Epinions Recent Reviews for Shovelbearer

The Daringly Misunderstood

Sat, 22 Jul 2000 15:45:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Shovelbearer - To the pop music world, Devo has always been an enigma. Oddball underground avant-punks in the 70's, the public thought they were ready for Devo when the surprise pop hit "Whip It" surged onto the charts. What the masses didn't realize was...

Historically Awful

Sun, 7 May 2000 06:37:05 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Shovelbearer - If the words "Junkyard Dog vs Black Bart" don't strike fear into your soul, then you probably never saw these guys. Black Bart was one of those perennially terrible guys who obviously had some friends in the NWA/WCW to keep getting called...

More than Meets the Eye

Sun, 23 Jan 2000 09:48:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Shovelbearer - If you are familiar with They Might Be Giants' other works but not this one, you probably have a pretty rough idea of what to expect. Clever and extremely catchy song-writing is a foregone conclusion for these guys. You expect it, and you get it, along...

Little Hype, but Great Wrestling

Sat, 22 Jan 2000 02:04:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Shovelbearer - It's an odd trend. The WWF's most successful pay-per-views are often the ones with the least anticipation. St Valentine's Day Massacre is a perfect example. Granted, the main event of the card, Steve Austin vs Vince McMahon in a steel cage, was billed...

That is to say... The best PARTS... of the best parts... of--

Sat, 22 Jan 2000 01:46:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Shovelbearer - The WWF are masters of chronicling their own history, and doing so in an entertaining fashion. Professional wrestling is naturally geared towards a sub-culture, and hence there are thousands of professional wrestling fans across the globe (myself being...

Devo: The Andy Warhols of Rock 'n Roll

Fri, 21 Jan 2000 02:50:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Shovelbearer - Andy Warhol took mundane objects, painted ridiculous colors, and made ridiculous paintings of mundane objects. Somehow, through this combination he was able to make abstract expressions through the mere implications.

Devo works in similar...

Extracurriculars Overall: WTUL New Orleans - Tulane College Radio

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 22:44:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Shovelbearer - Tulane's radio station, WTUL, has been named one of the best college stations in the country, and in my short time as a participant at this station, it appears to be a title well earned.

WTUL prides itself as New Orleans' only source for...

Residents (The): The World's Most Revolutionary Obscure Band

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 20:03:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Shovelbearer - It's a shame that the vast majority of people will never listen to the Residents. It's even more of a shame that most people who do hear a Residents song will probably be immediately alienated by the strange sounds.

The Residents...

If I Could Force Mainstream America to Read Just One Book...

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 18:56:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Shovelbearer - If I could force mainstream America, in its suffocating skepticism, to read one book, it would be Mick Foley's stunning autobiography Have a Nice Day. For decades, America has, and I fear always will, looked down on pro wrestling as a hack profession...