Comments on: Gloriana Means Harmony – The 9513’s Exclusive Interview

By: beth

beth — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:40:03 +0000

well here’s my ten cents, not that anyone actually cares. i’m a gloriana fan, but i’m happy to admit that wild at heart doesn’t sound particularly country. though the lyrics are in my opinion country lyrics. example: “Down the backroads, long hot summer, couple kids running loose and wild.” Not exactly something Johnny Cash would sing, but not something Beyonce or Katy Perry would sing either. They have more “country sounding” songs on the EP, mainly “You Said.” I thought the interview was well-written and interesting. Like the author said, the purpose of an interview like this one is to give the general public an idea of what a band is like. And that was accomplished quite well. I personally would have been turned off of the site and author if he had tried to embarrass and demolish the band in the interview. They are all young kids, Cheyenne isn’t even 19 yet; that would have been mean. All that to say- good job. i liked it. people need to be less negative, there’s too much good in the world to cling onto one negative thing.

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:10:37 +0000

Here’s some fuel to the fire: Was sent the CD, while I like it (being a guy who grew up in a pop world), I can see how people are going to easily hate it.

By: Stormy

Stormy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:47:10 +0000

Sam: Oh good, now I can go back to not liking Gloriana because they are boring.

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:58:09 +0000

Or maybe Sam and Lynn have the same IP ;)

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:56:30 +0000

Sam – I agree, for now they are “selling”, and I never said anything to the contrary. Regardless, that has absolutely nothing to do with Lynn’s “point” regarding the negativity and critical nature of bloggers who simply dont care for a particular artist. Besides pointing out stats that anyone can find on-line, what is your point specifically, are you angry that someone has the nerve to suggest that Gloriana may not be that big of a deal?

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:44:06 +0000

Hmmm…”we don’t have to like Gloriana because they aren’t selling.” #17 on Billboard’s Country Chart, #2 on Hot Singles Sales and #16 on I-tunes…and you guys think Lynn is clueless.

By: Stormy

Stormy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:04:28 +0000

Kelly: This is a good thing–it means we don’t have to like Gloriana because they aren’t selling.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:52:01 +0000

Great. Now, I’m going to have to do a search in all of my reviews to see if “amazing” appears in any of them.:)

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:12:03 +0000

As I’ve said many times, any time you see the word “amazing” used to describe a musical act, it is a dead giveaway that the writer is clueless

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:39:44 +0000

Lynn: So sales equals quality and vice versa? Also, why are you (and other people like you) so concerned about “negativity” as it pertains to a reviewer or interviewers perspective? The artist is putting their product out there for the masses to consume, and sometimes, a critic/blogger/fan simply will not like it. Have you liked everything that you have ever heard on the radio? I bet you told whoever you were in the car with at the time you hearda crappy song that you werent a fan of that particular song as it played.

A blogger saying that an album sucks or that maybe it isnt truly “country” isnt a sinister attempt to “bring the artist down” for the most part, it’s simply that blogger telling his/her readers what they truly think about that particular album or artist. You want sunny and happy? go read Hazel Smith’s drivel about blonde starlets and what shirts Joe Nichols might be wearing this week.