Music
The best kept secret in music
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By Dan Scrima
Published: Friday, September 24, 2004
If you like bands like Fuel or Our Lady Peace, if you enjoy listening to some straight-up rock music with strong guitars, thunderous drums and passionate lyrics, if you really want to dip your fingers in the luscious honey of fresh up-and-coming rock music and lick it off as well, then you better listen and watch out for Fallen Innocence. These guys can't even be described as simple musicians; they're more like melodic prodigies with ingenious musical talents. If you think that this is over the top, you simply haven't been exposed to this amount of ear-candy.
As described on their website, "Fallen Innocence concentrates on pushing the boundaries of musical genres by blending high-power stadium rock anthems with soul searching acoustic ballads." Their album, "Down Below the Surface" has an amazing mix of soulful rock songs including, "How to Leave," "Affliction" and "Not Like You Cared." In the words of Ferris Bueller, "It is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up."
Fallen Innocence is from Rockland County, N.Y., a suburb of New York City and is composed of Jeff Kunzel on rhythm guitar/lead vocals, Mike Malone with lead guitar/backing vocals, Brian Cross on bass/backing vocals and Corey Jenkins on drums. They formed in 2001 and have been playing prestigious venues in the tri-state area ever since, such as The Wreck Room in Wallington, N.J., The Chance in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Arlene's Grocery in NYC, along with an upcoming show at the Hard Rock Café in Baltimore, MD. They have been moving towards this area recently, with their appearance at The Fire in Philadelphia along with air play on WXVU 89.1 this past Tuesday. I should know because it's my time slot at the station, and I will continue to play them every Tuesday from 5 - 6 p.m.
The band is loving every minute of their recent successes. For example, I had a conversation with Mike Malone about a show last week that the band was playing. They were playing a show at this nice place called the Ramapo Valley Brewery in Suffern, N.Y. With no particular set list determined, they played a total of 40 songs over two and a half hours, without realizing their time was much over an hour. As Mike describes it, "Time was certainly flying because we were having so much fun."
It is obvious that Fallen Innocence will be packing up and shipping out to some big-name label within a short time, so you better catch them while they are still only music geniuses. Attend one of their shows before they are rock gods hanging backstage waiting to perform before a sold-out amphitheater, and you're the guy that doesn't have tickets.
For more info on this amazing new rock band, you can check out www.falleninnocence.com. - The Villanovan
Discography
Down Below the Surface - Independent Album (2004)
1. Elements
2. Anger Child
3. How to Leave
4. Veil
5. Affliction
6. Hard to See
7. Not Like You Cared
8. Choking Pride
9. Denial
10. The Change
11. Fading
12. I'm Sorry
13. Hit The Bottle, Hit The Floor
14. Simple Life
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Bio
It's not everyday that a band comes along with the ability to change the direction of modern music.
While most bands are trying to replicate the music of their peers, Fallen Innocence concentrates on pushing the boundries of musical genres by blending high-power stadium rock anthems with soul searching acoustic ballads. By merging their Classic Rock influences, which range from The Beatles and Led Zeppelin to Black Sabbath and Guns N' Roses, with a very modern Hard Rock edge, Fallen Innocence has developed their own highly unique and mass-appealing sound.
Fallen Innocence's music is an excellent mix of innovative guitar riffs, 3 part vocal harmonies, poignant lyrics, and radio-friendly structures. By performing live throught the NYC tri-state area for the past 2 years, Fallen Innocence has evolved into a musical heavyweight with ferocious live shows, pristeen studio recordings, and dramatic fanbase growth.
Fallen Innocence is a great band in every sense of the word. Despite the fact that some of the band's members have been playing music for over 10 years, the average age of its members is only 23 years old. Although they are still in their early 20's, the band always displays an extremely high level of professionalism while marketing themselves, dealing with their business associates, and booking and promoting live performances.
Since the band was formed in 2001, Fallen Innocence has had a very impressive track record from opening for such national acts as; Sponge, Ratt and King's X, performing live at some of the most legendary NYC venues, to financing the recordings of 20 songs for their independent debut album "Down Below the Surface". Produced by Rob Vitale (formerly of Sony Music) the album has received rave reviews from listeners, promoters, and industry insiders across the board.
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