The Black Keys Fan Lounge Forum

Those sighs of relief may start to get fewer and far between.

Protective...not at all. Leary on the whole Kings of Leon link, awesome new music videos, promotional fuck ups and aggravated rape attempts by the record company....yes

Just cuz they're touring with KOL doens't mean their going to suddenly become U2.. relax... they're just growing to a wider audience. And as stated, in the actual vids, those aren't videos, they're ads...

I went and saw Dan Auerbach in Montreal last fall and it wasn't even sold out. It was an amazing show and he only played for like 200 people. It had barely any promotion and that was the result. These guys deserve to be bigger, let them get their shot.

Haha rape attempts? I guess that's a reference to annoying douches at their shows... I agree that can get annoying, but whatever, such is the price of fame. It's rock'n'roll, man.

Has anyone checked out any of those bands? I know Band of Horses is opening for Pearl Jam, but a lot of the newbies i've never even seen pop up around the web.

Rape attempts made no reference to dbags at concerts. It refers to WB making me and all other "die hard fans" as you call us buy the upcoming release 6 times to receive a different little tid bit each time, not come through on promised promtional "gimmicks", etc...

I could give shit less whether or not they blow up. I wish them nothing but success, money, and all the wonders that come with being rich. But when you've been a die hard fan and notice real differences with this release, and none for them for the better, You tend to get a little perturbed.

I agree though, we should just turn our backs to these things, and just ask that they use KY jelly before going deep.

They do deserve to blow up and be big like all the great rockstars that came before them and paved the way. They deserve to be one of those bands that are household names and staples on classic rock radio. They deserve to (and will) live on forever through their music long after they are gone.

And on the other side of the coin, the longtime die-hard original fans do have a right to feel protective/jealous/whatever. I mean let's face it, where were all of these new guys 6 or 7 years ago? Why are they just now liking the band? You can't argue with that. I'm not saying anyone is better or worse or whatever, but the fact is that MANY people only just recently started liking the Black Keys, and why is that? Why didn't they like them all along? Good question to think deeply about if you happen to be one of these new fans. Did your taste in music recently change? If so, is it a legitimate change in your musical tastes or are you just doing what's "cool" right now?

Also if it weren't for the original fans, there would be no TBK. If no one dug them, and no one bought their albums, and no one went to see them play, you think they would have lasted this long? Doubtful.

But if they didn't have new fans, and a growing fanbase, they also might throw in the towel.

Again, I'm not saying anyone is right. I'm just saying I understand the situation. You're going to have old-timers saying "I was here first" and you're going to have new kids saying "so what?". Both sides are important, and both points are valid.

Again, I do not have the "I was here first type attitude". I could care less about that. I DO NOT care if they "blow up."

I DO care about being taken advantage of with this release. Spending ridicuilous amounts of money on 1 friggin record. maybe I shouldn't have mentioned the KOL stuff or the videos, but theres a noticable difference from the way things have been done prior. And the way things have been done prior to this, is a big part of why I admire the band.