It’s interesting. When you have someone doing work with you and you schedule time only to have them ignore that schedule. I don’t really take to kindly to it when it happens more than once with the same person. The first time can be understandable. The second time is more of a warning sign and the third time it’s essentially a notice that says “I can’t be trusted”. We all tend to lead lives where things are getting more and more filled with minutia. Lots of things demanding attention. Hell I’m one of those things for other people when it comes to music. However, I still put my actions where my mouth is. If I say I will do something, I will do it.
What possesses someone to say they will do something only to ignore that verbal thing? Good question. One I wish I had the answer for.
I do have to wonder if I’m losing the interest in sticking with Single of the Day. In the past few months I’ve noticed that I’ve missed a day here or there where I had to go back and fill it in. This post is no exception. I ended up having to deal with a couple of things to pick up slack on someone else’s promise and it kinda pushed Single of the Day to the background. Not sure what to make of that.
There is some good things coming around though. I did get an email from someone who back in December wanted to help me out. It’s only been about 6 months, but hey – there’s a little response going on now. Two days ago I had a conversation with someone in a deal that is now going on close to a year in the making (it shouldn’t take this long). The nice thing is, they are interested, but working on making sure that they can provide a budget. There’s a good feeling in that, at the same time its bizarre that it takes this long to figure that out. However if the end result is a better deal, then I believe the wait is good.
As we add more stuff to our lives with things like people, places, and such it’s increasing the size of the plate. Maybe the plates are getting too big.
I guess I have this thing in me that drives me to see things thru. That certain something. Which leads me into the pick for this post. Underwhelmed. It’s a funny juxtaposition of me talking about people being overwhelmed. The song’s title certainly works for what I’m writing about right now. Musically they have a very upscale garage rock style feel. It reminds me of an early style for someone like Creed, 3 Doors Down or something along those lines. Vocally the singer reminds me of a friend of mine Bob Karwin. That is if he were doing more of a rock style rather than his island style.
The most solid thing I’m hearing in the song is the drums. The drummer is certainly providing a solid beat and it sounds like he’s a heavy hitter. Of course they’ve mixed him in with some loops, but that’s a common thing to do these days.
I get the feeling these guys will get snatched up by someone who will polish their sound a bit more and bring them into the mainstream. Keep an ear out for it. Until that happens, add them to your list of things to follow.