who would you say has/had a bigger career Bare Naked Ladies or Busta Rhymes

[emma]

One of the guys from the barenaked ladies used to live down the street from us (he was a nice guy! I got a scooter for christmas (I was like 10) and he cleared off the sidewalk so I could ride around) and he said that people used to throw boxes of kraft dinner at them while they were onstage as a gesture of affection.

So what does it say about their relative career bigness that they have that and (I think) Busta doesn't? I feel this should be introduced into the discussion as an important point to consider.

[John Junk 2.0]

Busta's gonna die in a 'roid rage accident anyway.


What happened to him, anyway?  He used to have a sense of humor.

[TremblingEagle]

Busta's gonna die in a 'roid rage accident anyway.


What happened to him, anyway?  He used to have a sense of humor.

His story is basically the story of the 2nd generation of rap kids
with his 1st group LONS (leaders of the new school) it was all kind of fun
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_eEiDexTMU[/youtube]

The De La Soul influence is evident....the second album from them was even called T.I.M.E (the inner minds eye) very DAISY AGE. That was style of that age ...to be kind of fun, clever if a bit over reaching.

As the years rolled on Busta changed with the times, for the worse. His first solo album came and here was rougher guy plenty of 5% nonsense, lots of weed and gun talk but still clever and fun enough to make him stick out from the pack and even spawn a few imitators.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq1usY4WGIU[/youtube]

By the 2nd album rap had totally degenerated and all the fun and cleverness was stripped out to leave
cliche after cliche

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk0TmajJyZI[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec8U5Lv_FgI[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAMbCmK0iHg[/youtube]

yeeech
from the early days to tough guy posturing and endless seas of women shaking their butts &
corny teamups.
bah

[Pat K]

he said that people used to throw boxes of kraft dinner at them while they were onstage as a gesture of affection.

When I was in middle school in Buffalo in the very early 90s, Barenaked Ladies were ginormous locally. I remember they did an in-store at a record store that I saw in like 1993 and I vivdly recall there were signs all over the shop and at the entrance reading "NO KRAFT DINNERS".

As far as Busta goes, I always had a soft spot for the video for "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See", what with all the freaky glowing facepaint and fisheye lens tracking shots and whatnot.

Has nobody else suggested to obvious at this point - Why don't these two sterling artists get together for a collabo project? It can be kinda like that Jay-Z/Linkin Park album. That was pretty good, right?



Wait, whuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut?

[Martin]

I loved LONS, especially the first album. International Zone Coaster!

[Gilly]

The Barenaked Ladies easily. They will always have student run radio stations and gas station satellite radio.

[Fig Neutron]

I learned it for humorous use, but I can recite all the rapping in the chickety-china song (well, probably not any more).  I also do the chorus to Informer (again, probably not any more).