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NEWS & FEATURES I CALENDAR I MOVIES I A&E I MUSIC I COMICS & ADVICE ! CLASSIFIEDS
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/^r^fcretween the lines of flamboyant heavy metal, funky
prog-rock and jazz fusion, there are bands that inten-
C-VC-/ tionally defy categorization. Even discussing catego
rization, as such, is an on-the-surface offense to many folks
Insofar as this can prove problematic for artists in general, we
can surmise that it's particularly problematic for Rochester. NY.
Atlanta, GA band Gaylord.
Currently playing behind its 2007 release Resplendent
! Locution, the band will make its first visit to Athens this week.
S Composed of members Jeff Steverson (bass, keyboards and
: vocals), Andrew Verstraete (drums and vocals) and Core Atone
: (guitars, Keyboards and vocals), the banc has an undeniably
active sense of humor but encourages audiences to be |ust
as broad-minded musically. When
asked if the band's upfront humor
ever impedes their oemg taken
seriously as a rock and roll
band. Atoms says. T think
a band named Gaylord
prooabiy gets accused of
many things, but that
always changes once
people hear us. The
three of us have a
certain sarcasm and
| humor which has
i allowed us to have lots
i of fun while still keeping our
musical integrity. I think if
! anyone pays attention to our
i lyrics they'll get serious poli
tics." Atoms adds. "We are alt
quite eclectic. We all share a
love of everything from metal to
i classical to funk and bluegrass. My all time favorite musician is
! Stevie Wonder. I think of artists that defied labels, like Stevie
: or Frank Zappa; they just played what they wanted to hear."
It's not a terribly long stretch to understand why the band
has managed to gain such an intense underground following.
"I like to think we are more 'indie' than most 'indie groups.
In the early days, we wanted to keep our artistic control so we
i did everything ourselves," says Atoms. "D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself)
is a lot of work, and increasingly we have been seeking some
support. Unfortunately, I think as a whole the music industry,
promoters, major and so-called 'indie' labels would rather pol
ish a rock than dig for a gem, but we'll see."
Some advance buzz here in Athens has centered around the
fact that Gaylord's original drummer was Mastodon member
Brann Dailor. While this is true, and the band is still friends
with Dailor, it'd be a misstep to assume Gaylord was anything
musically close to Mastodon. But the association did play
a large part in the band's relocation from Rochester, NY to
Atlanta. Atoms says, "We were planning on moving to a warmer
climate for a while, and our good friends Brann Dailor and
[Mastodon member] Bill Kelliher urged us to consider Atlanta.
Warm climate and a strong connection to Martin Luther King,
[ Jr., whom Gaylord has celebrated many times in song, seemed
like a good alternative to another winter in Upstate New York.'’
The jury is still out on whether humor and a mixed musi
cal palette translate directly to a good time, but Gaylord has
made a solid go of it. Steverson says, "The third movement of
a typical four movement symphony was frequently called the
'scherzo.' This directly translates as 'joke.' It is not uncommon
for the most serious composers to utilize musical jokes within
their compositions. Even Beethoven has an immense humor m
his compositions. So, while we may have many such musical
jokes in our music, and we have the best senses of humor on
j the planet ourselves, we are a very serious band. We re just net
! as popular as Beethoven or that zany jazz craze."
Gordon Lamb
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