Does this band need to succeed?

[Yoda]

I hope not!  We don\'t want them to jump the shark

[ds673488]

was there a point in their career so far that they were more popular than they are now?  Is the present day the most popular part of their career?  I guess what im asking is...is there a gradual increase in the size and scope of the Breakfast\'s following, or is it pretty constant?

[derickw]

fairly constant, they lost a bunch of folks with the loss of Jordan but hoping once those folks hear Matt they\'ll be back and then some. just gotta get people to shows!

[ds673488]

yeah, matt\'s addition really adds a new dimension to the band...Funny enough, the 3 times ive seen them have all been with different lineups.  All three were awesome, but this last show blew the other 2 away.  Ive been spreading the good word as much as possible.

[leith]

Igz you\'re living in a world of Unicorns and Rainbows if you think they can continue on just "being the band" man. I can gather what you mean but dude we have been over this so so many times

was there a point in their career so far that they were more popular than they are now?  Is the present day the most popular part of their career?  I guess what im asking is...is there a gradual increase in the size and scope of the Breakfast\'s following, or is it pretty constant?

YES. They used to have crowds over 200+ consistently in California and other places, hopefully within a year this will be the norm again.

[Igziabeher]

Igz you\'re living in a world of Unicorns and Rainbows if you think they can continue on just "being the band" man. I can gather what you mean but dude we have been over this so so many times

Colorful trees the autumn breeze blows free
Peace and love surrounding me

[kindm's]

Igz you\'re living in a world of Unicorns and Rainbows if you think they can continue on just "being the band" man. I can gather what you mean but dude we have been over this so so many times

was there a point in their career so far that they were more popular than they are now?  Is the present day the most popular part of their career?  I guess what im asking is...is there a gradual increase in the size and scope of the Breakfast\'s following, or is it pretty constant?

YES. They used to have crowds over 200+ consistently in California and other places, hopefully within a year this will be the norm again.

I have been seeing this band for a long time and if you throw festival appearances out when was the last time you saw 200+ people at a bfast show ?

I honestly haven\'t seen the crowd sizes go in either direction except recently. Matt\'s addition to the band seems to have awoken some of us and gotten us out to shows. I think the folks we saw less of during the 3 piece are back on board for the most part.

This community has always been rather tight knit, it seems to be growing now slowly but growing. I think this is probably the best momentum I have seen since I started following the band and a it seems taht the biz side of things has improved as well.

The recent mid west shows, the acoustic shows, the Brahlington Freakout. Everything is looking up at least as far as I know.

But to answer your question. Yes i think the band needs to be successful financially especially if we want to continue to be able to enjoy what you described in your post. But I would say that the have already been successful in bringing music and enjoyment to countless numbers of people (myself included) around the country and that is something money cannot buy

[Kaliguitar]

Define success.   Musically they are successful as far as I am concerned.  Their music moves me and I love listening to it all the time....they\'re musicially successful in my eyes.

Financial success???  Ask the band...don\'t you think they want to just play music?  No lessons, or $100 bar gigs.....don\'t you think they would rather just play great shows with great music, be creative and not worry about paying the rent.

Or is success 1,000,000 units sold...mansions, yachts, cars,.....

The band can only define what success means to them.

[leith]

Igz you\'re living in a world of Unicorns and Rainbows if you think they can continue on just "being the band" man. I can gather what you mean but dude we have been over this so so many times

was there a point in their career so far that they were more popular than they are now?  Is the present day the most popular part of their career?  I guess what im asking is...is there a gradual increase in the size and scope of the Breakfast\'s following, or is it pretty constant?

YES. They used to have crowds over 200+ consistently in California and other places, hopefully within a year this will be the norm again.

I have been seeing this band for a long time and if you throw festival appearances out when was the last time you saw 200+ people at a bfast show ?

March 29th, 2006 - Winston\'s; San Diego, CA
The last West Coast tour as a four piece had an average of 75-100 over 7 shows with the average being skewed of course by the above date which is indicative of The Breakfast\'s appearances in San Diego since the end of 2003 except when they played as a Trio in which they still pulled about 125-150.

Not to start anything but to see the band\'s popularity skyrocket and plummet in this market was a major source of my dissatisfaction which I so blatantly posted about in the past year or so.
I see no reason their popularity out here cannot reach these levels again or even if I am off on numbers exceed them.

[Igziabeher]

yeah, you\'re right.  they are successful, and always have been in their own way.  no band makes it to 1000 gigs w/o at least doing something right.    the word is definitely thrown around a lot around here and what everyone considers it to be is all relative.  that being said, i think they\'re on the right track.  and that track involves them being happy and content w/ whatever may come their way, and with that they will become even more successful because the product they offer has that intangible quality that bands out there just don\'t seem to grasp.

[oldnewbie]

i flat out gaurantee that adrians idea of what he needs is about to change like many of you have never imagined. trust me on this.

[leith]

i flat out gaurantee that adrians idea of what he needs is about to change like many of you have never imagined. trust me on this.

Totally.

[Spacey]

i flat out gaurantee that adrians idea of what he needs is about to change like many of you have never imagined. trust me on this.

Totally.

Exactly.

This I fear.

[Klout]

He\'s still in it for the long haul.

[Spacey]

He\'s still in it for the long haul.

He has to be. He is a musician.

Has Adrian ever seen the world of reality that requires going to work daily?