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Posted by: Jason Tate (08/21/08)
Ben from Armor for Sleep has posted an update on myspace about the band's new song and EP. I guess I missed whatever happened in the last thread - what'd you do!?
Message from Benthe way out is broken digital ep is online now. we have download cards that we will be selling at the last few shows of the projekt revolution tour and the label will make online sales of the 5 songs possible by the end of the week. just to clear things up about the songs...we recorded 3 brand new songs that we have been working on for our new record, and with them have bundled in one b-side from smile for them (entitled "know what you have") and also the demo of "the way out is broken". we re-recorded this song in the studio with intentions of it being on smile for them but realized it came out much worse than the demo so instead of releasing an over-produced slick version of what was supposed to be a raw and mostly fucked up song, we decided to give you guys the original song that we had posted on purevolume but had never made available for download. for those of you who are already griping about this, fuck off. i started this band because i wrote songs for people who wanted to hear them. i was awake in my bed last night and i thought of this analogy... ap.net is kind of like a huge house with a lot of rooms in it. it started off as a mansion that had different bands performing in different rooms and had opened its doors for kids to come in and listen to these bands and talk amongst themselves about what was going on. i guess after a certain point the kids themselves began to own the whole fucking mansion and they became the ones in charge of who could come in and who played in what room. frankly, as one of the bands trying to play my music in one of the many rooms of the house, i never cared about what anyone was saying in the living room. i only cared about who wanted to be in the room with us. you can sit there all day long and yap away about how i dont deserve to be in my little corner, but im the one whos playing shows every day and meeting kids who actually like what im doing, and no matter how much you want to, youll never be able to remove that from me. i know countless bands have posted similar sentiments, but i'm just sick of all of you thinking you own the entire house. we can argue semantics. we can go back and forth. i am just calling for some respect. not just for me. i see how you treat other bands who are just trying to play in one of the rooms. there are more than enough rooms for everyone. just have some respect. thats all. anyways. for those of you who care, the five songs we released as a digital only download are some of the best five songs we've ever written. we are not trying to be rich and famous. we are not trying to be on the cover of rolling stone or alternative press...i am hoping people are still out there who want to listen to songs that they can be a part of and feel attached to...not to fucking wear on their sleeves like some shitty fashion statement. take it or leave it. im not bitter. im just over fitting in to your obstructive guidelines. peace out.
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11:03 AM on 08/21/08
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I think people were questioning why the "new" song was mostly (exactly? I'm not sure...) the same as the demo version.
11:04 AM on 08/21/08
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This dude needs to chill out. He always seems like he's quick to complain about anyone who doesn't like his band. Too much bitterness.
11:04 AM on 08/21/08
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it wasnt me tate! it wasnt me!
11:05 AM on 08/21/08
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The first post in the last thread is Joe!

Originally Posted by Joe DeAndreaView This Post
Seriously? They made a new EP but didn't even bother to re-record a two and a half year old song that, I'm pretty sure, was originally labeled as a demo? Jeez.

11:06 AM on 08/21/08
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I've always liked Armor for Sleep, but that little rant at the end was a bit much. If he doesn't like some people's opinions of his band, tough shit. I have lots of friends that can't stand AfS. Does that make me like them less? No.
11:07 AM on 08/21/08
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i'm going to have to go back and read the other thread to see what these mansion kids were saying.

edit: okay i can see the disses and i can see ben's perspective on things but, yeah. you need to take those with a grain of salt. like you said, you're touring and kids are coming out to support you. that should be enough.

DTMB is one of my favorite albums too so, i'm not just bias on this.
11:09 AM on 08/21/08
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Sucks when people criticize this site, but I'd feel the same way if I were in a band and had to deal with this all the time. Even though he's not happy with the website, it's good that it doesn't carry over into the band and he doesn't let it get him down. As long as he's making music and making people happy, who cares what a bunch of people on a website think?
11:09 AM on 08/21/08
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What's weird to me is that I've always liked and supported this band ... we were one of the first sites to cover them and I know there's a bunch of fans of theirs on here.

It's weird to see such hostility.
11:10 AM on 08/21/08
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Good for armour for sleep. Let him speak his mind.
11:10 AM on 08/21/08
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everyone should illegally download this
what a prick
DTMB still means a lot to me, but seriously... stfu
11:11 AM on 08/21/08
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Originally Posted by Anton DjamoosView This Post
Sucks when people criticize this site, but I'd feel the same way if I were in a band and had to deal with this all the time. Even though he's not happy with the website, it's good that it doesn't carry over into the band and he doesn't let it get him down. As long as he's making music and making people happy, who cares what a bunch of people on a website think?
agreed.
11:12 AM on 08/21/08
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I am glad he feels the need to champion a cause against a website. Not just for himself, but for bands everywhere!
11:12 AM on 08/21/08
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I can understand where he's coming from. It does feel bad when people shit on what you are passionate about especially after putting a lot of work into it, I know I would feel like that too if it happened to me and honestly, I'm a fan of everything Ben and the guys have put out so far so I'm really looking forward to hearing this EP.
11:13 AM on 08/21/08
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Originally Posted by Jason TateView This Post
What's weird to me is that I've always liked and supported this band ... we were one of the first sites to cover them and I know there's a bunch of fans of theirs on here.

It's weird to see such hostility.

yeah! I'm sure you don't remember this but you sent me a song of theirs a long time ago praising this band. So yeah, what a shame. : /
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