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Submitted By: Basement | Added On: 8/31/2006 | Total Views (1513) | Total Downloads: (0)

fORMER is a band out of Murfreesboro, TN.  Their music is lighter than what I normally listen to...  no growling, no screaming, no insane drumming speed.  Just an all-around good ol' "Pop-Rock" band is how I'd label them.  My main question about fORMER is "What the freak are these guys still doing in Murfreesboro?"  Denny was kind enough to burn me a copy of their Demo and I was blown away.  They've got four songs on their Myspace.com page. When I heard their myspace stuff I emailed Denny and asked for a copy of the CD. The lineup April, 2006 is Denny Smith (Vox and Guitar), JD "Techs" Garner (Guitar), Henry Go (Bass), and Billy Baker (Drums). Not only does Denny play guitar, keyboards and sing, but he also writes the lyrics.  Most of the time they are clever and catchy, although sometimes I feel like he's not really into the song on vocals.  I find myself singing to "Let me let you down" all the time now; it even gets stuck in my head when I'm not listening.  "Make it out" is my least favorite on the CD but I still like it.  These guys remind me of Jimmy Eat World and a friend told me they remind him of Better Than Ezra at times.   Everyone that's heard it so far has liked it.  On their website (http://www.formerband.com ) they compare themselves to a number of bands - Tom Petty, Jellyfish, Afghan Whigs...I don't get the Whigs comparison...but I can't stand the Afghan Whigs so it's probably better this way. Since this is a demo, the production isn't perfect but it's good enough to serve the purpose.  According to their website they went into the studio with a new production team early this month.  I'd love to hear the finished copy.  Ideally, they'd invite me to the studio to see how it's all done (that's a hint, Denny!). ..>..>   The weak points are few.  I didn't like the vocals 100% of the time.  Sometimes I felt like the vocals just didn't fit the song.  It didn't happen enough for me to even write it down, but it was there.  I'd even attribute this to being a demo.  At the end of "Lies," the piano just keeps going, and keeps going, ...and going.  That's really about it for the negative.  Again, this was only a demo, so I can't do any bashing. A few people I've talked to have heard of these guys and like what they hear.  FormerBand.com says that they were scheduled to play the second stage, small stage, whatever it's called at the Buzzfest last weekend.  I'm a little upset I just found that out or I think I would have gone.  Download the demo at http://www.formerband.com/music.html.  You be the judge.  I'd definitely give this 4 out of 5 whatevers.  It only gets 4 because it's a demo.  It doesn't count as much. http://www.formerband.com http://www.myspace.com/formerband

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