The Troubadour

October 6, 2000
West Hollywood, CA
Stephanie Rose
Buzzine

You could say it's all in the attitude...well and in the music too. This band rocks. They know how to have some serious fun. Butch Walker out front leading the trio...oops, make that a foursome (friend "JJ" from Hawaii was on for the whole set), managed to keep the energy completely up even with a case of the flu.

LA is always hard on a band due to the pressures of playing to an "industry" crowd but this band looked past that and rocked their fans hardcore. Sweat was drippin' and vibes were flowin' and everyone that came left with a smile. I love a band that actually can smile! I've about had it with the anger movement...ya know?

With a couple of cover tunes including Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Butch can nail those notes) and Naked Eyes, "There's Always Something There to Remind Me", the Marvelous 3 tunes rocked just as hard like "Freak of the Week" and "Sugarbuzz".

Between Butch and guest musician friend you have Jayce Fincher on bass and drummer Slug (go figure). Between the tricks with their picks and those high synchronized jumps the band kept the audience with them every note of the way.

This is a must see band when they come to your town.