Brad Lidge Loves the Nu Metal
Ken Mandel is the Phillies beat reporter for MLB.com and he answered a bunch of questions in his latest mailbag, including one about the Phillies' new closer Brad Lidge:
Q. What song will Brad Lidge come out to? I think he should come out to "Wild Thing," like Charlie Sheen did as Rick Vaughn in "Major League." I'm surprised no one has done that yet.
-- Matthew N., St. Johnsville, N.Y.
A. Lidge said recently that he's leaning toward Drowning Pool's "Soldiers" over another of their songs, "Bodies." I'm not hip enough to be familiar with either song, but I heard them thanks to YouTube. "Soldiers" has sirens in the beginning, and could sound cool if it were blaring from the Citizens Bank Park speakers.
I can't imagine someone who once lost his closer job due to control problems ever using the song "Wild Thing", especially on a team that lost a World Series because of a walkoff home run off a pitcher nicknamed "Wild Thing". Matthew N, that's either a poorly crafted joke or the dumbest thing I've ever read on MLB.com. And that's saying a lot.
As for this Drowning Pool band, my associate Camp Tiger Claw tells me that "Bodies" is a nu metal song where the gentleman chants "Let the bodies hit the floor". I think I recall hearing this once at the Jersey Shore, blaring out of stereo speakers behind the Frog Bog. Classy.
The opening with the siren is cool, it will get CBP pretty hype.
The song itself is pretty bad, in my opinion. Maybe it'll grow on me by the end of September and Lidge is wrapping up another division title.
Posted by: Ricky | Monday, March 17, 2008 at 04:47 PM
The video for Soldiers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3qnB2dbS1A
Posted by: Ricky | Monday, March 17, 2008 at 04:47 PM
A jock likes Nu Metal?! Stop the presses!!!
Posted by: j13 | Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 11:39 AM
Isn't 'Let the Bodies Hit the Floor' Philly's new anthem??
Posted by: Bryan | Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 01:23 PM
"'Soldiers' has sirens in the beginning, and could sound cool if it were blaring from the Citizens Bank Park speakers."
The only cool thing about Drowning Pool would be if they pumped their music into a landfill or the bottom of the ocean.
SLAAAAAAAYYER!!!
Posted by: How do you spell retard? | Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 05:23 PM