thehopeinterview

Okay this interview was done by Ricky, it is about the Hope Conspiracy.
Thanx a lot to Rick for letting me use it, and The Hope Conspiracy.
Hope you enjoy it ans stuff, and if you have any questions talk to me.

rick...
heres the interview.....

first of who all is in the band and what do they do?
the band consists of jonas feinberg on bass, dan zimmerman and aaron
lisi onguitars, kevin baker on vocals and adam patterson on drums

What have you released?
so far the hope conspiracy has released a demo/7" and ep that was on
liferecords, a full length on equal vision records, and a black flag cover
split7" on initial records

How did you get in to the hardcore scene?
well, i got into the hardcore scene of course through a friend of mine
thatwas really into it. he invited me to a show and i was really
interested. and all these years later, im still going...im such a loser, just
kidding.

If i opened your cd player right now what would i find?
right now i have the rival schools record playing, its a great piece of
work

Whats up with the name? The Hope Conspiracy? how did that come about?
well back in the early 80's there was a police tour called the
conspiracy of hope tour...and the guys here sort of rearranged it into the hope
conspiracy.everyone always comes up and asks if its some sort anti religious
statement. we just let everyone make their own conclusions to it.

how did you get picked up by EVR?
well, basically they listened to the ep that was released on life
records and it all just fell into place from there. i think a couple of the guys
knew some people over there as well, so that helped out.

what was the best show you have put on?
wow, tough question. theres been so many good shows that weve had a
chance to play. we just played a show out here in mass at the skate fest.
this show was amazing. it was probably the best response we have ever had
in our home state, so that felt really good. we also had a great show in DC
on the evr tour.

Do you try to relay a message to the listeners through the lyrics on
yoursongs?
i dont know if we have a particular message in our music. everyone in
thisband thinks a little differently. we dont put out any strong political
message, or any standpoint on what we eat because again we all think
differently....so i think our lyrics basically come down to doing
things for yourself and finding out what works for you, not what other people say
should work for you.

do you feel the live shows or the albums are the key to your success?
well, i dont know how much success weve had to this point. but i think
they
both sort of work hand in hand. i feel live shows are extremely
important. when a live show doesnt go well, you can see it in us. we all expect
the best from ourselves when we perform. but if your records arent any
good, then there wont be people to see you play anyway. so we really cant
rely on one to be strong without the other.

being on the road can be tough on peoples relationships, how have you
managed to stay friends with all the members of The Hope Conspiracy after all
these times and all those shows?
have you ever met our roadie, max? haha, hes the reason we're friends.
but when hes not around...i think we really all just give eachother a lot
of shit on the road, playing around of course. i think everyone in the band
has a pretty good sense of humor and we find ways to keep going. being in a
van with the same five other people can drive you crazy sometimes, but its
all worth it.

Finally what can we expect from The Hope Conspiracy in the future?
you can expect us to kick your ass in your hometown soon enough...along
with a new ep that comes out at the end of september on bridge nine records
and a new full length early next year on equal vision records...thank you
rick for the interview.