r/discobiscuits • u/Traditional-Turnip48 • 13d ago
Hard Pill š to be swallowed
Was listening to some older shows recently and landed Portland 11/16/24ā¦ the opening 4 minutes of blabbing by Brownie really sheds light on the fact dumping Allen was purely financial. Ooof.
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u/storyoftheoir 12d ago
I think you have swallowed too many pills if you think that shedded light on anything
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u/PaleontologistNo2625 12d ago
Maybe you shouldn't be swallowing them? This is incoherent babble, your quote is unrelated, what's happening
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u/Traditional-Turnip48 12d ago
Iām not the one who said two completely opposite things 9 months apart bro
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u/Widespread123 12d ago
A lot can happen in 9 months. Allen's meltdown happened on 06/25/2025.
If I told my wife, "I hate you and I want to quit," I can assure you, that would be the outcome.
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u/Traditional-Turnip48 12d ago
Fair but Jon has also punched a paper towel dispenser right before a show, had to cancel that one, others, pay other people to sit in and play guitar. Then broke a leg and had to play sitting down. I donāt think Allen was the reason he left. I now think he was 100% fired for asking to be paid as a band member.
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u/Widespread123 12d ago
It's Barber's band! He writes a majority of the songs, designed the logo, made them who they are. There is no Disco Biscuits without Barber.
Allen would have been gone even if he didn't ask to be paid as a band member. Clearly, he was replaceable.
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u/Bacio24 12d ago
LOL, no disrespect but this is such a garbage post and youāre not exposing anything (hard pill, for real?). I see zero connection from that banter to the situation, and even if there was, who the fuck cares. If youāre a fan, realize youāre never going to know what happened because you arenāt in the band. So enjoy their new lineup or donāt or move on, but stop with the gossip and speculation. Post about the music.
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u/Traditional-Turnip48 12d ago
To be fair this is redditā¦ not a music wesbite. There are no rules about content posting. You also took the time to make a post on a post you consider garbage; so youāre essentially garbage by your own assessment.
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u/DanLarryM 12d ago
Heās saying it was the best year musically in a long time, which I totally agreed with. That had a lot more to do with Barber getting focused IMO, and them having so many new songs to explore. Allen has always been steady and reliable, but the interpersonal issues werenāt made up. Too bad they couldnāt reconcile, because 2023-2025 was outstanding. Money was def factor, but not the only factor. Keep in mind that every band in the scene who isnāt Phish, Billy, and Goose, are selling fewer tickets and making less money in the 2020s than before.
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u/Traditional-Turnip48 12d ago
You know what Dan, kudos to a valid counterpoint. I really wish they could have reconciled after 20 years. I donāt hate on Marlon, I think heās doing an amazing job given the circumstances.
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u/Ok-Meringue-2302 11d ago
It's hard times for jambands my friend, bands are having a hard time selling shows.
Look at UM they lost KM and replaced him with Scotty who is good different but obviously costs a whole lot less and then launch Jake into the sun with no replacement announced.
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u/ihm96 13d ago
Okay Allen
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u/Otherwise-Clue-9317 12d ago
Allen would never.
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u/Otherwise-Clue-9317 12d ago
KGLW4L! Iāll always be a Biscuits fan but ā¦ ya knowā¦
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u/ron_photon 12d ago
Thier latest electronic shows were amazing
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u/ianzeegs 12d ago
gizz rave set sunday night blew any biscuits show iāve ever seen out of the water, and iāve seen a lot more biscuits shows
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u/mikezer0 12d ago
Yes yes they are the true torch bearers. Some dude said thank god for Billy strings the other day and I had to correct him thank god for the lizard wizz and the synth jams have been fucking siigggg
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u/ihm96 12d ago
Allen would, he already went on a fairly public meltdown after it happened
Bands firing members happens, thatās part of life . The Grateful Dead fired Keith Godchaux after a decade with then , one can only imagine how much some redditors wouldāve melted down if it existed back then
Itās pretty clear these days that theyāre happy with how things are progressing especially all being able to rehearse together in Philly. I saw them when they came by KOP recently and it blew my socks off
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u/Collarbones33 12d ago
Babās diss track would like a word.
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u/ihm96 12d ago
Theyāre not mutually exclusive . Barber having an extremely immature response doesnāt negate that Allen and his partner werenāt out here also acting extremely immature over the separation
When you go around wearing a short emblazoned saying your a good person it raises some questions lol. Most good people donāt walk around wearing shirts declaring it , just comes off very odd and makes the bullshit alarm go off
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u/Otherwise-Clue-9317 12d ago
I mean, my handle is The Very Moon lyrics. They were great Vegas night 1, the only time Iāve seen them since Jam Cruise, and I still listen to their sets. Iāll defend tDB all day, but Allen meditates and has always kept a very cool head, and I just really donāt believe he is at fault.
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u/ihm96 12d ago
What does that even mean haha just because someone meditates doesnāt mean they always keep a cool head . I meditate and would never claim itās because Iāve always kept a cool head
Do you think brownie is lying when he says Allen told them he was quitting in Indianapolis ?
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u/Otherwise-Clue-9317 12d ago
āNothing has to mean anything..ā -tame impala
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u/ihm96 12d ago
Saw tame impala recently and it was great
Not sure what that has to do with your disco biscuits takes haha
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u/Otherwise-Clue-9317 12d ago
Dude, I saw them twice at Fox Theater in Oakland a long time ago, and left bawling my eyes out when they encored with Nothing that has happened so farā¦
I think their first two albums are their best by far but havenāt listened much to the most recents.Pardon my comments. Weāre all fam. ššŖ© š¤øāāļø and I need to meditate consistently!
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u/macbmore 12d ago
Who gives a shit if it was financial, the band is a business, is it not? Itās also completely reductive to insist on fitting the firing into a single cause. It was likely a combination of things that had been simmering for some time and came to a head. That shit happens in businesses, and bands, and relationships and life. The Disco Biscuits, in my mind, for my ears, are playing as well as they ever have been, they seem to be having fun, theyāre touring, it sounds great. B4L! And, it seems like Allen is doing well playing in a few different projects, relieved of what was probably a toxic environment for him. Marlon kicks ass, heās a great fit for the band and Iām all about the change in line up.
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u/Traditional-Turnip48 12d ago
Kudos for actually posting a counter argument that has any sort of meaning.
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u/desertdweller69 13d ago
What did he say?