Comments on: MUSIC: Concert Review: Velour's 4-Year Anniversary Celebration (Night 1)

By: yo yo

yo yo — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:02:43 +0000

tyler glenn and the rest of the neon trees sure showed all you steven. HAHA.

THEY ARE HUGE NOW!

By: juju bailey

juju bailey — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:30:32 +0000

i think gypsy cab rocks.

By: whatup

whatup — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:51:11 +0000

I think Neon Trees rock the house harder then any other band that has ever played at Velour.

By: Jeff J.

Jeff J. — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:48:17 +0000

I agree with Tyler. What happened to a real rock show? When will “Rock Stars” return? The edgy swagger, dangerous attitude, and in-your-face desire to prove something are elements that I find most entertaining at a real rock show.
I have been following the local Utah music scene over the past three years, and to be honest, for me it all started with Neon Trees. I decided to check out a local music venue and was so pleasantly surprised with the talent and showmanship. The entire band puts off great energy. It is not for everyone. But if you like high energy music that feels real and gritty and a stage show to match, the Neon Trees provide just what you are looking for.
I can feel they love their music. Anytime Neon Trees has a show in Utah, I am there. I have been for three years and I have watched a band grow in skill and confidence. But they always have always had “ROCK” in their show. That is why we love them!!
Best of luck to the Neon Trees in 2010. We owe them thanks to bringing the radar to Utah for great music! We have been lucky to have a great band in our backyard! Thanks Branden, Chris, Elaine and Tyler.

By: Benny

Benny — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:42:11 +0000

It seems like we are trying too hard to “get it”. Maybe sometimes we need to “stop (ourselves), as hard as it is, from reaching too far.”

By: Pat G.

Pat G. — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:25:20 +0000

I love this band. Saw them at Velour. They will be huge. Don’t stop Tyler!

By: Tyler Glenn

Tyler Glenn — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:26:13 +0000

Steven
appreciate the review and your time to write this up. I’m mostly excited about the fact that you came to a local show.

I glad we were able to melt away your biases, and although we didn’t stoke you at first, I am happy to read that you came away enjoying yourself.

As far as my goal as a performer, I am taken with entertainers that aren’t afraid to put it alllllll out there, and that is what i grew up on. Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Morrissey. I am not sure if these days people have been conditioned to the thought that if you’re local or playing local, you have to be indie or small or more humble. Since before we even played our songs well, we always put on an energetic, big and abrasive show. That is are nature and we do not create solely to please one type of person.

It is funny to me that you mentioned Adam Lambert, because i feel that a lot of the populous has been conditioned to think Adam Lambert is the extreme. What happened to the days of Bowie, Jagger, Lou Reed, Zeppelin, Madonna, Jackson?? Bands that had something to say, and still were extremely pop. Those bands had darker, abrasive moments in their repertoire. It built mystique. The days of mystique are dead, and now a band must be something that fits in with what the current blogs and you tubers and tweeters are saying, or It fails.

I aspire to be daring enough to have the “ridiculous haircut and overblown outfit” as you call it, because that is what I know in music and in going to see a live rock and roll band. I don’t know anything else. Maybe it’s a taste thing? Maybe it’s how we were raised?

But art and music was never meant to be safe. The very fact that I caused the “love him or hate him” notion in you and anyone else that felt the way you did last night, means I won. We are not here to be what you want us to be and we are here to be what ever you think we are, all at the same time. You’re not supposed to quite get it. If you did, then that’s when I would feel we failed.

Fame is dead, rock stars are dead. Its up to creating your own little world now. What ever that may be. If you don’t enjoy our world, there’s plenty of other genres and sub genres to go to, and heck, there’s always a nice safe Benton Paul show.

Love Tyler Glenn.