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Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
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"Chip away the gloss and you are down to songs
and you are down to people who write those songs. That's what
the Barenaked Ladies are," says band manager Terry McBride.
Funny and poignant, their music is gimmick-free pop at its
best. The band's signature tune, "If I had $1000000," has
become an anthem for their loyal fans, and still closes their
live concerts today.
The Bare Naked Truth follows the band from its early days,
when Toronto's mayor banned them from performing at City Hall
because the band's name was deemed offensive. It was publicity
money couldn't buy, and the Ladies never looked back. A string
of popular CD's combined with an aggressive touring schedule
has gained the band a loyal following in Canada and the U.S.
But as they reached a pinnacle of fame in 1998, keyboard player
Kevin Hearn was diagnosed with a life-threatening form of
leukemia. Now in remission, Hearn is back with fellow band
members Ed Robertson, Steven Page, Jim Creeggan and Tyler
Stewart.
Like their fans, the Barenaked Ladies have grown up, and
the documentary looks at the new pressures of juggling young
families with the demands of rock stardom. To make careers
and private lives compatible, a platoon of buses escorts the
tours - one for each family. "There was a time when the road
was the road and home is home and never the two shall meet,"
says Steven Page. "You can't survive that way because you
end up leading two separate lives." From groupies to Huggies,
the band takes success in measured strides, but then isn't
that what you'd expect from a bunch of nice, Canadian boys?
Original Air Date - January 15, 2002
Links
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