A Sore on Sunday Review by Beau Breakey
Beer Rock. That's how I would choose to describe the winner of one of mymusicsite.com’s recent competitions. Sore on Sunday is the perfect soundtrack for that weekend warrior driving home from a long day of hard work, or that sixteen-year-old who snuck out and hopes his old man won’t notice that he took a case with him on the way. Sore on Sunday is in-your-face, hit-the-ground-running, don’t-stop-for-anything music. The type of music that will take a punch in the jaw, spit in your face, and then make out with your girlfriend while you're getting her a drink. I had the opportunity to talk a bit with frontman Tyler Henderson about the band and the music they make.
Hailing from Gladstone, Michigan, Sore on Sunday is composed of vocalist/guitarist Tyler Henderson, lead guitarist Eric Nault, bassist/vocalist JP Grenier, and Jason Keuhl dominating the drums. The home region of Sore on Sunday is said to be filled with open jams. These jams and word of mouth is how the group came to know each other. According to Henderson, after a bit of sifting through local musicians and trying them out, the final four were established about four years ago.
After listening to only a bit of their music, it was no surprise that when asked what groups influenced the band, Henderson replied with Guns n’ Roses, Buck Cherry, and Green Day. Sore on Sunday is an obvious fan of the old metal sound... with a contemporary edge. “Original,” was how Henderson chose to describe his band. The band is currently recording their next album which everyone seems to be pretty excited for. “Everything is always a different angle,” Henderson said excitedly regarding the album, “you never know what the next style will be.” When listing the genres they touch in these new recordings, he even mentioned reggae, which will definitely be something to look and listen for once it comes out.
In the future, Henderson hopes that the band will maintain this originality, while staying focused on getting as much exposure as possible; common goals for many indie bands these days, but very doable ones. To help fulfill these goals, there are many people involved in making things happen, including Henderson’s father, who is said to be the band’s webmaster and the person to enter Sore on Sunday into the competition.
“We didn’t even know we were in the competition until we won,” a surprised Henderson responded when I asked. At the time of our conversation, he was not even sure that the other members of the band knew they were even in the competition. Nothing beats the charm of an accidental victory. Mymusicsite.com is a place online where bands have the opportunity to interact with each other and fans. People can make a profile, much like MySpace and Facebook, and establish a music network. I don’t have an official number of how many people are on the site, but seeing as Sore on Sunday’s profile had more than 18,000 views, I would have to say that something has got to be working and working well, both for the band and mymusicsite’s exposure while having to compete with other social networking sites.
Though they may have been accidental victors, this band is no accident. Just by listening to them, you can tell that they have things wrapped up tight. The boys have a way of keeping things together musically, which is a reflection of both logging in the practice hours and meshing together as friends, as comrades in the war against bad music. With these qualities, Sore on Sunday can go far. If you get a chance, give them a listen to. If you enjoy Nickelback, Buck Cherry, Silvertide, or a whole lot of other bands, you should find something good in Sore on Sunday.
Sore on Sunday is the anthem for the high-school prankster, the person stuck in the working class wanting some adventure, the junior high kid who just picked up their first guitar and somehow knows that they started big, or the established professional reflecting on the days of old. Sore on Sunday is the embodiment of the all-or-nothing, hit-the-ground-running optimism of youth mixed in with the necessary angst to have a good time. You can always bet, if you are sore on Sunday, Saturday must have been pretty wild... and that is what Sore on Sunday is.
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