Kehl
04-07-2009, 03:29 PM
I've never posted on these here forums before. But there's been something that's bugging me, and there's really no other appropriate place to post my rants.
I don't condone illegally listening to music, however, I've been watching a lot of mewithoutYou bootlegs lately. Specifically from their new album. And I have to say, Aaron Weiss is losing it. I saw in an old video of him, around Catch for Us the Foxes era. In this video he explained how when he started out it was with selfish intentions of fame, glory, etc... And after reading some verses from the bible he decided he wanted to dedicate his music completely to god. That was fine by me. I'm not religious, but music is music as far as I'm concerned. And mewithoutYou was so intensely passionate that their religious messages were able to effect me as an atheist. That's what I liked about them.
Now listening to this new stuff. I can say right now he's going to alienate his non-christian fan base. The music is akin to something a counselor would sing over a campfire during bible camp. It's completely devoid of originality and creativity and is stripped down to the bare bones of worship. The lyrics are overtly Christian. Axing his usually introspective and universal, beautiful poetry. Straight homages to Jesus; literally "I love you God, you are the best".
It's not horrible but it's hardly worth listening to. When I say Weiss is losing his mind, I mean it. I watched closely to his monologues before each song and however much I scoffed at the rumors of autism, he at the very least has a case of aspergers. There is no doubt in mind. I've known a couple of people with this condition and he has an uncanny resemblance to the symptoms.
I feel very selfish in my thoughts, but I'm pretty freakin' bitter that he is wasting his talent. Plain and simple, that's how I feel, however horrible. This new music is not going to sell. I know that that's not music's purpose, but I think it's going to give him a rude awaking and he's going to lose popularity, and therefor his outlet for his worship.
If you don't believe me, go watch the videos on youtube. They're completely devoid of any musical substance and mewithoutYou has turned into Aaron Weiss' complete and fully-devoted project to his religion.
I give him my respects, because that's what he believes, but I think my tenure of listening to mewithoutYou is over.
I don't condone illegally listening to music, however, I've been watching a lot of mewithoutYou bootlegs lately. Specifically from their new album. And I have to say, Aaron Weiss is losing it. I saw in an old video of him, around Catch for Us the Foxes era. In this video he explained how when he started out it was with selfish intentions of fame, glory, etc... And after reading some verses from the bible he decided he wanted to dedicate his music completely to god. That was fine by me. I'm not religious, but music is music as far as I'm concerned. And mewithoutYou was so intensely passionate that their religious messages were able to effect me as an atheist. That's what I liked about them.
Now listening to this new stuff. I can say right now he's going to alienate his non-christian fan base. The music is akin to something a counselor would sing over a campfire during bible camp. It's completely devoid of originality and creativity and is stripped down to the bare bones of worship. The lyrics are overtly Christian. Axing his usually introspective and universal, beautiful poetry. Straight homages to Jesus; literally "I love you God, you are the best".
It's not horrible but it's hardly worth listening to. When I say Weiss is losing his mind, I mean it. I watched closely to his monologues before each song and however much I scoffed at the rumors of autism, he at the very least has a case of aspergers. There is no doubt in mind. I've known a couple of people with this condition and he has an uncanny resemblance to the symptoms.
I feel very selfish in my thoughts, but I'm pretty freakin' bitter that he is wasting his talent. Plain and simple, that's how I feel, however horrible. This new music is not going to sell. I know that that's not music's purpose, but I think it's going to give him a rude awaking and he's going to lose popularity, and therefor his outlet for his worship.
If you don't believe me, go watch the videos on youtube. They're completely devoid of any musical substance and mewithoutYou has turned into Aaron Weiss' complete and fully-devoted project to his religion.
I give him my respects, because that's what he believes, but I think my tenure of listening to mewithoutYou is over.