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Dude, Skid Row?

Which Bootsy Collins?

NDR, the WHOLE Bootsy Collins. Bootsy Collins the 17 year old writer of "Sex Machine" and architect of the greatest funk workout of all time, "Give It Up or Turnit Loose '70." The 21-year old Funkadelic bassist. The leader of the Rubber Band and inventor of the Space Bass. Muse to gangstas and freaks and weirdos, long may his freak flag fly for he is the Long Song. The whole thing. Long may he rule.

OK, I'll bite. Yes, Skid Row. Their only sin was bad timing. Although the record is a bit uneven, some lyrics are cliche, and the production shaky, there's at least four bona fide classics on there: "18 and Life," "Youth Gone Wild," "I Remember You," and "Little Sister." Moreover, it's a fun-ass record to listen to!

Moreover, once over, their next record kicked ass.

So except for the timing of the release, some cliche lyrics, shaky production, and general unevenness all 'round, it's a good record...?

It sounds like the bit from "Life of Brian", the "What have the Romans ever done for us?" bit.

But you know, I kid because I love.

If it makes you feel better, you can make fun of me for my Thin Lizzy or Blue Oyster Cult best-ofs. Or my one viking metal record (Bathory).

Vikings!

First Record Bought: Barry Manilow Live (I was seven. Shut up.)
First Concert: The Kinks w/ Joan Jet and the Black Hearts
Favorite Music Movie: U2, Rattle and Hum
Favorite Music Book: I have never read a book about music
Favorite Songwriter: Gillian Welch
Favorite Record Label: Sun Records or whatever it was called, back in the fifties.
Favorite Magazine: Scientific American
Favorite Bassist: John Owen
Favorite Album Cover: Beatles, White Album
Least Favorite Album Cover: Saturday Night Fever Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Favorite Teen Idol: Will I be arrested for thinking about this?
Artist Who Broke Your Heart: Pearl Jam
Artist You Will Always Believe In: Johnny Cash
Singer Who Makes Your Skin Crawl: Mariah Carey
Singer Who Makes You Swoon: Bjork
Favorite Sound: Bo Diddley on guitar.
Album You Will Always Defend: Ace of Base’ Greatest Hits
Album You Own That No One Else Does: Tarbox Ramblers, A Fix Back East
Classic Album You Own but Don't Like: Led Zeppelin, Zoso
Artist You're Supposed to Like but Don't: Whom am I supposed to like? If you tell me, then I probably won’t like them.
Song You Can't Stand by an Artist You Like: Pearl Jam, “Jeremy”
Band That Should Break Up: REM
Band That Should Re-form: Billy and the Boingers
Guilty Pleasure: Duran Duran
Favorite Music DVD: Ken Burns History of Jazz
Concert You Wish You'd Seen: Louis Armstrong sometime in the forties.
Dream Collaboration: Mozart and Duke Ellington

Vikings!

First Record Bought: Pat Benetar, Live From Earth
First Concert: George Thorogood w/NRBQ
Favourite Music Movie: West Side Story
Favourite Music Book: The first Mel Bay beginning guitar book I got.
Favourite Songwriter: David Bowie
Favourite Record Label: Dunno. I never pay attention
Favourite Magazine: Economist. As for a music mag, I haven't read one since about 1996.
Favourite Bassist: Cliff Burton
Favourite Album Cover: Band of Gypsies
Least Favourite Album Cover: Stones, Sticky Fingers. Bluugh.
Favourite Teen Idol: Thankfully none.
Artist Who Broke Your Heart: Pete Townsend ("That kiddie porn was research!")
Artist You Will Always Believe In: David Gilmour
Singer Who Makes Your Skin Crawl: Tom Jones
Singer Who Makes You Swoon: I've never swooned.
Favourite Sound: John Lee Hooker's growl
Album You Will Always Defend: Slayer, South of Heaven
Album You Own That No One Else Does: Bathory, Twilight of the Gods
Classic Album You Own but Don't Like: I'm reeeal iffy on both The White Album and the Allman's live Fillmore record.
Artist You're Supposed to Like but Don't: Radiohead
Song You Can't Stand by an Artist You Like: Pink Floyd, "Learning to Fly"
Band That Should Break Up: Metallica
Band That Should Re-form: You know, every band I could think of for this category broke up in the first place because someone died. So I guess I don't have an answer here.
Guilty Pleasure: Fucking metal
Favourite Music DVD: I like the "Classic Albums" series (I think they're called that) that document the creation of seminal records.
Concert You Wish You'd Seen: Hendrix set at Monterrey
Dream Collaboration: The Hendrix/Miles Davis works that were in the wind

I didn't think of musicals for the favorite music movie question. My favorite music movie is therefore The Blues Brothers.

It was a tough call. A movie with music in it, or about musicians, as opposed to a musical. I overthought it and ended with that.

Blues Brothers was a great choice though. DVD has alot more John Lee Hooker in it, and some minor plot points are better explained.