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 Post subject: They Aren't PreparedPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:48 pm 
(Originally, this was going to be a two-part discourse (e.g. rant), with other half entitled (quite melodramatically) "The Day The Music Died", in reference to the transformation of K-Rock into a talk station, and the subsequent demise of K-Rock 2, but happily KR2 is actually still around. So, you've been spared (at least partially), and I (we?) still have something to listen to.) In any case, I guess I was a bit ignited by boyd's recent front pager that I'm sure you've all seen. Specifically: boyd wrote: [Eisley's music] isn't quite so radio-ready or mainstream.. The "mainstream" part I guess we can agree on - Eisley's hardly some mass consumption synthetic product. The aura of indieness, even on a major label, is part of Eisley's charm. But how does one define "radio-ready"? Well, they must be somewhat ready, as I was rereminded to pick up Room Noises upon hearing Telescope Eyes on this Canadian new music show called (heh) Budweiser Radio or summink (that act of "picking up", of course, has led me to all of you fine people and euphoric heights of Eisley-content). And, like I've raved about before, Motion City Soundtrack was kind enough to play "TE" (...on Hack'd...on K-Rock2...blah blah blah). So, instead of calling Eisley not "radio-ready", I think it's fairer to say that most of the general public are unprepared [/badpun] for the Eisleyness. So, why are we, the fans, so fixated on breaking into the mainstream? I addressed it before in an old topic (perhaps you remember Kim's memorable Cribs post  ), and it's pretty clear that there's some psychology joy in, more or less, acceptance. Heck, we're all pleased when a friend likes an artist we share, but what drives compulsive UGO blitzkreig voting, or Starbucks domination schemes, or, for that matter, 8372 people registering to talk about this band (among other things)*.
So, uh, discuss... (I have far too much free time, and I enjoy the parenthesis.) *I heartily endorse these products and/or services, btw. |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:55 pm
actually, i've thought about this myself. it seems like there are two parts to being a band. the first is the simple need to make music. a group of musically oriented people gets together to create, and even if they didn't have an audience, they'd still have the want and need to make music. the second is success. a lot of people incorrectly label this as "selling-out", when in reality, what drives most musicians is the need to be heard. yes, some people write for themselves, a lot of people do, in fact. but the need to have your words and thoughts and ideas out there is pretty important. so, as fans, we support this need, and try to spread their words and music and (in our opinions) greatness because of some subconscious understanding. or just that people before us have done it, and so we now see intense promotion as something that is accepted and wanted. we just want to spread the music we love, because we think it's saying something important. |
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Joined: 10 Nov 2005 | Posts: 1692 | Location: orange county, ca
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:26 am
Too...many....words... *mind explodes* |
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Joined: 23 Mar 2005 | Posts: 1919 | Location: In a glass case of emotion
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:35 am
In my opinion, radio-ready is never an issue to me. So much nonsense is played on the radio that no one likes. Eisley creates a style of music that is unprecedented in today's mainstream and therefore they would garner credibility and a fan base for their different sound and beautiful creation... plus the girls are good looking so that would account for a little bit of sex appeal. The problem with launching a band on the radio is the overplayability... which is self destructive as far as band longevity goes. Bands that have survived the mainstream longevity killers are bands like Thrice, Radiohead, and lately it seems like the Backstreet boys too... *joke*. When you play on the radio you build a hype, and living up to or surpassing such hype is always a heavy gamble. _________________ 
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Joined: 03 Jan 2006 | Posts: 7 | Location: San Diego
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:51 am
everything comes at its own time. but radio..plays truly terrible stuff. so i dont understand why eisley should be included on there. if they want to be, i dont mind that either. but i still haven't turned that thing on in years. |
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Joined: 05 Mar 2004 | Posts: 1588 | Location: texas
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 7:40 am
thislifeismymuse wrote: ...they would garner credibility and a fan base for their different sound and beautiful creation... Oh, I think they are getting credibility, to say the least  .
Quote: The problem with launching a band on the radio is the overplayability... which is self destructive as far as band longevity goes. Bands that have survived the mainstream longevity killers are bands like Thrice, Radiohead, and lately it seems like the Backstreet boys too... *joke*. When you play on the radio you build a hype, and living up to or surpassing such hype is always a heavy gamble. But no risk, no reward. Every time you share Eisley, or any song, with anyone, you're taking the risk. Largely, the results of sharing Eisley have been positive, in my experience, but I've had some vehement negativity from one particular friend. There are also friends that I'm not even going to bother sharing Eisley with, because I know they won't appreciate it. In any case, underplayability is just as lethal to a band's lifespan. So, I guess it is understandable that us, the fans, go so out of our way to support them. Despite a lack of massive volumes of fans, in terms of degrees of activeness (and intensity!) of fans, Eisley is very strong. starnothing wrote: everything comes at its own time.
but radio..plays truly terrible stuff. so i dont understand why eisley should be included on there. if they want to be, i dont mind that either. but i still haven't turned that thing on in years. Well, it depends on your definition of radio. I agree that FM radio is lacking. It's an absolute travesty that there are zero major FM modern rock stations in the NYC-area. However, streaming digital radio, as well as stuff like Sirus and XM radio, is a pretty decent source of new music. Eisley has appeared on Sirius, if I remember, so it's nice to see them getting some attention. I think that this upcoming second full-length may bring Eisley to a new level (quite an original thought, eh?). The future looks exciting. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 8:33 am
Radio has only been completely useless the last decade or so. There was a time when it was kinda decent. It hasn't been turly vital in decades, but it used to not be as vapid as soon as 10 years ago. _________________ My photography:www.jamiemphoto.com You can't spell awesome without emo...backwards! -Julie definingawesome (11:44:11 PM): Eisley shivers our timbers |
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Joined: 15 Aug 2003 | Posts: 25185 | Location: East Texas
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