Looks like I'm a little late on this--thread has pretty much run its course...
Although i have alot to say I'll try to keep this short. I'm not going to try to sway opinions or defend point of view...and its too late too save any face...I just think there's one important detail no one mentioned yet, which is that SEVEN isn't and hasn't ever been a serious band. We haven't been able to keep the ball rolling long enough for things to get serious or even write as a band--we've only played 2 shows...ever. Seven is really just me fucking around on my computer for the last 8 years or so. If things ever get serious then I'll take the material more seriously but until then its really just for fun. I built a few songs out of AMC for fun...After all, that's what its for. We're both using X3's and Superior 2.0 lately so it seemed appropriate but I understand the decieving undertone you guys are seeing now that I've had a chance to see it from other people's point of view. Still seems like maybe the fact that we have management and a fairly professional online presence makes people think Seven is a more serious project than it really is. Plus people take rip offs very seriously...I agree that would be a weak and even "pathetic" thing for a serious band to do but I have trouble believing I'm a "douchebag" for fucking around on my computer...I can't help but wonder how many statements that were made here came from a perspective that Seven is a serious band.
to the guy that asked about it:
yea I've really bad luck on this board...years ago I had admittedly used a riff that's retardedly (pretend thats a word for now) similar to one of Bulb's riffs and the next thing I knew people were saying I ripped off people I'd never even heard of--loads of fun.
I had even messaged Bulb about it as soon as i had realized what I'd done...before anyone even noticed...but again wasn't taking things seriously enough to rerecord a 12 minute song because of one riff...and I still can't say that i do...Its just hard to take it seriously after over 8 years of nearly no activity...Now that there's a full line-up again we're doing the next album as a full band so there will be no use for things like AMC or anything else from producer-loops.com...
fuck...so much for keeping it short.
Although i have alot to say I'll try to keep this short. I'm not going to try to sway opinions or defend point of view...and its too late too save any face...I just think there's one important detail no one mentioned yet, which is that SEVEN isn't and hasn't ever been a serious band. We haven't been able to keep the ball rolling long enough for things to get serious or even write as a band--we've only played 2 shows...ever. Seven is really just me fucking around on my computer for the last 8 years or so. If things ever get serious then I'll take the material more seriously but until then its really just for fun. I built a few songs out of AMC for fun...After all, that's what its for. We're both using X3's and Superior 2.0 lately so it seemed appropriate but I understand the decieving undertone you guys are seeing now that I've had a chance to see it from other people's point of view. Still seems like maybe the fact that we have management and a fairly professional online presence makes people think Seven is a more serious project than it really is. Plus people take rip offs very seriously...I agree that would be a weak and even "pathetic" thing for a serious band to do but I have trouble believing I'm a "douchebag" for fucking around on my computer...I can't help but wonder how many statements that were made here came from a perspective that Seven is a serious band.
to the guy that asked about it:
yea I've really bad luck on this board...years ago I had admittedly used a riff that's retardedly (pretend thats a word for now) similar to one of Bulb's riffs and the next thing I knew people were saying I ripped off people I'd never even heard of--loads of fun.
I had even messaged Bulb about it as soon as i had realized what I'd done...before anyone even noticed...but again wasn't taking things seriously enough to rerecord a 12 minute song because of one riff...and I still can't say that i do...Its just hard to take it seriously after over 8 years of nearly no activity...Now that there's a full line-up again we're doing the next album as a full band so there will be no use for things like AMC or anything else from producer-loops.com...
fuck...so much for keeping it short.