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Date Posted: 18:12:38 12/21/00 Thu
Author: THANK YOU
Subject: Re: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas
In reply to: blackdahlia 's message, "Re: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas" on 11:56:39 12/21/00 Thu

>>>~Actually, no...NOT quite a few...only a few! No
>>>need to get ugly...everyone has his or her own taste
>>>in music as well as anything else. But I think the
>>>numbers far outweigh your opinion. 4.2 Million copies
>>>sold...bookings from all over the world, etc. I have
>>>seen them on many occasions LIVE, ONSTAGE...and they
>>>sound better than their CD. I don't have to go
>figure.
>>>I just find it odd that some people have this "need"
>>>to put someone down, like it is something personal or
>>>something. The average normal person doesn't have
>time
>>>to check out people or places that they really
>>>like...much less someone they don't. I still have to
>>>"go figure" on that one. Peace....
>>
>>.... and I bet you had GREAT seats for every show. In
>>my opinion, 3DD owes me $25.... exactly HALF the
>>ticket price to see them w/ Creed. They didn't put any
>>effort into the show at all- it was their last show in
>>the states for a few months and instead of going out
>>w/ a bang, all they could talk about was how they were
>>going to be stoned and playing in Amsterdam the very
>>next night..... really cool guys. At least Superman
>>used his powers for good! HA.
>
>okay....let me see if I can get this right....you guys
>are complaining because three doors sounded like shit
>when you saw them...or complaining that they walked
>off stage at the KROQ show.
>
>Let me tell you, I was on tour with the band for three
>months and saw close to 40+ shows. Pretty much every
>show was great. However, what you have to take into
>consideration is that they are humans, not superhumans
>or robots, or cartoons. They do get tired, make
>mistakes and have their bad days (as do the sound
>crew). The Creed shows might have sucked because they
>had just ended a 5 or so month tour of their own, and
>jumped right into the creed tour. That tour had very
>little days off.
>
>I distinctly remmeber mentioning to their road manager
>that they were supposed to be playing a radio show in
>Boston a few days after their show with Creed in
>Mansfield, MA. He mentioned that by playing that
>show, the band had 8 days in a row performing...and
>Brad would have no chance to rest his voice. He
>seemed worried. This rigerous schedule might have
>been the cause of problems on the Creed tour.
>
>Re: the KROQ show, well, just look at a tour schedule
>on Pollstar.com and see how hectic there tour has
>been. They got off their own two month tour, went to
>Europe, in the middle of that they had to fly to Vegas
>to do the BMA'a and then fly back to finish the tour
>of Europe. They got back from Europe and had to do
>the KROQ show. I don't know how many of you have
>traveled, but jet lag SUCKS!!! and it really drains
>you. If you don't have ample time to rest up, your
>system is completely screwed up.
>
>So give them a break, like a said they are human. Try
>and see them again if you have an opportunity give
>them another chance to dazzle you.
>
>dahlia
Thank YOU!!! You are so right and know what you are talking about...OBVIOUSLY! Merry Christmas whoever you are!

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