Earlier this year a few of the listeners/critics of the entertainment industry called Where You Come From by Seth Adam the best music of the year and the best unsigned band around. Band marketing information calls the music “compelling, accessible, timeless rock music.”
Pretty strong stuff. So I thought I’d take a listen, now that the name has been put on my plate.
“Century” from this 2007 CD is a tune with a quick pace and a pop feel. It’s clean and very listenable. With this one song as evidence, the first-time listener might think Adam and his group are playing it soft and easy on purpose. But then comes “Misery” which puts the pedal a bit closer to the floor. These fellows are one thing for sure – tight. There’s almost a 1960s/1970s country-rock feel, in spite of the song’s title. “I Think I Like It Better” ain’t bad either.
Band members are Seth Adam – vocals, guitars; Gerry Giaimo – guitars, vocals; Lorin Pelligrino – bass; Anthony Bianco – drums; Fred DiLeone – keyboards on Rhodes, Hammond and Wurlitzer.
Catch the Connecticut-based group in New Haven, in Shelburne Falls, Mass., or in New York City. They’ll be somewhere around these locales until November.
While the music of Seth Adam didn’t knock me down right away, I have a feeling that, with time, there are going to be some folks looking for this CD (because they didn’t buy it right away).
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