Thrice - Palms (September 14, 2018) Album • Page 222

Maybe The Dark was written about Mike J's #1 Superfan hot takes...

 

I noticed that too.

 

I make a strong argument about something, and instead of countering the points made, the usual response is to say how awful I am. Remember, you can love something and still be critical of it. To me, indifference is far more dangerous than criticism.

Isn't it boring to read a message board filled with perpetual praise or takes you always agree with? Again, I'm not trying to be a contrarian; I'm just surprised nobody else was miffed by this choice.

Making a video for a song that served its purpose 3 months ago is gilding the lily. If someone can compel me to change my mind, please do.

 

Thrice and my own music weren't the only items listed. But, I'll never be ashamed of the fact I enjoy the hundreds of songs I've written/co-written. I wrote music I wanted to hear. I'm sure JT loves the web site he wrote; I would too. It's a place to hang his hat online, and he does exactly that. What's the difference?

Also, bands that claim they don't listen to their own music are lying (unless they're a massive pop band that I used to know).

 

Nobody hates Star Wars more than Star Wars fans.

 

I used to (still very occasionally) go on a music forum where there was this one dude who only really enjoyed like 2 or 3 bands (I think his fav was Disturbed, fwiw), claiming there was very little good music out there otherwise. He always got people riled up for posting dumb stuff/ridiculous music related opinions

anyways his username was Mike

 

the goal is to not see his awful posts

 

The new Disturbed album is pretty good. That Dude can sing.

 

Do I actually care if I'm perceived as the #1 number fan? Of course not. There used to be back-and-forth schtick between me and a few others that would argue about who was the bigger fan. Phrases such as "service time" and "Fs given" should provide a clue that it's bluster.

 

Only Us is great.

 

I mean yeah I get that, but here we are four pages into his latest tirade and we’re talking about him anyway. Just can’t imagine not seeing his actual posts would really change the experience of browsing this thread all that much anyway

But hey I’m not gonna sit here and act like I’m not sporting a short block list myself. Totally get that everyone has their own levels of tolerance!

 

I mean it doesn’t change because everyone in this thread is an enabler of his bullshit

 

You’re not wrong! Maybe over time that’ll change but for now it kinda just proves my point. I’m down to drop this though, I can’t be out here ending someone’s day with an in depth discussion on the effectiveness of blocking Mike J in the Palms thread on Chorus.fm lmao

 

What’s funny is I posted this clip in response to Mike’s #1 Thrice fan talk, but at a glance it looks like I just randomly started singing your praises.

 

I don’t think most bands listen to their records often if at all. Maybe to just hear how everything turns out once it’s mastered, but no like jumping in the car and putting on your own album as you drive to the grocery store. I mean, these songs get played routinely by bands on tour. I could be wrong, but most artists I’ve know or have read interviews from don’t seem to listen to their own music much. They seem far to picky and want to keep tweaking the song...which the can in a live setting.

 

Like I said, it's something no one wants to admit (unless you're Dave Grohl). I've had this conversation with countless bands over the years including 3 different pop punk bands inside Bowling for Soup's tour compound. (Long story.)

 

Artists always indulge in their own creations. You don’t think Scorsese has an endless stream of his own movies playing on a loop around his house? You don’t think Patton Oswalt gets his rocks off listening to his standup in between gigs? You don’t think Stephen King exclusively reads his own novels over and over again until he’s hyped enough to pump out a new story?

 

K

 

Also: you're often obsessing over your new demos, too.

 

Dave Grohl in 2002 via Rolling Stone:

What’s your driving soundtrack?

"I have the most kick-ass stereo, which is actually stuck in a BMW M5. I have a six-CD changer, with ELO’s Greatest Hits on CD-1; CD-2 I got Slipknot’s Iowa, I can’t remember what’s in three. . . . Oh, yeah, three, four, five and six are all me. .”

 

I listen to our record sometimes, mostly to remember how to play the songs lol

 

I noticed that Thrice’s first two albums are notably absent from Dave’s 2002 CD changer.

 

Literally name your first child Emery then get back to me, you slanderous poser