Illustrations

Illustrations, sound like a band I would kind of like. I know I just did an entry, talking about "hardcore" or metal music and about how I don't like it, I'm over it, whatever. Well Illustrations, from San Antonio of course, identifies themselves as "hardcore/Indie" alright, I can see it. These boys have song titles that include "Runaway" and "Violence" that might make a person, run away or be violent. It's a 5 piece band, all male, that all look fairly young.

I wrote some notes at the show (this is something I've never done before) and I noted things like, I would really like this minus the vocals.During their first song I had welcomed the music by telling a mate of mine, ''I like this 0%'', and somewhere in throughout the show that changed to, I like this 50%. I would really like this if it wasn't a "hardcore" band. I can't say why I've never heard this band before, because they sound like a band I would have seen 100 times before but I haven't. In all honesty, I did enjoy this band's live show. I thought the music was tight and well rehearsed. and they seemed like nice guys. This is a big deal, in most instances I will not like a band if I don't like the members, or one member. Case in point Panic the Brave. Blugh.

So after I've told you nothing about the band I end my review. Haha. This band goes loud; the vocals are screamy and incomprehensible. but I'm not saying horrible. Honestly, if everything stayed the same but there were a vocal style change, wow, it would be completely different sound. I was trying to imagine the band as just an instrumental band and I enjoyed the notion of that as well.   My notes went something like

"Although I understood nothing of what they said...I might've enjoyed it minus the singer"
"Band went hard"
"illustrations"
"They are a bunch of cuties"
"If they were an instrumental band I would love them"
"Die...Die Die"
"More than hardcore minus the vocals this would be a hXc musician band" (I don't know what I meant by that last part, since even with their singer they are a "musician band" I think I just meant ...I don't know the word. a non-vocal band)

So this is why I don't take notes. It's pretty bad. I remember this San Antonio band called Antares Sky, that I was IN LOVE WITH back in high school. I'm kind of feeling the same vibes here, I really liked them for a screamy/singy band they were catchy and I would listen to them in the shower.

Uhm this might be their only video. I recommend people come out to see them though, this video has no justice. Although according to their myspace, they will not being have another show until October. at the 1011. Uhm, also I want to make a note that as a whole I think it's a pretty good band. I know I put a lot negative emphasis on the vocals but that is the direction this band is going and so far so good. I believe for what they do they are a good band. and better than Brotherhood. of course.