Need to Breathe, Sons of William, and a Touch of Nostalgia

On Sunday night we went out to 3rd and Lindsley for the Sons of William and Need to Breathe show. I have become a huge Sons of William fan over the past few years. They’re a rock and roll outfit from Louisiana that impresses me more each time I see them! My only complaint is that they didn’t get to play a longer set. After all, they were one of the main reasons for me deciding to peel my face from the computer screen and head out to the club.

After hearing Need to Breathe’s headlining set, I was left wondering how I had never heard of them until now. They put on a great show with their blend of melodic, accessible rock that seemed to genuinely impress the packed house in Nashville. The lead singer for this band could seriously double as Kid Rock (he probably gets that all the time and is annoyed by it, sorry). I’m talking about looks only here. He is actually a much better singer than Kid Rock.

Need to Breathe snuck in the third verse of the Counting Crows’ A Long December into one of their encore songs and made my night! It was complete with a beautifully sappy audience sing-along on the chorus. Hearing A Long December again put a big smile on my face and took me back to my high school days.

It was my senior year in high school and I somehow convinced my parents to let me and one of my friends drive four hours to Denver…over two mountain passes…on a school night…in an old borrowed car to see the Counting Crows!!! To top it all off, it pretty much rained the whole time, and we did the four hour drive back home the same night to make it to school on time the next day. We were utterly exhausted but I had such a great time. I love how just a snippet of a song can conjure up old memories.

Since I don’t have any live Sons of William or Need to Breathe mp3s, and since I’m already off topic with the Counting Crows tidbit, AND since my last two posts have had videos, here is video of A Long December. The sound quality isn’t all that great, but Adam Duritz tells the story behind the song.