Seether: 20 years of stoking the fire
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| SEETHER in 2014 |
You can still call Seether many things. Loud. Intense. Enduring.
Just don't call them classic rock just yet.
Guitarist Corey Lowery is quick to brush off the label during a recent chat ahead of the band's Nov. 11 date at St. Catharines' Meridian Centre with Stone Temple Pilots. To him, what he defines as 'classic rock' does not apply to many of the post-grunge groups, even if — like these two bands — they've been around for decades.
"It's a whole different thing," he explains. "Classic rock is really not classic any more. When I think of classic rock, I'll always go back to my parents' (era) … Bad Company, The Beatles, Zeppelin. That's classic rock to me.
"After the internet came in, there's bands that have been out for a long time and are they going to be considered classic rock? They're still putting out music. There's so much great music out there. I think you're very fortunate to still be able to be relevant in anything. Still write and have hit songs.
"Classic rock bands have stopped writing music. They have the hits that they live off of, and I don't consider Seether one of those bands yet. I think there's a lot more in the tank."
The South African band certainly added to its tank by bringing Lowery aboard earlier this year. Originally asked to fill in while Seether supported Nickelback for a U.K./European tour, he was their new guitarist by the time it ended.
The transition wasn't difficult. Lowery, a former member of Dark New Day and Stuck Mojo, had known the band for years and seen them play "a thousand times." He knew the songs, and he knew the legacy. Since emerging in 1999 with a sound paying obvious homage to Nirvana, Seether have been one of the most successful mainstream rock bands of the past 20 years.
While comfortable, he says he was still "super nervous" before his first show with them.
"It's the waiting, you know. It's like, 'OK, today's the first show.' The first show was huge — we were opening up for Nickelback in some arena. It's a nervous feeling, but as soon as you hit the first note, it's like, 'OK, I'm home.'
Just don't call them classic rock just yet.
Guitarist Corey Lowery is quick to brush off the label during a recent chat ahead of the band's Nov. 11 date at St. Catharines' Meridian Centre with Stone Temple Pilots. To him, what he defines as 'classic rock' does not apply to many of the post-grunge groups, even if — like these two bands — they've been around for decades.
"It's a whole different thing," he explains. "Classic rock is really not classic any more. When I think of classic rock, I'll always go back to my parents' (era) … Bad Company, The Beatles, Zeppelin. That's classic rock to me.
"After the internet came in, there's bands that have been out for a long time and are they going to be considered classic rock? They're still putting out music. There's so much great music out there. I think you're very fortunate to still be able to be relevant in anything. Still write and have hit songs.
"Classic rock bands have stopped writing music. They have the hits that they live off of, and I don't consider Seether one of those bands yet. I think there's a lot more in the tank."
The South African band certainly added to its tank by bringing Lowery aboard earlier this year. Originally asked to fill in while Seether supported Nickelback for a U.K./European tour, he was their new guitarist by the time it ended.
The transition wasn't difficult. Lowery, a former member of Dark New Day and Stuck Mojo, had known the band for years and seen them play "a thousand times." He knew the songs, and he knew the legacy. Since emerging in 1999 with a sound paying obvious homage to Nirvana, Seether have been one of the most successful mainstream rock bands of the past 20 years.
While comfortable, he says he was still "super nervous" before his first show with them.
"It's the waiting, you know. It's like, 'OK, today's the first show.' The first show was huge — we were opening up for Nickelback in some arena. It's a nervous feeling, but as soon as you hit the first note, it's like, 'OK, I'm home.'
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