We all know it. Rock is serious business. You will read a thousand interviews with a thousand bands in the alternative music world and find that this is something that many musicians and fans take very, VERY seriously. Look a little deeper though into the darkest recesses of the scene and you will find something different. Something light hearted. You will find the comedy rock, you will find the Novelty Rock Band.
Sure sometimes the novelty/comedy band will seep over into the mainstream. Tenacious D became megastars with their tongue in cheek acoustic rock ditties and odes to satan. Some of the biggest names in rock jumped on the Tenacious D bandwagon, hell they even spawned a feature film.
Richard Cheese is another. Best known for his lounge renditions of huge rock tunes. Even your parents probably enjoy a Richard Cheese number. He had his version of ‘Down With the Sickness’ on the big budget ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ remake and played the main stage at Sonisphere.
This is not the novelty rock bands we want to talk about though. Let us go deeper down the rabbit hole and show you what you can find in the darkness of toilet scene that is the touring circuit. for inside here you may find some of the very best novelty rock acts in existence. Here are just a few of our very favourites!
