Jeff Miers on Seeing the Present Band

[Feather Blade]

Originally Posted by elle

^^ you seem to be confusing marketing with conspiracy theories.

Marketing pieces are sent out all the time, you can’t be oblivious to that? Up to writers whether to use some of the text from them or not.

So all the good reviews are lazy writers that can't be bothered to actually write about the show they attended regardless of whether they liked it or not, and any non-positive ones are the writers with some real journalistic integrity who refused to parrot the press release they are presumably pressured to use. Is that what you are saying? Doesn't matter that apparently there doesn't seem to be any appreciable amount of word of mouth going around about bad shows by people who actually went that would dissuade 100 million dollars worth of attendees.

https://www.pollstar.com/concert-pulse

Based on this, it looks like the word of mouth is pretty good.

[aleuzzi]

I posted the article. Yes, it's a very positive review of the present band's live shows that acknowledges none of this would have been possible without Lindsey.

It rightfully respects Flynn and Campbell, who are not responsible for this mess.

What it doesn't do--because it can't--is address where the heck this band will go beyond what it's doing right now. Besides making money on a very presentable package, what's next?

If there's no discussion of new music, Why bother?

If there is, by some miracle, even a few new songs, there would need to be an honest assessment of that new music in light of previous achievements under the guitarist they fired.

I guess what I'm saying is, a positive review like this is only addressing a single night's entertainment, allowing masses of casual fans who want to hear the songs they sort of adore when they're in the mood for them a night of bliss. Bravo.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I posted the article. Yes, it's a very positive review of the present band's live shows that acknowledges none of this would have been possible without Lindsey.

It rightfully respects Flynn and Campbell, who are not responsible for this mess.

What it doesn't do--because it can't--is address where the heck this band will go beyond what it's doing right now. Besides making money on a very presentable package, what's next?

If there's no discussion of new music, Why bother?

If there is, by some miracle, even a few new songs, there would need to be an honest assessment of that new music in light of previous achievements under the guitarist they fired.

I guess what I'm saying is, a positive review like this is only addressing a single night's entertainment, allowing masses of casual fans who want to hear the songs they sort of adore when they're in the mood for them a night of bliss. Bravo.

Other than tour profits for as long as they are physically able to take the stage, I don’t think this band is striving for anything more. I don’t think they want to go beyond that. They want accolades for their past, but aren’t looking to gain new ones, for new achievements.