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bel and the dragon
"When you guys play...it sounds like..it kind of
sounds like The Beatles if Brian May replaced George
Harrison...or..yeah..if John Lennon fronted Built To
Spill or Dinosaur Jr., you guys just rock."
(Quote from a audience member at The Knitting
Factory in New York City, New York)
So goes the effect Bel and the Dragon's infectious
sound has on audiences nation wide. Hailing from the
Central Valley of California, Bel hopes to forge a new
sound that the Valley can call their own while
spearheading their own personal crusade to push
artistic boundaries and the genre of rock and roll. A
record or live show from Bel will subject the listener
to searing guitars, catchy melodies, flowing
harmonies, intelligent lyrics, and basslines that
swing like a pair of brontosaurus balls all wrapped up
in dynamic arrangements. Drawing their influences from
artists such as the aforementioned Beatles, The
Pixies, Superdrag, Archers Of Loaf, Weezer, and
Elliott Smith; Bel and the Dragon manages to blend
that with their classical and jazz schooled back
grounds, giving the songs a well thought out,
orchestrated feel. From soft and piano based to
raucous and dance-able (sometimes even in the same
song), the rock never slows down.
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