All the Wrong Questions - by The Great Homesickness

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 The Great Homesickness, out of Ann Arbor, Michigan USA, brings a very energetic rock with a great genre mixture that I LOVE.  All the Wrong Questions is a banger, to say the least.

I hear these genres the most...

Pop Punk -> The lead vocals are very melodic with a tone that is full-force and full-speed ahead, including a lot of group unison parts.  The drums are very aggressive and have incredible life inside those beats.

Hard Rock ->  The guitars are hitting heavy power chords with a strong low-end with the bass guitar.  The drums are big and high-in the mix, assisting with that hard rock power.

I'm so very glad to get the opportunity to discover this band.  The band as a whole is very tight, even through all of the complicated rhythms that require a considerable amount of precision.  The mix is solid with the heavy guitars getting that audible accent by a nicely toned bass.  The drummer is spectacular, keeping the ship moving with metronome reliability and relentlessly pounding away some wicked creative improvisations alongside those rhythms.  You can feel this drummer feeling this song instead of performing from a script.  Now, I gave the drummer some heavy props (maybe it's because I'm a drummer?), but the guitarist is also creatively doing creative innovative things with the same taste.  There will be solos inside all the action.  That takes some real lead guitar work on top of all the fast-paced heaviness.  The bassist also includes a great deal of harmony lines under the guitars, but especially show off when the heavy guitars are pulled back.

I really loved the beginning...starting with rhythmic acoustic guitar...and getting full-band heavy hits in perfect tightness.  Then going doing it again...so good.

No boredom is found in this song.  I highly recommend this song to anyone who enjoys melodic heavy rock where every band member plays at such a high level with incredible energy.

I will go to your show if you come to Minnesota!

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