quoted 9 lines On Tue, 23 Jan 1996, Lance C. McGannon wrote:> On Tue, 23 Jan 1996, Lance C. McGannon wrote:
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>> Excuse me if I'm being naive but what is STOMP?
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> Stomp is a group of percussionists who originated in England and used to
> be known as Pookiesnackenburger. They did a famous advert for Heineken in
> the UK and have since dones numerous others including one for Coca Cola.
> Chances are you've seen them somewhere banging dustbin lids, beating on
> sheet metal, or stomping around with huge oil drums strapped to their feet.
And in the Good Ole Daze[tm], they were just that - a "group".
However, in the interim they've figured out a much better marketing ploy -
instead of calling yourself a "group" and flogging around the alterna-rawk
circuit for little dosh, reinvent yourselves as a "theatre troupe" and
make "Stomp" be the name of your musical/theatrical presentation.
That way you can split and become two troupes (originals, plus a new troupe
made up mostly of Yanks) and more importantly, you can play in Theatre halls
for several weeks at a go and charge outrageous theatre patron prices to be
seen ($25 ... on up). If you're not a student, you'll be skint after seeing
"Stomp".
I still think what they do is really great (they brought down the house on
Saturday Night Live, I think), but I don't dig the marketing ploy. On the
other hand, if they make anybody go out and buy Test Dept's 1986 magnum opus
"The Unacceptable Face Of Freedom" (still my Greatest Album Of The 80's, easy),
it'll be worth it.
- Greg