Edgette
ONE love, blood, life
Most of you know me as the resident Elevation USA fanatic. I've been to well over 100 of their shows, I've travelled to LA, Cleveland, Wisconsin, etc. to see them play. I promote their bigger gigs and I support them in everything they do. Well all of this is changing.
Gredge, probably the best thing about that band, was fired. The reasons behind it are sketchy, but they basically boil down to a few core reasons. But I'll give you all the main one.
The rest of the members of the band aren't true fans. They're doing it for the money and could care less about the sound or production. Greg wanted to take the band to the next level and learn the new tunes, get better backdrops, lighting, etc. The rest of the guys wanted no part of it. They never wanted to be a part of the "U2 freaks" side of being in a U2 tribute band and they didn't want to go into the direction Greg was suggesting. I knew all along that Danno wasn't a fan. I first met him during the third leg of the Elevation shows in Chicago. It already seemed like he was cashing in on his "looking" like Bono. Which, if you've ever seen him up close, he really doesn't look all that much like Bono. Not to mention that he can't sing like him and doesn't have Bono's grace onstage. They don't even want to play U2 songs anymore, they're tired of it. At this point it's all about making money because U2 is the biggest thing around.
Greg is a true U2 fan. He has been since the early 80's and he's seen them on every tour since the Unforgettable Fire days. He was even at Amnesty International. This is his second U2 tribute band and he'll be forming a new one, Vertigo, that will take over Chicago. www.vertigou2band.com will be launched within the next few days. This will be a welcome change from the monotomy of Elevation's repeated shows and setlist. It will be like a breath of fresh air and I can't wait.
Gredge, probably the best thing about that band, was fired. The reasons behind it are sketchy, but they basically boil down to a few core reasons. But I'll give you all the main one.
The rest of the members of the band aren't true fans. They're doing it for the money and could care less about the sound or production. Greg wanted to take the band to the next level and learn the new tunes, get better backdrops, lighting, etc. The rest of the guys wanted no part of it. They never wanted to be a part of the "U2 freaks" side of being in a U2 tribute band and they didn't want to go into the direction Greg was suggesting. I knew all along that Danno wasn't a fan. I first met him during the third leg of the Elevation shows in Chicago. It already seemed like he was cashing in on his "looking" like Bono. Which, if you've ever seen him up close, he really doesn't look all that much like Bono. Not to mention that he can't sing like him and doesn't have Bono's grace onstage. They don't even want to play U2 songs anymore, they're tired of it. At this point it's all about making money because U2 is the biggest thing around.
Greg is a true U2 fan. He has been since the early 80's and he's seen them on every tour since the Unforgettable Fire days. He was even at Amnesty International. This is his second U2 tribute band and he'll be forming a new one, Vertigo, that will take over Chicago. www.vertigou2band.com will be launched within the next few days. This will be a welcome change from the monotomy of Elevation's repeated shows and setlist. It will be like a breath of fresh air and I can't wait.