Viceland - A MEATMAN WEIGHS IN

Tesco Vee of The Meatmen was way, way ahead of the curve on Boomer hating. He wrote the song “1 Down, 3 To Go” about the Beatles way back in ye olden times of 1983.

We asked Tesco to revisit his sentiments about the Fabulously Overrated Four now that it’s 2 Down, 2 To Go…

“Truth be told I was as big a fan of the Fab 4 as the rest of the universe, but when selecting targets for maximum shock value they were an obvious choice. The reaction to Lennon being gunned down and his quick elevation to sainthood belied the years of mediocrity with Sea Hag Ono, and their stinky no bath nude-ins and stints on Mike Douglas. Now 25 years hence I torment the 29 year old who sits behind me at work with a relentless stream of ‘2 down 2 to Go!’ and the visceral reaction remains the same. Just because they were the second greatest pop group of all time—behind ABBA of course—does not absolve them of the guilt and shame that accompanies iconic hero worship and the joy I felt flingin’ that musical cyanide pie in their faces. Still brings a gleam to this ol’ buzzards eye.”

TESCO VEE
Hear the original song here.

Comments:

Subject: 100 records blog
Date: Aug 13 2006 03:52:36 AM
Author: phil

what's with this guy stealing tesco's act?

Subject: Tesco RULES
Date: Jan 30 2006 11:58:11 AM
Author: Mike

Yo peeps, i'd just like to say that The Meatmen are well known even in the netherlands and I must say they rocked REALLY hard..
Tesco, I hope you read this cos you and the meatmen are greatly missed. With "icons" such as Bush around you guys should have enough material to write 10 albums bro!!! So dust off the old guitars and drum kit and get a'crackin bub..
Greetings from loyal fans in Holland!

Subject: tesco... whatta guy
Date: Jan 16 2006 07:29:11 PM
Author: ravners salinas

love him or hate him.. Turbo Rock was one of the first songs i learned on guitar. yeah, i'm embarrassed of it now... but... their rendering of "in a leage with Satan?" gotta admit gave kronos & co a run 4 the ducketts.

God Bless ya -T!!!

ravner salinas
austin TX

Subject: Fuck off
Date: Jan 03 2006 08:42:30 AM
Author: BigB

Fuck off, the Beatles rule.

Subject: damn
Date: Jan 01 2006 05:47:06 AM
Author: hitler

how the fuck did this guy get hold of tesco vee? fuck! if you ever speak with him again make sure you convince him to get back into making music.

tesco is a god for many

Subject: Good ole' Tesco
Date: Oct 20 2005 09:56:04 PM
Author: Laurent

Listen, Tesco and this other dude put out one of the first fanzines, Touch & Go, that put hardcore punk on the map like in '79. Way before MRR....

They ought to reprint it in book format and reput out the early Touch Go releases on a double c.d. (The Fix, Necros, Meatmen, Die Kreuzen, Negative Approach, McDonalds, Toxic Reasons, Youth Patrol, later stuff like Big Black)

Subject: ...
Date: Oct 05 2005 06:46:10 AM
Author: Ryan

I still like lennon.

Subject: my shorts were crazy glued
Date: Sep 29 2005 05:20:50 PM
Author: to my abdomen

Tesco Bee, dees is your bantasy!

Subject: Massengill
Date: Sep 29 2005 09:41:35 AM
Author: peter murphy

great "douchebags in an alley" publicity shot!

Subject: don't worry, you're crappy
Date: Sep 29 2005 07:23:22 AM
Author: matty mcmeatpies

the meatmen needn't worry about "the guilt and shame that accompanies iconic hero worship" because they suck.

Subject: tesco
Date: Sep 28 2005 12:33:14 AM
Author: shithole portland

One time I saw the Meatmen and there was a guy in a wheelchair in the pit screaming "Play 'Crippled Children Suck!'" and wheeling around real fast in little circles.