Sunday, September 23, 2007

What do you get if you blend JJ72 and Idlewild

The answer, apparently, is Concerto For Constantine:

Concerto for Constantine is three Dubliners: singer and guitarist Mark Greaney (formerly JJ72's frontman and songwriter), bassist Gavin Fox (formerly of Turn, Idlewild and Vega4),and drummer Binzer (formerly of The Frames, BellX1, and Halite; he also plays drums for Mundy and My Brightest Diamond).

In the summer of 2007, Mark and Gavin found themselves bandless simultaneously. They had, over the years of knowing one another, sporadically yet passionately discussed the notion of forming a three piece rock band. It was time for action. The first, and only, person to be sought for drumming duties was Binzer. He has been referred to as "the Irish Jimmy Chamberlain". Enough said.

A rehearsal took place in August 2007. It was raw. It was visceral. And, having enough gigs under their collective belt from over the past decade, they knew immediately that it worked. Spines shivered, hearts beat faster and ears hurt. A beautiful thunder was born. As individuals, the experience and talent is impressive. As a band, it is colossal. This is three men at the top of their game, playing the music that they have always wanted to play.

We're sure it's going to sound wonderful - Mark Greaney's voice alone is usually worth the time listening - but Concerto For Constantine is such a bog standard name for this sort of semisupergroup; it's straight out of the Dali's Car model of band names. Sure, you can be sure you'll get the URL without any problems, but at the same time, there's just something about the phrase that suggests it doesn't have a future on many tshirts.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I kinda like the name. A bit strange. Sure if the music is any good people end up not paying too much attention to the name.

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