Access Article on OLP.

naveed99 · Post by **naveed99** » 8/11/2005, 7:29 pm

I was surprised when I read this article on olp.cc, from access magazine.

heres the link : http://www.accessmag.com/77/77-ourladypeace.php

OLP went through some really rough times with this album! It also says some interesting stuff about song meanings, including the fact that wipe that smile off your face is about george bush, and where are you is about America.

Im glad their still together after that.

afealicious · Post by **afealicious** » 8/11/2005, 8:09 pm

yeah, i saw that article on livejournal. i'm surprised.

so in essence, it was the lack of a deadline that pressured them to the point of near breakage? interesting :think:

naveed99 · Post by **naveed99** » 8/11/2005, 8:10 pm

makes me skeptical about the bands future though, I dont think they have it in them to make another album after this one, but who knows,

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 8/11/2005, 9:05 pm

i think they will make more albums after this one.. maybe after some sort of a break, though.

superrgirll · Post by **superrgirll** » 8/11/2005, 9:41 pm

where exactly can you get access magazines? i used to get them all the time when i was in high school, but i forgot where i got them from now. :oops:

half jill · Post by **half jill** » 8/11/2005, 9:46 pm

raine called bob "bobby."

*giggles*

*runs*

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 8/11/2005, 10:19 pm

I'm glad I wasn't alone in laughing at that.

Raine wrote:I wanted to just say what I wanted to say, and if Clear Channel didn't want to play a f**kin' song because it had lyrics about Bush, then too bad.

Anyone else find it hypocritical that he says something like that in an article, yet when he plays WTSOYF here, he won't tell the audience what it's really about?

SaturdayNightz · Post by **SaturdayNightz** » 8/11/2005, 10:28 pm

nikki4982 wrote::lol: I'm glad I wasn't alone in laughing at that.

Raine wrote:I wanted to just say what I wanted to say, and if Clear Channel didn't want to play a f**kin' song because it had lyrics about Bush, then too bad.

Anyone else find it hypocritical that he says something like that in an article, yet when he plays WTSOYF here, he won't tell the audience what it's really about?

but didn't he say it was about politicians or something once?

Smooke · Post by **Smooke** » 8/11/2005, 10:29 pm

naveed99 wrote:makes me skeptical about the bands future though, I dont think they have it in them to make another album after this one, but who knows,

True (but they definately have it in them to make GREAT albums regardless because it's OLP). I'm thinking this will be OLP's last album because their contract ends with Sony after this album. So I'm thinking "Why would OLP sign another contract for another, let's say, 5 albums?". To me that doesn't make any sense as to why they would.

just my 2 cents... :O

SaturdayNightz · Post by **SaturdayNightz** » 8/11/2005, 10:31 pm

Smooke wrote:
naveed99 wrote:makes me skeptical about the bands future though, I dont think they have it in them to make another album after this one, but who knows,

True (but they definately have it in them to make GREAT albums regardless because it's OLP). I'm thinking this will be OLP's last album because their contract ends with Sony after this album. So I'm thinking "Why would OLP sign another contract for another, let's say, 5 albums?". To me that doesn't make any sense as to why they would.

just my 2 cents... :O

contracts arent bound to just 5 albums

Scutley · Post by **Scutley** » 8/11/2005, 10:59 pm

superrgirll wrote:where exactly can you get access magazines? i used to get them all the time when i was in high school, but i forgot where i got them from now.

I know the have a TV show cvalled access, where it show entertainment news, like music, tv, etc... Like Entertainment Tonight.

I hope I like this album. Usually when albums get political to me, it seems like the band goes downhill. Like Greendays album, I think thier older music was better, but when their new album came out, it was so political. Which pissed me off, and the songs weren't that good. Don't get me wrong, some songs were good, but their were a lot the wasn't. (thats my opinion, don't comment on that about Green Day). I just hope this new OLP album its not so political like Greendays.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that bands should only stick to music and not write about political stuff no matter if its republican and/or democratic.

Scutley · Post by **Scutley** » 8/11/2005, 11:00 pm

Smooke wrote:
naveed99 wrote:makes me skeptical about the bands future though, I dont think they have it in them to make another album after this one, but who knows,

True (but they definately have it in them to make GREAT albums regardless because it's OLP). I'm thinking this will be OLP's last album because their contract ends with Sony after this album. So I'm thinking "Why would OLP sign another contract for another, let's say, 5 albums?". To me that doesn't make any sense as to why they would.

just my 2 cents... :O

How do you know that? I thought contracts were based on years, or something.

Teedus · Post by **Teedus** » 8/12/2005, 1:02 am

Yeah, I think that's very hypocritical of him. But I do remember him saying at one live show it was about politions. At Edgefest, he said it was about a person smiling after knowing they got away with lieing to your face...he should have just said what it's really about. I mean, ugh...

Bush = moron...Just say it Raine.

ArlieKoz13 · Post by **ArlieKoz13** » 8/12/2005, 6:38 am

nikki4982 wrote::lol: I'm glad I wasn't alone in laughing at that.

Raine wrote:I wanted to just say what I wanted to say, and if Clear Channel didn't want to play a f**kin' song because it had lyrics about Bush, then too bad.

Anyone else find it hypocritical that he says something like that in an article, yet when he plays WTSOYF here, he won't tell the audience what it's really about?

At Edgefest in Toronto in 2003, he blatantly said it was about Bush. But I think he's tried to be a little more subtle lately, which could be a good thing publicly though. There are a lot of people that would get very offended by an Anti-Bush statement. They are trying to sell records in the long run...

Post by **xjsb125** » 8/12/2005, 8:56 am

He said the same thing at the club show in Toronto, and has said it on several recordings. Good article.

pit_girl1 · Post by **pit_girl1** » 8/12/2005, 8:59 am

Yeah, a very good article. And I agree, he can't be too blatant about bashing Bush all the time, or OLP might find themselves with a few less offers for American shows. I love the Bush bashing though - more power to them!

dumbandjaded13 · Post by **dumbandjaded13** » 8/12/2005, 9:06 am

nikki4982 wrote::lol: I'm glad I wasn't alone in laughing at that.

Raine wrote:I wanted to just say what I wanted to say, and if Clear Channel didn't want to play a f**kin' song because it had lyrics about Bush, then too bad.

Anyone else find it hypocritical that he says something like that in an article, yet when he plays WTSOYF here, he won't tell the audience what it's really about?

I don't necessarily think its hypocritical... the very next sentence in the article says he had to remind himself that a band is democratic, so its not JUST up to him to decide what the band should promote

Soozy · Post by **Soozy** » 8/12/2005, 11:51 am

Well, to me it's the fact that in Toronto he was very clear about it being anti-Bush and how proud he was to be a Canadian when Canada decided not to enter the war. Then in Buffalo he didn't mention Bush at all. It'll be interesting to see whether he does mention him at any of the other shows.

naveed99 · Post by **naveed99** » 8/12/2005, 12:26 pm

Ya, I think "where are you" is about bush too. I hope they have it in them to keep making albums, i guess it REALLY depends on how this one does. If it does bad and the singles do bad, and they arent getting the live turnout they wanted, I dont think they'll have the motivation to go back and make more.

Henrietta · Post by **Henrietta** » 8/12/2005, 1:01 pm

It seems like a last album to me too. Too bad, because I *think* I would have been happier ending after Gravity