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Re: “Tough Times Got You Down? Tell SafetySuit [Oh, the Humility]”

Jonny - thanks for calling me out! It's nice to be the king of something! I don't recall "ripping" the writer in my short response above. I perhaps was calling him out a bit. In that he could easily write the same rant against Kings Of Leon or Paramore or Taylor Swift, but doesn't have the "juevos" because their followings are too big. And that SafetySuit was a "safe" rant for him, for now. And so, for whatever reason, he took it. It does look rather silly when SafetySuit's album is the first album in 20 weeks to topple Adele's 21 on iTunes. But that's okay. He doesn't have to like the music. He took his shot and a year from now he won't be able to--SafetySuit will have become too popular, and he can focus on undermining another emerging band in Nashville, which apparently is the new role of The Scene, eh.

I'm typing this in my old stomping grounds in Seattle, where my musical "naivete" took me to see the popular Mother Love Bone in 1988. I saw Alice In Chains with maybe 25 people in the room. It was like a bad night at Mercy Lounge. But Layne was amazing. I certainly didn't see them hitting the big time though. When I first saw Pearl Jam with maybe 60 people in the room I felt that they could go all the way. Fortunately for the Seattle music scene, within a few years the marketing and promotion infrastructure got to the point where they could start breaking bands. I keep waiting for some type of impactful media in Nashville to emerge...based on this review, it may be a long wait.

When I moved to Nashville in 2005 I saw many of the same elements that I saw in Seattle in the late 1980s. Talent is everywhere, but the marketing and promotion for indie/rock/pop bands is non-existent. I am no music expert. But the first time I saw SafetySuit LIVE at 12th & Porter I knew they were going all the way. And there are many other bands/artists in Nashville that I am pulling for as well. As much as it pains me, I'm sure I have some on my list that are also on the author's list.

I'd rather the author use his "talents" in choosing those bands in Nashville that he feels are "original" and "worthy" and help break them. And not waste time on some personal grudge match against SafetySuit. You don't like their music. You don't like them. You don't like it that they are popular. I get it. But if he thinks their popularity is because Universal Motown and now Universal Republic have MADE them popular. Think again. SafetySuit has done it 90% on their own. One fan at a time. One radio station at a time. The old blue-collar way. Driving around the country in an old, used van and trailer. Not bad for a bunch of "spoiled suburbanites."

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Posted by ZoneRanger on 02/11/2012 at 4:16 AM

Re: “Tough Times Got You Down? Tell SafetySuit [Oh, the Humility]”

wow. that is a review? have you heard SafetySuit live? it probably doesn't matter. i just read your list of top concerts in 2011... so i know you're full of crap. nice rant. no wonder nashville can't break any rock bands. and those that do, like Kings Of Leon or Paramore have to go somewhere else to break. much easier to criticize bands before they have a million followers, eh. take your shots at SafetySuit now... before they get popular and make your "best concert" list.

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Posted by ZoneRanger on 01/03/2012 at 12:03 AM

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