further band stuff
our bass player is a graphic designer who is putting together the artwork for the cd sleeve.

there is a discussion going on about who to thank on the sleeve. I'm of the opinion that it shouldn't read like a bad award acceptance speech so should pretty much say thanks to the guy who paid for the studio time, thanks to the people who lent us cymbals and drumkit and thanks to everyone for their support.

the others want to list a bunch of people. this annoys me. particularly as one of them is my brother who repeatedly goes on that we wouldn't even have a band without him because he was friends with two of the guys in it first.

what do you reckon?

edit: oh god, bass player just emailed to say the thanks bit should be called "Bear hugs" because of our band name....I think I might kill him.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 10:44, 14 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

You should thank me
and only me.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 10:44, Reply)

if it becomes an argument where I have to be stubborn and put my foot down
I will retreat to that position. I will say I insist it says "thanks to psychochomp and only her"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 10:46, Reply)

Don't thank Psychochomp.
She's only in it for the sex and drugs.
( girlinthehole, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 10:49, Reply)

YAWN
Do you not have real life friends you can bore with this pretentious "look at me I'm in a band" shit?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 10:50, Reply)

fuck off
my real life friends are proving to be idiots about it and I need to vent.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 10:52, Reply)

Whenever I see amateur bands with this kind of malarky on the sleeve notes...
I do (I'm afraid to say) think - "pretentious wanks".

When/if my band ever put together a reasonable demo then there will be no thanks to no cunt.

In fact might just have that - "No thanks to No Cunt".. Perhaps an album name?
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 11:11, Reply)

I don't see it as being pretentious
just perhaps a bit naïve and childlike.

If we're talking about pretentious wanks, I think of people like U2. And they're not really an amateur band...
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 11:13, Reply)

I agree
unfortunately I'm having to compromise to please the others. I'm trying my best to keep it as small and out of the way as possible.

I'm happy to acknowledge the guy who paid for the studio time out of the goodness of his heart, but I really don't think we should thank anyone else. I'm in a minority it would seem, so I just need to try and make sure it is tasteful.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 11:15, Reply)

You see both on commercial records
Sometimes, especially on first albums, there's a whole screed of names in the acknowledgements list, right down to the band's cat, but on others you don't see any.

It's up to you. Personally I'd find a whole list rather tedious and wouldn't bother reading it anyway. I'd just say thanks to a few individuals, like your man with the studio, and then a general thanks to 'all of the other people who are too numerous to name individually, but without whom we'd not be where we are today', or some such shite.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 11:11, Reply)

this is what I'm pressing for
sounds like it will be a mix of both.

saying that though, our singer hasn't been involved yet and he will probably have some fucking stupid ideas to throw in and will get his way.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 11:16, Reply)

On early hip-hop records,
you used to have pages and pages of 'thank you's' ending in "to God/Allah/Yahweh without whom none of this would be possible" etc.

In recent times, I've seen metal bands with vast 'thank you' lists although some members keep it brief, "Mum and Dad, my wife etc".

I suspect your best bet is to have each individual do as they please.

Mate of mines' band "Sub-plots" only thank the singer/guitarists parents "for the roof" as he lives and rehearses in their garage.

rafter
baz
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 11:31, Reply)

thanks to
everyone
someone
noone
(Halfy By light alone, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 12:40, Reply)

i thought this was a demo/gig merch
don't thank anyone, put a web address on there
and put any of that wank on the site
( mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 13:06, Reply)

the thought had crossed my mind
I'll put it to the others and see what they say
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 13:32, Reply)