Like Lions
Those interested in, and clinging to, the great traditions of alternative music and the rock era will be pleased to see that this Pennsylvania group quotes the great Bob Dylan tune, "The Times They Are A-Changin’" on their Web page. This is a group of veterans, as "Cheap Seats" (Sea Beds EP 2004) with its fine guitar beginning, dates back nearly five years. The title tune of this EP, along with "Cheap Seats" may be the best rock and roll from the group.
Core band members Greg Itzen – vocals, Adam Honeycutt - guitars and piano, and T. J . de Blois – drums, have put together some excellent music, including "Scared To Love You" (Moshi Demos 2006). John Cecchine and Dan Kaplan round out the group. While this might not sound like a great song at first, the melody line and vocal treatment from Itzen are superb. Simple acoustic guitar is enough here, with some slight help from Honeycutt’s piano.
"make it better" has a pleasing guitar rhythm. Solid production and recording helps these tunes greatly. "Trust" (Jay Harris Demos 2006) is yet another guitar/vocal folk ballad that deals philosophically with the idea of love and trust. "End of the World" is simply great rock guitar.
Good music from the past. Someone should probably do a "Where Are They Now?" piece.
Tags: music, independent music, indie, Like Lions, indie music
Like Lions broke up last year. They all have other projects there working on or families they’re raising.
Check out We Are Castles for a similar sound. It’s being managed by Honeycutt who was the guitar player in Like Lions.
I’m glad you recommended “Cheap Seats,” because that really sent me in the right direction when I loaded their myspace page. Honestly, if I had started with “Sea Beds,” I might have closed the page right there. I’ll give it up to them though, at least the music varies.
This is the reason why staying up to date is hard for some websites. A band could be together one season and the very next they are broken up and moving in different directions. I am glad to see that someone knows about the band and could offer similar sounds for those of us who really like the music. I am sad to see that someone I just found out about is already broken up.
Another one bites the dust… yeah lame I know, I could not think of anything better. It just frustrates me that some of these groups do not give it long enough to work out. They are broken up before anyone ever has half a chance to hear them. Anyone who matters that is.
Sometimes it amazes me how some of the best bands end up breaking up. Now I don’t Like Lions is one the best bands I’ve ever heard, but they definitely have a lot of potential. I 100% agree about “Cheap Seats”. This one is download and listening to over and over worthy.