Aqualung – Something to Believe In

My lady wife, my friend Cole and I went to see these guys at 9:30 awhile ago. That made the second time I’ve seen them live, and they were still amazing. While it wasn’t the “best” show I’ve ever seen in my life, they are certainly one of the most talented bands I’ve ever seen.

They’re from England, and have that piano driven flare to them. Their lead singer/writer/producer, Matt Hales, wrote a symphony when he was 16 years old…I wonder if it’s as good as the one I wrote when I was 14. His brother Ben rocks out on the guitar.

When I first saw Aqualung, Matt grabbed a guitar and said he wanted to play live so he could feel like a rockstar. He then proceeded to slide across the stage on his knees–and he was just playing chords and laughing, making fun of himself. He may be the funniest guy I’ve ever seen live. You should check out his blog, which is also clever and funny.

Also, another cool little tidbit is that he’s also producing other people’s music. All in all, he’s a pretty rad musician. The newest Aqualung disc “Memory Man” is a pretty solid album.

Here’s a track entitled “Something to Believe In” for your listening pleasure. I particularly like this song because of how rad the ending was live. They just rocked out.

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