Incorporating
influences as diverse as Progressive to RandB,
Speaking To Stones musical style encompasses many different
styles and genres. Bands such as Rush, Dream Theater and King’s X may be
obvious at first listen but numerous plays of the CD also reveals
touches of Marillion, Soundgarden and Peter Gabriel just to name a few.
Though the CD has its fair share of chops-laden technicality, there is
also strong attention given to making progressive music that grooves and
has strong melodic sensibilities. One does not need to be a fan of only
progressive music per se to enjoy the broad musical styles that ruminate
throughout the CD.
Speaking To
Stones the album
was written between the Fall of 2004 and the Summer of 2006, the songs
that comprise the CD were written and recorded sporadically.
“Down,” Shallow,” and “Waiting For . . .” were written and recorded
within a couple of months. The rest of the songs were written and
demoed in the Spring of 2004. It took almost two years of faith
and diligent effort to finally record the rest of the material and
re-record parts of those original tracks to create the completed
CD.
Background
history
In the Fall
of 2004, Tony Vinci, David Callari, and Steve Germano began an unnamed
band that aimed to meld the intense musicality of progressive rock with
a modern “popular” sensibility. A few songs were written, but the
full chemistry needed for a band seemed to be absent, so Tony and David
decided to finish writing and recording a CD together. Along with
Rich Dellapietra on keys and Richard Fink IV on vocals, they created a
three-song demo. At that point, due to schedules and life, Tony
wrote the rest of the CD’s material on his own. Once everything
was written, David came back in to write and record bass for the
majority of the rest of the CD. Once David’s parts were finished,
Richard Fink IV returned to record and finalise vocals and was
responsible for the lion’s share of the vocal melody and harmony
ideas.
Marketing & Promotion
→
Reviews at all leading rock/metal publications and online sites.
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Album showcases at selected elite websites.
Selling
Points
→
Speaking To Stones are an exciting new addition to the blossoming
progressive scene.
→ The band have been developing a big buzz
on the underground
scene.
