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Interview courtesy of Music Outlook.Com April 2000 CD Reviews
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Pull: Ahead
In case you haven’t heard by now, Pull has just released their newest full-length CD entitled Ahead. This release rocks with the intensity of newer Anthrax, Godsmack, and Sevendust; but has an almost Dream Theater or Queensryche-like progressive touch with keyboards, samples, and nice vocal harmonies and layers that enhance the moods and atmospheres of the songs very nicely. A good blend of styles that makes you want to listen and not get bored with the same beats as some bands of these genres tend to do. The cool thing is they blend the two genres and succeed.
Pull consists of Jeff Garrett on bass and vocals, Ed Kinney on guitar and backup vocals, Mykull on keyboards, backup vocals, and sometimes, lead vocals, and Nate Horton on drums. With one listen of this disc, it’s obvious this is not the first band any of these guys have been in. The experience of all is present in the way the parts come together at all ends, and everyone works very well off one another without trying to ‘steal the stage’.
Mykull has some really cool keyboard solos, as does Ed with the guitar. At times they almost trade off in a showdown style barrage of riffs, but always stay balanced with one another. Very cool. Jeff’s voice can go from modern ‘growly’ type singers to the nice harmonic and balanced singers prevalent in progressive rock bands. Nate’s drumming always adds that extra flair and touch in between the riffs of the other members. This spices up the feel and makes sure you know he’s not just another basic drummer relying on one strength. Sometimes you have to listen for it, but the flashy fills and ‘quick-kick’ patterns are there.
That’s the cool thing about these guys. It’s almost like you have to pay attention to what they’re all doing to see how they stand out individually; but if you just want to tap your foot to the overall music, you still can without feeling like there’s too much guitar, drums, or whatever. They’ve created a nice balance in most areas.
This release was self-produced and mixed on PC by the band. You wouldn’t know it by the quality of the sound here. It’s very good and actually rivals, if not defeats some recordings I’ve heard from actual studios. I would recommend most people to invest in a PC and start your own studio if recordings like this are possible. Studios should take note as well, and most are from what I’m seeing nowadays in the industry.
Overall anyone sick of the same old rock sound should check these guys out. They put on a pretty good live show as well. So either way, check them out. Any fan of rock music in any style should find something here they can tap their foot to. It’s got grooves that are really heavy yet melodic for most to enjoy. Pick this up if you need something a little different that will "Pull" you in, and may not let you go.
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