Highly Suspect

drakeheuer14 said:

Damn! That’s a bummer. Hopefully it gets figured out and you can go

Oh, I'll go and she can get the fuck over it lol
I just hate that pettiness.  It's ugly.


I hope Johnny takes time to rehab his voice this spring.

Can't wait for the Pittsburgh show as well!  Going to be a fun night.  I've been listening to Mister Asylum at the gym every day and it is one damn fine album.
Really hoping to hear Claudeland and Lost.

Tomorrow is the night for both of you! Can’t wait to hear the reviews. I have read other people saying they are back on top of their game right now. And sounds like Johnny is happy and living a little less crazy 

The show was great!  The Three Rivers Regatta was happening and the guys were walking around chatting with folks.  The set was very loose and fun, I don't know if that's common for them but it seemed like it.  We had rail just right of center and it was a ton of fun.
I'd love to see this band break out but it's going to be tough.  Their next album is going to need to be phenomenal and lucky.

pearldavidson said:

rgambs said:

The show was great!  The Three Rivers Regatta was happening and the guys were walking around chatting with folks.  The set was very loose and fun, I don't know if that's common for them but it seemed like it.  We had rail just right of center and it was a ton of fun.
I'd love to see this band break out but it's going to be tough.  Their next album is going to need to be phenomenal and lucky.

Their first album was phenomenal and the second is great, too. I think they have broken out. I’ve seen them live 6 times now and the venues are getting bigger. As far as the Pittsburgh show, it was great. They opened with Lost which was nice because every time I’ve seen them they have opened with Bath Salts. Just a great show. I can’t wait to do it again. I left that show soaked. I was jumping around a lot haha.

I would like to see them tip up into arena show level of fame.  Big time radio play and full hockey arenas is what I would like to see, but that's tough, there aren't many bands as new as them that make it to that level. 

Looking forward to album 3. I am worried and excited all at once. The selfish part of me wants them to stay small. But that would be pretty awesome to see them command an arena stage

pearldavidson said:

rgambs said:

It was a pretty sweaty night, but the AC was cranking and I've endured much worse at shows lol
PJ in Stadhalle Vienna was stifling, that was a tough one, heat wise.
We got there at 3ish and were lucky enough to be in the little entrance area that was covered so we waited in the shade, ate street tacos, and watched the Regata off and on. 
I might come back for the Regata next year, those rocket boats were sweet.

You’re correct. It is very hard for new rock bands to get to that level. This band would be a lot bigger now if the rock n roll market wasn’t so fucked up. 

They have a pop element, but not enough to break the poprock scene, and they have a hard edge, but not hard enough to break the metal scene.  That duality is what makes them better than either and more fun to listen to, but it will be hard for them to keep rising.
The two bands I think of are Kings of Leon and Five Finger Death Punch.  They are halfway between the two and way better than either, but I just have a hard time imagining them breaking it as wide as that.

And like drake said, I want them to be big for their sake and it would be fun to see them rock an arena...but a 3 hour wait for rail is easy peasey and even the back of that pit was closer than 95% of fans will ever see PJ.

rgambs said:

Way better than most of the newerish bands that are popular in PJ circles... Arctic Monkeys and MMJ in particular I don't understand the love.  I even think Highly Suspect is at least equal to if not better than QOTSA. 

I’m not sure I have ever agreed with a post more than this ha