That is amazing news to me.
Wow! Really?
The amount of people on here that have noticed this lately is really making me think I need to listen closer when at a show or listening to a disc.

I just have to thank all of you for enlightening myself and any other clueless folk about this issue.

Fact of the matter, and it\'s a damn shame, people don\'t take The Breakfast seriously.  The Breakfast, as stated by myself and Seth, need to differiantiate, which is why I recommended they take on a shitload of incredible progressive rock/fusion covers. Why? Because NO one else does it and the music rocks beyond comparison. Would this make them a bona fide cover band?  Nope, in fact it would put them more in the spotlight because they would be covering more or less unknown material.  As Leith stated the band should cover a song because they want to play it, not because of it\'s obscurity. Now let\'s take a look at that.  Are the PLR (classic rock radio station for you non-CTers) song lists helping the band?  Nah, seems like nothing more than satiating the ears of the regulars at the venue\'s bar. Normal folk who wandered in for Red Bulls and Vodka and happened to hear a Police song and a lot of noise, which they didn\'t care for, or were too drunk to appreciate.  

 Let\'s face it (and of course I hope I\'m wrong and this is temporary) the band isn\'t releasing new material and the song cycle is becoming pretty derivative.  The band is progressive, which can be followed by rock, funk and fusion (Tim coined that description back in 00 I think).  Their background, while in good ol\' rock and roll, doesn\'t compare to where their souls are: epic, composititionally/improvisationally adventerous progressive music.  It\'s killing me that a band with so much RAW talent impedes their musical growth by playing it safe.  Lawn Boy was a start, now lets take it up a few notches...

Caveat Emptor
to those with the obligatory "take a hike Joe" "STFU" "**** off" blah, blah childish insults, know that it\'s your complacency and apathy that is contributing to making the band feel safe in their bubble, thus keeping them from upping the ante and growing into the artists they TRULY are.  I want this band to succeed more than any other growing band in this country.  This band is my Red Sox and hopefully 2009 will be their 2004!!

joe they are making progress but one step at a time.


You can\'t force them to do anything so don\'t freak out over it.

Best way to pump them up and inspire them to do crazy **** and take risks and take it to the next level is just go out to as many shows as possible and rage out to the fullest.

Gordo: not much really, I just felt the need to vent. But yeah, the vocals, um yeah.... I love Adrian, he\'s the man, an incredible musician, truly, but he really needs to never sing.  Ron, still holding it down. Tim is either hit or miss, depending on how much he wants to Palmierize his accentuations. Matt, well he already said he\'d be getting singing lessons.

Klout:not freaking out, just stating what\'s been on my mind for awhile.  I hope it happens one step at a time, it just seems like they keep on taking a step forwards and then one back, and another, and another....

Hopefully my brother.

They should be working up to small theaters.  Leave those god awful **** bars behind for good.

my cat\'s breath smells like cat food.

I love Adrian, he\'s the man, an incredible musician, truly, but he really needs to never sing.

No, he just needs to sign selectively. Which is what he\'s doing. Adrian rules Drunk Monk Bar. It\'s not like they have him singing very often so I don\'t get the criticism, we all know he\'s got a strange voice but it serves a purpose.

As for the whole Prog-Rock thing... do you think the Freakout would have been as successful if they had decided to cover Porcupine Tree\'s "Up the Downstair" ?

Shiiiit, I think they should cover some RATM, but I don\'t claim it\'s their ticket to success :shrug: