Their first album is ahead of our time, that's why not many people feel it. It's piece of magic. Beautiful and amazing, i wish they make music like that someday.
30STM are my favourite band and I love their music, but I respect your opinion and I fully understand these criticisms which are justified to be completely honest. Glad you presented them in a mature and sensible way without being stupid. Good job
Some people need to realise that their favourite artists arent gods and are capable of not so great things. I fully understand the criticisms of 30STM but it doesnt affect my enjoyment of the music
You, I can appreciate. I can see why people feel the way this video is about. However I don't mind that they try to sell out as I still love their material they bring, I don't mind that everything sounds the same as that can also give the band a very clear and specific image (look at Breaking Benjamin), However I wish that Jared's ego was just a little less. But still, I love the band and I respect others opinion about it. Cheers.
I don't HATE the band, but I can't stand the way they carry themselves and I don't care for their new pop/alternative rock sound. While A Beautiful Lie was definitely a move towards a more "mainstream" sound, it still had the atmospheric edge that gave the songs on their self-titled record passion and personality. After that record nothing really caught my ear as being very uniquely their own sound.
Didn't know they were hated. I personally don't vibe with the music post This Is War, but the messages in their songs are still wonderful and I support them.
Just so you know, us “mam’s” have mostly been following the band for at least a decade and a half. I have loved their music since Capricorn and yeah it’s mellowed out over the years but so have I, hence why I still love them today... not just for Jared.
I went to their concert in Bologna a week ago and they gave the opportunity to 1000 fans to have a special signing after the show for free. They care for their fans a lot. They also invited those with a special pack to the sound check even though it was NOT included in the packet itself.
@@hurricanev6 I commented that 4 years ago friend. Still, I'm sure this has nothing to do with your ability to understand the passing of time though...
Jared does have the 'lefty pretentious vibe' going on but then again most vegan's have that Plus excellent skin care. My views are the green monster of others and sometimes Jared can misjudge his audience and think they will share his world viewpoint. In short Jared is awesome but only if you share his world view. Which is pretty neat if you do! You would not understand.
Anna@Bella Eh idc either way. Jared Leto being pretentious is just a common complaint I see so that's why I assumed it would be a reason in this video.
They formed as a band in 1998 and released their first studio album in 2002. It's 2018. Of course the music is going to change. A lot of people don't like the direction they've gone in; I personally do. Jared has changed a lot in 20 years, so the kind of music he makes has changed. People evolve and grow; so does their art. I personally think each album has its own unique sound and theme, which makes each one special for a different reason. I've seen them live multiple times and the energy is just amazing. They always put on a hell of a show. I'll be a proud Mars fan for life. :)
Rep Ninja no bring me the horizon gradually “evolved”. Thirty seconds to Mars literally changed over night and sounds like every other pop song that plays on the radio.
I love 30stm but never quite understood Jared. He does seem like he tries hard to appear a certain way and there are of course all the negative rumors about him but there are no proof for any of them... When I saw 30stm live he made a lot of sexual jokes while there were indeed children in the audience although their native language was most likely not english anyway, but still. I don't know if he's just trying to come off a certain way or if he's just kind of awkward and odd so he makes up for it with acting overly confident sometimes. After all lots of creative people are odd.
panic en la disco It comes from gossip, jealousy, and people not understanding that just being yourself is never a bad thing, and being confident is never a bad thing. Some people interpret that as "ego", when in fact it is just confidence, yes, he can be a little awkward sometimes, he tours the world, comes across millions of fans, and works his ass off, that can cause a person to sometimes be a little tired and awkward. I would love to see some of the people with negative comments about him do what he does in just ONE DAY, and see how it works out for them. 😊✌🏻
I became part of the echelon during the This Is War era. Their songs were all about dreaming, believing in yourself and fighting for your dreams. All members had an input in the band's direction and had the opportunity to show their talent. It wasnt the jared leto band. It was 30stm. They partnered with some website to stream live but you had to pay for it...while other people were streaming for free jared decided his streams needed to be HQ and thus have us pay (dont know what became of that). And though we got an insight into how they make songs from that stream (i was blown away by how organic their writing and producing process still was, making me fall in love with them more) I started to realise jared hyped everything up. He made a scene, made you believe you were part of something great, the music he was producing was life changing, when in reality...both albums after this is war sucked. I loved that man and that band from 2009 but I have to say....jared leto has characteristics of a sociopath...a true jim jones cult leader type of charisma about him. I loved his weirdness but sometimes he crosses the line.
At least not as oversold as retards like Taylor Swift or Rihanna e.g. which is also full of sexism. They present a woman like a commercial product. Thirty seconds to Mars has at least a message which is worth spreading so please stop hating idiots!!
Adam Delonge taylor swift yeah not so much rhianna. I mean she worked extremely hard to get she is. 11 years in the game and she works so hard. Taylor Swift on the other hand...
I absolutely second the statement about the meet'n'greets. I payed 400 dollars just to have a picutre taken with them! And Jared was so...just as you described him...something better and he let us feel exactly that. Plus, Shannon wasn't even with them at the time. I really felt like I had just thrown my money out the window. All I got was some random goodie bag and a digital picture - for 400 dollars! And as for the cult part....I would really go as far as calling it a cult. Have you ever met "the Echelon"? Have you ever been confronted with the question as to what the Argus Apocraphex is? No? I've been there and it almost drove me insane. Maybe I was just sensitive, but it definiteley had a cult-like vibe to it. It was scary at times. The fan bases I'm in now are comepletely different from that. Maybe I just met the wrong people back then, but I'm so happy I got out of there. =/
What a surprise the age of their fans would be 30-40 years old?? Which is Jared Leto's, Tomos's and Shannon's age group; Shocking. This is the same for band 'Take That' in the UK!
Also, people seem to have forgotten that Jared Leto became pretty famous for being a heartthrob character in the 90's teen drama "My So-Called Life". Hmm.. wonder why a lot of their fans are 30-40 year old moms???
I love This Is War, I started listening to them in The Beautiful Lie and didn't found out Jared was actually an actor and a thing in 2012. I saw them live in 2014 and it was odd to me because Jared spent all the time in the ''runway'' part of the stage getting all the attention while the rest of the band was waaaaaay in the back and you couldn't even see them. Plus, in a moment he took his poncho off (yes he was wearing a poncho) and threw a bottle of water over his naked body and people went INSANE. And I mean, yes he's really hot but I went to see 30STM not Jared Leto and some other dudes playing in the backround. And even tho I like his early music, I stopped listening to them at all when I found out he was accused of abuse and non-consensual sex practices. So yeah, for me they early music was great but Jared ruined it.
You’re guessing about a skin care routine - he said he only uses water & his mother’s skin looks young and beautiful. When did Jared ever go around telling people he’s talented? And I’ve never heard him say his ideas, movies or everything he’s involved with are the best or gold. He’s said many times how many failures he’s had. I doubt he thinks he’s too good for meet & greets but is probably sometimes tired, moody or reacting to comments. Their music doesn’t all sound the same & I listen to most of it. I also I don’t like it when Jared wants everyone to get down so they can jump up. And Jared had to be tough cuz actors AND musicians didn't accept him as either. Moms? Look at the young girls at his current tour.
I actually laughed so hard at so many of the things this guy said in this video. Especially at the points you've made. He's never once said how talented he is, even though he easily could. And his skin care? People are really gonna bash him for how good he looks at what? 47? And then being attacked for being a method actor?
@@tessmarie2933 I agree completely, if anything, Jared Leto looks like one of the most chilliest guys ever, he doesn't really go around overexposing himself all the time, only if its for promotional material on his work, and that was it; about the "moms fanbase", it comes back to the age he actually has, so of course women that are contemporary to him, who are moms, would be attracted to him, I know my mom is one of them
I've been listening to them for the past 10 years and I do agree with all of this. The thing I hate the most is their lack of professionalism. They spend years creating an album and then it's no big deal. Like this album for instance. It will be released next month and the final recordings were just sent to the label days ago. I would not be surprised if it was postponed at some point because Jared is a "perfectionist". Yes he has a lot on his plate but so do others.
Dude. Jared Leto is doing what he loves. As you get older your emotions change and Jared Leto has a lot of emotions. The music they create today is perfect for themselves. He isn't doing as many drugs as he did as his early days and that's why the music doesn't sound the same. I love the first two albums more than anything else they have done but at the end of the day the music really comes from the soul and Jared Leto isn't the acid dosing, cocaine hitting, crazy guy he was 20 years ago. I love 30stm no matter what direction they go.
I used to really like their music. Some of it is still okay. I liked the Beautiful Lie and the other stuff before it. Occasionally, they put out one or two good songs, but I myself prefer the older stuff. The newer stuff isn't to my taste. :/
I am a gigantic fan of 30STM. I know a lot people who just can't past Jared Leto's "ego." Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do to change people's minds. LLFD is my third favorite album of all time. I am i giant fan of concept albums and I like when an album goes further than just the songs on the record. I am a ginormous fan of their music videos, just being a huge cinema fan. I love on how the band does more than just the music on the albums. I would love to go to Camp Mars one year.
I've developed a love-hate relationship with 30stm and Jared Leto myslef. I got obsessed with the band in 2006 then in like 2011 I started seeing through the bullshit and drifted away completely. Then after hearing the beautiful speech Jared made about Chester Bennington's death I kinda went back to following 30stm. Now I've got tickets to their two upcoming shows and I'm obsessed again. I am aware of all the things you talked about in the video, I agree with it and I wish they went back to playing rock again but I don't know, I don't care that much. I think Chester's death had a lot to do with that. I want to appreciate my childhood/teenage idols while I can. Great video!
@@jrrcorcloudsaremine That's the think what turn me off about Jared. He mocks Jesus and hang out with famous perv Terry Richardson. I dig that guy and he is awful. It's strange how I didn't see it years ago, but I guess people just don't think when they see such attractive man
sofycolt27 There are so many other guys that are much more attractive than Jared. Sad... He’s really not that great. He has to surround himself with kids because a real woman would never put up with his crap!
nagini06 it’s the truth... Why get stuck on someone who can’t even talk about love or sex on the right way..??? He thinks sex is a power play? Honestly, he’s really not even that cute when you compare him to someone like Jason Momoa. That’s a real man!!!
Interesting points, but as much as I have seen them, gone to Mars Camp, I have to disagree with most opinions. Mars and Jared Leto are very down to earth, fun, and caring. "The Internet" always has "their" opinion. It's for those who understand. You either get it or you don't.
What adult would go to a camp to be around to do arts and crafts and spend just enough time with the band to appease you? A lot of hungry ass suckers. Again, ridiculous!
I'm sorry but I don't agree with anything you say I love 30stm so much and jared leto and there songs to i listen to them all the time even the older ones and this is the band where I discovered the ecualon family and 30stm saved my life and the ecualon to i will always love them and the band to #love30stmforever #echelonforever
Unfortunately the Echelon is not what it used to be. Nobody cares about each other like they did ten years ago and they are a dying breed. I still consider myself an Echelon but I am not as passionate about the band as I was from 2006 to about 2013.
First three albums were unbelievable! lLFD was good but started the pop curve. This new album they just went off the deep end. There was so much power and passion in the first three albums and it just seems that they have lost their edge. By all means stick with them if you love them. I have kind of lost interest. Take care!!
I just have to roll my eyes when people say any artist "sells out" and makes their music mainstream for money. Im sure sometimes that happens, but the vast majority of the time it's the record labels that demand that. Everyone should know by now how money-hungry music producers are. That's why more often than not if an artist switches to a different label, their sound changes. Common sense people, use it.
I’m a fan of the band, but when I saw them on the Carnivores Tour with Linkin Park, Linkin Park blew them out of the water. I remember my jaw dropping when Chester held out the giant scream during “Given Up” and completely forgetting about Thirty Seconds to Mars 😂 that being said, I do kind of want to see them perform on their own tour, and I am considering seeing them this summer, but it all depends.
If you still consider let me tell you that I witnessed them in Munich 2 days ago and it was a big let-down. It was a 70 minutes Leto-Show, even 2 of their members were hidden beside the stage. I really like their first albums, but as the music became more and more blushed out the live shows were made for teens who dont care about music experience but more about seeing their favourite crush. Dont get me wrong, I love all his acting roles so far ( maybe the joker not that much) but the show became boring after 30 minutes.
I also went to a show on that tour and you are so right. I went for 30 STM but I am also a fan of LP so that was a bonus for me. Mars was alright but LP as you said blew them out of the water. They were energetic and rowdy and loud and amazing. I am so glad I got to see them live before Ches passed.
Olivia Tornes They organized Carnivores Tour with Linkin Park, because LP had not toured in awhile, which is why they were the headlining band, and not 30STM, who had already done a full US and International headlining tour the year before Carnivores, the point was for the focus to be on LP, anyone who doesn't know that clearly was not paying attention when they announced the tour.
KweenOfNoize 214 I know that LP was the focus... I went for LP. I was just saying that 30 STM didn’t compare in terms of performance. Yeah, they had cool theatrics, but in terms of the actual music, Linkin Park was way better.
Olivia Tornes Well, I can understand that as a matter of your opinion. I think I got a little defensive from reading some of the ridiculously negative comments on here, and it had me in a mood, lol. I love LP's music, and I love 30STM's music, they are different, and people have different tastes, I like just about every genre of music, and not everyone is the same, so I do understand where you are coming from. I was having a moment and it may have carried over into my response to you, and I apologize for that. 😊✌🏻
I really enjoyed this review and the comments thus far. About their music-every musician/band grows over time with their age and experiences and so does their music. They retain the same style, but typically their music evolves. As an Echelon, I enjoy most of the music. The first two songs of the current album about to be released, America, did rub me the wrong way and I was disappointed. Then I heard “One Track Mind” and loved it. Still not their old style, but it was redeeming. While I have have never met the the band, I have been blocked from Jared’s Instagram. When he posted a shirtless pic of himself from his early 30’s and simply said something like, ‘caption this’, I said “Egotistical, narcissistic, needy and lonely.” Sorry, I’m a therapist and a lemming. The more interesting thing for me was the hatred I received from the other fans admonishing me for saying such things about their god-er-Jared. One said I shouldn’t be allowed to be an Echelon and others called me names. I asked them if 1.Jared would support the way they were behaving (no) 2. Did I not have a right to my opinion (yes) 3. Was he not being exactly as I was saying because he was sitting somewhere posting a pic of himself from a decade earlier asking his adoring followers to “caption this” knowing they would say nothing but ego-boosting and loving comments!!!?? Sending him love and adoration for him to bask in at that very moment? And as he was watching the feed he came across MY comment and BAM! WHAT?! A negative COMMENT!? I am sure he was in disbelief. Then he blocked me. But 4. WERE THEY MAD BECAUSE HE SAW ME/REACTED TO ME and not them...Now I ask you to tell me that he is not egocentric. In his defense (a little) at the VIP meet and greets the band does see hundreds of people each week. How would you feel if that was you? But they knew what they were signing up for. I am a 49 year old mother of a 27 year old successful child who mocks my love of 30STM music and small crush on SHANNON Leto. I definitely don’t think Shannon or Tomo don’t get enough credit. Their music, one song in particular, was important to to me at a turning point in my life. It might have even saved it. So for that I am grateful. Do or die people. Do. Or. Die. Has anyone seen their film Artifact? I thought it was a very interesting look inside he record industry and I learned a lot from it. It was very well and does a little insight into why they are the way they are. Final comment. I saw 30STM with MUSE last summer. I was one of the few Echelon fans in the crowd. I made my presence known to my fellow concert-goers and warned them I would geek out when the band came out and I delivered. At the beginning of the show he crowd was definitely Muse fans. Jared had hurt his leg at the previous show and has a cane. He was dressed in a hideous outfit and Shannon looked glorious and Tomo was his awesome, rocking self. It was hotter than hell. Complaint-I don’t ever want to pay to hear the crowd sing The Kill to and acoustic guitar again. EVER. Or a wa-hoo-oh! CREDIT- By the end of the 30STM set, Jared had the ENTIRE crowd whipped into a frenzy, singing along, with him at the back of the arena, he cane tossed halfway through the show, while the roadies quietly set up for Muse. No one noticed but me I think. So I have to give the man credit. He is an excellent showman. He does his job supremely well. He has the crowd singing, cheering, competing for loudness; and at the end, a huge send off. Muse was poised and ready to play allowing for a seamless transition and an extended concert experience, at least in my mind. So before you judge the man for doing his job, watch him actually DO HIS JOB. Then compare him to every other egocentric lead singer that was famous when there wasn’t social media to exploit their eccentricity. I am sure you can think of a few.
I’ve met him and I thought he was lovely, maybe I’m bias but he made me feel comfortable and smiled at me, we where at a Q&A at his documentary about the band and he was great with the audience. This is a band where you need an open mind about the music, they grow and change each album, if you only like one album only listen to that album you don’t have to like everything of a band to enjoy them...
I agree with the way they treat their fans. Jared is very rude. It happened to me. I was the last one left inside a theatre after winning tickets for a screening for his Huracane video and I asked him if I could get a picture. He looked at me and called his security guard and told him something. As the security guard started walking towards me Jarod walked away and the guard told me to exit the theatre. I was dissapointed because I was being polite and respectful and he could have easily said. No sorry and didn't have to send anyone. Also.. why not take a picture with someone that won tickets from them? You would think they would want to treat their fans good.
I think these are fair opinions, especially the ones about Jared’s ego and a lack of stage presence when on tour. I personally don’t think that all the songs sound the same and I was a fan of their last 2 albums. Obviously they don’t come close to a beautiful lie, but they’re not the worst records to label themselves as rock albums. I love when Jared unleashes on songs but I think it is fair to say that he’s been kind of being complacent with the vocals as of recent (post-a beautiful lie). Still, I’ve remained a fan and I find lots of high points in each record. Kind of hoping the new record isn’t pure trash and has more good than bad. Not too optimistic based off of the first two songs, though.
30STM one of my favorite bands. They helped me through a very hard time in my life. Jared Leto does have a bit of an ego but that doesn't take away from them making good music.
You were on point about their concert. I was super excited to see them live, but they started an hour late and had the crowd sing so much of the songs. I can sing along in my car. I go to concerts to hear the bands play and sing. Worst part is that they only played for a little over an hour. I decided I would not waste my money on them any more. I think they are talented, but don't truly appreciate the fans.
I LOVED their first two albums. But "This Is War" already felt pretentious as shit. It sounded flat and emotionless for me. After that album, I grew cold.
Are you kidding? Back up what you say? I have never heard him say the things you've said he has said... he's so humble and down to earth, there's zero doubt about that.
Im a 30STM fan as well but its not just about the target audience. I think ppl are looking too far away from the point. Alot of their music from the past 3 albums all tell a story. Its deeperr than ppl may think. Thats why older ppl relate more than the ypunger crowd. Idl much about how Jared but he is human. He no different than the nice or stuck up snobby neighbor you have next door. Ppl are ppl.
I kind of like the new stuff so far, but it's definitely their weakest stuff imo. Honestly it felt like their last two albums captured a magical feel that their new stuff so far just doesn't have.
This episode was very interesting, a good one. I personally do like music by 30STM and one time I was really into this band so I decided to join the echelon facebook groups etc. but I couldn't stand it, as any fandom really, everyone was obsessed about the frontman and sexualizing everything, I was there because of the music but not everyone was there because of that. And I can see a bit why people call it cult, even though I myself also wouldn't go that far to call it that, but with those camps and their image, it seems like it a little bit. But I still like to listen to them and I'm excited for their new material.
I didn't like Dangerous Night either but I really like the song Walk On Water. So I have some hopes. Also, none of their albums dissapointed me yet. Either way, I will definitely check out their next album.
Julie k. I know what you mean. I've been a fan of this band since the early days and I have gone back and forth with the fandom. It's nice talking to a group of people with the same interests you have but I always end up backing out again because it gets too intense. Too much drama. Too much worship (esp. Jared) , and yes, over sexualizing everything but Jared eggs that shit on big time. I'm huge fan of the 1st 2 albums. I like TIW well enough. LLF&D has a couple of songs I like but so far, I've not liked anything off the new album.
Sadly I am one of those past middle age mom's that does like this band and I have followed them since around 2003. I have seen them twice now, the O2 London on Tuesday evening and in Birmingham in 2013 for the Love Lust Faith tour which I confess I enjoyed more, especially the acoustic set as this is how he writes the songs.On Tuesday evening the doors of the O2 opened at 18:30, previous concerts seemed to have Mars on stage around 20:00 so we arrived around 19:30ish ready for crowds. Having found out seats we were then stuck with a DJ playing his choice of music really loudly until Mars arrived on stage at 21:10. The DJ ended up playing the Mars intro video before they even appeared. Our platinum tickets meant we paid the Leto brothers £200 an hour to entertain us!
Since the first time I listen this band back en 2006 I thought they were pretentious as fuck, their music is just not that good or interesting, they just try so hard. I have more respect for Jared Leto as an actor than a musician or lyricist, even though his recent roles are not great.
I see a lot of people judging bands or artists for having a different style or communication with your fans and i think the points that you talked doesn't make 30stm a "bad band" i agree in several points but the show is wonderful, have a beautiful magic and the different ways of scream like "oh oh" as simply a part of their style i'm a brasilian and precocious fan for the band and i like 95% of their music. I'm fan of Linkin Park too, and a lot of bands alternative/rock/pop/synth. is simply an absence of understanding. I had turn a fan after listening a several times their musics until understand the band and really like it.
The mom point in particular cracked me up because my friend's mom has been stanning Jared Leto since he was on My So-Called Life, so she's basically grown up alongside him. I think that's why so much of the fanbase are around the same age as the band members themselves haha I have a lot of nostalgia for A Beautiful Lie myself because I listened to it a ton in middle school, but post-This Is War I've not been a fan for pretty much all the reasons you've discussed in this video.
All the "mom" things you say are true lol cause I'm one of em! 😅 Jared is perfect in every way in my eyes no matter what anyone ever says about him. Haters gunna hate 🙉🙈🙊
Ok guys, so I saw 30 seconds play here in the UK a couple of nights ago, and what a let down! Last saw them back in 2013 and they were good. This time around there was no support band as advertised, Letto bounced around the stage whilst the crowd did most of the singing, and when he did sing it wasn't clear, more a mumble with a few lyrics thrown in for good measure. The whole thing lasted around an hr and a half. Wtf? Won't go see them again.
Sarah Hart i just saw them tonight(birmingham) and i am in complete agreement with your experience. So little singing. Annoyingly, they were completely different to when i saw then over a decade ago. So full of life and energy and his singing was brilliant(he actually sung EVERY song) Tonight was a disappointing performance.
Here my opinion: Love the first two albums. There is bearable material on the next two albums. Those still sound interesting to me. We will not talk about America.
Haha, bearable?, Like for real, bearable?, And people saying they're pretentious, also let's talk about America, let us have a nice and relaxed conversation about that album, lol
I am a big fan of the band. Yes, they’ve changed, but I don’t think that this is bad. About the middle-aged fans. I’ve got a lot of friends who are huge fans and they are under 18. So it’s not only from middle aged. I’ve been a fan since 2015 and what I’ve experienced is unique. The Echelon (their ‘fan base’) is more than a fan base, a family is a better way to say it. The more people I’ve got to know the more I’ve fallen in love with the band, the cult and all. The reason why I love them is that their songs have messages, they touch hearts and saves lives thorugh them. Believe me, they’ve saved mine. What I’m trying to say is that people shouldn’t HATE them. They don’t have to love them, but you can only say that you hate them if you’ve got a proper reason for it. And you don’t. About Jared. I wouldn’t say that he has a huge ego. He is a humble person and a beautiful soul. All in all, I am very thankful for 30 Seconds To Mars and I hope you don’t think that they are bullshit, because they are not.
I kinda agree with a lot of the criticism of the band now , I was a huge huge fan of their 1st 3 albums and felt like they were something I could listen to and enjoy, however the last album was a pile of garbage with a few exceptions and the criticism of them going to poppy is definitely true given the last album and last 2 singles..it’s a real shame because when 30STM was a rock band they genuinely had potential to be great but when they decided to go pop they lost something that made them what they were....a good and creative band.
i agreed with everything but the fact their fandom is only attracted by Jared "beauty" or whatever. i dont care if his face comes along. I love songs!!
30 Seconds to Mars were my first favourite band. I played them so much in high school, and my favourite album is This Is War. It came out in the last year of school, so it makes me think of a very happy but also quite sad time in life - it reminds me of the last few months where all my friends were together. I am still a fan, and I'm going to see them at the end of this week, but I'm not quite so fanatical as I used to be. The new stuff's ok, and I'll put it on if I want something to relax to, but my favourites were the first three albums. :)
Hey, hello. I hope you read this. For This is war album, the reason it sounded different, a departure from the first 2, was because they were going through getting sue by their record label at the time. Emotions were high, that’s around the time I started to listen to them. I consider myself an echelon thru and thru. I watch your videos and love this band. But for sure you pointed out some real issues with the band. Yes, it’s a cult. Jared does have an ego, he’s also a control freak. But I’ve met them twice. At the this is war tour and carnivores tour. At meet and greets he’s actually super cool, the whole band is. But I feel that a lot of ppl harass him and may encounter a meaner side of him. I find their live shows to be fun, fan base is super tight. Seen them live 5-6 times. Their sound is going in a direction that I don’t like. It feels too main stream. I enjoyed love lust faith dreams, but you’re right it’s been style over substance for sure with these guys sadly. I still don’t regret my mars tattoo or that I wear my triad all the time. I might catch them on this monolith tour. I have found myself listening to them a lot less, but I know even if I’m listening to other bands, they will still be in my heart. Cheers
Hey.. I am with you on lots of your points! I Love their music up until I heard Dangerous Night. I felt it would be a mistake .I do feel very much the same with Jards larger than life..but I also did not see him become a tv crush on tbat tv show.i only found their music when by chance a pic of him made me look as he is a gorgeous looking man. Im old to most here and never comment..im 50.yup fkn old but love all tbeir music and live in Oz so I dont get to meet or concerts only in replay.im coming to Camp Mars and ill give my opinion if they are down to earth still ok. I hope they do flip music back to what we all loved and were happy to feel Echelon..even though the word is funny ok.so we can keep hope for Mars👍👍👍
I think you're all crazy. They are one of my favorite bands! I love all their albums and listen to them all the time. I heard Walk on Water and looked up the band, and quickly listened to and loved each album. I found I had discovered a new favorite band. I only learned that Jared Leto was in the band on an awards show. I watched him in My So-Called Life as a teen and when the show ended I didn't hear about him anymore. Yes, I am a fan of the band for sure, but not because Jared the actor is in it. I love the music, the lyrics, the message, the energy. I think you have to be a certain kind of person to appreciate what 30STM does. I see and hear passionate artists sharing their perspectives on the world through visual and musical art. Some of my favorite songs are Closer to the Edge, Kings and Queens, Budda for Mary, A Beautiful Lie, Rescue Me, City of Angels just to name a few. How do you not get how deep their lyrics are. They give hope, inspiration, and comfort to so many who "get" what 30STM is saying. I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't see what we fans see in this band, and don't get what we are getting from the music. It's your loss.😔
I’m a fan personally, and I can imagine people agreeing with some of those reasons even tho I don’t, but let me tell you one thing. If we’re talking about the way they treat fans you couldn’t be more wrong. Maybe some people had some bad experiences in their life but honestly that is a key with almost every famous person if you meet them not in the right moment. When I’ve met them they were so so nice, Jared even complemented my hair and t-shirt I was wearing. I’m 21 btw and definitely not a mom XD
To pretty much anyone: You don’t have to like everything, you don’t have to listen to their songs, you don’t have to like their new stuff or their old stuff, and you don’t need to make your negative opinions known. We can like their music and we can listen to it and we can enjoy it and this isn’t an invite to be judged. We can feel things and we can get attached and that isn’t a bad thing.
I used to be a massive fan of them! I love A beautiful lie and This is War, whereas the first album is a bit too much to me. But love lust face and dreams was way to pop for me, as well as their new songs. Also I have stopped understanding them as band, they are going on tour now without even having released a new album, and those fan gigs they do are really weird to me. And yes Jared is very egocentric, but he used to be a very nice person and very nice to fans, as far as im concerned.
I also feel like it made more sense to be a fangirl when i was 13 then now (im 20). If they released good songs like they used to i would gladly listen to them, but as it seems they will continue to put quantity over quality my days as a part of the echelon are over .
I totally agree. Also, I dont wanna offend you, but their current style is also approached for 13 year old girls. You just grew out of them:) The´re many bands growing with their fanbase, and bands like 30STM or Maroon 5 which are always aiming for the top 10 charts, which are unfortunately determined by younger people. Makes me sad to see that cause I love his acting roles and liked the first albums tho.
The same thing. I used to be a big fan of 30STM since I was 13 years old. Now, I am in my mid twenties and I can't listen their new album at all. It feels like they made it within one week. Only Remedy has some feelings in it. Although I am very grateful to 30STM, because of them I met a lot of friends and 6 years ago, I met one of my best friend-she was from Echelon too. I also had opportunity to meet Tomo on the street and went on coffee with him. He is simply nice guy. I was so disappointed to know that he quite the band. Something went wrong since 30STM is very important for him. As for Jared, I met him once 4 years ago. He was so tired, but still he gave autographs. I went to their concert 5 month ago and they were late for 1 hour. The energy on the concert isn't the same and new album is primitive. Jared was acting like the King on the show, trying to force fans to sing his new songs that they actually didn't know so well. It seems like his image is more important for him that actually music. Unfortunately, I'm so disappointed in this band... This is so depressing.
I agree that the old stuff is the "goods", but evidently somebody's diggin' it. There fanbase seems to be significant. I find the whole "selling out" thing a little absurd though. As a 53 year old musician, I can't imaging never growing or evolving musically. When people would have that claim on Metallica I would always say "It's kind of hard to pretend to still be mad at the world when you've got 50 million in the bank". Just sayin'.
I used to be a huge 30 Seconds to Mars fan. Saw them live several times, the first time was over 10 years ago. But ever since their third album This is War (which I still loved), they became really popular and I don't think it did them good. I didn't bother to buy their fourth album because I just didn't really like songs and when I listened to their new single that was released a few weeks ago, I literally sat here shaking my head. It's so generic. They claim to be all about art and shit but nothing they do is special anymore. And Jared Leto has proven several times that he is an absolute douchebag.
About the mom thing, you have to think, their first album came out in 2002 or 2003 and 2nd came out in 2005. Woman who were 20 then would be 40 more or close
I personally love Thirty Seconds To Mars. I do agree that Jared Leto is pretty egotistical, but that doesn’t really affect the way I listen to them. I like how they switch up the vibe of the music for every album. The chorus’ do sound the same on each album but I think it’s kinda cool. It gives a certain sound to the album. I understand why a lot of people don’t like them. Hell, one of my best friends says she doesn’t like them because of Jared Leto. But I do really like Thirty Seconds To Mars and the way they’re very thematic. And honestly, I’m not that excited for the new album. We’ll just have to wait and see.
The album this is war was made as the band was being sued 30 million dollars at the time by there recorded label, mars won the court case but the album was about there fight, that is what the songs on the album represents.
This is war is one of my favorite albums of all time, and I also saw them on the carnivores tour with Linkin Park and I thought they were awesome, but I honestly do agree with a lot of the things you said.
Carter Boggess they were horrible in that tour I was so disappointed that The Whole band didn’t even play the kill with the band and just made us sing that song :/
Haha yeah... My 41 year old mother really likes 30 Seconds To Mars. She's not like a massive fan or anything, but I've noticed that she always makes sure to turn the volume up when one of their songs is on the radio. What is it about moms and Jared Leto?
bookworm394 hes a 47 great looking sexy man and yes im 38 a mom and grandmother and i love 30secondstomars im going to their concert in june2018.. Ur mum knows a sexy man when she sees one 😉
I have no idea what to make my username Well, I became a fan when they started back when I was a teenager, so a person can't continue to be a fan of a band and their music as they get older? I'm not a mom, but I am 32, and it is not because of their looks, I'm talking about the MUSIC, so please enlighten me, I wasn't aware that people had to stop being a fan of certain bands as they get older. I have been a fan of the Foo Fighters since I was a kid, and I still am, same with Linkin Park, Garbage, The Pixies, New Found Glory, Otep, truly, I could name every band that I became a fan of when I was a kid, so how is that any different just because some women like them for their looks, and not just Jared, but also Shannon, and Tomo, does not mean all of us are fans for that reason, and staying a fan as you get older is in no way a bad thing, or weird. Music is music and the fans are fans, period, end of story, if you don't like them, don't listen to them. Why spread hate and gossip for absolutely no reason? If you aren't a true music fan, spend your time doing something else, it's that easy.
I was lucky enough to have seen Thirty Seconds to Mars during the time of A Beautiful Lie. It was a great concert. Shannon Leto is a power house drummer. Their guitar player Tomo (sorry if misspelled) is excellent. I have not heard all of their later works but for me A Beautiful Lie and their debut album are highlights.
I actually saw 30 Seconds to Mars in concert at the Anaheim House of Blues WAY back in 2003 when their first album was still pretty new. That probably sounds like a hipster "I liked them before they were cool" claim, but I didn't like them at all then, and I have not liked them at any point since then. They were the opening band on Chevelle's tour for Wonder What's Next, and all I really remember about their performance is that Jared Leto seemed downright pissed that the crowd wasn't really into them, to the point where he cursed at fans up in the balcony (who had actual tables to sit at because they were eating dinner), for not standing up and participating in whatever he was trying to get the crowd to do. He asked them if they thought they were at a f*ckin' Celine Dion concert. Admittedly that was kinda funny. But any band that puts that much emphasis on getting a crowd to participate, when the music itself isn't doing the job, is going to wind up on my shitlist real fast. This ain't preschool, I don't have to do your corny song and dance if I don't feel like it. The crowd-shaming is even more irritating when it's coming from an opening band, and not the headliner most of the crowd actually showed up to see. (For the record, the guys in Chevelle seemed to appreciate us, and mostly let their music do the talking. See, Jared? It's really not that hard.) I forgot about 30STM until "Closer to the Edge" made the rounds as a single in 2010-11. Thought it was pretty catchy. Checked out the album "This Is War" and thought it was trying WAY too hard to bludgeon big hooks into my brain without the instrumental or lyrical talent to support it. I haven't bothered with the band since then. I'm 40, which is apparently the exact right age for a 30STM fan, but I'm immune to Jared's boyish good looks, so maybe that's the part I'm missing?
Haven't watched it yet, but I'm predicting one of the reasons is that Jared Leto is an actor & that he played the Joker in Suicide Squad, and that he currently looks like Jesus.
I love 30 seconds to mars. But I do agree with EVERYTHING on this list! Lol! I am very weird, so mabe that's why I love Jared Leto so much. Back in 2009, with their album This is War, I thought about few of their songs to be boring because of the repetivity of the songs being very similar to one another. For example, I really disliked Hurricane in 2009, but it hit home in 2016. These songs are meant to be heard when you are at a certain point of your life and not before. They have deep meaning, more than you think. Talking about world issues, division in people and religion... these are things Jared adresses and for sure he'll have a back lash of hate for giving his opinion. So no wonder he is so rude. At a certain point of your life, you stop trying to impress people, celebrity or not. I saw them live twice and never had the actual proof that Jared can sing live (except on Instagram). The first time in 2013 made me quit listening to them for 3 years, then the 2nd time in 2017, I didn't even noticed. I was singing too loud to even hear him! lol. I do think however that it's the key to success to be this egocentric, because wanting to be famous IS egocentric in itself. I like how involved he is in the present with politics and with the opinions of his fans. If he comes off rude, sorry if this is rude, but there are so much BS people out there that I can't blame him. Fans are so demanding so you need to distance yourself from them. For the mom part... he is 46 years old. So it's normal he attracts people more of his age. Even if I am 25 and mesmerized by him. Anyway, these are all facts about this band. But he meaning behing it matters the most
So funny thing about the Mom thing. My mother had no idea who Jared Leto was, kinda forgot about him whenever I mentioned him bc I used to like 30stm, and Suicide Squad (and Leto’s antics by extension) was everywhere when I was in high school. I also watched this vid a few years ago bc I was only a casual listener and wanted to get a general idea of what more ingrained fans thought. The point about middle-aged mothers gravitating to this band and Leto was especially interesting bc I could kinda see it happening. Then mom saw the Morbius commercial for the first time and said something along the lines of, “maybe we should watch the movie with the hot guy.” When I figured out who and what she was referencing, my immediate thought was “holy shit, Jared Leto really is mom-nip.”
I still had a hope after successful post world record and leto's oscar-winning tours, but they recently made style change and the new album will disappoints me a lot
Agree with most of the points. But I think it's mostly Jared Leto doing most of the work in the band and it seems he overexperiments most of the things. And he seems lazy and also desperate to prove that he can still produce art in the form of music, after his movies go downhill in recent. His roles in new mainstream movies has always got unnoticed and I feel he is trying hard not to let it hurt his ego.
I think they are quite good, or at least they used to be. The first 3 albums and their rarities are extremely good, but after that it went downhill, fast.
I can see what you are saying and I get how some people think that way. I have been a fan of the band for 15 years. I have been to 3 concerts over that time and I find they were brilliant each time. Jared is an amazing performer and knows how to work a crowd. I met him when they were signing things after the show and he was very chatty and friendly to me. I think 'acting' over confident is usually a sign of not being all that confident at all and want to hide that. Putting yourself out as an artist and get a lot of hate and love can be surely very intense. The sound has change a lot over the years, I agree. You either love it or hate it I guess. I prefer they older stuff myself but I still love the new sound. At least it doesn't get boring. And the next point you brought up with all sounding the same kind of contradicts the previous comment. Anyway. I am a mom and a fan. And since I have been a fan for 15 years I obviously can't be 15 now. Jared isn't that young himself. So I guess long term fans or always at least middle aged. I don't know what is wrong with that. As if mum aren't humans or something. We all get older. I see Jared as a very hard working ,committed artist that puts a lot of effort and time into communicating with 'fan's' and I think its really admirable. If you love or hate a band is really personal preference.
Another thing is over the course of this past decade, they've more and more distanced themselves from their first two albums, only ever acknowledging them when cornered in an interview (directly asked), or when they seldom play an old song as acoustic. They even ask fans in the crowd "what do you wanna hear?" and you'll hear audiences in videos of them live scream "Echelon! From Yesterday! etc", and Jared ignores it like, "nah, I've already decided what I'm going to play, Idk why I even asked you all, lol". I made myself sound like a care about this point more than I actually do, it's just interesting to me is all, lol.
Kurt Simmons Yeah, that's why they are currently doing the full rock version of "The Kill" on their current tour...If you don't actually have a clue and have not seen them on tour, recently how would you know what they play?
This wasn't meant to be taken as an attack. I have a clue what I'm talking about because I watch a lot of their full concerts on YT, and it seems to be the case. It's also a widely discussed topic online about them, some have theorized they're embarrassed to play their old material, that Jared can't sing them anymore, or that this is part of their old lawsuit settlement. If they're finally bringing back old songs on their 2018 tour, that's terrific!
Kurt Simmons The key word you used is "theorized"...Do you know why Kurt Cobain hated playing "Smells Like Teen Spirit"? Well, when you play a song 1000s of times, and as an artist want to present a new form of art, it can get pretty monotonous, even if they truly do love their older songs. The band tours ALOT, and they can change, bands and musicians shouldn't have to fit into one label, music is art, and art changes as a person or people change. They have been doing more of their older songs live, but they shouldn't HAVE to do anything just to please people, this is why they are conflicted about even doing anymore albums, because they get so much backlash for trying new things, since when did that become a bad thing? I love all genres of music, so I don't need anyone music to be one way or another for me to love the music, that's just my opinion.
Oh hey, I've missed you! And the "overplaying songs to the point of them becoming monotonous" is certainly another good point. But then why are they still playing Closer to the Edge, Up In the Air, Kings and Queens, Do or Die, etc every show for the last forever years? They haven't gotten sick of those ones, though? And the songs people are talking about them not playing are songs they haven't played regularly since 2008, those songs are probably safe to come back now if the band was tired of playing them for a while. I dunno, I'm not one of those fans that's stuck in the past like a good portion are, I was just making an argument case FOR that crowd in my initial post since this is "5 Reasons People Hate 30STM", and some of the points I made are my own as well. They can play whatever, I just like to read what people are thinking as to WHY they play only certain things. It was cool to hear your side, too.
I am not. I wish I was but ticket prices are way to high. I remember when Mars tickets were $30. It is really sad. Even the tour they did with LP and AFI was under $50. And we got to see three amazing bands not just one.
I used to be a huge fan of 30 Seconds to Mars. Discovered them, like most people, with A Beautiful Lie. I love the first 3 albums even if This Is War is flawed and enjoyed LLFD for bringing an electronica vibe to rock. I disliked everything else that they released afterwards. No longer a fan. I personally disagree with the point about their songs being all the same though. Some are similar, but I found your example to be jarring, A Beautiful Lie. You can't listen to The Kill and tell me it sounds similar to The Fantasy, Was It A Dream, R-evolve, From Yesterday or Hunter, or say any of these are similar to the others in the album.
I have to agree with the concert part, I was at their concert last week and the crowd was practically singing all the songs with him and doing what he wanted. I walked in a fan and left disappointed ._.
Here's a great suggestion, watch the documentary Artifact that they made about how they and most other bands get screwed by record labels, that should tell you enough about real FACTS about the band, as opposed to just gossip.
Anyone who watches Artifact and doesn’t have TOTAL respect for 30stm (even regardless if you like the music or not) are clueless. What they have done for the music industry and the way they have revolutionised artists possibilities means they are epic... no arguments.
Kayleigh Brown Yes, because this video is full of gossip and not actual truth. Watch the documentary and it should shed some light on the point I'm trying to make....which is that this person shouldn't make assumptions about things they don't actually know, but just what they've heard. It's very clear they know nothing TRUE about this band or any of the members in it, or how hard they've worked for their creative freedom. Whether this person, or anyone, likes their music or not, they should at least have respect for the fact that this band took a huge risk exposing the music industry/record labels, and how they screw bands and musicians. Unfortunately, this person didn't actually do any research and just made assumptions based on what they've heard from childish gossip. It's just an unnecessary video made to get views, using gossip, which is unfortunate, but it's what most people prefer, because they love drama and lies over kindness and truth. Negativity just breeds more negativity and we have more than enough of that in this world already. Just because I may not like a band or musician's music doesn't mean I would say anything bad about them, especially when it's so far from the truth, it's just basic human decency. 💜✌🏻
Well that's cool and all but it doesn't really have much of anything to do with half the points made in this vid, does it? Like, ok. They made it so the record companies couldn't screw over their talent. That's awesome, but hypothetically speaking, it doesn't really change them being pretentious or putting style over substance or having all their music sound the same. Whether any of that's true is a different matter, but if it is, the fact that they did all the awesome stuff doesn't counteract it. Negative points aren't automatically erased by the presence of separate positive ones.
Kayleigh Brown I addressed the other ridiculous points made in this video in other comments, and don't have the time to go through every point again, but if you scroll through, they are there, this was just one point I was making. The point is, this was fueled only by hate, instead of using "sources" like gossip forums, he should have used actual facts, and talked to fans, and fans that may not like their music anymore, to balance it out a bit, but to go solely off of rumor, rumor sites and forums, and only the negative opinions when there are far more positive views and opinions to also take into consideration is one sided and uneducated. If someone is going to do negative videos just to get views, I just don't get it, I'm sorry, I believe in positivity and at the very least a balance of good points and bad points, and that is not displayed in this video. The worst part is the positive far outweighs the negative of people who are just close minded to different types of music, rock is not the only genre, and I'm not sure why any band has to label their sound, it's art, people change, music changes, art changes, how is that a bad thing? If everything just stays the same all the time that would be terribly boring. As far as the "pretentious" nonsense, it's called having confidence. Sorry if that upsets people that some people actually have confidence, although he does tend to be shy and reserved alot, understandable when you encounter so many people and tour for so long, it's exhausting. I did address that point further in another comment as well, so again. This was one point I made, feel free to scroll through and read my many others, but it seems like a waste of time, because it's clear that this video is completely one sided, and based on alot of rumor, as opposed to FACTS, it would be much easier to just actually follow some of the many wonderful things the band does, beyond how amazing they are with their fans, you can see very clearly that this young man does not know the difference between pretentious and confident, positive, and outgoing. 💜✌🏻
They need to bring back the sound of the first albums.
30stm
Space rock era
Their first album is ahead of our time, that's why not many people feel it. It's piece of magic. Beautiful and amazing, i wish they make music like that someday.
this is war is a legit amazing album and the live performances from that era were unmatched
30STM are my favourite band and I love their music, but I respect your opinion and I fully understand these criticisms which are justified to be completely honest. Glad you presented them in a mature and sensible way without being stupid. Good job
M Taylor wow, an actual open-minded superfan. Props
Some people need to realise that their favourite artists arent gods and are capable of not so great things. I fully understand the criticisms of 30STM but it doesnt affect my enjoyment of the music
+1
M Taylor i don't what he said is true cus i have being echelon since a long time this dude trying to make 30STM look in bad way
You, I can appreciate. I can see why people feel the way this video is about. However I don't mind that they try to sell out as I still love their material they bring, I don't mind that everything sounds the same as that can also give the band a very clear and specific image (look at Breaking Benjamin), However I wish that Jared's ego was just a little less. But still, I love the band and I respect others opinion about it. Cheers.
I don't HATE the band, but I can't stand the way they carry themselves and I don't care for their new pop/alternative rock sound. While A Beautiful Lie was definitely a move towards a more "mainstream" sound, it still had the atmospheric edge that gave the songs on their self-titled record passion and personality. After that record nothing really caught my ear as being very uniquely their own sound.
Didn't know they were hated. I personally don't vibe with the music post This Is War, but the messages in their songs are still wonderful and I support them.
Jared Leto looks more like Jesus than even Chad Kroeger did in 1999... holy crap.
jc1424 Agreed, he doesn't look like a normal person of his age
Lol
Soo... Jesus was white? Right lol
Who cares how he look like....he‘s gorgeous anyway 😊
It's sad
Just so you know, us “mam’s” have mostly been following the band for at least a decade and a half. I have loved their music since Capricorn and yeah it’s mellowed out over the years but so have I, hence why I still love them today... not just for Jared.
Moms love Jared because everyone that age was obsessed with him on My so called life when they were like 12
I went to their concert in Bologna a week ago and they gave the opportunity to 1000 fans to have a special signing after the show for free. They care for their fans a lot. They also invited those with a special pack to the sound check even though it was NOT included in the packet itself.
i ate bologna once
I'm sure that had nothing to do with his latest film bombing at theaters twice.
@@hurricanev6 I commented that 4 years ago friend. Still, I'm sure this has nothing to do with your ability to understand the passing of time though...
They’ll def charge for a summer camp where they don’t even show up for it so…
Haven't watched the video yet but I'm predicting that "they sold out" and "Jared Leto is pretentious" will be a couple obvious reasons.
Jared does have the 'lefty pretentious vibe' going on but then again most vegan's have that Plus excellent skin care. My views are the green monster of others and sometimes Jared can misjudge his audience and think they will share his world viewpoint. In short Jared is awesome but only if you share his world view. Which is pretty neat if you do! You would not understand.
Anna@Bella Eh idc either way. Jared Leto being pretentious is just a common complaint I see so that's why I assumed it would be a reason in this video.
OMG HOW DID YOU KNOW LOL totally didn't see it coming XD
Jared is prententious ? wtf is awesome, and he's very humanitarian.
Joker Queen I like Jared Leto
They formed as a band in 1998 and released their first studio album in 2002. It's 2018. Of course the music is going to change. A lot of people don't like the direction they've gone in; I personally do. Jared has changed a lot in 20 years, so the kind of music he makes has changed. People evolve and grow; so does their art. I personally think each album has its own unique sound and theme, which makes each one special for a different reason. I've seen them live multiple times and the energy is just amazing. They always put on a hell of a show. I'll be a proud Mars fan for life. :)
"Evolve" is debatable but I can respect your opinion
Too bad he got chopped up
Rep Ninja no bring me the horizon gradually “evolved”. Thirty seconds to Mars literally changed over night and sounds like every other pop song that plays on the radio.
in my opinion jared leto is one of the most down to earth celebrities ive seen, dont know where the idea of he having so much ego come from
panic en la disco because he looks good and is very confident which makes people think that he has a big ego.
Yvonne Werner he tries to act like a worldy down to earth person but he tries way too hard..
Y_ rew I don't think being confident is a negative personality trait
I love 30stm but never quite understood Jared. He does seem like he tries hard to appear a certain way and there are of course all the negative rumors about him but there are no proof for any of them... When I saw 30stm live he made a lot of sexual jokes while there were indeed children in the audience although their native language was most likely not english anyway, but still. I don't know if he's just trying to come off a certain way or if he's just kind of awkward and odd so he makes up for it with acting overly confident sometimes. After all lots of creative people are odd.
panic en la disco It comes from gossip, jealousy, and people not understanding that just being yourself is never a bad thing, and being confident is never a bad thing. Some people interpret that as "ego", when in fact it is just confidence, yes, he can be a little awkward sometimes, he tours the world, comes across millions of fans, and works his ass off, that can cause a person to sometimes be a little tired and awkward. I would love to see some of the people with negative comments about him do what he does in just ONE DAY, and see how it works out for them. 😊✌🏻
I became part of the echelon during the This Is War era. Their songs were all about dreaming, believing in yourself and fighting for your dreams. All members had an input in the band's direction and had the opportunity to show their talent. It wasnt the jared leto band. It was 30stm. They partnered with some website to stream live but you had to pay for it...while other people were streaming for free jared decided his streams needed to be HQ and thus have us pay (dont know what became of that). And though we got an insight into how they make songs from that stream (i was blown away by how organic their writing and producing process still was, making me fall in love with them more) I started to realise jared hyped everything up. He made a scene, made you believe you were part of something great, the music he was producing was life changing, when in reality...both albums after this is war sucked. I loved that man and that band from 2009 but I have to say....jared leto has characteristics of a sociopath...a true jim jones cult leader type of charisma about him. I loved his weirdness but sometimes he crosses the line.
"both albums after this is war sucked" sounds like a you problem :) didnt need this whole paragraph for that :)
I don't hate 30 seconds to mars but they do over sell themselves.
Not overrated. OverSold. Overhyped more so...
Kyubey EXACTLY
Oversold is probably the right term
At least not as oversold as retards like Taylor Swift or Rihanna e.g. which is also full of sexism. They present a woman like a commercial product. Thirty seconds to Mars has at least a message which is worth spreading so please stop hating idiots!!
Adam Delonge taylor swift yeah not so much rhianna. I mean she worked extremely hard to get she is.
11 years in the game and she works so hard.
Taylor Swift on the other hand...
She brainwash people like with he song 'work work work' and she barely has clothes on.
I absolutely second the statement about the meet'n'greets. I payed 400 dollars just to have a picutre taken with them! And Jared was so...just as you described him...something better and he let us feel exactly that. Plus, Shannon wasn't even with them at the time. I really felt like I had just thrown my money out the window. All I got was some random goodie bag and a digital picture - for 400 dollars! And as for the cult part....I would really go as far as calling it a cult. Have you ever met "the Echelon"? Have you ever been confronted with the question as to what the Argus Apocraphex is? No? I've been there and it almost drove me insane. Maybe I was just sensitive, but it definiteley had a cult-like vibe to it. It was scary at times. The fan bases I'm in now are comepletely different from that. Maybe I just met the wrong people back then, but I'm so happy I got out of there. =/
Nayeli DeathKnight preach
What a surprise the age of their fans would be 30-40 years old?? Which is Jared Leto's, Tomos's and Shannon's age group; Shocking. This is the same for band 'Take That' in the UK!
The Letos are closer to 50 years than 30-40..
Also, people seem to have forgotten that Jared Leto became pretty famous for being a heartthrob character in the 90's teen drama "My So-Called Life". Hmm.. wonder why a lot of their fans are 30-40 year old moms???
A bit a Mystery that really! Note my Sarcasm! lols
They are both in their late 40's which makes having fans aged 30-40 age appropriate!
I went to those concert in Manchester last week, vast majority of people there were late 20/ mid 30, and there was a large number of over 40s there.
I love This Is War, I started listening to them in The Beautiful Lie and didn't found out Jared was actually an actor and a thing in 2012. I saw them live in 2014 and it was odd to me because Jared spent all the time in the ''runway'' part of the stage getting all the attention while the rest of the band was waaaaaay in the back and you couldn't even see them. Plus, in a moment he took his poncho off (yes he was wearing a poncho) and threw a bottle of water over his naked body and people went INSANE. And I mean, yes he's really hot but I went to see 30STM not Jared Leto and some other dudes playing in the backround. And even tho I like his early music, I stopped listening to them at all when I found out he was accused of abuse and non-consensual sex practices. So yeah, for me they early music was great but Jared ruined it.
You’re guessing about a skin care routine - he said he only uses water & his mother’s skin looks young and beautiful. When did Jared ever go around telling people he’s talented? And I’ve never heard him say his ideas, movies or everything he’s involved with are the best or gold. He’s said many times how many failures he’s had. I doubt he thinks he’s too good for meet & greets but is probably sometimes tired, moody or reacting to comments. Their music doesn’t all sound the same & I listen to most of it. I also I don’t like it when Jared wants everyone to get down so they can jump up. And Jared had to be tough cuz actors AND musicians didn't accept him as either. Moms? Look at the young girls at his current tour.
I actually laughed so hard at so many of the things this guy said in this video. Especially at the points you've made. He's never once said how talented he is, even though he easily could. And his skin care? People are really gonna bash him for how good he looks at what? 47? And then being attacked for being a method actor?
@@tessmarie2933 I agree completely, if anything, Jared Leto looks like one of the most chilliest guys ever, he doesn't really go around overexposing himself all the time, only if its for promotional material on his work, and that was it; about the "moms fanbase", it comes back to the age he actually has, so of course women that are contemporary to him, who are moms, would be attracted to him, I know my mom is one of them
I was looking for a comment like this! Young looks runs in the family. Look at Constance, and Shannon
I've been listening to them for the past 10 years and I do agree with all of this. The thing I hate the most is their lack of professionalism. They spend years creating an album and then it's no big deal. Like this album for instance. It will be released next month and the final recordings were just sent to the label days ago. I would not be surprised if it was postponed at some point because Jared is a "perfectionist". Yes he has a lot on his plate but so do others.
It looks to me that Jared Leto knows exactly the kind of person he is and knows how to use that to his advantage.
Dude. Jared Leto is doing what he loves. As you get older your emotions change and Jared Leto has a lot of emotions. The music they create today is perfect for themselves. He isn't doing as many drugs as he did as his early days and that's why the music doesn't sound the same. I love the first two albums more than anything else they have done but at the end of the day the music really comes from the soul and Jared Leto isn't the acid dosing, cocaine hitting, crazy guy he was 20 years ago. I love 30stm no matter what direction they go.
What do you think of the third album?, Just curious
True but Leto never did drugs at all
@@EnDependance123 Are you sure about that?
This is war was there last good album
joshua crewes *their
Agreed
For sure. I like a few songs off the new one, but it definitely doesn’t have the depth or variety that This Is War had.
I liked LLFD, but their new album eeeeek not so much.
joshua crewes I think is a masterpiece, at least for me
Where is the intro song from? The one at 0:04 ?
Yo that paramore poster is awesome
I used to really like their music. Some of it is still okay. I liked the Beautiful Lie and the other stuff before it. Occasionally, they put out one or two good songs, but I myself prefer the older stuff. The newer stuff isn't to my taste. :/
As a massive 30STM fan, I'm alright with this as long as you don't force your opinions on others.
I am a gigantic fan of 30STM. I know a lot people who just can't past Jared Leto's "ego." Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do to change people's minds. LLFD is my third favorite album of all time. I am i giant fan of concept albums and I like when an album goes further than just the songs on the record. I am a ginormous fan of their music videos, just being a huge cinema fan. I love on how the band does more than just the music on the albums. I would love to go to Camp Mars one year.
I've developed a love-hate relationship with 30stm and Jared Leto myslef. I got obsessed with the band in 2006 then in like 2011 I started seeing through the bullshit and drifted away completely. Then after hearing the beautiful speech Jared made about Chester Bennington's death I kinda went back to following 30stm. Now I've got tickets to their two upcoming shows and I'm obsessed again. I am aware of all the things you talked about in the video, I agree with it and I wish they went back to playing rock again but I don't know, I don't care that much. I think Chester's death had a lot to do with that. I want to appreciate my childhood/teenage idols while I can. Great video!
nagini06 You’re brainwashed, wake the fuck up! Jared mocks Jesus. I can’t believe you came to your senses, but went back. Abusive relationship much?
Jrrcor haha, I love it!
@@jrrcorcloudsaremine That's the think what turn me off about Jared. He mocks Jesus and hang out with famous perv Terry Richardson. I dig that guy and he is awful. It's strange how I didn't see it years ago, but I guess people just don't think when they see such attractive man
sofycolt27 There are so many other guys that are much more attractive than Jared. Sad... He’s really not that great. He has to surround himself with kids because a real woman would never put up with his crap!
nagini06 it’s the truth... Why get stuck on someone who can’t even talk about love or sex on the right way..??? He thinks sex is a power play? Honestly, he’s really not even that cute when you compare him to someone like Jason Momoa. That’s a real man!!!
Interesting points, but as much as I have seen them, gone to Mars Camp, I have to disagree with most opinions. Mars and Jared Leto are very down to earth, fun, and caring. "The Internet" always has "their" opinion. It's for those who understand. You either get it or you don't.
What adult would go to a camp to be around to do arts and crafts and spend just enough time with the band to appease you? A lot of hungry ass suckers. Again, ridiculous!
@@jrrcorcloudsaremine I would, I think the idea sounds awesome, unfortunately I'm just too poor to afford it
I'm sorry but I don't agree with anything you say I love 30stm so much and jared leto and there songs to i listen to them all the time even the older ones and this is the band where I discovered the ecualon family and 30stm saved my life and the ecualon to i will always love them and the band to #love30stmforever #echelonforever
Unfortunately the Echelon is not what it used to be. Nobody cares about each other like they did ten years ago and they are a dying breed. I still consider myself an Echelon but I am not as passionate about the band as I was from 2006 to about 2013.
First three albums were unbelievable! lLFD was good but started the pop curve. This new album they just went off the deep end. There was so much power and passion in the first three albums and it just seems that they have lost their edge. By all means stick with them if you love them. I have kind of lost interest. Take care!!
I think somone needs a remedy. Lmao thanks for the music jared. Fuck the haters
I just have to roll my eyes when people say any artist "sells out" and makes their music mainstream for money. Im sure sometimes that happens, but the vast majority of the time it's the record labels that demand that. Everyone should know by now how money-hungry music producers are. That's why more often than not if an artist switches to a different label, their sound changes. Common sense people, use it.
AND WHOSE PROBLEM IS THIS.
I’m a fan of the band, but when I saw them on the Carnivores Tour with Linkin Park, Linkin Park blew them out of the water. I remember my jaw dropping when Chester held out the giant scream during “Given Up” and completely forgetting about Thirty Seconds to Mars 😂 that being said, I do kind of want to see them perform on their own tour, and I am considering seeing them this summer, but it all depends.
If you still consider let me tell you that I witnessed them in Munich 2 days ago and it was a big let-down. It was a 70 minutes Leto-Show, even 2 of their members were hidden beside the stage. I really like their first albums, but as the music became more and more blushed out the live shows were made for teens who dont care about music experience but more about seeing their favourite crush. Dont get me wrong, I love all his acting roles so far ( maybe the joker not that much) but the show became boring after 30 minutes.
I also went to a show on that tour and you are so right. I went for 30 STM but I am also a fan of LP so that was a bonus for me. Mars was alright but LP as you said blew them out of the water. They were energetic and rowdy and loud and amazing. I am so glad I got to see them live before Ches passed.
Olivia Tornes They organized Carnivores Tour with Linkin Park, because LP had not toured in awhile, which is why they were the headlining band, and not 30STM, who had already done a full US and International headlining tour the year before Carnivores, the point was for the focus to be on LP, anyone who doesn't know that clearly was not paying attention when they announced the tour.
KweenOfNoize 214 I know that LP was the focus... I went for LP. I was just saying that 30 STM didn’t compare in terms of performance. Yeah, they had cool theatrics, but in terms of the actual music, Linkin Park was way better.
Olivia Tornes Well, I can understand that as a matter of your opinion. I think I got a little defensive from reading some of the ridiculously negative comments on here, and it had me in a mood, lol. I love LP's music, and I love 30STM's music, they are different, and people have different tastes, I like just about every genre of music, and not everyone is the same, so I do understand where you are coming from. I was having a moment and it may have carried over into my response to you, and I apologize for that. 😊✌🏻
I really enjoyed this review and the comments thus far. About their music-every musician/band grows over time with their age and experiences and so does their music. They retain the same style, but typically their music evolves. As an Echelon, I enjoy most of the music. The first two songs of the current album about to be released, America, did rub me the wrong way and I was disappointed. Then I heard “One Track Mind” and loved it. Still not their old style, but it was redeeming.
While I have have never met the the band, I have been blocked from Jared’s Instagram. When he posted a shirtless pic of himself from his early 30’s and simply said something like, ‘caption this’, I said “Egotistical, narcissistic, needy and lonely.” Sorry, I’m a therapist and a lemming. The more interesting thing for me was the hatred I received from the other fans admonishing me for saying such things about their god-er-Jared. One said I shouldn’t be allowed to be an Echelon and others called me names. I asked them if 1.Jared would support the way they were behaving (no) 2. Did I not have a right to my opinion (yes) 3. Was he not being exactly as I was saying because he was sitting somewhere posting a pic of himself from a decade earlier asking his adoring followers to “caption this” knowing they would say nothing but ego-boosting and loving comments!!!?? Sending him love and adoration for him to bask in at that very moment? And as he was watching the feed he came across MY comment and BAM! WHAT?! A negative COMMENT!? I am sure he was in disbelief. Then he blocked me. But 4. WERE THEY MAD BECAUSE HE SAW ME/REACTED TO ME and not them...Now I ask you to tell me that he is not egocentric.
In his defense (a little) at the VIP meet and greets the band does see hundreds of people each week. How would you feel if that was you? But they knew what they were signing up for. I am a 49 year old mother of a 27 year old successful child who mocks my love of 30STM music and small crush on SHANNON Leto. I definitely don’t think Shannon or Tomo don’t get enough credit. Their music, one song in particular, was important to to me at a turning point in my life. It might have even saved it. So for that I am grateful. Do or die people. Do. Or. Die.
Has anyone seen their film Artifact? I thought it was a very interesting look inside he record industry and I learned a lot from it. It was very well and does a little insight into why they are the way they are.
Final comment. I saw 30STM with MUSE last summer. I was one of the few Echelon fans in the crowd. I made my presence known to my fellow concert-goers and warned them I would geek out when the band came out and I delivered. At the beginning of the show he crowd was definitely Muse fans. Jared had hurt his leg at the previous show and has a cane. He was dressed in a hideous outfit and Shannon looked glorious and Tomo was his awesome, rocking self. It was hotter than hell. Complaint-I don’t ever want to pay to hear the crowd sing The Kill to and acoustic guitar again. EVER. Or a wa-hoo-oh! CREDIT- By the end of the 30STM set, Jared had the ENTIRE crowd whipped into a frenzy, singing along, with him at the back of the arena, he cane tossed halfway through the show, while the roadies quietly set up for Muse. No one noticed but me I think. So I have to give the man credit. He is an excellent showman. He does his job supremely well. He has the crowd singing, cheering, competing for loudness; and at the end, a huge send off. Muse was poised and ready to play allowing for a seamless transition and an extended concert experience, at least in my mind. So before you judge the man for doing his job, watch him actually DO HIS JOB. Then compare him to every other egocentric lead singer that was famous when there wasn’t social media to exploit their eccentricity. I am sure you can think of a few.
It was the first band who drove me into rock music
Always loved them
I’ve met him and I thought he was lovely, maybe I’m bias but he made me feel comfortable and smiled at me, we where at a Q&A at his documentary about the band and he was great with the audience. This is a band where you need an open mind about the music, they grow and change each album, if you only like one album only listen to that album you don’t have to like everything of a band to enjoy them...
1 through 6: Walk On Water
Scott Basler & Dangerous night
"Hail to the Victor" is even worse than these 2 to be honest.
I agree with the way they treat their fans. Jared is very rude. It happened to me. I was the last one left inside a theatre after winning tickets for a screening for his Huracane video and I asked him if I could get a picture. He looked at me and called his security guard and told him something. As the security guard started walking towards me Jarod walked away and the guard told me to exit the theatre. I was dissapointed because I was being polite and respectful and he could have easily said. No sorry and didn't have to send anyone. Also.. why not take a picture with someone that won tickets from them? You would think they would want to treat their fans good.
I think these are fair opinions, especially the ones about Jared’s ego and a lack of stage presence when on tour. I personally don’t think that all the songs sound the same and I was a fan of their last 2 albums. Obviously they don’t come close to a beautiful lie, but they’re not the worst records to label themselves as rock albums. I love when Jared unleashes on songs but I think it is fair to say that he’s been kind of being complacent with the vocals as of recent (post-a beautiful lie). Still, I’ve remained a fan and I find lots of high points in each record. Kind of hoping the new record isn’t pure trash and has more good than bad. Not too optimistic based off of the first two songs, though.
30STM one of my favorite bands. They helped me through a very hard time in my life. Jared Leto does have a bit of an ego but that doesn't take away from them making good music.
I remember finding A Beautiful Lie when I was 11. Oh, my emo days.
You were on point about their concert. I was super excited to see them live, but they started an hour late and had the crowd sing so much of the songs. I can sing along in my car. I go to concerts to hear the bands play and sing. Worst part is that they only played for a little over an hour. I decided I would not waste my money on them any more. I think they are talented, but don't truly appreciate the fans.
I LOVED their first two albums. But "This Is War" already felt pretentious as shit. It sounded flat and emotionless for me. After that album, I grew cold.
As someone that praises "This Is War" as a musical masterpiece, I can understand your opinion
This is War is about the battle of them winning a law suit
All I’m hearing is, Leto is trying something new and its working. They aren’t here to stay the same like Katy Perry does.
Are you kidding? Back up what you say? I have never heard him say the things you've said he has said... he's so humble and down to earth, there's zero doubt about that.
Are you a mom? 🤔
I'm probably the biggest 30 seconds to mars fanboy out there but even I think Jared Leto, as a person, is one of the biggest douche bags
Do top 10 30 Seconds To Mars songs or a throwback review before the new album comes out
Im a 30STM fan as well but its not just about the target audience. I think ppl are looking too far away from the point. Alot of their music from the past 3 albums all tell a story. Its deeperr than ppl may think. Thats why older ppl relate more than the ypunger crowd. Idl much about how Jared but he is human. He no different than the nice or stuck up snobby neighbor you have next door. Ppl are ppl.
I kind of like the new stuff so far, but it's definitely their weakest stuff imo. Honestly it felt like their last two albums captured a magical feel that their new stuff so far just doesn't have.
This episode was very interesting, a good one. I personally do like music by 30STM and one time I was really into this band so I decided to join the echelon facebook groups etc. but I couldn't stand it, as any fandom really, everyone was obsessed about the frontman and sexualizing everything, I was there because of the music but not everyone was there because of that. And I can see a bit why people call it cult, even though I myself also wouldn't go that far to call it that, but with those camps and their image, it seems like it a little bit. But I still like to listen to them and I'm excited for their new material.
I love this band but the 'hardcore' fanbase makes me so uncomfortable
I didn't like Dangerous Night either but I really like the song Walk On Water. So I have some hopes. Also, none of their albums dissapointed me yet. Either way, I will definitely check out their next album.
Julie k. I know what you mean. I've been a fan of this band since the early days and I have gone back and forth with the fandom. It's nice talking to a group of people with the same interests you have but I always end up backing out again because it gets too intense. Too much drama. Too much worship (esp. Jared) , and yes, over sexualizing everything but Jared eggs that shit on big time. I'm huge fan of the 1st 2 albums. I like TIW well enough. LLF&D has a couple of songs I like but so far, I've not liked anything off the new album.
Sadly I am one of those past middle age mom's that does like this band and I have followed them since around 2003. I have seen them twice now, the O2 London on Tuesday evening and in Birmingham in 2013 for the Love Lust Faith tour which I confess I enjoyed more, especially the acoustic set as this is how he writes the songs.On Tuesday evening the doors of the O2 opened at 18:30, previous concerts seemed to have Mars on stage around 20:00 so we arrived around 19:30ish ready for crowds. Having found out seats we were then stuck with a DJ playing his choice of music really loudly until Mars arrived on stage at 21:10. The DJ ended up playing the Mars intro video before they even appeared. Our platinum tickets meant we paid the Leto brothers £200 an hour to entertain us!
I always look forward to your videos :) keep up the good work!
Since the first time I listen this band back en 2006 I thought they were pretentious as fuck, their music is just not that good or interesting, they just try so hard. I have more respect for Jared Leto as an actor than a musician or lyricist, even though his recent roles are not great.
I see a lot of people judging bands or artists for having a different style or communication with your fans and i think the points that you talked doesn't make 30stm a "bad band"
i agree in several points
but the show is wonderful, have a beautiful magic and the different ways of scream like "oh oh" as simply a part of their style
i'm a brasilian and precocious fan for the band and i like 95% of their music. I'm fan of Linkin Park too, and a lot of bands alternative/rock/pop/synth.
is simply an absence of understanding. I had turn a fan after listening a several times their musics until understand the band and really like it.
The mom point in particular cracked me up because my friend's mom has been stanning Jared Leto since he was on My So-Called Life, so she's basically grown up alongside him. I think that's why so much of the fanbase are around the same age as the band members themselves haha
I have a lot of nostalgia for A Beautiful Lie myself because I listened to it a ton in middle school, but post-This Is War I've not been a fan for pretty much all the reasons you've discussed in this video.
All the "mom" things you say are true lol cause I'm one of em! 😅 Jared is perfect in every way in my eyes no matter what anyone ever says about him. Haters gunna hate 🙉🙈🙊
Ok guys, so I saw 30 seconds play here in the UK a couple of nights ago, and what a let down! Last saw them back in 2013 and they were good. This time around there was no support band as advertised, Letto bounced around the stage whilst the crowd did most of the singing, and when he did sing it wasn't clear, more a mumble with a few lyrics thrown in for good measure. The whole thing lasted around an hr and a half. Wtf? Won't go see them again.
Sarah Hart i just saw them tonight(birmingham) and i am in complete agreement with your experience. So little singing.
Annoyingly, they were completely different to when i saw then over a decade ago. So full of life and energy and his singing was brilliant(he actually sung EVERY song) Tonight was a disappointing performance.
No.5 is the main reason why i don't like Mars anymore.Some fans are just too weird.But i do agree with all of what he said .
Here my opinion:
Love the first two albums. There is bearable material on the next two albums. Those still sound interesting to me. We will not talk about America.
Haha, bearable?, Like for real, bearable?, And people saying they're pretentious, also let's talk about America, let us have a nice and relaxed conversation about that album, lol
I am a big fan of the band. Yes, they’ve changed, but I don’t think that this is bad. About the middle-aged fans. I’ve got a lot of friends who are huge fans and they are under 18. So it’s not only from middle aged. I’ve been a fan since 2015 and what I’ve experienced is unique. The Echelon (their ‘fan base’) is more than a fan base, a family is a better way to say it. The more people I’ve got to know the more I’ve fallen in love with the band, the cult and all. The reason why I love them is that their songs have messages, they touch hearts and saves lives thorugh them. Believe me, they’ve saved mine. What I’m trying to say is that people shouldn’t HATE them. They don’t have to love them, but you can only say that you hate them if you’ve got a proper reason for it. And you don’t. About Jared. I wouldn’t say that he has a huge ego. He is a humble person and a beautiful soul. All in all, I am very thankful for 30 Seconds To Mars and I hope you don’t think that they are bullshit, because they are not.
I kinda agree with a lot of the criticism of the band now , I was a huge huge fan of their 1st 3 albums and felt like they were something I could listen to and enjoy, however the last album was a pile of garbage with a few exceptions and the criticism of them going to poppy is definitely true given the last album and last 2 singles..it’s a real shame because when 30STM was a rock band they genuinely had potential to be great but when they decided to go pop they lost something that made them what they were....a good and creative band.
As a fan, i can assure you their songs do NOT all sound the same! Sure, some are really similar but every tune has it's own twist and is unique
I don’t hate them I just have only listened to one of their songs. That was the kill and it was pretty good.
Wow this guy really seems to hate Jared.. what did he ever do to you man? 😂
i agreed with everything but the fact their fandom is only attracted by Jared "beauty" or whatever.
i dont care if his face comes along. I love songs!!
Whilst I admire Jared's beauty, it's actually Shannons beauty I admire more😍. I love their music also
30 Seconds to Mars were my first favourite band. I played them so much in high school, and my favourite album is This Is War. It came out in the last year of school, so it makes me think of a very happy but also quite sad time in life - it reminds me of the last few months where all my friends were together. I am still a fan, and I'm going to see them at the end of this week, but I'm not quite so fanatical as I used to be. The new stuff's ok, and I'll put it on if I want something to relax to, but my favourites were the first three albums. :)
Hey, hello. I hope you read this. For This is war album, the reason it sounded different, a departure from the first 2, was because they were going through getting sue by their record label at the time. Emotions were high, that’s around the time I started to listen to them. I consider myself an echelon thru and thru. I watch your videos and love this band. But for sure you pointed out some real issues with the band. Yes, it’s a cult. Jared does have an ego, he’s also a control freak. But I’ve met them twice. At the this is war tour and carnivores tour. At meet and greets he’s actually super cool, the whole band is. But I feel that a lot of ppl harass him and may encounter a meaner side of him. I find their live shows to be fun, fan base is super tight. Seen them live 5-6 times. Their sound is going in a direction that I don’t like. It feels too main stream. I enjoyed love lust faith dreams, but you’re right it’s been style over substance for sure with these guys sadly. I still don’t regret my mars tattoo or that I wear my triad all the time. I might catch them on this monolith tour. I have found myself listening to them a lot less, but I know even if I’m listening to other bands, they will still be in my heart. Cheers
Hey.. I am with you on lots of your points! I Love their music up until I heard Dangerous Night. I felt it would be a mistake .I do feel very much the same with Jards larger than life..but I also did not see him become a tv crush on tbat tv show.i only found their music when by chance a pic of him made me look as he is a gorgeous looking man. Im old to most here and never comment..im 50.yup fkn old but love all tbeir music and live in Oz so I dont get to meet or concerts only in replay.im coming to Camp Mars and ill give my opinion if they are down to earth still ok. I hope they do flip music back to what we all loved and were happy to feel Echelon..even though the word is funny ok.so we can keep hope for Mars👍👍👍
Love them and their ever changing sound. His voice is gold.
I think you're all crazy. They are one of my favorite bands! I love all their albums and listen to them all the time. I heard Walk on Water and looked up the band, and quickly listened to and loved each album. I found I had discovered a new favorite band. I only learned that Jared Leto was in the band on an awards show. I watched him in My So-Called Life as a teen and when the show ended I didn't hear about him anymore. Yes, I am a fan of the band for sure, but not because Jared the actor is in it. I love the music, the lyrics, the message, the energy. I think you have to be a certain kind of person to appreciate what 30STM does. I see and hear passionate artists sharing their perspectives on the world through visual and musical art. Some of my favorite songs are Closer to the Edge, Kings and Queens, Budda for Mary, A Beautiful Lie, Rescue Me, City of Angels just to name a few. How do you not get how deep their lyrics are. They give hope, inspiration, and comfort to so many who "get" what 30STM is saying. I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't see what we fans see in this band, and don't get what we are getting from the music. It's your loss.😔
I’m a fan personally, and I can imagine people agreeing with some of those reasons even tho I don’t, but let me tell you one thing. If we’re talking about the way they treat fans you couldn’t be more wrong. Maybe some people had some bad experiences in their life but honestly that is a key with almost every famous person if you meet them not in the right moment. When I’ve met them they were so so nice, Jared even complemented my hair and t-shirt I was wearing. I’m 21 btw and definitely not a mom XD
Apparently I'm a mom
Yeaaaaaaa me too. Let's have a baby!
The irony of talking about a band who sold out and made their sound worse, and yet having a Paramore poster.
i actually really like their album "A beautiful lie"
To pretty much anyone: You don’t have to like everything, you don’t have to listen to their songs, you don’t have to like their new stuff or their old stuff, and you don’t need to make your negative opinions known. We can like their music and we can listen to it and we can enjoy it and this isn’t an invite to be judged. We can feel things and we can get attached and that isn’t a bad thing.
I used to be a massive fan of them! I love A beautiful lie and This is War, whereas the first album is a bit too much to me. But love lust face and dreams was way to pop for me, as well as their new songs. Also I have stopped understanding them as band, they are going on tour now without even having released a new album, and those fan gigs they do are really weird to me. And yes Jared is very egocentric, but he used to be a very nice person and very nice to fans, as far as im concerned.
I also feel like it made more sense to be a fangirl when i was 13 then now (im 20). If they released good songs like they used to i would gladly listen to them, but as it seems they will continue to put quantity over quality my days as a part of the echelon are over .
I totally agree. Also, I dont wanna offend you, but their current style is also approached for 13 year old girls. You just grew out of them:) The´re many bands growing with their fanbase, and bands like 30STM or Maroon 5 which are always aiming for the top 10 charts, which are unfortunately determined by younger people. Makes me sad to see that cause I love his acting roles and liked the first albums tho.
The same thing. I used to be a big fan of 30STM since I was 13 years old. Now, I am in my mid twenties and I can't listen their new album at all. It feels like they made it within one week. Only Remedy has some feelings in it. Although I am very grateful to 30STM, because of them I met a lot of friends and 6 years ago, I met one of my best friend-she was from Echelon too. I also had opportunity to meet Tomo on the street and went on coffee with him. He is simply nice guy. I was so disappointed to know that he quite the band. Something went wrong since 30STM is very important for him. As for Jared, I met him once 4 years ago. He was so tired, but still he gave autographs. I went to their concert 5 month ago and they were late for 1 hour. The energy on the concert isn't the same and new album is primitive. Jared was acting like the King on the show, trying to force fans to sing his new songs that they actually didn't know so well. It seems like his image is more important for him that actually music. Unfortunately, I'm so disappointed in this band... This is so depressing.
@@sofycolt27 Oh, grow up
@@Merdicano 🤦♂️ How about express your opinions instead of stupid remarks?
I agree that the old stuff is the "goods", but evidently somebody's diggin' it. There fanbase seems to be significant. I find the whole "selling out" thing a little absurd though. As a 53 year old musician, I can't imaging never growing or evolving musically. When people would have that claim on Metallica I would always say "It's kind of hard to pretend to still be mad at the world when you've got 50 million in the bank". Just sayin'.
I used to be a huge 30 Seconds to Mars fan. Saw them live several times, the first time was over 10 years ago. But ever since their third album This is War (which I still loved), they became really popular and I don't think it did them good. I didn't bother to buy their fourth album because I just didn't really like songs and when I listened to their new single that was released a few weeks ago, I literally sat here shaking my head. It's so generic. They claim to be all about art and shit but nothing they do is special anymore. And Jared Leto has proven several times that he is an absolute douchebag.
About the mom thing, you have to think, their first album came out in 2002 or 2003 and 2nd came out in 2005. Woman who were 20 then would be 40 more or close
Seen them twice and love Jared and the band they have made so many amazing songs and I bloody love them
I personally love Thirty Seconds To Mars. I do agree that Jared Leto is pretty egotistical, but that doesn’t really affect the way I listen to them. I like how they switch up the vibe of the music for every album. The chorus’ do sound the same on each album but I think it’s kinda cool. It gives a certain sound to the album. I understand why a lot of people don’t like them. Hell, one of my best friends says she doesn’t like them because of Jared Leto. But I do really like Thirty Seconds To Mars and the way they’re very thematic. And honestly, I’m not that excited for the new album. We’ll just have to wait and see.
The album this is war was made as the band was being sued 30 million dollars at the time by there recorded label, mars won the court case but the album was about there fight, that is what the songs on the album represents.
This is war is one of my favorite albums of all time, and I also saw them on the carnivores tour with Linkin Park and I thought they were awesome, but I honestly do agree with a lot of the things you said.
Carter Boggess they were horrible in that tour I was so disappointed that The Whole band didn’t even play the kill with the band and just made us sing that song :/
That was probably the main thing I didn't like about the set, but I still thought jared and the boys sounded good
As an actor, i like him Very Very much! As a singer, hes a Very good actor.✌️💐✌️
Haha yeah... My 41 year old mother really likes 30 Seconds To Mars. She's not like a massive fan or anything, but I've noticed that she always makes sure to turn the volume up when one of their songs is on the radio. What is it about moms and Jared Leto?
Two words: Jordan Catalano
bookworm394 hes a 47 great looking sexy man and yes im 38 a mom and grandmother and i love 30secondstomars im going to their concert in june2018.. Ur mum knows a sexy man when she sees one 😉
Umm maybe it's because Jared is 46 and has been famous since he was a teen. So he is actually older than your mom
Lightning Pill Yeeessss
I have no idea what to make my username Well, I became a fan when they started back when I was a teenager, so a person can't continue to be a fan of a band and their music as they get older? I'm not a mom, but I am 32, and it is not because of their looks, I'm talking about the MUSIC, so please enlighten me, I wasn't aware that people had to stop being a fan of certain bands as they get older. I have been a fan of the Foo Fighters since I was a kid, and I still am, same with Linkin Park, Garbage, The Pixies, New Found Glory, Otep, truly, I could name every band that I became a fan of when I was a kid, so how is that any different just because some women like them for their looks, and not just Jared, but also Shannon, and Tomo, does not mean all of us are fans for that reason, and staying a fan as you get older is in no way a bad thing, or weird. Music is music and the fans are fans, period, end of story, if you don't like them, don't listen to them. Why spread hate and gossip for absolutely no reason? If you aren't a true music fan, spend your time doing something else, it's that easy.
I was lucky enough to have seen Thirty Seconds to Mars during the time of A Beautiful Lie. It was a great concert. Shannon Leto is a power house drummer. Their guitar player Tomo (sorry if misspelled) is excellent. I have not heard all of their later works but for me A Beautiful Lie and their debut album are highlights.
I actually saw 30 Seconds to Mars in concert at the Anaheim House of Blues WAY back in 2003 when their first album was still pretty new. That probably sounds like a hipster "I liked them before they were cool" claim, but I didn't like them at all then, and I have not liked them at any point since then. They were the opening band on Chevelle's tour for Wonder What's Next, and all I really remember about their performance is that Jared Leto seemed downright pissed that the crowd wasn't really into them, to the point where he cursed at fans up in the balcony (who had actual tables to sit at because they were eating dinner), for not standing up and participating in whatever he was trying to get the crowd to do. He asked them if they thought they were at a f*ckin' Celine Dion concert. Admittedly that was kinda funny. But any band that puts that much emphasis on getting a crowd to participate, when the music itself isn't doing the job, is going to wind up on my shitlist real fast. This ain't preschool, I don't have to do your corny song and dance if I don't feel like it. The crowd-shaming is even more irritating when it's coming from an opening band, and not the headliner most of the crowd actually showed up to see. (For the record, the guys in Chevelle seemed to appreciate us, and mostly let their music do the talking. See, Jared? It's really not that hard.)
I forgot about 30STM until "Closer to the Edge" made the rounds as a single in 2010-11. Thought it was pretty catchy. Checked out the album "This Is War" and thought it was trying WAY too hard to bludgeon big hooks into my brain without the instrumental or lyrical talent to support it. I haven't bothered with the band since then. I'm 40, which is apparently the exact right age for a 30STM fan, but I'm immune to Jared's boyish good looks, so maybe that's the part I'm missing?
Haven't watched it yet, but I'm predicting one of the reasons is that Jared Leto is an actor & that he played the Joker in Suicide Squad, and that he currently looks like Jesus.
I love 30 seconds to mars. But I do agree with EVERYTHING on this list! Lol! I am very weird, so mabe that's why I love Jared Leto so much. Back in 2009, with their album This is War, I thought about few of their songs to be boring because of the repetivity of the songs being very similar to one another. For example, I really disliked Hurricane in 2009, but it hit home in 2016. These songs are meant to be heard when you are at a certain point of your life and not before. They have deep meaning, more than you think. Talking about world issues, division in people and religion... these are things Jared adresses and for sure he'll have a back lash of hate for giving his opinion. So no wonder he is so rude. At a certain point of your life, you stop trying to impress people, celebrity or not.
I saw them live twice and never had the actual proof that Jared can sing live (except on Instagram). The first time in 2013 made me quit listening to them for 3 years, then the 2nd time in 2017, I didn't even noticed. I was singing too loud to even hear him! lol.
I do think however that it's the key to success to be this egocentric, because wanting to be famous IS egocentric in itself. I like how involved he is in the present with politics and with the opinions of his fans. If he comes off rude, sorry if this is rude, but there are so much BS people out there that I can't blame him. Fans are so demanding so you need to distance yourself from them. For the mom part... he is 46 years old. So it's normal he attracts people more of his age. Even if I am 25 and mesmerized by him. Anyway, these are all facts about this band. But he meaning behing it matters the most
So funny thing about the Mom thing. My mother had no idea who Jared Leto was, kinda forgot about him whenever I mentioned him bc I used to like 30stm, and Suicide Squad (and Leto’s antics by extension) was everywhere when I was in high school. I also watched this vid a few years ago bc I was only a casual listener and wanted to get a general idea of what more ingrained fans thought. The point about middle-aged mothers gravitating to this band and Leto was especially interesting bc I could kinda see it happening.
Then mom saw the Morbius commercial for the first time and said something along the lines of, “maybe we should watch the movie with the hot guy.” When I figured out who and what she was referencing, my immediate thought was “holy shit, Jared Leto really is mom-nip.”
I still had a hope after successful post world record and leto's oscar-winning tours, but they recently made style change and the new album will disappoints me a lot
That's what happens when you win an Oscar I spose haha
@@paulvenn4447 That's what happens when studio butchers you down over and ruins your acting image
Agree with most of the points. But I think it's mostly Jared Leto doing most of the work in the band and it seems he overexperiments most of the things. And he seems lazy and also desperate to prove that he can still produce art in the form of music, after his movies go downhill in recent. His roles in new mainstream movies has always got unnoticed and I feel he is trying hard not to let it hurt his ego.
I think they are quite good, or at least they used to be. The first 3 albums and their rarities are extremely good, but after that it went downhill, fast.
I can see what you are saying and I get how some people think that way. I have been a fan of the band for 15 years. I have been to 3 concerts over that time and I find they were brilliant each time. Jared is an amazing performer and knows how to work a crowd. I met him when they were signing things after the show and he was very chatty and friendly to me. I think 'acting' over confident is usually a sign of not being all that confident at all and want to hide that. Putting yourself out as an artist and get a lot of hate and love can be surely very intense. The sound has change a lot over the years, I agree. You either love it or hate it I guess. I prefer they older stuff myself but I still love the new sound. At least it doesn't get boring. And the next point you brought up with all sounding the same kind of contradicts the previous comment. Anyway. I am a mom and a fan. And since I have been a fan for 15 years I obviously can't be 15 now. Jared isn't that young himself. So I guess long term fans or always at least middle aged. I don't know what is wrong with that. As if mum aren't humans or something. We all get older. I see Jared as a very hard working ,committed artist that puts a lot of effort and time into communicating with 'fan's' and I think its really admirable. If you love or hate a band is really personal preference.
Another thing is over the course of this past decade, they've more and more distanced themselves from their first two albums, only ever acknowledging them when cornered in an interview (directly asked), or when they seldom play an old song as acoustic. They even ask fans in the crowd "what do you wanna hear?" and you'll hear audiences in videos of them live scream "Echelon! From Yesterday! etc", and Jared ignores it like, "nah, I've already decided what I'm going to play, Idk why I even asked you all, lol". I made myself sound like a care about this point more than I actually do, it's just interesting to me is all, lol.
Kurt Simmons Yeah, that's why they are currently doing the full rock version of "The Kill" on their current tour...If you don't actually have a clue and have not seen them on tour, recently how would you know what they play?
This wasn't meant to be taken as an attack. I have a clue what I'm talking about because I watch a lot of their full concerts on YT, and it seems to be the case. It's also a widely discussed topic online about them, some have theorized they're embarrassed to play their old material, that Jared can't sing them anymore, or that this is part of their old lawsuit settlement. If they're finally bringing back old songs on their 2018 tour, that's terrific!
Kurt Simmons The key word you used is "theorized"...Do you know why Kurt Cobain hated playing "Smells Like Teen Spirit"? Well, when you play a song 1000s of times, and as an artist want to present a new form of art, it can get pretty monotonous, even if they truly do love their older songs. The band tours ALOT, and they can change, bands and musicians shouldn't have to fit into one label, music is art, and art changes as a person or people change. They have been doing more of their older songs live, but they shouldn't HAVE to do anything just to please people, this is why they are conflicted about even doing anymore albums, because they get so much backlash for trying new things, since when did that become a bad thing? I love all genres of music, so I don't need anyone music to be one way or another for me to love the music, that's just my opinion.
Oh hey, I've missed you! And the "overplaying songs to the point of them becoming monotonous" is certainly another good point. But then why are they still playing Closer to the Edge, Up In the Air, Kings and Queens, Do or Die, etc every show for the last forever years? They haven't gotten sick of those ones, though? And the songs people are talking about them not playing are songs they haven't played regularly since 2008, those songs are probably safe to come back now if the band was tired of playing them for a while.
I dunno, I'm not one of those fans that's stuck in the past like a good portion are, I was just making an argument case FOR that crowd in my initial post since this is "5 Reasons People Hate 30STM", and some of the points I made are my own as well. They can play whatever, I just like to read what people are thinking as to WHY they play only certain things. It was cool to hear your side, too.
I just learned that Jared is 49 years old. I can't believe that 😬
Will you be attending their Monolith Tour with Walk The Moon, Joywave & Misterwives?
I am not. I wish I was but ticket prices are way to high. I remember when Mars tickets were $30. It is really sad. Even the tour they did with LP and AFI was under $50. And we got to see three amazing bands not just one.
3:08 An ego will destroy anyone.
next one: Reasons Why People Hate Weezer
That's a video i will paid for
I used to be a huge fan of 30 Seconds to Mars. Discovered them, like most people, with A Beautiful Lie. I love the first 3 albums even if This Is War is flawed and enjoyed LLFD for bringing an electronica vibe to rock. I disliked everything else that they released afterwards. No longer a fan.
I personally disagree with the point about their songs being all the same though. Some are similar, but I found your example to be jarring, A Beautiful Lie. You can't listen to The Kill and tell me it sounds similar to The Fantasy, Was It A Dream, R-evolve, From Yesterday or Hunter, or say any of these are similar to the others in the album.
They have a couple of good songs like The Kill.....
And....
And....
Well shit
Battle of One is my favorite by them. It was a hidden track from an album... it made a football video game soundtrack.
This is War. That's all I can think of
Stranger45 "Kings and Queens" comes to mind.
Attack is the best
Geez does no one listen to their first album? Smh
I have to agree with the concert part, I was at their concert last week and the crowd was practically singing all the songs with him and doing what he wanted. I walked in a fan and left disappointed ._.
Here's a great suggestion, watch the documentary Artifact that they made about how they and most other bands get screwed by record labels, that should tell you enough about real FACTS about the band, as opposed to just gossip.
Anyone who watches Artifact and doesn’t have TOTAL respect for 30stm (even regardless if you like the music or not) are clueless.
What they have done for the music industry and the way they have revolutionised artists possibilities means they are epic... no arguments.
Does that counteract any of the points made in this video though? Honestly, I'm asking.
Kayleigh Brown Yes, because this video is full of gossip and not actual truth. Watch the documentary and it should shed some light on the point I'm trying to make....which is that this person shouldn't make assumptions about things they don't actually know, but just what they've heard. It's very clear they know nothing TRUE about this band or any of the members in it, or how hard they've worked for their creative freedom. Whether this person, or anyone, likes their music or not, they should at least have respect for the fact that this band took a huge risk exposing the music industry/record labels, and how they screw bands and musicians. Unfortunately, this person didn't actually do any research and just made assumptions based on what they've heard from childish gossip. It's just an unnecessary video made to get views, using gossip, which is unfortunate, but it's what most people prefer, because they love drama and lies over kindness and truth. Negativity just breeds more negativity and we have more than enough of that in this world already. Just because I may not like a band or musician's music doesn't mean I would say anything bad about them, especially when it's so far from the truth, it's just basic human decency. 💜✌🏻
Well that's cool and all but it doesn't really have much of anything to do with half the points made in this vid, does it? Like, ok. They made it so the record companies couldn't screw over their talent. That's awesome, but hypothetically speaking, it doesn't really change them being pretentious or putting style over substance or having all their music sound the same. Whether any of that's true is a different matter, but if it is, the fact that they did all the awesome stuff doesn't counteract it.
Negative points aren't automatically erased by the presence of separate positive ones.
Kayleigh Brown I addressed the other ridiculous points made in this video in other comments, and don't have the time to go through every point again, but if you scroll through, they are there, this was just one point I was making. The point is, this was fueled only by hate, instead of using "sources" like gossip forums, he should have used actual facts, and talked to fans, and fans that may not like their music anymore, to balance it out a bit, but to go solely off of rumor, rumor sites and forums, and only the negative opinions when there are far more positive views and opinions to also take into consideration is one sided and uneducated. If someone is going to do negative videos just to get views, I just don't get it, I'm sorry, I believe in positivity and at the very least a balance of good points and bad points, and that is not displayed in this video. The worst part is the positive far outweighs the negative of people who are just close minded to different types of music, rock is not the only genre, and I'm not sure why any band has to label their sound, it's art, people change, music changes, art changes, how is that a bad thing? If everything just stays the same all the time that would be terribly boring. As far as the "pretentious" nonsense, it's called having confidence. Sorry if that upsets people that some people actually have confidence, although he does tend to be shy and reserved alot, understandable when you encounter so many people and tour for so long, it's exhausting. I did address that point further in another comment as well, so again. This was one point I made, feel free to scroll through and read my many others, but it seems like a waste of time, because it's clear that this video is completely one sided, and based on alot of rumor, as opposed to FACTS, it would be much easier to just actually follow some of the many wonderful things the band does, beyond how amazing they are with their fans, you can see very clearly that this young man does not know the difference between pretentious and confident, positive, and outgoing. 💜✌🏻