Why people STOPPED listening to Remo Drive
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- Why people STOPPED listening to Remo Drive
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"Remo Drive are either extremely self aware, or their attempts at irony have backfired on them as their album titles function as self-fulfilling prophecies."
-Jesper L. (Sputnik Music)
Now consisting of just Erik Paulson and Stephen Paulson, Remo Drive are an extremely interesting band. Because they seemingly came out of nowhere with their emo masterpiece, Greatest Hits. But what makes things extra-interesting, is that their two following LPs, Natural Everyday Degradation and A Portrait of an Ugly Man couldn't be further from a masterpiece.... That's not to be mean or rude, it's just my opinion.
The music from their past two LPs has been off-putting enough by itself, but combined with some of their antics online and general attitude, makes it very hard to stay interested. I say that as a huge fan of the band's work. Greatest Hits will forever be in my rotation, and I'll always be thankful toward them for creating. But I'm just overall disappointed.
But that's not to say I hold any disdain toward any member of Remo Drive or the band itself. These are just small criticisms that I hope they receive well and maybe listen to. This is by no means a negative video.
Hope you mates have a great rest of your week. I appreciate you watching.
-Nate
Do you like Remo Drive’s new music?
I sure don’t. But I deeply appreciate them for suppling us with Greatest Hits.
I love their new stuff! they're really maturing its amazing
I stopped trying to like it after I listened to “Romeo” five times in a row trying to like it.
No way Romeo is such a bop, Stephens bass playing keeps on getting funkier and its ooo such good dancing music
I tried. I reallllllly wanted to like it. It's just... not for me.
greatest hits is enough
Remo Drive has lost the emo drive. Now they’re just R
It’s hard to disagree with this assessment
Seeing that comment killed me in ig lmao
ハンバーガーHamburger Helper you could have just said “yer killing me”
mark: "i don't know, it just doesn't sound like us anymore"
travis: "dude, you've been saying that ever since we were blink 12"
R drive like they’re going in reverse 😳😳
Greatest Hits really was their greatest hits
well that's to be honest like one of those cases when first album is best
YUH
Just don’t tell them that 😬
Ironically
wrong
**insert unoriginal joke about how they cursed themselves by naming their debut album “Greatest Hits” here**
It might be unoriginal, but it’s funny
it's so weird cause like, they really predicted their groundfall 💀
Greatest Hits was literally the future of pop punk. They had the power in their hands and completely through it the trash
how did I stumble across this comment watching CZcams by myself BRADY hahahahah
the biggest fumble of the decade from a new band maybe in the rock genre
If Remo didn't take all their old music off the internet they would have a very solid discography
Facts
Yeah especially with the old heartstrings, the old version was WAY better than the newer one
I still have Perfume/Breathe In saved haha. Miss those days
Having the Away Ep Cd is likely one of my greatest achievements
I was just about to look those up. Those songs were straight fire!
I hate that naming their first album "Greatest Hits" was kind of a joke at the time, but now its not. I havent really liked anything theyve put out after that but I still love every song on that album
I think the ego went to their heads and their new music lacks the energy drumming from greatest hits
I feel this
yeah they also told their old drummer to fuck off and leave the band and kinda exile him. and it was pretty fucked.
They lost their bite and their new stuff isn’t as catchy as their old stuff
GH came out 3 years ago and I still can't get over how raw it sounds. If anyone was able to catch those songs live, I'm supremely jealous.
imma be real, i saw them live and the singer sounds just like fuckin phineas from phineas and ferb and it threw me the fuck off LMAO
it was a great concert, but it was right after they kicked sam out
I got to see them live October 2017 when Sam was still in the band and it was an amazing experience. Haven’t gotten to see them since so I can’t say if they still hold up in that aspect but I’m immensely grateful I got to see them when I did.
Sam is more or less the reason I started listening to the band. I had only heard I'm My Own Doctor once or twice but they were playing on a bill with another band I liked so I watched their set. At some point Erik's guitar dropped out or something and instead of 3-5 minutes of awkwardly and silently trying to solve their problem, Sam just ripped into a drum solo that was hella entertaining and gave them the time to get their shit back together and go into the next song. Greatest Hits slaps because Sam is a super unique drummer
Saw them live, but left halfway thru the set. Half the people just wanted to see Prince Daddy
It's cause they kicked Sam out
they did? i thought he left
But it's true, their old stuff was alot different then greatest hits...
From what I understand, he left after they kicked him out
Nate The Mate yo u actually reply that’s sick. love the vids btw, it’s nice hearing commentary about the music i listen to.
@@NateTheMateForever I think they said it was cause he was an asshole on tour when they could sleep in hotels.
Like he'd whine about not getting the bed ever night or something
Sam's drumming is what really made GH so great to me. I can't imagine songs like Crash Test Rating or Eat Shit with someone else on the kit. He really put the Drive in Remo Drive :/ (Sam if ur reading this, we miss u)
Bro thinks Sam is gonna watch this
wait im new to this band, is this the same drummer as the drummer of jank??? since they both have a very similar drum style and they both are called sam lol
@@syl5047Sam Becht (of Jank) was their live drummer following Greatest Hits and current studio drummer. They had two drummers prior, one was named Sam also.
We partied with Sam Becht when my buddies and I saw them live on the Greatest Hits tour and he was a seriously awesome dude.
@@__-ni1kz thats sick, genuinely!! thanks for the info, im in love with both of these bands
sam becht has got to have the worst luck in drummer history lmao
You are NOT wrong. Not even slightly wrong.
AMEN
He's in oolong. New album slaps
@@danielmarshall318 oolong is so good
@@danielmarshall318 gave it a listen, pretty solid there was tons of good stuff there thanks for the recommendation
i think it's mostly their [ erik's ] arrogant attitude that led to their downfall; bands like citizen and title fight radically changed their sound but they still worked hard to make it appealing. remo drive on the other hand seems to be more " oh well take it or leave it ;" they even stopped playing many of their songs off "greatest hits" live which was a complete bummer when i saw them :•/
The Spotify streams from Greatest Hits to their past two albums dropped so drastically. From at least 1,000,000 streams to less then 200,000 streams
Yikes
like monthly listeners?
@@fofnifolar I’m talking about streams for songs
I vibed so hard with greatest hits then it took such a turn with only the two of them.
I know :/ same here. My cousin and I have literally listened to that album 100’s of times together
do u think remo drive realizes that the only people who listened to their music were emo teenagers or no?
Nah, their fan base consists of mature 40-year-olds with supreme, developed musical palettes. Jkjk
Lol ironically all the people that listened to it in my area were 20 something year old pop punk fans.
Not me.
27 year old here that just works his life away.
I love greatest hits. Everything else not so much lol
The fact that they took off all their old songs from Spotify shows how much they hate their roots/ old fans. I feel like they would take Greatest Hits off of it if they would. For as much as they’ve “grown” it seems like they barely have any roots left; meaning most fans are moving on/ criticizing their new direction.
Very much agree with this analysis
first verse of yer killin me is us singing at them now (:
I liked the Fantano intro but I didn’t like when he started talking about the pros and cons of communism
What cons?
Alexander Supertramp yeah I mean when the lines are long it’s just like disneyworld!
I miss old Remo
Everyone does. Remo just won’t accept that their old material was more fun and entertaining. No hate, just the general opinion
Nate The Mate the thing that sucks is the drummer in my band and myself bonded over greatest hits. When we first met he dropped his phone I picked it up and saw I’m my own doctor playing on it and we’ve been best friends since, just sucks to see them change so much.
if anyone wasnt aware, Remo recently was under fire, dare i say ‘cancelled’ because Stephen left his significan other and broke up with her as soon as she was pregnant with his kid. also, their last tour guitarist came out and said that Erik had treated them like complete shit while on the tour. every night after their set, Erik would say things like “i don’t know how we’re supposed to sound good when you are the worst guitar player i’ve ever seen” and “our fans think we suck because of you”. take what you will with that and decide whether you want to keep supporting them i guess.
Thanks fam
Do u have a source for that stuff Zack said? I don’t doubt it at all I just wanna hear it from him lol
Bad Account it was on his instagram i believe.
god thats terrible
Just to be clear they were under fire a couple years ago and when it got brought up again recently she came back out and explained she did not want what she posted years ago to hurt his career and that it was a messy situation on both parts from when they were both young and naive, etc.
Ima be honest, Sam Becht is kind of carrying the band. I don't like their new music either, but Sam Becht carries everything he is in. But that's just a theory, an emo theory.
jank didn’t need to be carried tho tbh
samhailes they half did half didn’t imo
idk while I respect your observation, I feel tht each member in jank pulled their weight lol
I can’t with bands and fans saying they’re “changing” and “evolving” when they’ve obviously sold out and/or watered down their sound. Oh yeah, “it’s evolving, just backwards!”
that's an exact description of fall out boy LMAO
Veronica S. YUP. Their stans are like obsessed with telling everyone the band is just maturing, and if you don’t like it you’re just a hater and don’t know anything about music
devolving
this is so fucking true
different genre but the same thing happened with logic. his mixtapes and first studio album were amazing, after that, it all went down hill. he touts getting #1 billboard albums but the quality of his music is so watered-down and if you point this out, people call you a hater
Greatest Hits was the album that got me into midwest emo and eventually math rock. As a kid growing up in St. Paul Minnesota, I was under the impression that everything good in music was happening elsewhere. This album changed that for me. I got to see them live in late 2017 where Beach Bunny was actually opening for them. It was the first general admission concert I ever went to and I absolutely loved it. It was really cool knowing that such great music was coming from people that lived less than 15 miles from me, and it inspired me to start making music myself.
Seeing those tweets for the first time in this video makes me a bit sad. I understand that they want to make more mature sounding music instead of Greatest Hits pt.2, but alienating their fans is not the right way to go. I'd think they'd be more understanding of this due to the fact that Eric is a huge fan of Weezer's Pinkerton. I really hope that they find success making the music they truly want to make, while being a bit more understanding of GH fanboys.
yo was the 2017 show you're talking about at the cedar cultural center? I was there that show was tight! I love how the venue said no crowdsurfing and people were compliant up until "you're killing me" haha
also welcome to the math rock club B) I wish I knew more people in the area that would be into it
@@rez_daddy Yeah that was the show! Pierre and Beach Bunny opened. It was fucking fantastic but I did feel a little bad for the venue owner. I was tempted to crowd surf at first but it was my first ever show and I was too scared lol
haha i was at that show too!
Erik recorded my ep in 2018, it was fun. He’s a good guy.
I met them 4 years ago when I was 16 after one of their shows in Massachusetts. It was a really small show(probably less than 15 people) and so we all hung out in a Wendys parking lot afterwards and it was a lot of fun. We talked to them about Minnesota and asked them how they got started and they talked about the school of rock thingy and hockey; seemed like they knew Sam forever so it was very strange of him to be removed but who knows? They were extremely nice and I'm glad I got the chance to meet them.
Didn’t he get removed for pedophilia rumors?
@@alyahbustillo5307 i saw a reddit thread explaining why Sam was removed. It's quite messy but they didn't mention pedophilia. There seemed to be a lot of nasty band in fighting.
Sam was not a pedo. Why would someone say something like that with no evidence
It may be time for Erik and Stephen to consider playing under a new name. They’ve grown tremendously (for better or for worse) since the release of Greatest Hits, & don’t embody the emo-pop-punk sound anymore.
BRO DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH I’M EVOLVING
every video is just gonna open with anthony now
He’s just a showman
They are a band I tried to get into but couldn’t nothing ever took root.
haven't watched the vid yet, but thank you for making this. whenever "yer killin me" comes on i always think about how different they sound now, and this reddit post i read chronicling their band members and drama within the band, also how their new music isn't the same.
they've also changed immensely as actual people.....not really too respectful anymore tbh. which sucks bc they used to be my favorite band - and i had photographed them a few times. its quite sad bc you can tell that the passion really isn't there and they had worked so well as a trio together. everything went super downhill after sam left. a few of my friends were touring band members too and they aren't associated w the band anymore whatsoever - which is *very* telling if you catch my drift. they got me through art school among other things and their 'downfall' is just sad. ofc bands change their sound w the times, but its just so disappointing to see their new work - bc it could be sooo much better.
its such a shame, they pulled a weezer
😪
Bruh Weezer has like at least 4 good albums
Fuckers fused Blue and Pinkerton for their first album. It could only go downhill from there...
GayDicks420 weezer has 2 perfect albums and a handful that range from pretty good to dog shit
@@SuperRat420 maladroit better be in there
So basically they're like "Yeah we did Greatest Hits for the cash lol. Now listen to our boring hipster music"
Just stumbled across this while listing to teasers vids for new RD album -- Mercy. They've released 3 over the last 2 months and have combined views of 104K. I see this Nate the Mate post from 3 years ago has 101K views. I wonder why people STOPPED listing to Nate....and if he still lives in the back of his mother's van?
You seem like a remo drive fan with how well you took that criticism.
I have been DYING for you to do a video on these guys. BLESS 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
They were known as the rich kids back in the diy scene. Rolled up with thousands upon thousands of dollars of gear to the basement show. I’m not even sure any of them ever worked a real job.
I only got into them this year. Greatest Hits is such an isanely solid album. Their second one was super weak. Their third album i don't mind but it's not them at all. I came bsck and actually liked a few songs but on a third listen it all blurs into indistinguishable 60's rock worship
have you checked their older pre-GH stuff? My favorites are "monetary" and "instinct"
@@albert2524 gh?
@@ThatBlindGuy247 greatest hits
@@albert2524 don't think i have
Thank you for being in my recommended, currently binging and subscribed, really quality content
Another great vid good job Nate!!!
Dam Nate I really could not have said it better. I was really hoping you would do a Remo drive video and you absolutely played it man
Every video you make is sooo good you’re such an underrated channel
Aye thanks for linking our video in your doc we appreciate you🙏 great video
I’ve actually really enjoyed all of their music. Nearly Perfect to me is definitely the high point of the newer stuff. The riff is just beautifully eerie and and there’s a kind of dark energy around it. I didn’t know about the twitter stuff though. That’s really off putting. If you can’t accept the fact that as a creator you will create things that do not go over well with an audience, and that that audience may express their opinions in various ways both abrasive and kind, you may not need to be a creator. Great vid as always, Nate!
Thats on facts
It took longer for me to get into Natural, Everyday Degradation but it definitely grew on me. I just had to come to terms with the fact the sound was going in a much different direction, but once I did I enjoyed it quite a bit. Some good hooks on there, like the end of The Devil and Halos. Good lyricism too imo. Portrait of an Ugly Man on the other hand, idk I'm having a hard time seeing that one ever grow on me. From my experience they're cool dudes in person though, even if those tweets might suggest otherwise, and I wish them the best for their future endeavors. It's not easy balancing your own wants and those of your fans
Just found this channel and I’m already binging it. I love finally having a channel that talks about music and bands I love
i didn’t stop... i just... paused for now :’(
Good way to put. Till Greatest Hits Pt 2 comes out
This video reminds me of all the tweets from Prince Daddy angrily defending Remo's new album. very cringe and very strange.
also, love your videos
When I listen to their new stuff it just doesnt seem to have the same energy as greatest hits.
Yo the editing in this with the music is top notch
Dude literally the reason I subbed and watch your videos on the regular. I one time gave you criticism and I thought I was gonna get a bunch of hate or push back. I was prepared to write you off and let that be that. But you responded with understanding and took what I said into consideration. Now I watch all your videos. It's always nice to see artists and creators take constructive criticism and do something with it instead of letting insecurities take over.
Anyways you're fucking killing it.
Remo drive can fuck off.
I was actually wondering what happened to them so this is perfect. Thank you
Man there was always something a bit off about Remo Drive for me, loved the first album but kinda lost interest pretty quickly after the second album onwards
You roasted them pretty hard here but I agree with everything you said. Also, to add to the rumours I heard one reason they parted ways with Sam was that he was kind of a diva on tour, always calling shotgun on the bed in motels and stuff etc. Which I can understand why you wouldn't want to tour with someone like that. But they suggest in their Audiotree session that he also played a big role in songwriting and arranging which is why the music changed so much when he left as well. But all that aside, hot damn, he's a good drummer.
THIS. So spot on, this video has been dormant in the back of my mind for two years, damn you for stealing it.
Great video as always! I know it's bit out of the realm of this channel but I'd love to see a Drug Church video
this is so well made thank you and this is very interesting
Dude another banger! I do enjoy Romeo tho, but that's probably it from their newer stuff
I personally love their newer pursuits (maybe not as much as GH but I still love it). The whole twitter thing was immature but every time I've met the guys they've been unbelievably kind and somewhat awkward. They are growing as a band and it's understandable for people to drop off when that happens but as a person with a wider musical range than just emo, the two newest albums and the one EP are great in their own rights.
I've started writing a video on a band i really enjoy and im definitely sort of stealing your style but you're for sure my inspiration for getting into this video style/music communities! Love your vids
That's awesome! As funny as it sounds, I wish more people would do what I do on CZcams, or heck even just straight up copy me. The more people talking about this kind of music, the better. That my own biased opinion of course.
But please, by all means, start making videos! It's so fun and I fully-support you my mate/friend
@@NateTheMateForever holy crap haha I'm framing this on my wall! I mean the closest thing I've managed to find is like Polyphonic, so I figured if I wanted more content like this I could make my own, thats not to say I don't already heavily enjoy everything you put out!
@@randazrael I started for the same reason! There was content I wanted that didn't exist, so I thought "welp just gotta make it myself then!"
Hi I just stumbled upon this video tonight and I usually steer away from emo ish content but I have to say this was really well put. I wish more content creators spoke more about these kinda genres. I also wanted to point out I feel this is such a pattern in emo and diy culture. Im not trying to sound bitter when I say this but the biggest comparable band is Mom Jean. I remember nothing was this hyped as a band since JANK. Best Buds was such an iconic album, and the diy community LOVED their personalities. Ive always thought they were cool people as I saw them a few times at house shows so I agree whole heartedly. Funny enough when they came out with Puppy Love they had almost identical behavior as Remo Drive. I myself agree it didnt meet standards and alot of other Mom Jeans fans didn't like it. I remember how bitter the band was about it and practically saying fuck Best Buds.. Im definitely going to be binging youre other videos thanks for blessing my content man!
they still play GH songs live and look like they love it. it gives me hope
You nailed this 😭 so accurate in every way
Remo sounds like they’ve been shot with a tranquilizer dart. NED was a hot miss and Ugly Man is very sleepy, generic singer-songwriter. Even Erik’s vocals sound tired and bored. He’s yelling his soul out on GH and on Ugly Man he’s just meandering through the songs. As Nate said, Pop Music had me pretty interested in their Epitaph debut but we got NED.
GH sounds just as good now as the day it released. It is an amazing album and it’s insane how they shot themselves in the feet so quickly.
I mean personally I still like the newer stuff, but I agree they screwed themselves over
Yo great video bro
This was one of my all time favorite bands, I remember watching their music videos and saying yes! That summer 2018 I was hyped I was going to see them live, then it was shot out of the dark they played new songs off the new album that wasn't even out yet they ended the night with "eat shit" everyone was excited and hyped moshing and jumping but that was it. Hopefully they go back to "greatest hits" the raw sound of guitar and drums and bass was the key
Personally, I loved NED. But I wasn’t feeling this newer album. I wouldn’t say it’s a bad album, it’s just not for me. I can understand it, though. I think they’re just getting older and straying away from the angsty music they enjoyed as teenagers. I feel like that’s what he tried to convey on Twitter, it just didn’t go over very well.
greatest hits was unironically their greatest hit, how fitting. the other two albums I couldn’t even get through one song
great video man :)
I still love the pure pubescent energy on Greatest Hits to this day. I thought Pop Music was alright but I hoped that their next full length project would bring back that energy. Sadly it didn't and I sorta just drifted away from their music. Then I recently heard about all this drama and felt kinda glad that I stopped supporting them.
It do still be sounding fresh doe. I was skating tonight listening to a mixture of Hot Mulligan and TFB and a few songs from Greatest Hits randomly popped in my head.
Mates, I hope that they come around . I had a really great time working their shows and really liked them . Bring back real Sam
The first time I heard of them was when I saw someone say “the drummer from jank is in Remo drive” and I was like G I M M E and then I listened to greatest hits and I was chill and then I continued and I was like oh
I first listened to greatest hits, but my love for them was solidified with the 2014 demos. I loved the raw emotion and how it was unapologetically them, no matter how harsh or unpolished the sound was, it was about staying true to what they (mainly Erik, i assume) were feeling.
now, im sure thats still the case, but it is so much more refined and almost formulaic. its hard to find that same emotion and drive. maybe they are still being true to themselves, i can't know as someone on the outside, but it just isn't why I became a fan in the first place. I cant be mad at them for wanting to move on and make their sound into what they want
Honestly I love their newer work and appreciate it way more than greatest hits
Maybe I'm crazy, but I think the new album is killer. While I'd love to hear shit like Greatest Hits again, I'm happy with RD's current sound
It’s a coincidence this came on my FYP because less than 30 minute ago, I had “Yer Killin’ Me” in my head.
What’s the song playing in the outro?
Making Greatest Hits 2 can be as deep as you they want it to be. There’s nothing stopping the greatest hits “sound” from being deep. All we want is greatest hits with better production, even better songwriting (which includes more depth), and maybe a more cohesive and grounded theme.
Honestly at first degradation didn't get my attention but after listening all the way through multiple times I honestly prefer it over greatest hits. It feels more personal, the problem with the sound quality is the production quality is lower quality because they self produced it
What's your favorite bit from Greatest Hits though?
Trying 2 Fool U, fool. Summertime is a close second
great video thank u
I can see the progression of their music. It makes sense. It is the logical (albeit soulless) maturation of their sound. The production of the second album is far better. It’s cleaner. It’s pristine. It comes through well mixed and flows like melted butter.
...but melted better is NOT what I want from Remo.
Remo in my head is a collection of people essentially ranting their frustrations out in a public forum to create a tuning fork note for people to resonate with. That’s the appeal of Greatest Hits summed up. NED and Portrait do not have that quality or brutal honesty.
They are better albums musically. They are technically better produced and they are of a higher caliber especially vocally considering Eric’s range.
But what the hell is the point of taking the edge off of sword?
I fully disagree that their new albums are "better" musically. The production is cleaner but the instrumentation lacks the character GH had.
It’s amazing how quickly this band got away from everything that made them special
nate when’s the fredo disco video dropping the people need to know
What was sad about the whole thing was that I remember the music press really hyping this band up around the time of Greatest Hits, not just Fantano, but other CZcams channels that tend to cover alternative music, and rock/alternative publications were calling this band one to watch out for. When the second album came out, *crickets*. And it wasn't hard to see why.
What's the outro song?
People stopped listening because their new music has no personality. Simple as that. They just made it worse by being dicks about it.
Maybe some people want Greatest Hits part 2, but I think most people would expect a band to evolve. That doesn't mean abandon all the passion and creativity that went into their earlier work.
"We have some new music out on all streaming platforms, so if you like it, go tell your grandma about it. We're trying to break into that demographic of older women" -Erik, 2020
I have no idea if he's joking or not but that explains everything
Oh. I really liked all their albums, all the music has very nice lyrics, I like the variety between albums, and, as someone with synesthesia, all of their music makes such beautiful and unique colors.
I do think they could take criticism better, and they can definitely grow as people, we all can, but they’re artists. Artists don’t make art for the viewer, they make it to express themselves. In fact, their song on their newest album, “I Kidnapped Remo Drive” is all about how Erik feels about fans demanding him to make things he doesn’t want to make, and how, in his head, the fans sound. Lyrics like, “Just relax, ‘cause struggling will only give you ropeburn,” and even a line from the antagonist in Silence of the Lambs, Buffalo Bill, is referenced, “It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.” And my favorite, “I’d hate to see you hurt but how else will I ever get through to you?” All of those lines are being said “by a fan” and are all rather manipulative and abusive. If you force artists to make things they don’t want to, or don’t like, then there will be no heart and soul behind it.
Found out about them through you, been recommending ever since. Own the record, was bumping this morning. Now the vids out. Awesome! Also: I’m sure you get it a lot, but I have a band for you and I honestly think it’s worth it for you to check. Just Friends. Two albums, under 30 minutes. I truly think you’d vibe with it
what’s the song in ur outro 🥺🥺
I was hoping this video would shed light on why Sam was kicked out, but we still don't know why! Crazy
Wow. I legit thought I was the only one who didn't vibe with the newer albums.
NED is up there as one of my favourite albums, albeit not as high up as Greatest Hits, but it's definitely got some great tracks like Mirror, Halos, Shakin, The Devil, The Grind, etc. however I can't help but feeling like the whole Twitter spat took a large part in people not giving the album a chance. If you've already got your fans on the fence, I wouldn't start violently trying to shake it. I'm glad they haven't repeated themselves though with Ugly Man, especially considering that's even more of a departure from GH.
Unpopular opinion: their newest album is the best to date
Does new album is slap?
Really, their attitude and music started changing once they got rid of their drummer, Sam. A lot of this footage includes him, even though he’s been out of the band since after GH. Sam Mathys is a good guy and great musician, and I’d recommend checking out his current stuff !
This is too true :(
I was in one of their livestreams in the past months and I was asking gear questions. They were asking for questions and weren't receiving many but they (Erik) ignored it the first time. After a small set they asked for questions again and I reworded my question to sound more intriguing and basically... Erik was like hey Stephen get a load of this guy..
Pretty much a bummer bc I was a huge fan of greatest hits and everything precursor to that but after that confrontation I got a sense that they don't seem to care about their listeners all that much. Sucks it has to be that way because there's definitely talent between the brothers and any solid drummer
Hey I'm a new fan and love the music you talk about but I'm an older guy. Turning 40 this year. You into any older stuff like Lifetime or Saves the Day? One band I always recommend to people into pop punk/emo/etc is Little League/Kill Verona. Excellent band worth checking out. Looking forward to seeing your videos in the future and getting into some newer stuff in the process. Thank you.
I was looking at their wiki page while I was watching the video and then I heard you say exactly what I was thinking. hahaha!!!