Mike Vasas [& The Beasts of Burden]

I'm Mike Vasas. This myspace account is not only my personal account, but also the page for my rock band, Mike Vasas and The Beasts of Burden and solo stuff. I am part of Grammy Hall Records, whose myspace is here . I have a myspace page for my electronic-instrumental stuff here . I like my blog and I hope you will too. Check it out here . MikeVasas.com, my website is here . I am a music teacher at Harper Creek Community Schools in Battle Creek. I am married. I live in Lansing.

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Buy the 2006 record, Mike Vasas and The Beasts of Burden @
Amazon , CD BABY , or The Grammy Hall Records Shop and ITUNES!!.

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Released in July of 2006, my first record with The Beasts of Burden is now "that record most people never heard of but should've" as one person told me. But what about those who DID hear the record? What did they have to say?

"I have heard many an album when bands try something that is unconventional and it blows up in their facers. It is so refreshing that Mike & The Beasts not only pull it off, but make it their own." - Mott Community College "Adding Vasas’ band to rock’s evolving legacy will not be any burden at all. This group's on fire, with fuel to burn." - Indie-Music.com "Mike Vasas and the Beats of Burden is a phenomenal album that uses progressive elements as a backdrop to highly creative compositions that often transcend any single appellation. It’s beautiful, cinematic, uncompromising and truly refreshing. And it doesn’t back itself into a musical corner or turn aside from the highly coloured world of sounds it springs from. 9.3 out of 10." - Muse's Muse Review "Out of Lansing (the middle of the mitt) comes Mike Vasas, one of the more eclectic, driven and talented musicians/songwriters hailing from our home state that I’ve heard in quite a while."-Real Detroit Weekly Article

"This is a solid, indefinable album, full of variety and influence behind a voice that screams originality. Mike Vasas is a true musical aficionado and this album seems to be his homage to rock ‘n’ roll. "-Real Detroit Weekly Review

"...seeming ambivalence, and the Beasts of Burden's relatively light gig schedule, may mean that this CD will come and go with little notice. Don't miss it! "Burden" is one of the finest rock-songwriter albums to emerge this year, from the mid-Michigan area or any other."-Lansing State Journal

"Great album, layers of different instruments, recording sounds wonderful, great vocals 5 out of 5 stars here"-Itunes Reviewer

"The frantic guitars and the dynamics are great and it's one of the coolest debut albums to come out this year. "-Clever Titles are So Last Summer Blog

"Excellent indie record. Varied in style and feel but flows well and not a bad track in the bunch. Very refreshing album in these times of cookie cutter radio rock."CD Ratingz.com Review

"The first and most important thing about this record is that this is an very eclectic, diverse album. The music ranges from indie, to rock, to blues, to prog, to numerous other genres. Due to being such an eclectic mix at times the music comes off as a bit busy and over-the-top, but one has to hand it to the band for trying to go out on a limb and do something (gasp) original!" - Pucknation Review "To try and compare the band's overall sound to other artists is difficult -- there's simply so much going on here. The album opener, "Cross the Border," starts out with simple guitar and folksy vocals, but adds layers of sound as it marches on towards a climax. "Makeshift" is a sort of bluesy lounge, Bob Dylan playing at Ziggy Stardust, and "Slavery"'s dreamy soundscape conjures up images of Wilco and Radiohead." - Online Rock"Vasas and the Beasts of Burden have to be one of the more quality indie/folk acts I have heard from Detroit, and believe you me; I have sure heard my share." - DetroitAtHome

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