Should I like Andrew W.K. ?

As a person… His music is very …there. I could take it or leave it.
But as a personality is he pretentious or is genuinely that “into” the music?

No, if for no other reason than that disgusting picture of him with the nose bleed. That is so nasty it negates any redeeming qualities he may possess.

He seems to me to be a kinda updated version of 80’s hair metal. All his lyrics are about partying, none of the nu-metal angst that is popular these days.

I’ve heard two tracks of his and it’s quite catchy stuff. It’s not lyrically intense and I don’t think he makes any claims to be so, so just take it for what it is : mindless party rock/metal.

Ok, so confession time…Who else thought that “party hard” was a really long Mt. Due or Sprite commercial the first dozen or so times they heard it?

You ever seen any interveiws with him? He sounds like he has teh education of a 6th grader. He reminds me of some garage bander who got lucky with a catchy song or something. He needs to wash those nappy dreads though.

No. No, you should NOT like Andrew WK. The music is horrid (this is coming from someone who listens to just about anything), he can’t sing, and his lack of stage presence and ‘dancing’ skills just frighten me.

So, IMHO, you should not like Andrew WK. He just a) sucks, b) sucks, and c) isn’t worth the time.

Well, you asked.

…Well… I guess people don’t read well…

I like it. Like **Skip[b/] said, it’s not whiny like all the other new rock out there. People need to stop using the word metal to describe all of those bands anyway. They are rock. Or hard rock. Definitely not metal.

His “dancing skills” would hold up fine in a mosh pit. So would the bloody nose look. Besides, what singer in a metal band can actually sing? Not many. Metal and hard rock singers need to have a raspy voice, Pavaroti singing to distorted guitars and breakneck drum beats would sound awful. He looks and sounds like the music he makes.

Andy sure is different, but it beats listening to Puddle of Mud, Nickelback, or Staind. When I hear those bands too long, I get all depresed and want to kill myself.

Lets get a party going!
Lets get a party going!

That’s the spirit!