From left to right; Tom, Craig, Ruby and Joe
Reachback are a 4 piece pop punk band from the essex/london area. Now i had the immense joy of watching them play live and let me start off by saying what a treat that was. Not only we're the band tight and in-sync together, they were energetic and fun which for me is a hard thing to witness these days. Normally bands that i go to see at the moment are rather technical musicians, don't get me wrong this isn't a bad thing but when i pay money to see a show I'm not coming just to check out the music (ironic i know) but i want a band to take my breath away, I want to be in the crowd and be sweating more then the band is. This has a point believe me I'm just about to get to it. The reason i go to see bands play is for the atmosphere and the energy and that is exactly what Reachback did for me, they entertained. Although where i saw them wasn't exactly packed to the brim there was a fair sized crowd. Although i have only seen these guys once and my god do i want to see them again, i feel this band would be so much better preforming with a bigger crowd seeing as the crowd although being small were dancing like no tomorrow, and anyone with eyes could tell that everyone was having a good time.
To check these guys out visit their Myspace www.myspace.com/reachbackband
Reachback are a 4 piece pop punk band from the essex/london area. Now i had the immense joy of watching them play live and let me start off by saying what a treat that was. Not only we're the band tight and in-sync together, they were energetic and fun which for me is a hard thing to witness these days. Normally bands that i go to see at the moment are rather technical musicians, don't get me wrong this isn't a bad thing but when i pay money to see a show I'm not coming just to check out the music (ironic i know) but i want a band to take my breath away, I want to be in the crowd and be sweating more then the band is. This has a point believe me I'm just about to get to it. The reason i go to see bands play is for the atmosphere and the energy and that is exactly what Reachback did for me, they entertained. Although where i saw them wasn't exactly packed to the brim there was a fair sized crowd. Although i have only seen these guys once and my god do i want to see them again, i feel this band would be so much better preforming with a bigger crowd seeing as the crowd although being small were dancing like no tomorrow, and anyone with eyes could tell that everyone was having a good time.
Okay, now on to the members of the band themselves. Being a 3 or 4 piece band isn't as easy as you may think. Say for instance the guitarist slips up the whole band is going to suffer where as in 5 piece band you have the safety of knowing that the other guitarist will pick up the slack. For Reachback being a 4 piece band of the pop-punk genre i can see why they would only use one guitarist. But i do have a suggestion for them; you may want to consider finding a rhythm or lead guitarist. The reason i bring this up is because for me personally the recording that i have listened to on their myspace sound pretty thin. I would love to hear a more textured sound to the band. Maybe try some guitar harmonies, it would broaden the sound and also give you more to think about and experiment with later on with what i hope to be a booming career.
Reachback like i have mentioned consists of 4 members, one of which is Ruby Williams the lead singer. Personally female lead singers are the difference between a Cream Brulee and a Mcflurry. For example if Paramore or Hey Monday had a male lead singer would they have really gotten as far as they have today? Well probably, but my point is; Guys want a poster of a sex symbol on their wall and Girls want to look like them. Ruby is a very attractive young lady, with a fantastic voice to match, which makes her the perfect front lady. this alone is going to do the band favors because lets face it in the music industry or even any industry sex sells and that is a great marketing factor this band has.
The other three members Tom (Guitar), Craig (Drums) and Joe (bass) look like the guys you can sit down and have one those immature chats with. They look like Punk Rockers. Not the Sid Vicious or Donnie Torrette Punk Rockers, I'm talking about the Tom DeLonge's and Jordan Pundik's the immature I don't want to grow up types, and for me this works, this is the heart of pop - punk since the mid nineties when bands such as Blink 182 and New Found Glory were at the top of their game, this band just reminds me of what is great about the genre of Pop Punk its about having fun, Not necessarily doing something different to get big. Its about doing music because its fun, Its fun to get on stage, Its fun to act immature and for me this is the heart of the band and this band believe me has a lot of heart.
I would say they have had a lot of influence from Paramore and Hey Monday i would even push a little of YouMeAtSix, A dash of New Found Glory and a cheeky hint of dare i say it... Avril Lavigne. This band really does have the happy go lucky factor which i miss in band these days, and i think with some well produced recording's these guys could go on tour with big bands like them to eventually get the headlining spot
If you love upbeat, fun, catchy music i would defiantly give these guys a listen because to me with professional recordings these guys could be England's answer to paramore.
To check these guys out visit their Myspace www.myspace.com/reachbackband
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