Over a jaunty little riff, Jimmy Pop Ali rattles off a number of rather creative, if highly disgusting euphemisms for sticking the you-know-what you know where, and then drones the title of the track over power chords with a level of enthusiasm that sounds like he'd rather be in a coma than fronting a rock band.
It’s not just that this single is purile enough to make Jackass look like high art by comparison (I can take that), it’s that it's boring – skull crushingly, mind numbingly boring, and quite frankly that's a quality I never thought I’d associate with the Bloodhound Gang. It's almost as though they’ve become as fed up with their schtick as their detractors. There's nothing in this single to hang on to. No solo. No wicky wicky whacks. No pop culture references. No wit. No humour. Just a band sounding bored, tired and about as enthused to be here as they would be filing their year-end tax returns.
If you never liked this lot, 'Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo' (I’m wetting myself, really) is Exhibit A in your case against them, as it's just about as watertight an indictment as you can get. If you're a fan, you’ll know they’re capable of far better than this, and you'll join me in hoping that this single, like 'The Ballad Of Chasey Lane', is a misfire rather than representative of what's to come on their next full-length.
The Bloodhound Gang - Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
Have a desire to listen to "I Hope You Die" really loud now.
The Bloodhound Gang - Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
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so there.
Re: The Bloodhound Gang - Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
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I just don't think it's as imaginative, witty or funny as "Wish I Was Queer...", "The Bad Touch", "Why's Everybody Always Picking On Me", "A Lapdance is so much better..." or any of their better songs.
The thing with the Bloodhound gang is they work when they're being offensive and funny and this just doesn't push themselves far enough.
Re: The Bloodhound Gang - Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
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Umm - disagree with you there. Take a listen to One Fierce Beer Coaster - The BHG showcase more musical variety on that one dsic than most bands manage in their entire careers, and it came armed with a shedload of wit. Being funny is way harder than yelling about depression or the unfairness of the world IMHO. Sure, this band is never going to be heralded as truly great - but they have far more talent that their detractors give them credit for.
But F.U.C.K. just isn't up to the standard of their best work.
Re: The Bloodhound Gang - Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
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Is that an anagram of rilo kiley?
The Bloodhound Gang - Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
The Bloodhound Gang - Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
I dont want Jimmy Pop too take himself seriously, it just looks like he has a lot of fun doing what he does, while the other bands are on anti-depressent.
Well, thats my two cents.