmas Boogie, which swept the Grammy's.

I'm not even a Garth Brooks listener, much less a fan, and I know the story behind the silly Chris Gaines character. The album was written as the soundtrack to a movie about an artist that remakes his image. He was paid A LOT to make the album and movie, but the movie got shelved by the studio.

So then you've got Garth, one of the most successful musician/songwriter/entertainer/showmen of his time, releasing and promoting this Chris Gaines nonsense, and he looks like a man losing his mind.

So while it was an odd thing to see go platinum, TFA's characterization is off.

MatrixOutsider: LeroyBourne: Last Action Hero is such an underrated movie. What came out that year? Jurassic Park, Philadelphia, Schindler's List, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Firm to name a few. It never had a chance.

I thought it was entertaining, but the critics could not suspend their disbelief and thus blasted it. It had some good inside jokes such as why the (555) telephone prefix is used and it poked fun at how the bad guy always has to spend several minutes talking to the good guy before he kills him.

Or in his earlier movies the bad guy kills someone very close i.e. his brother, his father etc, but in this one it's his favorite second cousin.
/big mistake.
//the angry yelling boss with videos of volcanoes going off in the background. ugh, so many good spoofs

LeroyBourne: MatrixOutsider: LeroyBourne: Last Action Hero is such an underrated movie. What came out that year? Jurassic Park, Philadelphia, Schindler's List, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Firm to name a few. It never had a chance.

I thought it was entertaining, but the critics could not suspend their disbelief and thus blasted it. It had some good inside jokes such as why the (555) telephone prefix is used and it poked fun at how the bad guy always has to spend several minutes talking to the good guy before he kills him.

Or in his earlier movies the bad guy kills someone very close i.e. his brother, his father etc, but in this one it's his favorite second cousin.
/big mistake.
//the angry yelling boss with videos of volcanoes going off in the background. ugh, so many good spoofs

I'm in line with you guys. Seriously, if you think it's bad and haven't seen it in 15 years or never saw it in the first place, watch it- it's on netflix, and is a fantastic send up of all of Arny's movie tropes. No, it's not Predator or T2- it's kinda like the "____ Movie" spoof guys made one just for Arnold, but it was actually funny and well done.

lerxst2112: I'm kinda surprised to see Chinese Democracy on there. Every time I went to Best Buy after it came out, I saw at least 20 CDs and 10 vinyl records untouched with dust collecting on them.

Sitting next to the racks of unsold Chickenfoot CD's probably.

So a movie soundtrack that came out in 1983 ripped off an album that was released in 1984?

Eiffel 65 better not be on there

the last action hero sound track is pretty kick ass. that is the only one on that list i had.

JoePiscopoJr.: Eiffel 65 better not be on there

I liked them when they were Eiffel 64

BIG GUN!

/numba 1

AmazinTim : I once bought a Red Hot Chili Peppers album and had to sell it on the school bus the next day because it sucked so bad. Unfortunately, despite offloading it less than 24 hours after purchasing it, I am now part of a statistical grouping of people who spent money on shiatty albums.

Let me guess... it was One Hot Minute?

thismomentinblackhistory: Actually, you could buy the cassette single. The B-side was either a throwaway track or a remix of the single.

Yeah, but this was 2000, when cassette tapes were well on their way out.

/Downloaded it from Napster, like everyone else my age

thismomentinblackhistory: Back in the old days, even if people only liked one song, they had to buy the whole album, which inevitably pushed overly padded novelty LPs past the platinum mark. Exhibit A: Baha Men, who had been around, under one name or another, for a couple of decades before hitting it big with "Who Let The Dogs Out?

Actually, you could buy the cassette single. The B-side was either a throwaway track or a remix of the single.

Oh cassingles. I feel old now.

taxandspend: Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Dead for Tax Reasons: Hey, I still have my 'simpsons sing the blues' tape

Didn't it win the Grammy for best Heavy Metal album?

I believe you're thinking of Simpsons Christmas Boogie, which swept the Grammy's.

*Ding*

We have a winner.

Dead for Tax Reasons: Hey, I still have my 'simpsons sing the blues' tape

If it wasn't for bad luck...

grinding_journalist: LeroyBourne: MatrixOutsider: LeroyBourne: Last Action Hero is such an underrated movie. What came out that year? Jurassic Park, Philadelphia, Schindler's List, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Firm to name a few. It never had a chance.

I thought it was entertaining, but the critics could not suspend their disbelief and thus blasted it. It had some good inside jokes such as why the (555) telephone prefix is used and it poked fun at how the bad guy always has to spend several minutes talking to the good guy before he kills him.

Or in his earlier movies the bad guy kills someone very close i.e. his brother, his father etc, but in this one it's his favorite second cousin.
/big mistake.
//the angry yelling boss with videos of volcanoes going off in the background. ugh, so many good spoofs

I'm in line with you guys. Seriously, if you think it's bad and haven't seen it in 15 years or never saw it in the first place, watch it- it's on netflix, and is a fantastic send up of all of Arny's movie tropes. No, it's not Predator or T2- it's kinda like the "____ Movie" spoof guys made one just for Arnold, but it was actually funny and well done.

Agreed, although the kid does make it touch to watch. And the soundtrack has a few killer tracks from AIC (2 of them), Anthrax, Megadeth and more that weren't available anyplace else. Poison My Eyes alone is probably one of my favorite Anthrax songs.