Comments on: Are The Moldy Peaches Sellouts?

By: HA!

HA! — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:53 +0000

ha i’ve never heard such bull. how is having your song in a film selling out and advertising not you are a div and you have it the exact wrong way round dickweed.

By: AcidPony

AcidPony — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:24:43 +0000

I imagine ‘music snob’ thinks Bob Dylan can’t sing, The Velvet Underground can’t write songs, Joy Division are depressing and Public Enemy don’t have a grip on reality.

I am deeply intrigued to know what a REAL singer is. My guess would be somewhere between Axl Rose and that tit from Nickelback.

By: lucas

lucas — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:35:39 +0000

Honestly I found this article a bit ridiculous saying that they cant sing. There are thousands of bands in which the lead singer is garbage. It doesn’t make the band bad. This is indie, not rock. You dont need that much guitar experience.

By: music snob

music snob — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:07:25 +0000

Correction: You either like them, or your ears bleed when you here them. WOW. Being a REAL singer I am deeply insulted that these people were recorded. I hope none of the recordings last. Future man will think we all were retarded in this era.
Usually you have to have something to sell before you can sellout!
OH THE HUMANITY!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:43:25 +0000

Well, in the defense of the Moldy Peaches, they only do this for the music, more so than money. Before Juno, the Moldy Peaches were already disbanded and no one was sure when they would be touring again ( as is the case with a lot of indie bands) and Kimya was working on Solo material. What I think is weird about “Juno” however, is that they capitalized on the song that I liked the LEAST off of their album. Not that the song sucks or anything, I mean, it’s alright, but if anyone’s ever listened to that original CD (which is pretty hard to find now) they had some awesome songs with some funny adult lyrics not intended for kids but lyrics that were honest, funny and raunchy. For some reason now, they are getting slanted with this “Squeaky cutesy pussy music” label by these kids that don’t know better and are phased out by Hannah Montana and the Jonas Brothers.

What I liked is how Juno has given the Moldy Peaches an audience, something that I remember the Moldy Peaches struggled with for a while (they even made a song about it “NYC’s like a Graveyard” ). Having said that, I see this as a means from Kimya’s perspective of broadening their audience even more. Maybe Kimya does see this as a means of financial gain, but in the long run, in the eyes of business, it’s all a matter of marketing on popular trends. That doesn’t mean they are going to get a bigger audience unfortunately, Again I’m trying to give things a different perspective.

Also, I remember seeing DEVO as just one hit wonders when I didn’t know any better, and then I found a copy of “Q:Are we not men? A: We are DEVO!” and their “Devotees” dedication album. Fantastic stuff, even if the latter was made by fans. Sometimes some of the most obscure material can also be the most amazing. I think that’s the beauty of this film, even if it sucks, it’s given this band a new following that they always deserved. I remember in High School being the only kid into the Moldy Peaches or even knowing who they were.

tl;dr- Point is, even if they are in the mainstream, or are known by more people, doesn’t mean they are widely accepted. Nevertheless, they are a great band, but it seems judging from the reactions of ALOT of people on the internet, that their music is too “outsider” for their tastes ala Daniel Johnston.

By: Jack Thames

Jack Thames — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:31:28 +0000

Dexyâ€™s Midnight Runners or Soft Cell? They both had quite a bunch of “hits” in their native country. Both were well respected bands here (England), and the Dexy’s album “Searching for the Young Soul Rebels” is something of a classic. I’m guessing you’re American? If those bands only had one hit in another country: say, Thailand, then I guess a Thai (without much musical knowledge) would consider them “one hit wonders”. According to that logic, if U2, for example, had only ONE “hit” in Papua New Guinea, a blogger from Papua New Guinea would, I guess, call them “one hit wonders”, but we wouldn’t take him seriously.
Know what I mean?

By: oddbodkins

oddbodkins — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:34:07 +0000

As long as we agree that the Biz deserves more love, it’s all good.

By: oz

oz — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:55:17 +0000

The point wasn’t really to trash the moldy peaches for their talent, but why compromise the integrity of your work?

As for Biz, I was just trying to think of a one hit wonder and he was the first to come to mind. In retrospect, Dexy’s Midnight Runners or Soft Cell could have been better choices.

By: oddbodkins

oddbodkins — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:40:20 +0000

There’s really no point in trying to sell anyone on the merits of the Peaches. You either like them or you don’t. i think you’re really selling yourself short if you don’t check out some of Kimya Dawson’s solo stuff (particularly Hidden Vagenda and Remember That I Love You), but if you don’t like twee, what can you do?

i do, however, take umbrage at your dismissing Biz like that. Sure, the guy only had one cross over hit, but you need to check your old skool rap credentials, my friend. The guy essentially discovered Big Daddy Kane and wrote numerous 80s rap classics.

i’m just saying.