New, Awesome, Mind-Bending Music -Sunday, January 11, 2004 -2:56 am-
I'm sure you all are going to be telling me that you've known about them for ages, but I just discovered a band called Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. As with a lot of the good music, I came across them on The West Wing. The Gimmes have this odd habit of covering old classics such as Uptown Girl, Country Roads, Science Fiction/Double Feature, and Somewhere Over the Rainbow. The mind-bending is that they're a punk band. You haven't lived until you've heard a John Denver song at 200 bpm. Added to that, the drive their music from an aggressive and complex bass line. Though often almost buried by the lead guitar, the bassist is extremely talented. Listen to the riffs on Science Fiction/Double Feature or Somewhere Over the Rainbow. This stuff is great.
Oh, and if you have any appreciation for musical theatre at all, check out their version of Music of the Night from Phantom.
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