Cleveland bands - Nike, City, Mirror

When it comes to the local music scene in Cleveland, the only band I’ve actually bothered to listen to is LET 3, and honestly,
they are absolutely incredible—though I suspect there might be a few other decent acts out there somewhere
(if you count LET 3 as a benchmark)!!!

Tupac II said:What's the deal with the DJs in Cleveland?

I heard they kill it on Saturdays at Boeing 🙂

All jokes aside, I'm with you on everything.

A couple of guys, some dogs barking in the background, and yeah—urban. Honestly, there's way too little going on to even call it a "scene."
As for those bands trying to be the next Smiths or U2? Absolute trash. I've rarely seen such a massive amount of posers, pure pathos, and fake intellectualism anywhere else. Maybe in Britpop, but that's about it.

placidwalker53 said:When it comes to local bands from Cleveland, LET 3 is really the only group I've ever stumbled upon, and honestly, they’re absolute legends
—it makes me think there might actually be some decent music left out there
if you look at them as a benchmark!!!

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Roger Jones5 said:As for those bands that blend the vibes of Echo & the Bunnymen, The Smiths, and U2... honestly, they're the worst. I don't think I've ever seen such a concentrated dose of posing, melodrama, and pseudo-intellectualism anywhere else. Maybe except for Britpop...

A guy who hangs out with the Avila crowd tells me... 😁

Personally, I feel like those bands always have better singles than actual albums. Though, Mirror doesn't even have an album.
It’s pretty interesting how the producer basically ruined both Nike and New York City. The first Nike era totally crushed Kurt Cobain, and for New York City, it was Passaro...

Fita's debut album was actually recorded in Boston back in '87, but since the original tapes were accidentally wiped, they had to re-record everything with the late Kurt Cobain, which resulted in a much thinner sound. The final version of the "Daj mi ruku" album features production by Lukic.

vividsurfer7 said:The very first version of Fita's debut was actually recorded in Boston back in '87, but it got accidentally wiped out. They had to go back into the studio and re-record everything with the late Kurt Cobain, which unfortunately resulted in a much thinner sound. The "Daj mi ruku" album ended up being produced by Lukic.

Haha, looks like The Review is getting cited again... 😉

Frank Howard79 said:Haha, I see Susacka is being cited by The Review 😉

Why The Review?

Frank Howard79 said:Spoken like someone who actually hangs out with the Avila crowd. 😁

Heh, truth is I actually know one of them pretty well.
Anyway, you could maybe give them credit for this first part. But the rest? Honestly, the Avila crew hasn't exactly come up with anything brilliant lately. 🙂

vividsurfer7 said:Why The Review?

Well, over the last few issues, I think Urem (or maybe someone else from the old RI Wave crew) has been writing about the local rock scene.
It’s actually pretty interesting stuff—if you can find a copy, you should definitely grab one...

Roger Jones5 said:Hehe, I actually happen to be on good terms with one of them.

Which one? Is it Izet?

Garbage? 😁 😁

Tufir II said:(...) though I've heard nothing but the best about Pasim.

You heard wrong. 😁 😁 😁

People keep bringing up that "Rijeka-Paris-Texas" compilation... Personally, I only like the title. Even the tracks by Let are terrible (even though I usually love "sam u voda," this version sounds like the Sisters of Mercy taking themselves way too seriously).

Pasim is pretty much the only punk I can actually stomach (besides Nirvana, obviously)
http://www.bend98.com/2/index.htm -> Pasim's site
they have some free mp3s available, so just go ahead and download them
I've been to three of their shows, including at the Fillmore... easily the best venue I've ever stepped foot in (HOLY SHIT!!)

vividsurfer7 said:Have you guys checked out that slice of the American rock scene? Personally, I think their stuff is totally 👍 .

Man, Mirror was absolutely legendary... ugh, what was the name of that guy who used to sing for them... geez, it's on the tip of my tongue... he's playing drums for Neno Belan now... Yeah, Rijeka-Paris-Texas is killer too... the older crowd probably remembers when the local scene was hitting its absolute peak back when Forza was all the rage... uh, what year was that again... but hey, don't go overlooking Grc or the ever-reliable Laufer (who are actually getting back together specifically for this year's RI Rock) 👍

His name was Leo Rumora... man, seriously... his brain only ever decides to kick into gear when it’s absolutely useless 😵