chris.lowe83

I know I'm posting late, but my favorite power duo right now is Graveltones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MGXu0Fm1GA they have a huge sound, they have an amazing stage show, and they are a bit more dynamic I find than Royal Blood. RB's sound is insanely impressive though, and admittedly the Graveltones and a another good duo, Black Pistol Fire, sound thin to me after listening. Graveltones just write awesome songs, which trumps everything for me. I think they rely more on the composition of songs, knowing when to play and when [i]not [/i]to play, and that makes them really pop for me. I'm in a rock duo myself and a worry I have, something that I think RB and pretty much all duos that [i]actually[/i] perform (aka Black keys) suffer from: the tone gets repetitive. I'd argue it's sort of necessary because trying to switch between tones (different overdrives, adding effects) without multiple rigs to try to sound more dynamic from one song to the next is a super hassle. I can't imagine how long it took the guy from RB to figure out his rig to get that one sound he's made (admittedly i've haven't listened to all their songs though). Anyways I'm still learning to do it. And I'm not sure if I'm a good enough player/tech to ever do it. I definitely have way too many pedals at the moment (12 and counting...). My band recorded a maxi-single this last december and used a variety of amp/splitter/stereo combinations to do these live recordings. Let us know what you think: https://soundcloud.com/volkmusic/sets/boutique-western-swing-compositions