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Underride "Distorted Nation" Review
(before we get to review, I would like to personally thank Underride for allowing me o do this and taking the time to respond to my email. Great guys!) Almost 2 weeks ago I went to a concert in Charlotte, now leading up to that show I had really only known about 2 of the bands and didn’t know much about the other 3. However when leaving the show, one of those 3 really left an impact and that was Underride. After that I knew I needed to hear more from them and thankfully managed to get my hands on their album “Distorted Nation”
Now first things first, this album is pure ROCK music. No screaming, no death growls, none of that stuff, which is what got me to like the album. Not many bands go out and just make a straight up rock album anymore. Hell these guys even got me to like a Lady Gaga song with their cover of “Paparazzi”. It’s catchy, heavy, and managed to stay on repeat for quite a while. The album has quite a few fist pumping songs as well that are lyrically impressive such as: “Another Way Out”, “Say Goodbye To Everything That's Gone”, “Porn Star”, and “Blinded By You”.
However almost all albums have a down side, and when I try to find one for Distorted Nation the only thing that comes to mind is that the album left me wanting MORE, I really enjoyed it that much with the sound of Rev’s voice and the way the rest of the band blends together. So basically this is a pretty damn good album, it makes me excited for what Underride will release next and has me expecting big things for the band and their future (as well as hopefully seeing them live again soon). So now to any rock fan, check this album out now! You will be pretty impressed and might even gain a new favorite band.
Score: 4.5/5
Release: April 10th, 2011
Standout Songs: “Another Way Out”, “Paparazzi”, “Love Is Like Dying”, and “Blinded By You”. Underride links: http://www.facebook.com/pages/underride/71205831473 http://www.underride.net/
I don’t expect current rock bands to wear tons of eye liner, or to be decked out in skin tight leather or spandex, and I don’t expect them to use Aqua net in quantities that makes the ozone layer cry out in dismay like Poison, Motley Crue or Bon Jovi did back in the eighties. I don’t expect R&B groups to have ultra-crazy dance moves or to dress like Bell Biv Devoe, and I definitely don’t expect every rap group out there right now to mimic Ice Cube, Ice T, NWA or any other Gangsta rap group from the eighties. What I do expect is for current musicians, groups, bands, etc. to give it their all when playing live.
Sunday, February 19, 2012 – Rains
Dallas and Denton are the main cities I go to see concerts, with the onetime exception being a trip to Fort Worth for the brief time I was a “roadie” with a band. But tonight found me, and my dad, in Arlington at a venue called The Ranch Bar & Grill for a show presented by Sawed Off Productions.
I’d only heard of the place recently, and was surprised how spacious the venue was when we walked into it, as it was more than just a little club like I had in mind and I really liked the place… But seeing a rock show wasn’t the only reason I was here. I won’t take time to go in to details in this post, but basically this served as a business meeting of sorts, too, as my friends (and co-workers) over at WhiskeyBoy Radio were talking to a booking agent, and I was made a part of it. There will be more on all that in due time, but for now we will be doing a show right here at The Ranch on August 3rd and 4th, which will be a massive fundraiser event for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. So, mark that on your calendars and plan to be at The Ranch both of those nights. The first band, Betray the Dreamer, was done when my dad and I arrived, which somewhat disappointed me because I was recently told to check them and really liked them, so I guess I’ll have to try to see them again at another time. Such as March 22nd at the Hard Rock Café in Dallas, or May 12th in Dallas at O’Riley’s. By the time we were done with everything, so too was the next band, 12 Gauge Warning, who is from Decatur, Texas. We did catch the finally few of their songs though, and what I heard was awesome. Their singer has a great voice, and this five-piece rock outfit definitely knows how to put on a show. They have a CD you can get on iTunes titled “What Have I Done?” and you should definitely check it out, ‘cause I know I’ll be buying it soon.
All the way from Seattle was one of the bands who was on this tour, Underride. They got a little less than 30 minutes on stage, but they packed a bunch of rock into that time, opening with I believe “Blinded By You”, from their new album, “Distorted Nation”. “…This next song is called Inside Out.” declared vocalist, Rev, as they ripped right into the next song, and afterwards told a little story of their next song as the instrumentalists blended the songs into one another. “Years ago, before I was with these guys, I was in another band…” Rev said, as he told a story about them doing a show and then his band mates just left him. Cocaine was also involved, and he said that as he roamed the streets he eventually met a woman. “…She had a big, like, double butt.” he finished, before dedicating the song, “Porn Star”, to who else, but the “…Women of the adult film industry.” I don’t think he meant for that to be humorous, but I was cracking up, ‘cause, for some reason, that explanation and dedication just struck me as being funny. The song was pretty good though. I want to say their cover of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” followed, as Rev said they wanted to put a rock spin on it. They did a few other songs during their set, including “Do Anything to Me”, and also took time to introduce the whole band. My only problem with the introduction was how long they drug it out. The full band kept playing, and one at a time he introduced drummer, The Walrus, stage left guitarist, Suzuki Sixx, stage right guitarist, Princess, and bassist, El Barto. But in between each name there was about twenty seconds of music, giving it the appearance that they were trying to fill time by doing that rather than let everyone know who the band is. Lastly, “Say Goodbye to Everything That's Gone” closed out their set. I thought they put on a great show, with the performance and energy definitely being there, and Rev even made his way out in the “crowd” a few times, slightly interacting with the few people who were there. Their music was really good too, and seemed to, at least in some aspects, capture that of 80’s rock. I really enjoyed it, and check out their upcoming tour dates on their TOUR PAGE. Also, head over to iTunes to purchase “Distorted Nation”. Up next was Rains. The band was new to me, as I first heard of them when WhiskeyBoy Blake did an interview with the groups singer, Jeff Rains, and played a song of the bands on a podcast, which was enough to make me a fan. Pretty much all the bands gear was already on stage, so it didn’t take long to get it ready or to do the sound check. Once that was done the sound guy asked them if they wanted to run through a bit of a song to see how it sounded. Jeff paused, “Do we have to?” he asked, which I found slightly odd but disregarded, as the sound guy told them he could just make the final adjustments when they began at 11. Skip ahead about thirty minutes and at 11:02 they took the stage. They opened with their latest single, “Tearing Us Apart”, but when Jeff started singing his voice was inaudible. Running through a song might have been a good idea as the sound guy soon raised his vocal levels, which made it apparent why they had rejected the earlier opportunity to run through a portion of a song. See, Jeff’s voice is about as lively as a fish that has been out of water for a few hours. I was floored by this, mainly because with all the local bands I see I’m used to them being able to pull their songs off just as good as they sound on the recordings, and typically even better than that. That wasn’t the case here, however. Still, it was okay and I found entertainment in it. Drummer, Joe Schultz, then took them into “Fake”, and afterwards bassist, Matt Hopkins, took a moment to thank all the bands that had played and encouraged everyone to stay for the final band up right after them. “Wait” came next and then a favorite of mine, “Pressure”, before doing “So Easily”. The voice was never there, but during that latter song it seemed to me like Jeff may could pull it off somewhat close to how it is on the album, but in the back half of it still messed it up. At this point the music subsided and as they got ready for the next song, a guy suddenly rushed towards the stage. “We’re done! We’re done! Pack it up, this is over!” he yelled, as Jeff, Joe, Matt, and lead guitarist, Jason Anderson, all looked completely baffled by this and began putting their instruments down and walked off stage. “If they want to play, let ‘em play.” the sound guy said. Their tour manager, said they would play their best two songs, and then that was it. However, the way he said it was like we were being privileged to be able to hear their "hits". You now what man, I would feel privileged if this was Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band deciding on the spot to play "Born to Run", which is a real hit. The four guys returned to the stage. “I don’t know what the fuck is going on.” Jeff said, as they then rushed through “Liar”, while “Look In My Eyes” ended their brief 30 minute set. “I guess that’s it for us.” Jeff told the handful of people, still seeming dumbfounded by the whole thing. I have oh so many things to say about this incident… Let’s just hope I can remember them all. First off their tour manager said “We’re done.” You know what, when I look on Rains Facebook page to see who the band members are, I don’t see your name listed Mr. Tour Manager. So I don’t really believe you should be saying “We’re” like you are in control. Unless the band is in a situation where their safety is compromised, I don’t think you should have a say in anything regarding their live performance for that matter. I also find it a shame that you could be so classless and unprofessional as to make it such a public display rather than handling the matters in private, which is where it should have been worked out. Whether you were upset that no one was there to see the band or whatever your problem was, this was not the way to handle it. (For anyone interested as to what the reason was, please go listen to WhiskeyBoy's rant about it, because I don't feel it's my place to talk publicly of the matter. Listen to THIS EPISODE and you'll find out, though.) But should the blame fall squarely on that guys shoulders? No. The band members are at just as much fault for not standing up and saying, “You know what? We came to play a rock show and that’s what we’re going to do.” Instead, they listened to the tour manager without asking any question whatsoever, like they were dogs rolling over on command. So these guys apparently don’t think to highly of honoring a commitment. I’m sure they want to pass the blame off on Sawed Off Production for probably “not promoting the show enough”, but that's not it. See, since these guys have toured with Five Finger Death Punch they should have built up a sizable fan base. A fan base who is actively aware of the bands goings on and wanted to come out to see them. I mean, I don’t rely on a production company to tell me when a band is doing a show, instead I go to the bands website to see when their upcoming gigs are. So, anyone associated with Rains, I think you need to add a new word to your vocabulary, and that word is “accountability”. Perhaps all those people who saw y’all with Five Finger Death Punch heard what a debacle the live show is and didn’t want to waste their money on seeing you. Also take into account that you (the band) did no promoting of this, your tour kick-off show, and also throw in that on Reverbnation they had The Ranch listed as being in Plano, not Arlington. Not to mention this was on a Sunday night of a holiday weekend. So of course many people aren’t going to go out to a concert. Despite what I have said, I am completely restraining myself to maintain somewhat of a professional vibe to this post. You know, because it would kind of ruin that if I was cussing you all, which is really what I want to do. It’s funny though, how one action can completely sour your taste of something. This by no means would have been a flattering review, given Jeff’s poor singing abilities, but it wouldn’t have turned out like this either had that tour manager not acted the way he did, and it was his actions that brought this about. Honestly, I’ve never been pissed off by a band. Disappointed? Oh yeah, countless times. Blown away? Of course, as well as numerous emotions in between, but never pissed off. That’s how I felt about this though (along with extreme disappointment), because while I was underwhelmed by the band, I was still enjoying them and was wanting to hear a lot more from their “Stories” album. Instead, I got screwed out of that. Never mind that between my dad and I it cost $20 to get in and I said I was there for Rains, because, well, I was. Instead, I get a half-assed performance by the band that didn’t even last as long as the 45 minute drive it took me to get to Arlington and I might as well have just flushed twenty bucks down the toilet. Besides being pissed off, I’d also say that this was the saddest fucking excuse of a performance I have ever seen. Personally, I would highly discourage ANYONE from ever seeing Rains, and I can say wholeheartedly that I will never even contemplate going to another show of theirs. But if you so desire, the band has several dates left of their U.S. tour, which you can find here on their TOUR PAGE. You can also find their music HERE in iTunes. I’ll end this on a positive note however. While they may be a poor ass excuse for a band, they do have some things right. Jeff may not can sing, but he is a fantastic writer. That was what drew me to the music (music that I’m glad I just listened to on Myspace and didn’t spend money on) that each song actually tells a story, which you don’t find in mainstream bands these days. Also, they have crafted a great commercial rock sound that has readied the music for the radio, while still giving it originality, over the cookie cutter crap. That’s about I’ll the good stuff I have for them, though. Oh, and thank goodness for auto-tune, making shitty singers good, while the true talent (a small example being all these local Texas bands that were on this bill) go overlooked for their entire careers. That right there is what is wrong with the current state of the music industry, and it baffles me that no one is doing a damn thing to change it. Red Shift was the final band up, but it was already late, so we decided to go ahead and leave. I’ve seen Red Shift a few times and do like them, but missing them was okay. They also have their debut EP, “The Awakening”, which you can purchase on iTunes.
As we left, Rains’s crew was hustling the bands gear on to the trailer as quickly as possible. Apparently they really just don’t know that you don’t always get what you want, and they are still far too measly of a band to throw a fit like this. On a final note, I implore all of my readers to head over to the Sawed Off Productions Facebook page and like it. We’ll will be doing many events together in the future, so go on and like it so you can be up-to-date on all of their events plus the ones we will be doing together.
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NOTE: If any bands want me to A.) write a review of their album or B.) wish me to play their music on my podcast, than email me. Also, I have partnered with Sawed Off Productions & WhiskeyBoy Radio, both of whom will help me present The Music Enthusiast showcases.If your band would be interested in performing at a future showcase, email me for consideration: [email protected]
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A note to whom it may interest: I’m wanting to get advertisers on my blog. If you are a band, music venue, or have any type of product or business whatsoever you want to promote, e-mail me at: [email protected] for full info. I will tell you now though, I get good traffic on my site and my prices will be VERY, VERY affordable to even the most broke bands/people. So please, allow me to help promote YOUR product constantly, and not just when I do a show review. Venues, I can list all your upcoming shows as I do for the Granada Theater. Bands, I can put up an image of your album cover and link that to iTunes, etc. Let me know if you would be interested in getting in on this exciting opportunity!
