Conan and Chris: Mount Vicious
Hello everybody,
I am in a band.
That is to say, I have my own band again.
I am very proud to introduce you to, and this is long awaited by me:
That is the band, this is the logo:
I’ve been working long and hard with Chris and company IN NEAR ABSOLUTE SECRECY, to put this together and have assembled a pretty damn fantastic group of people together. We. are. stoked!
We laid down a quick 4 song demo recording/ep called AXIS OF AWESOME earlier this month, which we just finished mixing
As you can see, that is hungry work.
Here is our little about me section for more:
It all began with Conan Neutron, Richard Necklace, and a musical theory: musicians don’t need to wallow in willful obscurity to write and perform interesting songs; catchiness does not preclude novelty and innovation does not preclude blandness.
With these thoughts in mind, Messrs. Neutron and Necklace decided to start a band that preserved the intensity and truth of their previous trio while evoking appreciation among music lovers as well as musicians and theoreticians.
In order to achieve this, a team had to be assembled — a dream team, if you will: a team that could withstand and match the intense performance, personality, and perspiration of Mr. Neutron; a team unafraid to play at volumes audible above the violently rhythmic acrobatics of Mr. Necklace; a team in which attitude, personality, and sense of purpose were held in equal regard to technical prowess.
One man soon came to mind to add to the core: “Daddy” Dré Burgerwolf. His like-mindedness, arrangement skills, and flair for guitar bombast portended great promise for his value as a partner in crime… or perhaps it was just his nut-sack showing through his Lucite guitar that rendered him so desirable. Whatever the case, “Daddy” was quickly seduced to the fold.
Shortly thereafter, a chance meeting followed by some directed ranting made it clear, with nary a note being played, that the inimitable Brian James, bass superstar, would be charged with manhandling the bottom end. Instinct, in this matter, was ultimately vindicated: the only thing cooler than Mr. James’ bass playing was his hair.
The final formative chord of universal benevolence was struck when providence saw fit to offer forth Alli Mayhem — shining star of preposterous guitar talent, maven of subterranean six string cosmology, and inspiration to a black-clad legion of unknowable proportion — to this nascent band of merry music makers.
The lineup thus solidified, our intrepid heroes endured the crucible of a nameless summer before ultimately and definitively divining the name of the rock beast they had become…
And lo, there shall be a reckoning.
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In a nutshell, it’s Chris and I from Replicator, Andre from Stay Gold Pony Boy (and Boyjazz, and Long Thaw, and Generalissimo), Brian from We’re Gonna Fight the Eskimos Next, and Alli from the Holy Kiss (and the Cold War). I sing more then I play guitar, and when I do play guitar it’s a little different than Replicator. When I sing it’s more singing, and less hollerin’ and shoutin’.
Also, I don’t wear glasses anymore.
Mount Vicious is not Replicator part II, it’s designed to be a little different, but hopefully maintain that same intensity.
There are interlocking harmonies and such, there is call and response, there is all kinds of awesome.
Did I mention I “sing” more?
Our first show, right now… looks to be October 25th at thee parkside, with our pals the Ex Boyfriends, who were just voted Best Indie Band by the San Francisco Bay Guardian (awesome?!?) with tours in the Pacific Northwest and in SoCal already in the planning stages.
(hint: If you’d like to help that happen, drop me a line!)
We will have cds then, until then please feel free to download our stuff away and pass it along to anybody that you might thing is interested.
To say that we are hitting the ground running is an understatement.
We are actually standing right behind you.
Hi.
It’s Vicious… Mount Vicious.
http://www.mountvicious.com
http://www.myspace.com/mountvicious
-C.