definitionofself

8/10

if i had better grammar skills.

However 2 weeks on I cant stop listening to the album...intellectualising why seems like a waste of time its obvious I think its a good record and i think alot of people will come round to this conclusion too :)

the unpopular but honest response would be find a gimick to get yourself attention. If your electropop find a wierd gadget to use on stage, littleboots. If your rock, get your picture taken doing somthing wild and crazy or just somthing involving blood, the blackout. Another example was the CCTV video band, etc. Have one member play the drunk drug idiot and promote his/her getting in trouble as rebellion, Libertines.

Then once you got some peoples attention TOUR!

i guess alot of people going dont know their stuff or are just meat heads wanting to jump around then. :S

and if you havent checked out the cosmonout stuff you really should, novacane and albatross are awesome!

I saw them in manchester in April where the crowd went nuts to every song and it was an awesome gig for both them and us. This time round i saw them in Northampton a few weeks back the support acts both sucked ass so the crowd where already subdued but the set did have moments of greatness which were not the 3 WIITB songs. However it also had moments of lack of crowd appreciation as noted above.

Personally when i go to finch shows i dont want to hear much off what it is to burn, but thats cos im a real fan and want to hear them do stuff live i havent heard before. I want to hear micro and ravenous and new kid and bury me! So oddly i get dissapointed somtimes too.

There are finch songs you just watch and there are finch songs you go nuts to, when people get that and the band gets that all will be well. I went to tool last year and everyone just stood and watched for 2 hours and it was awesome, I went to crazy fists and everyone went crazy for 2 hours. It doesnt have to be either or for it to be a great gig they just need a set with sections of each and an appreciation that jumping around does not equal enjoying yourself all the time. you wouldnt measure a bjork gig by number of people jumping around and u shouldnt measure this 100 on that.

I hope they finish this tour on a high with perspective on their hardcore fan base and the rest of people that fill up the shows and once again say fuck pleasing people were going to write a new record that we want to write and go tour playing the songs we want to play!

I say screw the people who come expecting to hear the singles.

was shocked it was so avg after all the hype, esspecially the vocalist.

anyone who gets this much attention as a solo guy so fast is going to have a hard time with his 2nd album. novelty wears thin quickly. i thought he first album was so so and yes it was 'no logo' michel moore style woooo anti ness at times, but hes honest about how he feels. I met him earlier in the year at this music event, he was speaking about music in general. He said some good things and was humble, somthing rare in musicians. I think this comes across in his music and so even thou i dont get off on his music, i think people should appreciate him.

Bashing is way too easy. This guys 21 has self realeased and toured and has an opinion that isnt about scummy men or girls and pubs and hes articulate.

seriously... come on.

manchester sucks.. city and music. nice review

:)