SXSW 2009 Music Video: The Boxmasters - Poor House

[bigjohnhamhock]

Y'all are outt yer minds. This kicks ASS.

[matthewsweet73]

um, this has to be another joaquin joke?

[physiodude2]

Good marketing.

Crap music.

[mamawolf81]

Where is Unknown? This song wreaks of him!

[raleighman3000]

Hi Southern accent is so exagerated here. Really makes me want to punch a wall for a few hours. I hope Angelina Jolie took a big shit on his face before she left his cracker ass.

[saquerodriguesmg]

've had better days still more good

[DrinkThunderbird]

Billy Bob lived in the same apartment building as Warren Zevon. I guess he thinks he got music talent through the air vents. This proves it don't work that way!

[mrcrutsinger]

He's doing what he loves. Good for you Bud.

[shauncytheboom]

Good band though...

[shauncytheboom]

The guy has the most pedestrian approach to melody I have ever encountered. Wow. Its like he can't figure out how to sing. Bland sandwich. And does he really think anyone is gonna swallow this garbage. I will give him this though..... it is some funny funny stuff. His videos have given me some real gut busting laughter.

[matthewaresogood]

"Jian, I'm a musician before an actor!" Really? "Derp derp derp, kindergarten lyrics, this derp derping's making me never want to go near hicks". I've equaled billy bob's musical accomplishments.

[wemetee]

Please tell me there aren't actually 8 people in this band?

[TheAppitite]

somthing about billy bob in this video really pisses me off. i think if i saw him on the street wearing that suit and that fucking grin i might just knock out his fucking teeth. . . . arrogant asshole

[MsMoviestar1]

MAKES ME LAUGH THANKS GOOD TUNE

[carpetmonk]

wheres unknown hinson?



[Stellamust]

Extremely tedious.

[takeoff1212]

too bad billy isn't dead yet.

[ginganz13]

Good ole America - they have both kinds of music - cuntry and westun.

[0044sam]

scince when does Billy Bob smile?

[UKNOWIT88]

This sounds pretty cool

[samesamething]

i really like it. i support ya BILLY bob!!

[lukeyboy123able]

...pretty boring country muic! BB? stick to acting!!

[speedycreekdave]

Acctualy I realy enjoy the band itself, they sound realy good, and the steel guitar playing sounds like Bakersfield style honky tonk, to which had incorperated some of the british invasion sound, and vica versa, but the problem hear is billy bob thorton...get ride of him, get a better lead vocalist, and they would be right up their with bands like The Derailers.

[ZerroShadows]

This doesn't sound good at all, and I am fine with country music... This really sucks.

[SALVATOREPRIANTI]

HE DOSENT WANT ANY REFRENCE BEING MADE THAT HE WAS AN ACTOR, BUT HE IS A BETTER ACTOR WHEN HE IS SINGING AND A BETTER SINGER WHEN HE IS ACTING!

[goodatquiting]

WOULD YOU SAY MUSIC IS TOM PETTYS HOBBY???shit country been there done that same root pickin jug blowin tune

[otidoodle]

why would he do this to himself? they should call their band "a bag full of mashed up assholes" lol

[wexerguy90]

Although this may be shit. Billy Bob is a brilliant screenwriter. He wrote fucking One False Move and starred in that as well. Wrote, starred and directed Sling Blade. A underrated masterpiece of the 1990's, but my god this music is terrible.

[dogsnail]

British Invasion? Where the hell is it?

Sack of Southern shit.

[jonhardin69]

How queer! Put 'em back in the box. Who the hell would buy this? Embarassing!

[loganwright904]

To all the haters, on Bill, he fucked Angelina Jolie

[TheCruddyBug]

I see, what, three people playing the chord progression on guitar and yet it's so mixed out I just hear the twangy steel guitar. What a bad band.

[funfabmegan]

hahahha this is so so strange...Only Billy Bob could reinvent himself this way..lol.

[spartacus6839]

Its like the Brady Bunch visits the Beverly hill billies.......

[spartacus6839]

I think this bands about 50 years to late.....

[blackdogleg]

shit plain and simple shit

[tscat68]

Billy sounds good!!!!

[cherryrexxacola1]

Unknown Hinson is the bassist, but he doesn't appear in his usual costume. Totally didn't recognize him xD

[foosovsky]

this is great

[AustinD88]

This is just horrible...

[maxcohen13]

Billy Bob claims that he's the drummer, but he wants to be lead singer to so he can get the camera time. Ha! What a dork.

How many people are in this stupid band, anyway? I'm counting 8. Do you REALLY need 8 to sound like that?

I don't get the video. Why does the crowd scream, then immediately be quiet? Why do the band members look constipated? Just exactly how much hair dye did this band go through before they started playing?

Ugh...I have a headache. Someone play some Zeppelin, quick!

[funfabmegan]

@maxcohen13 hahaha did you really need 8 to sound like that? hahah that was priceless..and oh so true LOL :P ( It the British invasion was anything like this we would have shot it all down /layed it to rest permenantly!! Hes totally neurotic.)

[dreadguy14]

Is it just me, or does Billy look like the producers of that show want to kill him? At one point, towards the end of the video, I think he actually mouthed "help".

[prettygirl19971213]

Band's good...but they need a new singer. Billy Bob, Just fade into obscurity gracefully. You will never be able to compete with the big guns. Jack ass...

[longduckdong420]

You guys fuckin suck. Thank god Billy had money from acting. Atleast he can pay people to be his bandmates.

[peajink]

Billy Bob could play Barney Fife in a Mayberry movie

[Bulletime09]

the fuck is billy bob doin?

[motheronafight]

Awesome if you bother to go see in person will be very pleased

[racegrooves]

Great tune! I wish people could appreciate the BAND instead of just being haters.

[MrBillybrown66]

The Boxmasters kick ass and this video is awesome. "Modbilly" was good too and I can't wait for the new one. Oh, and fuck the haters.

[sirflipper]

Bubba makes the band! YOU RULE BUBBA! every time I eat at the ole Top Hat bar-b-que I'll think of Bubba!

[spikedheart]

i love it

[pat976]

all the people posting negative stuff, I guess you all are masochistic ... ha ha ...

[pat976]

I actually take back what I said earlier. This is growing on me , and I'm starting to really get into it ... everyone that posts negative stuff, go listen to something else ! Nobody's forcing you to watch this ... I'm not watching rap videos, so get out of here !

[h3avierthen4ir]

part of me just died : ) id rather listen to clint black molest his niece. i'd rather listen to three days grace do a cover of blonde on blonde. id rather listen to amy grant pee in a cello. i cant believe i fucked around on youtube enough to find this. epic fail gentelmen.

[DecembersLament]

@h3avierthen4ir i have no words. i love you.

[deloufu]

Who needs waterboarding make them listen to this they will confess to anything.

[llamasausage]

billybob ftw!!!!!!!!!!!

unless this wasnt supposed to be some sort of joke

XD

[Chr1sMill3r]

The worst part is the guys who whore themselves to work with him to make this garbage possible.

[fzappa007]

eechk.......i feel dirty, like ..i need a shower, that was just wrong on so many levels...its just ..well i cant explain....my ears hurt but i really wanted to like it....oohhh jeeezz....

[comedyjon]

"The Boxmasters are a combination of the Beatles, the Monkees and the Turtles with Del Reeves and Buck Owens and Merle Haggard -- all put together."

Nice description, except you forgot to add "Pure Shit" and subtract "Talent". This band would be a lot better if BBT were replaced with someone who could sing.

[pat976]

the proof that good taste and good intentions don't automatically means great music... this is above average at best ... Love Billy Bob, but this is just ok, ...

[sauronwibble]

This is just poor. I can't believe he described this as "not been done by anyone for at least 30 years".

[fzappa007]

@sauronwibble I am tracking with you bro ...this is pretty fucking sad....I believe old billy bob is disillusioned, all the people around have told him how amazing this drivel is, and he has bought it HOOK,LINE & SINKER...I mean the shit IS fun to play but its not "ground-breaking" or "revolutionary" its just ...crappy country music...hey and thats okay!! Im sure that there are quite a few people that dig this nonsense, but not I, and this is my comment...thank-you....

[banefang]

I think I've heard this song before... wasn't it tracks 1-12 on every one of their CDs?

To the Boxmasters: Stop pumping out the same POS song every time you enter the studio.

[jmci48]

meh

[speed10641]

mmmmmm...hmmmmm i guess they serve biscuts n muustard in da poooor house mmmmm..hhhmmmmmm

[haylakes]

Thanks for coming up to Canada and showing us how rude you can be...maybe next time dont show up drunk, get drunk with us:)

[lionguyyy]

I Love this Shit!! GOOD JOB BILLY!!

[thecrowing07]

I think the video is hilarious, and the song is really good, except the moans at the end.

[geridg]

this blows!

[techguy007]

Not great but not bad at all.

[doctorcastille]

The band is really not bad at all. Too bad Gram Parsons is not alive to be their singer.

[BertConvy2008]

So true. Even with all the modern advancements in vocal cleanup. Billy Bob sounds flat and uninteresting.

[TheCruddyBug]

@BertConvy2008

Bert I think the modern advancements in vocal cleanup make people sound flat and uninteresting. But in this case he would be uninteresting anyway.

[apoplexy85]

@doctorcastille yeah, he is a regular tom petty. give me a break no one would even listen to this shit or care about it if he wasnt a high profile actor.

[wemetee]

@apoplexy85

This is music anyone ole' joe could make...

[lescar88]

after watching the interview on Q I actually DID get the energy up to look for a video, and, ahhhhh, er, um.... wow. I don't even know what to say... really though, I think, OMG! IS THAT MOLD GROWING ON MY SANDWICH? HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN HERE? BILLY BOB PUT A CURSE ON ME AND I'VE BEEN ASLEEP FOR 30 DAYS! WHAAAAAAAAAT?

[birdmanbrett]

bahaha way to go billy bob,

you

suck

ass

at

music

[deafdonkey23]

wow so bad haha damn

[wattscg]

this is soooooooooooooooooo bad. i hope you read this BBT. STOP WRITING MUSIC. I want to forget I ever saw this.

[bluesintheblood]

Sling Blade II...?

[leafsrock93]

WOW......CRAP!

[goveiac]

I dont want to sound like some jaded hater or anything, but wow, this might be the worst band ever. they are in the same boat as Miami Sound Machine, Ratt, The Presidents of the United stateso f america, and a whole list of other shitty bands. They should call thier next album "Rip Off" or "Music Label Toxins"

[mimesis6mime]

complete garbage

[russman113]

yeah, he says that he doesn't want anything to do with his old acting career and wants to just focus on his singing career, wow... like i could go in a wife beater and boxers and and get a career before he could, but money buys whatever you want... even a shitty singing career.

[PotheadPundit]

"workin on a plan, to save our home" the masters who originally played this style were good because they actually lived their music. Here we have a multi millionare drummer/lead singer talking about the "poor house" ? Give me a break. This is the similacrum on speed.

[mylesh2000]

he struggled before he made it big

[vatonaught]

He gets all you white trashers upset does he? I like the guy..talent is talent.

[neuroshrink]

This trashing is all about his insulting Canada on QTV--not his best moment, to be sure. But that has nothing to do with his music.

[cw22857]

french fried putatters uuuuuhuuu slingblade could sing better

[vagn52]

it's sad some of you can't see this is a fucking JOKE. billy bob's the best drummer in the group. yea, that's him too

[vagn52]

can't you see it's a fuking JOKE assholes

[rickrollinit]

what the fuck does he know about the poorhouse?

[pevainer]

i think those are one of the worst lyrics i've ever heard, even if they ARE supposed to be amusing. Fuck, billy bob should stick to acting, hope he realizes it soon enough.

[ociralathcir]

Great tune.

[stealingyermail]

for real

[stealingyermail]

what the hell is this

[koneybaloney]

Chuck Garric you are way too cute!!!!

[BastardAlleycat]

Would have been better if he sang like "Carl". Mmmh-hmmm I reckon.

[matoblaster]

what does Billy Bob know about "the poor house"? The man is worth millions! Not sure why either

[StonewallVH5150]

He hasn't always been.

[warrengraham]

Seriously, who cares about billy bob. He has no talent and is pretentious. It's sad that he doesnt' realize that strombolopolous is actually more famous than he is. not to mention cooler and less of a dick. Seriously, I'm over it. next.

[BastardAlleycat]

This is fucking ridiculous!

[mvfd83]

you rock billy bob keep rockin

[krelnarb]

A celebration of mediocrity

[baybo272]

great tune - well done, great video.

Keep it up Billy Bob !

[thecosmichippo]

*shutters* that was sooo painful.

[MRmotrhead]

Billy Bob, you aren't just a dick , you can't sing! STFU.

[sa6at]

these guys suck!... billy bob should stop acting n stop singing... do something else man!

[Butzillanator]

the fuck is he talking about when he says no one has done what he is doing now in the past 30 years this sounds like very very very very very unoriginal country music....man Billy Bob Thornton is such a giant asshole

[WraithJJ]

terrible band.

[dorotwhy]

I love it!!!

[retrospects]

wow i cant watch this after that train wreck interview... they blow either way

[i2livelife]

sucks

[celluloidfoundry]

Billy Bob is like Cream without the Corn.

[deathtopardee]

haha

this is horrible

[rasoiratomique]

yeah, no pop no british no nothing, just empty bullshit to impress a radio interviewer

[andrewmitchell287]

What the hell does Billy Bob Thorton know about the poor house?

[TWCAAC]

Billy Bob looks creepy, this video is not flattering at all, in fact is kind of lame.

[MamboMad]

I dont get the British Invasion influence... where is it? this just sounds like Country n Western to me.

[otacon333x2]

..the suits?

[dorotwhy]

Maybe the outfits ?

[CharlotteKM]

The british invasion influence comes from the crappy over-done concept for the video. Also Billy Bobs dancing looks like the Huggies Potty Dance, which a british person invented,...

[Griff666]

You better not be dissing the British. I'd love to see you last 20 seconds in glasgow. Bloody women....

[0o0joka10o0]

lol the funny thing is that billy bobs an american...and hes the one dancing like a twat so nothing to do with britain, plus british bands can sing... :D

[doctorcastille]

The Rickenbacker guitar perhaps??

[dreadguy14]

@MamboMad Same here, but I can c it in there style, but when I close my eyes I can't hear it again.

[scrabble3]

Billy's stage presence/personality is polished but he's certainly "acting" in this video! Unfortunately as a vocalist he's very mediocre. He doesn't have the musical timing and vocal expressiveness of someone like Bob Dylan or Tom Petty (neither who were particularly known for having melodious voices) and unfortunately he doesn't have the lovely timber and resonance of someone like Willy Nelson or Dwight Yokum. (Quite evident when you hear him sing live).

[etglover]

BBT is a no talent tool.

[breetai3]

horrendous

[EvilOak27]

"Hottest hit makers in America today".

That was a good one.

Tom Petty doesn't preen for the camera as much.

[stnkbitr]

can anyone say, "DEWEY COX" ?  You're kidding right?

[joefish28]

This has got to be the biggest piece of crap I have ever heard. You should be called The Crapmasters. If you don't go back to acting Billy, you'll be in the poorhouse.

[sansdancer]

I never knew Barney Fife was in a band.

[zubernick]

Hope BBT is havin' the time of his life runnin' amok musically and showing his ass whenever he speaks because if this is representative of his best effort, the band needs a new "front man". What a joke - we have more talent walk in off the street at open mic at the local tavern. K-mart bargain box stuff.

[Lehamic]

Pretty funny.

[Ognerfood]

Are you serious?

[GTRrocker666]

wow this sucks. I hate country

[jemen19762007]

its different. I like it.

[bucktoofus]

This is a joke, right?

[asiasage]

Love this this modbilly music!

[augustw3st]

you guys suck

[bzotch]

Thank you. This is swell music.

[babymollyblack]

blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[babymollyblack]

this looks like billy bob doing a saturday night skit... not too funnie.,.. I would rather see Dan Ackrod....

[rose106]

He should have had to entered the presidential race. he probably would have been more of a success

[whatever182281]

im sorry but i cant take him serious in this. i just think bad santa and then see this.... this isnt billy bob. good music though. thanks for posting.

[keystone49]

Love BILLY BOB,had no idea he could sing that good. PS. All his movies were good- Slingblade was the best one of all!!

[glassimage303]

What a piece of crap!

What a talentless excuse for an actor/musician.

Keep the band, lose the singer. Schmuck.

[Traumatoast]

Haa haaa ! Love it.

[iocapisco]

ugh

[phaktz]

This was terrible, lol.

[wheresthebody]

this sucks

and i really love country music, but this is plastic garbage

[szvonek]

song sucks, band dudes are cheesy, billy bob is a pompous ass

[Ericjpomeroy]

Billy Bob is creepy on so many levels.

[wormy04]

This Is HORRIBLE!!!!

[jump361]

agreed that billy bob came across as a jerk in his interview, but i rather liked this song.

[mjep25]

shite, get a real job billy bob#

#

[RicksonByArmbar]

awful

[Raptor941]

Famous or not Billy this really sucks...no it really sucks

[xanadeus]

This sounds like a lessor child of The Statler Brothers: Flowers on The Wall

[xeroid69]

This video kinda blows.

[lishkathelittlegypsy]

*SMH*

[rrmotor]

Sorry, this music is crap, in my opinion. And i know music. Keep up the actor work billy-bob!

[xtremeleafan]

BBT,you're a loser