Member Since: 6/30/2007
Band Website: aquanett80s.com
Band Members: EDDIE, Starring as Sikki Trixx: Lead Vocals; DYLAN, Starring as D.C. La Ville: Guitar and Vocals; DAVE, Starring as Lester Presto: Bass, Keyboard, and Vocals; MARIO, Starring as Moe Luv: Drums and Vocals
Influences: '70s and '80s Rock: Bands like Motley Crue, Guns N' Roses, Ratt and Skid Row really tore s*** up. Some of the best guitar gods came from the 80s era, including Warren DiMartini, George Lynch, Slash, and too many others to mention.
Gene Simmons is most inspiring and influential in his attitude on everything musical and business. Anyone who could start with nothing and end up where he is, and still not be complacent is the perfect music business model. Any musicians that are still standing from back in the day and slugging it out in this era of limp, chick-oriented Pop also deserve props. All hail Disturbed and Velvet Revolver, cuz there are too few hard rocking bands of substance in the modern day. Oh, and a well-deserved shout out to Wellington, NZ Kiwi rockers Shihad, and piss on American radio for not picking up on them when they had the chance. I blame Clear Channel for ruining rock radio - they'd rather sell out to foreigners and saturate the dial with Spanish-language programming than play American Rock.
Sounds Like: '80s Rock, with other eras and genres too thrown into the mix for good measure. Because any average music fan in the audience of any given band anywhere is not going to be so one-dimensional as to not like music from other genres and eras as well. As you might see your favorite band in concert paying homage in song to their favorites, so might we do likewise and play a Doors, Zeppelin, etc. tune or 2. To me it can't be called "Rock" if it doesn't have balls. Remember what the expression "rock and roll" originally meant. If the music is limp, it doesn't rock. End of discussion!
Record Label: Yeah As If Records
Type of Label: None