04-16-2014, 02:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-16-2014, 02:19 PM by Lunamancer.)
Oedipussy,
I completely relate to being disappointed after a build-up. It used to be that when people would find out I was a Queensryche fan, they'd try to sell me on Dream Theater and Fates Warning. I found FW boring and DT... kinda gay, for lack of a better word.
Incidentally, I was considering using this very example in the sales training video series I'm currently planning.
Because it occurs to me that where people went wrong when trying to sell me on a band (and perhaps this is where the girl went wrong with you as well) is they never even bothered to ask just what it was I liked about Queensryche in the first place before pitching bands that they just knew I'd love. They were overly anxious to sell me their favorite bands, so it was enough that many considered the bands to fit the same genre and off to the sales pitch they go.
Do you have any insight as to why she thought you'd love Chapin? Do you feel her build-up was more a symptom of her own enthusiasm for Chapin's music than it was an appeal to your tastes?
And just for the record, I do not consider The Rock to be the epitome of what I love about Chapin's music. I know I love Chapin. But I also know Chapin would put most people to sleep. I chose The Rock because it has sort of an eerie intensity. My hope is that it contributes to the overall energy of my set rather than sapping it.
Kersus,
If I had a bass guitar, the first thing I'd do is learn Big Bottom by Spinal Tap.
I completely relate to being disappointed after a build-up. It used to be that when people would find out I was a Queensryche fan, they'd try to sell me on Dream Theater and Fates Warning. I found FW boring and DT... kinda gay, for lack of a better word.
Incidentally, I was considering using this very example in the sales training video series I'm currently planning.
Because it occurs to me that where people went wrong when trying to sell me on a band (and perhaps this is where the girl went wrong with you as well) is they never even bothered to ask just what it was I liked about Queensryche in the first place before pitching bands that they just knew I'd love. They were overly anxious to sell me their favorite bands, so it was enough that many considered the bands to fit the same genre and off to the sales pitch they go.
Do you have any insight as to why she thought you'd love Chapin? Do you feel her build-up was more a symptom of her own enthusiasm for Chapin's music than it was an appeal to your tastes?
And just for the record, I do not consider The Rock to be the epitome of what I love about Chapin's music. I know I love Chapin. But I also know Chapin would put most people to sleep. I chose The Rock because it has sort of an eerie intensity. My hope is that it contributes to the overall energy of my set rather than sapping it.
Kersus,
If I had a bass guitar, the first thing I'd do is learn Big Bottom by Spinal Tap.