Sweet Water is a kick-ass rock and roll band. Adam, Cole, Paul and Credo are finally back after years of introspection and adventure.
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Sweet Water is a kick-ass rock and roll band. Adam, Cole, Paul and Credo are finally back after years of introspection and adventure.
Sweet Water's working on new material for the first time in seven years and preparing for a return to the stage. The word is that the new material RAWKS and Sweet Water's return to the stage will be legendary.
Rising from the ashes of seminal Seattle bands SGM, Skank Puppies and The Experience, Seattle band Sweet Water shot to near-stardom in the early 90's. Propelled by keen pop-punk sensibilities, heartfelt-genius songwriting and fueled by a roaring wall of guitar, Sweet Water delivered on all the promises of rock and roll.
Sweet Water's live performances back then were legendary. Hot, sweaty, screaming, smoky, passionate, substance-fueled affairs that left us totally spent and permanently burned memories into our brains.
Singer Adam Czeisler owned the stage, shining like the bastard child of Freddie Mercury and Mick Jagger – a real frontman in an era of shoegazers…
Bassist Cole Peterson looked and sounded timeless - as if he could have stepped onstage with The Who, The Beatles, Wings – or Blur and Oasis – pure f*cking genius.
Drummer Paul Uhlir (aka “The Jeweler”) Truly the hardest-working man on the stage -Paul played drums with the power and the fury of a man possessed. Paul became known as the man who not only drove the music, but the band itself...Without Paul, there would be no Sweet Water.
Rich Credo's guitar playing was then and still is without a doubt the bleeding and beating rock and roll heart of Sweet Water. Credo builds the bricks for Sweet Water's wall of sound – inspiring awe and terror among wannabe's across the nation. For what is rock and roll without a real guitar god?
Sweet Water's raw rock and roll power was tempered by songwriting that has been called “timeless.” Sometimes tasteful and elegant, sometimes full of anger, angst and pain, always relevant and often before their time – Sweet Water's songs are a rosetta stone for living life in the modern world. Rock and roll, glam, punk, pop, metal, garage, - all the influences are there – but none strong enough to weaken the integrity of the whole.
Sweet Water's four albums outline the trajectory of a band searching to define itself. Their 1990 debut, Ter (New Rage, out of print) has all the youthful energy and enthusiasm of a band riding a wave of popularity and loving it.
Sweet Water's second album, the self-titled major label debut on Atlantic caught the band at a crossroads, at times staying true to their glam punk roots - at other times veering into arena rock territory – but it all works…as evidenced by the hit “Everything Will be Just Fine.” The debut album showcased the strength of Adam's vocals and gave the boys their first chance at the big time.
1995's Superfriends (East/West - Elektra) was and is a classic of the alternative era. Produced by rock legend Dave Jerden, Superfriends is a collection of driving guitar gems like “Cake and Strychnine”, radio ready pop-punk anthems such as “Superstar” and “Feed Yourself” and more introspective pieces like “Self Hater.” The album is Sweet Water at their young, wild and free best.
Recorded in 1997 as a follow-up to Superfriends and released in 1999 “Suicide” (Good-Ink) is arguably the Sweet Water's strongest effort to date. Fueled by cynicism for the recording industry, and driven by a love for all things rawk, Suicide was the band's attempt to kill itself in a blaze of rock and roll glory.
It's impossible to talk about Sweet Water without making mention of the most excellent Parc Boys record (Will, 1998). Just for a bit, the boys were able to get free of the record company weasels and create a side project album that was way ahead of its time. Parc Boys is simply a new wave gem, highly influential, quirky and full if the song writing genius that made Sweet Water so damn good.
It's been seven long years since the release of Suicide and just as long since Sweet Water has hit the stage. The boys in the band have been all over the place in that time…Adam's become a father, started a new band (The March Lions) and written the code for MSN Messenger…Credo famously quit all music – and devoted his life to being a father to his two sons – but all guitar gods must rise again. Cole continues to hone his songwriting genius, leaking tapes out to the world under at least 20 assumed names. And Drummer Paul? He's kept the dream alive playing in a host of bands, waiting for the dust to settle and the wounds to heal. Patiently marking time until the next show and the next record; we're all lucky, because that time is now.
