Kiss My Axe (While I Drink My Beer)

[Swartz, John A.]

Steve:

I downloaded the MP3 last night - don't know that I'll listen to it quite as often as you apparently are, but it's a cool track for what it is - if I heard it on *Heaven Forbid* I'd probably have a WTF? Reaction, but it rocks and has some humor to it at the same time - which is why I might think of Al as doing something like this as opposed to Eric.  I can't imagine Al paying homage to a dwarf though - maybe a wizard...

John


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Swann [mailto:swann1066 at GMAIL.COM]
> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 7:12 PM
> Subject: BOC: Kiss My Axe (While I Drink My Beer)
> 
> I'm re-sending this, because I can't believe that the BOC side of the
> list has *nothing* to say...  I mean, we do still have a BOC side of
> the list, right??
> 
> So, again:
> 
> This is a legal MP3 download, courtesy of the folks at Warhammer Online.
> http://mythicmktg.fileburst.com/war/us/home/audio/The_Hamtouchers-
> Kiss_My_Axe.mp3
> 
> From their website:
> http://www.warhammeronline.com/music/
> 
> What happens when you combine hard-rock with the madness and fury of
> Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning? We found out when Eric Bloom
> (well-known gamer and Level 40 Sorc on Ironfist server!) and Richie
> Castellano - WAR fanatics and members of the legendary rock band Blue
> Öyster Cult - dropped in to tour Mythic headquarters and then headed
> into the recording studio with the Mythic crew to lay down a track
> dedicated to the Dwarf Slayer!
> 
> The resulting song - "Kiss My Axe (While I Drink My Beer)!" - is
> available for the first time here, to celebrate the launch of the
> oath-sworn Dwarf Slayer! So slather your Mohawks with pig fat, crank
> up your speakers and enjoy!
> 
> Kiss My Axe (While I Drink My Beer)!
> Music by Eric Bloom, Richie Castellano, Brad Derrick and Josh Drescher
> Lyrics by Paul Barnett
> Eric Bloom - Vocals
> Richie Castellano - Guitars, vocals
> Brad Derrick - Drums
> 
> Download Song: MP3 (7MB) / WAV (36MB)
> Length: 03:33 min
> 
> ******
> 
> So, that's the official description of it.  I have two thoughts on the
> subject:
> 
> 1. If I was a rock-n-roller, I would do shit like this at the drop of
> a hat - but that's because I have a broad sense of fun, and no
> overblown notions of maintaining a dignified public persona.  When I
> think of people like that, I might think of Al (hoping Al takes that
> comment the right way) :-) but I can't say I would have thought of
> Eric Bloom.  No offense intended to Eric either, but he always struck
> me as someone who wears his cool like most people wear their shoes -
> anytime they leave the house.  I really enjoyed hearing him fronting a
> such a goofy mock-epic production.
> 
> 2. This is way better sounding than it has any right to be.  As a
> matter of fact, after the first couple of listens and the initial "Oh
> my god, that's silly" reaction, it really started to grow on me, and
> I've been listening to it incessantly.  It sounds almost like Eric
> fronting Manowar.  God help me - it actually occurred to me that I
> like this better than Heaven Forbid (can I get booted off my own list
> for saying that?), and I think it's because the Manowar-meets-Spinal
> Tap lyrics are more fun than John Shirley's...  ;-)
> 
> Give it a listen.  ;-)
> 
> Steve