Hi all.. Wit put the call out for guest bloggers so I thought.."hey, why not?"
First off, I broke my foot last week so I have some time on my hands so to speak.. I have brittle bones disease so when I knocked a big ol fan over it was el snappo.. yeah that sucks..
Wit mentioned yesterday that another area band was throwing in the towel.. he is correct. Seventh Hour IS bringing an end to their long run up here in Schuylkill County. It seems that 3 of the 4 members are simply getting burned out and looking to devote their time to different areas in their lives.. some permanently, some just taking a break, with the exception of my brother Ed, who is the drummer, he plans to take up with a new 'project' and just go from there.. I wish them all the best of luck and was really sad to hear this, cause I have years of memories with this band.
Now I come to the part where I guess I start 'blogging'. I was telling my friend about the end of this band and commenting on that I wasnt really thrilled to hear this.. and she said.."well, whatever.. its just a band"
Ok. True. To alot of people, its just a band, but what I dont understand is, why do people have to be so intolerant of something that "isnt their thing"? To the people in a band, its NOT just a band.. this particular band has put out several original songs, had air play on the radio, been in the studio making a cd twice, created quite a loyal following, done charity events, been through the good, the bad, the ugly together, I could go on and on.. and anyone affiliated with just about ANY band could say just about the same things.. I might sound CORNY to some of you.. but I think a band .. well is a really beautiful thing.. its really been something supporting my brother for this many years. Im sure he'll move on to other things and have a blast and be great, but hell, I even met my husband through this band! I cant help but feel like Im not expressing myself the way I need to, and I hope someone out there can get what I mean.
I hate to see a band break up, especially this one for my own reasons, and yes I am sad.. Im sorry if some people think thats silly, or childish.. its kind of like saying goodbye to your highschool pals when highschool is all over and you know theyre moving on in another direction.I guess its like when people say "all good things at some point come to an end" Im gonna miss the good times, and to anyone that has played or is playing in a band, broken up or not.. consider the fact that your fans love and appreciate you far more than youll ever realize.
Support local music...
posted by Michael Witmer @ Wednesday, July 21, 2004
3 Comments:
I guess I"ll be the first to take a stab at this since I have a slight....SLLLIIIGHT opinion on this.
I agree that seeing a band go bye-bye is a sucky thing. But I don't necessarily think that people are intolerant of bands so much as apathetic. For most folks out there, and i'm talking about your run-of-the-mill normal everyday person, its a matter of being entertained. They don't want to see the same show over and over. And the bottom line is this: If you follow a band around, that's exactly what you're going to get.
SO you, as a struggling musician, have a choice. You can take route A and hook up with a management company and travel ALL over. But if you do that you're more than likely going to have to play a shitload of other people's songs.
Or B...try and force feed your music down the same peoples throats day in and day out. And sooner or later that person who was such a huge supporter of your band in the beginning is going to go "holy shit, i got better things to do..."
Lets face it...the odds of a band getting signed these days is about 1 and 45,000,000. So seventh hour, much like alot of other bands, probably got to the point where they said "ya know, this just aint fun anymore" and threw in the towel before fists started to fly
Trying to make a band be a hit in this area is tough enough already. Plus, seven hour was playing some old school biker rock. that prolly didn't help
old school biker rock? thats not a fair summary im sorry.. they were a pretty broad spectrum.. and as far as the same show over and over.. you are dead on on that.. BUT being a fair person and I think most of you know i am.. i must say.. they DID keep it pretty fresh.. they changed often.. but it doesnt matter now.. i dont think my friend made that comment cause she gets tired of seeing the same shows.. i just think she honestly doesnt understand. I guess maybe most of you didnt quite get how i meant it either.. but thanks for the chance to unload!
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