Ariel Pink=WeirdPunk? why not?: Big In 09?

[Kark]

fuck this shit

tho I gotta admit that one song that sounds like WEEN is pretty jamming.

[vint]

I like a couple of Ween songs. First time I smoked crack I was listening to Ween. Felt oddly appropriate.

[whispered about]

The problem with Ariel Pink is his influences is 70's LITE ROCK.

thats actually why he rules. i love 70's lite rock

[Gah]

Check this out: http://mutant-sounds.blogspot.com/2008/05/ariel-pink-afluent-psychedelicpunkisurf.html

[thwamp ayath]

are you gonna look after my boys and politely declined are the bomb. anything else is pretty awful.

[roadbeej]

Cullen, you should talk to Sean about Ariel Pink.  Because that is all he ever talks about anymore.  Or, even better, instead of starting stupid Terminal Boredom threads, why don't you e-mail me back.

yo miranda u shoud put a cock in it. 09 no dibz on that shit

[carrier]

i am a fan of his records. doldrums and house arrest are my favorites with FF(might have been some cd-r? i dunno. i have mp3s) in second place.

[Rack and Ruin records]

saw him this summer and it was alright.  i like his sounds, but i don't think its anything revolutionary.  give me nick nicely any day.  r. stevie moore is good shit.  john maus is really great, played keys for ariel pink for a while. if anyone is out of his mind, he is.

Ariel is fantastic, although his new 7" was the most polished record I've ever heard him do. I'm not sure if it suits, and so this next album will be interesting for sure. John Maus is amazing, and a great guy too, he came to play my friends birthday party in the UK because he had a free date! More people should make music like the Neverending Story Soundtrack, and sing love songs in baritone over the top.

[Rack and Ruin records]

Oh, and with R.Stevie and Ariel loving going on here - we should also talk about Gary Wilson - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsrOs7OTbHQ

[Murgatroid]

Authentic or not, saw him 2-3 years ago in Toronto and it was one of the hands-down worst shows I've ever been to.

His recorded material is the epitome of "could do with or without, who cares".

[Kark]

Bandmate told me a story last night about playing a show with him. Said he had some woman slinking around him the whole time with a hair dryer, alternately blowing his hair or hers back.

[Scrod Prickknee]

That's really gotta burn a balding bitch like you out, huh?

[DJ Rick]

I'm not moved enough by any Ariel Pink I've heard to actually buy any of his music, but I was really curious about seeing him live after the extremely unfavorable reviews came back after he played the Blue Lamp here in Sacto a couple years back. A lot of his big fans were really turned off by what they described as a long rambly jam that didn't resemble any of the songs they loved. Nor did it fit the style, and lotsa people commented on his attitude being very strange and maniacal on-stage. I know that it ended with him getting kicked out, and the manager of the club banning him from coming back. I was kinda bummed that I missed such a flameout.

I got my chance a few months later when he'd come back. Apparently, the dude that booked that show at Blue Lamp never got the message from the manager that Ariel Pink was to never come back, so he booked it again at the Blue Lamp. After he'd already loaded in and was in the midst of his soundcheck, the manager recognized him and started throwing a fit...."YOU!?!?! NO, NOT YOU!?!?! WHAT DID I SAY LAST TIME??!!!? GET OUTTA HERE!!!"

So he loaded out and left, leaving the promoter high and dry pretty much...Dozens of people were waiting for refunds when some kids on bikes made it back from the Blue Lamp to a house where we were having a little show. Phonecalls were made, and we managed to unlock Fools Foundation and get Ariel Pink in there, and several of the people followed him over from the Blue Lamp. The show then really clicked. He played all his "hits" for his adoring fans. They were happy. I was actually much more impressed with it live and on record. But I was still curious as to when this alterego would come out and spoil the show, like what was reported last time. Well, it did surface eventually.....they played a ridiculous disco psychjam outro to a song that just get mutating and getting funnier and weirder, and Ariel Pink was making all these gesticulations like he had itching powder, and then all of a sudden, he'd be all cool and collected and acting shamanistic...and then he'd start pretending to fly and swim through the air, all while yelping into the mic like he was trying to get people to party harder. One by one the fans started to file out after this "outro" exceeded the ten minute mark. It was clear that this ship was taking off and not coming back to earth. This was some serious comedy gold.

So even if you don't like him, I recommend you check out the live show and hope it all goes horribly wrong.

[Kark]

That's really gotta burn a balding bitch like you out, huh?

Todd, you seriously look like you have your cheeks stuffed with marshmallows at all times. Like a puffie junkie, only I'm sure your drug of choice is Ben & Jerrys. Your speaking voice is like Peter Ivers crossed with a whiny, gay leprechaun. You're also the spitting image of this dude in Seattle whose nickname is "King Penguin McFaggotty". Should I go on?

[Maltodextrin]

That's really gotta burn a balding bitch like you out, huh?

Todd, you seriously look like you have your cheeks stuffed with marshmallows at all times. Like a puffie junkie, only I'm sure your drug of choice is Ben & Jerrys. Your speaking voice is like Peter Ivers crossed with a whiny, gay leprechaun. You're also the spitting image of this dude in Seattle whose nickname is "King Penguin McFaggotty". Should I go on?

Speaking as a balding ice cream junkie, you fags should chill out.