Why Spotify couldn’t save Fight Like Apes or other indie bands
the man has spoken.
eating their ham sandwiches
the man has spoken.
eating their ham sandwiches
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Why Spotify couldn’t save Fight Like Apes or other indie bands
the man has spoken.
eating their ham sandwiches
Jimmy Carroll said:We’ll always have acts and bands who want to make music together and have fun. The problems begin when they decide to take the next step and try to make a living from their music.
New Year's resolution...kept.@UnaRocks was last seen: Jan 6, 2011
Why Spotify couldn’t save Fight Like Apes or other indie bands
the man has spoken.
eating their ham sandwiches
Or, you know...make better music?Word of warning thumped bands, don't give up yizzer day jobs.
While I recognise that FLAM Sandwich are not to my taste, there is a distinct whiff of throwaway ordinariness about most of these Irish indie bands that makes me surprised that they even could dream of being big. I don't like Snow Patrol but they got big because they combined a fairly popular style with some decent songwriting that at least hit some real buttons for people. Hard to imagine anyone really emoting in any form to most of these bands.Or, you know...make better music?
I agree, and there's an added problem, which is in a small pond, you can get relatively famous relatively quickly. You fill Whelan's a couple of times and get a decent slot at The Picnic and you think you're the big cheese. It's stagnating.While I recognise that FLAM Sandwich are not to my taste, there is a distinct whiff of throwaway ordinariness about most of these Irish indie bands that makes me surprised that they even could dream of being big. I don't like Snow Patrol but they got big because they combined a fairly popular style with some decent songwriting that at least hit some real buttons for people. Hard to imagine anyone really emoting in any form to most of these bands.
But then there's the opposite of that which is you don't want to aim too high, cos you'll get ripped to shreds for having notions.
And let's face it, who wants to sound like Snow Patrol. Polished, gleaming, non threatening mediocrity. That's the mainstream you're aiming for. It takes a special set of skill to market and write for the masses.
But then there's the opposite of that which is you don't want to aim too high, cos you'll get riped to shreds for having notions.
Why does anyone care about The Script? They make music I can't imagine anyone here likes. It's grand. It's plastic and successful, geared specifically for commerciality. Buttttttt.....because they're Irish, we get to be snide?
Jim's a singing toilet. That's all.Like Humanzi, when Jim Carroll ripped them to shreds that time.
But not Flight Like Apes. They're deadly.
Then again I'm listening to Skullflower right now so what do I know about normal people, their emotions and their taste.
Why does anyone care about The Script? They make music I can't imagine anyone here likes. It's grand. It's plastic and successful, geared specifically for commerciality. Buttttttt.....because they're Irish, we get to be snide?
Do we? Do we need to look deep into ourselves?
This was always their plan tho. They never had any faux-earthiness, they've never pretended they weren't in it to make the big leagues. They're a perfect example of what you need to do to make it. I mean, if you want to make it big and have a special sterling silver coke spoon to do your morning bumps and get invited over to Leo di Caprio's gaff to hear him drone on about global warming. And frankly if you're not playing this kind of game, you can't really complain about not making it.They tick pretty much every box mentioned previously in this thread; Get out of Ireland, play what the people want to buy, become overnight millionaires by hitting number 1 in the U.S.A, feel the might of Ireland's collective begrudgery but ignore it, become a judge on X Factor...Oust God from heaven.
Part of me would like to see them just do an hour long version of "Wave" from Xaman for their final gig.If only Fight Like Apes sounded more like Skullflower. Actually nah they ruin it.
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