What's
made us nervous about this whole "indie" rock business is it's need to
go the acoustic path and throw in an accordion and foot stomping and
hand clapping in lieu of drums. We don't understand the apprehension
that exists within the scene to crank up the guitars or to find a fellow
to get behind a drum kit and neither do the guys and gal from ONE WAY
RIDE. The Colorado-based band has eschewed the very delicate sensibility
of much of what indie rock has to offer these days in favor of a heavy
guitar sound, heavy percussion and a soulful groove and listeners can
hear this in abundance on the band's debut album PUT ME ON. Chemistry
is everything when it comes to keeping a band together and the line up
for ONE WAY RIDE almost seems feels as if it were written in the stars.
It goes all the way back the time that lead singer LYLE WORK and
guitarist MARVIN BRAKES got onstage and performed a rough rendition of
SWEET CHILD O' MINE for a high school talent show. PUT ME ON is a
satisfying listen punctuated by such bombastic moments as the
unrelenting groove rockers DEVIL EYES and LIE TO ME and the epic ballad
WAITING.
CHECK OUT THE PODCAST AT:
http://www.rockwired.com/temporarysite/rockwiredprofiles667.mp3
