I still check bearathon’s myspace from time to time, and the other day there was a gem of a message.
It goes like this: “i saw u have josh kemble from dogwood in your friends list. they are one of our fellow christian rock bands. have u got a chance to see josh and dogwood play in concert?”
Me: “I dont know who that is. christian rock bands are funny.”
Him: “cool cool yea it seems like they are still popular in the christian music scene. anyways i was wondering which bands do u think we sound like? which of our songs u think we should push for radio play?”
I’m starting to think this dude is pretty cool.
So I reply, “kick god in the face hail satan”
Here’s where it gets good. His response, “After reading our lyrics, people label Makeshift3 as a “Christian rock band.” Bands are labeled all the time. However, so many people ask us “Why can’t Makeshift3 just be a regular rock band so you guys have a chance to get big like other bands?” But what exactly is a regular rock band? All bands focus their lyrics on various themes, which means there can’t just be a “regular rock band.” Rage Against the Machine sang about politics making them a “political rock band” yet not all their fans are politicians. Blink 182 often sing about girls making them a “girl rock band” but not all their fans are girls. Korn sings about child abuse making them a “child abuse rock band” but not all Korn fans have been abused as children. Godsmack is involved with the Wiccan religion making them a “witchcraft rock band” yet not all Godsmack fans are witches. As you can see, any band can be labeled as something so examples can go on and on. Since some of our lyrics involve Christianity then we must be a “Christian rock band” but not all Makeshift3 fans have to be Christians. We’re sure you own CD’s of bands with which your personal beliefs differ. All we can hope for is maybe one day more bands won’t be denied a successful career based on their personal beliefs.”
WHAT A FAGGOT
http://www.myspace.com/makeshift3
Terrible shit