Is the Polyphonic Spree like a cult posing as musical group, or whatever?

[MrScorpio]

[tigereye]

1. it's like the cast of Hair meets Up with People, or something

[Schema Thing]

2. exactly backwards: it's a musical group posing as a cult

[Lydia Leftcoast]

3. It isn't particularly polyphonic

They sing in unison much of the time.

[NightWatcher]

4. how else is a french horn player supposed to get to Lollapalooza

they rock.

I like their "Soldier Girl"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6rf1_JHe4Q

[bbernardini]

5. Well, they don't wear the robes anymore:

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As I understand it, the robes were a unifying concept as 13 people on stage in their street clothes was distracting. Kind of like their version of the Beatles wearing matching suits.

[MrScorpio]

6. So they went from hippie to facist?

Weird