Welcome to Tally Hall!
Have you heard of Tally Hall? Well, you have now. I stumbled across this performance on a rerun of Craig Ferguson the other night, and I was instantly a fan. Visually, their gimmick is that each band member wears a specific tie, and they refer to each other by tie color. Musically, they’re catchy, clever, whimsical, and bizarre. (They also have an Internet sketch show that’s hit-or-miss.) This is their introductory song, “Welcome to Tally Hall.” I particularly enjoy the high-pitched screaming at about 3:15, and I’m sad to report that he doesn’t do that on the album version of the song.
October 21st, 2008 at 11:26 am
These guys are such well-tuned crooners that it doesn’t matter that their humor style on camera is pretty much bollocks.
October 21st, 2008 at 12:08 pm
These guys have some great music and variety, but then sometimes it’s like they’re sort of like, “Look how clever and interesting and quirky we are!” Whereas a band like BNL does that kind of thing a little more naturally. Like in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNgyFJOzbs4 There’s some tremendously creative stuff going on, both musically and in the video, but it’s also a little disjointed and not as memorable as say, 80′s era Yes, which it kind of mimics. Still, they are definitely very talented and unusual and that alone has made them a current favorite of mine, too.
October 21st, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Mr. D and I went to see Guster in concert last year sometime, and Tally Hall opened for them. I’d never heard of them before at that time, but they were AWESOME. Their live shows are really, really funny and energetic. Unfortunately, their album isn’t quite as awesome. It’s pretty good, but live they are amazing!
I really loved their rendition of “Just a Friend” (Oh SNAP!) and now Mr. D is walking around singing it.
Also, they have funny little youtube videos… like “Enchirito”. We watched that at least 30 times when we first discovered it. Their “what you don’t know” videos, like “Dancing” are fairly funny too.
I love Tally Hall, I would totally go see them in concert again. Watch some of the live concerts on youtube, you’ll love it!
Glad you discovered them, Eric!
October 21st, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Oooh, and the “Rototron Cornbobber”.
I’m done now, I promise. lol
October 21st, 2008 at 3:18 pm
It’s easier to google tally hall than it is to google BNL
October 21st, 2008 at 3:29 pm
They are fantastic… fo rizzle. I’ve seen them in concert twice, and they’re even better live.
October 21st, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Wow, I can’t understand half of what they’re singing/saying. Wish the video had subtitles.