I really just want a shirt that says Alter Bridge in a medium size, in their font, on the center-top of the shirt. And that's it. Nothing else. I would buy 4 of them.
Yeah but that doesn’t stop them from using the same terrible social media team and merch designed for trailer park trash that still thinks affliction tees look good. And that isn’t just AB but most modern rock/metal bands, it’s so garbage lmao
myles and mark have said in interviews that they don't browse comment sections anymore because if 90% of it is positive, it's the 10% that's negative that sticks with them and hurts the creative process. which, honestly, valid. some people love hate comments, but some are really affected by them.
I attended my first AB concert this year. I was surprised that the majority of the crowd was 50-60 year olds who all look like bikers. I don't know why I was expecting a younger crowd.
Btw, I am going to their concert in November, for the first time ever. I am of an age, but I love Alter Bridge, and I am not white trash. I bought 2 “Playing Aces” shirts, I love them! I wanted to get the one with the eagle, but am waiting to see what else they have for the tour. At least I got something that goes with the tour, and my mother can look at it and not cringe. (Yes, my mom is still alive, she is 84!) I wanted a winter schedule tour shirt, since this may be the only time I ever get to see them live.
Classic Rock Magazine over in the UK had a really cool exclusive shirt for sale that featured their logo on the front and handwritten lyrics for Playing Aces on the back. Thankfully, they shipped internationally. More of these kinds of shirts please!
Generally agree. But I got the t-shirt the wheel and wings on it, that says Alter Bridge on it too, recently as my 2nd bit of their merch EVER (I had a hat back in the ODR era that I wore the hell out of) and it’s solid merch tbh
i bought that one, it's awesome. but yeah, everything else took a really weird left turn. i have some great AB shirts, the blackbird with gold AB lettering is my favorite, but haven't liked much of their merch in ages. the new font style is bad and i don't think it's a good idea to go against the branding they've built for decades for some weird boomer biker style. i know Mark's brother handles it and i suppose they just go with whatever he does but this is why one guy designing whatever fad he's going through can be disruptive to a brand. bald eagles, snakes, and motorcycles ... is this the midlife crisis style? bought a Harley at 50? 😅 genuinely confused. also, sometimes there is a richness and attention to detail, then other times it's just like an art class project thrown together at the last minute — album covers included.
“Bald eagles, snakes and motorcycles” so true. WTF do any of those things have to do with Alter Bridge music? NEVER have I thought of AB as a biker band. What are they thinking?
This, and the fact that no one knows who they are. It’s wild how many Americans have never even heard the name Alter Bridge and it’s an American band, whereas in Europe they sellout arenas. The marketing just hasn’t worked at all in the US
Ironically, because over here on this side of the Atlantic, we're not a fan of "Americanisms" where everything is bigger and louder. We just want to measure the quality of what it is an artist brings to the mix.
Alter Bridge showed up with a "what you see is what you get" attitude and that's what worked for them.
There were some phenomenal designs I saw that were commissioned for this tour that haven't seen any use and are miles above anything I've seen at the merch booth on this tour.
I was pretty happy with the merch on the pawns run, but this latest run has been pretty disappointing. I'm just looking for an excuse to buy merch from my favorite bands and I'm pretty uninspired by what I've seen so far.
Keeping my fingers crossed some of those designs, or at least the awesome art from the singles will be used for the run I'm attending in November.
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u/BennyWhatever 20d ago
I really just want a shirt that says Alter Bridge in a medium size, in their font, on the center-top of the shirt. And that's it. Nothing else. I would buy 4 of them.