Goodnight Assassin

I had the pleasure of watching my friends band perform this week at R Bar little did he know I would blog about it.

All in all, not that bad. Listen, they have only been together a year or so and practicing together 7 or so months, I think. Who knows..that's how they sounded at least.

Here is the good: The music is good. The music only. I'm not talking about the vocals. For you fancy pants out there i'm referring to the instruments only. These kids -- yes kids, they're a lot younger than-- me play really well. There are two guitarists (my friend is one) a bassist and a drummer, they all kick huge ass. I could have just sat back and listened to them play (hey I am a fan of Russian Circles.). They have their shit down. The drummer...was pounding it out. I give him mad props (mad props you ask? yes I'm old school) I was impressed. Majorly with the musicality of it all.

The bad...the singer fucking sucked. Horrible. I was literally forcing myself not to walk out. All because of the singer. The singer ... he was not coherent. I have no problem with a singer that screams...but a good singer screams to the beat....in key Not this one. You couldn't understand the lyrics. He sang like Britney Spears with no back track..wait sorry thats an insult to Britney. It didn't seem to me that he was with the music, could hold the tune of the line, plus he was doing those overdone, overplayed siezure type dance moves on the stage.

All in all, I watched it thinking, "Am I in Williamsburg, wait, whats worse than that?" Because that's where I was. Because of the singer, they were way below the worst hipster, emo band you have ever heard in your life.

If your a facebook member or on my space check them out. Again, the music is good. Just mentally block out the vocals.

At the end of the day, what they need is a better singer. Or one of the actual musicians in the band needs to step up and be the singer. These days the lead singer needs to be a performer. Get the crowd into it, put on a show, and this one...wouldn't know where to begin.

Actually a female single is exactly what they need. One that can sing but exudes sex. That would fill up the bar and start making them money.