Comments on: Five Reasons Why Jam Band Fans Are Better Than Indie Rock Fans

By: nogoknowfan

nogoknowfan — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:22:50 +0000

jam band fans are better tip-ers. and they get their groove on, rather than just standing there like statues.

By: crampylamp

crampylamp — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:54:24 +0000

Lol i dunno, I had a pretty good time at the Late Of The Pier show I went to

By: jenny

jenny — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:59:41 +0000

you could only come up with 5 reasons?? phish (or any other jamband for that matter) will pwn any indie band onstage anywhere, anytime. the reason that people like jambands is because THEY CAN ACTUALLY PLAY THEIR INSTRUMENTS. instruments aren’t props for these bands. and btw, we will take a break from laughing at your clothes long enough to doublecharge you on some extracirriculars, you little indie custies :^)

By: samhatesphish

samhatesphish — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:33:53 +0000

Are you for real dude! Also, all my Jam band loving hippie friends complain about how the damn indy scene is taking over Bonnaroo, and the Jam scene is dying away. Hence the “independent” metal bands and various other artists that have made the Bonnaroo line up so much more exciting in the last few years.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:03:09 +0000

oh yeah coke and pharms are not condones in the jamband scene like they are with hipster indie rockers. we like to stay natural, and healthy.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:01:59 +0000

i am now and will continue to argue the fact that “indie rock”(is it really indie if its so pop/mainstreem?) is eroding culture similar to the way disco did to legit 60’s and 70’s rock. please just start respecting musical chops, substance and genuine good people, and leave your shallow, hot or not bull shit at the door. you suck and your culture sucks and jambands and improvisational rock will always reign supreme. even lou reed hates hipsters. fuck you. peace and love

By: spankyjoe

spankyjoe — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:06:40 +0000

@DJorn:

I forget. And I hear you on missing out on the first Jesu record. I have Broadrick's blog on my RSS reader now just to avoid similar mishaps.

What's the explanation for the lower sound fidelity with colored/translucent vinyl? Does the addition of dyes/coloring agents/what have you yield softer or more easily deformed discs or something? I don't doubt your assertion, but I've never had the opportunity to A/B a set of discs. I'm just happy vinyl physically presents a barrier to brickwall compression during mastering, so anything after that is gravy.

Crap, now I feel bad for having gone out and found a clear translucent copy of Superunknown on the eBays. And I was so happy I finally had a version of "Like Suicide" that wouldn't develop a fatal skip because it was on the outside edge of a CD, too.

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:16:46 +0000

I still don’t understand why fratboys like jam bands in the first place.

By: DJorn

DJorn — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:57:39 +0000

@spankyjoe: I understand that vinyl is both expensive and a risky investment to produce, but considering how many of Hydra's (and others', they're not the only offenders; Relapse springs to mind) releases sell out so quickly, the demand is obviously there for a larger run, which would result in better prices for them from the plant, which they can just pocket or pass on to the bands, for all I care. I don't mind their catalog prices as much as the lack of availability. It's more a sour grapes thing on my part because I don't have, say, the first Jesu record on vinyl and I don't want to pay $50 for it on GEMM.

I certainly support paying a few extra bucks for attractive packaging and a 180g press. However, there's one indulgence I can't stand, and you won't convince me otherwise: coloured vinyl ALWAYS produces lower sound quality. Translucent is worse than opaque, but anything other than black is a compromise. And seeing as most vinyl fanatics prefer the sound of our chosen medium, why spend more to make it worse?

What were we talking about again?

By: Lucas Jensen

Lucas Jensen — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:37:43 +0000

@Michaelangelo Matos: I so, so agree with you about the Dead. Through my brief, secretive flirtation with Deadheaddom in early high school, I discovered the Band (the Dead covered "The Weight" on some live thing I had), some bluegrass, Otis Redding, other SF stuff...