To me, it seems like a reference to trends, fads, and the cult-like following that some music acts (including TMBG) sometimes generate.
The dirt bike is clearly a band, but one that people almost worship. This was probably my favorite song of the John Henry album. The guitar solo alone makes it worth listening to, and the horn parts are awesome.
By the way the "sophmore jinx" is an old rule of thumb in the record industry that most bands' second major-label release tends to suck and/or sell poorly. (This is usually because debts piled up from producing and promoting a band's break-out album often leads to being pressured into rushing a second album out to the stores, and quality suffers for it.) Most rock bands need to have a successful third album (get over their "sophomore jinx") to be considered a long-term success.
To me, it seems like a reference to trends, fads, and the cult-like following that some music acts (including TMBG) sometimes generate.
The dirt bike is clearly a band, but one that people almost worship. This was probably my favorite song of the John Henry album. The guitar solo alone makes it worth listening to, and the horn parts are awesome.
By the way the "sophmore jinx" is an old rule of thumb in the record industry that most bands' second major-label release tends to suck and/or sell poorly. (This is usually because debts piled up from producing and promoting a band's break-out album often leads to being pressured into rushing a second album out to the stores, and quality suffers for it.) Most rock bands need to have a successful third album (get over their "sophomore jinx") to be considered a long-term success.