The War
In the press today,
"If you haven't heard Melee's breakout hit, Built To Last on radio, you would surely have heard it on Samsung's television ads. The song hurtled the California quartet into the public eye......but are they in danger of being a one-hit-wonder, or, worse, being known as the band behind a television commercial?"
What a load of trash.
The audacity. It's simply atrocious. A heap of rubbish that should never have seen the light of print, just as Melee should never have seen the darkness of the mainstream disease.
Firstly, and I am sure this is gonna be much of a surprise to unsuspecting wannabes out there, Melee is not a new band.
*Pause for effect*
Melee has been around since 2004, and even appeared on the widely insane/successful Vans Warped Tour series in the same year. So, for the alternative crowd, Melee is already one for the ears, especially for those on the punk alternative circuit. I think it's safe to say that if you're on the warped tour, you're not in any danger of being a 'one-hit-wonder'. Remember Moby, and that car commercial which had their song in it? Yeah, I remember the song, but not the title either. That is not what Melee's about.
I think bands like Melee don't deserve the superficiality of mainstream, and vice versa, I don't think the mainstream crowd deserves a band like Melee. I've been monitoring the radio scene quite closely over the past few months, and I think the alternative/indie world is about to be seriously breeched. The last line of defence, in my opinion, is the hip-hop/r&b scene. Pop is almost non-existent now, Jazz is not widely played, and no, we don't have country.
Bands like Melee don't have to prove themselves to the mainstream audience. They have a solid backing in the underground, a solid wall of specialised dedication and passion for the band, one that will not falter depending on the number of records they sell.
Now that, is what i call 'Built To Last'.
"If you haven't heard Melee's breakout hit, Built To Last on radio, you would surely have heard it on Samsung's television ads. The song hurtled the California quartet into the public eye......but are they in danger of being a one-hit-wonder, or, worse, being known as the band behind a television commercial?"
What a load of trash.
The audacity. It's simply atrocious. A heap of rubbish that should never have seen the light of print, just as Melee should never have seen the darkness of the mainstream disease.
Firstly, and I am sure this is gonna be much of a surprise to unsuspecting wannabes out there, Melee is not a new band.
*Pause for effect*
Melee has been around since 2004, and even appeared on the widely insane/successful Vans Warped Tour series in the same year. So, for the alternative crowd, Melee is already one for the ears, especially for those on the punk alternative circuit. I think it's safe to say that if you're on the warped tour, you're not in any danger of being a 'one-hit-wonder'. Remember Moby, and that car commercial which had their song in it? Yeah, I remember the song, but not the title either. That is not what Melee's about.
I think bands like Melee don't deserve the superficiality of mainstream, and vice versa, I don't think the mainstream crowd deserves a band like Melee. I've been monitoring the radio scene quite closely over the past few months, and I think the alternative/indie world is about to be seriously breeched. The last line of defence, in my opinion, is the hip-hop/r&b scene. Pop is almost non-existent now, Jazz is not widely played, and no, we don't have country.
Bands like Melee don't have to prove themselves to the mainstream audience. They have a solid backing in the underground, a solid wall of specialised dedication and passion for the band, one that will not falter depending on the number of records they sell.
Now that, is what i call 'Built To Last'.
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