SONGS I LIKE BY BANDS I DON’T

Here’s one I’m sure everyone can relate to: Name some bands that you’d say you don’t really like much at all, but they have that *one* song that you actually do kinda dig.

Most of the songs on my list don’t exactly dig too deep into the bands’ catalogs, but are rather tracks that were used as singles/videos. I mean, I’m flat out telling you I don’t like these bands very much, so why would I bother listening to a whole album, amirite?

Anyway, here it goes:

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MARCO HIETALA OF NIGHTWISH IS A GLEEK IN A BAD ROMANCE

I knew there had to be a reason why I read Anette Olzon’s blog other than to make fun of her funny accent. Recently, the Nightwish songstress (who is pregnant! Congrats, sistah girl!) posted some videos from a Finnish TV show called Kuorosota, an American Idol-type series in which Finnish celebrities lead teams of competing choirs. (I’m guessing it’s a call-in and vote sort of thing…) On the most recent season of the show, Anette’s bandmate, guitarist Marco Hietala, lead one such team to a second place finish.

Now, I wouldn’t really consider myself much of a Nightwish fan (and neither are most people I know), but holy crap…the performances on this show are so horrifically funny, I had to show you guys. Here’s the entire ensemble singing none other than Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.” Marco’s part at the 1:05 mark gave me major lulz. And I don’t know who that chick is in the middle, but daaaamn did she mess up.

See more videos over on Anette’s blog.  I wish this show was in America so I could laugh at it. But not an American version. The broken English is too funny. They’d have to bring to Finnish singers over, and just use American celebrities to lead them. Who would you like to see do this? Metal celebrity, actor, reality star…doesn’t matter. I vote Robert Downey Jr.

-Elise

SWEET BABY JESUS. OR ROB HALFORD.

I’m not quite ready to get in the Xmas/Hanukkah spirit (helllooooo we haven’t even gotten to Halloween yet. Calm down people) but I seem to be the only one excited to hear about a forthcoming CHRISTMAS album from our favorite gay, Rob Halford. I’m also probably the only one in the metal community who enjoys the Twisted Sister AND the star-studded (get that pun? STUDDED? Ugh, eff you guys) We Wish You A Metal Xmas albums, but I digress.

Let the metal/homo-erotic puns commence. A “Little Drummer Boy” joke can go far I guess. Some other bands I wish would get on the holiday album party train? 

• Lamb of God. I mean, they are called LAMB OF GOD. Ain’t that what Christmas is all about? (Oh wait, it’s about Santa. My b)
• How about “Oh come all ye Mercyful FATEful”?
• “O Holy Nightwish”?
• And maybe Dio can reform Elf, just for the sake of a holiday album?

Before you know it, the holiday season will be upon us so all you metal bands should get crackin on them albums. In the meantime… I still need a Halloween costume. Any suggestions?

-Julia