Why weren't they bigger?
>>130449093lack of aura
>>130449093I saw them way back in the day, the gay kid had serious pipes.
>>130449093Screamo poser shit. Stick with Drive Like Jehu and Rites Of Spring.
>>130450166Blood Brothers is unironically denser and more complex than both those bands.
>>130449093Too abrasive and strange. They're great but that's mostly why they never got over more>>130450166It's always so embarrassing when you dumb fucks feel the need to pull out old genre staples and act like this is all people should listen to. How about you fuck off, play Drive Like Jehu for the millionth time and let others discuss things?
>>130449093I think they were just about as big as they shoulda been
>>130449093Big implies universal. Their sound isn't universal. They hit a very specific need. They aren't the kitchen knife you use every day. They're the springform pan you use maybe once a year. That doesn't make the pan shitty.
>>130449093>>130450138>During the peak of The Blood Brothers' popularity in the mid-2000s, Whitney faced public backlash for his appearance and style. He recalled attendees calling him a "faggot" and having a shoe thrown at his head during a show. While playing in Portugal in 2007, Whitney said he was catcalled because spectators believed he was a woman, only to then be booed once he spoke and revealed himself as a man.
>>130450166I can like all three if I please. My old bassist liked them.
>>130454048fuck off Claude>>130454118i wonder how much this hampered their appeal. i do remember hearing about how the singers would gay-kiss on stage at shows. seemed cool and edgy at the time, I think
>>130449093I listened to 30 seconds of one of their albums and then immediately turned it offJust a bunch of screaming and noiseterrible music
>>130454438filtered
cuz that music is a cultural relic of mtv2 mid 2000s hot topic mall music. It made sense in 2003, or 2005 (when I first heard them) but in 2026 they're just a cultural relic. I'm sure some zoomer will use them for an instagram short story or TikTok video to come off as obscure to their peers.
>>130449093lack of songwriting concision/focus.
