SHAKING IT UP
Oct 10, 2019
4 minutes
WORDS BY SARAH COMEY.
Pizza toppings. Conservatives in parliament. Babies crying. There are many things in life to which the classic adage “less is more” applies. Rock ‘n’ roll, however, is typically not one of them. The lashings of distortion that make our speakers look like they’re having a seizure; the avalanche of drums you just can’t help but thrash your hair around to; the rush of adrenaline that pumps through your veins when a ripping solo kicks in. The spirit of rock is built on glorious, oftentimes garish excess – the likes of which your grandmother would faint if she saw you indulging in (but secretly got messy amongst in her own youth).
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