Another Big Wreck Thread (& Ian Thornley)

Kebabkid

I keep coming back to this band as I find they satisfy me on so many levels.

I mean, look at what's going on in this live performance. Strong song with plenty of dynamics/light & shade. Strong vocals, 3 guitarists playing different parts and not getting in each other's way and ever-changing sounds and a thorough working of the guitar's controls and all whilst singing for a couple of them! And the bassist and drummer aren't too shoddy.



They can also do the poppy thing - this one has a Killer's vibe -

They should've been bigger and I know they have a few fans on here. I was recently chatting to some industry people who had been at, or were involved with Ian Thornley clinics and they said that hands down, he's the best guitarist they've ever had the pleasure of being in the presence of.

Ben

Huge fan of Big Wreck and Thornley here. They're big in Canada and parts of the USA, but relatively unknown in Europe for the most part, from what I've seen when recommending them to people in and out of the industry. That being said, they hardly ever tour outside of Canada, and when they do it's only a few select dates in the USA.

Few years ago during the Ghosts tour, I couldn't believe my eyes when they suddenly announced a few gigs in Germany. Flew over to see them in Berlin and it was AMAZING. Even though it was a super small club and there were less than 30 people in attendance, the show was mind-blowing, almost 2 hours of songs, extended solos, etc. They sounded huge and even better than recorded. Easily one of my top 5 live shows of all time.

octatonic

They are so incredibly good.

Kebabkid

Nice one Ben! I came to them very late, possibly via Ian Thornley's Suhr demos

thomasross20

Awesome band!

thomasross20

The instruments sound great. 
Sometimes I think about shifting my PRS and my Suhr Standard for just the one Modern.. one to rule them all. Simplicity!

Kebabkid

thomasross20 said:

The instruments sound great. 
Sometimes I think about shifting my PRS and my Suhr Standard for just the one Modern.. one to rule them all. Simplicity!

Nah. Keep both as they're different and good at different things

thomasross20

Yeah - it'd be silly (financially!) to do this. Both different woods, too. 

BTW not keen on the "pop" stuff Big Wreck do - forget the pop!

boogieman

Thanks for posting, I keep forgetting about how good these guys are. The first video is great, nice Soundgarden type vibe going on there. 

Creed_Clicks

Here's a glorious live version. Has it all if you're a guitar player or bassist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYIklB3okT8

stratman3142

Thanks for posting. Great music and band brought to my attention.