We here in the Halls of Rock Town are sometimes taken to task for being overly negative, snarky, hyper-critical, and all too often, just downright rude. As part of our collective efforts to bring a bit of sunshine and light to the world wide web, we occasionally make an extra effort effort to find something good to say about, you know, stuff that is clearly godawful.
It is in that spirit that we embark on yet another effort to bring some positivity to our proceedings. Please spend some quality time with the video above, then — if you can — please find something nice to say about it. You’ll feel a whole lot better, I promise you.
I look forward to your comments. Just remember, if you can’t say anything nice about this video… please don’t say anything at all.
He wears a mean guitar on his back!
The narration guy is pleasant, yet authoritative sounding. I like the quotes from the Washington Post, though I hope they actually didn’t pluralize “solos” with an apostrophe.
And the saxophonist is perfectly manscaped.
“The perfect soundtrack for getting your teeth drilled.”
I appreciate the fact that the keyboard player’s brief solo is mostly a simple, two-fingered affair. Check out 1:36-1:38. We can’t hear what he’s playing, but I like to imagine he’s just going “deedle-deedle-deedle” between those two notes. That makes me happy. Thanks, Craig Chaquico’s keyboard player!
Narration was nice, since I can’t read
Craig brings us “in” with his heartfelt “point” at the audience before he starts playing
LOL!
COMMENT OF THE MONTH contender!
That is nice. You know what I like, too – and I find this to be the case in many of our nice posts – the wood grain on his guitar.
This would be nice background music for Public Service Announcements on TV.
This reminds me of the days when we were all knee-deep in the hoopla. Great times.
I think it’s great someone has finally made the musical equivalent of Olestra for when you want music, but you’re worried about the aural weight.
1. That band seemed very competent and well mannered.
2. Craig is no longer playing in Starship.
To be honest, when I read his name, I had no idea who he was. I thought it was some dude who had changed his name in order to get a Taco Bell sponsorship.
except no Mickey Thomas vocals
I haven’t had the pleasure of watching the video ye because I’m working and in the middle of the biggest download ever, but my cousin took guitar lessons from Craig. This is post Starship, so I imagine it’s not cheap to have Craig teach you, but my cousin can really play an acoustic guitar. Rock he does not, but Craig taught him amazing flurries of notes and how to grow his fingernails to a thick pointyness. So that was nice of him.
If you were to take every rock band and put them all in a competitive bowling league, these guys would win the trophy at least once and would probably have a really fun, prank-filled, zany rivalry with the Fabulous Thunderbirds.
That is definitely a plus right there.
1. Craig’s fake hair looks better than Robbie Robertson’s fake hair.
2. The routines with the bass player — ducking to avoid the bassist’s swing, and later the guitar necks as samurai swords thing — are entertaining, moreso than the music anyway.
3. Very few guitarists have the drumstick twirling abilities he exhibits at the end of the clip.
4. It’s nice of him to not only endorse but actually play Carvin guitars.
5. He does fretboard tapping gymnastics. On an acoustic. Just saying.
6. He manages to work up a sweat playing music that is essentially anti-perspirant.
7. He may have inspired a thread that will incite a rabid Craig Chaquico fan to read RTH the riot act.
Hey, here’s a guy who really knows how to make the kind of music widely preferred by dentists across America.
Olestra carries an FDA warning that reads “Olestra may cause abdominal cramping and loose stools.” I believe Chaquico’s records also carry this warning.
I thought it was “explosive diarrhea.” Same diff.
I think that was his first post-Starship band.
The way he cradles his guitar at the 54-second mark makes me think he is or would make a very loving father.
The drummer has really nice Yamaha drums. As a dentist I would recommend having his music playing while I am drilling someone’s teeth.
He may be getting on in years, but at 3:10 he makes it clear that he’s not afraid of a little on-stage gymnastics.
I’m really happy that he survived the alien abduction.
I believe that move is called the “Chaquico Banana Hammock.”
He clearly offers something for those adults interested in an alternative.
Not once did he ever drop his pick into the sound hole.
I believe the term was “anal leakage.”
In the mid 80’s when I was first playing guitar we saw Tracy Chapman on SNL and I kept saying “what happens if she drops her pick into the sound hole on live TV”. From that day on my friends and bandmates refer to this as “Chapman-ing” your pick. Poor Tracy, she didn’t even do it, but the (imagined) visual of her stoping the song (Fast Car) and then violently shaking the pick out of her guitar on live TV cracks me up every time!