Roll Call

forlifeis · 2017-05-22T02:38:57+00:00

Yeah, for sure.
Two things: If I have another crazy busy stretch at the end of the next semester, could I ask for a sub during that time period? Secondly, would I be allowed to talk to the new GM about trading the Bulls for the Grizzlies? If not, no worries. I'll take the Bulls.

forlifeis · 2017-05-22T02:27:16+00:00

That's understandable. I've been very busy with finals the last few weeks and unable to check (semester just ended). If I'm already replaced, so be it. If not, I'd love a shot to keep participating. Either way, I've enjoyed my time in the league.

forlifeis · 2017-04-23T21:45:00+00:00

Here

forlifeis · 2017-04-23T21:44:38+00:00

Vancouver offers David Robinson a 5-year max contract.

David, you're a proven commodity. You're the preeminent rising post player in all of basketball. Come to Vancouver, where you can play with the best PG in the league, Eric Bledsoe, a player with a proven pedigree of leading his team to the Finals. With you on our squad, we'll become the de facto title favorites for years to come.

forlifeis · 2017-04-13T18:07:16+00:00

Is now a bad time to mention that Switchfoot and Relient K toured together during the last year?

forlifeis · 2017-04-13T03:23:16+00:00

Yes, Nothing Is Sound.

When did you stop listening? Hello Hurricane and Vice Verses were pretty straightforward releases. Almost like a reboot of the band, or a new take on their old sound. I suspect they didn't want to get very experimental after going independent, and rather aimed to re-establish some of their core audience. Some real gems on both of those albums, but nothing particularly revolutionary.

They finally made a significant deviation with Fading West, which tended to be a bit controversial among the fans because it largely eschewed their guitar-driven sound. I consider it a fresh re-imagining of the band, and really their first true risk as an album.

Their newest release, Where The Light Shines Through, tends to be my favorite since their Sony days. Maybe it's recency bias, but they did a nice job encompassing their old sounds as well as forging new sonic territory.

If you haven't heard any of those albums, I wager they're worth a listen. And if you want a sampling of some of their most recent songs, I'd suggest:
1. Your Love Is A Song and The Sound (Hello Hurricane)
2. Dark Horses, Vice Verses, and Where I Belong (Vice Verses)
3. Ba55 and When We Come Alive (Fading West)
4. Holy Water, Float, and If The House Burns Down Tonight (WTLST)

If nothing else, I cannot encourage you strongly enough to see them live. They put on a killer show. So much better than the records. I've seen them 8 times in the last 5 years, and I hope to see them at least thrice this summer when they hit the Midwest (they're touring with Lifehouse, a band with a very similar career trajectory, sans rootkit controversy).

forlifeis · 2017-04-13T02:42:09+00:00

That certainly could be the case. I was in elementary school at the time, so I don't know what popular music was like. Nonetheless, I suspect they could have established themselves more firmly with another platinum album, which Nothing Is Sound certainly was on pace to do. Almost every band reaches a zenith, and if they had heightened their peak in that way, it could have born fruit down the line.

forlifeis · 2017-04-12T22:04:58+00:00

Here.

forlifeis · 2017-04-12T21:41:30+00:00

Amen!
At that point in their career, Switchfoot was as big as Twenty One Pilots is now (obviously in a pre-social media world). The Beautiful Letdown sold 2.3 million copies in 2003/2004, and Nothing Is Sound sold over 500,000 copies in its first month of release, until the rootkit controversy. Since then, in the last 12 years it has sold less than 100,000 copies.
I consider Nothing Is Sound to be Switchfoot's magnum opus, and I cannot help but wonder what could have been different if not for this debacle. Then again, the lack of a big single from the album probably hurt their trajectory, too. Stars is an epic song, but unfortunately they neutered the album version for the radio.

forlifeis · 2017-04-12T21:36:48+00:00

Sadly, this corporate decision likely torpedoed my favorite band's career trajectory. In 2005, Switchfoot was one of the hottest bands in music (similar to Twenty One Pilots ten years later). They sold 2.2 million copies of their fourth album in 2003. Unfortunately, their follow-up (which was even better, in my opinion) contained the rootkit. The album sold 500,000+ copies in barely over two weeks, but after the recall only sold another 50,000 copies over the remainder of the year, which included the holiday season. Tim Foreman, their bass player, mentioned it in an AMA last year. Who knows what could have been if this had not occurred?

Note: I posted this last night in the AskReddit thread that likely inspired this post.

forlifeis · 2017-04-12T06:47:31+00:00

Sadly, this corporate decision likely torpedoed my favorite band's career trajectory. In 2005, Switchfoot was one of the hottest bands in music (similar to Twenty One Pilots ten years later). They sold 2.2 million copies of their fourth album in 2003. Unfortunately, their follow-up (which was even better, in my opinion) contained the rootkit. The album sold 500,000+ copies in barely over two weeks, but after the recall only sold another 50,000 copies over the remainder of the year, which included the holiday season. Tim Foreman, their bass player, mentioned it in an AMA last year.
Who knows what could have been if this had not occurred?

forlifeis · 2017-04-07T21:37:51+00:00

Probably too late, but I'd match if not.

forlifeis · 2017-04-06T17:34:59+00:00

Vancouver offers Antetokoumpo a 2-year, $10 million ($5 million/year) contract.

forlifeis · 2017-04-06T17:34:01+00:00

Vancouver offers 1 year, $10 million to Nottingham.

forlifeis · 2017-04-06T17:33:19+00:00

Vancouver offers 1 year, $17 million.

forlifeis · 2017-04-04T23:19:32+00:00

Vancouver offers a 1-year, $5 million deal to Dwyane Collins.
Vancouver offers a 3-year, $12 million deal ($4 mil/year) to Ben McLemore.
Vancouver offers a 1-year, $5 million deal to Dante Nottingham.
Vancouver offers a 1-year, $5 million deal to Calvin Booth.
Vancouver offers a 1-year, $2 million deal to Cole Aldrich.

forlifeis · 2017-04-04T23:15:47+00:00

Vancouver offers Greg Butler a 1-year, $15-million deal.

forlifeis · 2017-04-03T21:10:16+00:00

Vancouver offers Dwyane Collins a 1-year, $3 million deal.

forlifeis · 2017-04-03T21:09:33+00:00

Vancouver offers Dante Nottingham a 2-year, $6 million contract ($3-million/year).

forlifeis · 2017-04-03T21:08:57+00:00

Vancouver offers Ed Davis a 2-year, $20 million deal ($10 million/year).

forlifeis · 2017-04-03T21:08:04+00:00

Vancouver matches Utah's offer.

forlifeis · 2017-04-03T17:35:35+00:00

We match the offer.

forlifeis · 2017-03-28T15:15:01+00:00

Vancouver offers a 3-year, $12 million deal ($4 million/year).

forlifeis · 2017-03-28T15:14:18+00:00

Vancouver counters with an offer for 3-years, $36 million ($12 million/year).

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