by Forky Meets Porky » 3/24/2021, 3:43 pm
Now he’s taking shots at Arnold Lanni. Dude just seems so damn resentful. He tells fans not to get so worked up over his comments, but he seems damn set on ruining the image people have of the band. For what I gathered, the group was fairly like a band of brothers early on, and even Jeremy was shitting on Mikes guitar work in promos for Gravity, so he’s no sweet angel. Apparently he insists Raine was always a diva, always a pain, and they never got along. He’s of the opinion that bands past their prime should stop making music and just play the hits, or just give up and retire. I can’t quite remember his opinions on Bob Rock, but he acknowledged the shit show HIPT was and gave him credit for Gravity (i think). He hated the producer for Curve too. He constantly brings up how no one else can do the drum parts on OMA but him, and this was around the time Jason joined. He just seems so fucking bitter and I don’t get it. I admit, most of BB, Curve, and HIPT didn’t land for me and not everything on Somethingness either. The band has failed to live up to promises multiple times since I became a fan in 2014, and Raine’s decisions have at times been perplexing, frustrating, and his singing has certainly changed, and not for the better. The bad had abandoned the Transparent Humans project right when it seemed the most promising, they’ve waffled on release dates, took 5.5 years for Somethingness, teased many promising songs that have gone unreleased for no reason, started working with Lanni again then walked away, and have made stupid artistic choices that gutted promising albums (HIPT, Curve) or only went halfway in the right direction (Somethingness). That said, it irks me more that Jeremy acts like such a child, being entitled and drip feeding drama then playing ignorant, while Raine has at least done something to extend the longevity of the band. Sorry for the rant, it just seems that everything about this band gets more and more frustrating over the years.