{"id":5394,"date":"2013-01-08T05:58:12","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T13:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=5394"},"modified":"2013-01-09T10:35:01","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T18:35:01","slug":"review-pink-mountaintops-great-audience-even-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2013\/01\/08\/review-pink-mountaintops-great-audience-even-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Pink Mountaintops great, audience even better"},"content":{"rendered":"

The crowd at the recent Pink Mountaintops show at Upstairs was such a diverse mix of young, old, and in-between. I saw a couple in their 60s, people in their 20s and 30s, and the oddball standing alone at the side of the club holding a beer.<\/p>\n

Everyone in the diverse crowd was here to see ex-Victorian Steve McBean and his Pink Mountaintops. The band’s driven, rhythmic guitar sound and melodic vocals make for a smooth listen. Each song unfolded very fluidly, which drew me in and actually allowed me to get lost in the music. That\u2019s a pretty rare thing to find in the present world of music; the fact that this band lives close to home makes it even better.<\/p>\n

As the performance progressed it became clear that Pink Mountaintops is able to drive a song forward with bold, percussive rhythm and also effortlessly resound sensuously smooth cascade-like sound waves. This dexterity in style made for an enjoyable listening experience and a talent which must be applauded.<\/p>\n

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Pink Mountaintops (photo provided)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Caught off guard by the cutting, beefed-up, double-stroke rhythm in the third song, I was gripped then held strong by the synthed drum rhythms backing it. This was followed by a vocal-oriented song… with the type of vocals you’d have if you sang with a freshly exposed raw wound.<\/p>\n

Pink Mountaintops’ versatility and skill at composition was undeniable. The sound quality wasn\u2019t great, but the music\u2019s soul, and Pink Mountaintops’ integrity, shone through.<\/p>\n

At the end of the night, Pink Mountaintops’ performance was by all means impressive. But impressive as it was, the 60-year-old couple standing behind me stole the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The crowd at the recent Pink Mountaintops show at Upstairs was such a diverse mix of young, old, and in-between. I saw a couple in their 60s, people in their 20s and 30s, and the oddball standing alone at the side of the club holding a beer. Everyone in the diverse crowd was here to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-webexclusive"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t