by Julian Skye
Liquid Blue hails form Southern California and boldly boasts the title,
“America’s Best Independent Band”. With over 65,000 fans attending
shows and broadcasts that go out to hundreds of millions in China…I am
going to give China the benefit of the doubt and listen with the idea
that Liquid Blue may end up being the one band that can pull-off
masterminding large-scale, international world-pop success, and by
success I am not only referring to numbers of fans and countries toured,
I am referring to waking the world up to important issues like war,
poverty, and hunger. For this band, I have a feeling it would be how
they measure their success. They clearly want to reach people with
important issues.
Now, as I’m listening to the track, “Give Me Back My Heart”….I can see
why the world has gone bonkers over it….the opening riff has a cool
Asian feel and great rhythm and timing; then it opens up into a very
catchy dance groove with an infectious R & B hook. As far as the
dance-pop genre goes, Liquid Blue’s hint of world music texture,
sparingly used throughout the song is brilliant….because it’s never over
done. Liquid Blue is simply a no BS, catchy pop group with a strong
lyrical edge that focuses on real issues……their sound is fun and will
appeal to all ages and all cultures. In essence, Liquid Blue may just
take down the wall and the boundaries that divide nations and be one of
the first pop bands to achieve international, large-scale success while
keeping their message real. It will be nice to watch Liquid Blue from
the sidelines and hear them spread their music from the Great Wall of
China to the coast, and then hop a boat to the US and Rock the United
States……because here in the U.S. we’re in need of good slappin’ around
…and Liquid Blue is just the band to do it.
JULIAN SKYE,
AlphaMusicGroup
www.alphamusicgroup.com
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