I AGREE. THIS VIDEO WAS PRETTY BAD. BUT, ONE THING Y'ALL HAVE TO REMEMBER SOMETHING...
WHEN FALLEN CAME OUT, THE BAND WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL. THEY SOLD OVER 15 MILLION WORLD WIDE.
THAT WAS AROUND THE TIME THAT MUSIC DOWNLOADS WERE BECOMING MORE POPULAR. THEN WHEN THE OPEN DOOR
WAS RELEASED, SALES DROPPED BY OVER HALF OF THE SALES OF FALLEN. AND BY THAT TIME, MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WERE
EXPERIENCED DOWNLOADERS. AND NOW WE HAVE THE SELF TITLED... NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE SALES OF THE OPEN DOOR RECORD
LET ALONE THE SALES OF FALLEN. NOW, IF YOU ARE NOT RACKING IN THE MONEY, HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO AFFORD A FLASHY
AWESOME YET VERY PRICEY MUSIC VIDEO? REMEMBER, WHEN A TOUR CYCLE IS DONE IS WHEN EVERYONE GETS PAID WHO HAD ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING
TO DO WITH THE RECORD, TOUR, MANAGERS, CREW, MUSIC VIDEOS, PROMOTERS, BLAH BLAH BLAH. AND SINCE NO ONE BUYS MUSIC ANYMORE
YOURE GETTING THE BIGGEST PAYMENT FROM TICKET SALES. AND I HAVE NO DOUBTS EV HAS LOST THEIR POPULARITY SINCE FALLEN
FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. SO YOU HAVE LACK OF FANS, WHICH MEANS LACKS OF MONEY AND LACK OF A PRODUCT TO PUT OUT.
I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS TIME AROUND, THERE WAS JUST A LACK OF PASSION IN EVERYTHING THIS BAND HAS DONE OTHER THAN THE SELF TITLED
RECORD WHICH WAS AMAZING. I FELT THE SETLIST OF THE SHOWS, THE CLOTHING, BAD PROMOTION, HORRIBLE MUSIC VIDEOS, BORING SAME ANSWER
INTERVIEWS.... PLAYS ALOT TO DO WITH THE DOWNFALL OF THIS RECORD CYCLE AND THIS ERA OF EV.
BUT BASICALLY THE POINT OF WHAT I AM GETTING AT, IF I DIDNT ALREADY MAKE MY POINT CLEAR, IS SINCE THERES BEEN A LACK OR PROMOTION, FANS, ALBUM SALES, FANS, AND MONEY GOING IN TO THE EV MACHINE..IS IT REALLY SUCH A SURPRISE THAT WE DIDNT GET MORE MUSIC VIDEOS AND ONES WITH SUBSTANCE
THIS TIME AROUND? I EVEN REMEMBER AMY SAYING THAT SHE HAD THE IDEA OF MAYBE JUST RELEASING AN EP NEXT TIME AROUND.
THIS WOULD CUT THE BUDGET AND TOURING TIME AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF I AM MORE THAN POSITIVE AMY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT.
IN ALL HONESTY I THINK AMY HAS JUST SUCH A LACK OF PASSION THIS TIME AROUND. I BELIEVE SHES JUST AN ARTIST THAT WANTS TO CREATE
AND SHES NOT IN TO THE WHOLE TOURING PROCESS. I BELIEVE SHE LOVES SEEING AND SOMETIMES INTERACTING WITH HER FANS BUT THATS NOT WHAT
SHES IN TO. ESPECIALLY SINCE SHE SEES A LACK IN ENTHUSIASM OF CROWDS TOWARDS THEIR MUSIC AND SHOWS. IT ALSO DOESNT HELP THAT SHE
CANT PERFORM A SINGLE SONG LIVE DECENTLY ON TV SHOWS. THATS GREAT PROMOTION, BUT SHE ALWAYS ENDS UP BEING TOO NERVOUS OR JUST
HAS NOT TAKEN VERY WELL CARE OF HER VOICE TO PULL OF THESE SONGS. AND PLEASE DO NOT GET DEFENSIVE ON THESE THINGS.
I AM A MUSICIAN MYSELF AND I AM VERY WELL AWARE HOW HARD IT IS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR VOICE WHILE TOURING. AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES
ALONG WITH BEING A MUSICIAN. THESE ARE JUST HARD FACTS. AND I THINK ITS BEST IF AMY JUST WENT SOLO. I NEVER THOUGHT ID EVER SAY THAT
BUT I DO NOT SEE EV AS A BAND ANYMORE. AND ID LIKE TO SEE WHAT AMY CAN DO SOLO. ONCE AGAIN, NOT SOMETHING I THOUGHT ID
EVER SAY BUT.... BTW I LIKE TYPING IN CAPS SO, GRAMMAR POLICE, I AM AWARE OF WHAT I AM DOING. IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE READING THIS,
YOU HAVE MORE PROBLEMS THAN I DO WITH MY PREFERENCE OF FONT STYLE.