Static Fuse

Listening to this cd right now. It's been a fairly frequent spinner for me ever since getting it. Great album!

For those who haven't picked it up yet, I highly recommend it. 80's inspired hard rock from Ian Keith Hafner and Redd Sonia.

I got it a few weeks ago, but I'm just now getting around to listening to it.
Fantastic indie album. Reminds me of Barnabas, Scarlet Red, and much of the rest of the really good melodic hard rock/metal of the 80's.

Definately a keeper. I'm looking forward to hearing more music from these two, they did a great job.

I am finding it an okay disc. It sounds like they really got in the head of Rosanna's Raiders. I like it, but I don't love it. I don't know why.

alldatndensum wrote:

It sounds like they really got in the head of Rosanna's Raiders.

I can really hear that too.
I bet you woulda liked it better if there was like 4 more songs on it.

BTW, TT your avatar is really freaking me out. That just looks wrong dude.

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I bet you woulda liked it better if there was like 4 more songs on it.

Maybe. But, when I have listened to the CD, I find myself wishing it was shorter. I just am not getting into this like I thought I would.

Thanks for all your kind words, guys! We're really happy with the songs, and so far, the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive! It's also been getting plenty of airplay on stations like Metal Pulse, Rock Salt Radio, Edge Radio, and others!

We're in pre-production for the followup, which is scheduled for August!

Welcome Static Fuse at CHM.
We hope you keep us posted about all the news there is from Static Fuse.

Now I've heard so many good things about Static Fuse it's time to find some samples to find out how Static Fuse sounds.

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Welcome Static Fuse at CHM.
We hope you keep us posted about all the news there is from Static Fuse.

Now I've heard so many good things about Static Fuse it's time to find some samples to find out how Static Fuse sounds.

Thanks! I used to post here as 777Stryken777, btw, but it's been a while

You can check out 3 complete songs from the Static Fuse CD at www.staticfuse.com!

Static Fuse wrote:

We're in pre-production for the followup, which is scheduled for August!

Very cool news.

Staybrite wrote:

BTW, TT your avatar is really freaking me out. That just looks wrong dude.

Wrong, you say??

My horse is a thing of beauty, I tell you. A Wonder! A Marvel! A....

OK, so it's weird... so sue me...

After my initial reaction to the Static Fuse disc, I decided to put the CD away for a while. Sometimes it seems to help when I get a CD that just doesn't click right then to put it away and give it another try later. Well, today was my day. I was at work wearing my MP3 player (that I'm not supposed to use). It was a little after 5 PM and still had about an hour to go. So, I thought, I'll cue up Static Fuse and see how I like it now.

I still hear Sonya's voice and instantly think of Rosanna Palmer (Rosanna's Raiders). Seeing that I liked Rosanna's Raiders, that isn't a bad thing! I also heard a pinch of Lisa Faxon in there. So, Sonya's got some golden pipes!

What I didn't seem to like before was that this disc just wasn't as polished as say Letter 7. But, I really paid attention to the music this go around and caught what Ian was doing. He isn't going for that polished 2 rhythm guitar attack from the 80's. He seems to be going for a vintage Ace Frehley sound and absolutely nails it. The guitar tones remind me a lot of 70's era KISS--especially the Alive series.

So, as an 80's hard rock project, this still doesn't really measure up in my opinion. Sure, the early 80's still had some grit in the music, but the 80's bring to mind more polished acts like Ozzy, the Crue, Bon Jovi, etc.. However, I don't think that 80's metal is where S.F. is trying to be at all. I am hearing late 70's--especially bands like KISS, Scorpions, and Judas Priest from that time. As a 70's rock band in a modern era, Static Fuse brings the goods and earns my respect.

I guess it's all a matter of perception, huh?

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He seems to be going for a vintage Ace Frehley sound and absolutely nails it. The guitar tones remind me a lot of 70's era KISS--especially the Alive series.

Wow. That is one of the coolest things anyone has EVER said about my guitar playing! Ace is one of my hero's, and Kiss's "Alive" probably influenced my playing more than any other album. Thanks, bro, you made my day!

Like I said, sometimes you just have to stop listening to something for a while and then come back to it. New things jump out at you that you didn't hear before.