Comments on: KOAR New Artist Eric James and Industry News

By: DB

DB — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:41:12 +0000

At heart I am into hard rock/punk/metal music. nickelback is the furthest thing away from what i normally listen to. but when our bands bass player bought nickelbacks album, he let me borrow it and i was blown away. best production/tone/engineering i have ever heard on a rock album and half the songs are singles.

those who hate nickelback, hate the genre, and therefore put the hate towards the band. but in that genre of music, they are GREAT, probably the best.

By: larry anderson

larry anderson — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:04:30 +0000

we hear Nickelback on a chicago country station.it seems that they have a cross over audience of country fans.country fans are loyal and seem to buy cd’s than steal them off the internet.could you wonder what Monti Connor a&r prez of roadrunner records was thinking when this band was brought to his hard core heavy metal label?at times i think that the Gods of rock shine down on the few….it’s just Nickelbacks turn.glad to see my station getting a little positive pub.good move Eric James.you will do great nationally

By: AJ-KOAR

AJ-KOAR — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:09:01 +0000

‘Successful’ and ‘great’ are completely different things. I understand that Nickelback is a successful band, and I get that they sell huge numbers to passive listeners…

but I am not a passive listener.

I dream of a day when ’successful’ and ‘great’ will mean the same thing, but until then, KOAR will remain bi-polar.

By: koar

koar — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:02:40 +0000

I’m really getting hooked on the track DAYLIGHT from ERIC JAMES. I find most singer songwriters tame and lame, but this guy keeps you in the song. Great sense of melody.Great songs make great ammunition for an artist.this could go to top 40. People are starving for songs like these. Should we let them starve or feed the herd???

By: koar

koar — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:54:06 +0000

I don’t want people thinking that I am into Nickelback. That’s offensive to me.

This is what I mean..chad krueger who is the only current rocker who songs are played on all formatsincluding active,alternative, and top 40 is the most HATED. I think its a sub conscious psych thing.

By: Emilio

Emilio — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:26:49 +0000

My post makes reference to koar’s post and it’s personal opinion. May be I should have chosen “koar’s respect” inspite of “koar’s passion”. Anyway, I just want to add the marvelous work of this site promoting what I believe is great music.

By: AJ-KOAR

AJ-KOAR — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:57:01 +0000

I feel the need to clarify, just so there is no confusion- I, personally, have no passion for Nickelback, Hinder, One Less Reason or any of those other ‘dude rock’ bands. However, I understand the appeal and can see why it sells. They keep coming up in conversation because they are popular and in the mainstream… not because we love them, or in my case, think they are good in any way. I know my personal tastes aren’t relevant to this post or this website but I don’t want people thinking that I am into Nickelback. That’s offensive to me.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:59:00 +0000

the new nickelback record “all the right reasons” is fucking awesome. i think changing drummers really took them up a notch.

they have great structure, understandable lyrics, and a more ballys lead vocal then most rock bands these days (mcr??)

By: Emilio

Emilio — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:17:26 +0000

Eric James, great new add by the way. Can you feel it? That’s why I’m talking about.. PASSION! It’s not a matter of genre..

By: Emilio

Emilio — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 11:53:31 +0000

I can see koar’s passion for Nickelback, Hinder, One Less Reason.. is mine too. That’s what we call good bands, but we can’t pretend everybody do the same.

I just can understand Arctic Monkeys’ (etc) success in terms of promotion. Nowadays you can sell well any crap with good promotion. Image/trend is even more important than a good song, which is so sad.

There is lots of people (not only kids) with no particular taste, which just listen, buy and like what they are best offered.

Then, why not offering good songs (let’s say The October) promoting them as they deserved.
That’s what small labels are doing, SPECIALIZING and I congrat them for that.

If I were in a band these days, I’d worry for writting and playing what I’m feeling for. If they are good enough they will success by themselves (ok, it may take a couple of years till your songs reach our ears) and all will be at least proud of it.