Derek Helland, Pat Mazurek, Tom Hilde, Michael Fruncillo
影響
Faces, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Replacements/Paul Westerberg, Ryan Adams/Cardinals/Whiskeytown, Led Zeppelin, Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Black Crowes, Jayhawks, The Band, Bob Dylan, and many others.
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"'Before the Fall' is impossibly good for a debut record. . .Straight-up rock ‘n’ roll hasn’t sounded this necessary in years.
"From too-thoughtful-to-be-a-Faces-tribute opener 'Rod Stewart' to the Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank-worthy closer 'Lead Letters,' there’s not one area of this mini-LP that could use improvement.
"When even the most discerning of listeners (read: music critic jerks such as myself) can’t find anything to criticize, that’s when you know you’re onto something great. Timeless, even."
-Matthew R. Perrine, Duluth Budgeteer News
"Upon listening to 'Before the Fall,' names like the Beatles, Guided By Voices, and Faces come to mind. Shimmery major chords à la Tom Petty play off lively acoustic fingerpicking à la Johnny Cash. Given this, Victory Ship's greatest achievement might be encompassing slivers of so many classic and contemporary artists without really sounding like any of them.
"Victory Ship, in fact, sport melodies so intricately crafted and impressively sung one would swear these twentysomethings were 10 years older. . .each track is further proof that Victory Ship is not wanting for songwriting talent."
-Will McClain, City Pages
"I couldn’t help but think that Victory Ship is a Band with a capital 'B'. Their onstage communication is wonderful. . .As a whole, the 4 piece creates a memorable groove, and they move as one. . .There is no denying Victory Ship knows how to have fun while putting on a rock show.
"The band’s passionate harmonies and great songwriting are reminiscent of [The Jayhawks and Son Volt], but Victory Ship remains terribly hard to peg."
-David de Young, HowWasTheShow.com
"'Before the Fall' [is] a collection of harmony rich, accordion abetted, roots rock lovingly produced by local ace Ben Durrant (Andrew Bird, Lateduster, and countless others)."
We are ready to share with others and have released our record. Come see us live, pick up our debut disc, "Before the Fall", also available at Cheapo, Electric Fetus and Treehouse Records.
Pat plays with feedback. Tom plays accordion and yells. Derek plays tambourine solos. Mike does the splits while playing the wurly. New name, new record, same rock.
uPCOMING VICTORY SHOW:
VICTORY @ 400 BAR 1/17/2009 w help of JoeyRyan & the Inks (thanks guys):
VICTORY CD RELEASE PHOTO MONTAGE (TEAR JERKER!) by Brittany du'Monceaux (Thanks!):
Hey guys, the more I listen the more I love your music and more I'm looking forward to our show Friday! By the way, I noticed that I'm doing covers by two of your "top influences"...
Sounds fantastic guys, can't wait until I can buy the disc! Only one problem, I've got, "The Teeth Forever" tattooed on my, well I guess I'm just out of luck on that one, huh...
