BRAND NEW SIN Vocalist Joe Altier: "Since Day One We've Had The "Southern Rock" Label Kind Of Put On Us"
February 13, 2007, 17 years ago
KNAC.com has issued an interview with BRAND NEW SIN vocalist Joe Altier, conducted by Charlie Steffens, aka Gnarly Charlie. The following is an excerpt:
While Brand New Sin has been described as Southern Rock, hard rock band with a swampy, gritty sound, Altier defines it further.
“It’s tough because since day one we’ve had the Southern Rock label kind of put on us. Obviously there are so many influences that show through in our music. We’ve had people compare us to other bands—so many different comparisons from Molly Hatchet to Lynyrd Skynyrd to Pelican to Pantera to Down to Corrosion of Conformity. All of us have very diverse listening tastes. What Kevin [Dean] listens to is very different than what I listen to. We really come from a lot of backgrounds. We do have a few common bonds—Metallica and Pantera. It’s very obvious. I grew up on classic rock in the 70’s. One of my favorite bands growing up was the Eagles, which is very far from anything that Brand New Sin does. I listen to older country. I listen to Alabama, Garth Brooks, and even further back, Otis Redding, and the blues. I spent many years here in Syracuse hanging out at a blues club, watching bands all the time. It’s really cool to have this all kind of meshed together in Brand New Sin. I don’t think we’re ever going to get over this Southern Rock thing. I don’t think we sound as “Southerny” as some people think, but I think people attribute our style of rock and roll more towards the Southern style just because of the blues base and my voice. I’ll never complain about it. As long as people listen and get into it —I don’t care what they say.”Check out the full interview at this location.
