here's one important update for you all!
the status of the softer boys is as follows:
Jon is keeping himself busy building television stands, modifying suitcases, scooting about the galaxy with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, and making sweet guitar sound in his new band >> Monroe Stahr
Chuck spends his time studying the relationship between quantum mechanics and paint mixing, while trying to perfect his matter/antimatter induction ratio theory so we can gain warp capabilities. I think you'll need to mine some dylithum first, chuck.
Meanwhile, after a lengthy battle with the Zerg, Gabe and Ian said their farewells to Zeratul and Artanis and returned to the Terran homeworld to rejoin the populace. In their celestial travels, they met two fine beings named Derek Gierhan and Sean Higgins, brought them back to earth and formed a band called Barrows.
please listen to them here
old news:
softer is on hiatus; taking a break; broken up; inactive. whatever words may seem fitting to you, the truth is we're currently, by our own choice, not doing anything. maybe we've lost something we once had, maybe a hard winter and a lack of practice have left us too frustrated to see the good in what we create.
if i could adequately illustrate to you the pangs of being in a band, trying to garner recognition and respect for something we've created which to us, at least, is beautiful and born of truth, than perhaps i could make you understand.
which is not to say that even we fully understand what is happening. personally i will tell you that it's the hardest thing i've ever done, and certainly one of the most painful. trying to gain success in this society so amoral that even it's music is an 'industry' driven by money and sales, and not based at all on artistic creation or original/independant thought. quite honestly it fucking kills me to listen to most of the music that's popular today, and to think about the reasons why it became so.
i have always done my best to keep our vessel afloat without pushing ourselves too hard, or whoreing ourselves for friends and fans.
we have ended up tired, in debt, and frayed to the bone.
thank you to those who listened, and to anyone who ever gave a kind word, our gratitude to you knows no bounds.
i hope to have an update soon.
yours,
ian
PS we leave you with some unreleased songs which most of you haven't heard. enjoy.
i miss you guys. random shows together in bowling alleys and churches that no one goes to. requesting songs you don't even like to play. sigh. hope all is well with everyone.
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Seeing you guys play with Shoot The Piano Player... getting to play with you guys in Orono, Maine... You are part of the reason I play and love to perform. Thank you guysssssssss. And Jon, always, forever, thank you for the Belmondo album.
you guys really do sound great and hopefully we hear from you sometime soon about your progress... don't give up! it's hard... we all know it is, but when you have something as great as what you've got you have to put it out there, let it be heard! Let us know how you guys are doing for sure!
reunion please!
i'm willing to drive anywhere...in maine. hah
you guys have no idea how much we miss you...
this year has been terrible..so much bad shit has happend and now i wont even be able to see you guys in person.
just to hear you play...you guys have no idea how much that would mean to me.
im hoping someday in the not so distant future it'll happen.
i never got to see you guys. I was looking forward to seeing my creative writing teacher in action :-( you should play once more so I can see you guys.. you are so amazing
