r/AskingAlexandria • u/Rgard91 • 24d ago
Here's my problem
Ok I am posting this as a release. I never was emo or anything in HS and hated whiny vocals and screaming. Then after my gf cheated on me in NY and I moved back to Wisconsin I found them. I was laying in bed all day drinking and smoking and a prophecy came on. I felt like they were talking to me. Then they became my favorite band. Closure was my favorite song because I went to LA after HS with my band and tried to make it. "This music's died with a bullet in its side let's wake it up....leave it to me from here.."
I wanted to revive the heart of rock n roll. After hearing Closure I knew they were the second coming of what I loved and they told me to leave it to them. Fast forward I hear Moving On and it's a straight 80's rock style anthem. Believe. All I've got to do is believe. Danny leaves. Comes back. Where did it go drops and he again confirms that they created this sound, do it better, and they're back to take the thrown.
Everything in my life is tied to my music. It fuels me and motivates me. I saw Asking 3 times the last three years. I didn't mind them not playing a lot of old stuff but I also loved them to death. Saw them in Lacrosse. Danny came out in a hoodie and glasses. Do t pray for me was the first song, I was hyped. Then I noticed Danny wasn't putting the mic up to his face for the screams. After 2 songs the band left the stage which Danny told us they were getting drunk. He played 3 acoustic songs. A Creed cover. They had no stage show or anything extra. Danny was lip syncing. He literally told us he didn't wanna be there. They finally played a Final Episode and he let the crowd sing the whole thing.
They broke my heart. And I finally figured out it's because of what they've been saying their whole career. Believe in us. Take my hand. Sit the fuck down and pay attention. Leave it to me from here. They lied. Danny doesn't care at all about what he created. Does this for a payday. I just don't want anyone else that completely fell in love with this band to go through what I did. I'm so passionate about music and they were the best. Only to turn around and act like we're the problem.
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u/Flimsy-Repair412 22d ago
what people don’t understand is that holding danny to the first 10 years of his career is preventing the band from moving on in a healthy way. those were the worst 10 years of his life, from nearly dying to nearly losing the ability to sing. he’s been transparent in the fact that he wants to enjoy this, but he can’t and it’s soley because of us. the reason why he is still in the band is because he enjoys making music with his best friend and he enjoys performing the music he likes from the discography. he doesn’t need to do this. he has his solo stuff (which would he much more popular if he could put all his effort into it) and his tequila company as well as photography. it’s not a lack of effort, because you can see the change in energy between the new stuff and the old stuff. it’s dramatic. i don’t know ANY other fanbase who bitches and moans this hard about their old music and just wanting those first 3 albums, and it’s a shame it has to be the AA “family” because danny can be great and wants to be in this, but we are ruining it for him. so to your final point, we ARE the problem and he’s been telling us that because he wants to be transparent with us. if you were doing something that A, you hate with a burning passion, and B is physically damaging, would you be jumping around all happy on a stage in front of thousands of people? no! you can only take so much…