Their new CD, Barenaked Ladies are Me, is already setting
a new stage in the bands development. They recorded 29 songs, all of which will be released in various versions of the album. No longer will songs be forgotten and used only on tour. Also they are having a contest. Any fan with mad air guitar skills has a chance to be in their second video from this album, “Wind It Up”
One of this groups best qualities is their abilities to mix and match emotions in their music, such as the hit that helped them cross the 49 - “Old Apartment.” It has the lyrics of reminiscing past memories with the energy of trashing someone’s place. Also the bitter sweet song “Break Your Heart” mixes relief with remorse.
A lot of Barenaked Ladies songs are written by their inner child. They have multiple songs about mental health (“Crazy” and “This is Where it Ends”), songs about '70s one hit wonders (“Box Set”), and songs that don’t seem to have any plot or reasoning to the lyrics at all (“I Know”). While they have not grown up, they have always had one or two more serious song on each record such as “The Flag” and “War on Drugs.”
But what is better than great Canadian rock? Great Canadian improv rock. The Barenaked Ladies take a few minutes each show to make up songs as they go on stage. This can be heard on the hidden track of their live album Rock Spectacle, or on many of their live albums available for purchase on their website.
After more than 15 years of work they are still just as original as ever and I doubt we will soon hear the last of this band. They participated in Live 8 as well as numerous other charities, and continue to do so. But most importantly they continue to interact with their fans. This January the members of Barenaked Ladies are throwing a cruise which they have named “Ships and Dip.” They plan to be aboard the cruise the entire time doing several performances as well as numerous workshops and solo sets.
Stay tuned for more articles about Barenaked Ladies as they are Blogcritics Featured Artist of September.
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Article comments
1 - Connie Phillips
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2 - christine
Nicely wrapped up synopsis of their career and where they are now. I invite you over to read my full synopsis of the album in its deluxe version (all the tracks) at my blog Amusings
if you're interested.
It's september 23rd and yours is the only article I've found for a band featured for the month of september. they start their tour next month, so too bad they're not featured for october, otherwise you'd have some show reviews to include.
3 - Josh
I get to go see the band on October 27th so I will do a review of that show. There are two other articles and one that should be up soon. One is a music videos review and Barenaked Ladies Are Me