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[–] [email protected] 61 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Man, that's just wacky to see those bands in one sentence in reference to rocking and being silly. You're not wrong.

One of my favorites - Frank Zappa's Apostrophe / Overnight Sensation.

Bloodhound Gang, Blink 182, Sum 41, Sublime, Men Without Hats, They Might Be Giants, Tenacious D, Ugly Kid Joe, Green Jelly / Jello, The Dead Milkmen, Dee Lite, Squeeze.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If you're going to mention Frank Zappa you also have to mention "Sheik Yerbouti" and "Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch" by him.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Don't forget "Muffin Man"

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

Does Weird Al count? Because he is just as talented as any "serious" musician.

Also, The Presidents of the United States of America.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

just as talented

More so, arguably.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

Way more so, and it's not even an argument.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I was waiting for someone to say TPUSA. Their entire first album is basically the answer to this question.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Unlike the other bands listed in this thread, Weird Al manages to rock even when he's covering other musical genres!

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Queen. They’re essentially the Monty Python Team of hard rock.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

The Bicycle Song

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

One Vision is a hilarious song. It's a whole ass song about what brings the world together, and they tell us: fried chicken.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago (2 children)

System of a Down is an equal mix of the most serious and fun songs that I've ever seen.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (6 children)

Just rock or is metal allowed? Cus if so:

  1. Ghost (Ghost B.C. in the UK) is very silly. Guys dressed in corpsepaint clergy, sounding like a hodgepodge of 70's/80's hits you missed. They got lore too, which is appropriately silly.

  2. Electric Callboy is silly. They are... Like, deathcore mixed with whatever they feel like for that song. We Got the Moves is deathcore with a bit of hard bass, for example. And it's a song about partying. Pump It is about going to the gym. Spaceman is about a guy going to space and rapping in german. Honestly one of my favourite bands.

  3. Wind Rose is silly as hell. Bearded guys, singing about dwarf stuff. They covered Diggy Diggy Hole and blew up, and props to them because their version is a banger, but they got good original stuff too which is sadly overlooked because Diggy Diggy Hole was just that good.

  4. Powerwolf is another one, similar to Ghost. They're vampiric werewolves? And their songs are all in-keeping with that theme. Power metal though, unlike Ghost.

  5. Austrian Death Machine is also silly. Voice actors emulating Arnold while the vocalist growls about lifting weights, the cookie monster, jingle bells, getting to the choppah, etc. The vocalist's history has kind of soured the band for me though.

  6. Gnome is underrated. Their songs are simplistic as hell, and none of them are virtuosos. But their songs go hard. Wenceslas is great, Ambrosius as well. Edit: writing this gave me an earworm and went down Gnome's songs. Their bassist is a goddamn genius. Simple licks that sound great, and they got weird time sig changes here and there that tickle my brain in the best ways. I can't figure out if they are actual time sig changes or just weird changes, and I love that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Nanowar of Steel is great too. Who else would make a Rhapsody of Fire tribute/parody, make it about Barbie, and then get the original Rhapsody singer to do lead vocals.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Metal, of course, being a subgenre of Polka. You wouldn't think so, but it's true.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

I will never stop being sad over when the Primus website stopped being primussucks.com for primusville or what the fuck ever.

Real heads remember that "Primus sucks" is the clarion call of people who fucking love Primus.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (6 children)

Strapping Young Lad / anything Devin Townsend

Zimmer's Hole

Dethklok

Mindless Self Indulgence

Punky Bruster's Cooked On Phonics


Das Racist

DANGERDOOM

Handsome Boy Modeling School

The Lonely Island

MC Paul Barman


Big Dumb Face

Mr. Bungle

Lovage


Man... Or Astro Man?

Electric Six

Ween

Dead Kennedys / anything Jello Biafra

Mean Jeans

Flight of the Conchords

Presidents of the United States of America

Reverend Horton Heat

The Unicorns

EDIT: The Chats

EDIT 2: Atom and His Package

EDIT 4: Voodoo Glow Skulls


Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine


Chromeo


Only Some Funny Songs:

Mountain Goats

Tom Waits

EDIT 3: Beck

EDIT 5: Flaming Lips


A League of Their Own:

GWAR


Most Importantly:

Weird Al Yankovic, because he fucking rocks god damn it. ___

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

WEEN

Hands down my favorite band ever (though, Faith No More could claim that spot depending on my mood.). Put their entire library on shuffle and you'd think you're listening to multiple bands. Extremely talented musicians, quirky songs, fun compositions, and a variety and uniqueness rarely found coming from one band.

All hail the mighty Boognish!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

If it all goes right / I'll be in your arms tonight / but I'm wavin' my dick in the wind

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

There's something about Piss Up A Rope that puts me in an incredible mood

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

Tenacious D

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I didn't see this one yet....

Weezer

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

Electric Six

I think I saw someone mention them, but I can't find them now. They're pretty silly, but also their songs are unironically fun to listen to as well.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Butthole surfers

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

They Might Be Giants?

System of a Down - Cigaro

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Individuals and groups in English:

  • Beck

  • Green Day

  • Silverchair

  • Busta Rhymes

  • Missy Elliot

  • Eminem & D-12

  • Snoop Dogg

  • Immortal Technique

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers, especially Flea

  • Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne

  • The Beatles

  • Daft Punk

  • Brad Paisley

  • Pitbull

Spanish:

  • Residente & Calle 13

  • Los Van Van

  • Tromboranga

  • Kola Loka

  • Charanga Habanera

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Pirate metal is fun and silly.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Adam and the ants

Reel big fish

The dead milkmen

Talking heads

Devo

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Devin Townsend. Saw him live, warming up for Dream Theater, in 2022. In addition to providing a kickass set, it was hilarious.

Example I dug out of my phone: https://files.catbox.moe/jdmyd6.mp4

Found one more: https://files.catbox.moe/0qb70t.mp4

Fun fact: My employer paid for my plane ticket and hotel stay that evening. It "just so happened" that I had something to do at the head office at the same time my two favorite artists were performing nearby.. sure, I had something work-related to do, but my timing was no accident.

UPDATE: Looks like Dream Theater will be in the area again in November. Sounds like it's time for a department-wide meeting, don't you think?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Mr Bungle. The singer from faith no more. Apparently he liked hiding his turds in ventilation ducs in the hotels while he was on tour. Also made fun of the other lead singer of RHCP.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Devo

Super Furry Animals

Weird Al

Frank Zappa

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Any time drummer TrΓ© Cool takes the stage at a Green Day show, you’re in for a treat. Dominated Love Slave is his signature, but there’s also Like a Rat Does Cheese which is unreleased and All By Myself closes Dookie.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

The Who were kinda silly (eg: Boris the Spider) in their early years.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

They've already been mentioned, but The Dead Milkmen are exactly what you're looking for.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Nobody mentioned steel panther yet. Quality stuff

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Have you checked Nanowar (of steel) which is parodic metal ?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (6 children)

There is a lot of hip hop that fits this idea of great music with wacky lyrics.

Megan thee stallion, cardi b, and the like sing some raunchy songs.

Bbno$, yung gravy, lil dicky, flynt flossy and the entire turquoise jeep records collection of artists are humor-forward

Then theres czarface which has made many albums all about comic book characters.

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