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| Crush Concert review: Saint John, NB - November 16, 2001 By Melissa Hogan
Crush is a modern rock band fronted by Newfoundlanders Cory Tetford and Paul Lamb and backed by Scott MacFarlane on bass and Santiago Serna on drums. Ever since they formed over a year ago there's been a steady buzz about this band. Crush's songs are filled with clever hooks, memorable guitar riffs and catchy lyrics. Their first single, 'Live', has recently moved up to #14 on the Atlantic Canada Countdown and has been enjoying radio play all over the East Coast. You can tell that Tetford and Lamb have a close relationship. Their stage shows is filled interaction between the two. Most of which occurs without a word being spoken. Throughout the night Lamb would look at Tetford with a mischievous glimmer in his eye, other times with a look of awe as Tetford wailed away on the guitar or impressed the crowd with his belting vocals. Their interaction on stage alone was worth the cover. It was obvious that the band was having fun on stage. Sometimes the energy would overcome the band which would result in much bouncing, head bopping and in general, lots of rocking out. The energy on stage spilled over into the crowd were a few brave few tried to dance in the very crowded bar. Their show ended with a rowdy version of 'Live'. People dancing in the aisles or bopping in their chairs and the band wailing away. And just when you thought they were finished they surprised the crowd with another chorus of the song. It's safe to say that they left the Saint John crowd wanting more. |
It was a magical night in Saint John. And no, I'm not talking about the release of the new Harry Potter movie. I'm talking about a little bit of a music magic that was going on at O'Leary's. I'm talking about Crush. The Irish pub decided to abandon their usual fare of shanties, cover songs and pub tunes for a night and invited Crush to rock the house. It's been a long time since there was that much energy in the room. The band felt the need to warn the crowd that what they were going to play was not what O'Leary's was used to. They needn't have worried. Saint John loved them.