Brier Random wrote:
Yeah, when you hear the manager of your favorite sweet little band publicly cussing out a fan, it's kinda disheartening. Whether Julie deserved it or not.
To be fair, Neil only responded with harsh language AFTER Julie had used the following tone in her post attacking him: ".....is a little fucking idiotic. One half assed mini tour in 1998 where half the dates were cancelled.......But don't play the fucking martyr, Neil, it's not becoming.....This email from Neil Robertson is the biggest bunch of defensive garbage I've ever seen from a supposed professional in my life." To me, Belle & Sebastian have made their live shows very singular and particular events. They use a wider range of instruments than most touring bands, and bring an excellent sound person along with them who takes care to approach the live sound differently from your average band. They have literally worked for hours at sound check when I have seen them, and ended up with the ability to play at a low enough stage volume that the vocalists can stand back several feet from the microphones and project without the usual muffling of breathing right into them. The result has always been that the shows sound amazing in venues that usually sound mediocre. Because of the size of the band and neccesary crew, the care they take in presentation, and the depth of their arrangements they aren't exactly suited to a "get in the van! 42 shows in 40 days! next stop, Bozart!" type of touring. They are entirely worth making the time to travel to see, as the reports from the earlier shows on this tour have attested. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+