I have not heard any of the songs, but I have many of the same feelings of disappointment with Trey’s songwriting as others discussed in this thread so I am very wary of this project. However, the concept of the story is funny and different. I would see it without going too much out of my way if the opportunity arose.
Quotes I enjoyed while reading this thread:
::Came in for info on Hands on a Hard Boner, heads over to “Meat” thread for the real scoop::
I wonder how much of a discount the people in the apartments behind the billboards get?
+20% for getting to enjoy them.
New York Times Review …
So it is about the lame ass contests where you keep you hand on a truck?
This just got lamer.
I thought it was about sexin’.
What’s next, film, radio, possibly a book? Maybe Trey is out to replace Howard as King of All Media?
The reviews sound pretty “blah”. Oh well…
^I’m assuming this isn’t a huge shock to most people. I think it’s the most ridiculous idea for a musical and his writing has definitely gone to quantity over quality in the past few years. I have high hopes for the next Phish album though. Surely the 3 other exceptionally talented guys will step up and put him on restriction until he writes something decent. What are the chances Trey’s already peaked as a songwriter? That’s a very sad thought indeed and I hope that’s not the case. Wrong thread for this question, I suppose.
^Listen to Hotbox! 
^ Well, that was a good three years of crap song writing down the drain.
At least when a shitty album comes out, people will still be able to buy it.
Did anyone actually think the story was worth making into a musical? I mean did anyone on here read about this when it first came out and think “wow what a cool idea!” or did anyone not think it was about male strippers?
I mean, shit, with all these fantasy stories that everyone’s drooling about these days, wouldn’t a Gamehenge-themed story have worked better?
^I thought I was the only person who thought it was a completely ridiculous topic.
And gamehendge would be perfect for so many things but according to the phish biography, Trey refuses to make any sort of profit off of it.
Mike is currently writing the music for a musical called “Deep-throat.” Apparently it is about a hot dog eating contest.
But seriously, if Mike wrote a musical, it would be ZANY and CRAZY as FUCK. That dude is a dreamer. It would badass.
^^HAHAHA! Bravo.
I heard about the Tony nom from my mother a few days ago. It really gave me quite a chuckle for some reason.
She was semi-offended that I had not informed her of Trey’s involvement in the world of musical theater. Like of all the Phish side projects, I would run home to tell her about “Hands on a Hard Body.”
^^^^I’m still waiting for April Fool’s on this one, lol. How does a show that didn’t even run 2 months get nominated for 3 awards? The score I can understand since it was written by Trey, but best actress and best performance??