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April 5, 2007

Nickelback Cover Genesis

... just kidding. Probably. Genesis, ZZ Top, Heart, and Ozzy Osbourne are the artists that will be celebrated at this year's VH1 Rock Honors, to be held at Vegas's Mandalay Bay. Gretchen Wilson, Keane, and Nickelback are the bands named so far for cover-salute duty. We're guessing Keane will pay tribute to our favorite prog-poppers (we suggest "In Too Deep"), Gretchen will go Heart (but why not Blitzen Trapper?), Nickelback will butcher Ozzy, and an artist yet to be named will don beards, shades, and custom-made jagged-edged guitars in hopeless pursuit of a cheap ZZ Top joke. The show, which airs May 24th, is hosted by Bam Margera -- which is just as absurd as this post's title.

Posted at 12:28 PM
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Nickelback will be covering ZZ Top. Billy Gibbons played on two tracks on their All The Right Reasons album [which I know only because I was writing trivia related to the event -- honest!!]

Posted by: Lou at 04/05/07 1:05 PM  | Reply
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who cares about this, and why don't they get someone else to host, like this guy: http://dooogle.com

Posted by: bennett at 04/05/07 1:10 PM  | Reply
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yes...but who's covering "My Humps"? is it too much to ask for a Black Eyed Peas spoof at every event?

Posted by: KO at 04/05/07 1:14 PM  | Reply
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I like ZZ Top for one reason,because the guy without the beard is named Frank Beard. That...is awesome. Can't wait to hear Nickelback slaughter a few songs that I already don't give a shit about. I'm sure it will infuriate me anyway.

Posted by: Adam at 04/05/07 1:50 PM  | Reply
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I have never decided on ZZ Top's level of self-seriousness.

Posted by: dannygutters at 04/05/07 2:00 PM  | Reply
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ZZ Top have 'nads; Nickelback have 'nads when they feel like it. Should they pull 'em out, it could be a good show.

Posted by: jim at 04/05/07 2:21 PM  | Reply
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They should have gotten Queens of the Stone Age for the ZZ Top cover. They already do a kickass version of "Precious and Grace."

Posted by: jason at 04/05/07 4:15 PM  | Reply
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the only way to really appreciate zz top is on their old, old albums, the vinyl ones, too, because the others were re-relased all fucked up by remastering. but they were amazing.

Posted by: jim at 04/05/07 4:20 PM  | Reply
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Nickelback has no business doing anything.

Posted by: Kurt at 04/05/07 5:08 PM  | Reply
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i like nickelback more than the super atrocious fakes in bloc party and death cab for cutie.

Posted by: super-elitist arcade fire fan who hates shit bands that ruin indie at 04/05/07 5:25 PM  | Reply
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They should have gotten Disturbed to play their version of "Land of Confusion." I confess, it's a guilty pleasure.

Posted by: Nate at 04/05/07 5:36 PM  | Reply
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Are they wearing oriental rugs in that picture?

Posted by: Stephen at 04/05/07 10:19 PM  | Reply
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Haha your dead on! What the heck are they wearing?

Posted by: Mosley at 04/05/07 10:53 PM  | Reply
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sheesh, thats easy. the only band that should be allowed to cover ZZ Top is Honky.

Posted by: ton at 04/06/07 4:27 AM  | Reply
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