I had the opportunity to see one of my favorite bands, Mae, play in a show in my area back in January. While at this show, one of the opening acts was a band from New Jersey, called Steel Train. Of course, because of my musical ignorance, I had never heard of them. They were very…playful and extremely energetic the whole time. They would dance around and jump around, and get the audience involved [even though the majority of the audience had never heard these songs, they were singing along].
After said show, I thought they were alright…then a few weeks later, I just got an inkling to listen to them. I looked them up on myspace, and listened to their page nonstop for the next few days. In the past month, I’ve been basically raiding the internet looking for the cd, <i>Trampoline</i> to download. I finally conceded the other day, and bought the cd. Of course, as soon as i downloaded it [and legally at that!], someone sends me a link to pirate it.
But I have to admit, I’m glad I paid for this cd. These folks should get all the recognition in the world. Its an excellent cd. I think that they have a unique sound. The music is catchy, and the lyrics are pretty good as well. I think its kind of…weird [for lack of a better word] that the lyrics may seem kind of…depressing. but it seems really upbeat if you ignored the lyrics. For instance, in the song “I feel Weird”, it’s quite obvious that the song is talking about 9/11, by listening to the lyrics. but if you just listen to the melody, it makes you want to dance to it.
So yeah. The point is…listen to Steel Train. lol. I have their cd entitled “Trampoline”…you should too! :D
June 7th, 2008 at 10:23 am
I’ve actually never heard of either of those bands. (Mae or Steel Train)
You’re not musically retarded if you know obscure bands like that.
Or maybe I’m just stuck in my fantasy world of GOOD bands, like Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Judas Priest, etc.