sixtyniner wrote:You think way too lowly of them honestly if you think they're willing to give up their artistic integrity like that just to boost sales when it could just as easily be a passion project. I mean for god's sake Amo Bishop Roden herself says that they literally met with her and stayed at the compound for a few days.
They are extremely good at what they do, and they work very hard on their art, and when they work on music, they are devoted to it, that is why they have a whole forum dedicated to them, that has been active for years even in times when there is not much to talk about.
Regarding artistic integrity, one thing is the work of art (BoC, the albums and what they transmit) and another thing is the artist.
In this case, the artist (The Bros) don't necessarily need to follow what their art transmit. Some groups have an identity or aesthetic and the members of the band don't always follow that identity. Also, BoC's aesthetic has changed over the years, and this fact takes us back to the same idea: each album is inspired by certain ideas that have nothing to do with the band.
They read about X and Y and they come up with an album inspired by X and Y. They read about the Branch Davidians and they came up with an amazing EP influenced by cults and "religious communities" that sold well.
I always try to take what they say with a pinch of salt. I really don't think they agree with the statement of Internet being evil. Yes, there are bad things about it, but come on...