Big Bad Noise Live Review 17/10/03 Lansdowne Hotel
By Ron Baumann
Pop rock is great when you want to see a room full of toes tapping and heads bouncing and that is exactly what Sonika achieved tonight.
A great looking front woman with both voice and moved perfectly suited to this kind of stuff. Drummer boy certainly did the hard yards yet still looked like he was having a ball. Guitar and bass players, both very accomplished musicians and I don't think I could have picked a mistake no matter how hard I tried.
I'm not to sure if the keyboards are absolutely neccessary but they certainly didn't take anything at all away from the performance and from what I was told tonight he provided the desired eye candy for the half tanked hormanal teenagers of the female variety...sorry I didn't ask the males if they felt the same way.
They got on with the music without too much rambling or banter. They didn't stop after every song to tune and fix stuff up. Very professional indeed.
Personally I would have like to see a few more guitar solo bits as this guy is certainly up to the task but all in all a very entertaining little set.
I got it, the audience got it and even the sound guy got it for a change. Well worth a look.
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Delusions of Adequacy Song Review (Trueman)
By Michael Collins, Rochester, New York.
L- fi synth power-pop with the emphasis being the word pop. The mix is clean and sharp, and the female vocals are clear and
strong. This sounds like a good fun bad that will shine in the live arena.
The verses are laden with early 80s-style synth riffs while the slightly noisy guitar kick in for the chorus. Singer Jayne (who
apparently has her own vocal FX stomp box) sings of fame and the attention of cameras. Perhaps that will be a forerunner to the
attention that the band will receive in the future. She wants people to look at her, and they just might when they find out more about
her and this band.
These Sydney-siders sound like an Australian answer to Moonpools and Caterpillars. That’s a very good thing indeed. Their
self-confessed influences include No Doubt. That gives you an indication of where this band is coming from, but lets hope they
don’t pick up any fashion tips from Gwen Stefani.
With hooks big enough to carry a weapon of mass destruction and a beat that insists on the listener to dance like a maniac, this
band is really going places if it gets that lucky break. There is an energy here that’s as infectious at botulism. This is fun power pop.
See the review and other song reviews here.Delusions of Adequacy
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just to say hi from ambarvale high
Hey Jayne and tha boiz,
just so u know im ashlie and i was tha chick in tha front row at ambarvale high school drumming hehe... u
guys rock! u guys hav inspired me so much tha me and my friends are gonna make a band and im gonna get
a job to pay for a 6 string!! if u guys could help us in jus finding a name that would be great, seeing as
though u guys hav such a great name. i think my mum is sick of me because i havent stopped talking about
how great u guys are... hope u can visit our skool again and if u do ill be tha person in tha middle of tha front
row!!
luv yaz luv ashlie xoxo
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the Show
hey,
you are the most rockin' band to ever come to Ambarvale...well, you are the only band to ever come to ambarvale....But you guys still rocked the boat!
I just want to say that you guys did the best show today!!! you were mad!!!hopefully you influenced people in the way of GOOd music!!! hope to see you on Triple J! coz you guys are good enough!!!
love,
lauren
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i Love u
hi Sonika
How are you all?
Im so happy you guys came to my school Ambarvale high, me and my friends had so much fun.If you have no idea who i am i dont blame you.
Jayne might remember me if im lucky,im the girl who had the pink volcum hate on and the pink braces you said that i should meet your friend because
she loves pink to and you gave me one of your F#%$ me bands you now the black ones. So ya if you still dont remember me thats kool because ill
never forget use. When i got home i only had Jaynes signeture on my shirt and the boys were on my arm so i forged them onto my shirt.....lol. I hope
use all enjoyed coming to my school and i hope you come back next year. Oh one more thing Jayne how does it feel to be the only girl in the band
surounded by 4 hot guys. I love you all. xoxoxoxoxo
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Last comp winner review
There were two other bands playing at the Lansdowne Hotel with Sonika
(17/10/03) one being ToneOrange.
General Feedback: It was great to see such energy from Jayne, sure she would
go totally off if there was a lil more stage area available.
Phil excellent enthusiasm you got a lot of people hoppin with you. Is a
nice change to see guys play live and still smile instead of the almost
standard "sneer"
Keep up the tunes... Awesome!!!
Cheers L
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demo comments
Firstly I like to say that I am privileged that you chose me to check
out Sonika. Nice to be told you have great music tastes. When you
first mentioned 4 guys including a keyboardist and a female singer, my
first thought was back to the Canadian band The Weekend
www.rocktheweekend.com who supported Skulker on their album tour in
May.
You may know the song 80's Rockstar which was played quite a bit of
Triple J at one stage. I was able to get to quite a few gigs and was
able to be good friends with them. So now your favour to me now is to
check out their website and have a listen to their stuff and pass it on
to the band because after listening to Sonika, there are defiantly
elements from The Weekend in there, especially in Tick Tock.
Now my thoughts on the music: My first thought when I heard Jayne's
voice was, wow. My first reaction when I think demo tracks is
something
rough and a rough recording rather than something this polished. Would
like to know where she sang before because she sounds great.
Overall it sounds great let me reinforce that by the fact that I am
writing this email at 3am in the morning after coming back from a
Skulker gig.
Very interested in the history of the band after reading your email.
I am a religious Drum Media reader so I'll add you to my list of band
that I look out for.
Time for some sleep.
Rock On.
Colin
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Hey Sonika
hey SONIKA...
i was one of the yr 9 chicks at the front breaking the ice at Ambarvale high.. i think you guys rocked.. you's were sooo awesome.. your songs are original and interesting... especialy the
one about big brother.. very clever.. u guys were awesome to talk to and luke ur a hottie.. and i've forgotten the drummer's name but he was a
definate
H O T T I E...too... jayne ur an awesome singer... thanx soo much for signing my cd cover that was kool.. i just wish i had more money to get a
singlet... damn...i hope u come bak soon i definatly enjoyed the concert..
Melinda... Ambarvale High
P.S please e-mail me back
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review
It's very No Doubt and a bit like Good Charlotte (with a female singer
instead, of course)
I did enjoy the songs, but I am a big No Doubt fan.
GWiZZ
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Note: for Paul & Bruce
Sounds good mate. Well done.
MG
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input
Alanis Morrisette joins No Doubt.
BL
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Rock on!
heya,
lets me know the gigs and whats happening ill be the first one there.......lol
from kerry
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From Hannah
All I wanna say is to the guy who said "Tell Me" wont catch the audiences attention...you are sadly mistaken!! May I ask...have you BEEN to a live concert of Sonika's? If you
haven't...let me just say to you ...last night at the Ori, that song went OFF!!! Actually every time I hear them live "Tell Me" Rocks!!
Han
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Tapered Edges mp3 Review
Hopefully
one day we can play with you guys!
Keep up the rock mate
cheers for diggin our tunes
kev
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Mp3 comments
hey mat guess what i'm a huge fan in the making and is she the chick
from save ferris coz she sounds like her i'm a huge fan of them 'mistaken' is my fave song of theirs.
tick tock is good but if you can make it slightly harder durign the
verses and bring a huge work up to the chorus, this will excite the audience
thats what they want.
superhero, you dont have to change at all thats a great song. but tell me wont catch the audience' ear as much as the others. on a general oppinion i wish you luck and i know you'll be
makin some huge bucks soon.
all i request is a back stage pass to your melbourne gigs :) coz i really
appreciate your music.
now get out there. i've downloaded them and have burned them i'll give
them to a few mates tomoro see what they think, i'd love to get your demo cd
i think it deserves recognition. good luck hope to hear from you soon and
i'll see you at a gig soon, hope to meet up for a chat also.
cheers, good luck to the band.
Toyah
and yes i would pay big bucks to see them play alongside skulker!!!
if you wanna send me that demo e-mail me back and i'll give you an
address or put them online for me somewhere.
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review mp3
Hey dude!
Sorry for the late (and short) reply, but here goes!:
I thought the songs were good, original and addictive. I liked that
Superhero song the most, or maybe it was the most catchy. I guess that
one
is a 1RR track.
I'd look forward to hearing more from you, maybe seeing you on tour (if
you
should ever make it to Melbourne.....)
Thanks
Heath
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Ok I listened to "superhero". hmmm have a very unique sound here. Iw asnt expecting a chick singer.I have no problem with that, imo its a good thing. but putting a label on your sound is hard. The music made me think of SUM41 and the vocals of GARBAGE (the band ;) :P ).
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wicked stuff
Hi,
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to have a listen to some music from
Sonika. Top stuff.
The first bands that popped into my mind was:
Divinyls (noticed Jayne counted them among her influences)
No Doubt (ditto. ESPECIALLY noticed it in "Trueman" LOVING that song.)
16DD not sure how well known they are to the industry types.
I don't really want to go into a spiel of long-winded comparisons for
the band's sake but, ironically, I've really only made a superficial list
of bands I believe influence the general style of riffs and vocals. But I think if I go on any longer you'll begin to hate me.On the upside, I'm going to try and make it to the Bondi Hotel to get a "live" opinion.
Hope this helped you out a bit.
In the immortal words of Jeff Buckley, all I want to do is love
everyone.
Yours
E
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cool
DUDE. which side of the blue mountains? Im guessing your on the penrith side and up wentworth falls way on that side. Im over at Kurrajong heights myself. you know up the mountain from richmond ;) that has a really clean sound for being recorded in a loungeroom with no editing, I must say! If thats the audience your looking at then I reckon your smack bang on the moolah.
Just for your info, my friend who is a 15 year old female likes Sonika. so at first glance it looks good for you. :D
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right on
Hi,
Unfortunately I only had time to download the first song and listen to it, but all the same I think there is definately some talent there!
The instrumental part reminds me of bands like Less Than Jake, At The Drivein, etc. And your vocals is almost like a softer version of Razel and Gazoonger Attack crossed with a bit of the older style Superjesus.
Anyways hope this helps, and you are sucessful in signing your band, let me know how you go
- Rh
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Bondi
hey,
i saw you guys at bondi last night and you were awesome. I really like that
superhero song. Wow that guitarist luke is a sex machine. CAN I GET HIS
NUMBER!!
Mr Buffalo Bill
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