Comedy rock
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| Comedy rock | |
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| Cultural origins |
United States, late 1980s
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| Mainstream popularity | Minor, but growing due to the popularity of certain comedy rock-influenced bands. |
| Subgenres | |
| Mock metal | |
Comedy rock is a term used to describe rock music that mixes the music with satire or other forms of comedy. This tradition can be traced back to the earliest days of rock n roll itself, the most notable early examples being Stan Freberg and The Coasters.
Some comedy rock groups, such as Frank Zappa and Tenacious D, often poke fun at the norms of different rock genres through their lyrics, actions, or imitations of the other genres. Most comedy rockers, however, mainly just create rock and roll with amusing, witty, or over the top lyrics about topics usually not covered by mainstream rock artists. Examples include Flight of the Conchords, Trainwreck, The Fresh, and Bob Knows Best.[1] Some bands that are comedy rock based, or incorporate comedy songs are Bloodhound Gang, Blink-182, Bowling For Soup, and some System of a Down songs.
Rock has been the target of many spoofs and several spoof bands have gone on to have actual hit records and perform live, most notably The Hee Bee Gee Bees and subsequently Spinal Tap in the U.S. and Bad News in the U.K. Also the virtual comedy/death metal band Dethklok is the highest charting Death Metal band of all time.
Some bands known for geek rock also play humor-intended songs, such as They Might Be Giants.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Talaska, Amy. "Bob Knows Best: Bringing Back the Genre of Rock Comedy". Punk Globe Magazine Online via punkglobe.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
- ^ Kiehl, Stephen. (2007-09-12.) "For They Might Be Giants, huge fame isn't necessary". Baltimore Sun via baltimoresun.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
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