Jason: Good day, sir! I present a challenge to you.
Jeff: I do not accept! Goodbye.
Jason: You get back here right now! You know damn well we have approximately a million days left of this wretched celebration.
Jeff: *weeps, gnashes*
Jason: It’s too late to turn back now, Jeff. I believe, I believe, I believe you’re knee-deep in craaaaap.
Jeff: That sounds like the chorus to a song I’d much rather be listening to than whatever it is you’ve got planned for us.
Jason: Here’s my challenge. I’m going to tell you this band’s name, and you can’t make any mother jokes.
Jeff: Ooooooooh.
Jason: Toehider.
Jeff: *bites tongue clean off*
Jason: Tough, right?
Jeff: I’m sorry, did you say…Toehider?
Jason: I did. Do you know anything about Toehider?
Jeff: That sounds like the spot where sex and fungus meet. Might as well be Mellowmas, I guess.
Jason: You are flying DANGEROUSLY close to a mother joke, Jeff. You’re on warning.
Jeff: *clears throat, sits up straight*
Jason: Would you like me to tell you about Toehider?
Jeff: Is it the name of a peaceful little town far, far away from here?
Jason: Beats me. The truth is, I don’t know a damn thing about Toehider.
Jeff: It can’t possibly be hard to Google.
Jason: I would advise against it. You’ll probably pull up pictures of…shit, I almost fell into my own trap!
Jeff: Aha! They’re an Australian band. Australians seem like nice people, as long as you aren’t an Aborigine.
“Australia’s most prolific progressive rock act.” OH NO. So this is like Yes with kangaroos?
Jason: So…many…mother…jokes…
Jeff: Oh, this link here says they’re influenced by Queen. You’re going to love this.
Jason: Let’s listen to “Under the Mistletoe”!
Jeff: Hey, sleigh bells! How clever.
Jason: You just know something good is coming!
Jeff: Oh no! Stop! Stop it!
Jason: Yaaaaaaay!
Jeff: HALP JASON
Jason: I’m clapping along! These guys are AWESOME!
Jeff: THIS IS AT THE WRONG SPEED
Jason: I think Mika might be in this band. HEY HEY HEY!
Jeff: I think someone melted a Darkness record over an open flame. This is not fun. I don’t want this to keep going.
Jason: I kind of LOVE THIS.
Jeff: You’re insane.
Jason: I think he just said something about a cat being inside?
Jeff: The song, combined with the logo, is making me feel like I’m inside a nightmare.
Jason: Come on, Jeff! This is fun! WHEEEEE! Piano!
Oooh, interlude-y!
Jeff: I think if this had no vocals, I might like it. The arrangement is pretty clever.
Jason: It takes skill to sing like this! WHOA! There are some SERIOUS vocals going on right now!
Jeff: Yeah, these guys were serious about the Queen thing.
Jason: This part totally is ripped off from Queen II. It’s right out of “March of the Black Queen.” I wonder if I should put this on the Christmas mix I make for my grandma this year.
Jeff: How eager are you to inherit?
That was skillfully assembled, I have to admit. I didn’t like it one bit, but it took some chops.
Jason: Would you like to hear them yell “Carol of the Bells” right in your freaking face?
Jeff: I would not!
Jason: Too bad!
Jeff: Oh, goddammit. Are you making me listen to the “choral” or “rock” version?
Jason: What the hell, we can do both!
Jeff: WHY DID I ASK
Jason: Let’s start with choral!
Jeff: Oh good, it’s only 1:17!
Jason: That just blew my hair back. And shaved off my eyebrows.
Jeff: Stop yelling at me, Toehider!
Jason: Those are some high, high notes, Jeff.
Jeff: Oh, wow…that high part. This guy makes the lead singer of Steelheart sound like Barry White.
Jason: How do they do it? I feel like I’d sing this once and then I’d never be able to actually sing again.
Jeff: I wish that were true of Toehider!
Jason: Okay, now the rock version!
Jeff: *braces self*
Jason: YEAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
Jeff: You have lost your Mellowmas mind.
Jason: I know! I love it!
Jeff: I bet my son would like this. I bet he’d run around screaming just like Toehider.
Jason: I am totally on board with this. I would headbang if I wasn’t so very old. I’m a fan.
Jeff: I mean, I guess it’s probably better than a lot of the stuff we listen to at Mellowmas. But it’s so aggressive, Jason! We just met Toehider, and here they are, rocking our faces off.
Jason: My face feels more rocked than it’s been in quite some time. This is what happens when your holiday is filled with Zendaya. You’re just not prepared.
Jeff: Toehider: Australian for Mellowmas.
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