Horrendous timing by BGM this month.

[LayDownThaFunk]

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1447621603' post='2909065']
Commorford's from Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave; hopefully has something new in the works if he's doing press
[/quote]
His new band is called Wakrat. Knucklehead is a great tune; lovely dirty bass all over.

[Happy Jack]

Yup, some Ted Nugent stuff is great too.

Doesn't alter the fact that the guy is certifiable and shouldn't be allowed out without his strait-jacket.

[Grassie]

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1447669190' post='2909308']
Magazines always get flack for this sort of thing - but the final copy was probably signed off 2 months ago.

I remember when Guitarist Magazine was vilified for not mentioning Gary Moore's death - the mag was on the newstands 1 day after the death was announced. There was a huge amount of people who clearly thought the mag hadn't been printed 1 day before arrival in the shops. Tossers.
[/quote]
I wasn't giving anyone flack for the photo, I merely stated in the thread title that it was bad timing. No-one's fault. Although taste is always subjective. 😊

[bassbiscuits]

Sure the timing isn't great, even tho it was unavoidable. But in fairness using that image would be pretty unwise at any time I'd say.

[timmo]

Seems to me that it is just people getting offended by nothing. I have no idea what timing has got to do with anything. Would people still get offended if the magazine was released ln September when 145 people died and hundreds injured in Nigeria?

[Grassie]

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1447693137' post='2909560']
Seems to me that it is just people getting offended by nothing. I have no idea what timing has got to do with anything. Would people still get offended if the magazine was released ln September when 145 people died and hundreds injured in Nigeria?
[/quote]
Who's offended? Not me particularly. Again, it was an observation.

[timmo]

My point is, whenever you get something controversial, somewhere in the world it will be bad timing. It is hard to know when to publish it, or take the easy way out, and play everything safe.

[ivansc]

https://www.facebook.com/bgmmag

cant find that picture.....

[colgraff]

The curse of bad timing is perennial. Punch had an unfortunate cover picture that coincided with Robert Maxwell's death/suicide and Scott Adams was flamed to a crisp for this cartoon that was printed on the day that Mother Theresa died: http://dilbert.com/strip/1997-09-13
despite his pointing out that he drew the cartoons months in advance.

[CamdenRob]

I'm bias and can't really comment objectivly as I've never despised a band half as much as Rage and it colours my view on anything to do with any of the members... having said that, I hate all that macho posing with guns crap anyway.

Edited November 17, 2015 by CamdenRob

[Beedster]

The cover of a music magazine - or any magazine - featuring a weapon unless strictly in context is horrendous timing at any time. My opinion of any individual who thinks it's cool to pose with a weapon is also not that high.

[spyder]

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1447746553' post='2909877']
The cover of a music magazine - or any magazine - featuring a weapon unless strictly in context is horrendous timing at any time. My opinion of any individual who thinks it's cool to pose with a weapon is also not that high.
[/quote]

Totally agree.

[LayDownThaFunk]

How many here have met Tim?

*Tumbleweed*

So until then reserve your judgement, yeah?

[Beedster]

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1447747766' post='2909890']
How many here have met Tim?

*Tumbleweed*

So until then reserve your judgement, yeah?
[/quote]

A picture paints a thousand words.

[Happy Jack]

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1447746553' post='2909877']
The cover of a music magazine - or any magazine - featuring a weapon unless strictly in context is horrendous timing at any time. My opinion of any individual who thinks it's cool to pose with a weapon is also not that high.
[/quote]

On a point of order, Chris, the cover does NOT feature that photo.

Apart from that, I entirely agree.

[yorks5stringer]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1447748684' post='2909900']
On a point of order, Chris, the cover does NOT feature that photo.

Apart from that, I entirely agree.
[/quote]

....though p 22 shows the [s]retard [/s]said Bassist with a black mask over his head, headphones on his..head, a Steinberger in one hand and a sub machine gun in the other, both pointing at the camera.... Still, there's no such thing as bad publicity?

[discreet]

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1447755985' post='2909980']
Still, there's no such thing as bad publicity?
[/quote]

I don't know, I liked Audioslave (was I the only one? ) and it's kind of put me off him somewhat. All First-World stuff though, of course.

[yorks5stringer]

Spoiler Alert: the actual interview with him is hardly controversial, he has a bit of a beef about the huge heroin problem in the USA and how Lance Armstrong was wrongly vilified for taking performance enhancing drugs (they are big mates). The rest is pretty tame, I was expecting real Rage....

[ras52]

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1447756546' post='2909991']
The rest is pretty tame, I was expecting real Rage....
[/quote]

I guess they didn't show him a machine?

[yorks5stringer]

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1447756606' post='2909993']
I guess they didn't show him a machine?
[/quote]

Just a machine.... gun.

[operative451]

Ok, i must admit i thought he was interesting - having looked about, i have changed my opinion from 'interesting' to 'mental bell-end': http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rage-against-the-machine-bassist-gives-band-update-talks-isis-trump-20151002?page=4

[NickD]

Outrageous that, in this day and age, the editor of a major publication thinks it's ok to run a picture of a musician toting a Steinberger... Bloody lefties!

[yorks5stringer]

[quote name='NickD' timestamp='1447759592' post='2910022']
Outrageous that, in this day and age, the editor of a major publication thinks it's ok to run a picture of a musician toting a Steinberger... Bloody lefties!
[/quote]

Pedant alert; it's definitely a right-hand strung instrument......

[NickD]

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1447762006' post='2910052']


Pedant alert; it's definitely a right-hand strung instrument......
[/quote]

Bah... Foiled!

[Guest bassman7755]

I'm of the view that all this "sensitivity" about specific things after a particular event is all nonsense and annoyingly it seems to be a growing trend in recent years. Something is either in acceptable taste or its not (and I don't have a strong view one was or the other over the mag cover). If someone was directly affected by the events in paris I doubt very much that the cover of a bass magazine, or what songs are being played on ex-factor is (who apparently dropped some songs) of much concern to them.

Edited November 17, 2015 by bassman7755