Hanging with Saving Abel and friends! June 27th 2010

Monday, November 22, 2010

Sovereign Rocks!

     Sovereign delivers a sound that’s all their own and is pleasing to the ears. Classic metal blends with soft rock, and the result is a varying sound that will please many a genre fan.  Ranging from soft and hard to alternative gives them an interesting edge.

     A talented vocalist, Michael Parnell’s signature vocals are beautiful, with a deep strength that flows throughout each melody in soothing resound. A little more stability on the high notes would lend him even more service as top rate singer, and that he is, as his tenor rolls complete his verses and lines, showing him to be a vocalist of authenticity.

     Speaking of verses, the melodies and lyrics are very catchy, with sing-along enchantment and rockabilly drive.

     Keoni Rogers is light on the strings in competence and potency which he interplays in fluid motion. Guitar licks with a dreamy like quality or rocky edges with progressive and classic riffs are just one thing that gives this band something extra  over the average rock group.

     Mark Huey, percussion, gives a solid rock performance, yet simple sounding with a flashback to the 80’s, lacking in extraordinaire. Classic but simple with room for growth, as a few more drums rolls, some double beats and a bit more cymbals would be very beneficial to the quality of their music and lend more variety.

     Robert Clayton, rhythm, and Austin Hart, bass, work well together live as the stringers amp up their stage performance in musical play and interaction. Impressive was Austin Hart’s stand out bass that moves the listeners to nod their heads or tap their feet to the rhythm.

     Quickly becoming a local favorite, live they are an active bunch as a five member band, feeding off the energy of each other and their audience giving a decent rock worthy performance.  Popularity, time, and potential are on their sides as they are truly a talented group that with practice, dedication and imagination can only get better.

http://www.reverbnation.com/sovereignrocks
Article written by Arielle Beckham




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