Originally Posted by DMBassDude (Post 626568)

Perhaps we can just keep talking here and completely ignore that lol

Originally Posted by ElephantSack (Post 626567)

Hey, thanks a lot, man. Pantera was a very transitional inspiration for us. We actually used to be a classic rock cover band, playing 4 hour shows when I was 11-15. It definitely helped to develop necessary chops and hand strength. But then Pantera, Rage Against the Machine, Alice in Chains and puberty took over, and we went in our own direction with our original material.

I hear you on the whole genre-trap folly. That's always been a trap that we've been wary to avoid. Our full-length should demonstrate that pretty well. And I've always been grateful for bands that have had the guts to expand their repertoire regardless of initial scene notoriety. A good example I think is Between the Buried and Me.

Shit, we're getting totally off-topic here, aren't we? You think we start another thread? :usehead:

Originally Posted by mr dave (Post 626839)

holy crap hehe that's pretty nuts. i went through the whole classic rock phase too when i started out. there's nothing wrong at all with starting out there. like you said, great foundation hehe.

it's not so much of a genre trap that i was commenting on so much as a competitive philosophy. the whole 'most challening riffs you can imagine' isn't necessarily a bad thing so long as you're able to recognize that complexity for the sake of complexity becomes rather boring to most listeners. i'm not hearing anything close to it yet, just pointing out a potential obstacle further along the path.

Originally Posted by ElephantSack (Post 627281)

What was it that Hunter Thompson said?

"The music industry is a world where thieves and whores rule and good men are left to die in the street like dogs... There's also a bad side."

Originally Posted by ElephantSack (Post 627281)

What was it that Hunter Thompson said?

"The music industry is a world where thieves and whores rule and good men are left to die in the street like dogs... There's also a bad side."

Originally Posted by DMBassDude (Post 627355)

How true... my band just started this year and we're already damn close to booking our first gig. we must be serious assholes then:)

Originally Posted by mr dave (Post 627369)

:laughing:

congrats on your first gig (potentially). now if you were shopping around for a record deal then yeah you might be in a band of douchebags :p:. getting a gig after a few months isn't a bad thing hehe.

Originally Posted by mr dave (Post 627352)

that's a very good quote hehe.

i've never been directly involved with it but i've had family members who've danced with that devil which afforded me with a rather unique perspective on the violent relationship between art and business.

so long as people are willing to support the cult of personality and celebrate celebrity it's going to continue perpetuating itself. the individual's revolution might not be televised but their violation most definitely will, and most of them will be begging and pleading to be picked first.

Originally Posted by DMBassDude (Post 627573)

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I don't know how many times I've posted this, but this is easily the coolest bass ever. I dream of this thing.