BenMTM Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 Well here is the deal. I may not have worded it perfectly in the blog that I did on MySpace about our band name, but I am not bummed because I think they stole, or something ridiculous like that. I KNOW that it is not an original name. Like if our name was "apsjdojda" and then they had a CD coming out called apsjdojda, I might actually be like "Well that's weak." But I just fear people we DIRECTLY stole the name from Linkin Park, which of course wouldn't be true. I like Linkin Park a LOT. I have been a big fan of them for YEARS and years and as time goes on I am very happy with what has happened because of our band name being that of the new LP CD. A lot of people have sent us messages saying that they like us and they only found us BECAUSE of the name similarity. I have also had some people ripping on us, but that is to be expected. In response to the people who told us "Sue the bastards"... ok yeah that is ridiculous. We actually honestly got our name from the Doomsday Clock as I am sure LP did as well. Only after we had had our name for like 3 months did I remember the Iron Maiden song, "2 Minutes to Midnight". So I thought it was pretty awesome when the other guitarist of our band found this thread and I was even more pleased that you guys were approaching us as a band rationally and not like "Screw those guys!" or something ridiculous. If you want to check us out please do go to our MySpace. I am pretty proud of our music and I, like all of you, am anxiously awaiting to hear "Minutes to Midnight" from Linkin Park! -Ben
Jeezy Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 Well here is the deal. I may not have worded it perfectly in the blog that I did on MySpace about our band name, but I am not bummed because I think they stole, or something ridiculous like that. I KNOW that it is not an original name. Like if our name was "apsjdojda" and then they had a CD coming out called apsjdojda, I might actually be like "Well that's weak." But I just fear people we DIRECTLY stole the name from Linkin Park, which of course wouldn't be true. I like Linkin Park a LOT. I have been a big fan of them for YEARS and years and as time goes on I am very happy with what has happened because of our band name being that of the new LP CD. A lot of people have sent us messages saying that they like us and they only found us BECAUSE of the name similarity. I have also had some people ripping on us, but that is to be expected. In response to the people who told us "Sue the bastards"... ok yeah that is ridiculous. We actually honestly got our name from the Doomsday Clock as I am sure LP did as well. Only after we had had our name for like 3 months did I remember the Iron Maiden song, "2 Minutes to Midnight". So I thought it was pretty awesome when the other guitarist of our band found this thread and I was even more pleased that you guys were approaching us as a band rationally and not like "Screw those guys!" or something ridiculous. If you want to check us out please do go to our MySpace. I am pretty proud of our music and I, like all of you, am anxiously awaiting to hear "Minutes to Midnight" from Linkin Park! -Ben well yeah...you actually do some pretty nice music I like it...:thumbsup:
Person Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 way to double post =P Anywho, I'm also pretty sure that LP got their name from the Doomsday Clock and not from your band name. I mean, not to put you guys down or anything, but y'all are pretty much a no one when it comes to music business =X I haven't come around to listen to you guys, but I most likely will once I get home (in school). Good luck in the music business. -Person
BenMTM Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 I know! I never ever for a split second thought that they got their name from us. At all. Even a little. Not remotely. I don't know how else to word this. If I genuinely thought that they got their name from us (which I don't) I would be pumped they had even heard of us.
Person Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 lol... well, it never hurts to actually believe they did >.> It sorta can motivate a band =O PS. GO ASTROS
Stllmn8j Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 Good luck with your band,you guys are pretty good btw!
UnhingedMouse0 Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 Yeah, I actually like these guys... which is new for me. 99% of the artists Ive found through MySpace suck. So keep up the good work and hopefully this will only help get you guys more fans. :-P [ R.I.P. LPF ]
BenMTM Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 Thank you. It really makes me super happy to come on here and see posts like that!! Those of you who want to check us out, please do. I hung out with Linkin Park when they came to St. Louis with the Kottonmouth Kings about a month before Hybrid Theory came out... and they were the nicest guys and their fans have always been the nicest co-fans. So thank you all for not just blasting us!
Stllmn8j Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 No prob,it's cool that you're spending the time to explain stuff and stick around here for a bit
evulture Posted April 13, 2007 Author Posted April 13, 2007 another kool thread started by me (besides WID-audio, which is reaching 400 posts)
Friðbjörn Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 this is great it's not exactly everytime that an actual bandmember signs up here and explains the band's side...kudos for that [broken External Image]:http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/2784/lpfas08mostintelligentym8.jpg
HaziLPTonz Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 its great that youve come here to explain everything, keep up the good work since you guys do play quite good music http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/ddd296f8f90eca79dbafae096b6d28b3.jpg
BenMTM Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 Well like I said I am a big fan of Linkin Park and I know that a lot of times fans of one band can have a "I hate every other band on the planet" sort of attitude, ESPECIALLY if they think that the other band is disrespecting the band they like. When the other guitarist found this thread on here, I figured I might as well hop on and explain what was up from our end. The WORST is when people think that we are implying they stole our name. That is so ridiculous! Just about 2 weeks ago I had someone E-Mail me offering, get this, $100 for our website name. That's right... ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. I know what you are thinking, "How could he pass up the chance at becoming instantly rich?" It was a tough decision... but I didn't sell. Thanks again for you guys being cool. It's ok if you hate our music, but thank you for people not flooding this thread with "These guys suck... they sound like a cat fart coming through an old megaphone." Though if somebody said that I would actually be proud that we had mastered that sound! -Ben mtm
HaziLPTonz Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 its good to see yu dont have such a snobby one tracked minded approach to music, 100 bucks..damn i could really use 100 bucks right now....anyways good luck you guys, keep at it, im sure eventually you might get a MUCH larger deal =P http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/ddd296f8f90eca79dbafae096b6d28b3.jpg
ajay.sparkle Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 100 dollars reminds me of M2M-Super fan edition ..gosh,i wish i had the money btw,good luck for ur music career There are words that must be said There are words that must be heard And there's a meaning to these quite absurd Coz there's a footstep in the clouds There's warmth in drops of rain There's a meaning to the words i sayyyy....
FireHawk Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 What, youve looked into this? Yes I was in a band that looked into getting our band name trademarked. btw Trademarks protect names and copyrights protect works you can't copyright a name in the U.S.. Essentially trademarking and copyrighting is the same though mainly... HUGE MISCONCEPTION: You can copyright a name in the U.S. Yes I have talked to an actual lawyer who deals with music deals. Please when you see spam just click the http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/4b273718b96672a5cde873c5a972756e.gif graphic and type "Spam" into the text box then click report. Its better than complaining and goes straight to the mods.
UnhingedMouse0 Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 Well yeah yeah yeah... different names... same thing. :-P [ R.I.P. LPF ]
FireHawk Posted April 14, 2007 Posted April 14, 2007 Well yeah yeah yeah... different names... same thing. :-P basically i use them interchangeable Please when you see spam just click the http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/4b273718b96672a5cde873c5a972756e.gif graphic and type "Spam" into the text box then click report. Its better than complaining and goes straight to the mods.
grim goofy Posted September 14, 2007 Posted September 14, 2007 anyone heard the son 2 minutes to midnight by iron maiden??? Darkness Blows Through Ma Mind Like A Hurricane............And It Feels GOOD:skull:
Wilderness Posted September 14, 2007 Posted September 14, 2007 anyone heard the son 2 minutes to midnight by iron maiden??? Saw them do it live the day after I saw Linkin Park live! Do not click here if you do not want the SOTD single tracks...
Linkin_lp_park Posted September 14, 2007 Posted September 14, 2007 Wow this is a old thread... ιη тнє ѕιℓєη¢є σƒ тнє ∂αякηєѕѕ
untitled Posted September 14, 2007 Posted September 14, 2007 Wow this is a old thread... and it also has nothing to do with the topic:-P but yeh threadbumping is totally hot lately my lp item's PICS of COLLECTION my lp audio-video collection
Tomer Posted September 15, 2007 Posted September 15, 2007 and it also has nothing to do with the topic:-P but yeh threadbumping is totally hot lately You sound like Paris hilton haha 1 GONE (Thanks everyone for the good memories)
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