The Albumn... Covers
In the interests of getting going on our next recording, Sholto very kindly sent us all a couple of 'example' album covers ... to help us mull over new ideas. I include a couple of the more choice ones for your perusal. This has lead to some lively debate which I include:
Sholto:” This is giving me some new ideas for our next album.”
Francois: ”I think we should call our frontman "Devastating Dave, the marmite and cheese slave."
Sholto: ”ZIPZAP WRAP...it's not much better than GLAD WRAP, which might have been a great name for another album by DAVE the KITCHENTABLE SLAVE.”
Dennis:” All I know is: don't let those four ‘LET ME TOUCH HIM’ guys touch anyone!”
After some research – I typed ‘Orleans Band’ – into Wikipedia and discovered their frontman is now a politician and the band is still going strong in spite of their album cover. In fact, they even have a myspace page. But then so does Devastating Dave. I did pause briefly and wonder who plays what instrument in the Orleans band, but looking at the picture too long leaves me feeling queasy. I included the last album cover by ManOWar. This was however, not part of Sholto’s original submission. Personally I think it definitely should be include. The scary thing is that back in the day I used to like some of their stuff. After some more indepth research -- I typed Devastatin' Dave into google -- I also managed to find some of Devastatin's lyrics. Turns out it was an anti drug album.
SAY NO!. NO! (X2)
SAY NO TO DRUGS!(X2)
NO TO DRUGS!(X2)
Rip dibby zap, da zip dap du wap,
This is what I call the Zip Zap Rap
Hichichichy be back in a sec,
Zippy zippa zappa gonna spend your whole cheque,
Zip dip zap, a zip wit a wabbit,
Zippy dipa wippa got a cocaine habit,
This whole song goes on for a good page or so with a lot more zippys and zappys and ends with the following sage advice:
DON'T BE NO FOOL!
STAY IN SCHOOL!
(Seems our friend Dave should have taken some of his own advice, maybe then he would have learned there’s no such word as Hichichichy. The band has my permission to shoot me if I ever include ‘Zippy Dipa’ in any of my lyrics. )
Besides planning our next album the band has been doing some playing. We played with a young band called “Paint the Seconds" at Shiva’s in Brooklyn. Unfortunately we will not be playing with them again - it seems someone was shot and killed outside their practise room and this has left them feeling understandably reticent to attend practise. In addition to which it appears their vocalist plans to do his own thing. Dang vocalists, I’m just glad I’m a guitarist.
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