Not as cheeky as The Cheeks, at least until their 1976 pop-funk-fusion album Cheekadelic.

Not as cheeky as The Cheeks, at least until their 1976 pop-funk-fusion album Cheekadelic.

This reads like something Patrick Bateman would monologue in 2006, before hacking away a chick he picked up at a rave.

This reads like something Patrick Bateman would monologue in 2006, before hacking away a chick he picked up at a rave.

A lesser, but albeit, polite nod to Old Ways.

A lesser, but albeit, polite nod to Old Ways.

A lesser, but albeit, polite nod to Old Ways.

My guess is, usually, if you really love a particular artist/band then you WANT to seek out and explore the theoretical bad stuff too, and at least relisten to it a few times to get preconceived notions out of your mind and judge it on your own preference.

My guess is, usually, if you really love a particular artist/band then you WANT to seek out and explore the theoretical bad stuff too, and at least relisten to it a few times to get preconceived notions out of your mind and judge it on your own preference.

It's really a distillation of "The Wall."  Yes, it's thoroughly about his father (with a few tangents), but a vast majority of the songs are wonderfully sweeping….it's a lot closer to a piece of classical music (with movements, and reprises of themes and melodies throughout the album).

It's really a distillation of "The Wall."  Yes, it's thoroughly about his father (with a few tangents), but a vast majority of the songs are wonderfully sweeping….it's a lot closer to a piece of classical music (with movements, and reprises of themes and melodies throughout the album).

The most exciting thing about the Olympics is what's on every other channel.

The most exciting thing about the Olympics is what's on every other channel.

In a deleted scene from "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" there's a scene where Herzog lingers over a very crude drawing of an early stringed instrument next to a landscape eerily resembling Laurel Canyon.

In a deleted scene from "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" there's a scene where Herzog lingers over a very crude drawing of an early stringed instrument next to a landscape eerily resembling Laurel Canyon.

I'm glad I never watched the show, or else my inner hipster would've prevented me from every being introduced to their clamoring, soon-to-be dad rock.

I'm glad I never watched the show, or else my inner hipster would've prevented me from every being introduced to their clamoring, soon-to-be dad rock.

I'm no Deadhead, but I'm at least glad they decided to use Ripple (their best song) and Box of Rain, and not a 22 minute version of Truckin'.

I'm no Deadhead, but I'm at least glad they decided to use Ripple (their best song) and Box of Rain, and not a 22 minute version of Truckin'.

Except Polaris is pretty much unequaled in terms of one-off bands.