I will not lie and deny that I am friends with Couto and Flannel Bear as well as a fan of their music and them. I also will not claim this Holiday album to be Gods gift to music however I will say that Couto and Flannel Bear have just as much right to be apart of this Scene as anyone. I have seen them out supporting local bands very bands that probably have members bashing them right now.

I have read statements like

“I’m sick of Dayton getting a bad rap because of shit like this (i.e. this album and everyone getting defensive about a completely objective, opinionated review).”

as well as statement elsewhere that suggest “they” (flannel bear and Couto) give the music scene a bad rep.

I feel that in fact its the guys like Couto and Flannel Bear who make the scene better. Guys who support a scene simply to support it. Whether they like the music a band plays or not. I don’t think you would ever see either of these two tell someone to stop doing something they love.
In the end shouldn’t we want the Dayton Music scene to be about the music? All of the music the good, the bad, the great, the terrible….

It is obvious that no matter how many times you say “the album was terrible none of us care anyways” that you obviously cared enough to say something. If Couto and Bear truly didn’t matter in the eyes of the “Haters” well said haters would have simply let the review do the talking for them. Just as it is obvious Couto and Bear are letting their fans Talk for them.