Battle of the FAKE Bands: Louisiana Gator Boys vs the Rutles

[a21schizoidman]

Louisiana Gator Boys (from the movie Blues Brothers 2000) - How Blue Can You Get
http://www.last.fm/music/Louisiana+Gator+Boys

(note: * B. B. King as Melvin Gasperone – vocals and guitar
* Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – guitar
* Gary U.S. Bonds – vocals
* Eric Clapton – vocals and guitar
* Clarence Clemons – vocals, tenor saxophone and tambourine
* Jack DeJohnette – drums
* Bo Diddley – vocals and guitar
* Jon Faddis – trumpet
* Isaac Hayes – vocals
* Dr. John – vocals and piano
* Tommy "Pipes" McDonnell – vocals
* Charlie Musselwhite – vocals and harmonica
* Billy Preston – vocals and synthesizer
* Lou Rawls – vocals
* Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
* Paul Shaffer – director and vocals
* Koko Taylor – vocals
* Travis Tritt – vocals and guitar
* Jimmie Vaughan – vocals and guitar
* Grover Washington, Jr. – baritone saxophone
* Willie Weeks – bass guitar
* Steve Winwood – vocals and organ)

vs

The Rutles (from the movie All You Need Is Cash) - Love Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZGKLmyTEoQ (thanks to Fogey for the link!)

# Ron Nasty -- played by Neil Innes;
# Dirk McQuickly -- played by Eric Idle
# Stig O'Hara -- played by Ricky Fataar;
# Barry Wom (born Barrington Womble)-- played by John Halsey

[Rockbandfan23467]

How many Battles left?

When's Current GNR's battle?

[a21schizoidman]

How many Battles left?

When's Current GNR's battle?

Faith + 1 vs Electric Mayhem

No Vacancy vs B-Sharps

Current Incarnation of Guns N Roses vs Fat Horny Black & Joe

those are left, prolly in that order

[l-o-t]

Whoo! I'll post on this thread! Yep. Rutles take it mostly cuz I haven't heard of the other guys. The Rutles movie is the best!

[OldFogey]

The lineup in the Louisiana Gator Boys is amazing. Which makes me all the more incredulous to think they are cast in the movie as the backup band for Erikah Badu (or however you spell it). Of course, she's supposed to be some kind of voodoo queen or something, but still.

What I'm not sure many folks know is that the Rutles really started the whole mockrockumentary thing. All You Need is Cash was done in 1978, but they had shows on British TV in '75-'76 and appeared on SNL in '76. All You Need is Cash is loosely based around a Hard Day's Night. It's classic. Well worth a look if you haven't seen it.

Neil Innes did most of the music. If you're a Monty Python fan you'll recognize him from Monty Python and the Holy Grail -- he was the troubador who followed Sir Robin around and sang about "Brave, Brave Sir Robin."

My vote goes to the Rutles.

[next jimmy page]

Gator Boys ftw!

[a21schizoidman]

battle ends sunday!

[RockBandRocker]

While The Gator Boys do have an impressive lineup, I would have to say that The Rutles win.

The Pre-Fab Four made an impression in the music world that changed rock music forever.

"All You Need Is Cash" is a way better film than "A Hard Day's Night". The Beatles were such posers.

[a21schizoidman]

one more hour on this one everyone!

[JukeBoxHero]

Based on the music samples, I think I'll pick the Louisiana Gator Boys.