A casual affair

A throwback; Tonic

I just got back in from seeing my friends open up for Tonic. Tonic is a band that hasn't truly been relevant since 2001 or 2002 or something like that. Tonic was formed in the last decade in which pop/rock bands were truly great performers, the 90's. Today image is what rules and we tend to forget that there was a time where bands had both. For some reason it seems that many bands have the image, but cannot produce anything you hear on the record live, e.g., Fall Out Boy(one of my fav bands). There are many other newer ones that I cannot call by name, but you get the point. Their first two releases, "Lemon Parade" and "Sugar" I can say were two of the most influential rock albums for me. The songs were well written, meaningful, and solidly arranged. And best of all, when you see them play them, they sound like they do on the recording.


Lemon Parade

Emerson Hart is one of my musical heroes. I wanted to sing like him. I wanted to write like him. It pains me to see him in a world that doesn't fully appreciate him. It seems bands that make this style of music are relics now. Destined to play throwback tours. No one is interested in new material, just old favorites. Songs that if released today probably wouldn't bode so well. As upset as that makes me, I am grateful that there was a time in which these songs were accepted.
The music industry doesn't really quite know what people now-a-days want. They tend to take what they think you'll like and shove it down your throat until starts to go down a little more smoothly. It works for now, but it's not making anything memorable. Nothing like this. I'm almost positive that 3Oh!3 will not be relevant in 10 years. Hopefully they're not relevant in 10 months.
And for the record, when I saw Emerson Hart, my heart did beat faster and I did turn into a pure fan standing 20 ft from an unwitting mentor.