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The Worst Artists You've Seen Live

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0:00 They say nothing kills you like retirement. >> He's not even singing anymore. >> He's just holding it being like They're like They're like, "Frankie, you got to move your mouth, man. [laughter] Just move your mouth." I'm trying. He's like, "God damn my gambling debt." Welcome back to another episode of Careful Boys. Today we're going to talk about some of the worst artists or comedians you saw live. Oof. Do you even remember how bad? Like cuz I see a lot of bad ones, but they're like when you take a dump and you see your dump, you don't want to remember what it looks like. >> Mhm. Uh I think he's asking for standout ones that you do remember about. Yeah? Not not like no-name or something. >> Okay, very recently I saw I went to this thing

0:50 when we were young. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah, you saw all the old-school bands, yeah. >> all the old-school bands, yeah. And they used For everyone who know who doesn't know, they still suck. Oh. They only have one really good song, The Taste of Ink. >> just so everybody knows, yeah. Don't >> Oh, we're talking about bands? I thought you were talking about stand-up comedy. >> Artists or comedians. >> or comedians, yeah. [snorts] So yeah, I saw a bunch Comedians are artists, Joe. I saw The Used like 2001 or some ████ 2002 at some stupid festival. You probably know you guys know cuz you guys know cool stuff. But I went to this festival I was forced to by my girlfriend at the time, and she liked all that. >> Warp Tour? Warp Tour, thank you. And I saw The Used there and I thought they sucked, and then 25 years later they still sucked. Uh I just still like The Taste of Ink and I like thrashing out to it when I'm drunk as hell. Okay. No. I should have been drunk. Broke my heart was George Clinton and the Parliament

1:41 Funkadelic. >> Oh, they were bad? >> Dude, well, the band was good. So I was like, "This is ████ sick." And then like the bass playing I'm like, "When is he coming out?" And then like um they had to announce that he was there cuz no one recognized him. He shaved his dreads, he wasn't like and he wasn't really singing and then when he got on the mic he kind of like was singing and then halfway through he fell asleep and ████ and then I was like, "What the f███?" I mean, they are old. Fell asleep though. >> They had and then they're like they're trying, man, and the music was great. I mean, the musicians are great, but like all the OGs, I think they were like tired. Damn. >> So it's like >> That's too bad. They're just tired. >> Yeah. So I'm like I I like the songs, but maybe I like it back on the radio. Oh, yeah. Yeah, they're just senior citizens now, you know? That's sad That's sad when

2:31 it's people that like are, you know, they're just taking gigs and they kind of past their heyday in a way. Yeah. >> But they're just like, you know, out there to do it. They still got to pay off those taxes probably. >> Yeah, for real. Well, there's also that whole like condition or whatever where like past age 30-something you you're not into new music. So a lot of those like older artists like their fans just aren't trying Yeah, they're not trying to look for a bunch of new like fresh music. So they just kind of ride like who they've always loved and if that person's still performing, I bet you we're all still going to be watching some of our favorite people from our our generation like 20 years from now if they come back. I just saw Backstreet Boys again, that's completely >> Wait, that's why they made such a huge comeback, yeah. >> That that's completely different. Obviously, some will do well, some will not do well, but like you're still going to be more in tune with watching people that like you really built a relationship with or fell in love with

3:22 that a certain impressionable time than, you know, I'm not going to like go to Tate McRae concert nowadays or something just because that person is or like who's in right now? >> The performer that's been pissing me off that I'm like I'm a I'm a fan I would love to see, but I see it like on on Instagram is the is Ja Rule, bro. Oh, man. >> He's bad right now? Dude, he's putting up the wrong time, bro. [laughter] His song of like "9 o'clock home alone." >> So he's supposed to make a clock with his arms. >> the time, right? And it's always 3:00. >> [laughter] >> Bro, no, bro. >> 4:45 Bro, he's rehearsing He's rehearsing in the mirror still at the studio. >> Oh. He's seeing 9:00. >> That's what I'm saying. I'm like no Nobody in his staff, like the team, the crew, like nobody's telling him. He just I'm like >> It's tricky that reverse thing. It's tricky. Different time zone, different

4:12 time zone. >> That's funny because That's funny cuz right now to me, that's still 9:00. >> Like what I did? >> Yeah. Well, because I'm a performer. >> Did it right. Yeah, he did it right. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. He did it the other way. Yeah, there's no Yeah, but but he's going Like what's this? What time is this? Now it's 3:00 or or 12:15. >> And does he have two minute hands or is it an hour hand? He doesn't [laughter] even do the hour. That's That's the teapot. That's the teapot. Yo, that boy could dance so back in the day. >> Yeah, yeah. Still though? What about now? >> That's what I'm saying. I love his new one. He now dancing though. Yeah, well, cuz he the the moves that he does are They all do. They all do now though. But what Did he get big? No, he didn't get big. >> Like Omarion look funny dancing now, but that's what was fresh back then. Did Did Did someone say that Mariah Carey was so fat she needed people to help her move? >> she was so fat, but I did say that Oh, it was you? Oh, [laughter] no. I was trying to protect them. I was

5:03 trying to protect them. >> But I will say Okay, check this out cuz I recently HE PUT HIMSELF OUT THERE. SAY I DID NOT say that. I did not say that, but I know he's talking about me. Here's the thing though, I just saw Jennifer Lopez as well. And She needed help? >> Straight up, J. Lo, amazing performer offstage kind of crazy, but whatever. Point is, they're both We had to Google this because me and Nina, we went to go see both Mariah Carey and J. Lo. And yes, Mariah Carey needs like she she Her dancers are going off though because they don't have to be held back by her because they just have to accessorize and do crazy ████ And then they they need those With the staging and ████ they need to come up and then they need to grab her hand. Then they need to walk her ass out like 2 miles an hour. You know, because she can't move at all. >> Right. And then J. Lo's going crazy. I'm talking every single song is genuinely amazing number. Each number. Isn't she getting like simultaneously gangbanged

5:54 in every single number as well? >> No, she's just wearing very very dicey things, but the the acts >> I saw a clip. They're very good. They're orchestrated, they're choreographed very well. Shout out to Tabitha, her creative director, and then also her choreographers are really really good. >> Okay, I get it. You know these people, you have to blow them. >> No, I'm I'm I don't even like J-Lo like that. I'm just saying she killed it. So, we have to look it up. We had to look it up. She's amazing. We looked it up. Her and Mariah are the same age. >> J-Lo takes a lot of Adrenochrome. That's why she has all that young energy. Well, then at 50, I'm going to take Adrenochrome. That's all I'm saying. >> Don't see how Ginuwine's moving now? Oh, yeah. That's Ginuwine? Ginuwine. Yeah, that with his little slide hat. Yeah. Wait, what's wrong with that? I think that's tight. >> I did the time. Did the time warp. >> course you think it's tight. Do do Ginuwine. >> That was a sick move. The 9:00 or something like that. I got to find it.

6:44 Yo, that dude didn't age well, did he? He looks like Laurence Fishburne in the face. I thought he aged okay. You you know what the really sad one? Okay. >> Well, I think the tough part is when you're like, I don't know, 60 or 70 now and you're still trying to pull pull off the backflips and ████ >> 20-year-old sex appeal. >> Dude, that's That's where it doesn't >> Remember the Beach Boys that cat? Remember that ████ where we're watching or it was a couple years ago, but it was like this OH OH OH UH I know what you're talking about. And he like walks out and he's barely >> Is Bobby Darin or some ████ No, no, it wasn't. Um Who was that? Uptown girl. Was it that one? There's also this this thing where you like Uh >> [laughter] >> yeah, you know what I'm saying? So, you know. >> down this guy. >> [laughter] >> He's he's He's still singing. He sings hella good still though. It's the sign language guy still being Look.

7:35 Oh, ████ >> [laughter] >> So, I want to know what he's saying though. The sign guy's being like he just fell the >> [laughter] >> EMERGENCY EXITS ONLY. >> [screaming] >> YO, THAT'S CRAZY. I'd rather do that than the Miguel jump. Oh, that's true. Who goes to a If you can't hear the show, who goes to the show? Come on. They don't need a sign language guy. [laughter] What are you talking about? >> to legally have one or no? Yeah, legally probably. Oh man, if not for the sign language guy, you have to turn the guy next to you and say, "Hey, what song is he singing right now?" But you can't even hear what they're talking about. I'm saying, what are you talking about? This is so silly. This is the stupidest thing ever made. This is this whole thing we have to have sign language people everywhere. I like I like that every time we show a dance thing, he hates it. We showed Genuine, "That don't look that bad." >> [laughter] >> Listen, I thought he got the moves

8:26 still. Oh man. >> [laughter] >> Genuine. Oh yeah, dude. The The What was it? The Frankie Valli thing? >> Frankie Valli. That was so crazy. He was like on ketamine. He's [laughter] out there drooling out of He's a Madame Tussaud basically. Hey, we're lonely. >> [laughter] >> Yeah, that's rough. >> one was hilarious though. >> Yeah, and the Four Seasons are still doing it. >> [music] [singing] >> So, it's just a a recording, right? >> just lip syncing, right? >> [music] [laughter] >> Bro, bro. His lips don't even match. That's crazy.

9:17 >> Pay the man. Hey, what what about the one where he makes an entrance? Oh yeah, where he's he's he's like sort of walking out. >> Yeah. That's crazy, dude. >> Yeah, I think it's that one. >> We need to talk about this Frankie Valli situation. Oh man, this is going to be That one, that one. We need to talk about this Frankie Valli situation. >> [music] [laughter] [music] >> You're my sunshine. >> So, back in 20 >> He's paid He's paid so many dues though. It's like let him have that But it But that's when you go home and you're like, "Hey, we we were in the same room as that guy tonight. How crazy is that?" That's all it is. That's what you're paying for. >> You think like on like you know how like music and like all these things help bring out the youth in you? What if that's him getting back alive? But in normal days, he's just like this. And it's like, "Frankie, >> it's time." Oh, it's like his treatment

10:07 almost, huh? >> Yeah. And then he gets to be alive. >> nothing kills you like retirement, so maybe he's just like, "I got to stay alive, bro." >> He's not even singing anymore. He's just holding it and being like, He's like a shell of a person. >> They're like They're like, "Frankie, you got to move your mouth, man. >> [laughter] >> Just move your mouth." I'm trying. He's like, "God damn my gambling debt." >> Yeah. >> The best is if he The best review would be that he's totally sentient. He's fine. He's just like, "I ain't got to work that hard for these fools." >> That is I'm not even going to move my mouth. That's >> [laughter] >> I just I saw Paul McCartney years You guys know a couple months ago. He was still good. Yeah. Yeah. But is Frankie Valli older? Yeah, I I I think he is older, yeah. He looks it. I bet you he still gets laid. I guarantee it. But it's like Hugh Hefner style >> Hey man, y'all make sure to tell me to hang them up. At a certain point, you

10:57 know what I'm saying? You got to catch [laughter] me telling jokes with my mouth like, "And then I said, oh hell no." Like you got to be like, "Hey guys, uh it's time to It's just going to be old recordings of you while you just stand there. Sync to your own stuff. I don't think I'd tell you to hang it up if that was That's too funny. >> [laughter] >> Hey, who's that one comedian that's super old though and all of his jokes are about him dying? Oh, no. He He is nice though. He He's from Texas, too. He's from Houston. He's from Texas. He's like He's like He's mad old and he's like, "I just finished paying my college loan." >> [laughter] >> Yeah. Yeah. All one-liners. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I I finished paying my student loan. Oh, that's cool. Yeah. Yeah. yeah, yeah. That is really funny. So, he he plays in on how he That's funny though. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But, that's that's him like leaning So, when you're like 90, you're still talking about like Tyrese or something, then I'll tell you to hang it up. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Tyrese been dead by 50

11:47 years now. >> [laughter]

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