Need proof bands are corporate?
To prove this theory one had to see them live. Luckily, they opened up two shows I was already going to Rob Zombie and Iron Maiden. I got to both shows early enough to see if I could either prove or disprove my hypothesis. I found their music and stage act to be incredibly boring and homogeneous. While this is not a true indication of corporate sellout, it was a statistical indicator.
Two things that create a boring live show:
- Apathetic performances. If you just stand there with little to no crowd interaction, it does not mean you are shy. It means you are an uncharismatic dolt. Not everyone can be as fantastic as Metal Skool live, but at least try for me.
- Music lacks resonance. If your music does not inspire a pit, dancing, or singing, but rather bathroom breaks and food vendors being swamped...you have a mondo boring show.
Maybe it was just that one evening with Rob that gave them the problem. Let's wait to see if their Iron Maiden show is a bit better. Well to my surprise, NOT, they mailed in their performance. No energy, no musical chops, no nothing. Part one of my formula has been confirmed. Bullet for My Valentine, might actually be a corporate band. But to prove my theory without a shadow of a doubt, I had to research via Wikipedia.
Bullet for My Valentine used to be called Jeff Killed John in Britain in 1999. Armed with this knowledge I went to YouTube and found what I was looking for.
This was filmed in 1999 when this type of music was becoming more and more popular. They sound like every band of the day, Limp Bizkit, Hoobastank, LostProphets, etc. You will notice the lead singer looks like a British rip-off of Mark McGrath, who was currently riding a wave of success from Sugar Ray. Completely generic and corporate both musically and aesthetically.
Now that the kind of music played in the clip is no longer popular their sound mysterious changed overnight! Here is what they sound like now:
Hmm this sounds like a severely watered down Lamb Of God. No, I can't do that to one of my favorite metal acts. They just sound like crap. They sound NOTHING like Lamb Of God.
Trackbacks
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5/28/2008 9:16 PM
Blogs N' Roses wrote:
Bullet for My Valentine are on tour. Here are the dates: July 14 - Milwaukee, WI @ The RaveJuly 15 - Chicago, IL @ House of BluesJuly 16 - Minneapolis, MN @ MythJuly 17 - Fargo, ND @ The VenueJuly 19 - Billings, MT @ ShrineJuly 21 - Spokane, WA @ The Big EasyJuly 22 - in Seattle, WA @ ShowboxJuly 23 - Portland, OR @ RoselandJuly 25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern TheatreJuly 27 - San Diego, CA @ House of BluesJuly 28 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of BluesJuly 29 - Phoenix, AZ @ MarqueeJuly ... -
12/15/2008 10:20 PM
Blogs N' Roses wrote:
Gigantour 2009 is becoming more mainstream compared to the other summer tours. Gigantour used to be the true metal heads summer festival with Megadeth headlining. Well Megadeth will headline once again, but this time with Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet For My Valentine. I guess true metal isn't being replaced by generic, digestible metal. YAWN! Last year’s event featured In Flames, Children Of Bodom, High On Fire, and Job For A Cowboy.Here is a little article we did about corporate band, Bullet for My Valentine. Read and enjoy. ... -
2/17/2010 8:04 PM
Blogs N' Roses wrote:
The Download festival in England has decided to have Aerosmith headline. The stipulation is that Steven Tyler has to front the band. Could this be Aerosmith's way of rejuvenating lagging ticket sales? Might this Steven Tyler working on Brand Tyler all be a ploy and we fell for it? I think if we see Aerosmith playing more festivals, we can chalk it up to a big old publicity stunt. Until then, I believe Tyler did leave the band and Perry was looking for a replacement. But I am mad at Download organizers. I ... -
3/15/2010 8:39 PM
Blogs N' Roses wrote:
Do you like Bullet for My Valentine? I have seen them in concert and they are fairly boring, their music also does nothing for me. The illusion of their "metal" ness is lost when you try and do what is popular. When they were starting out, they wanted to be a Limp Bizkit, LostProphets type band. Now they are all about being true metalers, which is all a bunch of bullshit. If you don't believe me, head to their Wikipedia and see if they were originally called Jeff ... -
4/8/2010 6:31 PM
Blogs N' Roses wrote:
If you have been paying attention, I am not a fan of Bullet for My Valentine. I remember when they were Jeff Killed John- a Sugar Ray alt band. Now they are a metal band. (Link) But I know a few of you readers like them and in order to get you to come back to the site, I have to post about Bullet for My Valentine. BfMV will have a live chat with their fans on MySpace tomorrow. (April 9) at 5:00 GMT/12:00 EST. They promise an exclusive announcement during the webchat tomorrow. You can submit ...
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