Arne Flaten, Vocals & Keys
Steve Hamelman, Drums
Scott Pleasant, Guitar, Vocals
Jim Solazzo, Bass
Dan Ennis, Guitar, Harmonica
Influences
The Rolling Stones, John Mellencamp, Freddie King, Little Feat, Tommy Two-Tone, Bruce Springsteen, The Animals, The Outsiders, The Kinks, Marshall Tucker Band, Chuck Berry, Sam & Dave, The Romantics, The Clash, J. Geils Band, The Standells, Beatles, Van Morrison, Van Halen, Van Heflin (not really), Ben E. King, Georgia Satellites, Bob Dylan, The Doors, Bo Diddley, Wilson Pickett, Wilson Phillips (not really), The Ventures, Jackson Browne, George Thorogood, George Jones, REM, The Rascals, Matchbox 20, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Eddie Floyd, Grand Funk Railroad, The Police, AC/DC, David Bowie, Elvis (Presley and Costello), Creedence, Led Zepplin, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Doobies, Kiss, The Who
Sounds Like
The best damn garage band of academics you've ever heard!
Virtue Trap was formed in the fall of 2000 by four professors at Coastal Carolina University. Four years and four lineups later, the band still consists of Coastal Faculty and remains dedicated to playing distinctive rock covers and high-quality (if we do say so ourselves) original music. Somewhere along the way the gimmick of being a bunch of profs who happen to play music was replaced by the gimmick of being a bunch of guys who play music who happen to be profs.
I watched Spinal Tap's performance at Live Earth yesterday, and during "Big Bottom," they invited "every bass player in the known universe" on stage with them.
I looked and looked and looked, but I didn't see Jim ANYWHERE! What's up with that?
