Since I have been telling people about Complete for the better part of 10 years, I thought I would share with you guys some of the history behind some of my comments. I would love to claim that I thought of all of the commentary all by myself, but in reality, a lot of it came from the people that I have shown the video to over the years.
The band I used to be in (formerly Frolic, currently The Opus Flux) had a large hand in the overall genesis of the Complete commentary. We watched this video close to 50 times together and every time it just got funnier and funnier. Not only was it great to watch, but we bonded with other bands over the story of Complete. My favorite thing to do before someone has seen the video is to ask them to imagine the absolute worst band in the world, and concentrate on what they thought that would sound like.
It never sounds like what they eventually hear.
Many people that I work with have seen the video as well, and this has helped me develop the "stages of Complete" that people go through. There are two distinct types of people who watch the video: Musicians and Non-Musicians. Musicians are the only ones that go through the anger phase. Non-musicians just don't care, but musicians get visibly upset at what was presented as music by our favorite band. They view it as some sort of insult to their craft, and I am inclined to agree with them.
I mean, at what point could Complete ever looked at themselves and said, "Yeah, we are pretty good at this."? They had to have known. Even as good as I thought the bands that I was in were, there were times where we looked at ourselves and said, "This song just isn't that good" and we stopped playing it.
At what point did Complete decide to give it up? Was there a fight amongst the members? Did someone just stop showing up? I wonder if they ever had to try to find a replacement...imagine showing up for that audition!
I would love to hear some of the things that you and your friends went through while viewing the video. Post in the comments about it and maybe we can vote for the best story or something.
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No stages for me -- I went straight to befuddled amusement. I want to say I've heard worse, but I've NEVER seen a band try so hard, yet collectively suck so bad.
Some people can't see why someone would waste their time so-bad-they're-good novelties like CMPT, but, dammit, it's a thing of putrid beauty!
Thank you, Dave, for sharing!
Jim
Just to let you know...
When we COMPLETE a guitar or amp repair here at the guitar store,
we mark it CMPT.
"All them minitials are in that name right there."-Todd from Complete
CHECK THIS OUT!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=omhB15G2dY4
I think the fact that many musicians get angry when they see Complete exemplifies exactly what is wrong with most musicians.
If a musician takes him/herself so seriously that Complete upsets them, they should take a few notes from Complete.
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