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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: Samsara on April 17, 2019, 10:33:36 AM
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Not sure how many people remember Spys4Darwin. It was was a supergroup of sorts in 2001, featuring the rhythm section of Alice in Chains (Sean Kinney and Mike Inez), Chris DeGarmo (ex-Queensryche) on guitar, and Vinnie Dombrowski on vocals (Sponge). The band had some big plans, which ultimately didn't happen, and as quickly as the project got some press, it was gone.
I hadn't listened to the six-song EP they put out, Microfish, in some time. I popped it in on a whim a couple of weeks ago, and I was really surprised how well it aged for me. I remember not liking it much back in 2001. But it really appealed to me now, 18 years later. It's absolutely a good mix of PL/HITNF DeGarmo guitars with AiC and of course Sponge's vocals. The latter was always the sticking point for me, but as I said, I dig it a lot more these days.
Anyway, I wrote up a blog on the band and the EP, and published it this morning - www.anybodylistening.net/scream.html (main blog page) / www.anybodylistening.net/spys4darwin.html (direct link to specific blog).
Any fans of this short-lived band out there?