Fact of the matter, and it\'s a damn shame, people don\'t take The Breakfast seriously. The Breakfast, as stated by myself and Seth, need to differiantiate, which is why I recommended they take on a shitload of incredible progressive rock/fusion covers. Why? Because NO one else does it and the music rocks beyond comparison. Would this make them a bona fide cover band? Nope, in fact it would put them more in the spotlight because they would be covering more or less unknown material. As Leith stated the band should cover a song because they want to play it, not because of it\'s obscurity. Now let\'s take a look at that. Are the PLR (classic rock radio station for you non-CTers) song lists helping the band? Nah, seems like nothing more than satiating the ears of the regulars at the venue\'s bar. Normal folk who wandered in for Red Bulls and Vodka and happened to hear a Police song and a lot of noise, which they didn\'t care for, or were too drunk to appreciate.
Let\'s face it (and of course I hope I\'m wrong and this is temporary) the band isn\'t releasing new material and the song cycle is becoming pretty derivative. The band is progressive, which can be followed by rock, funk and fusion (Tim coined that description back in 00 I think). Their background, while in good ol\' rock and roll, doesn\'t compare to where their souls are: epic, composititionally/improvisationally adventerous progressive music. It\'s killing me that a band with so much RAW talent impedes their musical growth by playing it safe. Lawn Boy was a start, now lets take it up a few notches...
Caveat Emptor
to those with the obligatory "take a hike Joe" "STFU" "fuck off" blah, blah childish insults, know that it\'s your complacency and apathy that is contributing to making the band feel safe in their bubble, thus keeping them from upping the ante and growing into the artists they TRULY are. I want this band to succeed more than any other growing band in this country. This band is my Red Sox and hopefully 2009 will be their 2004!!
