This is a little post for my friend lucetta who is, to put it lightly, obsessed with a new acoustic-driven indie rock band called "The Vamps"- made up of 3 guys called Tristan, Brad and James. They're a bit of a youtube/twitter/facebook/general internet sensation right here in England as well as right across the world...
(If you haven't heard the Vamps yet here is a little sample: Little Things (one direction cover) - Thus far they mostly do covers though i am told that there might be an album of original material out sometime this year.. am i right boys?)
Now I quite like this band... and that is saying something as i usually hate all gorgeous-boys-singing-love-songs type bands- especially if they are cover based and all over the internet... but anyway! as i was saying.. I quite like this band. I think they're sort of quirky and cute- they are not one direction wannabes, which is a relief as i have to say i'm not all too keen on the originals, but they do cover some of their songs which is ok because, amazingly, they make them bearable. me likey.
Also it's not detrimental to their ratings from me that they are rather... well... lovely. we likey. But i am not naive- good looking guys doesn't necessarily mean good music and thus i conducted a small experiment to make sure my fangirl mind set wasn't completely affecting my musical judgement. Cue the blind fold theory. If i could happily listen to a new cover of theirs with a blind fold on, so i couldn't see their faces, surely i would be able to focus entirely on the music? yes? yes. So that's what i did. Cue the Vamps Bruno Mars Mashup cover. As i listened i realised there was some, by which i mean a lot of, genuine talent here. Something, i have to admit, i was not exactly expecting to hear with the blindfold on (sorry guys... to be fair i am a bit of a cynic at the best of times)!
What i also like about this band is that they feel quite real. They seem a bit like 3 guys (who remind me of my brothers) who have been swept up in youtube fame and the music industry and are still holding on tight to their normal lives. I like that. It's what i usually dislike about the current music scene- that everyone is so other worldly and superior... The Vamps seem more down-to-earth, more tangible almost. There is something about them singing in a hotel room, a basement/garage type thingy, a normal every day set that makes them into normal people- and it can't just be me that thinks that normal people are better than weirdo-celebrities with massive egos?
Lucetta tells me regularly that the vamps are quite literally the best thing that has happened to her in.. forever. Now i'm not sure i'm quite at that stage... though i could be persuaded by the album... At the moment I'm waiting to hear more of their original material- i'm a stickler for singer-songwriters! So i look forward to hearing it... I look forward to seeing whether Lucetta ever gets to meet Tristan or gets a follow from any of them (@LucettaAdams)... I look forward to seeing whether they stay real or just blur into the celebrity stereotype... I look forward to keeping my eye on the Vamps...
Tip: firstly, have a listen to the Vamps so you know what i've been talking about.
secondly, if you have twitter follow @TheVampsband, @TheVampsJames, @TheVampsTristan, @TheVampsBrad and, of course, @vidaadamczewski (that's me)
vamp 1 |vamp|noun1 the upper front part of a boot or shoe.2 (in jazz and popular music) a short, simple introductory passage, usually repeated several times until otherwise instructed.verb
1 [ no obj. ] repeat a short, simple passage of music: the band was vamping gently behind his busy lead guitar.ORIGIN Middle English (denoting the foot of a stocking): shortening ofOld French avantpie, from avant ‘before’ + pie ‘foot.’ The musicalsense of the verb developed from the general sense ‘improvise.’
vamp 2 |vamp| informalnouna woman who uses sexual attraction to exploit men. (umm guys... have you got something to tell us...)
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