The Veer Union

I love going to concerts. To me they are the life blood of the music scene. You can spend hours in the studio digitally re-mastering everything, but at a concert you have one shot to wow the crowd. Live shows are where I discover bands that I want to start getting into. Last night I stumbled upon an up and coming band, The Veer Union.

So as I said in my last post, I went to a show Thursday night. The show was at Juanita's, a restaurant in Little Rock. The venue was packed and you could feel the energy in the crowd. 

The opening band was a group called Sore Eyes and they did well, they have the potential to be a great band. The show's head liner, Framing Hanley, also did incredibly well. They are the reason I went to the show in the first place and I would highly recommend checking them out. 

Then there was The Veer Union. The Canadians put everything they had into their music and the result was out standing. The band does not have an official release with a record label yet that I know about, though they do have a CD that they are selling at shows. They just got signed by Universal Motown and have just release a single, Seasons. 

I would like to say that this band is going somewhere fast. They have everything going for them at this moment and are on their way to becoming a great band. I'm interested to hear what their CD sounds like and will probably do a post on it when it comes out. 

Till next time.

Always Listening

NIck

I Get Wet

I will never forget the day I stumbled across Andrew W. K. The musical force brought on by this man is insane. Not only did he write some outstanding tunes, but he also created a feel good mindset in every moment of this record. 

Andrew W. K. was born in 1979 in California. He started taking classic piano at the age of four and was in his first band by age 13. he joined up with Island Def Jam in 2001. Andrew writes every part of his music, from the drums to the vocals. This makes his music that much crazier, because he knows where he wants each song to go, and he is the one who takes the music to new heights.

I Get Wet was released in 2001. It listens like a hard rock symphony, taking the listener through movements and swells, there are even reoccurring themes. The opening track, Time To Party, serves as an intro to the first big song, Party Hard. This song will leave you ready for the next one with its hard hitting rifts and gut shacking drums. Girls Own Love is the next track, it is not as heavy hitting as the prior track but it is still worth noting. Get Ready To Die, She Is Beautiful, Fun Night, and the title track I Get Wet are also very note worthy tracks.

Probably my favorite out of all these tracks is the song She Is Beautiful. The song is positioned in the middle of the album and serves in my mind as the climax of the musical piece. The songs recognizable opening rift drives the song into a frenzy early on. coupled with the piano melody and the sound of Andrew's voice, this song takes the listener away to a whole to realm of musical enjoyment.

I would highly recommend buying this album. Even if you are not into metal that much, you should highly consider this gem. 

I'm going to a concert on Thursday. So be expecting a post on the group I'm going to see. 

Always Listening

Nick