Comments on: The Thrills feel the chill http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/ Just another irishtimes.com weblog Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:13:12 +0000 By: andrew coogan http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-3860 andrew coogan Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:53:48 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-3860 Hi there, im not a thrills fan,but appreciate their success. I love our irish gig going record buying general public. If somethings really good,good single,good airplay,they'l buy into it.. go see the gig,buy the album.(so much for the city) I think there's a vaccumm of people then who go along with it primarily.... Then? i feel....If you dont keep coming up with the goods? your on stand by... with a smaller income.. smaller fan base... enter the next artist... fionn regan or whoever.... plenty of concerts/gigs/music to buy and download.... hurray for choice.... Hi there,
im not a thrills fan,but appreciate their success.
I love our irish gig going record buying general public.
If somethings really good,good single,good airplay,they’l buy into it..
go see the gig,buy the album.(so much for the city)
I think there’s a vaccumm of people then who go along with it primarily….
Then? i feel….If you dont keep coming up with the goods? your on stand by…
with a smaller income..
smaller fan base…
enter the next artist… fionn regan or whoever….
plenty of concerts/gigs/music to buy and download….
hurray for choice….

]]> By: Elaine Skinner http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-2944 Elaine Skinner Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:14:40 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-2944 I've read some of those comments with dismay, I have been a big fan of The Thrills for years, I love all their records for the diversity of them. I'm not sure what music fans expect from records but its not just the melody, its the whole package. I fond Conor's sonwriting skills pretty damned good. Teenager has a great quality of instrumental especially with the addition of the Mandolin, it brings an extra magic to the melodys. I'm a very proud Celt being a Scot and to be honest we Scots are very, very supportive of our musicians and I I would say I am pretty good judge of real good music being of an age I've been around for a good few decades, I just find it so sad that so many Irish slag off The Thrills instead of being proud of their achievements but most of all the decent human beings who still have their feet firmly on the gorund. Having met the lads on many occasions I have found them to be humble of their fans and total gentlemen. I am and will be a fan for life! Thats what diehard fans do, I'll never be a run of the mill music fan and change bands like fashion. I beleive The Thrills are worth being a diehard fan for! I’ve read some of those comments with dismay, I have been a big fan of The Thrills for years, I love all their records for the diversity of them. I’m not sure what music fans expect from records but its not just the melody, its the whole package. I fond Conor’s sonwriting skills pretty damned good. Teenager has a great quality of instrumental especially with the addition of the Mandolin, it brings an extra magic to the melodys. I’m a very proud Celt being a Scot and to be honest we Scots are very, very supportive of our musicians and I I would say I am pretty good judge of real good music being of an age I’ve been around for a good few decades, I just find it so sad that so many Irish slag off The Thrills instead of being proud of their achievements but most of all the decent human beings who still have their feet firmly on the gorund. Having met the lads on many occasions I have found them to be humble of their fans and total gentlemen. I am and will be a fan for life! Thats what diehard fans do, I’ll never be a run of the mill music fan and change bands like fashion. I beleive The Thrills are worth being a diehard fan for!

]]> By: Brautigan http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1264 Brautigan Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:22:40 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1264 True enough Jim. But the old fashioned way did work for them first time around though. Problem is, they should have been savvy enough not to rest on their laurels. True enough Jim. But the old fashioned way did work for them first time around though. Problem is, they should have been savvy enough not to rest on their laurels.

]]> By: Jim Carroll http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1260 Jim Carroll Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:15:45 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1260 Brautigan - the thing is it's now 2007 and regardless of how the band operated in 2003, they have to be web-savvy and use all the various tools at their disposal. The "old fashioned" way only works provided u have already a huge dedicated fanbase for your music - which, as the Thrills and their label and management found out last week, is not the case here. I certainly wouldnt compare The Thrills and The Blizzards musically but, in terms of a business plan, The Blizzards have been a lot more astute in tending to their irish base. Of course, this is because no-one anywhere else is interested in them but they do have a Mundy-style career to fall back in that case. For The Thrills, who put all their eggs in the one basket, its a different matter. This story isn't over yet, methinks. Brautigan - the thing is it’s now 2007 and regardless of how the band operated in 2003, they have to be web-savvy and use all the various tools at their disposal. The “old fashioned” way only works provided u have already a huge dedicated fanbase for your music - which, as the Thrills and their label and management found out last week, is not the case here.

I certainly wouldnt compare The Thrills and The Blizzards musically but, in terms of a business plan, The Blizzards have been a lot more astute in tending to their irish base. Of course, this is because no-one anywhere else is interested in them but they do have a Mundy-style career to fall back in that case. For The Thrills, who put all their eggs in the one basket, its a different matter. This story isn’t over yet, methinks.

]]> By: Cormac http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1243 Cormac Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:19:32 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1243 Not a fan of hot press, Not a fan of the Blizzards Not a fan of the thrills But what is very funny is watching the debate between who is better the thrills or the blizzards...bit like hot press in the 80's cry before dawn or emotional fish? ehhh both rubbish... Not a fan of hot press,
Not a fan of the Blizzards
Not a fan of the thrills

But what is very funny is watching the debate between who is better the thrills or the blizzards…bit like hot press in the 80’s cry before dawn or emotional fish? ehhh both rubbish…

]]> By: Ronan http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1240 Ronan Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:54:44 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1240 Will you be reporting the sales of Hal's new album Jim? I demand fairness for every failed Irish indie band longing to read of their demise. Will you be reporting the sales of Hal’s new album Jim? I demand fairness for every failed Irish indie band longing to read of their demise.

]]> By: Brautigan http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1239 Brautigan Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:48:11 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1239 And the Hot Press article isn't bad as it happens. Not 1980's enough for Cormac's liking though! ; ) And the Hot Press article isn’t bad as it happens. Not 1980’s enough for Cormac’s liking though!

; )

]]> By: Brautigan http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1238 Brautigan Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:44:42 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1238 Fair enough point, but it's a bad comparison. The Blizzards are only starting out and while they have demonstrated that they are hitmakers and, as yet, fairly limited musically, they have also demonstrated a canny ability at marketing and getting their name out there. They have it sussed with the www fanbase via myspace/bebo and the like, they play at every conceivable festival going, they have a youthful appeal, a man on the street look and they have shoutalong singles that every teen and student can roar along to. It’s no surprise to see them support Kaiser Chiefs and Fratellis. They’re very much ‘that’ kind of a band, the band that always says they are maturing with the second album. But looking at it closely, it's very easy nowadays for a band to get in touch with and keep in contact with their fans. When The Thrills released their first album in 2002/2003, the 'digital revolution' had yet to take off in the way it has over, say, the last two years. myspace/bebo/facebook etc weren't even twinkles in Murdoch's or anyone elses eyes, and the Irish festival scene was stale and stagnant. Even Witness only had 4 main stages with a 5th for the VIPs, a TV crew and the chancers. The Thrills did it the old fashioned way - magazines like NME championed them, they got the mature UK rock mags behind them, and their pluggers worked like fuck to get them onto the radio, which, let us not forget, was also a stale enough environment with 2FM a fairly pitiful station, whilst the likes of Today FM had yet to come into their own they way they have in recent years. The Thrills also did very well in the UK before making an impression here. Musically speaking, the Thrills are also in a different league. No offence to the Blizzards, but what they do is for a certain audience, one which likes it’s beer, likes it GAA, and likes to get hammered every weekend. Even from day one it was obvious The Thrills weren’t a mainstream band, they were aiming and reaching for an audience a little more knowing, older - cosmopolitan even. Their music has a lot of reference points that don’t come from the terraces and the mosh pits. It’s the same with all of the big league Irish bands. But the main point is that releasing your first album in 2006 or 2007 is a very different thing than releasing your debut album back in 2002 or 2003. Fair enough point, but it’s a bad comparison.

The Blizzards are only starting out and while they have demonstrated that they are hitmakers and, as yet, fairly limited musically, they have also demonstrated a canny ability at marketing and getting their name out there. They have it sussed with the www fanbase via myspace/bebo and the like, they play at every conceivable festival going, they have a youthful appeal, a man on the street look and they have shoutalong singles that every teen and student can roar along to. It’s no surprise to see them support Kaiser Chiefs and Fratellis. They’re very much ‘that’ kind of a band, the band that always says they are maturing with the second album.

But looking at it closely, it’s very easy nowadays for a band to get in touch with and keep in contact with their fans.

When The Thrills released their first album in 2002/2003, the ‘digital revolution’ had yet to take off in the way it has over, say, the last two years. myspace/bebo/facebook etc weren’t even twinkles in Murdoch’s or anyone elses eyes, and the Irish festival scene was stale and stagnant. Even Witness only had 4 main stages with a 5th for the VIPs, a TV crew and the chancers.

The Thrills did it the old fashioned way - magazines like NME championed them, they got the mature UK rock mags behind them, and their pluggers worked like fuck to get them onto the radio, which, let us not forget, was also a stale enough environment with 2FM a fairly pitiful station, whilst the likes of Today FM had yet to come into their own they way they have in recent years. The Thrills also did very well in the UK before making an impression here.

Musically speaking, the Thrills are also in a different league. No offence to the Blizzards, but what they do is for a certain audience, one which likes it’s beer, likes it GAA, and likes to get hammered every weekend. Even from day one it was obvious The Thrills weren’t a mainstream band, they were aiming and reaching for an audience a little more knowing, older - cosmopolitan even. Their music has a lot of reference points that don’t come from the terraces and the mosh pits. It’s the same with all of the big league Irish bands.

But the main point is that releasing your first album in 2006 or 2007 is a very different thing than releasing your debut album back in 2002 or 2003.

]]> By: Jim Carroll http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1230 Jim Carroll Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:19:26 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1230 thats a good point maria. i was looking at the thrills site to guage fans reaction to the new record and I was amazed at the LACK of interaction going on. thats a good point maria. i was looking at the thrills site to guage fans reaction to the new record and I was amazed at the LACK of interaction going on.

]]> By: Maria http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1229 Maria Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:28:25 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2007/08/03/the-thrills-feel-the-chill/#comment-1229 The Thrills missed out on the digital evolution and their record company seems unwilling to address this- they should look at a band like the Blizzards who pay attention to their bebo and myspace, and have done since they first hit the scene, they need to personally connect with people again. The Thrills missed out on the digital evolution and their record company seems unwilling to address this- they should look at a band like the Blizzards who pay attention to their bebo and myspace, and have done since they first hit the scene, they need to personally connect with people again.

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