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We had a sick and twisted idea to create a fan-driven remote-control band...Where fans get to decide how much lead, lyrics and schtuff they want in the songs.
So you fans can email us and tell us if you want songs to be instrumental, vocalized, two verse, two chorus, no chorus or whatever. What we'll try to do is to create cuts based off the best suggestions and then record/mix a few different versions of our songs - custom-built so to speak, so give a listen and give us feedback.
Your ears and brains are our target.... the only other thing you'll need is a bullet-proof vest for your soul.
ABOUT THE BAND:
Rising up from the ashes of the Aluminum Dog Project, Mr Brockman and I decided we'd had enough of working on other people's projects and that it was time for the world to hear our blatant stunt guitar dive-bomb mechanic showmanship, smack-em down and mack-em yak-em drums and clever lyrics and dynamite vocals, you know rock and roll like yo momma made it ... if ya momma wuz Jimi Hendrix
WHY BEG YOU LIKE A DOPEFIEND?:
We were working on the song called "Are You Getting Any Blood In Your Drugstream?" and it was a rather interesting song about a dope dealer who was becoming a total wreck from all the drama.
It became kind of a statement to too many of our rock n roll associates, it was a biting stab at sarcasm, because we have known too many great musicians bogged down by drugs and alcohol... Hell we love to party just like all the other hot-blooded American boyz, but damn we could have been in the limo seven bands ago if it were not for the destructive nature of sex, drugs and rock n roll.
Hell, I once worked in a band which was nothing more than a front for a major cocaine operation! Ridiculous lifestyle and all.
Anyway, I lost a bet and that's how our band was named. My road manager bet me money that #1 - I wouldn't have the balls to name the band that, and #2 - said that if I did, we would have phenomenal success just by the name alone and that I would "be a dope if I didn't, but a dopefiend if I did".
The rest of the band could care less so we went with it and figured that we would have to donate massive money for drug education and the like so that people wouldn't just view us a bunch of rock n roll maniacs with bad habits. Which we are... Hopefully they would see the tongue in cheek nature of the situation.
So of course there is still the question : WHY - Beg You Like A Dopefiend?
Well, I was walking up on Sixth and Market street and the black-market under-the-counter salespeople and their clientele were doing their little "bee dance" where they circle each other while negotiating the finer points of scoring the $4 hit and such.
Well these two guys were sooooo crazy - I mean looped! They're going round and round, with the salesman saying - "Naw, I ain't gonna do it" over and over - with the client continually trying to coax him into a sale. Obviously the money offered was not enough to cover costs, and so they "danced".
After 2 minutes finally they stopped "dancing" and the "client" screamed out: "C'MON MAN! Why is it everytime you got to make me beg you like a dopefiend?"
It was the craziest damn thing I had heard all week, so I made the mistake of telling the road manager. And the rest is history as they say...
Anyway I hope that folks have a sense of humor about this thing and don't start burning our records or hauling us in front of the PMRC or anything like that... I mean I hope that people can tell we're just kidding...
So WHY - Beg You Like A Dopefiend? Because radical music needs radical packaging. All we're really tryin to do is alter the rotational axis of the planet earth...
My Uncle would say that "If you want the girls to chew on your Wrigley... You've got to have an attractive wrapper"
Besides, it's Beg You LIKE A Dopefiend... otay?!?!
billi everaldo