Nicely said, dave. As fro my take on RAQ, I have listened to half a dozen Raq shows and the mp3 samples on their website and they don\'t sound half bad. I agree with leith that they can have \'off\' sets, but if they were playing London and I had a 300 mile round trip to do (as I have done for sci, mule, keller, will for bisco, would have for panic had Mikey not died - I had tickets twice), I would still make it. I agree a co-bill tour would be good - look at how the UM-bisco co-bills have helped both bands.
krispy, we can\'t all be expected to like every band though - just look at the tlg haters here (though the fans are growing - welcome, chris!). I can\'t stand Particle, who I had the misfortune to see after a 45 minute keller opener, which, incidentally, alone was worth the drive. I also am not relishing the thought of UM at the bisco show, but I will give them a chance live. Many here also know of my dislike of 99% of rap, but I like to think we all respect each others\' tastes. Just because people are passionate and there is some seemingly unfriendly banter, doesn\'t mean we are negative. Yes, perhaps some of us are too defensive of our band, but additionally have you ever heard the expressions "One man\'s meat is another man\'s poison" and "Variety is the spice of life"?
