when this band plays you know they’re giving it their all hi I’m Rebecca
giving it their all hi I’m Rebecca
giving it their all hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with sick puppies
today we’re speaking with sick puppies
today we’re speaking with sick puppies about their musical evolution and their
about their musical evolution and their
about their musical evolution and their writing process
makes me
makes me why don’t you give us an idea of kind of
why don’t you give us an idea of kind of
why don’t you give us an idea of kind of the band’s writing process the songs
the band’s writing process the songs
the band’s writing process the songs usually get started on acoustic guitar
usually get started on acoustic guitar
usually get started on acoustic guitar and if it sounds good on acoustic it’s
and if it sounds good on acoustic it’s
and if it sounds good on acoustic it’s not going to sound less electric it’s
not going to sound less electric it’s
not going to sound less electric it’s usually just gonna be louder
it’s good for us because all the songs
it’s good for us because all the songs what most of the songs that we have on
what most of the songs that we have on
what most of the songs that we have on the records we can translate to acoustic
the records we can translate to acoustic
the records we can translate to acoustic for television performances and ready
for television performances and ready
for television performances and ready our performances and so it’s a good way
our performances and so it’s a good way
our performances and so it’s a good way to promote the band so we always sort of
to promote the band so we always sort of
to promote the band so we always sort of start from there plus it sucks having a
start from there plus it sucks having a
start from there plus it sucks having a set up big ear every day so it’s easy
set up big ear every day so it’s easy
set up big ear every day so it’s easy just to pull out a guitar and we just
just to pull out a guitar and we just
just to pull out a guitar and we just write like that man we wait till we
write like that man we wait till we
write like that man we wait till we finish a song and then we’ll put a lot
finish a song and then we’ll put a lot
finish a song and then we’ll put a lot parts together jam on it and then it
parts together jam on it and then it
parts together jam on it and then it becomes what you hear on the album
I always like to get bands takes on how
I always like to get bands takes on how they feel their music has evolved since
they feel their music has evolved since
they feel their music has evolved since they started out well at the beginning I
they started out well at the beginning I
they started out well at the beginning I guess we were more like because we were
guess we were more like because we were
guess we were more like because we were younger we’d put everything into the
younger we’d put everything into the
younger we’d put everything into the songs and be like quirky and heavy and
songs and be like quirky and heavy and
songs and be like quirky and heavy and stuff like that but now I think we pick
stuff like that but now I think we pick
stuff like that but now I think we pick out the best parts and we try and put it
out the best parts and we try and put it
out the best parts and we try and put it into a song because been like 10 years
into a song because been like 10 years
into a song because been like 10 years and you know evolved like along the way
and you know evolved like along the way
and you know evolved like along the way I would say that we’ve refined
now I saw a quote where I think you said
now I saw a quote where I think you said that the new album was really difficult
that the new album was really difficult
that the new album was really difficult to play live I mean have you kind of
to play live I mean have you kind of
to play live I mean have you kind of worked out the kinks on that it was more
worked out the kinks on that it was more
worked out the kinks on that it was more of an intricate record like there were
of an intricate record like there were
of an intricate record like there were more intricate parts that were kind of
more intricate parts that were kind of
more intricate parts that were kind of chunky and stop started because it had
chunky and stop started because it had
chunky and stop started because it had that heavy sound and also on top of that
that heavy sound and also on top of that
that heavy sound and also on top of that with a guitar there was a lot of
with a guitar there was a lot of
with a guitar there was a lot of aggressive vocals lots a lot a lot more
aggressive vocals lots a lot a lot more
aggressive vocals lots a lot a lot more kind of screaming sounding that sort of
kind of screaming sounding that sort of
kind of screaming sounding that sort of shine down saying
once you’ve been on to it for two years
once you’ve been on to it for two years playing the same song as you can do it
playing the same song as you can do it
playing the same song as you can do it it’s like really easy and then you get
it’s like really easy and then you get
it’s like really easy and then you get thrown 12 new songs and they’re a lot
thrown 12 new songs and they’re a lot
thrown 12 new songs and they’re a lot more difficult to play and I took a lot
more difficult to play and I took a lot
more difficult to play and I took a lot of practice but you’d be surprised how
of practice but you’d be surprised how
of practice but you’d be surprised how quickly you figure it out when you have
quickly you figure it out when you have
quickly you figure it out when you have to actually do it in front of people it
to actually do it in front of people it
to actually do it in front of people it didn’t take too long but at the time
didn’t take too long but at the time
didn’t take too long but at the time when we would quote I was quite a during
when we would quote I was quite a during
when we would quote I was quite a during that we just finished the record and I
that we just finished the record and I
that we just finished the record and I was freaking out because I was breaking
was freaking out because I was breaking
was freaking out because I was breaking my voice every day
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