Talk:The Presidents of the United States of America (band)
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[edit] Improvements
I was thinking that articles for Basitar and Guitbass would be good - I don't know enough about such instrumentation to write the articles myself but i'll create links for someone else to make an article for. MagicBez 18:18, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
- I, too, would like to know more about them. But, I don't. Whatever shall I do?Atinoda 05:44, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
- I think that Chris B. created the Guitbass, or perhaps both, with the late Mark Sandman. Kidney Stone 12:38, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
- Mark Sandman was switching guitar and bass strings back and forth since at least the mid to early 1980's w/ Treat Her Right. Ballew learned the technique from MS. Youspeakmylanguage 22:17, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
- I think that Chris B. created the Guitbass, or perhaps both, with the late Mark Sandman. Kidney Stone 12:38, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
Moved here from article, dunno if of any value:
- PUSA IS NOT AN EMO BAND. Alternative would suffice. They don't want to nor whine about how they are in love with their best friend whose dog died when they were 6.
Stan 14:48, 24 Nov 2003 (UTC)
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- Seems like there's no reason for random bashing to exist.Atinoda 05:43, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Albums
In 2004, PUSA I and Freaked Out & Small were re-released, with significant extra material. They have been added. -- Broken Arms Gordon 02:35, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Link broken
The rareties wiki link is broken..it leads to an album by Roxette Flyerhell 22:30, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] What happened in 1992?
The first section of the Biography section is title "Early years and rise to fame (1992-1998)" however it states that the band was only formed in late 1992. No other reference to 1992 appears. Did anything relating to the band happen in 1992 or should section read "Early years and rise to fame (1993-1998)"? Canderra 04:44, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Aftermath? Of what?
"Aftermath (2000-present)" doesn't really seem to be an adequate way to describe this era of the band's history. "Reformation" would probably do a better job. I'm changing it, unless anyone has any particular qualms about it. Artiste-extraordinaire 11:08, 8 April 2006 (UTC) I see no problem with it, i actually agree. "aftermath" is something id use to describe kurt cobain or jimi hendrix people with untimley deaths that completly ended the bands.
[edit] Naming inconsistency
Why is it that this article is named "The" Presidents when other articles, such as Bloodhound Gang omit the "The"? See the issue explained in the manual of style, specifically Wikipedia:Naming conventions (definite and indefinite articles at beginning of name). GilliamJF 15:58, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
That page also has naming conventions for bands which officially use "The," PUSA included. S.O. E-L-I-Z-A (YB3) T@lk/contribs 02:18, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Gump
Should Weird Al's parody "Gump" be mentioned? It does show how popular they were.
- I think so, I recall Chamillionaire, who did "Ridin' Dirty", said that was his first sort of realization that he was big was when Weird Al did a parody of his song recently. But was it an indication of their overall popularity or the popularity of that one song? They did disappear for a bit after that album, no? Chewbacca1010 02:43, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] How they currently play
I don't think they play with Basitars or guitbasses anymore, I watched a video of them on youtube and they had a bassist. Here is the video (Uploaded by the band):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XFdErzVgHlY&feature=PlayList&p=19640FCC5552DFBD&index=1&fmt=18 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.21.64.23 (talk) 00:52, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
