My Bus
Am I allowed two busses? Because to get Jerry Garcia, driver of the bus, along with his Warlocks/Dead/JG Band/etc ilk on one bus, I have no room for ticket-holders 2-5:
2) Rush. Canadian Fantasy Rock. Pul-leeeze.
3a) Ween (the measure of their influence on other musicians is questionable and compromises their eligibility)
so I have oversold this route and leave space for
3b) Queen. More Fantasy/Drama Rock. Deplorable.
4) Celine Dion. To borrow a line from David Cross, “I’d rather hear the death rattle of my only child than listen to that shit. I’m not taking this lightly.”
5) Crash Test Dummies, ironically enough, are set to take the plunge. Schtick rock.
Popularity: 3%
Do you really think Crash Test Dummies was an influential band? Rush, Queen, Ween, sure. Celione Dion, maybe — she’s sold a lot of records. However, the CTDs? I mean they were distinctive , i’ll give them that but they were pretty forgettable and I’ve never heard anyone say that they’ve been influenced by them. Now Pavement on the other hand who has no place on the bus! They were very influential. There was a Garageland song that just came on thru my itunes that was a complete rip off of Steve Malkmus. I don’t know if that’s a bad or good thing.
I will also add Dinosaur, Jr to my list of bus riders. Ugh. Fucking wank!