Written by Chris Coleman
The Situationals is a band from Charlotte, NC powered by their love of 80’s style Alternative rock and Contemporary Indie rock. They put a modern spin on Post Punk Power pop. By Definition, “Power pop" (or powerpop) is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. The most important and influential band in Power pop history are The Beatles.
From their Myspace page, http://www.myspace.com/thesituationals. There are 5 different tracks by The Situationals. These tracks were "Celebrity Meltdown", "Play", "Sometimes",
"Way too Blue", and "Boys of Troy". "Celebrity Meltdown" is a great song, it paints a picture of a Celebrity having problems in their life, and that they are forced to show people their personal life, no matter what happens. A great lyric in this song is “Sitting there on my T.V screen, man are you ok?”. "Play" has a sad feeling to it. The lead singer, Candice Tucker, sang as if the song was about her life struggles and that she had no time for sympathy, she had to “Play”.
"Sometimes" has very pumped up rock cords backed up by Candice Tucker singing about what seems to be about throwing caution to the wind and sometimes doing what you feel like doing. "Way too Blue" sounds like a great break up song. In the beginning, you think its going to be a depressing song. Finally, "Boys of Troy" sounds like a tribute to the entitled, “boys” of Troy, and what happened to them, and their city, their heaven, and how the band sees Charlotte, NC as there heaven.
Other than Candice Tucker, the band also includes Kelly Morse, Todd Day, Jason Perkins, and MichaelCarinelli. The songs listed above, and more are on the album, Heaven is High, and the Emperor is far Away,
that is available now. Look out for their new album, Bellwether. about the old “ boy meets girl, they date, then boy leaves girl, girl is sad” but its more about trying to forget about the “boy” rather than missing him.
"Way too Blue", and "Boys of Troy". "Celebrity Meltdown" is a great song, it paints a picture of a Celebrity having problems in their life, and that they are forced to show people their personal life, no matter what happens. A great lyric in this song is “Sitting there on my T.V screen, man are you ok?”. "Play" has a sad feeling to it. The lead singer, Candice Tucker, sang as if the song was about her life struggles and that she had no time for sympathy, she had to “Play”.
"Sometimes" has very pumped up rock cords backed up by Candice Tucker singing about what seems to be about throwing caution to the wind and sometimes doing what you feel like doing. "Way too Blue" sounds like a great break up song. In the beginning, you think its going to be a depressing song. Finally, "Boys of Troy" sounds like a tribute to the entitled, “boys” of Troy, and what happened to them, and their city, their heaven, and how the band sees Charlotte, NC as there heaven.
Other than Candice Tucker, the band also includes Kelly Morse, Todd Day, Jason Perkins, and MichaelCarinelli. The songs listed above, and more are on the album, Heaven is High, and the Emperor is far Away,
that is available now. Look out for their new album, Bellwether. about the old “ boy meets girl, they date, then boy leaves girl, girl is sad” but its more about trying to forget about the “boy” rather than missing him.
(The Official Website for the Band)
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