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FOCUS ON: Sucioperro
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- Label: Captains Of Industry >>
- Genre: Rock
Yes, they are indeed rock but they go beyond this as a band. Theyve cited their influences as Rage Against The Machine, Crowded House, Pearl Jam, Tool, Jimmy Eat World, Talking Heads, The Police, Prince and "anything vibed/energetic/real".
Rock has been ever evolving for years now; from the hazy, crazy days of the "sex, drugs and rock n roll" of the 70s, to the tight-panted, big hair stadium rock of the 80s to early 90s grunge, then Britpop and now. So what is rock now? Very simple. Formulaic. Its bands with no heart and soul. Afraid to experiment and lay their hearts on their blooded sleeves. But it should be about taking the rough with the smooth and eventually making it beautiful, breath taking and bloody god damn exciting all at the same time. And if that sounds intriguing, well, thats just half of what Sucioperro are about.
Now picture this: a gorgeous little town on the West Coast of Scotland. Its got a beach, lovely parks, cheerful tourist attractions and Scotlands best-loved poet Robert Burns. This place is Ayrshire. Its not exactly the setting for chunky riffs, beers, gigs and laughs but this little seaside town has been quietly making progress on the music front. This is where Sucioperro met, this is where they make music and for a while now Ayrshires held its own and seems to be producing much music finery as of late.This mix of musical influences all comes out in their live show, which is something that you simply cannot miss. Its heavy, kids sweat, people sing, bodies sway but theres something else as well underneath their "muscular, riff based instrumental rock" as Dragon describes. Their lyrics breathe emotion, their riffs are "muscular" but theyre songs are teaming with melody and beauty. Its not only just their show that you immediately get excited about but its the feeling that Sucioperro are one of those bands who kick life into rock and inject it with some passion and originality.
This all sounds very serious though. Yes, their music is serious but live, and up close and personal these boys are loveable, fun loving and game for anything that comes their way. They are no strangers to a Gamecube or a Playstation and Mike seems to be a dab hand at Super Monkey Ball. Their tour diary consists of "tour haircuts" (with nail scissors!), parties, drunken after show chats between themselves and their fans and most importantly practical jokes on the first to fall asleep.
And things are looking up and up for the boys from Ayrshire. They play a mean live show, are gaining more and more fans, have begun to tour England and are playing London more regularly as well as Scotland and are growing all the time. Theres no telling where Sucioperro will go next but when you listen to them on record and see them live you know youre in for one hell of a ride. Theyre a band ready and willing to explode and when they do, you better be at the front row singing and screaming your heart out with them.
