================================================ Subject: Re: what urks me about some people... From: "Lee Reed" To: Date: Tue 27 Nov 2001 00:43:22 -0500 ================================================ amen, sister...i was going to reply to mike's email, but thought i'd wait and see how badly he was going to get flamed for his remarks...and i knew someone would have an intelligent response to his email...let this poser-fan add just a few comments to yours...i have stated since the release of weathered that i felt it did not live up to the words 'epic' and 'harder' which the band themselves used to characterize it...i don't think that is in any way bashing creed...i love the cd, i think it flows much more smoothly than both mop and hc...so i have both positive and negative things to say about weathered...such is the nature of the beast...and hopefully, creed will take both the negative and positive comments into consideration when planning their next release, in order not only to please the fans, but also to garner new fans...the band has said many times that it's all about the fans, so one would assume they will accept criticism as well as praise from us...provided, of course that it is put forth in a clear, concise non-judgemental form... Lee >From: Tara >So what you're saying is that, because some people were expecting or hoping >for something different from Weathered, they should keep their mouths shut >about their feelings regarding their disappointment? FYI, this is a Creed >discussion list... not a "Creed is god" list. I'm a huge fan of the band, >I >would probably list them in my top three bands, if not at the very top of >the list. However, that doesn't mean that every single comment I make >regarding them is going to be a positive one. The comments made about the >new album prior to it's release led some people to expect something other >than what they got. How is that wrong? It's a Creed list, those people >are >discussing their feelings and thoughts about Creed's new album. If it's >not >positive, so what? It's not like they're completely bashing the band >because they're disappointed that the album wasn't as "epic" as they may >have been led to believe. I couldn't stand Bullets when I first heard it, >in a large part because it was not anywhere near what I'd have expected >from >Creed. It didn't sound like a Creed song to me. Just because I'm a fan of >the band, doesn't mean I have to like every single song and performance >they >do. >As far as "shutting up and listening to it again", and all music being art >- >does that mean that if someone releases an absolutely hideous album, I >should shut up and listen to it anyway, without offering my opinion on it? >I don't think so. All music is NOT good music. If I write a book, and the >book sucks, does that mean I should get only positive reviews for it, >simply >because I put my heart and soul on the line and bared my thoughts to the >general public? Nope. Part of being an artist, in any form, and releasing >your art to the public is KNOWING that not everyone is going to like it, >and >knowing that you'll hear negative comments about it... even from your fans. > >Tara _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp