We blame John Freeman now…
Dear John Freeman,
We have to talk. Fan to fan. Cause clearly, from this article, you are a fan of one Marcus Foster. I get it. Obviously…I mean, look around. Duh.
We’ve seen it time and time again. You find someone you like, you get excited about them and you want to share them with the world. But maybe sometimes in your eagerness you end up what I like to call, “overselling” it.
That is obviously what happened to poor Tiffany Daniels, a fellow writer with you on TLOBF. You were all giddy after your interview with Jesus meets Michael Jackson Marcus that you started telling all the other TLOBF writers about him and consequently Tumble Down. Tiffany must have noticed that Marcus looked like a hot hipster Edward Burns and was like, “Hey John, tell me more!” And then, you oversold it to her and in turn she had no choice but to write this review of the EP.
Or maybe she just didn’t like the album.
Or she hates short pants.
And puppies with soft, soft fur.
I am going with door #1 though. You oversold it to her. It just couldn’t live up to the high expectations that you set for it.
It can’t be because she thinks it’s a rip off of Mumford and Sons, can it? I mean, it says so right on the back of the EP one quick internet search will uncover the fact that Tumble Down is being released on the Communion Record label. And one more clicky of the ol’ mouse would also reveal that Communion Records is an offshoot of the Communion collective that led to the forming of Mumford and Sons back in 2007. I mean, how dare Marcus Foster sound anything like Mumford and Sons?! In the words of Stephanie Tanner, “How rude!“
Mumford!! Don't play with that Marcus Foster cat...he will try and sound JUST like you!
Hey. It happens to the best of us. I told everyone and their grandma that The Hangover was the funniest movie that I had ever scene. That they would DIE laughing from it. That it would change they way they watched “man-movies” from here on out. And yeah, many people came back to me and were like, Dang Gina, it was funny but not THAT funny. So you see, I get it.
The lesson to be learned here is a good one– just send any and all EPs to Amber and I. And you are more than welcome to join us here to fan out any time you want.
Hearts,
LiLi
PS– Amber and I have learned our lesson over the years here at SoS, and we have no doubt that some of you out there will not take this post for what it is…sarcasm. We completely get the fact that not everyone will love Marcus like we do. Thank gawd too, right? We just thought it was awesome how angry the review sounded and how she kept on and on about how much Marcus sounded like Mumford and Sons. I mean, DUH.
But srsly, you have to take the good AND the bad when you are a fan, right?
Now, more importantly, do you think she will send us her copy of the EP? Cause I will sure take it off her hands. No really.
Posted on March 29, 2011, in Communion Music, Funny Stuff, Marcus Foster, Reviews and tagged Communion, Communion Music, Edward Burns, Marcus Foster, Mumford & Sons, no two artists can have the same first name, sarcasm, sarcasm is fun. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
Amber
Li Li
You should have used the sarcasm font just in case…
I think Tiffany needs a hug. Preferably by Marcus. Foster, that is.
I ain’t mad at her for not liking the album. Srsly, more Marcus for me (and…uh…you guys).
What bothers me is when she throws around words like plagiarism. Last time I checked, Marcus had recorded Tumble Down well before Summer ’09, because that’s when I got my grubby little paws on his album. And that was a whole YEAR before I’d heard of M&S.
But, of course, who am I? I mean, obviously, I’m not cool enough to understand all of the “nu folk” references in her review so I guess my opinion doesn’t count. I dunno, sunshine, that’s a whole lot of name dropping.
At the end of the day, I like Marcus AND M&S. They don’t have to be exclusive of each other. There’s plenty of room in the “nu folk” movement for lots of bands.
well, i read that review and can we say “harsh”. i have only heard of mumford & sons recently. they were on kimmel and they sucked. but to each their own. i love marcus. i may not like every song but there is no need to be that hurtful. and miss daniels, i’ll gladly take your copy. less money to spend.
i think she is jealous that her mumford & sons has competition.
Also, I really hate music snobbery. And I’m sniffing A LOT of it in that post.
A while back, The Ruckus blog, when asked why they never write negative reviews, said, in a much flowery way that I believe included an f bomb, that they aren’t going to waste their time on something they don’t like. I kind of love them for that.
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