The Heavy are a band from the UK. They were formed in the fall of 2007. And in less than three years, these guys have managed to kick more ass than a three-legged man in a hip-hop video.Like a lot of folks stateside, they first came to my attention after their blockbuster appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman a few weeks ago. Their timing was good: it was the middle of the late-night snipe-fest, everyone was taking pot-shots at Jay Leno over his greedy-grabbing of The Tonight Show back from the far-superior Conan O'Brien, and ratings were up across the board. How fitting then that The Heavy grabbed the ball and ran with it in such spectacular fashion.
They performed their single "How You Like Me Now?", and the response was so overwhelming, Letterman invited them to do a rare encore during the closing credits. How rare, exactly? Well, in nearly three decades of broadcasting on late-night TV, Dave has asked exactly one band to play a second number to close the show. And that band was The Motherfucking Heavy.
So, enjoy, kids. They just don't make 'em like this anymore.
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As I always say: A little brass goes a hell of a long way in a good rock & roll band.
Just don't overdo it like Morphine or '90s Bowie. It's the MSG of pop music--a little is addictive, too much gives you a stomach ache.
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