History Music / Pleaserock

* AnimatedMusicVideo: One for "LA Lindsay" done in Flash by Creator/TheBrothersChaps [[note]]done for free as an exchange for doing the Strong Bad Sings album [[/note]], one for "National Straitjacket" done in PowerPoint by the band, and one for "Moviekiss: The Lite Brite Remix" done with a Lite Brite by Nick's sister.

A Music/TheRollingStones tribute band.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly / GenreRoulette: Y-O-U performed just about every kind of rock music imaginable, and the surviving aliases still cover a ''lot'' of ground.

* Mark Cobb/"Dog Stevens" (2000-present) - Vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards [YRR, PPM, CA, TDS, Limozeen, MSE, NWA, Mosseknuckles, Vavoom, RF, FW]

'''Tropes present in the Pleaserock catalog:'''
* AdaptationExpansion - The live Limozeen concerts feature two "cousins" of the Chaps-created Palaroncini brothers, adding keyboards and rhythm guitar to the band's lineup.
* AffectionateParody - Yacht Rock Revue often dips towards this in their shows.
* AnimatedMusicVideo - One for "LA Lindsay" done in Flash by Creator/TheBrothersChaps [[note]]done for free as an exchange for doing the Strong Bad Sings album [[/note]], one for "National Straitjacket" done in PowerPoint by the band, and one for "Moviekiss: The Lite Brite Remix" done with a Lite Brite by Nick's sister.
* ChristmasSongs - Y-O-U did four and put them up for free download. Yacht Rock Revue did two and they're available for digital purchase. Indianapolis Jones contributed a song to an Atlanta-area Christmas compilation album. And Three Dawgh Stephens did...[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ4_RAx2OUE this]].
* EverythingIsAnInstrument - ''Flashlights'' has songs including parts played on typewriter and broken glass.
* FakeBand - Three Dawgh Stephens.
* FakeOutFadeOut - The ''Flashlights'' version of "Moviekiss", and [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner Taranchula's]] "Moving Very Slowly."
* ''VideoGame/GuitarHero'' - The two ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' songs in the franchise, "Trogdor" and "Because It's Midnite", use the Y-O-U-produced-&-performed album versions of the songs.
* LyricalDissonance - "All Arranged" is a children's lullaby...about shadow governments manipulating every event on the planet.
* {{Mockumentary}} - The Flying Wallabies and Three Dawgh Stephens are each subjects of them.
* MoodWhiplash - "LA Lindsay" and "Glad I Found You".
* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly / GenreRoulette - Y-O-U performed just about every kind of rock music imaginable, and the surviving aliases still cover a ''lot'' of ground.
* OneSteveLimit - Averted. The last Y-O-U lineup had 2 Marks, and the Yacht Rock Revue has 3 Marks. Cobb started putting a "[[LuckyCharmsTitle ?]]" in front of his name on album art, press materials, etc. ([[DontExplainTheJoke "Question Mark", get it?]])
* PrecisionFStrike - Only two Y-O-U songs, "Shadows on the Page" and "National Straitjacket" contain explicit language, and they're both on the same EP, ''Everything is Shifting''.
* PutOnABus - When Eric Park and Matt Sonnicksen left the group almost simultaneously, the band's website joked that [[BlackComedy they were both hit by the same Greyhound bus, each on different streets]].
* SeriousBusiness - Jump roping to the Flying Wallabies.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS - Dog Stevens is the character; Three Dawgh Stephens is the band.
* StepUpToTheMic - Niespodziani handles all of Y-O-U's lead vocals and the lion's share for the Yacht Rock Revue, but a few YRR songs give leads to Olson, Lee (on his original tune "Good Thing"), and Bencuya (on his composition "Cartoon Butterfly"). And the golden voice of Dog Stevens is drummer Cobb.
* StylisticSuck - The Mosseknuckles and Three Dawgh Stephens. Averted with the Yacht Rock Revue; their kitschy personas are an act, but they mostly play the music straight.
* WritingAroundTrademarks - The Tupperware Party was hit with a cease-and-desist letter from the Tupperware company, hence the name change.

* AnimatedMusicVideo - One for "LA Lindsay" done in Flash by TheBrothersChaps, one for "National Straitjacket" done in PowerPoint by the band, and one for "Moviekiss: The Lite Brite Remix" done with a Lite Brite by Nick's sister.

* AnimatedMusicVideo - One for "LA Lindsay" done in Flash by TheBrothersChaps, one for "National Straitjacket" done in PowerPoint by the band, and one for "Moviekiss: The Lite Brite Remix" done [[CaptainObvious with a Lite Brite]] by Nick's sister.

* BonusMaterial - Over a whole album's worth of live & alternate cuts, Christmas tunes, & more has at one time or another been available for free from the Pleaserock website. Speaking of which...
* ChristmasSongs - Y-O-U did four and put them up for free download. Yacht Rock Revue did two and they're available for digital purchase. And Three Dawgh Stephens did...[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ4_RAx2OUE this]].
* {{Defictionalization}} - The two (so far) live Limozeen performances. Also the occasional Three Dawgh Stephens appearances.

* MorePopularSpinoff - Yacht Rock Revue started off as an occasional specially-themed Y-O-U show back when the band had a weekly residency at an Atlanta club.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen - The first three tracks on ''The Long-Playing EP'' were originally intended for another full Y-O-U album featuring a horn section and a new R&B influence. (A live version of "Honest Man" with the horns and extra backup singers is kicking around the web someplace.) [[AbortedArc When it came time to record the tracks, though, the band could only afford to do a core rock version]], with just a few hints of the previous arrangement.

A "sandal rock" trio "led" by "visionary" musician "Dog Stevens." (The band is comprised entirely of fictional characters and is the subject of a series of comedy videos. An MP3 of their "smash hit" "Furry Little Muskrat Woman" is floating around the Internets somewhere.)

A new original-music venture fronted by Niespodziani which released a self-titled debut record in 2014.

A RollingStones tribute band.

Some recent aliases (alii?) feature no Y-O-U members at all: The [=REMakes=] (an {{REM}} tribute band), the After Party (a cover band for private events), the Whiskey Gentry (a bluegrass band), and the Atlanta Funk Society (playing funk from the 60s to the 80s).

* ''GuitarHero'' - The two ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' songs in the franchise, "Trogdor" and "Because It's Midnite", use the Y-O-U-produced-&-performed album versions of the songs.

* ''[[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner Strong Bad Sings and other type hits]]'' (2003, with The Brothers Chaps)

!!Indianapolis Jones
A new original-music venture.

* AudioErotica - The subject of the song "Radio".

* David Freeman - Saxophone, keyboards

* Nick Niespodziani/"Lenny Koggins" (2000-present) - Vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards [YRR, PPM, CA, NWA, TDS, Limozeen, Indy Jones, Mosseknuckles, RF, FW]
* Peter Olson/"Saul Pimon" (2000-present) - Vocals, bass, keyboards [YRR, PPM, CA, TDS, Limozeen, Mosseknuckles, RF, FW]

* Mark Bencuya (2008-present) - Keyboards [YRR, PPM, CA, NWA, Limozeen, MSE, RF]

* StylisticSuck - The Mosseknuckles and Three Dawgh Stephens.

* CrossesTheLineTwice - A lot of the Three Dawgh Stephens jokes.

* EpilepticTrees - Whoever wrote [[http://www.spystars.com/music/y-o-u/biography.html this biography of the band]].

* FunnyAneurysmMoment - "Going Down Swinging" is about putting all your effort into your continuing adventure...and it's the second-last new song Y-O-U ever did.

* SignatureSong -
** "Moviekiss" for Y-O-U; between the studio and the stage, they've recorded and released ''six'' versions of it!
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqoIYjgccRI Original]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyRuut51FVU Remake]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0XM2G_tEvs Lite Brite Remix]]
*** [[http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Moviekiss+unplugged+Eddie+s+Attic+/27dTFH Live Unplugged with Strings]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTGfcgwzCVU Live Acoustic]]
*** [[http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Moviekiss/27dTE5 Wedding Orchestra]]
** "Furry Little Muskrat Woman" for Three Dawgh Stephens.
** "Because It's Midnite" and "Trogdor" for Limozeen (obviously)

A cover band which plays nothing but {{Beatles}} music, including all four Beatles' solo work.

An {{XTC}} tribute band.

Billed as "the biggest {{U2}} tribute band in the world...in terms of raw poundage."

An {{Eagles}} cover band.

Pleaserock is an independent music collective operating out of {{Atlanta}}, Georgia. Originally established as the band Y-O-U in {{Indianapolis}} in 2000 by Nick Niespodziani and Peter Olson, they relocated to ATL in the hopes of actually getting somewhere with their music. Two cheaply-produced [=CDs=] (a self-titled debut & the ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' album) and a few quirky gimmicks later, that dream became a reality of sorts. The most prominent of the collective's quirky gimmicks was their assortment of different identities, something a local music article called "alias rock". At least one core member of Y-O-U plays in nearly all of the alias groups. Amongst the Pleaserock aliases ([[GrammarNazi alii?]]) are...

!!Y-O-U [[hottip:*:(defunct as of 2009)]]

!!John Macentoeshka and the Mosseknuckles [[hottip:*:(defunct as of 2004)]]

!!The Flying Wallabies [[hottip:*:(defunct as of 2004)]]

Pleaserock is an independent music collective operating out of {{Atlanta}}, Georgia. Originally established as the band Y-O-U in {{Indianapolis}} in 2000 by Nick Niespodziani and Peter Olson, they relocated to ATL in the hopes of actually getting somewhere with their music. Two cheaply-produced [=CDs=] (a self-titled debut & the ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' album) and a few quirky gimmicks later, that dream became a reality of sorts. The most prominent of the collective's quirky gimmicks was their assortment of different identities, something a local music article called "alias rock". At least one core member of Y-O-U plays in each alias group, save the last. Amongst the Pleaserock aliases ([[GrammarNazi alii?]]) are...

!!The [=REMakes=]
An {{REM}} tribute band, and the only alias not to feature any Y-O-U members.

* Mark Cobb/"Dog Stevens" (2000-present) - Vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards [YRR, PPM, CA, TDS, Limozeen, MSE, Mosseknuckles, Vavoom, RF, FW]

A nautical-themed ensemble which plays "smooth" rock covers, with varying degrees of sincerity. By far the most financially-successful alias, YRR has also released a Christmas single for download via iTunes and Amazon.

Pleaserock is an independent music collective operating out of {{Atlanta}}, Georgia. Originally established as the band Y-O-U in {{Indianapolis}} in 2000 by Nick Niespodziani and Peter Olson, they relocated to ATL in the hopes of actually getting somewhere with their music. Two cheaply-produced [=CDs=] (a self-titled debut & the ''WebOriginal/HomestarRunner'' album) and a few quirky gimmicks later, that dream became a reality of sorts. The most prominent of the collective's quirky gimmicks was their assortment of different identities, something a local music article called "alias rock". At least one core member of Y-O-U plays in each alias group, save the last. Amongst the Pleaserock aliases ([[GrammarNazi alii?]]) are...

* ''[[WebOriginal/HomestarRunner Strong Bad Sings and other type hits]]'' (2003, with The Brothers Chaps)

!![[WebOriginal/HomestarRunner Limozeen]]

* FakeOutFadeOut - The ''Flashlights'' version of "Moviekiss", and [[WebOriginal/HomestarRunner Taranchula's]] "Moving Very Slowly."

* ''GuitarHero'' - The two ''WebOriginal/HomestarRunner'' songs in the franchise, "Trogdor" and "Because It's Midnite", use the Y-O-U-produced-&-performed album versions of the songs.

Pleaserock is an independent music collective operating out of {{Atlanta}}, Georgia. Originally established as the band Y-O-U in {{Indianapolis}} in 2000 by Nick Niespodziani and Peter Olson, they relocated to ATL in the hopes of actually getting somewhere with their music. Two cheaply-produced [=CDs=] (a self-titled debut & the ''HomestarRunner'' album) and a few quirky gimmicks later, that dream became a reality of sorts. The most prominent of the collective's quirky gimmicks was their assortment of different identities, something a local music article called "alias rock". At least one core member of Y-O-U plays in each alias group, save the last. Amongst the Pleaserock aliases ([[GrammarNazi alii?]]) are...

* ''StrongBad Sings and other type hits'' (2003, with The Brothers Chaps)

!![[HomestarRunner Limozeen]]

* FakeOutFadeOut - The ''Flashlights'' version of "Moviekiss", and [[HomestarRunner Taranchula's]] "Moving Very Slowly."

* ''GuitarHero'' - The two ''HomestarRunner'' songs in the franchise, "Trogdor" and "Because It's Midnite", use the Y-O-U-produced-&-performed album versions of the songs.