Pounding and spacey drums with deep male voices in harmony start the song, until loud rock guitars kick in and more layers are progressively added to the soundscape. Soon there is a lot going on, the drums stay thunderous but female back up vocals are added deep in the mix
“I Tried” is a big time blues rocker which sounds like the way cali blues should, a deep bass and a very strong guitarist with a straight ahead beat, the song is about as good as rock gets in 2014, there is nowhere else for it to go
So lo and behold, I am in my early 50’s and the rest of the band is in their upper 40’s but we have this urge to get this music out of our souls still. We have already been through the verge on being the next big thing and the pillaging of record companies on one’s hearts so the pursuit of fame is not an issue here.
The band themselves, named after Jim Rockford (aka James Garner) and the town Cheap Trick are from are Jeff Beals, Jon Melkerson, John Kelly, Ed Huerta and Scott Dibble. Rockford formed in 2012 and have been playing constantly around Long Beach and finally we cann all heard what the hooplah is all about
