Thank you for taking the time to transcribe the interview. I pretty much hung on every word he said, so I did get most of it from listening, but it's nice to be able to review it in print. That must have taken you awhile to do! You rawk, Girl!
Quebec Love - No, I'm not going to hate you either. I will disagree, though, if you will allow me to voice my opinion. As to Andy not having what it takes to front a band, well, he already has fronted a band - MWK, and basically still is, as they aren't disbanded. I disagree on the point of voice as well. I love David's voice, and I also love Andy's voice. I make mixed CDs to listen to in my car with half David's music and half Andy's. Three of my kids (ages 17, 19 and 21) all prefer Andy's music to David's. It's all just a matter of personal taste.
As Coolshades said, the interview was meant to focus on Andy and his own music, not on David. I can see how there were probably a lot of people listening because they are David Cook fans, and weren't really aware of the musical background of the band members, and maybe, like you, were confused by the interview's focus.
Lots of musical artists have multiple projects, some on their own, some with one band or another. Doing one does not necessarily cancel out the other. Also, David is currently under contract with RCA to put out 3 albums. I don't know what all that contract entails or how much RCA would allow the other band members to contribute. This topic has been rehashed and angsted over by the fans for a long time, even on TheDash and probably other fansites, before DCO was created. For myself, I will just be patient and wait to see what pans out in the years ahead. I don't think anyone, not even the guys, knows for sure just exactly what the future holds for them. I do know that these guys, David and the Anthemic, are all great friends and love being together and making music together. That said, I think it's quite likely we will be seeing them together for some time to come.
I was fortunate enough to briefly meet Neal and Andy after two concerts and just watching them interact with the fans and speaking to them, I was extremely impressed with how humble and sweet and just plain nice they were. They really seem to be a bit amazed at and grateful for the attention they get. Meeting them, even for those brief moments, really "sealed the deal" for me. They are both very talented and will have me as a fan for life, wherever their musical journey takes them, as will David.
JMO and YMMV and all that!
Edited to reply to annie's post: Ooh, that's a good point about the Dec-Jan thing, and hitting the studio in Feb. I hope so!
Thanks, Coolshades!
Thank you for taking the time to transcribe the interview. I pretty much hung on every word he said, so I did get most of it from listening, but it's nice to be able to review it in print. That must have taken you awhile to do! You rawk, Girl!
Quebec Love - No, I'm not going to hate you either. I will disagree, though, if you will allow me to voice my opinion. As to Andy not having what it takes to front a band, well, he already has fronted a band - MWK, and basically still is, as they aren't disbanded. I disagree on the point of voice as well. I love David's voice, and I also love Andy's voice. I make mixed CDs to listen to in my car with half David's music and half Andy's. Three of my kids (ages 17, 19 and 21) all prefer Andy's music to David's. It's all just a matter of personal taste.
As Coolshades said, the interview was meant to focus on Andy and his own music, not on David. I can see how there were probably a lot of people listening because they are David Cook fans, and weren't really aware of the musical background of the band members, and maybe, like you, were confused by the interview's focus.
Lots of musical artists have multiple projects, some on their own, some with one band or another. Doing one does not necessarily cancel out the other. Also, David is currently under contract with RCA to put out 3 albums. I don't know what all that contract entails or how much RCA would allow the other band members to contribute. This topic has been rehashed and angsted over by the fans for a long time, even on TheDash and probably other fansites, before DCO was created. For myself, I will just be patient and wait to see what pans out in the years ahead. I don't think anyone, not even the guys, knows for sure just exactly what the future holds for them. I do know that these guys, David and the Anthemic, are all great friends and love being together and making music together. That said, I think it's quite likely we will be seeing them together for some time to come.
I was fortunate enough to briefly meet Neal and Andy after two concerts and just watching them interact with the fans and speaking to them, I was extremely impressed with how humble and sweet and just plain nice they were. They really seem to be a bit amazed at and grateful for the attention they get. Meeting them, even for those brief moments, really "sealed the deal" for me. They are both very talented and will have me as a fan for life, wherever their musical journey takes them, as will David.
JMO and YMMV and all that!
Edited to reply to annie's post: Ooh, that's a good point about the Dec-Jan thing, and hitting the studio in Feb. I hope so!