Thursday, June 11, 2009

Blaas of Glory

In America we have Hayseed Dixie, a very competent group of bluegrass/country/hick musicians performing their own versions of popular metal and hard rock songs. In Holland they have Blaas of Glory, a sort of oompah band wearing wigs, Spandex, and cucumbers, also performing their own versions of some of those same songs. When you take into account the odd sense of humor Europeans seem to have when compared to ours, I'd say the two are just about equal in their balance of musical prowess and overall weirdness. But being a Midwesterner, I'll eagerly take, listen to, and buy the bluegrass over the polka/oompah stuff.

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