A Great Band

Starr Polish · 03-09-2002, 10:47 PM

I know of a great band, but I didn't put their name in the title because it would be odd. They're known as BNL, or the Barenaked Ladies.

Anyone a fan?

FrodoFriend · 03-09-2002, 11:53 PM

Eh. They're okay, but their songs get really annoying really quickly. I swear if I hear "One Week" one more time I'll smash something. Allright, but not very original. Just my opinion, though, which doesn't say much!

Starr Polish · 03-10-2002, 12:04 AM

But you've only heard the singles...::sigh::

Elvet · 03-10-2002, 10:44 AM

Liking Altenative Rock, I listen to 102.1 from Toronto. Their first single was 'If I had a Million Dollars", and that's were I first heard BNL. Every year this radio station sponsors EdgeFest in Barrie Ont., and it is an outdoor concert thast goes on all day. In 1991 the BNL played,and they were so unknown that they went on stage about 1:00PM. But they had a great stage presence.
They are about the only band that I remember from that concert - even forgot the headliners.
Other facts;
- They got noticed by using Speakers Corner, a video booth run by CITY TV in Toronto.
- The city of Toronto refused to allow them to play at a Canada Day celebration because their name was inappropriate ( this was before they became as well known as they are now)

galadriel88 · 03-17-2002, 12:23 AM

This is supposedly the story behind their name:

They were going to play at this bar, and wanted a bunch of people to show up. So they made some posters that read:
"Barenaked ladies here tonight!!!" And the name kinda stuck.

***IronParrot*** · 03-17-2002, 01:07 AM

Are they well-known at all outside Canada?

galadriel88 · 03-17-2002, 08:51 PM

oh yeah! they are really popular here in the U.S.

luinilwen · 03-17-2002, 09:29 PM

they were in the charts in australia too... god i wish i were in toronto *sniff*

but i really hate barenaked ladies. well not hate... but i don't like it. i agree with frodofriend - that "one week" song is like the proverbial red flag ("and i am the bull" - incubus

) it was thrashed so much down here! and speaking of canadian bands, so was that nickelback single "how you remind me" yargh!!! well it's precisely why i don't listen to the radio

starr polish - have you heard of a band called sevendust? i know just because you're christian doesn't mean you'd like every single christian band, but i think they're the only christian band i like :P

03-09-2002, 10:47 PM	#1
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	A Great Band I know of a great band, but I didn't put their name in the title because it would be odd. They're known as BNL, or the Barenaked Ladies. Anyone a fan? __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

03-09-2002, 11:53 PM	#2
FrodoFriend Halfwitted Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eryn Vorn Posts: 1,659	Eh. They're okay, but their songs get really annoying really quickly. I swear if I hear "One Week" one more time I'll smash something. Allright, but not very original. Just my opinion, though, which doesn't say much! __________________ Fingolfin lives! ... in my finger! The Crossroads of Arda - Warning. Halfwit content. Not appropriate for people with IQ of over 18. The Fellowship of the Message Board Nyáréonié - The Tale of Tears

03-10-2002, 12:04 AM	#3
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	But you've only heard the singles...::sigh:: __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

03-10-2002, 10:44 AM	#4
Elvet Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Orillia, Ontario Posts: 221	Liking Altenative Rock, I listen to 102.1 from Toronto. Their first single was 'If I had a Million Dollars", and that's were I first heard BNL. Every year this radio station sponsors EdgeFest in Barrie Ont., and it is an outdoor concert thast goes on all day. In 1991 the BNL played,and they were so unknown that they went on stage about 1:00PM. But they had a great stage presence. They are about the only band that I remember from that concert - even forgot the headliners. Other facts; - They got noticed by using Speakers Corner, a video booth run by CITY TV in Toronto. - The city of Toronto refused to allow them to play at a Canada Day celebration because their name was inappropriate ( this was before they became as well known as they are now) __________________ "But do not despise the lore that has come down from distant years; for oft it may chance that old wives keep in memory word of things that once were needful for the wise to know."

03-17-2002, 12:23 AM	#5
galadriel88 Halfwitted Queen of Lothlorien Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Far off in a dream Posts: 1,166	This is supposedly the story behind their name: They were going to play at this bar, and wanted a bunch of people to show up. So they made some posters that read: "Barenaked ladies here tonight!!!" And the name kinda stuck. __________________ The beuatiful mind/The beautiful heart/Doesn't deserve the pain/How can I stop the rain? -How Can I Stop the Rain? by Kessid, my new favorite band +Every good thing that comes into my life is only a reflection of the greatest gift of all; the offering of yourself, dear Son of God+ Always remember, you're uniqe, just like everybody else! "The one constant through all the years has been the Trombone. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. Its been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again, but the Trombone has marked the time. This field, this section, this band is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and could be again. Oh, people will come . . . people will most definitely come."

03-17-2002, 01:07 AM	#6
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03-17-2002, 08:51 PM	#7
galadriel88 Halfwitted Queen of Lothlorien Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Far off in a dream Posts: 1,166	oh yeah! they are really popular here in the U.S. __________________ The beuatiful mind/The beautiful heart/Doesn't deserve the pain/How can I stop the rain? -How Can I Stop the Rain? by Kessid, my new favorite band +Every good thing that comes into my life is only a reflection of the greatest gift of all; the offering of yourself, dear Son of God+ Always remember, you're uniqe, just like everybody else! "The one constant through all the years has been the Trombone. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. Its been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again, but the Trombone has marked the time. This field, this section, this band is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and could be again. Oh, people will come . . . people will most definitely come."

03-17-2002, 09:29 PM	#8
luinilwen Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sydney AUSTRALIA Posts: 368	they were in the charts in australia too... god i wish i were in toronto sniff but i really hate barenaked ladies. well not hate... but i don't like it. i agree with frodofriend - that "one week" song is like the proverbial red flag ("and i am the bull" - incubus ) it was thrashed so much down here! and speaking of canadian bands, so was that nickelback single "how you remind me" yargh!!! well it's precisely why i don't listen to the radio starr polish - have you heard of a band called sevendust? i know just because you're christian doesn't mean you'd like every single christian band, but i think they're the only christian band i like :P

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