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Well, it's happened, like we all knew it would. The Free Credit Report Band have turned their backs on their fans and abandoned their indie-rock principles and have sold out to corporate America. Their latest song "New Car" is a complete waste, and I'm so disappointed in them.
Now, I'll admit, I was late-comer to the party. Apparently they've been working the club scene for years doing a combination of original works about Free Credit Reports, and also some Monster Magnet covers. But the first time I saw these guys, they were doing their breakthrough hit "Pirate". Granted it was a bit "pop", but it was a fun tune, with a zydeco twist that gave it a bit of esoteric appeal. Sure it was mainstream, but it wasn't for the masses, if you follow me.
They followed that up with the much edgier "Dream Girl". Fuck yeah! This is the song where the Free Credit Report Band really grew up. Setting aside the musicality (which had matured into an awesome grunge/rock fusion), the song had a totally dark edge, which really spoke to my own disaffected mentality. Of course, it's one of their rarer cuts, so I hope you caught it when it was out there.
Unfortunately, I get the sense that the Free Credit Report Band got spooked by the lukewarm reception that "Dream Girl" got, and decided to over-compensate with the bland, uninspired and atonal "New Car". This attempt to get back into the general public's good graces did not sit well with me.
First of all, they're the Free Credit Report Band, not a bunch of thug rappers. It's totally self-indulgent to sing about shopping for a new car and thinking about a cool convertible or an SUV. They're supposed to be these Everyman musicians (like the Monkees), and this totally blows their street cred.
Right now, he's thinking about a solo project.
Second, the lyrics are incredibly lame. Yeah, I know what F-R-E-E spells, thank you. There's no need to repeat it three times. It's like a bit off of "Sesame Street", only without the hallucinatory animation.
Finally, the song's meter and rhythm are all off. Here's a tip, Free Credit Report Band: If you're writing a song, and the tune calls for you to stress the last syllable in the word baby (or bay-BEE as you seem to prefer), you have fucking sold out.
Still, it's not fair to write them off entirely yet. I'm hoping they'll get their act together in time for Free Credit Report Fest '08. I'm especially looking forward to the guest appearance by the Big Old Expensive Phone Company Singers. At least those guys haven't gone commercial.
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Posted: 3/12/2008 8:47:43 AM
I like the idea here. Someone had to think of this eventually.
And fuck you for getting that fucking song in my head all day now. Now I'll have to stare at the Cher trannie in the other article to... um... clear my head.
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Overland Park, KS
Posted: 3/12/2008 9:52:35 AM
Good premise, and nice execution, however, and I know this isn't your fault, but there are two articles up on the same day which means half our comments will go here and half will go on the other article.
You'll probably feel slighted to some degree and why shouldn't you. You stay up late putting this piece together, scouring the internet for those YouTube clips of the band, and once it's finally completed, the entire TPP community is off on another article commenting. If it makes you feel better, the comments are hardly ever about the article anyway, but I'm sure it's a nice pick-me-up to see 167 posts on the article you wrote as opposed to 9. Keep up the good work and I'll see you on the Cher article later.
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Posted: 3/12/2008 10:03:49 AM
I don't think the writers read the comments. Would you? Like you mentioned, very few of the comments offer the feedback that this board was (I assume) meant for.
Even some of the ones that seem to be about the article, really aren't. For example, people are mentioning real bands that sold out. This is about a fake band, created for advertising, that sold out.
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