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Posted by modthispny on Nov-23-2011 07:24:

class act above and beyond

so markus kept on bringing up how much of a class act above and beyond were at transmission, i finally saw the video and know why..very touching.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...d&v=VstdtMGmTs0

watch until the end.

SPOILER
(background info - markus' dad is fighting cancer and doctor's say outlook is not too promising. thought last years transmission would be his last, but fought through and made it to this years as well)

Posted by Tosh on Nov-23-2011 15:52:

Re: class act above and beyond

quote:
Originally posted by modthispny
so markus kept on bringing up how much of a class act above and beyond were at transmission, i finally saw the video and know why..very touching.

watch until the end.

SPOILER
(background info - markus' dad is fighting cancer and doctor's say outlook is not too promising. thought last years transmission would be his last, but fought through and made it to this years as well)

A lot of people on here will burn this, or want to. But it's the small things that count, such as mentioning a friend who is struggling.

Posted by drEamer on Nov-23-2011 16:09:

nice touch

Posted by jonmitz on Nov-23-2011 18:03:

on one hand, it's admirable that they would add that in. cancer sucks, and it's awful to hear that

(i also want to point out that 4% of americans have cancer, about 12 million)

and then on the other hand, that entire monologue was just corny as fuck, trying to be emotionally deep, which i guess works if you're rolling balls and have shallow and uncontrolled emotions (which is the crowd they draw, so i guess it all works out). I think you should let people develop their own ideas and feelings on the music. Maybe some people are totally incapable of that, i don't know.

I even have friends who like A&B and said they would have been annoyed at the text and that it was terrible.

in any case, the visuals look kinda cool. I woulda walked out and checked a different stage when they started putting that shittext on the screen.

Posted by Koolaid74 on Nov-23-2011 18:16:

A&B has been displaying texts during their shows for years now. I personally enjoy it and accept it as part of their set, as a way to connect to the audience in their own way. IMO, it's not different from what you'd see at concerts where the artist will address the audience. A&B manages to do it without completely interrupting their set.(one spins, the other will write something on the laptop/screen) Call me sentimental but I didn't need to be high to appreciate their messages.

Posted by jonmitz on Nov-23-2011 19:36:

i know man, thats why i said rolling and not high!

Posted by MelBeat on Nov-23-2011 20:39:

A few drinks works as well.

But yeah I think it's kind of cheap to try to appeal to people's emotions, when it should be the music doing that.

Now, if they were putting ONLY one message to support a friend it would be different.

Posted by jonmitz on Nov-23-2011 20:53:

quote:
Originally posted by MelBeat
Now, if they were putting ONLY one message to support a friend it would be different.

this happens occasionally, i think i've been present for one and seen a couple on youtube.always via microphone

Posted by Tosh on Nov-23-2011 22:01:

I enjoy it ok at shows when they post text. It's kinda cool... It's their trademark almost. They really are that soft hearted sappy group, it's just who they are as people. So it works well for them, and their fans like it because it's also their style.

Posted by jonmitz on Nov-23-2011 22:15:

i'm sorry, i couldnt help myself

but in all seriousness, i'm not judging anyone or anything. enjoy the music you like and dont give no fucks about what anyone says on the internet

Posted by DaveT on Nov-23-2011 23:14:

If you actually take two seconds to find something wrong with that, you must really hate life and just be bitter towards anything and everything no nice how you come off.

Posted by Quazar on Nov-24-2011 00:30:

I love their messages, and the only thing I've had at their shows is a few drinks. I'm kind of sick of everyone saying the only people who like emotional trance are on drugs. It's quite the opposite, I know a lot of sober people who love A&B and a lot of frequent rollers who only like harder music and find A&B "dull".

Stuff that's cheesy and cheap is bad, but with A&B it's more emotional and sappy, which I like a lot.

Because as their messages say, there are some things in life that really are like that, and MOST people that go to these types of events go to one or two a year. They're not every-weekend types like a lot of the people on this forum. And once or twice a year, that heavy dose of emotion is welcome.

Posted by anomalies on Nov-24-2011 01:52:

Its a nice change up from the typical drunk house dj yelling in the mic MAKE SOME FUCKING NOISE (not that i don't find that entertaining either) but yeah if you don't like the messages, don't look at them.

Posted by thefunk on Nov-24-2011 02:22:

quote:
Originally posted by Quazar
I love their messages, and the only thing I've had at their shows is a few drinks. I'm kind of sick of everyone saying the only people who like emotional trance are on drugs. It's quite the opposite, I know a lot of sober people who love A&B and a lot of frequent rollers who only like harder music and find A&B "dull".

Stuff that's cheesy and cheap is bad, but with A&B it's more emotional and sappy, which I like a lot.

Because as their messages say, there are some things in life that really are like that, and MOST people that go to these types of events go to one or two a year. They're not every-weekend types like a lot of the people on this forum. And once or twice a year, that heavy dose of emotion is welcome.

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