Legend Has It – Driven Review
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For those of you who like rock music, and have your pop-rock guilty pleasure bands which you are into as well, Legend Has It (LHI) strikes a perfect balance between the two genres.
Whereas some of the previous bands featured lately have been more on the pop-rock side (The Weakness, for one), LHI elicits a Jimmy Eat World vibe…you know they aren’t pop, but they aren’t rock in the sense of a Three Days Grace, Rise Against, etc. type of band.
They aren’t one of those bands that you have to ‘be in the mood to listen to’, let’s put it that way. If you are a rock fan, you can throw this into your iPod playlist and just let it ride out.
The band lists ‘The Starting Line, Jimmy Eat World, Saves the Day, Blink 182, 311, Metallica, Left Front Tire, New Found Glory, Weezer, Coheed and Cambria, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Mudvayne, you name it!’ as their influences, and their bio looks like this:
We are hard rocking band out of Atlanta, GA. Our style: Not like anything else. We take pop, punk, metal and many other genres and meld it into one unique sound. We dedicate ourselves to a high energy, engaging show that leaves fans always wanting more. Check out our show dates and come check us out. You will not be disappointed.
Most band bios on MySpace are just propaganda, but those second and third sentences there are actually a pretty legit description of the bands sound. Let’s put it this way: I’m not a fan whatsoever of cookie-cutter bands, so the fact that I chose to feature them should attest to their statements above.
I would try to give my own analysis of Legend Has It’s sound, but I really have no idea what to categorize them as – their instrumentals are very much rock (bordering on hard rock at times), but the vocals are more pop-punk/powerpop-ish. By vocals I mean the style they are sung in, not that the lyrics are all emo-esque.
Looks like you will have to just give them a listen and make your own call. Check out the video below for a good start.
For more information, visit the Legend Has It MySpace.
Highlights: ‘Anything You Want To Sing’, ‘After the Fall’, ‘Into Reality’
Recommended If You Like: Rock music or pretty much any sub-genre of it
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