#211
Tubthumper (Scott) wrote:
Don’t worry, he’s a pussy really, you could take him.
:p
(Please don’t beat me up, Gav. :D)
Posted on Tue, 28 February 2006 at 19:11
#212
deadsetgav wrote:
Tubthumper wrote:
Don’t worry, he’s a pussy really, you could take him.
apparently it would only take one punch :D
Posted on Tue, 28 February 2006 at 19:42
#213
Pip (Philip Kelly) wrote:
deadsetgav wrote:
apparently it would only take one punch :D
Really
*Laughs sadisticly*
*Removes Frying Pan from cupboard*
Want Pancakes?
Posted on Tue, 28 February 2006 at 19:49
#214
deadsetgav wrote:
Pip wrote:
I forgot it was that day… nah, I’ve just had a pasty :D
Posted on Tue, 28 February 2006 at 19:50

#215
caffeinebomb wrote:
Sorry to jam the fence firmly between my rectum and my kidneys but I see both sides. Without wishing to drag my Wildheart promotion tendencies into the open too much, Ginger lives in Britain, was born in Britain and Britain has been responsible for a great deal of his success.
Despite this, his first solo album (Black Leather Mojo - available from all good online retailers) was a Japan-only release, which cost me about £40 to buy I seem to remember. I was a bit cheesed off, but because the rusty pubed tunesmith is such a godlike genius I bought it anyway.
2 years later it recieved a UK release, repackaged and with extra tracks, which pissed me off a bit more because I didn’t want to buy it again for the sake of a couple of live tracks.
So it totally bites when your favourite band/artist only releases their works abroad, but shit happens so work your way around it. Ultimately there are a very few decision points here. 1) Do I like Ginger/Therapy?/Ace of Base enough to spend a shitload on their new CD? and 2) where do I get it from if I do.
Record companies, just like everybody else exist to make money - that is why they are evil. If they do not view Therapy? as being a viable business investment then they simply will not invest in it. No different to opening a sausage roll shop next to a synagongue, it won’t make money.
The fact that they are stupid pointless dickheads -and they are wrong - has no bearing on it.
So Michael A - sorry you’ve had a bit of a pasting on these pages and I’m sorry you can’t get NANE in the states. IT’s a great album, if it was me, I’d bite the bullet and hit Amazon.
I do think it’s funny though that the problem is Therapy? not apologising nor explaning.
Posted on Mon, 6 March 2006 at 00:43
#216
Michael A (Michael Ehh?) wrote:
You seemed to have missed the boat on this one. Everything was resolved a little shy of a year ago, and I’m pretty sure somewhere amongst all these pages I said that I did, in fact, have a copy of NANE.
I swear, this thread will always come back to haunt me.:D
Posted on Thu, 9 March 2006 at 03:55
#217
Pip (Philip Kelly) wrote:
Good for you It must be very boring for you on the WOM like when your posting the majority of us european WOMbles are in bed and vice-versa.
Posted on Thu, 9 March 2006 at 11:43
#218
3ddo-on-the-balcony (eddo) wrote:
Michael A wrote:
I swear, this thread will always come back to haunt me.:D
And if not, the European WOMbles will ;)
Posted on Thu, 9 March 2006 at 19:26
#219
caffeinebomb wrote:
Michael A wrote:
You seemed to have missed the boat on this one. Everything was resolved a little shy of a year ago, and I’m pretty sure somewhere amongst all these pages I said that I did, in fact, have a copy of NANE.
I swear, this thread will always come back to haunt me.:D
Yeah you have a pretty good point there - I saw the post, but didn’t read all of it, and posted my reply anyway. I then finished reading it and though, well I sound like a proper cunt don’t I?
Valor del Corazon is available in all good record shops now and is better than happy nation by ace of bass.
Posted on Sat, 11 March 2006 at 23:42
#220
Unrequited_lad wrote:
caffeinebomb wrote:
Valor del Corazon is available in all good record shops now and is better than happy nation by ace of bass.
High praise indeed :D
Posted on Sat, 11 March 2006 at 23:43
#221
caffeinebomb wrote:
Unrequited_lad wrote:
Well it was the landmark Scandinavian pop-reggae album of the mid-nineties. An essential purchase for all fans of mid-nineties scandinavian pop-reggae.
Posted on Sun, 12 March 2006 at 13:24
#222
Michael A (Michael Ehh?) wrote:
caffeinebomb wrote:
Yeah you have a pretty good point there - I saw the post, but didn’t read all of it, and posted my reply anyway. I then finished reading it and though, well I sound like a proper cunt don’t I?
Trust me, I know how you feel. :D
Posted on Tue, 14 March 2006 at 04:49
#223
deadsetgav wrote:
caffeinebomb wrote:
Valor del Corazon is available in all good record shops now and is better than happy nation by ace of bass.
Reminds me of the front cover of the VHS version of ‘The Crow’ which had the phrase “Better Than Batman” plastered accross the top in big letters… as if Batman is some benchmark of film-making that all other films should be judged against :)
…made me want to watch it :D
Posted on Tue, 14 March 2006 at 07:15
#224
CS (Colin S) wrote:
Krisken wrote:
Nopers. Ebay won’t give me an account because I don’t have a credit card and they don’t like hotmail. Tried that one!
I have Google mail invites. Drop me a contact email address and I can give you a Google Mail address :)
Posted on Mon, 17 April 2006 at 12:22
#225
boingx3 wrote:
As an american, i’ve basically resigned myself to the fact that T?’s records won’t be sold here anymore. but that’s fine, the internet will get me what i need.
as for importing, i don’t mind. i’ll happily pay whatever it costs. twice as much as a regular cd is still worth it for a new Therapy? disc. i think i paid $25 for NANE, and i would have gladly paid more.
as it stands, i’ll likely be paying for the new one twice, if it’s available for download like the RHC EP was. (download, and then again off ebay or wherever i have to get the actual CD) and it’ll STILL BE WORTH IT.
Posted on Mon, 17 April 2006 at 20:33

#226
matthew wrote:
Well this thread is great and if anything it shows that Therapy? are not rock stars! Rock stars are posers who dont give a shit about their fans ab=nd are full of themselves!
I cant believe Andy and the guys are so cool to tour the states with their band with their own money, now that for me means they are a band dedicated to their fans. How many bands do that?
Andy also spoke directly to a fan with a problem, plus I have e-mailed Michael and he replies as soon as he can and he replies with respect!!
I asked Michael if he would ever come to my country South Africa and he said he would love to and that one lives in hope. I respect that and if they make it, they make it.
I import most of my CD’s because of where I live and because I dig the rock and it aint big here.
I believe therapy? have pulled out all the stops to get to all the fans they can, but it costs serious money and support from labels.
I’d like to personally thank the lads of therapy? for fucking rocking the fuck out and keeping going.
We get pretty much fuck all rock bands coming to SA but we dont get pissed off with the bands because we realise that sometimes there may not be enough fans to buy tickets.
To the Americans quit wanting everything all the fucking time, you guys get a lot of things already and you are very luckyt for the things you have. Enjoy all the fucking festivals you have and shut up!
Thankfully we can rely on Andy for setting the record straight!
Ciao
Posted on Mon, 17 April 2006 at 22:21
#227
Krisken wrote:
matthew wrote:
To the Americans quit wanting everything all the fucking time, you guys get a lot of things already and you are very luckyt for the things you have.
Wow, that was totally unnecessary.
You know, just because it looks like everyone in America is making $40 grand a year doesn’t mean they are. Some of us make $22 grand and have to choose where the little bit of extra cash we have goes. Don’t be a prick. :mad:
Just because we’d like to get the T? cd’s doesn’t mean we’re all greedy gimme gimme’s. Stop lumping nationalities into a stereotype.
Posted on Tue, 18 April 2006 at 02:00

#228
mfgeorge wrote:
i think people are really missing the point of the original posts… it’s not that north american fans are complaining that therapy? aren’t coming here or that the cd’s aren’t being released here, it’s the false hope that they MIGHT be coming or MIGHT be released…
they said they would try to get the cd released here, that they would try to tour here… i respect them for trying and i understand why it won’t happen…
where the problem lies is in the fact that the band said they would get back to us, and in this instance they didn’t… i say in this instance because they are usually really good with communicating to their fans, but here we heard nothing for almost a year, and it took one fan to get frustrated and stand up to find out that it wasn’t gonna happen…
now that i know the cd’s aren’t gonna be released in canada you can bet i will be importing, no problem… it’s just nice to have an answer…
maybe this topic should be locked and done with…
Posted on Tue, 18 April 2006 at 15:23
#229
Dennis wrote:
I agree with the post above, but when you are plugging away to try and do something and you’re getting nowhere, it is hard to get to a point where you can step back from that and present that as news…I mean, if something IS coming out, you have a release date you can tell people, but when you are hoping that around the corner is a solution, when do you say “Stop! It ain’t gonna happen!” and then how do you bring yourself to announce the bad news when you’re as pissed off about it - if not more so - than the fans?
Posted on Tue, 18 April 2006 at 15:34
#230
KJC Dublin (Karl) wrote:
Yeah, in the response that finally did come from Andy, he didn’t seem happy at all and I can’t blame him really.
You never know, maybe he just didn’t know how to break the news, or maybe there were still a few things unresolved (I doubt that these record companies come back in the space of a week or month going “Yes” or “No”).
I do sypathise with the American fans though - would sure suck if I couldn’t get to see Therapy? live or buy there albums locally.
Then again, we have that with plenty of bands from over in the US also (well, as far as concerts go - when will NIN finally come to Dublin…)
Posted on Tue, 18 April 2006 at 15:56
#231
matthew wrote:
Hey Krisken then tell your mates that when they have an issue to show some damn respect.
There are a hell of a lot of Americans who complain and fucking whinge that a certain band is not coming to their town. Shut up you prick and take a look at the people who are homeless before you complain about your very high financial status. A bilion people on this planet survive on a dollar a day. Shut up!
Since when does it look like Americans earn 40000 dollars a year?? And where? What garbage!
Posted on Tue, 18 April 2006 at 17:41
#232
Speedball wrote:
Jesus christ what a bunch of ignorant cunts ther are on this site.
I know its many a page back, but the ignorant shit who refuses to import records from england because it will cost more?
Surely if people were importing from america, the record companies would see that there is a market for t? and worthwhiledistributing it stateside.
And i just read another thing about someone only making $22k a year and having to worry where the money is coming from, i make less than that in uk money and i still make the effort if i need to.
A band needs money to tour a country, and for all th complaining people have done in this thread about spending money, the boys have had to use tons of their own money to pay for road crew and the like because of shit record company support.
Posted on Tue, 18 April 2006 at 19:47
#233
matthew wrote:
Spot on Speedball! Preach the word! :)
Posted on Tue, 18 April 2006 at 20:19

#234
FNYANKEZ wrote:
Speedball wrote:
And i just read another thing about someone only making $22k a year and having to worry where the money is coming from, i make less than that in uk money and i still make the effort if i need to.
This is a bi-directional rant
All:
I agree people need to just either buy it or don’t buy it. The bands’ done all it could, and if there was real support in the US, then this wouldn’t be an issue.
Outside US folks:
But I don’t know if 12-15k is a good living in the UK (that’s roughly what $22k US would be in pounds) but it isn’t crap here, especially is you live anywhere near a major city (here, a 2 BR house goes for $300k). So to alot of people shelling out $30 bucks (plus shipping) to import a CD isn’t much of an option.
So cut them some slack…
US folks:
That being said, it may take a while, but if you (US consumers, like myself) can’t import, OCFA will end up on iTunes and the like. NANE eventually made it. If and when it does show up, buy it. If enough people do, we may see a proper release again someday.
I of course am rolling in dough so I’ve pre-ordered a copy to import :D
Posted on Tue, 18 April 2006 at 21:46

#235
Krisken wrote:
matthew wrote:
Hey Krisken then tell your mates that when they have an issue to show some damn respect.
There are a hell of a lot of Americans who complain and fucking whinge that a certain band is not coming to their town. Shut up you prick and take a look at the people who are homeless before you complain about your very high financial status. A bilion people on this planet survive on a dollar a day. Shut up!
Since when does it look like Americans earn 40000 dollars a year?? And where? What garbage!
My mates? WTF are you talking about? I don’t even know these people, just as you don’t. I’m not the one saying “X nationality, you’re complainers”. This is the equivilant of if I had heaped any trouble the IRA caused onto your shoulders. It’s absolutely absurd and mind numbingly obtuse.
Oh, you’re right, I absolutely don’t know what the rest of the world has or doesn’t have. However, since this thread has NOTHING to do with poverty, what I give to charity, or the F’ing price of tea in China, you are way off topic.
I wasn’t complaining about my financial status. I was stating a situation where buying cd’s is a luxoury I won’t indulge in when the price is twice as high because I do like eating each day. Hell, I don’t buy ANY music now since I’d rather be able to buy necessities like clothing, food, and pay my bills. I ask for no help, and I recieve no help. Get off your high horse already.
Sidenote: There’s this mentality that America is the land of plenty. We have a lot here, I admit. Don’t think for a second that it’s any different than there though. There are crappy poor area’s here, and disgustingly rich people on the other end of the spectrum. The distance is quickly growing as production jobs leave the area for foriegn markets and are replaced with service jobs, which pay much less.
So as an end statement. I love Therapy?. Supported them since Troublegum. Although I won’t be able to buy their albums in the future (unless I can go the route of ITunes), I want nothing but the best for the band and hope they are able to release many albums in the future. I understand they can’t tour the entire world, and touring here wouldn’t be feasable in any case as the record companies are only interested in the current uber-money success which = pandering to crap. Keep rocking out and enjoying yourselves. You guys have been f’d around by record companies so often it’s not even funny, and yet you still keep kickin ass all the more for it. It’s why I’ve stuck around here as long as I have. Take care, and good luck.
Bye all.
Brian Paasch
aka Krisken
Posted on Wed, 19 April 2006 at 13:03