After Midnight Project
From California – After Midnight Project! They might, indeed, be the real thing. This group does have a song by that title. "The Real Thing" (The Becoming EP) is nice music. It’s quality rock and roll with a philosophy that grabs for an understanding of the universe.
The question is: Where are they? According to their Web information, they play in Long Beach and then, a couple of months later, in West Hollywood. Considering that this group is a project put together during time away from college classes and so on, I would guess fans can’t expect them to tour the world just yet.
But with songs such as "Take Me Home" from the same EP, the After Midnight Project should consider going out into the world with their music. Of course, the strength of any successful touring band is lyrics + music = more listeners. These guys may be on the way.
"The Becoming" a title tune, sneaks up on the listener, eerily referring to the spider and the helpless fly. But then it’s slay and desecrate, and a "last mistake." Good stuff here, all done without growling and pounding. See, it can be done! Go back to 2005 and "Party Dress" (After Midnight Project). The band started strong and remains so.
Personal note: If I was 20 again, I would buy this band’s stuff. But as the song asks, "What have I become?"
After Midnight Project on MySpace
Tags: indie music, music, independent music, indie, After Midnight Project
May 6th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
This band’s singing style isn’t exactly for me, but even though their genre of music isn’t what I listen to on a regular basis, I do think they have flair, particularly with the instrumentals. Danny (the AMP drummer) does one hell of a job with his driving backbeat, and the guitar licks are pretty good, too.
I recommend this group to anyone who loves good, electric guitar driven rock; looks like AMP will go far in their music career.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Not too much my style either, but I will give credit where credit is due. They do know what they are doing, and after hearing “Take Me Home”, I have to agree with the author.