"And um man, The Rhinestone Life is one of the greatest bands you will ever see. Think a fat, white James Brown type who kills it. Brian McManus is the second coming of the FUNK." -- Matt Sonzala, houstonsoreal.blogspot.com (8.11.06)
"Fucking incredible wouldn't even begin to describe these guys. Another Houston local, they made me proud to be a transplant Houstonian. Picture James Brown placed in Gary Busey's body, backed by a Creedence Clearwater Revival-ish soulful rock band. The lead singer, decked out in a pink tuxedo, has this amazing ability to make you laugh out loud and feel some Southern soul in your feet at the same time.
In the span of about 40 minutes, the lead singer did the following:
* Sang a love song to some indie punk scenester kid in the front row who was taking himself way too seriously to appreciate the humor of the scene.
* Climbed onto the bar, got his mic cord stuck in the ceiling fan, and sang an entire song while dancing on top of the bar.
* Urged people who shop at the Galleria to represent, as well as those of us in the 77006 zip code. (Myself included.)
* Did splits, humped the floor, spat, and screamed his lungs out while maintaining the composure and confidence of The Hardest Working Man In Show Business.
Hands down, Filthy McNasty and the Rhinestone Life are the best local band I've seen in several years and three cities."-- Chris Boyd, http://showbot.blogspot.com/2005/06/filthy-mcnasty-and-rhinestone-life.html
"Very, very few acts can inspire the "ummm, okay..." response that Filthy McNasty and the Rhinestone Life can elicit. Specifically, it's McNasty, also known as Brian McManus, a Press writer, whose stage presence can be, in a word, unforgettable. At a recent show, he took the stage wearing nothing but tights, a parka and a manic grin. Initially, you'll meet his shrieks, self-groping and James Brown-inspired gyrations with confusion and disbelief, but ultimately he'll stir in you a bizarre infatuation. Meanwhile, the Rhinestone Life, clad in all black, churns out grinding rock-funk that appropriately, um, supports their pelvis-thrusting front man. Three beers in, you'll be a fan for life." -- Steven Devadanam, Houston Press (4.21.05)
"He wears a leather jacket. He cusses up a hurricane, tosses back strangers' drinks and has been known to perform with a thong on his head. He has a crew of groupies. He's an audience favorite yet a thorn in the side of every band he has shared a bill with. And that, above all else, is probably why he got a nod for Best Funk/R&B/Soul -- apart from the whole white-guy-singing-R&B angle. What was once the experimental side project of Fatal Flying Guilloteens guitarist Brian McManus has escalated into a blisteringly funny cult spectacle." -- Craig D. Lindsey, Houston Press (7.24.03)
""I didn't really care for it. I was frustrated and I felt screwed," says Charles Peters of Three Fantastic's participation in a controversial battle-of-the-bands contest at Paesano's Lounge in Downtown Houston. "First off, you have to go down there every few weeks for, like, no pay. And the whole thing was so pretentious." Peters by no means is peeling sour grapes. After wading through hoards of mercilessly mediocre bands having about as much to do with today's modern rock as Toad The Wet Sprocket, Three Fantastic came out victorious in the opening rounds.
Unfortunately, the band got caught in the ugly political gears in the final round, trapped like rats when all low rent hell broke loose; that's when Three Fantastic and another finalist band, Slop Jar Jr., were mowed down by what can basically be considered a novelty act, Filthy McNasty. "He was like this cross between Gary Busey and Screamin' Jay Hawkins," says Peters of the goofball Jagger-strutting honky who wore women's panties on his head while croaking out original R & B tunes like "Freaky Shit".
"Musically, we were the better band," Peters says of McNasty, whose stage persona seems to be made up of equal parts Tom Jones and Andrew "Dice" Clay. Amidst dozens of accusations of payoffs and ripoffs and intimidation and last minute slot switching, McNasty shuffled off with $1500 in cash, studio time and a slot opening for a national act at the Engine Room in Houston. "It hurts," says Peters." -- excerpt from the aforementioned local band's article (march '03)
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