It was a remake of Star Wars , shot on video, using Star Wars action figures as actors. The same Ed Wood production values and unyielding dedication to cheesy source material that elevate the Star Wars remake also drive Astroman to transcend mere surf rock.
Any band can go up on stage and play noisy and derivative surf music.
Astroman's greatness lies in the fact that they play it dressed up as spacemen, surrounded by a stageful of fake futuristic crap, while telling tales of outer space and throwing Nutty Bars into the audience. Servotron stays so relentlessly in character, you become convinced that their highest priority is, in fact, to destroy human life and conquer Earth with their cybernetic agenda. And between the costumes, the chocolate, and just plain rocking out, they have plenty of it.