Personally, I never go to a show to listen to an opening band... I\'m there to see a headliner, not another band. Often I show up too late, or go somewhere else during the opening slot. OK, so I\'ve been pleasantly surprised for a few openers (like last week - The Bridge) but often it won\'t make me buy their album.
I completely disagree with this reasoning. First of all, that\'s you. Second of all, how many openers have the caliber of musicianship that The Breakfast do? I\'d be willing to bet those that have comparable skills don\'t continue opening shows.
I\'m worn out on all this arrogance. Not necessarily this post specifically, but lately it seems like there are a handful of .infoers that lick TB\'s balls no matter what and talk
**** about anything that doesn\'t shed the light of god on their shoulders, even if they\'re suggestions to HELP a band by people who frequently do shed the light of god on their shoulders. The band is still very far from "making it" in this scene and to think opening for a successful band is pointless is bullshit. They\'ve never tried this touring tactic extensively.
It doesn\'t need to be a world tour for 4 months that would diminish the hometown\'s precious time spent with their heroes and, oh yeah, friends. Just even the initial announcement of (in this case) "The Breakfast To Open For Umphrey\'s -- 8 shows in September" will turn plenty of heads and influence those who haven\'t given them a chance to do so. Then, the music is so undoubtedly solid that it WILL make a difference and WILL build a bigger fan-base.
We\'re not talking about all or none, this is a building process and I\'d be willing to argue that TLG, UM, and tDB have all benefitted tremendously because of the friendships they\'ve built. I think people who constantly glorify their own favorite band, be it TLG, UM, or tDB, are easily influenced by their endorsements and support for other bands.
*sigh* We just did this thread 5 weeks ago. And this is at least the 30th iteration of this thread in .info history. This topic is just old and beaten to death to me. I guess there will always be some people who are unsatisfied no matter what the band is doing. I have found my Breakfast life to be much more enjoyable and satisfying ever since I learned to support what they are doing rather than get bent about how they should be doing something else. If the Breakfast wants to open for UM, fine. If not, fine.
This is what makes me sick. The self-interest is appalling. Sure you have an enjoyable and satisfying Breakfast life, I (like sooooo many others) on the other hand am starving. Being in the Midwest I can\'t help but feel like the band is treading water just the same as in 2004.
