Ooh its good, not what i expected. The start reminds me of the british group the Stereophonics. but it gets slightly more grungier. Its really good tho, definately something i would buy if even if i didnt know it was Carmine cos its my kind of music.
That really doesn't sound like Carmine singing the main vocals--the background guy does sound like him though. Cool that his band has a page--how did you find them, PA? Hopefully the song will grow on me. It's better than the rap, but it's not super distinctive. They're smart to get a MySpace up, though--it's a kind of viral marketing like Anthony Zuiker always talks about. They should get up a few more songs and then try to play local L.A. clubs. Get the music out and then get signed!
If his music ever gets to NZ (Which I highly doubt..) Then I'll definately be buying the CD/Single/whatever
I was looking at old threads on the board and found this one. For the hell of it I Googled "Ceesau" and boom, there ya have it. I'm definitely gonna have to hear more to make a judgement. So far I think it's gonna have to be an acquired taste. ETA: I have to add that I got quite the chuckle out of the pic of Carmine wearing big, dark sunglasses in the dimly lit studio. :lol:
I really, really, really like the song. The lead vocals don't sound like Carmine to me. The accent comes off as almost English. It's got a nice, slightly heavier edge than grunge. A sort of heavily punk-influenced grunge. That Federline-esque rap on his website had me a little scared about where his musical intentions lie, but I can totally see Carmine rocking this.
I don't think the lead sounds like Carmine either. At the very beginning they do a little, but the rest of the song doesn't. It's a good song. It's kinda funny how they went from having like, 30 friends then this was posted and now they're up to 110 almost over night. :lol:
One of the other members of the band is listed as guitar/vocals too so I suspect that it might be him singing - I agree that it certainly doesn't sound like Carmine's voice.
I agree with lookaboomarang that at the beginning it sounds like him. The middle doesnt. I thought the ending was also him. Carmine's voice really doesnt seem to be for singing. The music is good tho'. Definitely better that what was on his website.
I never doubted his musical intentions. He had a dream and took a while to get there. Unlike other celebs, though, I don't see him as treating this as some second-rate side project. Carmine's the type to go "all-in" no matter how long it takes. The song on MySpace kills it. The band melds perfectly. It's a little reminiscent of Nirvana, but it's got its own flavor as well. I'm looking forward to hearing more.
O, the pretensions of being a rock star! :lol: I always kind of laugh when people do that. Unless they're hung over--then I sympathize. :lol: I'm going to go out on a limb and confess something here that people will likely laugh at: I actually like the rap on his website better than this song. Again, maybe it will grow on me, and it is just their first effort as a band, but it sounds so generic to me. It really doesn't sound like Carmine is singing on this song, and well, from the rap snippet, I really like his voice much better than the guy who is singing...I'm forgetting the title... "How Do You Feel?" Anyway, it's first effort and not bad by any means, but I hope their sound gets more original as they grow as a band.
Can somebody be considered a rock star if no album is out yet? :lol: Aww, Top41, it's okay, to each her own. They don't have any live dates set yet, but who knows, maybe soon they'll be playing in the clubs. I am sad I missed out on the Myspace friending spree on Saturday though. Their Myspace's been set so that you can't automatically send a request anymore. Oh, well.
Was my sarcasm lost? :lol: That's a pretty stupid move. You would think a band would want people to friend them--I know that a lot of bands/musicians even go out and send friend requests to people in attempts to gain friends. I really like that. ETA: I just went over to MySpace to try friending them and it said it e-mailed them a request. Are you sure it wasn't some dumb MySpace error that pops up like, 50% of the time?
I'm no myspace user so I don't know but....Maybe when someone ads you then an email gets sent and it's clogging up their internet? I have no clue.