You know, musicians who die prematurely always seem to have an odd pre-awareness of this. Examining just about any artist's lyrics will uncover the same spooky parallels as that of Mr. Talarczyk, from Buddy Holly to John Lennon, etc. Perhaps their creative ability extends beyond mere conventional thought...
Hate to burst your bubble, though, but Nasum is most definitely NOT the only band to get so comprehensive a final treatment and retrospective on their career. The definitive such collection, with everything you've named above and more, would be the "Anthology" volumes of that little band called The Beatles... perhaps you've heard of them? :P
As for Protest The Hero... Whitby, you say? Wow. What is it with these edgy, hip, provocative new hard rock groups from Durham? (Sum 41 hailed from Ajax). Of course, I doubt they'll make even as big a splash as Sum 41, let alone Nickelback, or (needless to say) The Beatles, though I'm sure all they need to be truly successful is a career full of challenging, thought provoking, and entertaining material.
As long as there's something to write about, there will always be something worth listening to.
I just died a little inside when you called Sum 41 "edgy, hip, provocative new hard rock", and the resulting comparison to Protest The Hero. Especially the parts about edgyness, hipness, provocativity and hardness of rock. Oh yeah, and the comparing part.
(I have zero love for Sum 41 whatsoever, and disagree wholeheartedly with your description of them, lol :P No offense or anything, just something of a pet peeve band for me I guess.)
And my view of "huge" is very much a relative thing, lol. It's true, I never see them being mainstream darlings or anything - but I was talking about maybe an Alexisonfire type of popularity. Thinking about it more though, I see this as being very unlikely... Although again, I hope it does happen.
LOL, I had a feeling you might object to my Sum 41 comparison... Trust me, I'm not offended - there's definitely NO love lost between Sum 41 and myself - but I'm providing you with a layman's viewpoint.
And you know as well as I do that if they ever did achieve a modicum of success, they would inevitably be compared to Sum 41, based solely on regional origins, so I'm just bracing you for the potential future ;)
Hate to burst your bubble, though, but Nasum is most definitely NOT the only band to get so comprehensive a final treatment and retrospective on their career. The definitive such collection, with everything you've named above and more, would be the "Anthology" volumes of that little band called The Beatles... perhaps you've heard of them? :P
As for Protest The Hero... Whitby, you say? Wow. What is it with these edgy, hip, provocative new hard rock groups from Durham? (Sum 41 hailed from Ajax). Of course, I doubt they'll make even as big a splash as Sum 41, let alone Nickelback, or (needless to say) The Beatles, though I'm sure all they need to be truly successful is a career full of challenging, thought provoking, and entertaining material.
As long as there's something to write about, there will always be something worth listening to.
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(I have zero love for Sum 41 whatsoever, and disagree wholeheartedly with your description of them, lol :P No offense or anything, just something of a pet peeve band for me I guess.)
And my view of "huge" is very much a relative thing, lol. It's true, I never see them being mainstream darlings or anything - but I was talking about maybe an Alexisonfire type of popularity. Thinking about it more though, I see this as being very unlikely... Although again, I hope it does happen.
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And you know as well as I do that if they ever did achieve a modicum of success, they would inevitably be compared to Sum 41, based solely on regional origins, so I'm just bracing you for the potential future ;)
-- Brainbin
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