Tim: Eeverest, a new dance trio who claim they will “bring mayhem to the dance floor with their own solid sound!”
Tom: That is a very 90s slogan. Will they, indeed, bring mayhem?
Tim: Well, not yet, no, as they were kicked out of heat 2 of Finland’s Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, and the two words that scream out to me here are: missed opportunity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7Qgd4rsmHg
Tim: Because that’s a decent dance track. Good tune, good beat, but OHHH, it could easily have been so much better.
Tom: You’re absolutely right: it’s got a lot of brilliant ideas, but the execution just isn’t there.
Tim: First off: it’s about the performance, and however much the two guys are jumping around behind their keyboards, you’re not going to bring mayhem by standing still in a black dress, nervously moving your hand up and down a bit. Second, and I know this sounds harsh: that vocal doesn’t come across anywhere near strong enough.
Tom: Yep. It is harsh, but that seems like a really nervous and weak performance. Not even will.i.am would hit his button and spin his chair for that.
Tim: Admittedly it’s better in the studio version, but there on the stage? It’s drowned out, and no country is going to send a dance track, however good the production is, if the singer’s just putting out a seemingly very uncertain performance.
Tom: It’s better, but it’s still not Big Enough for a track like that. You need someone who’s belting out the notes — and while you’re at it, cranking the bass EQ up a few notches wouldn’t hurt.
Tim: No – dammit, it could have been so much more.