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 Post subject: Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:30 pm 
vivalaspopie wrote: Best Coast, Warpaint, Metric, Mew, She & Him... She & Him would be most ideal in terms of drawing in a fan base. Or Florence + the Machine. They need to tour with a female-fronted act, I think... ync wrote: pzy wrote: I don't know if this is crazy or not, but if shooting for big acts to open FOR... why not Taylor Swift? collin would be SO happy  _________________ Taylor | @thbrogan http://inconnumag.com |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:36 pm
[quote="marshkingsdaughter"] vivalaspopie wrote: They need to tour with a female-fronted act, I think... Honestly, I always feel like a show packed with female fronted bands...I don't know...maybe I just like more variety. And I guess it seems more unnatural. You know...female-fronted bands are in a minority, so to put several together just seems forced to me. And it's also not like they can't hold their own against dude bands. _________________ "On a freezing note, I resonate. Just like romantic verses, just like a joyous end, just like a memory, it twists me." |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:48 am
From my experience with my friends, some people aren't into high female voices, so someone who might like Death Cab, like my bandmate, might not be as into Eisley, even if their music is coming from the same place these days. On the other hand, I got him into Land of Talk, and he used to dig Hole and Elastica. But those are examples of bands Fronted by Women who sing in their lower registers or sing in less orthodox ways. My point, you can get that same diversity regardless of the sex of the person fronting that band ( Placebo, Coheed and Cambria, Circa Survive all have male singers that sing in higher registers than a lot of women for example ). Now, if a person feels like they can't relate because songs are talking about "Hims" and not "Hers" or feel like they can't relate or empathize with a Woman singing, that's a whole other issue that goes deeper than we even need to bother addressing. _________________ yup, that's my name. FOR YOUR RATING PLEASURE: 4 LIKE Buttons, 1 NEUTRAL, 1 VEXED, 5 DISLIKE buttons. LC > FB           
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:32 am
CBmp3 wrote: And I guess it seems more unnatural. You know...female-fronted bands are in a minority, so to put several together just seems forced to me. "Forced"? Really? Because everyone assumes tours just happen magically, and don't involve careful planning and consideration of whose sounds mesh well and sometimes even the demographic content of each band. Female-fronted bands are absolutely in the minority, and that's not going to change if other girls don't see girl bands out there playing shows, touring together, and doing what they love. Keep putting female-fronted bands on tours with all-dude bands and they're just going to continue looking like an anomaly. But a predominantly female tour is a different animal entirely. Eisley have been holding their own at shows with all-male bands for over ten years now. If they made a conscious decision to tour with a female artist, female-fronted band, or--gasp!--all-girl band, that wouldn't seem forced to me. That would seem awesome. Seeing girls play amazing music for three hours straight could encourage some of those teenagers who have never touched an instrument before to pick one up and form their own band, and in ten years' time maybe, just maybe, female-fronted bands wouldn't be in the minority anymore. Wouldn't that be nice? _________________ INTELLECT AND ROMANCE OVER BRUTE FORCE AND CYNICISM Smokemonster |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:37 am
so much for my preemptive strike _________________ yup, that's my name. FOR YOUR RATING PLEASURE: 4 LIKE Buttons, 1 NEUTRAL, 1 VEXED, 5 DISLIKE buttons. LC > FB
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:43 am
wilsmith wrote: so much for my preemptive strike I felt it was pretty clear this was a matter of "hims" and "hers", since CB didn't mention high voices at all. _________________ INTELLECT AND ROMANCE OVER BRUTE FORCE AND CYNICISM Smokemonster |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:49 am
Saellys wrote: Seeing girls play amazing music for three hours straight could encourage some of those teenagers who have never touched an instrument before to pick one up and form their own band, and in ten years' time maybe, just maybe, female-fronted bands wouldn't be in the minority anymore. Wouldn't that be nice? This. I took guitar lessons when I was in 4th grade, then put the guitar away and never touched it. Watching Chauntelle rock out on stage at the Electric Factory in Philly was the reason I got my guitar back out and started playing again. (Gasp! Was that 5 years ago already?) |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:56 am
Saellys wrote: wilsmith wrote: so much for my preemptive strike I felt it was pretty clear this was a matter of "hims" and "hers", since CB didn't mention high voices at all. hey I referred to "sex" definitively in there (with trepidation; semantics these days ) but I was being sheepish and trying to beat around the bush and make it more universal, you know, being myself
and to be honest, I talk about vocal characteristics a lot when it comes to Gender and music, because there's a lot of prejudice that comes with masculinity & femininity in singing, and a lot of Gender-bending that goes along with typical "front-person" theatrics in music, and it's ancient, look at Kabuki? So I guess for me, talking about how a singer engenders their vocals is broaching that subject cause for me that whole discussion is couched in the language of gender issues/ politics. _________________ yup, that's my name. FOR YOUR RATING PLEASURE: 4 LIKE Buttons, 1 NEUTRAL, 1 VEXED, 5 DISLIKE buttons. LC > FB
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:57 am
Tennis might be cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsbXcJT8yfE _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:47 am
Rather than contributing constructively myself, I'll just play the critic and judge the contributions of others: I would strongly second Florence and the Machine Best Coast Beach House Tennis Liked the Metric and Mew suggestions too, but I'm not sure if it would be as good for Eisley Some of the others mentioned.... not sure I see the fit quite so clearly, but those four would be VERY well matched, if different. If there's one suggestion that stood out though, it's Florence... The problem with all of the best suggestions on here though is that they are all bands who aren't going to open for Eisley, and who Eisley really shouldn't be opening for either. I think Eisley need to headline, so suggestions like the Decemberists and Death Cab make me cringe. Especially Death Cab; If they opened for the Decemberists I'd at least enjoy staying for the headliners (not that I would go to their show for its own sake). I don't want to have to pay for a Death Cab ticket though, as I'd have no intention whatsoever of suffering through Death Cab's set. Best Coast, Beach House, She & Him, etc aren't going to take Eisley on the road as openers (not that Eisley SHOULD have to open for those guys), because it would leave their own sets feeling anticlimactic- they'd basically end up being the chillout music for Eisley's afterparty! I guess that would leave Decemberists, Metric and Mew as potential headliners. I'd much rather see Eisley headline, and there are some really good regional acts they could help expose... But I was serious... Christie and two Eisley sets would be my pick. |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:25 am
I agree with your points about Headlining vs. being support for others, as well as Eisley blowing a lot of the suggested bands the might open for out of the water now, because they've dramatically enhanced the energy level of their live shows but when it comes to this: inorbit wrote: Especially Death Cab; If they opened for the Decemberists I'd at least enjoy staying for the headliners (not that I would go to their show for its own sake). I don't want to have to pay for a Death Cab ticket though, as I'd have no intention whatsoever of suffering through Death Cab's set.
BOOOOOO  HISSSSSSSSSSS
On the brightside, if Eisley's fortunes continue to improve, before the album cycles is done they might be big enough where some of those bands they might be more suited opening or co-headlining tours with will be more suited for support _________________ yup, that's my name. FOR YOUR RATING PLEASURE: 4 LIKE Buttons, 1 NEUTRAL, 1 VEXED, 5 DISLIKE buttons. LC > FB
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:40 am
I still say Hanson should take them out as openers. They had Sherwood, Locksley, and Everybody Else open for them... So why not Eisley? Plus they know each other, no? _________________ amandamae.tumblr.com |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:03 am
Not sure if they would be the best match, but I would love a Tegan and Sara/Eisley show. |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:07 am
amandamae wrote: I still say Hanson should take them out as openers. They had Sherwood, Locksley, and Everybody Else open for them... So why not Eisley? Plus they know each other, no? Hanson and Eisley would be the greatest show ever. Period. (As long as they played their old stuff circa Middle of Nowhere) |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:40 am
Saellys wrote: CBmp3 wrote: And I guess it seems more unnatural. You know...female-fronted bands are in a minority, so to put several together just seems forced to me. "Forced"? Really? Because everyone assumes tours just happen magically, and don't involve careful planning and consideration of whose sounds mesh well and sometimes even the demographic content of each band. Female-fronted bands are absolutely in the minority, and that's not going to change if other girls don't see girl bands out there playing shows, touring together, and doing what they love. Keep putting female-fronted bands on tours with all-dude bands and they're just going to continue looking like an anomaly. But a predominantly female tour is a different animal entirely. Eisley have been holding their own at shows with all-male bands for over ten years now. If they made a conscious decision to tour with a female artist, female-fronted band, or--gasp!--all-girl band, that wouldn't seem forced to me. That would seem awesome. Seeing girls play amazing music for three hours straight could encourage some of those teenagers who have never touched an instrument before to pick one up and form their own band, and in ten years' time maybe, just maybe, female-fronted bands wouldn't be in the minority anymore. Wouldn't that be nice? Good points. And Wil had a great point about sex not necessarily being related to how one's voice is used. Maybe it's just personal preference then, but I can definitely imagine myself halfing a worse time at a concert where it's band after band after band that is female-fronted. Basing this off of what's out there and experience. I don't know. Maybe I would fail as being a tour organizer, haha.
But then...maybe I'd be awesome? [entire forum shudders, obviously] We'll never know. I do think that Hanson would be a great choice as a band to tour with. So excited for the headlining tour announcement. And I guess we should hear pretty damn soon, considering the tour starts in less than two months. _________________ "On a freezing note, I resonate. Just like romantic verses, just like a joyous end, just like a memory, it twists me." |
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