wow what did i miss here while i was having my own personal meltdown yesterday. wholly crap.   and all this time i figured u were all just a bunch of northcountry nocturnal peace activists.  wow grace must really do 4 yall what she does for me. i am moved by all this!

other than the fact that i think "music journalists" would be much better off playing their own music than trashing someone elses (MUCH better off), to the author ill just say u r entitled to your own opinion on the music and the commercialism as well as anything else...as we all are- and there are many different tastes and opinions, and there always will be.  but there is one thing that will always be black and white and it is either u r a true fan of grace potter or u r not.  a true fan might not like one album as much as another, but knows in thier heart grace deserves everything coming to her and that will always have certain strings attached.  IN THIS CASE u happen to be very wrong that those strings have affected the sound of the band/ new album or anything else in a negative way.  each album should sound different, and for the record captain obvious this is a different lineup of musicians and an extra guitar.  plus grace has been saying all along this was a breakthrough mainstream effort. grace is in very limited company that the band can cater to both the jam scene and mainstream.  like dave matheews, a true fan would acknowledge u may have seen the band in a tiny bar and those days could be over, and yeah a show a giants stadium can be tough sometimes for some fans...weve all been there...but all this should make a true fan happy for the band and for themselves to know the band will be around making music for a long time.   the bottom line sir is that the recod happens to kik ass and for the vast majority of us is very refreshing to hear such true music with so much "jam-crap" out there right now (not all of it, but alot of it). the earlier records are great as well, in thier own, but each album, live or studio, should sound different even with the same band members, the sound is an evolution look at pink floyd (which GPN really reminds me of).  also it usually takes me a good week of listening to an album which should play thru like one long song.  how many times did u go around with it? did u give something new a chance? or u heard one "ohh-ooh" and made up your mind? artist think outside the box and push the envelope.  when i heard the new "paris" it definately took me a minute to process what the fuck went down in that studio.  and id be the first to say they dropped the ball if that were the case.  but i ran it a few times and realized they actually nailed it perfectly, and im also the first to give credit where credit is due-not so much for nailing that crazy ass pop/do-op version of paris as much for taking the chance and pushing those boundaries, and shaking it up that much.  u just didnt like it cause it was so different than what u expected. and how about all the other FREE links, clips, videos, and alternate versions OF THOSE SAME SONGS the band has shared with the world recently?  no positive props for that?  you're a novice dude.  and u show nothing but disrespect for this band and their new record. theres no such thing as bad publicity for the band, but u have definately made an ass of yourself here.  but u didnt have to trash grace to acheive that.  all u had to do was write "do u know how hard it is to be a music journalist?"  please dude. my heart bleeds 4 u.  and yes i think i can write a better piece.  i think my 2 year old nephew can.

as for kired, whoever u r, between the "cramp in your shift pinky" and the "cursed monkey paw" email address i am officially dying to meet you.  if u r a female i might propose