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How did *YOU* become a fan?
Posted: Dienstag, November 3, 2009 - 13:06
The Avett Brothers escalated from a group that I had never heard of to my favorite band in a very short period of time. The whole process of becoming a TAB fan was personally transformational (as I'm sure it is/was for a lot of us). Lately, I've been doing a lot of reflecting -- recalling graciously how I became and fan and thinking through what that has meant for my personal life journey.
All this thinking and reflecting has me interested in how others became fans, and what the process of becoming a fan has meant for them. Please share!
I don't spend too much time on the boards, so I apologize if this is a topic that has already been covered over and over. (In fact, I'm on my way to work now and might not be able to check back for responses until later in the week). At any rate, I appreciate all feedback!
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It makes me so sad that I don't remember how I even became such a fan. I heard "My Last Song to Jenny" in late 2007 or early 2008, and I remember putting it on my iPod and listening to it while I skipped school and went to the beach. I think I forgot to download more TAB for a while, and then got a few songs soon after. I got really into TAB during my trip to Europe, where I would play the same few songs over and over again - most memorably, "November Blue" as I stared out the windows of the buses and slept on the Metro. I came home from Europe, got all of their songs, and haven't been the same since
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careful not to say that i don't care, or haven't, or can't, or will not again.
back in 2007, I was in correspondence with Ramseur Records to help them promote the Carolina Chocolate Drops while they were in town. Steph asked if I knew The Avett Brothers and that they were coming to town too. I said I hadn't heard of them, but still went to their show. unmelodic NOISE is all that I remember (as are every concert I go to where I don't know one song.) Luckily I bought Emotionalism at the show, and it all started from there.
I was having an error with my car stereo that caused it to keep cutting to the radio, which I always have on 88.7. I just so happened to catch "I Would Be Sad" because the stereo kept booting my cd out, and the rest, as they say, was history.
i heard about the band from a good friend... went on afamily vacation to PA... (worst place ever, esp. Lancaster) so, trip was sucking, went to a CD shop, saw "Emotionalism" didn't know a single song at all... me and my brother split the cost... put it in the CD player... fell in love.
gradually got all of their material
year later, waited 3 hrs to see them front row at koka booth in cary, NC.... that sealed the deal.
saw em open twice for DMB and goin NYE....
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"My words trickle down, from a wound that i have no intention to heal..." -Simon and Garfunkel
well unfortunately, this topic has been brought up a number of times - so here is the brief version...
Saw Nemo a good bit back in highschoo and heard of the new project which at the time everybody was caling " nemo downstairs" and "nemo unplugged".... I finally heard Mignonette ( pg from cedar lane, to be exact) right around the time Live Vol.2 was released.... have been going strong since seeing shows all over this great country.....
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Well Locust, Mount Pleasant, Concord.... LETS GOOO!
An online friend named "regularzach" showed me the way. Far from regular, the guy has tremendously great taste in music, so he suggested I download "Four Thieves Gone" as it was in his top 10 albums of '06. Loved it. Saw TAB perform about 8 months later in Towson, MD.
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A guy I used to date was freaking out because Emotionalism had leaked online. He said he'd dump me if I didn't listen to this band, so I gave it a shot. I was hooked from Die Die Die, and each consecutive song pulled me in even more.
No regrets that the brothers have stuck around longer than he did.
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Give the love you find until it's gone
Conan, May 2007 on a random TIVO whim. thank god for DVR's. and youtube.
i watched the clip everyday for a month straight. i wasn't sure if i liked it right away, but there was definitely something different about them. Paranoia in Bb Major grew on me over that month, and slowly the details emerged.....hey, they are harmonizing pretty well......hey, that other guy takes a turn singing too!......hey that one is stomping on something on the floor.......hey, that other guy is stomping on something too.....hey, there seems to be no chorus to this song......hey, these guys are ROCKING!.......so after a good month i was like.....hey, i'll bet a band as talented as they show in this song might just have ANOTHER song......or two......i downloaded the top songs i could find on a file share svc (boooo, i know), burned a cd, and listened to that every single day up until the day i found out the boys were coming to Ann Arbor (a paltry 3hr drive). bought tix the same day i found out to this glorified 350 seat (and i do mean seat) coffee house. The next day i burned the rest of the songs i had downloaded and forgot about 4 months earlier cause that original cd literally didn't come out of my car player during that time. now mind you, i was already hooked upon walking into the Ark for this first show in Aug 07, but i clearly remember sitting down with my gf, and both of us starting to shake and almost at the same time say "this is going to be the BEST show". and of course, with goosebumps on our arms as we heard the opening orchestration of The Lowering - it was the best concert of my life (up until more Avett shows to be seen later). i have been preaching the good word, in many different ways ever since. and of course have bought (some multiple) copies of every album i could get my hands on, and then some.
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Read a review on Emotionalism sometime near the end of 2007. Got a copy, listened to it a bit, tried to show it around to people without much response. They kind of dropped off my radar for a month or two until I decided to see if they'd be touring. Turns out they'd be in Chicago in May of 2008, so I bought a ticket for myself and kateb even though she wasn't sure she wanted to go. We both became bigger and bigger fans leading up to the show and cried during "Murder in the City." Now we've seen them a trillion times and don't listen to anything else.
One of my music gurus (lovewritesaletter) also happened to be my boss and she turned me on to them. I loved the music and when she offered me her extra ticket to New Year's Eve eve show in Charlotte I took her up on it and was hooked more than I ever knew possible! (She DID threatened to fire me if I didn't become her sidekick groupie so it's a good the the Brothers rocked the show!)
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I was off to visit my sister in Atlanta a few years back and she asked if I wanted to go to a concert. Wasn't sure who these guys were but said sure. Heard Murder in the City and was hooked!
Kinda playing groupie...going to NYE in Ashville and back to Atlanta on the 1st. Maybe even Knoxville on the 30th...who knows. Should be fun!!!
Come back to Michigan!!
My sister in law told me about them a little bit after Emotionalism came out. At this point, my brother and her had already seen them 5 or 6 times. I didn't really connect with them right away. A little while later I listened to them again and I was immediately hooked. I got every album I could, watched just about every video on youtube.
Then over the summer of 2008 I had some life issues and depression problems. The Brothers saw me through that and I' feel like I've got this permanent bond with them that will last pretty much forever.
I owe a lot to them and I feel so close to this band. It's pretty incredible.
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I have been promoting shows and throwing festivals in upstate NY for many years. All my friends in Ithaca turned me onto them years ago. Like everyone else their music hit right home for me. Like everyone else I feel these songs are the story of my life. I feel very blessed to have been a part of this.
Let me start by saying The Avett Brothers have changed music for me as I once knew it. Well lets see, it all started when I got up and down with an old, old friend on the facebook and we decided to start seeing each other. Well as soon as I set foot into his world I was surrounded by everything Avett Brothers. I had never seen a whole family plus tons of friends all be so into one band. They had all been watching them at Andy's in Chestertown, MD years before and were insistent on how good this band was. So I figured, hmmmm, might as well give em a shot. I got started out on Emotionalism and after time really started digging the tunes. But after seeing them live for the first time in Baltimore I was hooked. I have never seen ANY live music act that made me feel like the girls seeing the Beatles for the first time and ready to faint. And it's not just their striking good looks (I love you Seth) ; It's the raw talent, devotion and truth these guys bring. You all have won me for life and I hope you continue to do what you do for many years to come.
I am huge everybodyfields fan. In 2006, I was talking to Sam Quinn at a show in Bristol. He told me that the Avett Brothers were his favorite band at the time. so, I picked up Migonette after he suggested that I start with that album. This is before the everybodyfields started recording on Ramseur Records. Later, I saw the videos for Talk on Indolence and November Blue and I was hooked forever.
My son turned me on to the Avett Brothers 3 years ago by e-mailing me the Talk on Indolence youtube link. I was at work and as soon as I heard a banjo I turned it off. (my bad). Then he told me to go see them at the very small venue The Tractor Tavern. I didn't go because I couldn't find anyone to go with me! (Again, my bad!) After my son sent me Four Thieves Gone, I was hooked. I made a trip to Portland specifically to see them at Pickathon. Their live shows blew me outta the water. I came home and signed up on the website just to see what else they had up their sleeves. Went out and bought every bit of music I could find, stole pictures from someone I had not yet met (HAsh) and generally became the oldest groupie I know. 2 1/2 years later I have been lucky enough to see 9 shows, have converted neighbors, family and friends, and only wish I lived in the South so I could see them more often, or that I was wealthy enough to make touring with them possible.
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Free is not your right to choose, it's answering what's asked of you. Give the love you find until it's gone.
bonnaroo24: my friend that turned me onto The Avett Brothers used to see them at Andy's in Chestertown as well. She went to school in MD from 02-06.
I never heard of them one iota until the day I saw them at The Social in Orlando, 2007. My nephew actually got me to go to the show and I'm a sucker for original music. We were in the midst of forming a band, and TAB became one of our main influences. Having been through the recording process a couple times, I was so impressed how they were able to knock out some seriously good quality albums so quickly, and with a limited number of takes; they truly are masters of their universe.
When i saw them that first time, i was completely blown away by how enthusiastic the fans were. I didn't know one song (looking back, it was a phenomenal setlist), and I saw them stomping and strumming, screaming and yelling, and I instantly knew there was something very special going on. I was to the right side of the stage and they kept walking right by me on their breaks backstage and I was like, man, these guys are really interesting with their maniac beards and their khaki and tie outfits. You could tell they were having a blast. I bought Emot. on iTunes and listened to that rigorously for about a year before I went back and bought all the other stuff. I became a fan when Emotionalism came out, and it is such a great album, it took me a while to warm up to Mignonette and 4TG, but now I'm like, those are awesome albums, and now I'm warming up to DDI and other early stuff. Country Was is a cool concept, but doesn't do much for me. Anyway, it's been a blast. I got tix for NYE and NYD, and bringing some other family this time, so I'm stoked. I converted my sister in law by listening to 4TG constantly over a weekend getaway (car, boat, house, my guitar, etc...), so now she's coming with to NYD show. What a phenomenal band and fanbase.