...and you thought Attack Attack was shit?

[colonel kurtz]

why do bands names have to have meaning?

something tells me that pink floyd didn't mean shit when they picked the name...it's probably something that got tossed out there while they were tripping balls on acid

 

[GarethSE]

Also I say:
People with strange haircuts making new-metal with clean alien-vocals and girl-screams = strange dudes with strange masks dont know how to play guitar and thats why only making feedbacks and call that some epic song

scene assholes with zero work ethic, zero passion, creating 3 minute chunks of the audio equivalent of a child sticking chunks of playdough together

in comparison to

perhaps not the most technically talented (they can play when they want to) band in the universe, creating art that they don't compromise for pussy, money or a larger fanbase.

 

[Chryst Krispies]

why do bands names have to have meaning?

something tells me that pink floyd didn't mean shit when they picked the name...it's probably something that got tossed out there while they were tripping balls on acid

Bad names with "meaning" are fucking gay.

That is why Slice the Cake is the best band name ever.

 

[GarethSE]

Bad names with "meaning" are fucking gay.

That is why Slice the Cake is the best band name ever.

SOMEONE THAT UNDERSTANDS <3

tony my other band is called Foetus In A Jar which was named with the same idea haha
kian blurted it out while stoned as fuck and it stuck.
our bassist wanted us to be named "plank." Guy was a fucking plank, glad we ditched him. haaa

 

[Metaltastic]

Band names that are obviously meaningless = awesome
Band names that sound "deep" and "meaningful" but really are utter fucking nonsense = GAY

Case in point, "This Lives up to Meaning" :Spin:

 

[Chryst Krispies]

SOMEONE THAT UNDERSTANDS <3

tony my other band is called Foetus In A Jar which was named with the same idea haha
kian blurted it out while stoned as fuck and it stuck.
our bassist wanted us to be named "plank." Guy was a fucking plank, glad we ditched him. haaa

You just won the game.

 

[drew_drummer]

why do bands names have to have meaning?

something tells me that pink floyd didn't mean shit when they picked the name...it's probably something that got tossed out there while they were tripping balls on acid

Its two names of guitarists that the band admired; and putting them together just worked. Nothing to do with acid.

 

[gabriel g.]

scene assholes with zero work ethic, zero passion, creating 3 minute chunks of the audio equivalent of a child sticking chunks of playdough together

in comparison to

perhaps not the most technically talented (they can play when they want to) band in the universe, creating art that they don't compromise for pussy, money or a larger fanbase.

Dude you have some understanding problems IMO....
To become that big like attack attack and others you have to sacrifice ALOT!!!
Sure this guys wanted to be a part of the second new wave of american metal, and found there place (and nobody has to like what they are doing)
but becoming that big means alot of work, touring, making promos, spending thousands of $$$....

If it is that easy to become a famous artist or band like you think it is I WOULD BE FUCKING KURT CUBAIN 2!!!

Ask everyone who plays in a band and who played more then 100 shows with that band.
Ask everyone who got signed by a small or bigger label.
IT is fucking HARD WORK to get there.

And it is talent to write music that thousands of people like!!!!
Do I like Attack Attack ->DUDE I HATE MUSIC LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do I respect their ART ->DUDE I HATE MUSIC LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do I respect their effort and work ->hell yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chryst Krispies]

I respect anyone that can tour, consistently. Period.

 

[Ermz]

Given the choice of touring or going to school back a few years ago, I know which I'd rather have been doing. What do they sacrifice? Education? If anything that would probably be conducive to their songwriting, as it is.

 

[Sloan]

God, I can't believe I paused Candlemass for that crap.

 

[gabriel g.]

Given the choice of touring or going to school back a few years ago, I know which I'd rather have been doing. What do they sacrifice? Education? If anything that would probably be conducive to their songwriting, as it is.

Ermz thats not the point....In modern times there is no being lucky and getting signed IMO. You have to invest a hell of money and time to get where AA is...

 

[Ermz]

The label have to invest a hell of a lot of time and money. At 15 most people can barely even play their instruments - as evidenced by this band. There are a hell of a lot more bands out there that deserve that level of success way more than AA, and I refuse to acknowledge that the situation is fine and 'just'. It isn't. The industry is fucked, and they are at the forefront of it.

 

[Harry Hughes]

Totally agree with Ermz.
I don't like this attitude of "let's sit back, because that's the way it is and always will be"
It's just a fucking cop out, it really is and it doesn't sit well with me at all.
Fact is, YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT if you really want to. There's no reason to keep hiding behind cliche'd excuses. This is the Sneap forum and maybe it sounds a little idealistic, but I believe if everyone did something collectively in some way to do something about it, it would make a difference.
No matter how small, a difference is still a difference

 

[FloridaRolf]

Yeah but money rules the world.

 

[John_C]

This thread is obviously past talking about the original topic, but i just thought i'd weigh in for the hell of it and say those guys are clearly having fun writing music with a sense of humour. I don't like it that much but at least it's got some elements of inventiveness to it and they don't take themselves too seriously

 

[drew_drummer]

Shhiiittt... it's not even as easy to get pussy from making music as you'd think. I respect anyone who can get anything from their music - pussy, booze, drug addictions, fame, money, artistic freedom, etc.. etc...

I will still call it shit though, just for the lolz.

 

[colonel kurtz]

Totally agree with Ermz.
I don't like this attitude of "let's sit back, because that's the way it is and always will be"
It's just a fucking cop out, it really is and it doesn't sit well with me at all.
Fact is, YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT if you really want to. There's no reason to keep hiding behind cliche'd excuses. This is the Sneap forum and maybe it sounds a little idealistic, but I believe if everyone did something collectively in some way to do something about it, it would make a difference.
No matter how small, a difference is still a difference

what, exactly, are you going to do about the existence(and success) of shitty bands?

really the only thing you CAN do is to not buy their albums, not see them on tour, and, if they come knocking on your door, refuse to record them

i know that i personally give no financial support to shitty bands like this...but a lot of people like them, and do dish out cash for their product, and nothing that YOU do will change it

also, anyone who thinks that stupid shit like this is something new needs a good lesson in the history of popular music...pat-fucking-boone anybody??

 

[Chryst Krispies]

Shhiiittt... it's not even as easy to get pussy from making music as you'd think. I respect anyone who can get anything from their music - pussy, booze, drug addictions, fame, money, artistic freedom, etc.. etc...

I will still call it shit though, just for the lolz.

This
Post
Wins.

 

[J.DavisNJ]

what, exactly, are you going to do about the existence(and success) of shitty bands?

really the only thing you CAN do is to not buy their albums, not see them on tour, and, if they come knocking on your door, refuse to record them

i know that i personally give no financial support to shitty bands like this...but a lot of people like them, and do dish out cash for their product, and nothing that YOU do will change it

+1

Shitty music (depending on your standards) will always exist. Profits will always be made from music that some consider "shit" and some think is "teh uberz awesum11!!."

Some bands sell out and make it, some don't.

What the hell will you, as a consumer, do about it?

Bulldoze the CDs like people did with Body County and other music they find offensive? Yeah, because that really got them somewhere. If I truly hate a band, I don't listen to them. I'm not going to slander them, or spend endless amounts of time talking about them. If I hate something, I tend to not think about it as often as possible. Then again, I don't hate many things. Useless baggage.

Will you embark on a campaign to educate the public on the dangers of shitty, sellout, music and what it is "doing" to the music industry? I think not, and even if you did, people would still buy their music. People consume what they like and as long as there are people who enjoy what you hate, it will continue to be a commodity.

GOOD music, on the other hand, will always exist as well. Lots of gents on here have excellent taste in music, and I'm sure the bands receive and appecirate their support from it. It will always find it's way to people that enjoy it.

And really, how are these bands destroying the music industry? Because some gullable fucktards enjoy certain types of music that we find revulting, should not affect your ability to seek and listen to great music that exists.

Is it that you think these bands are taking resources away from more deserving bands? Fans? What then? If a band strives to make passionate, meaningful music, they will go to great lengths to make sure that it is recorded well, that it reaches the audience, and that it is straight up quality.
If said band is in it for the music, then why is money even a factor?

Let the sellouts be sellouts and let the genuine music exist for what it is and what it does for it's listeners.

EDIT: If you REALLY want to do something about it, then strive to create quality music and to engineer/produce quality records.

-Joe