Like of course we're all here because the music is what got us into this or that band first, but not every discussion has to be strictly about *that*. Everything surrounding it, whether that's the band's image, the place said act has in their scene or the wider music landscape, past and current "eras", or how they're marketing themselves like it was brought up on here... this is the kind of stuff that keeps me coming back here, and separates this place from like reddit or facebook/twitter comments under TBS' feed.
My feeling is that Greg's initial response, that he dislikes when posters attempt to discourse on what they feel is best for a band they have no insight into, is a perfectly valid and inoffensive comment to make. After that everything went off the rails.
as someone who works in social media / marketing, i think what i meant by saying the marketing / pr thing is that in an online world where things can go viral in an instant (the house show) you have to adapt quickly. given all the hype a few days ago it would have made sense in that moment to switch gears quickly and post a snippet of the song, a release date for the song or album, etc, just to ride the wave. just feels like a bit of a missed opportunity.
I think it would be fun if they went the opposite route and announce a tour only playing songs from New Again and the albums after. There's definitely a killer full headlining set in those 4 albums, it would be a great time. Or bring Fred back and play WYWTB20, that's actually all I want.
Really? There's nothing inoffensive about such a passive aggressive comment like this? Plus the subposting instead of quoting (or better, scrolling)... c'mon, I hope none of you talk to people like that IRL. It's so unnecessary. And this posted right after only adds fuel to the fire, again, for no reason. Have some self awareness, folks!
That latter post is what I meant by going off the rails, but that first post? No, I honestly don't see anything offensive about that. Why is that offensive? Homer's post outlined why he thought TBS was bad at marketing. Greg responding in that way is a commentary on the kind of post Homer was making, but it doesn’t strike me as an attack. I don't know, that's just how I see it.
I’m fully self aware that I saw a ridiculous post and said I hated that type of post. They don’t know what is going on behind the scenes or why certain things are done or not done. It’s just so boring because it is really just about trying to show how clever someone is. And I don’t see why anyone would care about that.
Greg, if I were your lawyer and this were a deposition, this would be where I'd quietly advise you to stop talking.
Some people liked the post. Some didn't. That changes nothing, as I'll do it again whenever I have something to say. Hope to have new music soon that we can all discuss.
I’ve lost track, is that supposed to be the consensus worst track on the album? I feel like it’s incredibly middle-of-the-road and fine, lol. It’s in the bottom third of that album’s tracks, and I never listen to it on purpose, outside of going through the album. But, I dunno how a person who digs Louder Now and their reunion era would see it as excessively “bad” instead of, idk, dull. “Catholic Knees” is the only New Again track where that skip button gets a bit attractive to me.