The Next Big Thing
I really wish that what these two bands are doing would become the 'next big thing'. Please, no more new wave or garage revival. No more dance punk or saccarine Beach Boys emulating pop bands. I don't know how you would describe what they're doing, but it's inherently unpopular. It's music that's hard to dance to. It's chord progressions that are unexpected, tempos that are constantly changing. I guess you could call it 'progressive' if that word wasn't tainted by cheesy badness. Call it what you will, it is just good and I've missed bands that play like this over the past couple of years.
The Burdocks - Turn of the Century
This song is progressive in the way that the Shellac or the Archers of Loaf or Fugazi are progressive. It's fast pased, melodic rock music that manages to avoid the most common rock cliches without sounding pretentious or boring. Did I mention that this is a great song?
[Buy the Album What We Do Is Secret Here]
The Metic - It's Always There
If a guitar solo could last for an entire song, consist entirely of obscure yet beautiful chords, have its own verses and choruses, and mangage to sound absolutely nothing like a guitar solo I might not hate it with a passion as I do with (almost) all other guitar solos. It would also probably sound a lot like this song. This is what prog should sound like. (This band is only a guitarist and a drummer with no overdubs. They are seriously awesome.)
[I don't know where you can buy this, but if you're interested Jay might be able to hook you up. Email us for more info.]
The Burdocks - Turn of the Century
This song is progressive in the way that the Shellac or the Archers of Loaf or Fugazi are progressive. It's fast pased, melodic rock music that manages to avoid the most common rock cliches without sounding pretentious or boring. Did I mention that this is a great song?
[Buy the Album What We Do Is Secret Here]
The Metic - It's Always There
If a guitar solo could last for an entire song, consist entirely of obscure yet beautiful chords, have its own verses and choruses, and mangage to sound absolutely nothing like a guitar solo I might not hate it with a passion as I do with (almost) all other guitar solos. It would also probably sound a lot like this song. This is what prog should sound like. (This band is only a guitarist and a drummer with no overdubs. They are seriously awesome.)
[I don't know where you can buy this, but if you're interested Jay might be able to hook you up. Email us for more info.]
posted by ian at 6:06 PM
9 Comments:
I have to say, the Burdocks didnt impress me at all (A little to emo for my taste). However, the Metic sounded very fresh and I agree on the guitar 'solo', very cool stuff.
To put it into context, the fresh Metic song was recorded in 2000. Darcy, guitarist and vocalist, now plays in Ladyhawk (http://www.myspace.com/ladyhawk).
I liked The Burdocks. They reminded me a little of Single Frame, whose album "Wetheads Come Running" is worth checking out.
What's wrong with 'saccarine Beach Boys emulating pop bands'? I thought that you had just just re-discovered the Pernice Brothers...
I'm just sayin stuff to say stuff, dude. Don't expect me to go defending it.
I really didn't. I just thought that you needed to be picked on, and what better place than your blog.
Peer Gynt.
... is a metaphor for your marriage according to Josh. I disagree, but anything can be a metaphor for anything if you really want it to.
Hey Grant, are you calling me Peer Gynt?
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