In Which ChatGPT Writes About Hair Metal
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 12:01AM Happy Valentine's Day, my lovelies.
Like everyone else on earth, I've been curious about GhatGPT. I wondered what the AI tool would say about "hair metal." So I popped in this prompt: "Write me a blog post about a underrated hair metal band." ChatGPT scanned the Internet - including things I've probably written in the past - and spit out the result below.
There are some inaccuracies - obviously Britny Fox did not write "Hair of the Dog" -- that was Nazareth. That means, then, that Guns n' Roses didn't cover Britny Fox - they covered Nazareth when they performed the song live and recorded it for The Spaghetti Incident. Plus, ChatGPT doesn't explain the many lineup changes for Britny Fox over the years, either. Still a fun experiment.
"Hair metal was one of the defining genres of the 1980s, with its catchy riffs, flamboyant fashion, and over-the-top performances. While bands like Poison, Bon Jovi, and Guns N' Roses remain popular to this day, there are a number of underrated hair metal bands that never quite achieved the same level of success. In this post, we'll take a look at one such band: Britny Fox.
Britny Fox formed in Philadelphia in 1985, and released their self-titled debut album in 1988. The album was a modest success, peaking at #109 on the Billboard 200, but it was their follow-up, 1989's "Boys in Heat," that really put them on the map. The album reached #63 on the Billboard 200, and featured the hit single "Long Way to Love," which remains a fan favorite to this day.
Despite their success, Britny Fox never achieved the same level of fame as some of their peers. Part of the reason for this may be that they were often overshadowed by bands like Poison and Bon Jovi, who had similar sounds and styles. But Britny Fox had a distinctive sound of their own, with a bluesy edge that set them apart from many of their hair metal contemporaries.
One of the standout tracks on "Boys in Heat" is "Hair of the Dog," which features a killer guitar riff and a catchy chorus. The song was covered by Guns N' Roses during their Use Your Illusion tour, which helped to bring Britny Fox to a wider audience. Other highlights of the album include "Dream On," a power ballad that showcases singer "Dizzy" Dean Davidson's impressive vocal range, and "Shot from My Gun," a fast-paced rocker with a memorable chorus.
Britny Fox went on to release several more albums, but their fortunes waned as the 1990s wore on and hair metal fell out of fashion. They disbanded in 1992, but reunited in 2000 for a tour that saw them playing to packed houses across the United States. Since then, they've continued to tour and record, and have built up a dedicated fan base around the world.
In conclusion, Britny Fox may not be as well-known as some of their hair metal peers, but they deserve to be recognized as one of the underrated bands of the genre. With their bluesy edge and catchy tunes, they brought a distinctive sound to the world of 1980s rock, and their music still holds up today. If you're a fan of hair metal, or just appreciate good old-fashioned rock and roll, be sure to give Britny Fox a listen."
Britny Fox, ChaptGPT
Reader Comments (5)
And just as an aside, Britny Fox did record a cover version of Hair of the Dog and it's one of their most popular songs on Spotify for them, so it's at least understandable why that song was included in the article.
For fun, switch over to Stable Diffusion. The pictorial world is also a mass of convenient wonders. But . . .
. .. notice that I said "at this point." Machine-learning should interest everyone. Stay tuned for more advances. And consider a world where a concept like William James' "Radical Empiricism" is no longer useful or possible. What, then, is the practical output of humans who dare to create, consider, and critique (recognizing, of course, that these algorithms are the creation of incredibly talented people)?