Red Mosquito

WtOB? wrote:what kind of new fans are they looking for??? backspacer was pop music for the middle-aged. that's fine. but if they think they're appealing to young people by acting like that then they're so stupid it's not even funny. well.. it is, but still.

They are stupid. They might be hoping for more fans, whatever, but why would you think that telling people that is a good marketing strategy for a PEARL-we-don't-give-a-fuck-sabotaged-thier-own-career-how-cool-grr-argh-grunge-JAM album.

stupidmop wrote:

WtOB? wrote:what kind of new fans are they looking for??? backspacer was pop music for the middle-aged. that's fine. but if they think they're appealing to young people by acting like that then they're so stupid it's not even funny. well.. it is, but still.

They are stupid. They might be hoping for more fans, whatever, but why would you think that telling people that is a good marketing strategy for a PEARL-we-don't-give-a-fuck-sabotaged-thier-own-career-how-cool-grr-argh-grunge-JAM album.

Rule I like to live by: don't dissect anything Brendan O'Brien says in an interview.

evenslow wrote:

stupidmop wrote:

WtOB? wrote:what kind of new fans are they looking for??? backspacer was pop music for the middle-aged. that's fine. but if they think they're appealing to young people by acting like that then they're so stupid it's not even funny. well.. it is, but still.

They are stupid. They might be hoping for more fans, whatever, but why would you think that telling people that is a good marketing strategy for a PEARL-we-don't-give-a-fuck-sabotaged-thier-own-career-how-cool-grr-argh-grunge-JAM album.

Rule I like to live by: don't dissect anything Brendan O'Brien says in an interview.

Rule I wish he lived by: shut the fuck up at all times.

evenslow wrote:

stupidmop wrote:

WtOB? wrote:what kind of new fans are they looking for??? backspacer was pop music for the middle-aged. that's fine. but if they think they're appealing to young people by acting like that then they're so stupid it's not even funny. well.. it is, but still.

They are stupid. They might be hoping for more fans, whatever, but why would you think that telling people that is a good marketing strategy for a PEARL-we-don't-give-a-fuck-sabotaged-thier-own-career-how-cool-grr-argh-grunge-JAM album.

Rule I like to live by: don't dissect anything Brendan O'Brien says in an interview.

Wise words.

so basically the main purpose of Lightning Bolt is to increas the number of 10C members

Mine wrote:so basically the main purpose of Lightning Bolt is to increas the number of 10C members

The direct antithesis of:

I didn't realize until now that was from a Billboard article written by TFT's Jessica L. Even more disappointing on that basis. Like, rather than say "a version of SBM is on the album, which was also on Ed's Uke Songs," why not ask BoB how this version is different?

Iowaska_Experience wrote:I didn't realize until now that was from a Billboard article written by TFT's Jessica L. Even more disappointing on that basis. Like, rather than say "a version SBM is on the album, which was also on Ed's Uke Songs," why not ask BoB how this version is different?

Again, I'm sure these were quotes pulled from a larger feature they will do soon. Billboard always does one.

Mine wrote:so basically the main purpose of Lightning Bolt is to increas the number of 10C members

probably to make up for all the people who have left since 2009.

WtOB? wrote:

Mine wrote:so basically the main purpose of Lightning Bolt is to increas the number of 10C members

probably to make up for all the people who have left since 1996.

FTFY

Maybe all of this apocalyptic / religious-agenda / cultic imagery from PJ is a cry for help. Maybe Brendan has them all chained in his basement in front of a shrine to Satan, with the words "THINK OF MUSIC AS A PRODUCT" scrawled in blood across the walls.

harmless wrote:Maybe all of this apocalyptic / religious-agenda / cultic imagery from PJ is a cry for help. Maybe Brendan has them all chained in his basement in front of a shrine to Satan, with the words "THINK OF MUSIC AS A PRODUCT" scrawled in blood across the walls.

if only it was someone else's fault...

WtOB? wrote:

harmless wrote:Maybe all of this apocalyptic / religious-agenda / cultic imagery from PJ is a cry for help. Maybe Brendan has them all chained in his basement in front of a shrine to Satan, with the words "THINK OF MUSIC AS A PRODUCT" scrawled in blood across the walls.

if only it was someone else's fault...

harmless wrote:

Mine wrote:so basically the main purpose of Lightning Bolt is to increas the number of 10C members

The direct antithesis of:

yup

i guess those dog collars and stickers aren't exactly flying of the shelves

But guuuuys, if you like Pearl Jam you're going to love this album. Don't you like Pearl Jam?!

It depends what version of pearl jam they think we all like.

stupidmop wrote:It depends what version of pearl jam they think we all like.

the one that is supposed to alienate me

The problem from the beginning (if there was one) was that there were so many different kinds of Pearl Jam. If they settled on one, you could guarantee 4/5 of the fanbase wouldn't like it.

Mine wrote:

stupidmop wrote:It depends what version of pearl jam they think we all like.

the one that is supposed to alienate me

I don't think this is a good enough answer. They're alienating you now, right? You're not supposed to like being alienated.

harmless wrote:

Mine wrote:

stupidmop wrote:It depends what version of pearl jam they think we all like.

the one that is supposed to alienate me

I don't think this is a good enough answer. They're alienating you now, right? You're not supposed to like being alienated.

confusing isn't it?