About a week and a half ago I had the opportunity to go watch a concert put on at Velour. The band I went to see (I had never heard before) was by far the best band that played that night, and therefore the only band worthy of commentary. The reason I attended the concert was because the bassist in the band (Sam) is a coworker of mine. Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised by the mad skills that The Powerless in it’s entirety possessed. They have a sound reminiscent of Incubus with a dash of the Foo Fighters and maybe a sprits of old school Third Eye Blind. Not only did I enjoy the concert, but I may have become a happy addition to their crazy, underwear flinging cult following. Their CD (which they gave out for free at the concert) has frequented my CD player over the past week and a half. The Powerless’ true talent is demonstrated on their album by their ability to sing ballads with tracks such as “Throes” or “Nobody Cares” as well as their ability to rock out in “Wench” or ”Little Miss Tempest”. It’s nice to see a local band demonstrate their diversity and musical talent by avoiding the clonable sound of such bands as Blink 182 or Nickleback. For anyone who is up for a refreshing taste of local genius, their CD entitled Dissappointment is up on their website to download for free. I recommend it.
If the link to the CD doesn’t work, click on the Music link in the upper right hand corner of the page. The MP3 Tracks should appear below the text.
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