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3 | ->''"We're the Meatmen - and you suck!"'' |
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5 | The Meatmen are a HardcorePunk band from Lansing, UsefulNotes/{{Michigan}}. Formed in 1981 by former elementary school teacher/[[Creator/TouchAndGoRecords Touch and Go]] zine creator Robert Vermeulen (later dubbed Tesco Vee), the band quickly gained an infamous reputation in the underground scene for having a very controversial and puerile sense of humor in their lyrics (while not on the audience baiting level of Music/{{Fear}}, they were definitely up there), however the band folded two years after its creation when Tesco relocated to UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC - where he released the solo EP ''Dutch Hercules'' before reforming the Meatmen with members from Music/MinorThreat and the Necros. This incarnation of the Meatmen, however, had a more metallic sound to them than the old Meatmen, and this quickly proved a good way to piss off and alienate a good chunk of the old fanbase. The band lasted until the mid-late 1990's, releasing three more metal/punk albums before splitting up. |
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7 | Roughly ten years later, Tesco's son started inquiring about a reunion so he could see his dad in action, and one "reunion" show later, the Meatmen rose from the ashes for a third time, and as of 2014, the band has released two new albums and still tour to this day. |
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10 | !!"We're the Meatmen, and tropes suck!" |
11 | * MinisculeRocking: More obvious in the punk days, less so in the metal days. |
12 | * NewSoundAlbum: ''War of the Superbikes'' has a more metal sound to it than any of the earlier records. Fans weren't very pleased. |
13 | * RefugeInAudacity: The band is pretty notorious for just straight-up not giving a shit about political correctness. Some of their song/EP titles include "I'm Glad I'm Not a Girl", "Crippled Children Suck", "Blow Me Jah", "TSOL Are Sissies", "One Down, Three To Go" (about Music/TheBeatles and the death of Music/JohnLennon) "Pope on a Rope"... |
14 | * StageNames: Robert Vermeulen took on the name Tesco Vee after seeing a picture of Music/ThrobbingGristle members posing in front of a Tesco store. |
15 | * SignatureSoundEffect: Sophomoric lyrics delivered with buzzsaw guitars with typically short songs (even after transitioning to a metal band). |
16 | * SpokenWordInMusic: |
17 | ** "Tooling for Anus" begins with a conversation between two homosexual friends inviting people via telephone to an "activity night at Korey Clarke's Dude Ranch" |
18 | ** "Orgy of One" has a brief spoken interlude about halfway through the song. |
19 | * TakeThat: |
20 | ** "Blow Me Jah" is often seen as being directed at the Music/BadBrains after the underground punk scene informally boycotted them following a homophobic incident they'd found themselves in. Tesco claims it was originally written as "Blow Me God", but changed to be "less inflammatory" while simultaneously pissing off Rastafarians; however, in the same interview, he claims that the song "might have been motivated" by the band, so take that as you will. |
21 | ** "Music/{{TSOL}} Are Sissies" is meant to be a light-hearted one towards True Sounds of Liberty; however, apparently TSOL didn't get the joke. |
22 | * ToiletHumor: This is what drives a good chunk of the Meatmen's discography; Tesco has admitted to having a fondness for puerile humor even to this day. |
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