after over two decades of ups downs and thoroughly catchy music this staple band
thoroughly catchy music this staple band
thoroughly catchy music this staple band and the Canadian music scene is once
and the Canadian music scene is once
and the Canadian music scene is once again ready to rock it’s not not high
again ready to rock it’s not not high
again ready to rock it’s not not high brouwers harder anything it’s just off
brouwers harder anything it’s just off
brouwers harder anything it’s just off the cuff and fun hi I’m Rebecca Braden
the cuff and fun hi I’m Rebecca Braden
the cuff and fun hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today
and welcome to watchmojo.com and today
and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with the barenaked ladies
we’re speaking with the barenaked ladies
we’re speaking with the barenaked ladies about how they keep it fresh tell us
about how they keep it fresh tell us
about how they keep it fresh tell us about the importance of improv to the
about the importance of improv to the
about the importance of improv to the barenaked ladies if I hit a ton of
barenaked ladies if I hit a ton of
barenaked ladies if I hit a ton of spontaneity and any prob in the live
spontaneity and any prob in the live
spontaneity and any prob in the live shows I think that’s what makes it
shows I think that’s what makes it
shows I think that’s what makes it that’s what makes the show unique and
that’s what makes the show unique and
that’s what makes the show unique and that’s what makes it fun for us because
that’s what makes it fun for us because
that’s what makes it fun for us because we never know what’s gonna happen many
we never know what’s gonna happen many
we never know what’s gonna happen many reviews that we’ve seen lately I’ve been
reviews that we’ve seen lately I’ve been
reviews that we’ve seen lately I’ve been mentioning some of the improv bits and
mentioning some of the improv bits and
mentioning some of the improv bits and say oh they must have rehearsed that but
say oh they must have rehearsed that but
say oh they must have rehearsed that but it’s new it’s never rehearsed it’s
it’s new it’s never rehearsed it’s
it’s new it’s never rehearsed it’s something we just are good at doing
something we just are good at doing
something we just are good at doing after by doing it for 20 years when you
after by doing it for 20 years when you
after by doing it for 20 years when you look back on songs like one week or if I
look back on songs like one week or if I
look back on songs like one week or if I had a million dollars what do they
had a million dollars what do they
had a million dollars what do they represent for you now number
represent for you now number
represent for you now number I fine
if I had a million dollars of song we
if I had a million dollars of song we played every night for 20 years but the
played every night for 20 years but the
played every night for 20 years but the audience reaction to it and the fun and
audience reaction to it and the fun and
audience reaction to it and the fun and spontaneity and it just keeps it fresh
many songs like one week we totally
many songs like one week we totally reinvented we played it as a bluegrass
reinvented we played it as a bluegrass
reinvented we played it as a bluegrass song for a while we’ve gone back to
song for a while we’ve gone back to
song for a while we’ve gone back to playing it more rock good news I mean
playing it more rock good news I mean
playing it more rock good news I mean that’s kind of our philosophy is if
that’s kind of our philosophy is if
that’s kind of our philosophy is if we’re bored of it we don’t do it
we’re bored of it we don’t do it
we’re bored of it we don’t do it otherwise we change it there are certain
otherwise we change it there are certain
otherwise we change it there are certain songs big hits that I think people want
songs big hits that I think people want
songs big hits that I think people want to hear when they come to the show so we
to hear when they come to the show so we
to hear when they come to the show so we find ways to make them fun for us and
find ways to make them fun for us and
find ways to make them fun for us and sometimes that’s through reinvention and
sometimes that’s through reinvention and
sometimes that’s through reinvention and sometimes it’s just living the song
sometimes it’s just living the song
sometimes it’s just living the song through the audience tell us about the
through the audience tell us about the
through the audience tell us about the new album we’ll start by talking about
new album we’ll start by talking about
new album we’ll start by talking about the album art it’s a little more somber
the album art it’s a little more somber
the album art it’s a little more somber than what you had been doing previously
than what you had been doing previously
than what you had been doing previously what were you trying to convey with that
what were you trying to convey with that
what were you trying to convey with that image well the last three records that
image well the last three records that
image well the last three records that we’ve done have been sort of more
we’ve done have been sort of more
we’ve done have been sort of more cartoonish drawings oriented and I think
cartoonish drawings oriented and I think
cartoonish drawings oriented and I think on this record we wanted to show where
on this record we wanted to show where
on this record we wanted to show where this group was right now who was in it
this group was right now who was in it
this group was right now who was in it and sort of give a a real visual
and sort of give a a real visual
and sort of give a a real visual reference point and what about the music
reference point and what about the music
reference point and what about the music what were you trying to go for on the
what were you trying to go for on the
what were you trying to go for on the new album I think we just tried to be
new album I think we just tried to be
new album I think we just tried to be daring on this record and not not do
daring on this record and not not do
daring on this record and not not do anything because of people’s
anything because of people’s
anything because of people’s expectations just serve the song and
expectations just serve the song and
expectations just serve the song and make a great sounding record we’d sort
make a great sounding record we’d sort
make a great sounding record we’d sort of developed this unwritten rule book
of developed this unwritten rule book
of developed this unwritten rule book when we were in the studio of how things
when we were in the studio of how things
when we were in the studio of how things went and we were able to discard that a
went and we were able to discard that a
went and we were able to discard that a little bit and reinvent things and also
little bit and reinvent things and also
little bit and reinvent things and also with this new tour with reinventing the
with this new tour with reinventing the
with this new tour with reinventing the old songs sort of it’s been refreshing
old songs sort of it’s been refreshing
old songs sort of it’s been refreshing now you guys were earlier adopters of
now you guys were earlier adopters of
now you guys were earlier adopters of you know Facebook Twitter that kind of
you know Facebook Twitter that kind of
you know Facebook Twitter that kind of thing tell us about how these types of
thing tell us about how these types of
thing tell us about how these types of social media affect your relationship
social media affect your relationship
social media affect your relationship with the fans it’s bizarre I mean I
with the fans it’s bizarre I mean I
with the fans it’s bizarre I mean I remember being a huge music fan as a
remember being a huge music fan as a
remember being a huge music fan as a teenager and never had any desire or
teenager and never had any desire or
teenager and never had any desire or expectation to have any contact with the
expectation to have any contact with the
expectation to have any contact with the people I was a fan out you know I joined
people I was a fan out you know I joined
people I was a fan out you know I joined their fan club and I got press clippings
their fan club and I got press clippings
their fan club and I got press clippings mailed to me and I was totally stoked
mailed to me and I was totally stoked
mailed to me and I was totally stoked about that now people think that it’s
about that now people think that it’s
about that now people think that it’s ludicrous that we don’t respond to every
ludicrous that we don’t respond to every
ludicrous that we don’t respond to every single Twitter they focused enough so
single Twitter they focused enough so
single Twitter they focused enough so the contact is great because we can
the contact is great because we can
the contact is great because we can reach our fan base very instantaneously
reach our fan base very instantaneously
reach our fan base very instantaneously but sometimes the expectation of
but sometimes the expectation of
but sometimes the expectation of communication and a direct relationship
communication and a direct relationship
communication and a direct relationship is pretty overwhelming the other night
is pretty overwhelming the other night
is pretty overwhelming the other night we were thinking we have way too many
we were thinking we have way too many
we were thinking we have way too many baked goods you know if you had some
baked goods you know if you had some
baked goods you know if you had some fans that keep bringing us cookies and
fans that keep bringing us cookies and
fans that keep bringing us cookies and so Tyler who is our resident tweeter
so Tyler who is our resident tweeter
so Tyler who is our resident tweeter tweeted thank you very much but without
tweeted thank you very much but without
tweeted thank you very much but without enough cookies you know why we have
enough cookies you know why we have
enough cookies you know why we have those why cuz Jim tweeted that he wanted
those why cuz Jim tweeted that he wanted
those why cuz Jim tweeted that he wanted people to bake us stuff Syria there you
people to bake us stuff Syria there you
people to bake us stuff Syria there you go then Twitter two cookies yeah I did
go then Twitter two cookies yeah I did
go then Twitter two cookies yeah I did my best
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