Bands/artists You Might Like If You Like Weird Al

[HappyGilmore]

I know very few Ween songs, but really enjoy what I've heard of theirs.

I think their 'biggest' claim to fame, that I recall, is having their song "Push The 'Lil Daisies" featured on Beavis and Butt-head, and they claimed that they sucked, etc. Also featured on the South Park soundtrack, but their albums are quite good.

[Big Spoon]

Yeah, their song on the South Park Chef Aid soundtrack, The Rainbow, isn't their best (from the few songs I've heard). I remember from when I was younger that they had a song featured on Spongebob.

[HappyGilmore]

Yeah, their song on the South Park Chef Aid soundtrack, The Rainbow, isn't their best (from the few songs I've heard). I remember from when I was younger that they had a song featured on Spongebob.

It's an okay song, but not the best example of their work.

I like it.

[weirdojace]

Yeah, The Mollusk and Country Greats are my favorites. And I love crazy insane music... Mutilated Lips, The Golden Eel... amazing stuff.

[HappyGilmore]

I can think of two other groups: Bad Ronald and Loose Cannons.

Bad Ronald only had one album. They were around in 2001, and were being touted as sort of a "New" Beastie Boys style rap/rock, but a lot of their songs featured humor. MTV showed signs of initial reports, but some parents didn't like their video, so MTV was relegated to playing it between 11PM and 6AM, and their album was released on 9/11, so it kinda didn't sell well.

Loose Cannons is a hip hop group. Not a hardcore group, but a poppy type of group and all their songs are humorous. It's two guys, Doug Ray (Toothpick), who was in Bad Ronald and did the song "Super Size Me" for the film of the same name, and Rich Cronin, of boy band LFO. They got somewhat of a big following here in Philly after forming a friendship with radio DJ Kidd Chris of Howard Stern fame. The fact that two former boy banders could sell out a venue solely doing comedy hip hop with a bunch of 20-30 year olds, well. Kinda odd to see. They got songs ranging from loving fat girls, about breaking up and being upset that she still has your cd's, to being in love with a girl only to be upset when she gets a boob job. And they only sample one act: Frankie Valli, which is an odd choice for a hip hop group. Available on CD Baby.

[TMBJon]

their album was released on 9/11, so it kinda didn't sell well.

So was Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" as well as Ben Folds "Rockin The Suburbs." Didn't seem to affect their sales...

[weirdojace]

So was TMBG's "Mink Car."

But that didn't sell well because it just sucked.

[TMBJon]

So was TMBG's "Mink Car."

But that didn't sell well because it just sucked.

I didn't include it on the list for a reason, haha.

I actually remember the evening of 9/11, my dad came home and was very somber like "Hey Jon... How are you holding up?" and I was like "Did you get the TMBG and Ben Folds albums like I asked??" and he said "Jon, on a day like today, I just figured I would come right home..." I was pretty mad about that...

[HappyGilmore]

their album was released on 9/11, so it kinda didn't sell well.

So was Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" as well as Ben Folds "Rockin The Suburbs." Didn't seem to affect their sales...

True.

That wasn't my personal excuse for their non-sales. It was their record label's.

[HappyGilmore]

Dunno if anyone brought them up before, but Steel Panther is quite good.