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January 8, 2007

Rage Against The Man Man

The sea-shanty, carnival freak show that is Philly favorite Man Man paraded into NYC Friday night for their first-ever headlining gig at Bowery. And to close out the night, the white-clad crew had a surprise cover in mind. Zappa, Waits, Beefheart ... too obvious. Try "Bulls On Parade," with Honus Honus doing his best Zach de la Rocha. Stereogum reader William V. Lupo was there and writes:

The show itself was high-energy (as usual with any Man Man performance) and an overall fun time, I was surprised by the fact that they sold out Bowery Ballroom when not even 6 months prior they didn't sell-out Maxwells. My only complaint is actually what made this video possible, after their first encore I was still waiting to possibly hear Ice Dogs and when they came out for the second encore I thought it was a sure thing. Honus Honus said something along the lines of "I'm sure I'm going to regret this in the morning." but to end off the show on such a random cover left alot of people genuinely smiling. Best show of the year, all 5 days.
Watch his video here. Also good to note: William says the "occasional blurriness" is attributed to his digital pocket cam's adjustments to the flashing stage lights, and the "shakiness can be attributed to multiple Yuenglings." Drunk videography on a late Friday night at Bowery? We forgive you, William.

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Makes me miss RATM a million times more.

Posted by: Jay at 01/08/07 10:05 AM | Reply
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This cover is far, far better than you'd expect.

Posted by: Raj (Mind Clippings) at 01/08/07 10:54 AM | Reply
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They played this when they were tuning up in Baltimore a few months ago. I think they were doing it as a joke then people went nuts. They also played the guitar class 101 opening to "Nothing Else Matters."

Posted by: Casey at 01/08/07 11:21 AM | Reply
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there's a less shaky one on earfarm.com

Posted by: jonathan at 01/08/07 12:38 PM | Reply
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what up JAM! seriously, um. not one to sing my own praises but you should check out the video on my site if you're interested in seeing them do this song.

Posted by: EF Matt at 01/08/07 2:35 PM | Reply
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They played Rage on new year's eve in Philly. Either right before or right after midnight... long night, many sparks and yuenglings. I think they played another cover, maybe Justin Timberlake... it sounds too good to be true but that's how I remember it. Anyone else who can clarify?

Posted by: Adam at 01/08/07 11:27 PM | Reply
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Jay,

Audioslave is just as good, right?

Posted by: queefersutherland at 01/09/07 2:38 PM | Reply
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What I miss about living in Philly: Affordable tasty omnipresence of Yuenglings leads to interesting stories.

Posted by: Grace at 01/09/07 9:29 PM | Reply
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Does anybody have a mp3 of Man Man covering 'Bulls on Parade'? It would make my month if you could send me a link at Finchmeister@gmail.com. Thanks so much!

Posted by: Finchmeister at 04/13/07 6:04 PM | Reply
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