Dave's Take: I can't quite remember the series of events that led me to find the Sick Puppies on myspace but
I'm glad I did. Their song "All the Same" was used in a touching video that displays all that is right with the human spirit.(See the video and story below). There have been over 7,000,000 views of the video! The song itself is a slow acoustic number for the most part that bursts into the emotive electric guitar driven chorus:
"I don't mind...
I don't care...
As long as you're here
Go ahead tell me you'll leave again
You'll just come back running
Holding your scarred heart in hand
It's all the same
And I'll take you for who you are
If you take me for everything
Do it all over again
It's always the same"
It's just a song that maks you glad to be alive. Two of the other standout tracks from their five song EP are "My World" and "Asshole Father" which deal with lonliness in two different ways. "My World" draws the listener in both lyrically with its "heart on your sleeve" lyrics,
"Welcome to my world
where everyone I ever need
always ends up leaving me alone
another lesson burned
and I'm drowing in the ashes
kicking... screaming"
and its crunchy guitars. "Asshole father" like "All the Same" starts off with beautiful acoustic guitar plucking with the Shimon Moore melancholy singing:
"I waited for you yesterday
I waited and missed the last train
I waited to say that I’d fallen in love with your way
I waited for you yesterday
Eventually walked home in the rain
I waited to see if you felt the same for me"
Then his anger and the quick staccatto electric guitars come alive in the chorus:
"But you don’t,
and you won’t
go against your asshole father
Going broke, quitting dope for your folks why did I even bother?
Why did I?"
"Deliverance" is more of a straight ahead radio friendly rocker but it still has a great sound to it. All in all the Sick Puppies leave you panting for more with their captivating lyrics, soaring heartfelt vocals and nice balance between acoustic plucking and a more straight ahead rock sound. Oh, and as an added bonus for the guys out there they have a cute female guitar player.
BAND MEMBERS:
Shimon Moore: lead vocals, guitar
Emma Anzai: bass, backing vocals
Mark Goodwin: drums
BAND BIO:
Sick Puppies are a guitar fuelled rock three piece band who now stand on the threshold of achieving their singular goal: the global release of the album they were born to make.
The band carries an awesome presence on stage with a staggering sound fronted by the fretwork and awesome vocals of guitarist and singer Shimon Moore. Conspiring in the sonic stew that is the Sick Puppies is bassist Emma Anzai who has been justifiably dubbed “the female Flea”. Uniting the band in rock bliss is the airtight pummeling of drummer Mark Goodwin who is truly one of the hardest hitters around.
The band was born when the two greatest outcasts of Mosman High School met each other in the only safe haven either of them knew…the music room. Shimon Moore and Emma Anzai began jamming on Green Day and Rage Against The Machine songs until the urge to make their own sound took over and they began penning the loudest and most powerful songs that they could play. Just months later, the Puppies beat out 3000 other bands in a demo competition run by the only national radio network in the country. As a direct and rapid result the Puppies were thrust into the limelight, and with their first recording experience behind them.
The bands first year culminated in them being crowned the ‘Best Live Act’ at the Australian Live Music Awards. Since that time the achievements and highlights have flowed thick and fast, including tours with Good Charlotte and legendary bands Deep Purple and Midnight Oil during which many new audience members became converts and joined the ever expanding Sick Puppies fan base.
Amid the fanfare of all the Puppies achievements remained a burning desire to take their music to the next level. To that end a pact was made to take the band to the ends of the earth and back, beginning with the writing and recording of the songs that they knew would resonate with a worldwide audience. The band is currently in the United States making their record in Los Angeles, and the results speak for themselves. With a release pending later in the year, the Sick Puppies true arrival is imminent. Stay tuned…
BEST SONGS: All the Same, Asshole Father, My World
SONG SAMPLES/VIDEOS:
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ALL THE SAME STORY:
Sometimes, a hug is all what we need. Free hugs is a real life controversial story of Juan Mann, A man whos sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives.
In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign became phenomenal.
As this symbol of human hope spread accross the city, police and officials ordered the Free Hugs campaign BANNED. What we then witness is the true spirit of humanity come together in what can only be described as awe inspiring.
In the Spirit of the free hugs campaign, PASS THIS TO A FRIEND and HUG A STRANGER! After all, If you can reach just one person...
"ALL THE SAME"
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