I sure hope so. Otherwise it's gone. Thanks to this place. Since this is strictly a music journal I thought I would start off by talking a bit about the artists seen on my top friends list. Each will get a post and in the order you see them in. Kicking things off is Locksley, the current (most likely permanent) layout.
There once was a music site called Metrolite Music. And it was good. I contributed to it as a web designer and reviewer. Too bad everyone who ran it was still in college/uni or worked so it suffered a severe lack of attention and it just fell to pieces. Pity. It was quite good.
Anyroad, it was from this site that I first heard of this group called Locksley. They were being compared to the Beatles and I laughed them off. I needed to hear the group myself to see if a Beatles comparison was justified. To my great surprise it was! Here was a band, a new band, that had a vintage sound, yet still modern. I was shocked, I was speechless, I was in love. Yes, the Strokes had done the same thing, but it wasn't consistant and I never got into them because of that.
Not Locksley. Every song was a throw back to the good old days of rock 'n' roll THE best musical period/revolution. Go listen to "She Does" and tell me that's not rock 'n' roll AND tell me it's not good. I challenge you to find me a band that not only has the same style of music, but can do it just as well. Another thing to mention is the heavy Beatles influence in the music, but I'm not going to compare them to the Beatles much. The Beatles are their own band and so are Locksley and it would be a pity if people only saw them as the "Beatles impersonation" band. It wasn't long before their cd was in my hands. Months later it was brought to my attention that they were going on tour and would be playing at a bar three hours away from my location. Nothing I haven't traveled before so off I went. I learned two, no three, no FOUR things that night:
1. Locksley aren't that great at darts.
2. Locksley are amazing live which is more than I can say for other more popular bands.
3. Locksley consists of the nicest boys you'll ever meet.
4. Locksley, as a whole, have great asses. Aaron having the best with Jesse as a close second as voted by three women.
After the show I was completely smitten (so much so in fact that I joined MySpace for them). The show just stuck with me days later. I was really impressed with the quality of their live show. Locksley can 'do a Queen' which is so simple and yet most bands find it difficult to do. They can play songs live exactly like they sound on the album. Yes, it's fun to play around with music and I realize some things can not be recreated live, but sometimes bands are completely off the mark. Because of their raw and simple style it's not a problem for these boys. I hope they never change their style.
Also after the show I learned of their terrible luck which prompted me to name them "The Unluckiest Band. Ever."(TM) Seriously. I'll get into that some other time.
New favorite band (under the Beatles of course)? Maybe. Franz Ferdinand has had a hold on second place for a few years, but if Locksley keeps progressing I don't know how much longer they can hold on. These boys have won me over with their music, their talent, and their sweetness which is everything a fan could want in a band.
Yeah, rock.