Time to get sensitive! This is off of one of our new records, Unplugged in Dave’s Room.
We love the original 1983 version by Wall of Voodoo, but it got 80′s-ed so badly: crazy synth work where there should just be simple guitar, extended way past the song’s natural structure, and an uber-thin mix. But such a fucking great song. So we cut it down and did it in our style. A huge, huge thanks to Wall of Voodoo for giving us the license to record and sell our version!
Original 1983 Version preceded by a short but annoying advertisement:
The Hang’s 2012 Version with no advertisement:
Their video is more interesting, but ours is more fun. Or at least we definitely had more fun making it. And that’s final.
Here’s an excerpt:
“Against a sonic scape of generally mediocre hooks and bands that are just trying to hard and taking themselves too seriously, The Hang delivers unpretentious, laid back, solid meat-and-potatoes rock and roll with ease while having a good time. These guys are friends, and they like each other, and they like their fans. Without trying to, they effortlessly bring everyone in. By the end of the gig, a room full of strangers felt thick as thieves and a thunder and lightning spiked Friday the 13th seemed like the luckiest day of the year for good music.”
Continue reading on Examiner.com The Hang at Genghis Cohen – April 13, 2012 – Los Angeles Local Music | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/review/the-hang-at-genghis-cohen-april-13-2012-1#ixzz1sXWLULxV
Photo by Kevin Peterson
So we got that goin’ for us, which is nice.
Rock + The Blues = No Regrets. We were in an RV in the Mojave desert, woke up late, and decided to set up and play outside since no one was around for miles. That devolved into a few beers and an impromptu music video:
While filming the music video for Glee Sucks, we asked Mercedes Brito and Raegan Payne to push each other a little to make it look like they were fighting over Jamie. They proceeded to actually fight over Jamie, almost destroying the green screen, the drum kit, and a light rig. And of course they had very, uh, tight outfits on, so this is actually the edited version. Can’t show it from other angles without…exposure.
Brooks Wackerman, the drummer for Tenacious D and Bad Religion, was in the studio one day, so I wrote this one while he was tuning a snare drum. Forgot to write lyrics until the last day in the vocal booth…so here we are.
This is the actual double-neck Gibson used in Tenacious D’s Pick of Destiny. Thank you Jack Black! Here’s Sos recording the bridge guitar work on Anthem:
How to estimate your blood alcohol level:
SORRY ABOUT THE RIDICULOUSLY LONG AD AT THE BEGINNING
How can you not love Wendi McLendon-Covey?
We believe in and are all about new, old-school, genuine rock. The real thing. So we can’t make those standard music videos where they act like it’s still the 80′s, where they rent nice cars and models for the set and stage everything. We’re lucky enough to have Kevin Peterson and Will Dearborn as loyal fans and teammates, and they just filmed us doing what we do; we have more fun than anybody making real rock. That’s what we’re all about, that’s what this song is all about, and that’s what this video is all about. This is Anthem!
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