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DJ_Greg
09-18-2006, 01:46 PM
Anyone else heard of this band? I saw them this weekend open for Jack's Mannequin and they were great. They played two shows - opening for JM in the afternoon and then headlining a night club show that evening. During the second show, they invited everyone who could fit onto the stage to dance as they played. It was pretty cool.

You can listen to clips from their two albums on their myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/thehushsound). They actually have two singers, Greta Salpeter and Bob Morris, so if you prefer male or female vocals, there's something for everybody. They alternate vocals in a bunch of songs, too. (The bassist sings backup vocals, too).

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/5452/1077881395ljb4.jpg

neoteny
09-18-2006, 01:57 PM
that's great greg. would you classify them as emo. or am i way off

DJ_Greg
09-18-2006, 02:00 PM
Nah, not at all. They're kind of a medly of rock, pop, jazz, and some other influences I can't think of right now.

They don't wear black, their male members don't wear eyeshadow, and they don't sing about cutting...so they're not emo. ;)

neoteny
09-18-2006, 02:05 PM
well while ur here reading this live...tell me the name of ur site so i can take a look at it

neoteny
09-18-2006, 03:08 PM
or you could respond tomrrow.

DJ_Greg
09-18-2006, 04:28 PM
Sorry dude, didn't see it at the time. What site?

General Patton
09-18-2006, 04:42 PM
Anyone else heard of this band? I saw them this weekend open for Jack's Mannequin and they were great. They played two shows - opening for JM in the afternoon and then headlining a night club show that evening. During the second show, they invited everyone who could fit onto the stage to dance as they played. It was pretty cool.

You can listen to clips from their two albums on their myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/thehushsound). They actually have two singers, Greta Salpeter and Bob Morris, so if you prefer male or female vocals, there's something for everybody. They alternate vocals in a bunch of songs, too. (The bassist sings backup vocals, too).

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/5452/1077881395ljb4.jpg

They look scary....:eek:

aditya8617
09-18-2006, 06:51 PM
They look scary....:eek:

:D :D :D , What's scary about them? I can agree about Myelene's voice, you even say she is scary. I remember that you had also said that Natasha looks scary too, and now I guess it is these people's turn now. What's wrong with you?

DJ_Greg
09-21-2006, 12:23 AM
:D :D :D , What's scary about them? I can agree about Myelene's voice, you even say she is scary. I remember that you had also said that Natasha looks scary too, and now I guess it is these people's turn now. What's wrong with you?

He's self-conscious.

Music video (http://www.thehushsound.com/showvid.php?file=thehushsoundSM.mov)

Greta (the girl) is only 17 or 18 in that video...or, in other words, right up your alley, Alizée fans. ;)

Spartan500
09-21-2006, 12:48 AM
hey greg thanks they are good plus she is hot definitly not alizee hot but hot o and she sounds great

bt_bird_90
09-21-2006, 06:07 AM
meh, not particularly my taste, but I can still appreciate that they sound like a great band for someone else nonetheless. I'll pass 'em around, thanks

Bob
09-21-2006, 05:54 PM
He's self-conscious.

Music video (http://www.thehushsound.com/showvid.php?file=thehushsoundSM.mov)

Greta (the girl) is only 17 or 18 in that video...or, in other words, right up your alley, Alizée fans. ;)

not that bad, in fact, ill listen to em, thanks greg

DJ_Greg
09-22-2006, 04:21 PM
No problem...I do what I can.

Spartan500
09-22-2006, 06:33 PM
hey greg know any other good bands

DJ_Greg
09-22-2006, 08:08 PM
Nah, none at all. ;)

RadioactiveMan
09-22-2006, 08:20 PM
I'll help you out, Greg.
http://media.putfile.com/HammerFall---Riders-of-the-Storm-26

Spartan500
09-22-2006, 09:01 PM
c'mon greg I meant post them but if you don't then screw you jk lol

DJ_Greg
09-22-2006, 10:26 PM
My favorite bands are probably Idlewild and Eels. Idlewild is a Scottish band, and depending on the album you listen to, plays punk, modern rock, and folk rock. The Remote Part is probably their best album.

Eels are really a one-man band, the brainchild of Mark Oliver Everett (sometimes referred to as E). Very indie-rock sounding. Lyrics and often morbid and depressing, as Everett has lost basically his entire family (father died when he was younger, lost his mother to cancer, sister committed suicide, cousins died on a plane in 9/11). He has a wry sense of humor, though, which usually lightens the mood. Electro-Shock Blues is my favorite album, and deals with the death of his mother and sister. It's a tough album to digest, though, so I'd recommend the more straightforward Shootenanny! for an introduction.

Another band I really dig is Robbers On High Street. They have two albums, an EP called Fine Lines and a full-length called Tree City. I prefer the EP, as it's more raw, but both are good.

I listen to tons of stuff, though. My iPod has 6500+ songs, and I pretty much know them all (unlike people who just collect music for the sake of having huge mp3 libraries - that doesn't interest me). That's part of the reason why I do the radio show...to introduce people to the music I like.

Music I'm listening to currently:
Metric - Live It Out
The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up - Picks Us Apart
New Amsterdams - Story Like A Scar
Jon Auer - Songs from the Year of Our Demise
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
The States - Multiply Not Divide

There are other artists I like, such as Jimmy Eat World, Guster, and Ben Folds, but they're all pretty big and you probably don't need me to tell you about them.

I also like a TON of random songs, but as I've only heard those songs, I can't vouch for the band's music as a whole. That's what happens when you DJ on the radio...you learn about a ton of new bands, but you only know a few songs by them.

mibir
09-22-2006, 10:32 PM
I think I speak for both me and bird when i say....... Sublime.

DJ_Greg
09-22-2006, 10:40 PM
I think I speak for both me and bird when i say....... Sublime.

Yeah, of course. I was trying to stay current, though.

It's always bittersweet to listen to Sublime. On one hand, the music is just so fun and carefree (while still being really good)...but then I think about Brad Nowell, and it just sucks that he died so young, and before he saw his band make it huge.

DJ_Greg
09-22-2006, 10:43 PM
On the subject of brilliant musicians who died too young, everybody should check out Elliott Smith...especially his last album, from a basement on the hill, which was released after his death. It's sad and beautiful at the same time. I never get tired of that disc.

mibir
09-22-2006, 11:34 PM
Yea, thinking about Bradley dying makes me sad :(. Especially since it was before the album Sublime was released which is what really put them on the map.