Ashbury
Information on this group, based in Las Vegas, is rather limited in 2008, though the band attracted considerable attention in the past three or four years with their solid, put pop-sounding music. At the moment, those who want to sample Ashbury will find just one tune, “A Fire’s Ablaze” (Complacency 2006) on the group’s MySpace page.
This song relies on crisp drums and guitar, as do most of the Ashbury efforts. It’s a matter of opinion whether the vocals, similar to many of the 2000-2008 young man groups, are a plus or make Ashbury sound too much like many of those recent bands.
Apparently, Ashbury will be part of the Lance Armstrong Team Tennis fundraising effort in Las Vegas in May.
In the past year, Ashbury has been working on new tunes, using Wisconsin as a base. A new music video has been produced, with the working title of “This Isn’t Love, This Is Hollywood.” According to a Web blog from the band members, the new album will be called “The Things That Haunt You.” Will they really have a “bunch of shows” in Las Vegas and will they really work on a show that boasts Ben Affleck as host. Don’t know. Stay tuned.
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Goodness…why do all guy bands have to sound the same? Yes, they are catchy, and I have to admire how the guy voices don’t break while going that high, but they are just another of those bands that sound all the same. I’m always looking for original sounds from bands. If they all sound the same, then what’s the purpose in buying the album of a band that sounds like an exact clone of someone else?
The name is okay. Their look is good. I’m not too surprised that they’re fairly new. I heard cookie-cutter all over them though. Hopefully they’ll be able to find that sound that separates them from everyone else though.
After reading the comments, I almost didn’t even want to go give these guys a listen. I am just so sick of hearing the same sound over and over with the only difference being a band name. I have to give up though to the vocals; definitely not bad. Other then that I am gonna agree with the other posters. They are just too “fit in to make a hit” for me.
Yeah their is nothing special about this band, it has mainly failed to leave much impact on the listeners.The high pitched sound is not so pleasant to listen to.Music is also sounding too loud….meaning that they have to go long way to give good stuff.