If I were to introduce a friend to OLP...

Neil · Post by **Neil** » 6/17/2004, 1:50 pm

I honestly think Naveed is a tough album to start a new fan with.........I think working backwards toward that album would be the best idea.

I know several people that became fans because of Gravity. So don't cry all you haters because it's definitely possible.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 6/17/2004, 1:57 pm

lemonphile4 wrote:If I were you, I'd just take them to a show. I've taken a total of ten people and all of them, even if they didn't like rock music, liked at least two songs played. And then I play one of the CDs as we drive home.

But you can't really do that right now cause they're not on tour.

And their current show doesn't give a fair representation of their older music.

hpdfk · Post by **hpdfk** » 6/17/2004, 3:11 pm

My order:

SM
Gravity
Happiness
Naveed
Clumsy

I rather liked starting off with SM. Despite being the first album I ever bought, it's still my all time fav

Waiting to Exist · Post by **Waiting to Exist** » 6/17/2004, 4:33 pm

I'm pretty sure mine went Happiness, Clumsy, Naveed, SM, Gravity... but I only bought Happiness because I downloaded a bunch of songs from Clumsy.

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 6/17/2004, 4:44 pm

My order was something along the lines of Gravity, Clumsy, SM, Naveed, Happiness...

The last three were all sort of at the same time though. I would either start with Gravity or Clumsy. If they are more Pop-y then Gravity. If they are more rock-y then Clumsy.

liam · Post by **liam** » 6/17/2004, 8:22 pm

yeah i went:

Clumsy
Happiness
Naveed
Sm
Gravity
Live

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 6/17/2004, 9:07 pm

Neil down and obey.. wrote:I honestly think Naveed is a tough album to start a new fan with.........I think working backwards toward that album would be the best idea.

I know several people that became fans because of Gravity. So don't cry all you haters because it's definitely possible.

I agree with all of that.

Henrietta · Post by **Henrietta** » 6/17/2004, 9:26 pm

To be honest I saw Gravity on tv and heard it, and then they came here on tour. They played clips of Superman's Dead and Clumsy in the background and though, "Hey, that's who sings that!? I want to go." I didn't end up going, but definitely the live shows got me into them. I think it went Gravity, Happiness, Clumsy, Spiritual Machines, and then Naveed.

neoncrossing · Post by **neoncrossing** » 6/17/2004, 11:15 pm

I went Happiness, SM, Clumsy, Naveed, Gravity.....it was the live show at mohawk college with like 350 ppl there that got me hooked....this was before SM came out and they played 8 songs from the album first thent the classics....my first show may have been the best one....sorry....just reminiscing

lemonphile4 · Post by **lemonphile4** » 6/18/2004, 9:15 am

Axtech wrote:And their current show doesn't give a fair representation of their older music.

You're right. I think my OLP fan recruiting days are over, anyway.

reza · Post by **reza** » 6/27/2004, 10:14 pm

i went

gravity-hapiness, naveed, sm, clumsy

He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named · Post by **He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named** » 6/27/2004, 10:28 pm

I am a fine servant of the OLP cause.

I personally got started back in 1999 when I accidentally downloaded "Superman's Dead" (best accident of my life), but I now start off people with "Spiritual Machines".

I have converted three friends in the past year-and-a-half to semi-hardcore OLP status. Both of them own all six CDs, but their firsts were "Spiritual Machines".

SM has a poppy enough sound to attract casual listeners, but doesn't stray far from the "OLP Sound". The "OLP Sound", to me, is best represented from Clumsy - Spiritual Machines. Naveed as a whole is just a little edgy for a starting sound, although Starseed has such a cool vibe and would serve well.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 6/28/2004, 12:18 am

Makaveli wrote:SM has a poppy enough sound to attract casual listeners, but doesn't stray far from the "OLP Sound". .

^^agreed!

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 6/28/2004, 8:48 am

I finally managed to get my friend to buy the cds. Though I wish he woulda bought them new instead of used. You know to support the band.

Skippy Eyes · Post by **Skippy Eyes** » 6/28/2004, 9:10 am

I have never been able to get a friend to buy an OLP CD but I get them to download a lot of their stuff. I usually tell them to download stuff like, Life, Starseed, Clumsy, Not Enough, One Man Army, most of their singles. One of my friends downloaded Made Of Steel on his own and it became one of his all times favouite songs.

Clumsy_Birdman · Post by **Clumsy_Birdman** » 6/28/2004, 10:37 am

let them discover their own fav kind of OLP

god i dislike those of you who dont like OLP in the past 5 years!! get over it, they evolved and changed and still sound great!!

you cant give a person a song and make them like it and tell them how its "supposed" to be interpreted. Raine has said, each song means something to an individual in a dfrnt way. just let them decide for themselves what songs they like and how they wanna take them.
im sure many of us disagree on how alot of the songs are "supposed" to be about

for talent, you should let them listen to 'Starseed' and 'Car Crash'... for music and voice. they're the 2 best songs for that i say

lemonphile4 · Post by **lemonphile4** » 6/28/2004, 10:37 am

Johnathan wrote:I finally managed to get my friend to buy the cds. Though I wish he woulda bought them new instead of used. You know to support the band.

I doubt they get enough royalties for a few CDs to make a difference.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 6/28/2004, 10:45 am

Yeah but still....

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 6/28/2004, 10:56 am

Used is better then nothing.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 6/28/2004, 11:43 am

thats true
my friends will want to burn my olp cds, but that ruins it so i buy it for them as gifts.