Barenaked Ladies
Biography
By combining humor, songcraft, and an eclectic mix of folk and pop/rock, the Barenaked Ladies enjoyed considerable popularity in their native Canada before rising to universal status with 1998's "One Week." Vocalists Ed Robertson and Steve Page launched the band in the late '80s as an acoustic act, traveling to different college campuses and playing warm-up gigs for comedy troupes. These early shows played an important role in the group's foundation, as Robertson and Page began injecting their performances with humorous between-song exchanges to hold their audiences' attention. The trick worked, and the band's mixture of humor and musicianship was forever cemented.
Following the duo's tour of the college circuit, the Barenaked Ladies expanded into a tight musical group with the addition of bass man Jim Creeggan, his brother Andy on keyboards, and drummer Tyler Stewart. Several cassette tapes were released and helped increase the band's regional popularity, but 1991's Yellow Tape was a different animal, selling so rapidly that it soon became the first independently released tape to reach platinum status in Canada. The hype was compounded by the fact that Toronto's mayor, June Rowlands, considered the band's name to be sexist and demanding to women, and therefore forbade the Barenaked Ladies from playing a 1991 New Years Eve concert near City Hall.
Selected Discography
Barenaked Ladies Are Men
2007
Talk To The Hand (Live In Michigan)
2007
Barenaked Ladies Are Me
2006
Everything To Everyone
2003
Maroon
2000
Stunt
1998
Born On A Pirate Ship
1996
Shoe Box EP
1996
Rock Spectacle (Live)
1996
Maybe You Should Drive
1994
Worked on road crew with this band and they were great to work with. Great guys and very aware and talented. I've worked with many big names that did not have their awareness of what they were doing and where they fit in. And, yes, they were funny. Real sad to read of the coke scandal. There was no drugs on the tour. I miss their music and am glad to bump into it again.
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SILENCE YOUR LIPS FOOL they are a fantastic band and are a smile to the face of thousands. If you don't like them you can go sit and a corner and beat yourself with a ruler while apologizing to this wondrous band.
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these guys are soooo fukkin lame. anyone who buys what these jerkoffs are selling deserve what they get....a slap in the face. You should be proud you gave these smug fukks a million dollars so they could wipe their a** with it and rub it in your face.
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I popped in one of their CD's the other day and couldn't help but smile. They were a fav in the '90s but I have since quit keeping up with them. I see they are still making albums. Good thing I have Pandora! :)
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'Pinch Me' is one of their classics. Can't love them with knowing it!
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Do people still chuck Kraft mac & cheese during $1,000,000 dollars???
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Maroon is the best album, but not by that much, cuz all the albums are wonderful. When they make a best of bnl cd, it'll b hard to pick out like 20 songs
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good stuff, they did the theme song for the show "The Big Bang Theory"
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Actually, Ed and Steve added Andy as the drummer, and Kev as the keyboardist. When Andy quit the band after Kev was diagnosed with Leukemia and Ed and Steve weren't speaking to one another, they replaced Andy with Tyler.
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This has got to be my single favorite band. I have bever heard a song by them that I didn't like. It would definitely be hard to narrow down to a favorite... but I would have to say either Pinch Me or Falling for the First Time
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jgibbs - no... Steve and Ed came up with it in a long list of "joke band names" while bored in the nosebleeds at a Bob Dylan concert. A few weeks later, Ed forgot he booked a gig for his old band, which had broken up. He called Steve and said, "Do you want to do a gig with me? I told them we're called Barenaked Ladies." Check out "Public Stunts, Private Stories" by Paul Myers. :D
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Fantastic. Saw them in Concert in Phili a couple years ago, better than any album.
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If you've never had a chance to see them in concert, you must. A great great band. Next time will be #13 for me. They pretty much provide a soundtrack to life for me dating back to my college days.
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oh yeah and i forgot
I LOVE BNL AND FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT NEED A LITTLE HAPPY IN THEIR LIVES...BNL IS THE WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |
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I love these guys, every time i put on one of their cd's a big smile comes to my face! my dad would always play it in the car and i've been listening to them since i was a little girl. i wouldn't be who i am today with out the playful and insightful influence that BNL provides to all it's listeners. (plus i've always had a little crush on Ed---he's cute isn't he?)
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I like the Barenaked Ladies. . . but I had an idea how to parody that "If I Had $1,000,000". . .
"If I had a million dollars, I would buy you some blow (not to mention some hookers too!)" It's tasteless, but humorful. |
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some day i will........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o n l y of it wouls come sooner
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Would be terribly hard for me to pick my favorite song but I will try to narrow is down to my first fav (1) The Old Apartment and no top BNL is complete without One Week!!
What a creative and original band that had brought Canada recognition for its talented artists! |
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funny slapstick fun for the whole family-
-Trustedadvi c e s t u d i o s Wow, this group is wonderful- -Deadendjobs Fun and exciting fun and teachingful. . . . happy to roll throw time- -gamersfun |
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I Live With it Every Day:(one of my favorite songs) is a very sophisticate d in childlike way, song, of wit, depth, charm, serious incidents and sadness, yea it's one of your laugh and cry incantations . Four falanges-up.
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everyone needs to take some time to chill and have a little fun, and bnl's the perfect soundtrack for that
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Please....
get some clothes on! (Oh, and by the way, you're not ladies at all) |
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If you ever have a chance to join them on their "Ships and Dip" cruises, it is a must. Being up close and personal with them made me a believer and bigger fan of their music...not to mention listening to them as you set sail away from Jamaica...pr i c e l e s s .
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Great band, and nice guys too! I met Stephen and Kevin in New York! They were really sweet and took a photo with me.
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Best Band Ever... They put on an incredible show, and all of their songs are fantastic. "What a Good Boy" is so pretty. Keep on rocking guys!
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they define "rock show"...not just performing their songs, but interacting with the audience and entertaining them on all levels...I love all the improv they do and making up songs on the spot...they really are a great live act, and their music translates well to the stage.
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I absolutely adore bnl. songwriting, stage presence, harmonies... throughout the years they just continue to amaze me.
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