Achieving a distinctive sound?

Jambands.com just today put up an article/interview with New York City based jam band Licorice that may or may not include a remark at our beloved Satan's expense. Near the middle of the interview, a question is postulated about the bands "distinct sound" and how it differentiates them from other jam bands. Granted, this is question lobbied at many bands, especially new or "up-and-coming" groups. In this instance, David Lott, the band's guitarist and vocalist, brings up moe. and Satan himself, Chucky.

The discussion turns to whether developing a distinctive sound, as a band or as a musician, is a boon or bane with moe. and their exceptional musicianship becoming a recurring example. “I think Licorice has a sound,” says Lott while we’re bantering the question around. “I don’t think I’ve reached the point where I have an individual sound. It’s the moe. thing,” he continues. “I can hear moe. a mile away and know that it’s moe. but if Chuck Garvey was in a band with 50 other musicians and all I was doing was listening, I don’t think I would be able to tell that that’s ‘Chuck Garvey from moe.,’ he explains. “I don’t mean that to sound disrespectful,” he clarifies. “He’s an incredible guitar player.”

Interesting quote, and one I have re-read a couple times. It seems to me that Lott is saying that Chuck doesn't have his own "distinct sound" and therefore blends into whatever he is doing to the point you can't differeniate him from the average guitar player.

What say you? Leave us a comment or send your own opinion to tips@moerons.com

For the original Jamband.com article, CLICK HERE.

Sunday Roundup: This Week in moe.rons.com articles

Welcome to the first weekly moe.rons.com feature: The Sunday Roundup! This is where I highlight all of the articles published in the last week on moe.rons.com in case you missed them ... but we are sure you didn't since we know you love us so much you are constantly refreshing the main page ... right *cough*

moe.down IX compiled moe. setlists - see all three days of moe.'s sets from "The IX".

moe.down IX article/review up on Jambase.com - "Nine years running and as fervent as ever, moe.down lured over 10,000 fans from around the country to beautiful Upstate New York over Labor Day weekend."

5k moe.rons were at the Artpark show - Nice turn out!

Les Claypool's "National Lampoon" jam band movie at movie festival - "Electric Apricot pokes loving fun at the heirs of classic jam bands and their loyal fans."

moe.down takes over NY mountainside - "on a small, ski mountain in Turin, NY, Moe-rons (a self-given nickname for fans of the band "Moe") were raging hard, flaring and grooving wildly"

moe.down IX audio on Live Downloads - Audio bliss ...

Vinnie to perform several shows w/ Sonic Garden - Play those skins.

moe. featured as part of Relix's new V Cast video channel - "offer[ing] customers both live music video clips and original recordings, including concert footage, backstage videos and in-depth interviews."

Al to Tour with the Transamericans - Some love for the Trannies.

That's all for now; check back all this week for more news in the moe.osphere. If you have any information on news not yet featured here, send that information to tips@moerons.com . Finally, don't forget to check out our forums at http://www.moerons.com/forums

Cheers!

~ Sean

moe.down takes over NY mountainside

The Daily Collegian, published daily for the University of Massachusetts, had a write up about moe.down IX this morning.

On the last weekend of the summer of 2008, most University of Massachusetts students were relaxing and rearing for their trip back to the Zoo.

Yet, on a small, ski mountain in Turin, NY, Moe-rons (a self-given nickname for fans of the band "Moe") were raging hard, flaring and grooving wildly to top-notch groups such as The Presidents of the United States of America, The Yonder Mountain String Band, U-Melt, The Benevento-Russo Duo, The Sparrow Quartet featuring Abigail Washburn & Bela Fleck, Levon Helm, Fishbone, The Brew, The Macpodz and of course the explosively titillating rock-blues-experimental-cowboy-free-flow-space-jam band: Moe (or jam-band for short).

If you can get past the misspelling of the band name, there is some "interesting" writing in the piece:

One Moe-ron, Jeff, called out in the spirit of Moe-rons everywhere for an evolution in consciousness. He claimed that the world has had too many revolutions already and it is time for our species to evolve. Revolutions bring nothing but more of the same. From his perspective, every action has a reaction. There are so many actions taking place so why not try to make them good ones? For our actions really do matter. In fact, every action has the potential to change the world. If this is true than we can also control our own destiny to some extent?

I am bit curious how he knew about the .down (and if he was at it or just reporting). No matter; to check out the rest of the article CLICK HERE.

moe.down IX article/review up on Jambase.com

Jambase.com has nice little write up about last weekends moe.down IX. Here is the opening paragraph:

It's an old adage really, but it works nonetheless: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Nine years running and as fervent as ever, moe.down lured over 10,000 fans from around the country to beautiful Upstate New York over Labor Day weekend. As if on a schedule of rain every other year at the event, Hurricane Faye worked its way up the coast on Friday, yet dissipated by the time it reached New York State. A gray fog hung over the mountain on Friday and dropped a sprinkle of rain that glazed the grounds. Otherwise, we were graced with glorious sunshine.

For the full article, CLICK HERE.