I honestly think they should stop.
Just stop everything.
Call it quits.
Like smart people would.

Only evil people want to make money.

BadComrade wrote:So, do you think they were trying to make money? More money than they would have made the first time they were around, when they were just in it for the music?

Would they have sounded better or worse were they doing it/not doing it for the money?

I mean, who cares?

It was always a cabaret show, whatever the motivation was. That's the only way we (I) could have seen them.

Don't forget, the clubs get a cut of that. Billions Corp gets a cut of that (for management, promoting, whatever). Think about how much it cost them to ship all those cases across the country. Think about how much it cost for airfare, assuming they flew and didn't drive. If they drove, hell, think about gas. The sound guy. The *ahem* lighting guy. Some kinda insurance, I'm sure. Then take whatever's left and don't forget you're dividing it up between multiple people in the band. Then don't forget that nobody paid any of them a penny for the month they spent practicing every day. Then shut the fuck up.

BadComrade wrote: Oh, and did Todd Cook really have to "audition" for the Slint position? I mean, he was in For Carnation with Brian McMahan...

Yes he did. I know of at least two other people who auditioned in addition to Todd.

To me Todd was the obvious choice (because he's played so much with Brian McMahan and Dave Pajo and because I think he's really good), but the other two guys were both great bass players too, so I'm sure it wasn't an easy decision.

BadComrade wrote:"Other two guys, eh?"

I said the other two guys were great bass players.

j_harvey wrote:

BadComrade wrote:"Other two guys, eh?"

I said the other two guys were great bass players.

wait, so Kip is playing bass now, too?


will you guys do "Big Bottom" at your next show?


thanks!

I saw Slint at the forum in Kentish Town. It was one of the least soulfull gigs I've ever seen. I left half way through.

They sounded a mile wide and an inch deep.

Yeah. Bad actors. And Bad Robots. I don't wanna get involved in the Slint debate (although obviously I have).

I just wish all this had never happened.