Things Bands Do That Piss Off The Fans

[@willprice79]

I can’t think of anything more relevant to me than listening to you guys talk about music!

[@BrendonSnyder]

Thanks Will! 👍

[@bigjr1368]

Bands that release multiple versions of an album with different "bonus" tracks on digital download CD, and vinyl, and one country will get this bonus song, while another country will get a totally different one, release all the songs on ONE RECORD

[@fbettr2627]

Typically bands don't release albums; record companies release them and depending on the recording contract the band signed, i.e., how many compilations/best of/greatest hits, record companies are greedy and they pull that stunt to cash in.

[@Checkers23]

$50.00 concert t shirts.That seems to be the going price for every band.

[@BrendonSnyder]

It’s nuts!

[@jesses.9843]

In addition to artists not making new music, I hate when they sit on their great live recordings for decades until releasing them.

[@BrendonSnyder]

I hate when the bands sit on any unreleased material.

[@johann_casparbaumgartner6972]

Another one that really bothers me is, if bands release after only a year or even less a "Tour edition" or "Summer Edition" or Expanded Edition of their (newest) record with some bonus content, mostly a full live recording and so piss off their big fans, which of course bought the album when it came out the first time! STOP THIS BULLSHIT !!! Happened with Airbourne, Beyond the Black, Halestorm, Scorpions... etc etc. Anybody agree?!?

[@treff9226]

The great thing about the internet is all the information we now have access to. The worst thing about the internet is all the information we now have access to.

[@BrendonSnyder]

Exactly! 👍

[@RobDawg881]

Great discussion 😊. My beef? Bands doing sing alongs at live shows. I want to hear the band, not the crowd sing. Most of the time, it's a failure ....😂

[@lateramae]

I love Anthony's brutal honesty because he doesn't sugarcoat anything. He says what's on his mind straight up. Lynyrd Skynyrd is a perfect band to talk about for this topic because they've had numerous lineup changes since they reformed after the plane crash, which is why people complain they're a glorified tribute band. More so now that Gary Rossington isn't alive anymore. Personally, I enjoy the music Lynyrd Skynyrd put out after the plane crash, but they never made enough studio albums with Johnny. Probably because they're too busy playing the hits on tour. That's another problem. The band has all this new stuff with Johnny Van Zant on vocals, but because the casuals only want the hits, they mostly play stuff from the '70s. At this point, maybe they are a tribute band since they are playing the same songs over and over again, but if you're going to reform the band, release new music, and bring new life to the band, don't play the same stuff over and over again. It seems like Lynyrd Skynyrd aren't willing to give Johnny's songs a chance, which is why they only play songs from the Ronnie Van Zant era. They never even got to release a final studio album with Gary.

[@Andy-bz7ow]

I can't STAND when they talk politics at a show. Just play the music and have fun. As a fan, a show is a great place to escape

[@jimmycampbell78]

Agreed. Musicians and sports people need to understand we follow them and enjoy them, for an escape, a pleasure, from the usual grind of our mundane real lives. I don’t want to hear polemics and tribal nonsense that divides people.

[@impalaman9707]

@@jimmycampbell78 Especially, when music and sports are the two things in American life that DO bring people together

[@bicarbonateyoda3205]

one of my favorite bands is Stryper. Recently the released a new song on their patreon only, and it is the 2nd teir. So in order to hear this song I have to pay $17 per month. They say it is a gift for the people that support the ban. My response was I have been "supporting" the band for almost 40 years. I have bought every album on multiple formats since day one. I have vinyl, CDs, tapes, posters, seen them live 15 times. Their response to that was to delete my comment.

[@thomasjones9972]

Michael Sweet is a snowflake.

[@ChrisNorwood3]

I've got a big one about live shows. Nearly all artists are ignoring huge swaths of their discography. Everybody is focusing on their two biggest albums and forgetting the rest. I know shows are for the hits, but gosh dang if you have 12 albums are only plays stuff from 4 of them, that's a bummer. I like every album to be represented by at least one song at a show.

[@BrendonSnyder]

I feel the same way for greatest hits packages. 3 albums of hits does not equal a greatest hits album if there are 10 albums in your discography.

[@ChrisNorwood3]

@@BrendonSnyder That too. I've decided I prefer a singles collection rather than "Greatest Hits". Every single in one place regardless of if they flopped or some fans hated it or whatever.

[@melprophet1936]

$45 - $50 concert t-shirts. I understand they share some of the revenue with the venue. And I understand with streaming paying very little they need to make more off merch and concert tix...but some still sell shirts for a more reasonable $30 and are making profit at that price...Give your fans a break. They're trying to support you. Don't charge them $50. It's a freakin' t-shirt.

[@billymuellerTikTok]

the political thing goes both ways - everyone always brings up Ted Nugent in a negative light but embraces Madonna, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen for "taking a stand"... thank god for the electoral college or else the Swifties are going to write Taylor Swift in and Travis Kelce is going to be First Lady

[@christianhaynes1954]

Great video guys 👍

[@rocioiribe5841]

these discussions are very fun. i came to Brendon's channel from the recent SOT video on boxsets.

[@retromediaguy]

this is why I consider Prince the greatest artist of all time. He was always making new music and releasing album after album. Heck the studio wouldnt release alot of them because they considered it too much. Every album was different and the style of it was different. Heck he even looked different each album with the way he dressed and did his hair. When it come to Live shows, there is none greater. Plus he would do a Hard Rock setlist one night, then a blues setlist the next night. Not to mention he wrote all his own stuff and could play all the instruments. There will never be another like him. Of course, I did get upset with the fact he had all this vault stuff and wouldnt release it...

[@jameshuseby9931]

congrats Brendon on the box set video with Pete it was awesome

[@00stangdriver]

KISS is the prime example of all the things on your list.

[@BrendonSnyder]

Yes I could have used them as the example every time haha 😂😂😂

[@lumpygravy52]

A thing that I don't like is that all the special releases nowadays are mostly on vinyl. Many have no special CD releases.

[@BrendonSnyder]

Oh yes that pisses me off so much!! The new version of Joe Perry’s Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII was only vinyl.

[@SeanMorrisonRocks]

excellent topic

[@BrendonSnyder]

Thanks Sean! Have a great day!

[@jdmoney1000]

Hey thanks for the shout-out guys.... For the record, (no pun intended), the egg, 22:05 is actually a globe.....Hence, "World" of Hurt.... JD Uncle Sally

[@davidtrahan3062]

Justifying being relevant is the centerpiece of escapism that is rock ‘n’ roll

[@bgmchrisc]

Regarding the time between albums; the economics of the industry changed. Bands used to make money selling albums, so they would play enough shows to get the word out, then use the time the record was still selling to make the next one. Today, when bands don't make money selling records, they need to play far more shows to make the same amount of money. If it takes three times the touring to generate the same income, that stretches the timeline right there. There isn't time to play a full national/world tour and write/record a new album every single year.

[@bgmchrisc]

@@JIF882 It's one of those things that works both ways. There's less money to go into a studio and do things the old way, but it's also never been easier to record guitars, bass, and vocals at home and get great results. I don't know how LA Guns has been recording their albums, but if they still use a traditional studio, it shows not all money is well spent.

[@johann_casparbaumgartner6972]

*It would be RELEVANT to me (at least...) if POISON would do a new album after 16 long years with new material (and the first album with original material in 21 years!) but apparently they just don't care... Never understand why they did not use 2020 and 2021 to create some new songs...*

[@BrendonSnyder]

That’s a perfect example. I love that band and can’t understand why not one of them can either create a proper solo album that doesn’t reissue music from the past or record a whole new album as a band. Their last album Hollyweird is not a good album to go out on. They need to make a big comeback.

[@briankessler3501]

Molly Hatchet still tours with all original members dead. Rereleasing cds/albums endlessly is a grift, nodoubtaboutit. Thanks Brendon and Anthony. Great duo and great post.

[@ChrisNorwood3]

Got an example from the Green Day hard-core Fandom. In 2021, they started teasing that they were recording either an EP or album...and then they went almost completely silent ever since. Fans are just scratching their heads at this point, wondering what is happening behind the scenes. We are hoping for an early 2024 album, but there's no official word at all. Very frustrating.

[@DanM-mi8oo]

On going infighting and drama can be a drag. After a while, if I’m listening to say, Journey, The Eagles, and many others, all that external drama begins to affect my enjoyment of the music. When you hear certain bands and artists, instead of just enjoying the music, my mind drifts to the feuding and drama which kind of diminishes my enjoyment of the song being played.

[@michaelterry464]

This was an excellent video! The two points that really stood out for me were the same songs being played in live sets and endless "greatest hits" albums. As you mentioned in the video (And as some people have mentioned in this comment thread), KISS is one of the most egregious offenders of this. I love the band! They are one of my top three favorite bands of all time, but you shouldn't have almost as many GREATEST HITS albums as you do studio albums (Three GREATEST HITS albums and a box set with rarities should be the max and that is ONLY if the band has had a 30+ year career!). As for live sets, and I go back to KISS as an example... Yes, there will always be staples that need to be played (If they didn't play DETROIT ROCK CITY or LOVE GUN, I could understand if people started throwing furniture), but they have a WEALTH of great music that they could dust off that would make diehard fans and "greatest hits" fans happy. I get songs like UNDER THE ROSE or SHE'S SO EUROPEAN going over like a wet firecracker, but MR. SPEED... SWEET PAIN... WHO WANTS TO BE LONELY?... It's sad when bands become their own tribute band/cover band.

[@timbates6309]

I hate it when a band says it is working on a new album and years go by with no word on where the album is. Examples, King Diamond releasing a new song from the forthcoming album, The Institute, "coming soon" it said. That was 3 years ago and still no album. Lethal was working on a new album over 10 years ago, nothing. Trillion released 3 new songs from the forthcoming Trillion III album. Nothing more on the album since 2011.

[@AppleMan531]

I just went to Aerosmith at UBS Arena. It turned out that although it was the 3rd night of the tour, it was the last for now till hopefully 2024. The show was a crowd pleaser for everyone. They did 70's hits and deep cuts, and 80's and 90's hits till present. There was something for everyone. Steven Tyler sang his Ass off to the point where he hurt himself.

[@Madhatter8547]

When a band leaves an original off an album in favor of a cover song, especially when the original they left off is good. Sammy Hagar with 2120 off his last album is my go to example. Probably my favorite song on the album, possibly my favorite Hagar song in decades. Relegated to a Target edition bonus track while the album proper gets a cover of Pump It Up that I skip every time. Black Star Riders is another recent example of a cover making the album while two killer originals are relegated to an overpriced vinyl deluxe edition. If you’re contractually obligated to deliver exclusive tracks, make the cover the exclusive.

[@BrendonSnyder]

I agree! Covers should be different for alternate editions so that if I’m going to buy them all I can see the difference making it easier to swallow that I’m buying duplicate albums 😂😂😂😂

[@curtisdbird]

Following the current hot trend and changing their style which is contrived and usually fails. I can’t get over how a band can create a masterpiece then decide to make a grunge record completely alienating the fan base. Stupid and I’ve fired so many bands over this. If you want to blah blah blah, broaden your horizons then do it as a solo or different name. I want my metal bands to stay metal get heavier and be creative without changing your sounds. 🔥💪👍. Awesome topic!

[@larrysmith5249]

Great discussion!!

[@WillHsiung]

Well there's King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard who released multiple studio albums per year - their 25th album is coming out next month with their debut out in 2012!

[@Original_Lurke_fromthe_Unknown]

I’ll say this about “key member changes”: it’s a double edged sword. 1. This gives the band a new lease on life however 2. You think back when you seen the band previous. Perfect example: Genesis. They bought in Ray Wilson after Phil Collins. I was so exited to see the band and they canceled the North American Tour in 1997 or 1998 due to lack of ticket sales. That sucks for fans as well.

[@treff9226]

I think there are too many instances when a well known band, changes too many original, or even long time members, and keeps the name. I realize the "brand" is everything, but by changing the name, a signal is sent out to music fans that this collective group is a new beginning, they're not going to just rest on previous accomplishments and are going to win over fans! Many of us serious music followers will follow individual musicians that we admire, wherever they go. This name change also removes any baggage left behind from original band and allows for a fresh start! But money is money, I certainly get that. Freakin' Foreigner is currently playing without one original member, not even Mick Jones, at times! That's ridiculous and fans shouldn't get near bullshit like that! We need to show our disgust with our wallets, or it will continue.

[@michellerosebrown]

I agree with everything you guys said. Spot on.

[@ryansteffen6817]

My stance on key member changes is if it's something large like a singer leaving the band and the rest of the band wants to continue, I think they should just find a new singer and start a new named project to see if people are still interested in the remaining members creating new music.

[@itsjustvincey7309]

Maybe it's just because i have strange tastes, but I like to hear bands try to cover different ground, so long as they do it the right way. I don't know, maybe that's odd, but it's cool to hear them try

[@offandrunning8771]

I like Ted Nugent's views, and their are far more lefty loonies in music when it comes to politics. - Dave

[@JoeyAnswer]

When I was 8 in 2000 growing up I knew about some of the crazy stuff happening, as the 2000’s went on yes it was crazy but now at 31 wow. I still have those feelings now. I don’t want to hear any politics. if politics has nothing to do with it, I don’t want it in my games,movies and music. Politics is huge today then it was 16 years ago amongst society in my option.

[@RefreshTheDemon96]

OLD SCHOOL BANDS STILL IN THEIR MINDS GOT USED TO THE OLD WAY THE MUSIC INDUSTRY USED TO WORK WHICH WAS IF YOU RELEASE AN ALBUM, THEY FELT OBLIGATED TO GO ON TOUR AND IT WAS GOOD WAY TO MAKE $ TO KEEP THE BAND MEMBERS WITH REVENUE AND TO KEEP THE BAND GOING, PAY OFF THE RECORD LABEL ADVANCES AND TO FUND THE NEXT RECORD. SO MANY THINGS HAVE CHANGED BUT I THINK ALSO TOURING TAKES A TOLL AS YOU GET OLDER TO. SO THERES MANY FACTORS BUT ID RATHER A BAND LIKE METALLICA OR ACDC, RELEASE AN ALBUM FOR FREQUENTLY AND NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO DO A WORLDWIDE TOUR. IF THEY WANT DO SOME SELECT SHOWS, FESTIVALS, WTV, OR EVEN GIVE THE FANS ALONG WITH A NEW ALBUM , GIVE A BONUS DVD, BLURAY OF THE BAND PLAYING ALL THE ALBUMS SONGS LIVE IN THE STUDIO OR SOME SPECIAL ALBUM RELEASE CLUB SHOW LIKE EXODUS DID WITH LIVE AT THE DNA BACK IN 2004 FOR THEIR ALBUM TEMPO OF THE DAMNED.

[@mrrandy1]

I saw both Peter Gabriel and Sting at the Hollywood Bowl a few years ago and the first set of the concert they both play these obscure song that they wanted to play and not what the fans wanted them to play. I almost left both shows as I was so angry. We are paying so much for tickets these days that artists should play the songs they know the fans want to hear and not be selfish and play the songs they want to play.

[@LegwarmerProductions]

I hope one day you realise how lucky you were...

[@krujones]

when I went to the final "Foreigner" tour this summer I knew it was mostly newer guys but I didn't know Mick Jones wasn't even playing in the band anymore! Not a single member of that band is from pre 2000's. I felt very cheated that these guys call themselves Foreigner

[@BrendonSnyder]

Yeah these days you have to really do your homework and find out if all of the surviving members are even going to be playing live. So many of them sit out the tours these days it’s ridiculous.

[@moonytheloony6516]

Some established bands , I think, become more like business people then artists who as result, lost touch with their core audience. A prime example of this, from my observation, was roughly a year ago when Metallica teamed up with Pro-Ject to create a very unique turntable. I'm not a fan of their music but this turntable looked amazing. It's the only turntable out there that's themed from this band. The cost of this turntable is $1500-$1600.00. That's the retail price....I don't doubt that there are some people who can afford it. Is it worth $1500? The answer to that question will always be subjective depending who you ask. I'm not a fan of Metallica, however the turntable looks fantastic. Would I pay $1500 for it? No. I'd bet the majority of their fanbase cannot either afford it, while some will simply not buy it out of principal because of that price tag. Meanwhile, no other turntables have been released by Metallica/Pro-Ject, which is my issue with them. If a band wants to market a special turntable, that's totally logical, but why not try to create and market a turntable that costs between $500-$600 that the majority of their fans can have a reasonable chance to purchase? This is what happens when you have a band of middle-agers who have been very rich for a long time, and during that process they forget or chose to disassociate themselves from a time long before they were millionaires; hence taking things for granted from that comfortable perspective and losing touch with their core audience.

[@ronbaker8383]

Got uncle Sally on cassette love it

[@BrendonSnyder]

Me too! And on CD and now vinyl!

[@ronbaker8383]

@@BrendonSnyder hey I found Nazareth snakes n ladders vinyl remastered purple vinyl sealed

[@SK-qu4wo]

Alice in Chains is probably the only rock band in recent memory that was able to carry on with a new singer after a 13 year hiatus and still sound great. That of course could be due to the genius of Jerry Cantrell as a songwriter who can write songs to suit any kind of singer.

[@existentialmeltdown]

I'm pleased Nick Mason is touring, playing pre-Dark Side of the Moon songs but I wish he would get in and re-sequence More and Obscured By Clouds by placing the instrumentals on one side (if its vinyl) and then add some transitions between those instrumentals. That would satisfy me as far as new music goes from him.

[@BrendonSnyder]

I’d much rather hear him create new music with his touring band. Or dig out some unrecorded material from back then, dust off the songs and record them today.

[@trencher7]

I hate when you spend over $40 for a double vinyl option and there are more bonus songs on the CD when they have room to add them to the vinyl. You pay twice as much and get less content.

[@Original_Lurke_fromthe_Unknown]

Okay on Political side of things: I bought the U2 “Vertigo 05 Live from Chicago” I was like YES I’ll enjoy this concert. Come to find out Bono is preaching all this political stuff that turned me off. The setlist was great, but leave politics out of the Concert Venue. - END OF RANT -

[@PackAttackProductions]

On your point about only the drummer left, how do you feel about if its a slow change over time, for example if the guitarist left and was replaced but then they did a few albums with the new guitarist, and then the singer was replaced maybe an album or two with the new singer and so on until the only original member left is the drummer?

[@jimhoff8892]

Those hellacopters albums!!

[@PackAttackProductions]

Also how do you feel about bands who have changed their lineup a lot before hitting it big with their 2nd, 3rd, 4th album, so the lineup for their breakout album gets cemented as the "true" lineup even though there could only be one or two original members left?

[@johnphillips8623]

In regards to reissues/greatest hits albums. The bands do not have a major say, unless they own their catalog(I.e. Pink Floyd, AC/DC or the Stones).

[@BrendonSnyder]

Yes that’s true. Certainly with Aerosmith who recently sold their rights which is why we got another lackluster greatest hits album.

[@johnphillips8623]

@@BrendonSnyder the Japanese version came with 3 discs of live material over the years.

[@DarthPizza777]

I honesty dislike when a singer leaves the group, and they get a new singer. to me it changes the sound completely. imagine if Axl Rose left the group, It wouldn't sound like Guns N' Roses or if Michael Sweet left Stryper. but then again, we wouldn't have Awesome Ozzy solo albums if he never left Black Sabbath...Ugg I'm of 2 minds of this issue lol. i also agree 100% on the political issue. It's not just for music, Actors and athletes should keep that stuff private too.

[@philipsantoro1207]

The Times They Are A-Changin'

[@BrendonSnyder]

True and I’m ok with that. Which is why I want the bands to change and write new albums and not remain in the past.

[@Original_Lurke_fromthe_Unknown]

I hope you don’t mind if I use “Genesis” as examples all the times it’s what I know best. Europe has a new song out “ Hold your head up” is the title of the track it’ll be big.

[@JohnSayre-hq9ur]

When hard rock/hair metal ran into grunge and self-acknowledged obscurity, band members suing each other for naming rights… Stephen Pearcy Mickey Ratt vs the other guys, Jack vs Mark in Great White, Geoff Tate vs the other guys…such an absolute genre cliche… yeah u sold out arenas, now can’t even sell out 100 seat theaters. That’s RnR. Things go in cycles…psshhaw…

[@YoStabbaStabba]

As a Republican I have to ignore the political leanings my favorite bands have. They definitely don't align with me and tbh they treat me as the enemy. If I overreacted and refused to listen to them I would literally have no one to listen to except for well, Nugent, I guess. lol.

[@treff9226]

It takes a certain amount of maturity to have that outlook - nice work! I think when it comes to music, there is an escape aspect to it, music allows us to tap into our soul and spirit, our creative side as well! I believe artists should have an outlet for the feelings they have, but should express themselves in ways that don't alienate a huge swath of people, it can be done, and HAS been done by a multitude of artists. The mainstream media and politicians themselves are using the "divide and conquer" method more than ever (I think that's why you see more and more people "leading" with their politics) thus keeping our collective attention away from what they're NOT doing, which is representing all of us, tackling tough issues, spending our tax dollars with results! You are first and foremost a human being who really just wants what most of us want - to live in a fair and just world, to exist in an environment that works for as many people as possible. You're a Republican, I'm a Democrat (moderate) but that's just a small part of who we really are, most of my friends are conservative, and although we disagree on issues, we have much more in common than not! We basically want the same things - low interest rates and a cure for baldness. As you said, most artistic peeps are liberals, but a large majority of these people are sensible and don't scream their political leanings into ears. Uncle Ted does tend to "go off" with his rants, but I can easily put all that aside and focus on his amazeballs guitar playing and killer music.....plus he's funnier than most stand ups! You got Kid Rock and Country artists too, if you're looking for conservative artists. Anyone who outright treats you as the enemy, in a way that is malicious and hostile, has no business taking up one damn minute of your time - kick em' to the curb! Take care and keep music in the air!✌️

[@DorianPaige00]

Civil rights and transgender medicine should never be up for debate.

[@treff9226]

@@DorianPaige00 Whom are you referring to with this post? And as for myself, those two issues should never be surrounded by confusion and mystery - human rights are not to be toyed with!

[@DorianPaige00]

@@treff9226 Yosta. Sometimes musicians have to use their pulpit to influence. Nobody has asked Matt Walsh why he asks, "What is a woman?" and not "Who is a woman?" His famous question already reduces women down to innate objects as "what" is associated with "it" instead "who" being associated with a person.

[@jimmycampbell78]

Yeah, I’m sorry Autumn but this is the kind of thing I can’t stand when it comes to these polemics. I have no interest in identity politics and this type of drivel. Its a luxury to even have the capacity to waste time arguing about these types of things.

[@JohnSayre-hq9ur]

The music industry in the 90s-2000s for gouging hard working fans when putting out CDs lasting 45-50 min or so of music and have those little 9 sec spaces 70 times over until u get to the final bonus track totaling close to 75 mins of space on the CD. So, anytime u have a mere blemish on the disk, it skipped and you’d have to buy a new one (LP, cassette, CD). There has to be a limit so someone who has bought the album so many times has a lifetime accessibility option… I guess there is now w/streaming svcs. I guess u guys music industry business types learned your lesson and are selling cars w/satellite radios now…😊

[@tshkrel]

😮How Aerosmith established themselves: Aerosmith---1973 Get Your Wings---1974 Toys In the Attic---1975 Rocks---1976 Draw the Line---1977 One.album.per.year

[@impalaman9707]

Thank goodness they were on a label that allowed them the creative freedom to produce one album a year. Other labels like Capitol forced bands in the 60s and 70s to put out THREE albums a year---plus a tour in between to support each album! Who has time to rest or be creative with that kind of hectic schedule!

[@AndDeathForAll82]

I agree with the political speeches during shows. Essentially, you’re being paid to do a job. The audience paid you. Now, do your fucking job. Give your opinions when you’re not on your fans’ dime. Nice Uncle Sally shout-out. I got into them because of this channel and bought everything I could find.

[@stephanevillatte5970]

No band can pisses off their fans like my neighborhood pisses me off I can guarantee you😈 lol !

[@SaintMartins]

1. Hate when a band & their label releases 4 or more Greatest Hits albums during their career. Just release 1 at the end of your career for future potential fans who want to discover your music. 2. Hate when bands say they're doing a Final Farewell Tour....every year. 3. Bands don't need to release 5 colored variants of vinyl. Pick 1 & stick with it.

[@SkovgaardDK]

Two grumpy old men😂😂😂

[@Stephen1164]

Social media should be for new releases n tours nothing else! Politics need to stay out of music it ruined Ted Nugent I agree. Please don’t come to my city and play the exact same set list, change it up. Great rant!

[@RefreshTheDemon96]

OR IF A BAND IS DURING A LONG HIATUS BETWEEN ALBUMS, ATLEAST RELEASE TANGIBLE SHIT FROM THEIR LIVE VAULTS, TOURS, SONGS THAT THEYVE NEVER RELEASED BEFORE THAT PPL ARE ALREADY GIVING THEIR $ TO GREY MARKET RECORD COMPANIES THAT ARE RELEASING THOSE RARE UNRELEASED LIVE STUFF, RATHER GIVE THAT $ TO THE BAND THAN TO GREY MARKET COMPANIES....

[@leslielonesinger5798]

Black Sabbath let a guaranteed platinum album called "13" slip through their fingers if the members did not cry over money about who gets what and who gets this and that...when a band member decides not to involve himself/herself on a project and is replaced, it is not the same when they tour...and deep down inside Mr Iommi is thinking that too...

[@PJHVols]

Im a huge lover of history, with that being said I want to hear the hits. I want to be able to say that I heard ______ play ______. What if you saw nirvana play but you never heard them play in bloom or smells like team spirit? It’s cool that you heard them play but you didn’t hear them play what they are known for.

[@billymuellerTikTok]

LOL - so true... but what's ironic is Nirvana didn't play either of those songs on their MTV Unplugged Concert - also Alice In Chains didn't play ANYTHING from their first album either

[@rubberpigg01]

What's the name of Anthony's band?

[@BrendonSnyder]

Long Gone Day. They just dropped a new album about a week or 2 ago. It’s only out for streaming right now but Anthony says they will eventually get CDs and vinyl printed up. If you decide you want to order something you can reach out to Anthony at [e-mail]

[@rubberpigg01]

👍@@BrendonSnyder

[@analogkid2869]

@@BrendonSnyderI love when you have Anthony on - he’s great - can you both collaborate more often ?

[@ronbaker8383]

Ferrin to songs bands do live. Nazareth what you think they didn't play live. They do

[@RaymondPhillimore-ig8ur]

What is Anthony’s band called please 🤔

[@tapanim6576]

🤘😎🤘

[@bradmoore7971]

Headline bands who play a short set. Especially bands with decades of material, who play for a meager 90 minutes. I always feel ripped off.

[@superunknown2812]

I wish Metallica would re release there live albums of Live Shit Binge n Purge on cd.

[@BrendonSnyder]

I don’t realize they’re out of print. Perhaps it’s because they’re going to do a gigantic boxset version like they have been with the studio albums.

[@superunknown2812]

@BrendonSnyder so they had the original box set from 1993 with the vhs tapes of the live recordings of Seattle and San Diego on cd and included the VHS tapes.They should just re release the 2 concerts on cd only

[@impalaman9707]

Personally, I don't blame bands that refuse to "play the hits", because many of the so-called "hits"--especially if they were 3-minute jingles designed for AM radio back in the day---aren't even songs they wanted their "true" fans to hear in the first place. They were either accidents that almost didn't make it onto an album, or forced to produce by a record label because they don't hear a hit on the album they were about to release.

[@BrendonSnyder]

Thats simply not true. Why would you boil it down to a one size fits all response? While some artists may have done that, for the bulk of artists out there like Neil Young who has never written anything because he had to, simply isn’t the case. He chooses not to play them because he always wants to be doing something new. Not because he hates the songs or wrote them because he was forced to. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@kupikeppo]

Izzy chose to leave, what should’ve they done just quit? 😂

[@BrendonSnyder]

No that’s not what Anthony was saying. He was simply saying they will never sound the same without him. He even said he likes the new stuff too.

[@jordonlane7120]

Waiting over 6 years for an album by your favourite band sucks just lazy 🤘🇬🇧

[@BrendonSnyder]

Exactly!

[@CF-pt4fl]

The simple reality why artists don't release new albums regularly, there just is not the same return for the time, effort and investment anymore. They make more money touring now.

[@BrendonSnyder]

Yes that’s true, doesn’t mean I still don’t want to hear new music regularly.

[@davidbruce7806]

My 2cents, the stupidest thing an artist could do is call their fans names because of their political beliefs. In my opinion I just buy the last record and seen you for the last lime. And I’m all about supporting band especially in this day and age.

[@moonytheloony6516]

👍 200

[@BrendonSnyder]

200 what?

[@moonytheloony6516]

@@BrendonSnyder 200th person to give you a thumbs up which is why I put this symbol "👍" next to the number 200. Hopefully that answers your question...

[@austindolan7182]

aerosmith, van halen, and cheap trick ditching key original personnel for a new member/their son preventing a true final tour in aerosmith's case or full reunion, in van halen's. hell look at slipknot who seems to go through an album cycle where some longtime member quits. and also annoying is when a member is fired from a band and has to mention it in every interview for 40 goddamn years.

[@dongllsp]

Alice Cooper puts out great new music but doesn't do them live

[@BrendonSnyder]

Really?? I haven’t seen him on the last few tours but usually when he has a new album out he does 3 or 4 new songs in the set. His last few live albums that followed a new studio album also show that. Maybe you’re seeing him at a time he is not promoting a new album. But I agree that I hate it when bands only plans new songs from the album they’re promoting and no other songs from previous recent albums. So they will do mostly 70’s hits and then 3 new songs from 2023 and nothing in between.

[@ivostoyanov4850]

Aerosmith all the time best compilation and no new songs almost 10 years

[@josephjackson872]

bands that make contracts sayin its their last tour,motlry crue that should have put a claus if they tour its free,well i guess they didnt lie i heard its more like kareoki,and ted dont waste time bitchin about biden play some old school rock.rant all you want on the computer i didnt pay $50 towatch

[@hubridgell4511]

There’s always been more money in touring

[@BrendonSnyder]

No not originally. Bands used to make the money from album sales. Only since the early 2000’s has the model changed.

[@mse1576]

I agree with Nugent, but bands of all political stripes need to put on their website that they will get political during their concerts. I in fact avoid Pearl Jam because they support people I don't like.

[@SK-qu4wo]

Speaking of political views in music. The death metal band 'Dying Fetus' was a left leaning band lyrically for their first few albums, but ever since 9/11 they became sorta extreme right wing/xenophobic in their lyrics and that never sat right with me. If you're gonna be a political band at least don't flip flop on your idealogy.

[@geraldseltzer101]

Are you listening Roger Waters

[@zer0ed779]

If we're being honest, she did push her audience towards the Left. I have read all of the posts around that period. But, yeah, tired of all of the activist artists, especially when they're almost all extreme Lefties.

[@dirkbag22]

Okay the yelling is cuckoo.

[@BrendonSnyder]

🐦‍⬛

[@BenBenRanger]

what? artists should force themselves to crank out music? and you feel like you deserve that because you paid for a DIFFERENT release of theirs? what a horrible view to think about art, why in the world would you want artists you love to just do it for money and obligation? they don't owe you shit, i genuinely thought you guys were joking at first

[@curtisdbird]

Artist make a living from the fans, the fans pay the bills, Not hard to understand.

[@BenBenRanger]

you are not owed new material on any timeline just because you like the band and gave them money for something else, viewing such an amazing type of art as just a business like this is so sad

[@anthonycoviello5166]

I would not want anything forced. Those words did not and would not come out of my mouth.

[@BenBenRanger]

i mean, you said it was their 'fucking job', 'don't be an asshole', and 'quit' to a hypothetical band that didn't want to release a record per year, you even used the same 'crank it out' term that i did@@anthonycoviello5166 unless i'm misunderstanding what you meant

[@BrendonSnyder]

I think you misunderstood. I did say that I didn’t expect bands to write of they’re not feeling it. But the idea that a band doesn’t need to make an album for 5 or 10 or 15 or even 20 years is crazy to me.

[@charlieanderson8497]

Get off the stage and quit touring after 65. So tired of these over the hill money grabs. The never ending final tour.

[@BrendonSnyder]

I don’t think age has anything to do with it. Look at Alice Cooper, he’s 75, still touring and making new albums and sounds great doing it and has never done a farewell tour.

[@goodwoodBD]

I tried to be a Slipknot fan and I like some of their stuff but the constant lineup changes is what turned me off from them. However I discovered a band that I think is phenomenal from listening to them and that is Stone Sour. The House of Gold & Bones 1 and 2 are amazing records to me. Those 2 albums especially Vol.2 are as good as anything out there.