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 Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 7:43 am 
In short, this is a moot point, because, unfortunately, it will be very tough, if not impossible, for Eisley to make it big. The AC-oriented thoughtful pop genre is dying anyways. The main popular genres are Britpop (and other forms like that) and Hip Hop/Rap. Though I'd be happy to see Eisley make it big. I'm not one of those people who likes hiding their favorite artists, though. |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:41 am
yeah i dont like it when underground bands get popular _________________ It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea |
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Joined: 20 Mar 2005 | Posts: 761 | Location: New Rochelle ,Ny
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:33 pm
wow i totally thought that a few weeks ago. a girl i know who in my opinion had no taste in music, became highly interested in eisley and i felt almost betrayed. i had found this band on my own, randomly, bought their cd, not one person in my small town had heard of them, and i sang and sand the songs everyday and adored the lyrics. but when i found out about this girl being remotely interested, i got scared. i felt like there were certain people who wouldnt portray eisley, the way i did. i felt like the music was a part of my soul, my own secret band no one had heard of. and now, more and more people would catch on and become "devoted" fans. and i would feel as if my own secret band, wasnt secret or all that special anymore. i felt sad. but then i realized that music persay, is for absolutely everyone. everyone. and as selfish as i was, everyone interprets the music in their own specific unique way. im still a little upset when i read eisley lyrics in ppl's profile on aim b/c i feel as if they dont understand or feel the way i do about them. but its all good, b/c that's how i roll. ps: thank you for posting this, b/c of course i had no one to talk about, about this b/c no one really knows eisley all that well. phew, thank you times infinity. _________________ I found fountains of imagery that are passing Through me like a knife From a group of friends that prefer to attack from the back I'm trying to grasp concepts of your dimensions While my universe is laced around your wrist I am the bracelet you sport I am everything that you have ever missed, and more.. |
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Joined: 16 Jun 2005 | Posts: 3 | Location: arkansas
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:35 pm
i meant "sang and sang" but sand decided to creep in that post. also, two abouts? im feeling frisky tonight. lol. _________________ I found fountains of imagery that are passing Through me like a knife From a group of friends that prefer to attack from the back I'm trying to grasp concepts of your dimensions While my universe is laced around your wrist I am the bracelet you sport I am everything that you have ever missed, and more.. |
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Joined: 16 Jun 2005 | Posts: 3 | Location: arkansas
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 6:14 am
i was JUST thinking this yesturday. but i think it is a good point that it would be hard for eisley to become totally mainstream unless they talk about all the drugs they shot rival rappers for or how they poured crystal all over women in bikinis. something tells me that isnt their style. and that tells me that us laughing city folks should sleep a little easier tonight. _________________ i'm a golden god. |
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Joined: 23 Jun 2005 | Posts: 122 | Location: strawberry fields
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:46 am
I was reading through the posts and I can totally understand the feelings of both parties... while we all want Eisley to become successful and well credited for what they do, a lot of us can't help but feel a wee bit possessive about the band and the knowledge that they/we/etc "knew about them first" or something like that, as silly as it sounds. I suppose its just the feeling that the band isn't your "special secret" anymore that makes the whole thing sound so unintentionally 'elitist' (And as an aside, I'm saying this because this is how it was for me and my all-time favorite band Weezer--I was first introduced to them when I was in the 7th or 8th grade, which was the Green Album era (when they supposedly 'sold out' if you want to call it that.) I immediately fell in love with all their other albums and b-sides, unreleased, kitchen tapes etc and I thought of myself as a "real" fan because of my peripheral knowledge of the band and all their 'older' recordings, ha, even though the true/oldskool/real/whatever/ fans were the older people who were in high school when the Blue Album came out. Seeing the sudden influx of younger fans probably made them feel this previously mentioned 'selfish/elitist' thing that some Eisley fans are experiencing now, and I can't blame them. Wow that was really badly put, sorry.) _________________ SIGNACHUR AND STUFF and music |
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Joined: 10 Jun 2005 | Posts: 78 | Location: Southern California and Where the Wild Things Are
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:06 am
Yes, it is selfish. It's selfish because we're not talking about your car, or your favorite hat, or something you put your hard-earned money in, or a material gift from a close one. We're talking about people here. We're talking about the individuals in this band, and their family members. We're talking about their success, their goals; about their health, financial wellbeing, and their pursuit of a satisfied mind. Their albums not going gold or platinum will not affect you as much as it affects them. Chances* are, it won't even be close. If it were a close friend, what would you do? If he were a basketball player, would you not want him to make it into the NBA? If she were a writer, would you not want her to become a columnist for the New York Times or have a novel on their bestsellers list? Especially if that is what they want? Would you hold your best friend back from the success he or she so much wants just because their is a possibility that he or she will become distant? And to some of you, Eisley is like a close friend. You've listened to their stuff since the beginning. You've met them live. Everyday, you go home, put on your headphones, and their they are. So you're asking, is it selfish? Yes it is; to not wish success for those who you consider to be close friends. In the end, maybe all that matters is what you know inside. That you heard them first, and were one of the first to take off the shrinkwrap on the "Room Noises" CD, and popped it into your CD player, and you felt that what came out of those speakers was one perfect song after the other; from the beginning till the end. You walked around and posted their tour poster on every tree you could find, so they would not play at an empty venue in your hometown. You drove 10 hours to get to their show, because the booking agent decided not to select your city. You obsessively logged onto this highly-addictive board when you should've been doing your homework. No one else that wasn't there at the beginning will have that same feeling as you. Let that be your comfort, and let Eisley receive the success they want and deserve. And we can all be happy. * The reason I said the whole "chances are" line was because if you so happen to be related to the music business, and for some reason or another, Eisley's success greatly affects you, or anything similar for that matter... then there's the other side of the "Chances are" line... |
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Joined: 05 Apr 2005 | Posts: 472 | Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:01 pm
I think people just like to know a band that none of their friends know about. It makes you feel secretly cool. It was like that with me for Fall Out Boy. I was proud of myself because I listened to a band that my friends had never heard of, wasn't on iTunes, or anything. Then they made the new album, got on Warped tour and everything, and everyone in the high school loves them. Part of me was sad that they were getting more popular, but I don't think it's "selling out". When a band starts getting more attention, it just means they're working hard and they deserve the money and famosity(word?). When Eisley gets really popular, you can tell your friends "I told you so!" |
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005 | Posts: 206 | Location: ohio
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:35 pm
A lot of bands have been played on MTV and didn't lose their creative touch. Radiohead, NIN, Coldplay, Bjork, Beck, The Cure, to name a few.....all have had more than their fair share of MTV exposure and have never compromised their creativity. |
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Joined: 03 Jan 2003 | Posts: 476 | Location: Austin TX
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:58 pm
i wouldn't say its selfish... BUT, i cant understand why you wouldnt want them to get big? i mean, dont you want to see the band grow? and you as a fan since the begin, grow with them? i think thats why the beatles were so good. people grew with them, got old with them... i would love for eisley to get huge and famous. it would give a lot of you really dedicated fans the memories of seeing them when they were a couple of doll faced teenagers making music. _________________ 7\ |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:57 pm
I guess I would be one of those "new fans". It would be sad for me not to have heard of Eisley. But I totally see where your coming from. Really I see both sides. But yeah. I'm glad I'm a fan. I mean if any of my friends bands ever got big, sure I'd be exstatic for them. But I also might be a little sad because their not just my little local band anymore that I've been a friend of since the beggining. Woah. Does any of that make sense? I was just sort of rambling. |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:50 pm
fall out boy won't change. _________________ we're not sleeping and i'm not breathing |
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Joined: 29 Aug 2004 | Posts: 249 | Location: SoCal
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:53 pm
martini kiss wrote: fall out boy won't change. people seem to think fob will change..i dont see it happening...pete dosnet seem liek the guy to change his musiccause of his sucsses... (there is someone in my "i love patrick and pete" blogring on xanga with your username) |
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Joined: 12 Jun 2005 | Posts: 20735 |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:33 pm
i give you now the future of fall out boy..... 
boredom i love you _________________ 
Here's the game of grand mistakes while floating with a fan above a nothing.The crowd is ready sides are steady you are clutching my hand, it is hurting |
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Joined: 01 Jan 2005 | Posts: 2930 | Location: Cali
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:36 pm
cgar7 wrote: i give you now the future of fall out boy.....
boredom i love you I DONT LIKE THIS..WHEREIS MY BELOVED PATRICK????I NEED MY PATRICK....PATRICK!!!!!! |
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