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Operatic
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What's your band's name? Band: Operatic. Joel: Who's in the band and what do they do? Freddie: Bass. Ted: Drums. Jesse: Guitar, vocals. Joel: Briefly describe your music. Ted: Rock |
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Jesse: I like to think it’s our own sound, but we’ve mostly been compared to Jawbreaker, Knapsack, and The Replacements.
Joel: Why should people listen to your band?
Jesse: Just because they should.
Freddie: Because we work our asses off, and we enjoy it….so hopefully someone else will too.
Ted: For the soul purpose that it might get hot enough at a show for Jesse to take off his shirt.
Joel: How long has Operatic been a band for?
Band: 10 months.
Joel: Where did you get your name from?
Jesse: My roommate Matt Dove.
Joel: What makes Operatic different from every other band out there?
Ted: Dedication and sound.
Freddie: For me it’s that we pay attention to every detail in the music... Most people do bands on the side, we schedule everything around this band.
Jesse: I think we have a good balance of people that come from different backgrounds and styles which gives us a unique sound.
Joel: Is there any message you try to get across through your music?
Freddie: Not that I know of.
Jesse: Not really a message… More or less just stories.
Joel: Do you have a single song that has a special meaning to you?
Ted: "Unmarked", because it was the first song we wrote and I still feel like it's one of our best.
Jesse: "Unmarked"…it’s about my best friend growing up.
Joel: What bands, people, books, etc. have had the biggest influence on your band?
Freddie: Everything from early punk rock to hardcore to indie shit to mainstream rock stuff…..
Ted: Josh Vargo, because he shows me how to play drums.
Jesse: For me, bands like Fugazi, Ku Kim, Jawbreaker, Small Brown Bike….There’s too many to list! People: everyone I meet is an influence, and books I just really started reading all the time, but I read a lot of John Fante stuff….
Joel: What about Operatic are you most proud of?
Freddie: The commitment of all the people in the band.
Jesse: How far we’ve come in such a short time…just in getting to know each other and learn what everyone is good at.
Joel: What is the biggest thing about Operatic you want to improve?
Freddie: To somehow be able to afford a really good recording.
Jesse: Ted paying attention.
Joel: What CDs are currently in your stereo?
Freddie: I don’t have a CD changer, so it’s just one CD: Controlling the Famous.
Jesse: The Blonde Redhead, and The Cure.
Joel: Do you have any closing comments?
Freddie: We want to play shows in San Diego… That’s been the hardest place to get on good shows.
Jesse: Hope you listen and like.
You can check out Operatic November 13 in LA at Qtopia with Controlling the Famous and on November 16 at the Che Cafe with The Q, The Secret Fun Club, and Channing Cope.
Official Website: http://www.operaticmusic.com/
mp3's: http://www.mp3.com/operaticmusic
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