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  1. Originally posted by ahn1991:[..]


    Imagine Dragons is definitely not below average. For one, their default ticket prices were actually incredibly cheap (35 for GA) and they're selling out venues. Plus, I'm not sure if you've actually been following this band since they were small because they've definitely come a long way. Less than 4 years ago they performed at a pub venue on our college campus (capacity of maybe 100 or so) and now they've been able to sell out Red Rocks. They've really worked hard to get to this point and they deserve the attention they're getting.

    Opinions differ, my friend. So that's £21 for a ticket for a band who have only had one album out and will only just play an hour? Rip off.
  2. Originally posted by ahn1991:Imagine Dragons is definitely not below average. For one, their default ticket prices were actually incredibly cheap (35 for GA) and they're selling out venues. Plus, I'm not sure if you've actually been following this band since they were small because they've definitely come a long way. Less than 4 years ago they performed at a pub venue on our college campus (capacity of maybe 100 or so) and now they've been able to sell out Red Rocks. They've really worked hard to get to this point and they deserve the attention they're getting.


    I'm totally with Kieran in this. No band with just one album should be selling Red Rocks or any other arena or amphiteatre. It's what I call the I O S, and no, I don't mean Apple's operative system. IOS = Internet Overhype Syndrome. Bands become suddenly super popular and start selling out >5000 people venues while they only have enough material to play <500-people-like gigs; that bands soon become forgotten or disappear. It happened to Bloc Party, The Script suffered it as well and it's happened more recently to Mumford And Sons (and see where they are, indefinite hiatus after just two albums), just to name a few.
  3. To add to that, these bands start getting carried away. An example of this is Bastille: in Edinburgh, they played Liquid Room (a 400-500 capacity venue) in March just after their debut was released. They played Picture House (a 1000+ venue and sold it out) in October, and are now playing Corn Exchange (a 3000 capacity venue) in February. Why? Because they've got carried away with it all and are too 'in the moment'. Fair enough, they released more songs on a re-release of their debut album called All This Bad Blood, even though a bit of it was just b-sides from the songs on the album in the first place. Release another album, take a breather.

    When Arctic Monkeys first started out, they were fucking huge. It took them ages to start playing huge venues. They wanted to play theatres for as long as possible. They were as big as Imagine Dragons or Bastille are right now, if not bigger. Arctic Monkeys done NME Awards Tour, some summer festivals, small tours then straight into a second album - the way it should be done. They even recorded and released an EP in the midst of a tour, for God sake. Allows you to implement more into your set and give your fans more for their money. These huge modern bands are just ripping off their fans, in my opinion.
  4. Imagine Dragons may have just one full album, but they have several EPs. I think it amounts to about 30 songs total for them. What we are failing to take into account is the fact that media can more easily be spread nowadays. The reason why older bands took longer to take off is because it was more difficult for them to get their music out.

    There's a long discussion here about how easy it is for bands to gather a fanbase with little material, but that's for another topic and I have a take-home final to finish.
  5. They also regularly play Blur's Song 2, and/or U2's With Or Without You. When I last saw them, they played 14 songs and three of those were B-side/unreleased. I didn't pay as much as it's going to cost you, I think tickets were £14. I've seen them twice, I'd happily go again and a larger venue/slightly higher ticket price wouldn't put me off (1,200 was the maximum capacity I saw them).

    Also, they have a great interaction with the crowd. I've seen them in two separate cities and the way they roll off knowledge of the area, you'd suspect they were locals. They obviously do their research.
  6. Originally posted by ahn1991:Imagine Dragons may have just one full album, but they have several EPs. I think it amounts to about 30 songs total for them. What we are failing to take into account is the fact that media can more easily be spread nowadays. The reason why older bands took longer to take off is because it was more difficult for them to get their music out.

    There's a long discussion here about how easy it is for bands to gather a fanbase with little material, but that's for another topic and I have a take-home final to finish.

    More difficult to get their music out? Don't think so. We're not talking about REM or Pearl Jam; we're talking about current bands. Arctic Monkeys are the perfect example, as Kieran pointed out. They started giving out copies of their rough cuts at their shows (when they played 200 people pubs and halls) and fans mass-spreaded that songs on MySpace and the then-starting Youtube. They were truly (massively!) popular when their debut album came out in 2006 and that's why it is the fastest selling debut album of all time in the UK. In April 2007, with 2 million albums sold (debut, EP and succesful follow-up album), they could have sold out The O2 or any other huge arena in London - still they played the Astoria Threatre, the legendary venue where a big part of their legend was born, and holding just 1200 people. Lack of ambition? Don't think so. Consciousness. What the bands we're talking about lack.

    I mean, it's perfectly ok to like or even adore this overhyped bands. I myself love Mumford And Sons' music and I attended their (overpriced) show in Madrid earlier this year. Many of my friends attended the Imagine Dragons show yesterday as well. But that doesn't mean one can't be honest about them.
  7. I just bought tickets for $35. That's a pretty good deal in my book.
  8. There's a chance I'll score some tickets to see Justin Timberlake tomorrow night. They'd have to be cheap, though, I'm short on cash.

    Other than that, on the docket for the near future...

    Kanye West
    Dave Matthews Band Cover Band
    REO Speedwagon
    Flogging Molly
    Arcade Fire
    HAIM
    Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
    Journey
  9. Good list. My future list looks like this:

    Ocean Colour Scene (tonight)
    Foals
    Frank Turner
    Tom Odell
    Phoenix
    Chvrches
    Jake Bugg
    Nine Inch Nails
    Neutral Milk Hotel
    Arcade Fire (x2)
    Pixies (supporting Arcade Fire)
    Newton Faulkner
    Reverend & the Makers
    Disclosure
    Manic Street Preachers

    And probably a few last minute ones (Franz Ferdinand, Bastille, Kodaline, Nina Nesbitt) here and there, some of which will be reviews.
  10. Originally posted by KieranU2:Good list. My future list looks like this:

    Ocean Colour Scene (tonight)
    Foals
    Frank Turner
    Tom Odell
    Phoenix
    Chvrches
    Jake Bugg
    Nine Inch Nails
    Neutral Milk Hotel
    Arcade Fire (x2)
    Pixies (supporting Arcade Fire)
    Newton Faulkner
    Reverend & the Makers
    Disclosure
    Manic Street Preachers

    And probably a few last minute ones (Franz Ferdinand, Bastille, Kodaline, Nina Nesbitt) here and there, some of which will be reviews.


    It's not often that I'm THAT jealous of an upcoming list, Kieran. Holy shit dude.

    Add St. Vincent to my list, as of this morning.
  11. ^ and that, my friend, is the reason why you're short of cash
  12. St. Vincent is fantastic. That with David Byrne as well?


    I can now add Buckcherry (should be called Shitcherry) and Fozzy (awesome!!!!) to my list.
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