Saosin Don't Think Music Is Worthless Commodity
Posted on Nov 3rd 2009 10:00AM by Allyson B. Crawford
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"I don't think music is a worthless commodity ... now the CD is a different story," Justin Shekoski of Saosin admits to Noisecreep. "I think the avenue is constantly changing and we have to adapt. Whether it be from radio to Internet , CDs to MP3s. I mean, it's crazy to think that bands are getting big off of 'Guitar Hero' even though that game is awesome. Eventually, music will be paid for like any other utility such as cable and that only means one thing: that we will all be subject to even more advertisement to actually pull in revenue."
If music is going the way of basic cable and water, how do bands innovate while still earning a living? Some experts say young bands have an edge because they've grown up with the Internet and thus social networking. Whatever the edge, Saosin hopes to use the unique combination of their youth and popularity to broadcast their music to an even wider audience.
Saosin recently released 'In Search of Solid Ground,' an ambitious record that allowed the band to stretch not only its songwriting abilities, but also their production techniques.
"We did a lot more on this record, production-wise, on our own, which gave us a deeper understanding of the process," adds Shekoski. "On this record, we went more outside of out comfort zones than the last record. We stay true to the idea of solid songwriting yet made every instrument's part unique and interesting. We haven't changed our genre; we just expanded the spectrum of what we can do."
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eilonwy21at 11.25.2009 11:52PM
you guys were absolutely amazinggg last night in NYC!! ^_^
Robbat 11.30.2009 8:07PM
Two words: Great album. This band is FANTASTIC. I'm mainly into really hard bands (such as the Eyes of a Traitor, Sea of Treachery, Veil of Maya, Bring Me the Horizon, amongst others) and if not, I tend to listen to older bands (The Police, Journey, Kansas, Boston, Kiss and more) but yet I still am completely captivated by Saosin. Firstly their songwriting is honestly the best on earth. And another thing is the voice Cove Reber has. Along with Cove's voice, the unique style of drumming Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod hahaha) has perfected, the solid foundation bassist Chris Sorenson creates, the guitar playing skill Justin Shekoski posseses (it's almost like a magical spell) and the wiener-erecting guitar of Beau Burchell makes this band a 'you-have-to-f******-listen-to-this-band-or-I-will-kill-your-dog' kind of band. They have a style like no other band, and when telling people about them I usually get asked, "Well, what music are they?" or "Well, what do they sound like?" The first question completely shuts me down because this band is impossible to put under one genre. The second one I usually answer, "Jesus Christ in heaven singing with angels." Also they are the complete opposite of sell outs, as you can see above they did alot of THEIR OWN PRODUCING, which means, holy s***, this is original and this is not just to attract fans or go mainstream, it's the real Saosin. But, all in all, Saosin is just a gigantor plethora of awesomeness, carefully rolled into a small bite-sized snack that will blow your mind from 50 yards away. Seriously, give them a listen. You won't be disappointed. I promise.
-Robbie D.
P.S. Go out and buy the CD at an F.Y.E. or something. An actual compact disc. Not on iTunes or some s***. CD's cost more, more money goes to the band, the more money they have the more glorious music they can make. And I had to * out the swears because this would get deleted. Hahaha.