Celebrate Chinese Democracy Day

[*Timothy*]

How is me trying to get fans of GNR to play the album for friends a cult thing?

I think the album is a great album and very deserving of getting more notice.  I want to do my part to make this happen.

There are a ton of bands out there employing grassroots tactics to sell music.  And it's working.  Why shouldn't we do the same thing?

I will tell you why.

It's "not cool" and it requires people do something other than whining!



/jarmo

Which whining are you talking about ?

The whiners or the whiner's about the whining???

[jarmo]

Somebody says something constructive and there you are.....

How typical.

If you didn't start whining in the first fucking place, you wouldn't have to read myself and others whine about your whining.


So thank you for your insightful replies in this thread.




/jarmo

[*Timothy*]

When the fuck did I start whining?

All I said was the first post seemed like a cult thing ( a gathering if you will). Then threw a joke about drain o drinking.

playing the Album at a party , driving down the road, ect is all good and cool . But the worst thing you can do is force it down someones throat .

[TomFriend]

I have too much respect for my friends than to force music down their throats that they didn't choose to hear.

The people I know who liked the old GNR stuff, I've played some songs to and made sure they knew the album was out. Hell, I've been talking up GNR to my friends for years. But there comes a point when the album's out, and its not up to the fans to try to push people into buying.

[jarmo]

You make it sound very weird.

I don't see telling your friends to listen to this amazing album you got as "forcing".



I don't how many new bands/albums I've discovered thanks to recommendations from friends.

Just like I've introduced others to stuff I like.






/jarmo

[*Timothy*]

Very true sir.

I'm just saying don't take to that other level.

[TomFriend]

You make it sound very weird.

I don't see telling your friends to listen to this amazing album you got as "forcing".



I don't how many new bands/albums I've discovered thanks to recommendations from friends.

Just like I've introduced others to stuff I like.






/jarmo

Yeah, I sure wouldn't have a problem saying to a friend "You should check out the new GNR album" or "Hey, want to listen to a couple of songs"? It's when it gets into this sort of organized campaigning, like everyone should be getting their friends to buy a copy that it seems a little uncomfortable to me.

Maybe I misunderstood the thread-starters idea, I don't know. But let's remember, Guns N' Roses are not some obscure band that no-one has heard of, and Chinese Democracy's reputation precedes it. Anyone who's curious is likely to find some way of checking it out anyway, providing they all know its out, which should be the promo team's job.

[acompleteunknown]

This is how I was thinking it would happen...

Hey [insert friend's name here]

Want to come over to my place have some food, some beer, and listen to the new GNR album?

I'd love to know how this sounds like a weirdo cult thing...

[jarmo]

Did you say beer?

What kind of a cult are you part of? 



 



/jarmo

[SkinnyPuppy]

This is how I was thinking it would happen...

Hey [insert friend's name here]

Want to come over to my place have some food, some beer, and listen to the new GNR album?

Bahahahaha Dude....that is sooo cult!!!

On the other hand if you just told them to check out out Gnr's new choons via myspace or itunes...

[western_chaos]

What an awesomely constructive idea considering this is htgth.

Yeah, I've told my dad, my sister and have bought it for my mom and I will definitely tell more people.

[*Timothy*]

This is how I was thinking it would happen...

Hey [insert friend's name here]

Want to come over to my place have some food, some beer, and listen to the new GNR album?

I'd love to know how this sounds like a weirdo cult thing...

sound like your trying to get them drunk an take advance of them...


The Cult thing was a fucking joke seriously. Course maybe you put drain 0 in the beer.

[Dr. Blutarsky]

Now they'll 2 friends, and they'll tell 2 friends and so on and so on.

Reminds me of a commercial from the late' 70's