Wednesday, May 30, 2012
MTV Basement Tapes
Remember The Blases, Spot the Dog, Lopez Beatles, or Bombay? No? Don't worry, because unless you watched the MTV Basement Tapes competition then you probably never heard or saw any of these bands. Hosted by MTV's Martha Quinn with help from her co-host, a young Billy Crystal, the fifth installment of the MTV Basement Tapes winner in this 1985 clip was...
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You forgot to mention the most popular talent on that episode : The ACTUAL SIZE! The band hailed from Palos Hills,Il (a suburb of Chicago). If you ever had the chance to see their live show, you would have been blown away at how much energy they exerted- especially Jack Fest, the "Billy Idol" looking guitarist who mastered the "Flock of Seagulls"-type guitar riffs! The name of their video was U F O's. great story line, also.................
What was that band's name. In the Basement Tapes commercial they sang something about "polyester... most impressive fiber" or something. I swear they had 'shakespeare' in their name.
There was a cult or promo video on MTV back in the day where they sang "AC is the one for me". Had to do with AC power. Wish I could remember it or find it.
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