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- Posted: Wed, 09 May 2007 20:50:24 +0000
Magikarp used splash!
I'll admit that you do make a good point, but what I don't understand is how you can possibly say that your indie bands are any better in the aspect that you're going on about.
If Visual indie bands honestly put so much heart into their music, they wouldn't need to rely so heavily on their image in order to make it to the top. There are some notably talented indie bands out there, but a lot of them just end up sounding like everyone else--basically, catchy tunes but little real talent. In fact, I'll bet you that an incredible amount of indie bands emerging right now wouldn't even be able to make it without their image.
If Visual indie bands honestly put so much heart into their music, they wouldn't need to rely so heavily on their image in order to make it to the top. There are some notably talented indie bands out there, but a lot of them just end up sounding like everyone else--basically, catchy tunes but little real talent. In fact, I'll bet you that an incredible amount of indie bands emerging right now wouldn't even be able to make it without their image.
1. I didn't say visual.
I've seen non-visual use a drum machine. They just don't have a drummer to perform with them.
2. If we want to go with the visual aspect of it, then they're not really relying on it. They've chosen to go with a certain style that they prefer. I'm really judging the effort they put into their music and performance than the makeup that their wearing. I've also seen plenty of indies visual bands that I wish I never did. I wish I had just walked away.
Trust me. I have plenty of non indies bands that I like as well. I was just using the indies as an example because they all seem to really appreciate what they're doing because they're not there yet. That's just what I was getting at.
I also should add my disclaimer of the majority of the indies bands that I liked.. this was back in 2003. Trust me. I know that majority of them can sound just like every other one. There were plenty of bands I just rolled my eyes at because it was a bunch of highschool kids thinking "YEA! LETS BE IN A BAND!!" There's just something to them in their music, even when they are sounding the same. Its hard to explain. LOL. Maybe it's mainly to do with the performance.