A very frustrated FAN vents

[FreeSpirit]

wouldn\'t be so sure about it.

just tone down the negativity and keep it positive and constructive.

rotfl - .info wouldn\'t exist without negativity!!!  Right, leith?

[bdfreetuna]

on another note, i will always see .info as a public message board (isn\'t that what it is?). [...] i think that people should be encouraged to say what is on their minds and not receive shit so much shit for it--even if it is not what people want to hear. there has been much negativity lately and hopefully that will die down, but at least some of this negativity can be used as some influence/constructive criticism.

Amen.

Holly in fact I agreed with your whole post, that\'s gotta be a first

To all the people who say, "If you don\'t like it, move on". Well that\'s a pretty assinine thing to say, now isn\'t it? Especially to say that to some of the fans here who\'ve been to dozens of shows over several years. These are some of the most die-hard fans you\'re telling to "move on".

If those who say this really want the band to succeed I can\'t see how they\'d be saying this.
The reason the band is losing it\'s audience and recognition is because a lot of these people have already moved on! And from my perspective the band is at a fork in the road right now...

They can either keep the fans they have left and regain their reputation as a peerless jam band (preferably by getting somebody to play keys)...
Or they can lose all but the most "they can do no wrong" existing fans and hope for some new ones.

As it stands I\'mma give them another shot to melt my mind like they used to. But in spite of all the loyalty and support I\'ve given Psychedelic Breakfast ... I don\'t see myself going to many more shows if the music isn\'t doin it for me anymore.

[Me!]

this is exactly what I am talking about, this is negative, Me!, just accept it and move on.

wait a minute......  what did I say/do?

[Spacey]

its what you didn\'t do that saved you, just cool down a little Me!, ever since you\'ve come back, you\'ve been rowdy.

[Me!]

its what you didn\'t do that saved you, just cool down a little Me!, ever since you\'ve come back, you\'ve been rowdy.

:rolleyes:

you\'re looney.....

[Todd]

:rolleyes:

you\'re looney.....

And you\'re just now learning this???

[peaches626]

i dont know about these blinders everyones talking about.... but the breakfast in their current lineup amazes me more at every show i go to than any other live touring act i\'ve seen in the last couple years..... so my enthusiasm has not waned....

carry on

[Stephengencs]

i think that people should be encouraged to say what is on their minds and not receive shit so much shit for it--even if it is not what people want to hear.

so its okay for people to speak their minds about what they feel about the music and the band and their direction and whatnot, but its not okay for people to come out on the board and speak their minds about people speaking their minds......sorry chip....that just isnt fair....

[Wolfman]

I want to give a round of applause to EVERYONE writing in this thread.  The first 2 pages are the best written series of posts in .info or yahoo group history.  It\'s almost impossible to disagree with anyone because everyone is writing so well.  I find this thread very refreshing in a paradoxic kinda way.  Thanks.  

We must remember that a lot of people on this board are ser old school fans and have, in the past, put in their hard earned money and time in helping promote this band.

This comment definitely hit home for me.  I think it\'s amazing how many old-school serheads are still heavily in the game after all these years.  Especially considering that we all started heavy involvement at at least age 18, meaning that we\'re all at least 25 now and in a completely different life phase where it gets progressively harder to do side work like this.  But regardless of what you\'ve done in the past, it\'s still up to everyone to do their part in helping the band, even if all you can or want to do is give someone a ride to a show or send some CDs out or something.  It really doesn\'t have to be much.  I wish the band were at a point where being a fan just meant going to shows and partying, but they\'re not.  They\'re still at a point where serious fandom necessitates lending services, however simple they may be.  However, I don\'t think telling them what they are doing wrong qualifies as a service because the people they really trust to tell them that, they ask.  You\'re certainly entitled to post here or even tell the band whatever you want, but if the band is not soliciting your opinion, it doesn\'t matter what you say.  They just can\'t listen to 1000 people tell them what to do.  The CEO and VPs of a company don\'t listen to every single employee, customer, and stockholder telling them what to do, that\'s impossible.  The top lieutenants do that and then report back to the CEO and VPs who make decisions.  It works the same way with The Breakfast.  The band has plenty of people who are totally honest with them that they listen to.  If you\'re not one of these people, your negative honesty has no real benefit to anyone, even though you are of course entitled to publicize it and should not be criticized for doing so.            


Anyways, I really like the trio and look forward to continuing to attend shows and see people.  Great thread everyone!  Cao!

[siflandollie]

I kinda like 3-piece breakfast.  In fact I totally love it.  Yea it was disappointing at first, but every single show i have seen/heard since jordan has split has been better than the last, as far as tightness and filling in all the sound is concerned.  
This whole thing seems strange to me.  Jordan left the band, thats a fact.  The bands adjusting to this, but bitching about it on the internet is not helping the situation.  I also think its funny that everyone is trying to name the type of music the breakfast is, jamband? prog? I always just tell people they are the most important meal of the day and leave it at that.

give it time, they lost a bandmember and are figuring out (pretty well IMO).  I have never not had a good time at a breakfast show.

[Me!]

:rolleyes:

you\'re looney.....

And you\'re just now learning this???

nope just reiterating(sp) it

[derickw]

give it time, they lost a bandmember and are figuring out (pretty well IMO).  I have never not had a good time at a breakfast show.

:thumbsup:

[deevahgrl]

In (yet another) attempt to keep something short, I would like to put forth my two cents.

1. I appreciate the fact that the Breakfast draws people from different walks of life and all age groups.  You\'re not going to find only crunchy dreadies, only college girls (sorry boys), etc.  The band plays music that fits into many genres, thereby bringing in various music lovers.

2. Each of us became a fan for a reason.  In my personal case, I came out to my first show at the urging of my brother, who was so excited about the band.  Now I consider myself a fan, I go to as many shows as I can fathom, I try to bring friends who haven\'t been exposed, and I really enjoy seeing people who have become my friends due to the Breakfast.  One of my favorite parts of going to these shows is the reunion atmosphere it brings.  It\'s great to look around the audience during a jam and see these same faces lit up, not only in Greg\'s lights, but in admiration and joy.

There are songs I\'m not a fan of, and there are songs I wish there was a 4th person playing keys, so that Tim could focus in more on his playing.  But I support this band and truly enjoy them.  I want to see them succeed and share their music in any way possible; that\'s the main reason I keep going to shows.

[peaches626]

i knew it was about time for a wolfman essay in this thread, and i thank you

[kindm's]