What ever happened to My Little Funhouse?

Motley Crue

I take it that Geffen signed the band to tour in the United States because that was something they did then, and you could never imagine a band of the same nature having that much money invested in them from a major label these days? Do major labels even have the money to do that these days lol?

Also, second album? Does anyone know if that's available at all or they just lived in LA (I presume on Geffen money, again) and didn't actually finish, release or record anything?

I think I might buy that cassette now....

Ash.J.Williams

thesaurus2 wrote: »

Fyfe and Ginger sounds promising. The Wildhearts were fantastic around the time of their early EP's and earth vs Wildhearts album and then the drugs kicked in.

i heard it was a triple album and fyfe is playing on half of it? (i heard that years ago)

thesaurus2

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

i heard it was a triple album and fyfe is playing on half of it? (i heard that years ago)

A triple album? Jesus, they must be great drugs

lord lucan

Having seen them at Slane in '92 i seen them again at the Tivoli in December of that year iirc. Standunder was a pretty good rock album,nothing groundbreaking but them boys could play. Sadly the Tivoli gig had a fairly paltry attendance and the hype around them only served to hinder their progress. The 'next GN'R' tag that was applied to them by the media was always gonna be a noose around their neck.

Motley Crue

lord lucan wrote: »

Sadly the Tivoli gig had a fairly paltry attendance and the hype around them only served to hinder their progress.

It's a shame. One of the few bands I wish I was older to have been able to see

Ash.J.Williams

Grunge rendered a lot of bands obsolete over night!!

there was a tour called "clash of the titans" featuring Slayer/Megadeth/suicidal tendencies and ........little known band Alice in chains.....

the support band were bottled every night and 6 months later Thrash was buried and AIC were giants!

Motley Crue

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

the support band were bottled every night and 6 months later Thrash was buried and AIC were giants!

I remember reading about that. I didn't realize they were bottled though.

The only band I've ever thrown things at were the Lost Prophets lead vocalist.

They said later in a Metal Hammer interview that the worst gig they ever played in their life was in Dublin, opening for Metallica, because people threw loose change at them...I didn't go that far, but in retrospect, that was a mistake.

johnnyfruitcake

Alan Lawlor plays with a cover band in KK called The Hujas. They are the best around by miles.

seachto7

I think it was probably more down to the fact that MLF just weren't that good a band.

Ash.J.Williams

Motley Crue wrote: »

I remember reading about that. I didn't realize they were bottled though.

The only band I've ever thrown things at were the Lost Prophets lead vocalist.

They said later in a Metal Hammer interview that the worst gig they ever played in their life was in Dublin, opening for Metallica, because people threw loose change at them...I didn't go that far, but in retrospect, that was a mistake.

your peedo radar is strong!

Ash.J.Williams

seachto7 wrote: »

I think it was probably more down to the fact that MLF just weren't that good a band.

well it did happen to quite a few bands...American rock was totally wiped out after 92. That would mean record companies dropped all bands and went after seattle bands.

seachto7

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

well it did happen to quite a few bands...American rock was totally wiped out after 92. That would mean record companies dropped all bands and went after seattle bands.

True, a lot of the c0ck rock got erased overnight, but I never thought they were much good anyhow.

I could never take to Irish lads singing about "cookie jars".

GnRs AFD stood the test of time. It would still blow most stuff away if it were released now.

Motley Crue

seachto7 wrote: »

I could never take to Irish lads singing about "cookie jars".

You know it was a metaphor, yes?

Mahonie

the bass players with riverdance ...

seachto7

Motley Crue wrote: »

You know it was a metaphor, yes?

We call it the biscuit tin in Limerick.

ledgebag1

joegdoyle wrote: »

Gary Deevy played bass for them

Used to work with gary years ago, have seen him in a long long time

Mahonie

playing with riverdance now as far as i know..

ghost_rider

Motley Crue wrote: »

Also, second album? Does anyone know if that's available at all or they just lived in LA (I presume on Geffen money, again) and didn't actually finish, release or record anything?.

MLF did record a second album, when they were living in LA, during the Spring of 1994.

They were "between drummers" at the time & Matt Sorum played drums on the album. It was fully recorded, but don't know if it ever was finished off in production & subsequently was never released.

They almost made it & were working with some heavy hitters of the industry on that second album. Producers, Studios, A&R people etc, all footed by Geffen. But as others have said up-thread the Seattle grunge bands finished off the rock bands of the day. MLF being one of the casualties.

Luffas

I know grunge has its place and all that, but it's criminal that MLF didn't make it and some fools of the grunge scene did. they killed rock n roll right there and then, it has never recovered, hence the simon cowell crap.

DarkerSerge

MLF appeared in a GnR video.

Luffas

DarkerSerge wrote: »

MLF appeared in a GnR video.

Yes they were in November Rain, if I was the singer Alan Lawler I'd ask lord henry to use his influence to get the band to open at slane for GNR. Just one gig....

Sugarlumps

They weren't very good, just got a lucky break.

Luffas

They were really good considering what made it big at the time, you could also say Alice in Chains, Nirvana, etc. etc. weren't very good and they weren't but MLF definitely had something special. I remember reading Kerrang magazine at the time and the heading was "a special kind of singer" i had never heard them to that point, but the writer compared Alan to Bon Scott and said he was the best rock singer since. I know that was a bit of BS, but I still think they were really good and am very proud that they are Irish.

seachto7

They never sounded like where they were from.

Luffas

But what sounds like where we are from? the Horslips?? Lizzy don't, U2 Don't, Therapy Don't, Kerbdog neither... They do actually sound like some of the rougher mid west area rock in the US, which has a lot in common, culturally with here, like the, nothing happening, dreary thing..sounds dark, "No more Lies" from their EP sounds very dark and dreary - Irish sounding I'd say...

buck65

buck65 wrote: »

MLF were not good, at all.

Just quoting myself from way back.

DarkerSerge

seachto7 wrote: »

They never sounded like where they were from.

Unlike The Thrills.

RaoulPuke

http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/i-used-to-be-a-rock-star-1.1144633
See Brendan Morrissey, halfway down the page

seachto7

DarkerSerge wrote: »

Unlike The Thrills.

Them too. Although the way Irish teenagers talk now, they sound like the Thrills.

Dyr

120_Minutes wrote: »

some highlights were sharing a urinal with jeff hanneman,

Were the jacks really that packed? :eek: