[kj] Johnny Depp/Dave Vanian

[Alexander Smith]

Come now -- The influence of the Melvins is in absolutely no way  
comparable to the influence of the Damned.

Alex in NYC

On Nov 13, 2007, at 2:39 PM, B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:


> Another hugely influential band have been The Melvins. That  

> influence hasn't translated into money.

>

> To wit: There was an old show on MTV where King Buzzo of The Melvins  

> took around a suitcase full of newspaper clippings of bands like  

> Nirvana who name checked them as being really influential. He asked  

> realtors to give him a tour of a mansion he was thinking of buying,  

> stating he was a well-known music star. At the end of the house  

> tour, Buzzo declared, "I'll buy it!" The realtor looked excited.  

> Buzzo opened his suitcase of newspaper/magazine clippings, and said,  

> "Here -- I'd like to pay you with my musical influence on people!"

>

> The joke was, yeah, he apparently was influential to a lot of good- 

> selling bands, but had little money to show for it, so he was going  

> to see if he could cash in his cred for the house. The realtor was  

> not amused. I thought it was hilarious.

>

> -Oliver

>

>

> Alexander Smith wrote:

>>

>> The Damned have already well earned their place in the annals of  

>> rock history, let alone the pantheon of Punk Rock greats (first  

>> British Punk band to issue an album). Their influence is massive,  

>> and they're constantly name-checked in otherwise foreign quarters  

>> -- in the latest issue of MOJO, Jimmy Page admits to being blown  

>> away by the Damned. Sting continually cites "New Rose" as an all- 

>> time fave and Nick Mason of the `Floyd even produced their second  

>> album. If it's one thing the Damned haven't really been, it's  

>> ignored.

>>

>> I could be completely wrong, but I really doubt that Dave gives a  

>> fuck about his look being appropriated. And I can't think of a  

>> single working musician -- save possibly Sioux, and she's well over  

>> it -- who'd want to take credit for the Goth aesthetic.

>>

>> Alex in NYC

>>

>>

>

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