What Band Am I In?
Fame, she is a fickle beast. And she is no respector of talent either, being far more interested in wafty flim-flam like charisma and chiselled cheekbones than how brilliant you may be at playing your guitar. How shallow. And it's not like the fans are there to make you feel better either, they're even more obsessed with your sexy lead singer or your tormented songwriter or whatever. And here's you, years spent leaking blood down the fingerboard of your 'axe', getting your shred on in front of a full-length mirror. It's enough to make you very very grumpy, and no mistake.
So, fans, here's your chance to really make it up to some of the most un-sung heroes in modern music, and I'm not talking about the people who have to put up with Amy Lee on a day-to-day basis...frankly they knew the risks when they took the job on.
Below is a selection of sidemen in very succesful bands. They're probably all millionaires and stuff (well, with one notable exception). But they're not the key people in their bands as far is the press is concerned, even though each of them is totally essential and by no means expendable AT. ALL.
And they're not all guitarists either, but by the same token, neither are they lead singers. And, without meaning to sound cruel, there's often a good reason for this beyond the fact that they may or may not be able to sing.
Your mission is to name the band and the band member...now, GET TO IT!
No.1: Who's this then? Jack Black's Satanic younger brother? Adam Sandler's role-model for that film Little Nicky? Well whoever he is, he's going to have to do more than smirk if he's expecting anyone to chase him down the street taking pictures.
No.2: Meanwhile, in the sweaty hippy corner are two men who really should invest in some quality hair products, or some soap. And the weird thing is, their lead singer is a very dapper man indeed, which must mean this scarecrow look is just some kind of childish dirty protest. Tsk!
No.3: Crikey, he's a happy soul, this chap, innee? And I'm not entirely sure why. He fulfils the role in his band that Shane Lynch and Keith Duffy used to in Boyzone, Lee and H used to in Steps, and Kian and Nicky still do in Westlife. The word you're looking for is 'ballast'.
No.4: Oi! Speccy! Over HERE! Just cos the cameraman is looking at your singer, and the fans are looking at your singer, and the press people are looking at your singer...it doesn't mean you can drift off and start planning your next chess move. FOCUS PLEASE!
No.5: "Yeah, being in one of the biggest bands in the country, touring, meeting the fans, living the dream I've had since I was nine years old? It's a real thrill. I literally could not be more happy. Happy, happy, happy, that's me. Hoo. Rah."
No.6: Trick one, this. Not an actual band member but a doll of a band member. They had to make the full set of dolls so that fans could have the entire band to play with in their bedrooms, but I bet you any money this is the one which sells the least. Second least at a push...
No.7: Hey, who let this kid in here? And why is he wearing his mother's handbag for a haircut? Do they just let ANYONE be in massive rock bands these days? Whatever happened to STANDARDS, for gawdsake?
No.8: And finally...well, this one's a bit different. He's actually the best-looking bloke in his band (depending on your view of their lead singer), but is third most famous due to his singer's ridiculous ego and his drummer's unusual facial density in the chin department. Ah well, some are gonna be easier than others, right?
Think you know them all? Stuck on any of them? Roll your mouse over the pix to find out if you're right or not.
Comments
number 1 = paul thomas, bassist in good charlotte! sorry, its actually paul anthony thomas to be precise :D
number 7 is the guy out of panic! at the disco who isnt brendon urie or ryan ross, so its one of the other two (i didnt know you got a clue if you hovered the mouse over the image, good thinking :))
and number 6 is the guitarist in fall out boy isnt it?..whats he called...i know this one! erm, hmmm, patrick, wentzy, andy is the drummer?? erm..aha! is it joe someone?
hey! i just read what you wrote..poor paul, id chase him down the street to take his picture! hes a vital member of the gc four, yes four, the drummer changes basically with every album so deano butterworth doesnt count to me as the 5th member..yet. lets see if he sicks around. i bet he doesnt last to album number 5! i had only just gotten used to chris when he left...
oh and heres the video for dance floor anthem, the next singe (well, as there is a video i presume its the next single) i hope you like :)
No. 1 : Maybe it's Paul Thomas from Good Charlotte .. though he also looks like the lead singer from Bowling for Soup .. so it's one of those two.
No. 7 : That's Spencer Smith from Panic! at the Disco.
Better than I did, lol. Must start looking at band photographs!
1 is from Good Charlotte
2 are from Maroon 5
3 looks like he's probably in Scooch (I'm going by the clue for that one but I have no idea.)
4 looks familiar but I can't recall who he might be
5 is from Snow Patrol
6 is from Fall Out Boy
7 is from Panic! At The Disco
8 is beginning to look familiar now but I can't get it ...
I'm rubbish with their names though.
[So far, Sarah is winning. But I guess the person who names all eight will be the final victor... - Fraser]
fraser, can you resort to looking for these peoples names or do you have to guess?
hey! please answer, i can win if you can look! but i dont wanna cheat....
[All I'm gonna say is this. How am I going to KNOW if you've looked or not? - Fraser]
Is #8 one of the bitter Swedish guys in Razorlight?
okay, as many people have already said no 1 is paul thomas from good charlotte. number 3 is whatshisface from scooch....russ spencer or something. no. 6 is joe trohman from fall out boy i think cos they r one of the only bands i know of that had action figures that looked like that....mcr did, but theirs were totally different. no. 7 is spencer smith from panic! at the disco. no 5 is from snow patrol. no. 2 are (i think...) called something like Mickey and James. i think no 8 is Björn from razorlight but i cant be too sure. soz, i know they are in the wrong order cos i done the ones i thought i knew first and guessed at the others. dont know what number 4 is though....
i KNOW youre not gonna know if i look or not but i feel bad if i do without permission
[Wow. THE POWER! OK, you can look! - Fraser]
This is the other Rachel again - henceforth to be known as...Rachel 2?...Rachel S? I'll decide soon - there are loads of us aren't there?..and I always seem to posting straight after another one - now if I'd got in first, I could've been Rachel 1!
I'm guessing number 4 from the clue: is he from Linkin Park? I can only work this out from Jamie's comment on the review of 'What I've Done': 'Linkin Park are the biggest selling musical artist of the 21st Century. FACT.'
Just by reading Chartblog, I can sound clued up on things I know nothing about! (...a familiar feeling if you're an English student, writing essays about books you haven't got round to reading!)
thank you! :D
1) paul thomas - good charlotte
2) mickey madden and james valentine - maroon 5
3) russ spencer - scooch
4) rob bourdon - linkin park
5) nathan connolly (im not sure about this one though) - snowpatrol
6) joe trohman - fall ot boy
7) spencer smith - panic! at the disco
8) carl dalemo (this is another not sure) - razorlight
[We have a winner! Although I can't be bothered to check if the Snow Patrol one is right or not. I mean he is IN Snow Patrol, but who cares if that's the one you said or not? - Fraser]
yay! whats my prize? :P
[This signed, exclusive, My Chemical Romance invisible space-suit. As licked by Gerard Way. Coming to your house by imaginary post any day now. Well done! - Fraser]
thanks! i couldnt have imagined a greater prize myself ;P sooo, do i blame you or the royal mail when it doesnt turn up?
[Oh ye of little faith! It arrived an hour ago. Can't you see it. It's right there! - Fraser]
Haha, nice prize! Well done, Kerri.
Right Fraser, time for round 2! :P Guessing games are fun. Give yourself more work and make it a regular feature, you know you wanna! ;)
don't diss Amy Lee she is the best singer I know.
ahh yes i see, i have these handy glasses that let me see those which cannot be seen aka invisible stuff! thats very efficient mail btw it got here so fast!