The All-American Rejects say Fans Don't Want New Music?

[@UltimaRedFireEskimo]

That’s a really artistic way of looking at it. I would love new music from them but if they don’t believe in it and don’t wanna do a cash grab, then I totally respect that as a longtime fan.

[@SaintJeimuzu]

Here's the thing that Tyson is forgetting. His fans grew up with him. We don't want you to write songs about heartbreak in high school. Tell us the stories about your life. What it's like looking back at your twenties as a successful rockstar to where you are now? Tell us about the moment everything clicked and your perspective on life changed. Getting married, having children, finding a new meaning to life. We're right there with you and we would love some new pop punk anthems that take us back to the times we were dumb kids, but not forgetting about the important things we found in our futures.

[@SuperFam12345]

I don’t… I’d prefer to listen to old stuff.

[@rgowlikar1]

i want the old stuff.

[@TheMinishKid]

Blink did a great job of this with their new record. Some mature topics, but still with the energy we all grew up with and loved

[@xMetal707x]

Good on them for staying together. They didn’t go through a bunch of band members, which says a lot and probably why they haven’t put out another album yet

[@chrispersaud6033]

I really want to hear new music from them! Still waiting for that 5th AAR album!!

[@KathleenHolland-nk8nk]

Same here! I still do! 🎉🎉😊

[@mdstevens0612]

I respect this because NGL, it'd be hard to write a song better than Move Along. Besides, fewer records make them each feel more special.

[@JoeRaygun]

Wow , new fan here, incredible perspective

[@itsTonySaint]

I honestly agree with what he’s saying. The band has to be excited about their own music first and foremost. If they aren’t feeling 100% it’s not going to work and it will just ruin their legacy. With that said, new music in a similar vein as their old stuff would be sick! 🤘

[@mr.t1389]

I totally respect if Tyson just simply doesn’t want to make another record. It doesn’t have to be any deeper than that. But insinuating that bands from his era can’t go on because their roots are juvenile is simply an excuse. Lots of bands from his era have stayed relevant by maturing their lyrics and progressing their sounds. He also doesn’t give the fans enough credit when he says they can’t name their favorite bands new singles. Music fans that presave new singles and preorder vinyl aren’t few and far between. We’ll show up for good music.

[@Brojenko]

Kids in the Street is one of the most underrated records I swear

[@Ryan.Actually]

I never heard that record by them, gonna listen to it now thanks for the recommendation!

[@rometherevenant8749]

Idk but Move Along is such an amazing album. Every song is a banger from start to finish. On Top of the World and Still Waiting are underrated songs in my opinion

[@patrickstar6247]

Top Of The World stays my #1 favorite

[@kyyva4533]

Give me bite back

[@benndarayta9156]

Thats one of my favorite bands right there

[@spiffy8576]

Bro I still go see Spin Doctors, Gin Blossoms and Soul Asylum all the time. I can name all their newer songs and in many cases it’s every bit as good as the old stuff, just not getting promotion like it did when the bands were somewhat popular.

[@titanfighter12]

Sounds good but doesn't work

[@fuison55]

I'd like to have more AAR songs

[@calebowens8955]

They get better with every release. Would love to hear more even if it's demos.

[@tomharan2561]

Seems very one sided on this "journey". Big fan though, wish the ego would be pushed aside for some music I think a lot of fans would enjoy.

[@whoisthis5476]

The ego? If anything he’s being real and not like hacks such as Mark Hoppus who is married with multiple children still writing new songs about teenage garbage for the payday and have zero artistic growth.

[@TomBedlammusic]

Linkin park dropped 'lost' and it was enormous. Got a new singer and the 2 first songs are incredibly popular. Id love new AAR songs!

[@ER-yr1th]

Because all LP stuff sounds the same (same subject matter, same sounds, same hooks, even same chord progressions).Tyson's whole struggle seems to be that he doesn't identify with the music of his youth, so instead of copy and pasting music which is what Linking Park is doing....he would rather not do anything at all. Makes perfect sense to me. This guy has a lot more artistry in him than people want to give him credit for.

[@vietnameeseguy]

I remember buying Move Along as my first CD and I loved their first two albums. I kinda fell off after Gives you Hell but I’ll check out their new stuff just bc of this interview. Either way still a fan

[@youngorangee]

they should deff be making new stuff

[@zachansard]

I would love new music from AAR. I love these guys. I want/need more music from these dudes.

[@ZAY________]

Love it! Alex Gaskarth and Now AAR... Fire.

[@evamelendez5738]

Omg! This makes me feel so old 👵🏼

[@brette6854]

there was a whole lot of "I" instead of "we" in this 'conversation'.

[@Benlovescheese]

Yeah what about joint writing sessions?

[@bp4861]

He doesn't know what they're thinking or wanna say they have mouths that's such a new generation bitch complainer thing to even bring up.

[@giroudsbrother9450]

he should be careful not to fall into the johnny rotten rabbit hole

[@CharlieBravo887]

Dude. HE is an individual. He speaks for himself. Those other GROWN MEN can speak for themselves if they choose. Speaking for another man is dvmb.

[@kyyva4533]

Drivin a car with both eyes closed !!!

[@therhymerr]

AAR got me into music so I’ll be careful when I say this but. You can’t tell me these guys ever sat down after 2012 and said “here’s what we want for the future of this band”. Tyson had never had a plan and that’s okay, just don’t come up with excuses of why and pass it off to the fans as why lol

[@alexpaez5924]

I do miss the swing swing days.

[@jasonmiszuk9870]

I want new music from them….

[@videomofo]

Just make music for yourselves. People that like your band will most likely listen

[@kmmk292929]

Cabana Banana IS the song of the summer🍌🍌🍌

[@joeyg1463]

hope you write some good stuff again i know youve got it in you guys but i respect their opinion

[@COOLFRIEND]

He’s right, you know.

[@Hex-q9c]

I'm gonna leave the ball in their court.

[@MaverickMustaine]

He’s toasted

[@Mr.Monster1313]

He says this..but first thing they put out is a coversong music video why ? ..goodluck boys..hope it works out.

[@matthewlamothemusic9041]

I don’t want to take away his romantic take on not playing new music but the reality he’s not mentioning is the unbelievable amount of time and money it costs to make a record. The fact they could never recoup that money in any way with the industry the way it is has more to do with it than anything.

[@RealHomeRecording]

I make music in my basement and attic on a budget of less than $10,000 for all the equipment. That's a lot less money than it used to take about 15 years ago. No excuses!

[@matthewlamothemusic9041]

@@RealHomeRecording right but factor in the mixing, mastering and packaging as well as marketing. For a band like this mtv is gone and if you’re Canadian like me much music is gone so you’re relying solely on KZbin. Now the only revenue you’re really getting is Spotify and streaming which is Penny’s. People don’t buy cds and this really isn’t a vinyl band. So they cut a new record then they go on the road massively in debt and can’t possible recoup or alternatively they tour as a nostalgia act and make bank without having to worry about the massive repayment of a record.

[@RealHomeRecording]

@@matthewlamothemusic9041 marketing is definitely the biggest expense! It's a real shame that payola is still a thing but...

[@PedroHenrique-mj1mn]

Mike Kennerty is a producer himself. They would not spend that amount of money.

[@matthewlamothemusic9041]

@@PedroHenrique-mj1mn i think you should read my reply comment and that will give you better insight on the amount of money they would be spending and why they wouldn’t recoup it however you slice recording costs.

[@EricPoaps]

You should be making art first and foremost for yourself not for other people. Just my opinion (as an artist)

[@ak40kevn]

Buy a 4 track tape machine and make some acoustic demos with some melodic guitar riffs. Boom. Write some catchy lyrics. Fuck the industry side.

[@jthamilton9083]

New music today sucks😂😂😂😂😂 Please bring back real artists and actual bands……please!!!!!!

[@mrleykis170]

@1:40 linkin park/mike shinoda 💯

[@karatemaster1144]

They all look the same more or less, which is interesting

[@drummerstar1190]

Blink came ba k and these guys I'm sure they have more to offer they don't have tontour but hit another album out why not

[@kyyva4533]

Its also a tragedy that tragedy isnt a aar song

[@ER-yr1th]

its a tragedy that Creatrix isn't an AAR record....best record of last year IMO. A lot more people would have heard it if it was AAR.

[@SYN30STM]

Tyson is out of touch with his fans. People always want to hear new music. Tyson seems to have a close mindset. 1 girls will always want to hear love songs. 2 write about real problems. The way they play their songs may have to change and maybe the way they write their songs. The style they play may be "Teen power pop rock" Idk but Heartbeat slowing down is a banger.

[@TheTexasDuke]

Well you should still write new music ….. if you don’t then don’t

[@1wordsnst27sdkai]

Deftones are the best.

[@wolf1-do1fq]

Your music was good funny but you must have run out of money you just want a new name if you are changing all of us have moved on so when you put a song out don't talk like you hate people that bought your music. I like rock, metal,pop,industrial but still like your stuff just make music don't talk trash

[@glink9641]

Their peak was move along album...i DON'T want any new music. I heard enough with the 3rd and 4th, plus his sweat single and so on. Everything after move along just sucked...

[@nathanielcava4128]

Yeah I agree. I mean once I heard “I wanna I wanna I wanna touch you, you wanna touch me tooo!” I was like alright there goes this band

[@neighborbruce]

Sounds like an excuse for being a crappy song writer

[@picklenick1565]

Have you heard his other band? Look up the Creatrix album. Fuckin amazing.

[@whmlprod]

The way he worded some of this made him sound a bit arrogant, however the point he is trying to make is absolutely correct. People who enjoy good music, tend to gravitate to music that was written 10+ years ago, because alot of modern music is simply being created to be catchy and disposable, people get addicted to it for a week and then never listen to it again. Its a crappy state that music is in right now, not saying all music is like this, but man just look at Spotify top 100 or billboard top 100, its sad really

[@neighborbruce]

@@whmlprod i can totally see your point! There is definitely a lot of crap out there. But also i think our tastes stop evolving as listeners since we cant really listen to EVERYTHING like we could when we were teens. (This is a generalization for most music listeners, of course). The older generation was saying the same thing about the current state of music when All American Rejects came along. It happened when Rock N Roll first exploded in the music scene too. It may sound like crap to us, but if it has enough replay value to be in the top 100 on spotify, then maybe its just not written for us 🤷‍♂️ music is a very interesting concept.

[@neighborbruce]

@@picklenick1565 ill check it out!!

[@afterthought55]

The two albums after Move Along sucked, that's probably why people don't want new music from them

[@DerekLaugann]

It's called a ONE HIT WONDER for a reason. Problem with most artist is that the moment they have success, they think they can just release any kind of songs and the fans will love it. The key is to keep the same sound, and slowly introduce new sound/material as part of the album. NOT TRANSITION INTO A NEW SOUND!

[@Abridgimation]

They weren't really a one hit wonder though, pretty sure at least 6 of their songs got big

[@fizzyfuzz5878]

​@@AbridgimationI'd say 5 hits. Swing, Swing, Dirty Little Secret, Move Along, It Ends Tonight and Gives You Hell

[@doomzidoomzi]

Linkin Park jsut released a bangerrrrr. Dont make excuses. It was never easy from the start!

[@h8ydencha0tic52]

😂

[@ChrisCanberg]

i have a band (more of a duo i guess) and we post music on tiktok but promotion is something that i just can't figure out or reckon with. because i know lots of musicians who market themselves on tiktok the way that Tyson explains and he hits the nail on the head in a way that i think i've been waiting to hear. there's this common thing when someone makes a video where it's like "if i wrote 'please please please', i think it'd sound a little something like THIS" and then the video plays their somewhat mediocre single and idk who is supposed to be impressed. idk who this is supposed to appeal to. maybe a younger audience but are they so vapid and dumb that this obviously stupid marketing ploy will work on them? like are they supposed to think "oh huh that WOULD be what 'please please please' sounded like if you wrote it! subscribed!" why even bother? we are so oversaturated with new artists and new music and tons of it is so so same-y, everyone has to lower the common denominator to get their music heard. and i include myself in this tbh. i love my music, i love making it, but is it the newest, freshest thing on earth? probably not! but i respect it enough not to, as Tyson says, set the expectation in a way that honestly feels so embarrassing to do.