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 Post subject: Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:41 pm 
uncreative wrote: patrock wrote: DRMS_7888 wrote: omg im not werthy, *dies* There's no need to mock people.  I think he was joking around saying he's not worthy because Sherri posted in here. But I guess you could argue that he was mocking people who type/talk like that, haha. Which is what I meant. Some people react every excitedly when a band member posts. I've seen people make fun off the way they react. I wouldn't be surprised if he was mocking those people. |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:47 pm
patrock wrote: uncreative wrote: patrock wrote: DRMS_7888 wrote: omg im not werthy, *dies* There's no need to mock people. I think he was joking around saying he's not worthy because Sherri posted in here. But I guess you could argue that he was mocking people who type/talk like that, haha. Which is what I meant. Some people react every excitedly when a band member posts. I've seen people make fun off the way they react. I wouldn't be surprised if he was mocking those people. Yeah, but no one had even come close to any sort of comment like that yet. I think you jumped the gun just a bit. _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:48 pm
Who's on first? |
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Joined: 17 Dec 2005 | Posts: 7525 | Location: Wisconsin
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:48 pm
patrock wrote: uncreative wrote: patrock wrote: DRMS_7888 wrote: omg im not werthy, *dies* There's no need to mock people. I think he was joking around saying he's not worthy because Sherri posted in here. But I guess you could argue that he was mocking people who type/talk like that, haha. Which is what I meant. Some people react every excitedly when a band member posts. I've seen people make fun off the way they react. I wouldn't be surprised if he was mocking those people. You need to lighten up and just move on if you dislike or misinterpret innocent humor. I don't appreciate your growing antagonism towards me, please stop. _________________ EisleyForever wrote: you're A-list in my heart! MAKECOLDPLAYHISTORY |
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Joined: 20 Feb 2005 | Posts: 8868 | Location: Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:53 pm
Meh, I do what I want. |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:56 pm
[tongue in cheek] oh great, way to blow that snobby gangsta image you've been calculatedly trying to build up, Sherri [/tongue in cheek] [sincere] keep on rockin' the tour you guys! [/sincere] |
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Joined: 05 Mar 2008 | Posts: 2003 | Location: Iowa
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:08 pm
davegahan wrote: However, if you're in a touring band, it's kind of your job to be "on" every night. My friend is in a band and he said that he's had some of his best shows ever when beforehand he felt too sick to play or there was a pressing personal issue he was dealing with. He found the extra energy and adrenalin from the crowd when he was sick and for the personal issuues... he let all that emotion and energy out on stage. He said that even though you go through h*ll on the road, it's still worth it because of the SHOW every night and the people that came out to see you. I don't think you gave the best example to back up your point, if in fact your friend who was going through so much crap while on the road got all his energy from the crowd. He wasn't "on" in the face of adversity--he had help in the form of an energetic audience. There's a difference, and at any level--coffehouses to stadiums--the mood of a crowd can make or break a show. The band and the audience feed off of each other. People seem to have a major sense of entitlement when it comes to concerts. The only thing the band owes you, the only thing you paid for, is an hour or two of live music. Stage antics and banter and a really good charismatic connection with the crowd are bonuses. davegahan wrote: Also keep in mind that no artist is above reproach. They learn and grow and adapt and change both by the positive support and the seemingly negative feedback they get. They, just like we, learn from experience and learn things every day from this fragile existence called humanity.
Not to beat a dead horse, but if U2 didn't learn from the mistakes and criticism of "Pop" and it's tour, we would never have gotten "All that You Can't Leave Behind" and "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" and the subsequent brilliant tours that followed. I agree that no artist is above reproach. However, I'm not sure what you meant by the mistakes of the Popmart tour besides the band losing a million bucks a night (and still being rich). The Popmart in Mexico City DVD contains a stellar performance with some amazing energy from the crowd and band. And I would trade their two most recent CDs for Pop any day. _________________ INTELLECT AND ROMANCE OVER BRUTE FORCE AND CYNICISM Smokemonster |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:09 pm
Kimbrtones wrote: Sherri!...you were waaaaaaaay too gracious girl!   I agree, but that's Sherri. It's funny to read that Sherri was having such a good time at this show and to have read the earlier Portland show reviews which were all very positive. And then to see someone having such a negative opinion about the very SAME show. As Sherri said, opinions are like a$$holes..... everyone has one....(but maybe some are just rankier than others.) _________________ nothing takes away the past like the future. |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:13 pm
Saellys wrote: People seem to have a major sense of entitlement when it comes to concerts. The only thing the band owes you, the only thing you paid for, is an hour or two of live music. Stage antics and banter and a really good charismatic connection with the crowd are bonuses. Amen. Can we post this as a sticky somewhere! _________________ nothing takes away the past like the future. |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:59 pm
Good for you Sherri! Glad you didn't take his "review" too seriously... You're Mom is right, you were way too gracious in responding
If it's any consolation, your Detroit concert was our first live Eisley experience and my daughter and I couldn't have enjoyed it more. You were awesome. (Samantha has told all her 3rd grade friends that the Eisley concert was WAAAAAY better than the Hannah Montana concert she went to in January)- so you not only impressed ME ( a middle-aged dad Eisley fan...) but an impressionable , intelligent , talented 9 year-old girl who aspires to be just like YOU , and Stacy, and Chauntelle 
Keep up the great work-- you're all awesome ! (or in the famous words of the Lucky Charms leprachaun: "Eisley's Magically Delicious" _________________ Dan and daughter, Samantha - We Love Eisley! |
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Joined: 26 Jan 2008 | Posts: 974 | Location: Maumee, OH (Toledo)
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Post subject: Re: sphincter says what? Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:22 pm
Sherri wrote: wow! Sherri, the passionless piece of crap here! (kidding, kidding;)
Hi dear people! i only scanned that long review AND everyone is entitled to their own opinion (cause as they say "opinions are like @$$holes and everyone's got one!")...but the part's I did read made me laugh! Only because i had a lot of fun at that show!! I really did!! Everyone was so chatty and and it was just a chill show where we talked to the audience a lot and everyone was having a good time!...well, not everyone I guess! It definitely wasn't our BEST show of the tour, by far, and I know we can always do better, ALWAYS, but for this lady, It was a fun show. sorry to bum you out sir, i think you were the only one not having fun though! hopefully the next show does it for you, unless we've disappointed you too much to return! BUT i don't appreciate being called names because I "pushed" my sister offstage. haha I've been picking her up, and carrying her, slapping her butt, whatever, after she sings everynight because it's funny! I promise i wasn't being a (insert choice insult here) at all! i love my sisters more than my own life. i love you guys too! i'm sorry we bummed you out mister mister truly. i hate that someone hated our show that much. that's terrible and hopefully will not happen next time! love, sherri Wow. This ^right here^ is why I live and breathe Eisley. And to whoever said Eisley's "too accessible" to be "rockstars" or taken as a "serious band"... gee whiz. If Eisley were anything but the wonderful human beings they are (accessible! friendly! REAL!), they wouldn't be Eisley  _________________ G-g-g-GOLLY Sandra... you've grown up really crazy. |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:51 pm
After seeming so desperate to post his review, it's interesting how the OP hasn't said a word since. Haha. Seriously though, I can't believe he didn't get the Christie thing .
Anyways, Sherri you rock! And don't let any ****** tell you otherwise!
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:34 pm
ks1990 wrote: After seeming so desperate to post his review, it's interesting how the OP hasn't said a word since. Haha. Seriously though, I can't believe he didn't get the Christie thing .
Anyways, Sherri you rock! And don't let any ****** tell you otherwise! Was just about to post the same thing! But I went to the Sacramento show and it was amazing! I don't think you can go wrong with a live Eisley show... just kick back and enjoy, have fun! I know I did! _________________ www.timkimdesign.com www.myspace.com/timkimdesign change is happening. |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:50 pm
Could be a prank post. Or perhaps they just didn't have a good time. Perhaps the poster enjoyed the show 3+ years ago more than this one, and felt they should come on here to express their feelings. Who knows? But I see nothing wrong with a paying customer coming on a band's website to voice their opinion. They didn't sound like they have any ill will towards the band. They just feel what they feel about the show and the band's progress in 3 years. They mentioned Cold Play and Snow Patrol, so perhaps they're fans of those bands who happened to catch Eisley open for them years ago. I didn't see Eisley on either of those tours, so I cannot judge fairly if their points are valid or not. I've enjoyed myself at every Eisley show I've seen, and they each had some things that were special and unique about them, but I enjoyed Final Noises more than this last show I saw them. Does that make me a bad fan? I hope not. |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:10 am
Saellys wrote: I don't think you gave the best example to back up your point, if in fact your friend who was going through so much crap while on the road got all his energy from the crowd. He wasn't "on" in the face of adversity--he had help in the form of an energetic audience. There's a difference, and at any level--coffehouses to stadiums--the mood of a crowd can make or break a show. The band and the audience feed off of each other.
People seem to have a major sense of entitlement when it comes to concerts. The only thing the band owes you, the only thing you paid for, is an hour or two of live music. Stage antics and banter and a really good charismatic connection with the crowd are bonuses. . True the mood of a crowd "can" make or break performances but it shouldn't. The crowds my friend played in front of were significantly smaller than Eisley crowds. My friend Charlotte Martin: http://www.charlottemartin.com/ plays with the same amount of off the chart passion at every show. I know because I've seen her in a room of 15 people, including the bartender, door person, sound op, her tour manager, club manager, and four members of the opening band - all of which acted like they were on diazepam - and she STILL gave an all out energetic performance as if there were 1000 people there. And you know what? By mid way through the set she had won them over. She's played to as little as three people before - with the same intensity. If you can play with passion to 150, 300 or 500+ people, then you should also be able to do it in front of 3 people. imo. And of the "entitlement" or "bonuses" of a live show... just had a conversation with someone about this yesterday. My friend Kyle is a very talented musician but he never wanted any "show" aspect to his live performance. He wanted the music to speak for itself and just sit there and play. Therefore his band mates moved on without him because they cherished the "show" aspect of their live performance and wanted to give the crowd their money's worth. If all you want is to hear the music - then by all means stay at home and listen to the cd/mp3/8-track (or live cd and save your hearing ).
Saellys wrote: I agree that no artist is above reproach. However, I'm not sure what you meant by the mistakes of the Popmart tour besides the band losing a million bucks a night (and still being rich). The Popmart in Mexico City DVD contains a stellar performance with some amazing energy from the crowd and band. And I would trade their two most recent CDs for Pop any day. The mistakes of POP and the subsequent tour are well documented (and you probably know this) - they set a release date for the album and start date for the tour WAY before they had the album done and the result is a rushed, hastily put together piece of work that all the band readily admit was a mistake (to do it that way). While I do like POP a lot (Do You Feel Loved, Please), a lot of U2 fans didn't. I saw two shows on that stadium tour and neither of them were even close to sell outs. In fact, they were only half full at best. Fast forward to the Elevation and Vertigo tours and you practically had to sell your soul and or re-mortgage your home to get a ticket. The point I was making was that U2 learned, adapted, changed and became MUCH bigger than they were before. I would argue that they are a larger phenomenon now than after the Joshua Tree album and tour, and even after they "went away and dreamed it all up again" for Achtung Baby (their BEST album EVER! And I'll argue that to the day I die  ) and the ZOO tv tour (now THAT was a show!) _________________ When you sing, you make people vulnerable to change in their lives |
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