AFI first gained popularity as an indie band. So after signing with Dreamworks records, the band wanted to make it clear that although they were joining the big leagues, they weren’t giving up any creative control in the process. And thus the five flowers mystery was born. Fans traced the trail of the clues through eerie videos, cryptic answering machines, bizarre websites, and the dusty back room of a California comic book store. Although difficult to find now, as the mystery has been out of action for seven years, remnants of the bizarre scavenger hunt exist in the linear notes of the band’s albums Sing the Sorrow and Decemberunderground. A compilation of four videos used during the mystery can also be found as an Easter egg on their live DVD I Heard A Voice.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:53:54 +0000