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Friday December 14, 2007
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This question for PCMag.com associate editor Kyle Monson came from Gearlog Radio listener Chris:
I was listening to the podcast today, the November 29 show. I believe i heard one of the hosts say Guitar Hero had mostly "butt rock"? I replayed that section three times, and every time, I heard him say "butt rock." WTF is that?
Kyle's answer after the jump!
Kyle: Here's how Urban Dictionary describes Butt Rock (one of several similar definitions found here):
Butt rock is... any Heavy Metal music from the eighties that is so horrible that it is both hysterical and hella rad at the same time. These bands usually have amazingly ugly members who wear exceedingly tight pants, big hair and make up. One good way to tell if a band is "Butt Rock" is if during their music video, the drummer blows a kiss to the screen while drumming.
Thanks for listening to the show and writing in!
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December 14, 2007 5:13 PM
Bwah! Butt Rock is part of my every day vocabulary!
It's kind of like pornography. It's difficult to really accurately define, but you know it when you see it. Butt Rock isn't necessarily BAD, by the way, it can be incredibly entertaining, but in that awful way. :D
December 14, 2007 10:24 PM
Butt rock is any Heavy Metal music from the eighties that is so horrible that it is both hysterical and awesome at the same time. These bands usually have amazingly ugly members who wear exceedingly tight pants big hair and make up. Think Quiet Riot and Twisted Sister.
December 15, 2007 3:04 PM
@Bob: BLASPHEMY! Twisted Sister and Quiet Riot would NEVER be considered Butt Rock!
I think your better examples are bands like Dragonforce and The Darkness.
December 17, 2007 3:08 PM
hey alan,
i have to disagree. i think that the darkness are exempted from the "butt rock" category, given their self-aware, ironic approach to the form. i think quiet riot is probably a touch closer to the true spirit of butt rock (i have to think there's some degree of self-awareness in dee snider's ny dolls-inspired getup, and as such, am more inclined to give them a pass). for good examples of butt rock in its purest form, i'd point to cinderella or poison.
December 17, 2007 4:45 PM
Ooh - I think you're right Brian, Cinderella and Poison are MUCH better examples. And you're right, being aware that you're being ironic does kind of exempt you, doesn't it?
Still....Quiet Riot? Awwwww....