Post by lintu on Dec 30, 2006 12:55:01 GMT -5
I GET TO SEE THEM TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!
They're a five-piece band from Germantown, Maryland.
And from Wikipedia..
They have been playing together since the early 1990s, producing records at a rate of approximately one per year. They released their first EP, Pitchfork, in October of 1991.
Though each of Clutch's albums is marked by its own distinct and cohesive sound, the band's musical style may be said to have migrated from metallic hardcore punk to hard rock over the course of its career, with strong blues influences becoming more prominent in later years. As vocalist/guitarist Neil Fallon notes, "We've been really conscious of the blues over the last couple of years, and you have to admit that the blues really is the source of all rock and roll. I think it's important to go to the source to find that inspiration." Clutch has also been categorized as stoner rock; however, its blues influences and unusual lyrical style make the group difficult to classify.
Clutch's lyrics, at first angry and serious in tone, had by the time of 1993's Transnational Speedway League become characterized by intelligence, wordplay, and often humour (although comedy is not usually the focus). Their songs make frequent reference to history, mythology, popular culture, and religion—for example, "I Have the Body of John Wilkes Booth", from their self-titled album, tells the story of a fisherman who discovers the corpse of Lincoln's assassin in the Susquehanna River, and Jam Room's "Release the Kraken" inserts a hero called "Useless the Younger" into the Greek myth. At other times the lyrics contain some very surreal imagery, as in this quote from Robot Hive/Exodus's "Burning Beard": "Every time I look out my window same three dogs looking back at me. Every time I open my windows cranes fly in to terrorize me."
Despite having signed with major record labels in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Clutch has not pushed for mainstream popularity, and their songs rarely receive airtime on commercial radio or music television. Instead they have accumulated a devoted cult following. This following has been cultivated by an ambitious touring schedule; the band has often performed more than 100 shows per year.
Clutch fans often refer to themselves as "gearheads", in reference to the fact that a clutch is a transmission component.
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I'm listening to The Mob Goes Wild right now. And I don't mind sitting through 5 bands I've never heard of tonight.. because at the end I get to see Clutch. ;D
They are:
Neil Fallon - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Tim Sult - Guitar
Dan Maines - Bass
Jean-Paul Gaster - Drums
Mick Schauer - Organ
Anyone else like them?
They're a five-piece band from Germantown, Maryland.
And from Wikipedia..
They have been playing together since the early 1990s, producing records at a rate of approximately one per year. They released their first EP, Pitchfork, in October of 1991.
Though each of Clutch's albums is marked by its own distinct and cohesive sound, the band's musical style may be said to have migrated from metallic hardcore punk to hard rock over the course of its career, with strong blues influences becoming more prominent in later years. As vocalist/guitarist Neil Fallon notes, "We've been really conscious of the blues over the last couple of years, and you have to admit that the blues really is the source of all rock and roll. I think it's important to go to the source to find that inspiration." Clutch has also been categorized as stoner rock; however, its blues influences and unusual lyrical style make the group difficult to classify.
Clutch's lyrics, at first angry and serious in tone, had by the time of 1993's Transnational Speedway League become characterized by intelligence, wordplay, and often humour (although comedy is not usually the focus). Their songs make frequent reference to history, mythology, popular culture, and religion—for example, "I Have the Body of John Wilkes Booth", from their self-titled album, tells the story of a fisherman who discovers the corpse of Lincoln's assassin in the Susquehanna River, and Jam Room's "Release the Kraken" inserts a hero called "Useless the Younger" into the Greek myth. At other times the lyrics contain some very surreal imagery, as in this quote from Robot Hive/Exodus's "Burning Beard": "Every time I look out my window same three dogs looking back at me. Every time I open my windows cranes fly in to terrorize me."
Despite having signed with major record labels in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Clutch has not pushed for mainstream popularity, and their songs rarely receive airtime on commercial radio or music television. Instead they have accumulated a devoted cult following. This following has been cultivated by an ambitious touring schedule; the band has often performed more than 100 shows per year.
Clutch fans often refer to themselves as "gearheads", in reference to the fact that a clutch is a transmission component.
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I'm listening to The Mob Goes Wild right now. And I don't mind sitting through 5 bands I've never heard of tonight.. because at the end I get to see Clutch. ;D
They are:
Neil Fallon - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Tim Sult - Guitar
Dan Maines - Bass
Jean-Paul Gaster - Drums
Mick Schauer - Organ
Anyone else like them?