Shitty Rambo Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Having played in a band with a significant following for many years I can tell you there is a time for everything. If you don't want kids who enjoy your music to "bother" you than stay in the green room or your van. Charging for autographs will always be insane to me. That's shit pro athletes do. Anyone have any horror stories about Connor Oberst? A friend of mine told me he called the girl that was with her at one of his shows a "fucking idiot" for telling him she loves his music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 this is enough reason to never support these bands: terrible music. Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblahmaster Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Nah, conors cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuma Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 the even more fucked up part about it was they were charging different prices for different items so they didn't even have a flat ratethis pisses me off even more than if they were just charging $15 for everything. complete bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest naytoid Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 this is enough reason to never support these bands: terrible music. Fixed. Backed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popquizkid Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 So you guys are now hating Coheed because of a story you read in this thread?Wow that stuff on the internet is 100% true I hear. on warped a few years back my booth was next to theirs for about 1.5 weeks... you had to spend at least 15 dollars to get a wrist band to wait in like to have them sign something.... and nothing was like less than $10... so you had to spend $20 min... and then they made everyone wait around for an unnanounced signing time.... and NO PICTURES ALLOWED... it was super pathetic... we started yelling at them about it. lamest shit ive ever seen from a band on warped I've worked on the tour and the no pictures thing makes sense. When you have thousands of kids lined up for a 20 minute signing, taking pictures is what makes things move much more slowly. Plenty of bands do this and i wouldn't slight Coheed for allowing as many fans as possible to meet them. I wasn't there for the wristband situation so I can't speak on whether that's true or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antzmcpantz Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 haha. why is that bad. Thats awesome. I think its pretty sweet he told everyone they were idiots for missing explosions in the sky. dude just got raised up a little bit in my opinion from that story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddieruckus Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 every single band out there makes fun of their fans every night after the shows in their busses or vans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoamgreen Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Anyone have any horror stories about Connor Oberst? A friend of mine told me he called the girl that was with her at one of his shows a "fucking idiot" for telling him she loves his music. I shot a Bright Eyes show in 2002. He was too drunk to stand, much less to diss on his fans. I believe this happened, but it was probably more like, "My music sucks I'm so sad why would you love my music" than "Go to hell and keep your money." Having just seen Bright Eyes last weekend, I think dude's in a much better place now. He was high fivin' peeps in the front row. Never thought I'd see the day. Also, this poll should be retitled Whose Fans Hate Their Money More? Against Me and Hot Water Music will rneed to be in the running... until Brand New wins that one, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasma36 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Anyone have any horror stories about Connor Oberst? A friend of mine told me he called the girl that was with her at one of his shows a "fucking idiot" for telling him she loves his music. I shot a Bright Eyes show in 2002. He was too drunk to stand, much less to diss on his fans. I believe this happened, but it was probably more like, "My music sucks I'm so sad why would you love my music" than "Go to hell and keep your money." Having just seen Bright Eyes last weekend, I think dude's in a much better place now. He was high fivin' peeps in the front row. Never thought I'd see the day. Also, this poll should be retitled Whose Fans Hate Their Money More? Against Me and Hot Water Music will rneed to be in the running... until Brand New wins that one, too. White Stripes wins all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 ^ can you throw Converge and Gaslight Anthem on that poll? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Glassjaw. Just tried to order a t-shirt from their MerchDirect store. Price is $19.93 to match their stupid logo; ended up being $27 after tax and shipping. No thank you. Their music is good, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiac Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 not to troll, but this thread is 'tarded like Chernobyl babies. SPOILED ones. these people aren't your friends. "[they] owe you nothing, you have no control". 99% of the time it's "the fans" -not the musicians- who cross the line, expecting or demanding things they have no right to. I think it's awesome that you have a deep, synaesthetic relationship with a song/album/band, and maybe the band feels that way about their work, too, but that's the end of it. musicians, artists, etc provide a good or service in exchange for cash. -they record/release music in a number of formats, you pay to hear it in perpetuity (or d/l it for free). -they perform music, you pay to see it (or stay home reminiscing about that time they played your friend's basement before their first LP). -they sell memorabilia, you pay for a souvenir of the experience (or rely on your memory of it). ANYTHING anyone feels they've got coming to them beyond that is bullshit. that said, the $1 thing is a legitimate grievance since the band broke the terms they themselves set. WHY they did this I can't speculate, nor do I care as it's A DOLLAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Bump for relevance to current events Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Bump for relevance to current events Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monklover Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 probably Donovan. that guy has been altering the lyrics to 'Colours' and telling the same George Harrison story for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah511 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Man, some serious Coheed hating here. Their t shirts were pricey on their last tour, but you could get a signed LP for either 15-20 dollars, either way it was a good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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