New OLP Song

reza · Post by **reza** » 4/30/2006, 8:54 am

sorry

petersl1 · Post by **petersl1** » 4/30/2006, 12:24 pm

Soozy said:

They played the new song tonight - it's called A Kiss On The Mouth or something like that. It was a HIPT reject. I didn't like it.

Duncan told us that they're trying to get out of their contract with Sony because they're really not getting the support they need (which we've all noticed) and they're aiming to do a new album very soon.

THANK GOD. Get them out of their contract with Sony. Just pray to God they do not go to RCA. I think they could be the worst label ever. An indie really would NOT be a bad thing.

It appears to me that they need new management too. Managers are the people that get them the gigs. The label primarily works with them on their albums. Their manager gets them TV and radio gigs and newspaper, magazine and web interviews, as well as plans their tours. Having a good management company is probably more important than having a great record label. There are so few left since they've all merged, so I don't think any of them are that different from one another.

Post by **faninor** » 4/30/2006, 12:52 pm

Well, Duncan said that it's really hard to book shows outside of the US and Canada when Sony won't release the album there, so I don't know how much the management can really be blamed for it, I'm sure they're trying.

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 4/30/2006, 2:58 pm

so... no plans for a European tour in 2006 then?

Neil · Post by **Neil** » 4/30/2006, 3:00 pm

It sounding unlikely by all the talk........

It aches me that OLP isn't bigger in the U.S. (and elsewheres)

At least their massive in their own country....

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 4/30/2006, 3:04 pm

but even here the support is getting weaker. 95% of venues on this tour are not sell-outs, and many are small venues. They did not have this problem a few years ago.

Neil · Post by **Neil** » 4/30/2006, 3:06 pm

Kathy14 wrote:but even here the support is getting weaker. 95% of venues on this tour are not sell-outs, and many are small venues. They did not have this problem a few years ago.

Nooooo! That's sad! I hate hearing that news.

They need to do sumthin'......

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 4/30/2006, 3:06 pm

Its sad really.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 4/30/2006, 3:07 pm

+hate Sony

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 4/30/2006, 3:09 pm

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 4/30/2006, 3:34 pm

They waited until all hype about their album had ended and all singles had fizzled to go on tour though. What was that all about?

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 4/30/2006, 3:45 pm

whaddya mean? They played over 50 shows & festivals in 2005. I saw them 4 times.

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 4/30/2006, 3:49 pm

This is the offical album tour though.

I mean, I saw them in 05 too, but it wasn't a real album tour like this is.

Post by **faninor** » 4/30/2006, 3:54 pm

Sarah is referring to Canadian tours specifically.

nelison · Post by **nelison** » 4/30/2006, 4:01 pm

OLP is going the way of Sloan where they get played on the radio, but people are pretty indifferent to them. They've been around so long that no one really cares or notices when they release something new. Also, they don't have the value of a band like the Hip who are able to sell out arenas in Canada simply based on their back catelog (and Gord Downie is hands down a better performer than Raine is). So they'll basically go the road Sloan has taken where their time has past, but they're still mainstays in Canadian music just based on their name.

Brooklin Matt · Post by **Brooklin Matt** » 4/30/2006, 9:07 pm

They changed their style of music and a lot of Canadian fans are tossing them aside because their music is more mainstream and pop-influenced. THey liked the old "Peace" which was a little more dynamic and original.....a lot more passion involved.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 4/30/2006, 9:10 pm

i seriously don't know whether i prefer olp's music to be a) good but always a bit same-y, or b) has good phases and bad phases ie. bob rock era. i like it that they have a different sound with each album, despite the fact that some fans were turned off by the newer "poppy" mainstream sound..........

*can't decide*

reza · Post by **reza** » 5/1/2006, 12:29 am

I don't know, looking at how much money/time Sony gave OLP to make HIPT it doesn't really seem like it's a problem in terms of a relationship with OLP and Sony, rather a problem with OLP and Sony's marketing team.

VazValium · Post by **VazValium** » 5/1/2006, 4:02 am

If no European tour goes ahead, I would be pretty much devastated because I have never seen OLP and I've been waiting for them to come over here for a very long time now.

Soozy · Post by **Soozy** » 5/3/2006, 12:11 pm

Reza, I think the problem was that they got the support from Sony whilst making the album, but then lots of people got fired and they're no longer getting that support at all.

And it looks pretty unlikely that they'll get a European tour. Duncan said they've tried to get on a few things, but without the label support people don't want to take them