Vansmack - Amen brother. Perfect observation of many on this board.
Bands that toured too much this year
Originally posted by TheDirector217:Why would that make him more of a hypocrite?
So if there was easily located figure of Bono's donations to charity placed out there by him or his "people" wouldn't that make him more of a hypocrite??? Charity isn't always a square number, but that's just my two cents . . . (pun intended)
It's just funny that there are never any citations about him giving xx.xx amount to such-and-such organization. It's just a lot of abstract mentions about his "generosity" without ever quantifying it.
Perhaps he really does put his money where his mouth is. I've just never seen anything concrete.
He wouldn't be the first (nor the last) to cultivate an image of philanthropy that he never really lived up to.
When you're that rich, what else are you going to do other than give a good chunk of it to charity?
i like U2, and I wouldn't enjoy them any less if Bono was a savior or full of shit…
I don't get why fans allow a musician's personal finance, tax efficiency, charity work or social lives figure into their albums or tour dates. Save for the proceeds going to benefit global deforestation, I don't really care what happens off the record.
enjoy your tabloids. enjoy your music.
just don't confuse the two.
I don't get why fans allow a musician's personal finance, tax efficiency, charity work or social lives figure into their albums or tour dates. Save for the proceeds going to benefit global deforestation, I don't really care what happens off the record.
enjoy your tabloids. enjoy your music.
just don't confuse the two.
What if he called a black dude the "N" word?
Originally posted by Big KC:
i like U2, and I wouldn't enjoy them any less if Bono was a savior or full of shit…
I don't get why fans allow a musician's personal finance, tax efficiency, charity work or social lives figure into their albums or tour dates. Save for the proceeds going to benefit global deforestation, I don't really care what happens off the record.
enjoy your tabloids. enjoy your music.
just don't confuse the two.
Then he'd be Elvis Costello.
Originally posted by Steny Hoyer, Pubic Destroyer:
What if he called a black dude the "N" word?
Originally posted by Big KC:
i like U2, and I wouldn't enjoy them any less if Bono was a savior or full of shit…
I don't get why fans allow a musician's personal finance, tax efficiency, charity work or social lives figure into their albums or tour dates. Save for the proceeds going to benefit global deforestation, I don't really care what happens off the record.
enjoy your tabloids. enjoy your music.
just don't confuse the two.
This board despises anything that's on top - its the nature of earning indie cred: be the first to discover, then the first to diss.too friggin true around here… and this has been going on for how many years that I occasionally been dropping by here?
and i wouldn't call him friend…
Originally posted by Steny Hoyer, Pubic Destroyer:Then I guess he'd still reap 1/4 of the DVD profits with Jerry, Jason, & Julia. LOL
What if he called a black dude the "N" word?
Originally posted by Big KC:
i like U2, and I wouldn't enjoy them any less if Bono was a savior or full of shit…
I don't get why fans allow a musician's personal finance, tax efficiency, charity work or social lives figure into their albums or tour dates. Save for the proceeds going to benefit global deforestation, I don't really care what happens off the record.
enjoy your tabloids. enjoy your music.
just don't confuse the two.
Originally posted by Alex:you don't think a band can get overexposed? i think interpol definitely did that with the non-stop touring of a year or two ago
There is no such thing as a band touring too much. This is the worst thread ever.
Absolutely not. As long as people are coming out to their shows, they are getting exposure, and they are getting paid. There will always be people who missed them the first time who will come out the second time, and on and on. Especially for bands that don't get much radio exposure, it's a good way to get their name out there and build up popularity.
I've seen Lucero at least four or five times this year between DC, Baltimore and Richmond. Yeah, there are the regulars out at every show, but at every single one I've heard people talk about how its the first time they've seen them, that they were drawn to them because of people talking about seeing them live. That gets around and gets more people buying albums, merch, coming to the shows, etc.
So no, I don't think there is such a thing as too much touring, unless you hit one single city that isn't your hometown more than like 5-6 times in a year. And so far, I don't think any band in this thread is guilty of doing so.
I've seen Lucero at least four or five times this year between DC, Baltimore and Richmond. Yeah, there are the regulars out at every show, but at every single one I've heard people talk about how its the first time they've seen them, that they were drawn to them because of people talking about seeing them live. That gets around and gets more people buying albums, merch, coming to the shows, etc.
So no, I don't think there is such a thing as too much touring, unless you hit one single city that isn't your hometown more than like 5-6 times in a year. And so far, I don't think any band in this thread is guilty of doing so.
I would argue that overexposure in music is a huge issue, even if we're talking about "indie" groups hitting the same city 3-4 times in a year or getting way too much deafening hype/publicity rather than, say, a certain john mellencamp song being played 553 times per day in a certain chevrolet ad … people got pretty sick of hearing about clap your hands say yeah, tapes n' tapes, etc, and a backlash starts … and i remember a lot of people saying "interpol is here again?!" about a year ago, and they definitely had a backlash (this isn't just from bulletin board chatter)
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa08:Then don't go if you just saw them. How hard is that?
and i remember a lot of people saying "interpol is here again?!" about a year ago, and they definitely had a backlash (this isn't just from bulletin board chatter)
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa08:Then don't buy the magazine, read that particular article in the paper, or believe the hype. You may not be able to control the media, but you can control your intake. Turn the page, change the channel, turn the dial, click the mouse, hit the back button…..
people got pretty sick of hearing about clap your hands say yeah, tapes n' tapes, etc, and a backlash starts …
Turn on
Tune in
Drop out
Tune in
Drop out
if you're talkin about being a hypocrite and the like, how many people have bought or toured or listened to anything by Willie Nelson?
I'm just sayin'..
um, with that said can the stones please quit touring? I heard the stage creaking from my room. ty.
I'm just sayin'..
um, with that said can the stones please quit touring? I heard the stage creaking from my room. ty.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Then he'd be Elvis Costello.
Originally posted by Steny Hoyer, Pubic Destroyer:Or Ice Cube.
[qb] What if he called a black dude the "N" word?
Originally posted by -kat-:Just a question. Have you actually seen the Stones anytime recently???? Answer honestly.
if you're talkin about being a hypocrite and the like, how many people have bought or toured or listened to anything by Willie Nelson?
I'm just sayin'..
um, with that said can the stones please quit touring? I heard the stage creaking from my room. ty.
Originally posted by vansmack:of course you control your own intake, but you're talking on a micro-level, not a macro-level … widespread backlashes DO happen from overexposure (including too much touring), both in the indie world and the mainstream music world, and it can be really damaging to a band …. that's the only point i'm trying to make …
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa08:Then don't buy the magazine, read that particular article in the paper, or believe the hype. You may not be able to control the media, but you can control your intake. Turn the page, change the channel, turn the dial, click the mouse, hit the back button…..
people got pretty sick of hearing about clap your hands say yeah, tapes n' tapes, etc, and a backlash starts …
Originally posted by Alex:i second this. utterly stupid.
There is no such thing as a band touring too much. This is the worst thread ever.