Well now, you have written almost exaclty what I was going to say regarding
At the Drive In, but I must say that I think you have the Get Up Kids all
wrong, granted that "Something to Write Home About" is very very poppy, that
doesn't go throught their entire catalog. Plus since when does poppy=crap?
And the fact that they have a tour bus isnt a sign of there sellout status,
rather a sign of their increasing fanbase. When you play shows to 700 or 800
kids, there is a big cash flow behind that. Plus there album is selling
really well. I went to the local record store, they have "Top Twenty"
selling albums for the week. At that store Get Up Kids came in 3rd behind
Ragevs.themachine and Foo Fighters. I think they can swing a tour bus. And
finally Get Up Kids are on an indie label. If Modest Mouse comes along in a
Big tour bus the next time you see them will you be screaming sellout?
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>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [MMouse]: Re: Digest modestmouse.v001.n560
>Date: Sun, Nov 21, 1999, 5:20 AM
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>
> In a message dated 11/20/99 10:05:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> << I saw the get up kids with ultimate fakebook and at the drive in. I have
> to
> say at the drive in sucked real bad and they will be right at home when they
> tour with rage against the machine. Ultimate fakebook was surprisingly good
> and the get up kids were fucking amazing!>>
>
> ok first off i'm tired. forgive me if i'm mean. these are only my opinions.
> a) at the drive in are great. live they are even more amazing.
> b) the correct grammar would be NOT be "sucked real bad"
> at LEAST say "sucked realLY badLY" although that's not much of
> an improvement.
> c) if you wanna talk about "selling out" in terms of at the drive in, look at
> the get up kids. they had a FREAKING TOUR BUS. that is ridiculous. you'd
> think they WERE the backstreet boys.
> d) the get up kids are really lame. i've seen them twice and each time i've
> wanted to wretch. sickenly sweet songs poorly executed as an audience pack
> full of boys clutch their <3s with one hand and point with the other. yuck.
>
