OT: Interview with Andrew from Melodic Rock

[Rockwriter]

This is an interview I just did with Andrew to promote Melodicrockfest 2 http://www.wewillrockyoublog.com/2010/0 ... icrockcom/

He also talks quite a bit about Journey and his dealings with the band, as well as Van Halen, Def Lep and a few others. It's hilarious, you should check it out.

Thanks!

Sterling

[annpea]

Great interview.

[The_Noble_Cause]

Just finished listening to the TBF part, Drew's recollection was priceless.
I always knew this website and the band had crossed paths, but I had no idea how influential Jon’s TBF interview was in first driving readership.
Lots of good stuff here...touches on everything from Tapegate to Joe Elliot, to an apparent fake 'Coverdale in Van Halen' story, which I totally missed.
Nice work, Rockwriter!

[Rockwriter]

Just finished listening to the TBF part, Drew's recollection was priceless.
I always knew this website and the band had crossed paths, but I had no idea how influential Jon’s TBF interview was in first driving readership.
Lots of good stuff here...touches on everything from Tapegate to Joe Elliot, to an apparent fake 'Coverdale in Van Halen' story, which I totally missed.
Nice work, Rockwriter!

Thanks! I appreciate it. Andrew is funny!

Sterling

[RocknRoll]

I can't get the interview. HELP!!!!

[Rockwriter]

I can't get the interview. HELP!!!!

You can click where it says "Listen to the interview" to download it, or you can click on the play button undernath that to stream it. I just tried both and both were working a moment ago.

Sorry, hopefully that helps.


Sterling

[Rick]

Wow, some really good stuff in that interview. Really enjoyed it, thanks. I ain't too sure, but Andrew ain't from 'round here is he?

[RocknRoll]

Totally confused. here. I can still get it on my IPhone but i decided to listen to it later. I'm a bit technogically challenged, but I'm certinaly missing it on the laptop. Will listen on the IP

[RocknRoll]

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[Rick]

Wow, some really good stuff in that interview. Really enjoyed it, thanks. I ain't too sure, but Andrew ain't from 'round here is he?

Well this sucks Rick. What is wrong!!!!!

On my browser, under the link that says "Listen To The Interview", there is a media player, that looks like the picture below. Click the > to get the interview to play.

[steveo777]

Wow, some really good stuff in that interview. Really enjoyed it, thanks. I ain't too sure, but Andrew ain't from 'round here is he?

Well this sucks Rick. What is wrong!!!!!

On my browser, under the link that says "Listen To The Interview", there is a media player, that looks like the picture below. Click the > to get the interview to play.

The interview will not play from this picture, you'll have to go to Sterling's page to listen.

Rick, uh, the button you posted does not work!

[Andrew]

Andrew is funny!

Wish I could tell more stories more often

I'm working on that elsewhere

[G.I.Jim]

Andrew is funny!

Wish I could tell more stories more often

I'm working on that elsewhere

Hurry the fuck up with that book already!!!

[Rick]

Wow, some really good stuff in that interview. Really enjoyed it, thanks. I ain't too sure, but Andrew ain't from 'round here is he?

Well this sucks Rick. What is wrong!!!!!

On my browser, under the link that says "Listen To The Interview", there is a media player, that looks like the picture below. Click the > to get the interview to play.

Rick, uh, the button you posted does not work!

Now it does.

[G.I.Jim]

Wow, some really good stuff in that interview. Really enjoyed it, thanks. I ain't too sure, but Andrew ain't from 'round here is he?

Well this sucks Rick. What is wrong!!!!!

On my browser, under the link that says "Listen To The Interview", there is a media player, that looks like the picture below. Click the > to get the interview to play.

Rick, uh, the button you posted does not work!

Now it does.

Hey Rick, what's up fucker? Great to see you pop up this past week! Stay in touch more often you bastard.

[steveo777]

Wow, some really good stuff in that interview. Really enjoyed it, thanks. I ain't too sure, but Andrew ain't from 'round here is he?

Well this sucks Rick. What is wrong!!!!!

On my browser, under the link that says "Listen To The Interview", there is a media player, that looks like the picture below. Click the > to get the interview to play.

Rick, uh, the button you posted does not work!

Now it does.

You got skillz!

[Andrew]

Andrew is funny!

Wish I could tell more stories more often

I'm working on that elsewhere

Hurry the fuck up with that book already!!!

It ain't a book and anything is still a long way off.

[G.I.Jim]

Andrew is funny!

Wish I could tell more stories more often

I'm working on that elsewhere

Hurry the fuck up with that book already!!!

It ain't a book and anything is still a long way off.

Andrew... you're teasing us like Steve Perry here!!! Are you going hiking in in the mountains any time soon? Next you're gonna say you "Never felt like a part of the forum".

[Ftloperry]

Great interview. Nice job Sterling and Andrew.

[Rick]

Wow, some really good stuff in that interview. Really enjoyed it, thanks. I ain't too sure, but Andrew ain't from 'round here is he?

Well this sucks Rick. What is wrong!!!!!

On my browser, under the link that says "Listen To The Interview", there is a media player, that looks like the picture below. Click the > to get the interview to play.

Rick, uh, the button you posted does not work!

Now it does.

Hey Rick, what's up fucker? Great to see you pop up this past week! Stay in touch more often you bastard.

Howdy Jimbo. Good to see you too. Keep me posted when your record is coming out so I can start checking the torrent sites for it. j/k You know I'll buy a copy of it.

[fredinator]

Andrew scooped the Journey story, lol... You're a great interview, Andrew--thoroughly entertaining! Thanks for sharing some of your experiences.. By the way, what is a "unique hit?"

[Art Vandelay]

Terrific interview. You should be proud of your achievements, Andrew!

"it doesn't matter who sings the songs...as long as people come to see [hear] the songs, not the singer." Well...there ya go!

[Michigan Girl]

Fantastic!!

OT~Love the aussie accent ...not just Andrew's, but in general!!

[Andrew]

Andrew scooped the Journey story, lol... You're a great interview, Andrew--thoroughly entertaining! Thanks for sharing some of your experiences.. By the way, what is a "unique hit?"

Unique hit means one user per visit to the site - no matter how many pages they click on to create individual "hits")

[Moon Beam]

Thanks for posting this here Sterling.
Will you be interviewing anyone after MRFest 2?
Andrew you did done good Sir, liked listening to this.

[epresley]

Andrew scooped the Journey story, lol... You're a great interview, Andrew--thoroughly entertaining! Thanks for sharing some of your experiences.. By the way, what is a "unique hit?"

Unique hit means one user per visit to the site - no matter how many pages they click on to create individual "hits")

Who's this Andrew bloke, anyways?

[Tito]

I just listen to some of this interview and I want it put on the record that Andrew J. McNiece/MelodicRock.com owe all of their success to one, Jonathan Cain. Per the interview, the Jonathan Cain interview in 1996/1997 helped accelerate the amount of traffic to the website. Cain, being the generous person he is, kept in contact with McNiece and gave Andrew inside information during the Perry saga including informing McNiece of the official seperation with Perry which gave McNiece the opportunity to break the Perry leaving story. That breaking news took this website to the next level and keeps it there to this day. Bottom line, had Cain not given McNiece this crucial information, let alone the earlier interview, this site would not exist today.

Now, a 13 year old story may only get you so far, regardless of how big the story is. But the fuel that kept this site going for that long was the other interviews the band gave McNiece through the years and other breaking news they fed McNiece because he "got in good with them"...AND HE BLEW IT! You, AJM, short-clotheslined them and sided with a dime a dozen singer. You should've stayed neutral (not even sided with them although that would have been the smart play) but you decided to go with Soto and no longer care about them. You think you would be more loyal to the person and the band that helped, no, MADE this site. Instead you let people trash them, Neal and Cain in particular, with unfounded personal assaults. And you wonder why they don't talk to you anymore? And why your "97" for Revelation wasn't good enough? Not to rain on your parade on the eve of MR Fest II, but you can't tell me an Arnel and Journey interview in 2008 or even 2009 wouldn't have helped this site's cause. Talk about what have you done for me lately.

[Rockwriter]

Thanks for posting this here Sterling.
Will you be interviewing anyone after MRFest 2?
Andrew you did done good Sir, liked listening to this.

Glad you liked it! I wouldn't be averse to chatting with some of the artists from the Fest, that'd be great, maybe do a little wrap-up? Don't know who, but I'll think about it and see what I can come up with.

Sterling

[Rockwriter]

I just listen to some of this interview and I want it put on the record that Andrew J. McNiece/MelodicRock.com owe all of their success to one, Jonathan Cain. Per the interview, the Jonathan Cain interview in 1996/1997 helped accelerate the amount of traffic to the website. Cain, being the generous person he is, kept in contact with McNiece and gave Andrew inside information during the Perry saga including informing McNiece of the official seperation with Perry which gave McNiece the opportunity to break the Perry leaving story. That breaking news took this website to the next level and keeps it there to this day. Bottom line, had Cain not given McNiece this crucial information, let alone the earlier interview, this site would not exist today.

Now, a 13 year old story may only get you so far, regardless of how big the story is. But the fuel that kept this site going for that long was the other interviews the band gave McNiece through the years and other breaking news they fed McNiece because he "got in good with them"...AND HE BLEW IT! You, AJM, short-clotheslined them and sided with a dime a dozen singer. You should've stayed neutral (not even sided with them although that would have been the smart play) but you decided to go with Soto and no longer care about them. You think you would be more loyal to the person and the band that helped, no, MADE this site. Instead you let people trash them, Neal and Cain in particular, with unfounded personal assaults. And you wonder why they don't talk to you anymore? And why your "97" for Revelation wasn't good enough? Not to rain on your parade on the eve of MR Fest II, but you can't tell me an Arnel and Journey interview in 2008 or even 2009 wouldn't have helped this site's cause. Talk about what have you done for me lately.

I can relate to the position Andrew is in, and really, it's standard that bands tend to have egos involved, and those egos want entirely positive converage, and sometimes when they work with you on something it can create the misimpression on their part that you are now "on their team" so to speak, when in fact everyone involved on both ends is giving something to get something. The band gives its time to get coverage for new work, and the writer gives his time and site resources to get an interview that will draw people so he can sell advertising. But writers don't work for bands, and if we can't feel free to say whatever we have to say - positive, negative or whatever - they how can we possibly serve the needs of our readership? It's tricky. Andrew is just one of many who go through this all the time.


Sterling

[Peartree12249]

Great interview! As a relative newcomer to MR, It's really interesting to learn the background of the site and how Andrew started the whole thing up. In addition, it's nice to actually hear Andrew for a change. Thanks Sterling.