Fred coming back is the most excited I've been for this band in years. But I don't like this talk of John sitting out. Would be much cooler for them both to be a part of it.
Having been to tbs shows throughout a variety of the lineups, I can’t imagine the stage banter and vibes being what they are now with Fred in John’s place? Also, I understand that sometimes things come up and you can’t go on a tour, but boy does it feel weird to spend a whole tour cycle (and years before it!) talking about how you don’t want to be a nostalgia act to then turn around and get the other guy to be the fill in. Hearing Fred on the new stuff will be really weird (and I kind of don’t want to actually!) and it feels like a setlist would probably lean louder now heavy, which it already kind of does, and we all agree that Adam’s vocals are better suited to the new stuff. it also just… would be interesting to use a photo of John, Shaun, and Adam for promo for the upcoming fest dates they have for 2025 to then turn around and be like “oh yeah actually the lineup has changed again!” Even temporarily.
a true bummer that we're gonna spend the next however many months now baselessly speculating why john would be sitting out for a bit.
If he did, I imagine it would be related to something with his shoulder possibly? (Just to get a jump on the speculating ;) )
They could just have touring obligations next year already, and John planned on doing it but now can't, so they are making it work without having to cancel. It's gonna be ok.
Well, Fred hasn’t spent his entire time out of tbs making weird facebook posts about the band so I don’t think it’s that wild
Maybe in 2026 they can just go on tour as the TBS guitarists, John/Fred/Fazzi/Eddie just out there jamming with no singer, bass, or drums
i mean, 1) not really, it does not sound like the eddie situation is remotely reparable, and 2) fred is a better and more lead focused guitarist than eddie.
Straylight is actually opening and John refuses to do double duty. Shaun and Nathan will because they’re champs.
I think this old comment kinda answers some questions/fills in some holes people are speculating about.
Lenny getting in trouble with his personal connect and deleting posts haha. SOrry Lenny I hope you didn't actually get in trouble.
Now that Fred playing with TBS is fully on the table, I echo the sentiment that an album and tour with both him and John would be rad. Certainly a better scenario for Fred than coasting off TBS nostalgia without being connected to the band, and playing with Say Anything.
As someone who became a fan shortly before Fred's departure, seeing him onstage with them again makes me feel what I imagine Tell All Your Friends era fans felt when John and Shaun came back.
I guess I've neglected Louder Now last few years but it's hitting so well today. "Spin" always goes so hard.
Just very weird that they JUST put out an awesome brand new album and they’re gonna tour louder now with Fred lol idk it doesn’t make sense especially after they repeatedly say they don’t want to be a nostalgia act
But they've been doing WWWY and are doing another nostalgia-oriented festival next year too (Not Just A Phase festival).