They gave me a new laptop at work, with a DVD player, so I decided to test it out Thursday night by watching a DVD I got for Christmas, but had yet to watch. It was the Barenaked Ladies “Barelaked Nadies” which is a compilation of their videos, some concert footage, and the most fun part, commentary.
I am a fan of BNL from ’92, and used to go see them every few months, because they were around that often. It seems like forever since they’ve been around, and I really am looking forward to the new album and (I assume) tour following. Even if I don’t get to hang out with them after the show and take photos and stuff like in the early ’90s. They finally got the fandom they deserve, which makes it hard for everyone to get to them.
Back to the videos though, I just have to say one thing. Brian Wilson is so much better with the bongos, it’s like night and day. I mean, I love that song, I LOVE IT!!! but without the bongos, it’s like cake without the frosting, or sex without the glaven. It’s good, but you know it used to be better, and you miss it. Plus, I always had a crush on Andy. Kevin rocks, but he is a completely different person, and doesn’t have the Schroder that Andy had, and accordian is just not the same cool as bongos. And wow, I never did see the “Get In Line” video before. Poor Kev was all messed up on steroids and looked like a completely different person. I was so glad to see that he is looking great now over on the bnlblog.