There is an interview with them on www.buddyhead.com that kinda relates to
all of this and is a pretty good read
one armed dusty
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>From: Neil Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [MMouse]: ATDI is main stream
>Date: Wed, Aug 23, 2000, 10:26 AM
>
>
> Ok, I hope I don't piss everyone on this MODEST MOUSE mailing list off but I
> just want to say that I don't think ATDI is so special. At the Drive-In was
> supose to go on tour with the Beaste Boys and Rage. You don't get much more
> main stream than that. They don't seem like an indie rock band. They seem
> like a band who signed to a good lable and are now going to make it big. And
> yes they do sound like a lot of the stuff on the radio and everyone would
> like them if they got a chance to hear them. They have all the key Main
> Stream elements. Heavey guitar, screaming vocal, high energy and a crazy
> live show. Sound like anyone you know....Korn, Limp Bizket, Rage. Basicly
> these guys were'nt made to stay small, they've got the big time writen all
> over them. Don't get me wrong now. I like their music. I'm just saying with
> the Heavey Hardcore trend going on right now don't expect these guys NOT to
> get any attention.
>
> neil
>
>>i just wanted to bitch to some people that would care, so i was on my way
>>home and listening to the 9 o 'clock cock fight (play two new songs and
>>people call in and say the one they like best) on my local trendy radio
>>station (i dont have a cd player in my car) ANYWAY they played one by
> cypress
>>hill and then followed it by At the Drive- In!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! eeek! that
>>makes me unhappy i didn't listen to the responses, but i doubt people like
>>them- they soudn too different from lit and creed and whatever other bland
>>band is on the air waves these days no purpose to this message; i just
> feel
>>like ATDI was especially one of those bands that should not make the cross
>>over
>> katherine
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> Neil Johnston
>
