This Band Could Save Your Life, But Only If The Last Band That Saved Your Life Was Velvet Revolver - Idolator Comments

This Band Could Save Your Life, But Only If The Last Band That Saved Your Life Was Velvet Revolver

Plague — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:15:31 EDT

Considering Brian Howe is writing songs for the new Puddle Of Mudd album, you won't have to wait long...

Plague

This Band Could Save Your Life, But Only If The Last Band That Saved Your Life Was Velvet Revolver

Halfwit — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:28:15 EDT

@Halfwit:

Re: Hack alert...

withdrawn. Great article

Halfwit

This Band Could Save Your Life, But Only If The Last Band That Saved Your Life Was Velvet Revolver

Halfwit — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:12:09 EDT

Hack alert:

"A band that sells, say, 300,000 albums is negligibly profitable at best. The large-scale services a major offers -- distribution, marketing, promotion -- are more suited to pushing Justin Timberlake from two million to five million copies sold."

This sentiment (almost word for word) was expressed in the WSJ article about CYHSY last year. The numbers were smaller, but the idea that a label exists to build on existing success as opposed to creating success has been done, and done better.

As for the article... for some reason, I kept subbing "Flickerstick" for "Uncrowned" (nice "band name as metaphor" pick by the author, though).

Halfwit

This Band Could Save Your Life, But Only If The Last Band That Saved Your Life Was Velvet Revolver

Janelleyo — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:04:55 EDT

Oh - and the one thing I've told them since day one, the same as I told all the bands i managed into the ground (who failed miserably) is that you need the Label to need you more than you need them. They actually do take that to heart, but get shit on anonymously in spin by said labels :)

Janelleyo

This Band Could Save Your Life, But Only If The Last Band That Saved Your Life Was Velvet Revolver

Janelleyo — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:58:18 EDT

@The Van Buren Boys:

They've always had an air of confidence, shall we say. I've been friends with these guys from their previous band and on to now, so about 8 years. Wow, we're all getting old. I love the point of this article. No matter how hard you work, and how hard you sell yourself (and they do it quite well) that doesn't mean you just get it all handed to you. I love the guys, and their music has grown over the years, but never to my tastes. That said, the Hinder portion was misrepresented and the band found need to explain themselves on their MySpace, which I found funny - they actually retracted saying they hate Hinder while most of us are retracting any assemblance of LIKING Hinder et al. Go figure.

Still, they are amazing guys, a fun band, and they are great drinking buddies! I love love love that article. So true. And to think - its from Spin.

Janelleyo

This Band Could Save Your Life, But Only If The Last Band That Saved Your Life Was Velvet Revolver

RepentTokyo — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:34:55 EDT

that quote is awesome.

RepentTokyo

This Band Could Save Your Life, But Only If The Last Band That Saved Your Life Was Velvet Revolver

NickEddy — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:20:10 EDT

I got all freaked, meta-wise, thinking for a moment from the picture and caption that this was going to be about a Velvet Revolver tribute band.

Their artistic statement would be a newsboy cap (rear of pic, blurred) rather than the traditional stovepipe.

quote:

They let their rivals, Big Machines, rock the Slash lid. "That's not us," sniffs bassist Bobby Dee, whose cousin knows Gilby Clarke ("he's heard of us and respects what we do.")

NickEddy

This Band Could Save Your Life, But Only If The Last Band That Saved Your Life Was Velvet Revolver

natepatrin — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:03:52 EDT

I'm torn: I fully support an internet-wide moratorium on the overuse and oversaturation of the word "douchebag". On the other hand, I can't figure out a term that describes sentiments like "I don't do cute. I do hot" any better.

natepatrin

This Band Could Save Your Life, But Only If The Last Band That Saved Your Life Was Velvet Revolver

The Van Buren Boys — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:49:07 EDT

"I don't do cute. I do hot," he announces, grinning.

I thought you only got the right to be an insufferable asshole AFTER you become famous.

The Van Buren Boys

This Band Could Save Your Life, But Only If The Last Band That Saved Your Life Was Velvet Revolver

musicquizking — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:40:32 EDT

Brian Howes, the guy who wrote "Lips of an Angel," now has a label deal with Interscope so expect more AOR throwback bands in the next couple of years.

Hopefully this band isn't one of them.

musicquizking

This Band Could Save Your Life, But Only If The Last Band That Saved Your Life Was Velvet Revolver

Lucas Jensen — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:21:30 EDT

Great point about this middle class...we get so many bands like this, and it's not my thing, but I never really have any tips for them beyond, uh, touring, myspace, the usual. It's harder for them than Joe Indie Band because they're locked out of most press outlets. They NEED major labels or similar-minded indies. When I tell bands like this that they are "too commercial" for us they often get really excited!

Lucas Jensen