THE ROCKET
June 10-June 24, 1998
by Tina Potterf
Hot on the heals of a maelstrom of bids waged by such behemoth record labels as Columbia, Elektra and Capitol. Seattle's Second Coming will educate the gathering throng as the bands leaden, hard rock performance at this year's Pain in the Grass.
Second Coming's penchant for heavy, classic-rock riffs and emotionally tumultuous ballads provide the key ingredient to the bands acclaimed live performance. It's a sound that doubtless led to the band's merger with Capitol Records, the label housing such Northwest bands as Foo Fighters, Dandy Warhols and Everclear.
Travis Bracht's vocal stylings uncannily match those of Layne Staley, who, apparently, has been a fan of the band since its inception. Bracht's guttural but harmonic deliveries are intensified through the combined musical muscle of bassist Yanni Bacolas, guitarist Dudley Taft (formerly of Sweet Water) and drummer James Bergstrom, all long-time fixtures in the Emerald City's music Scene.
Longtime fans and recent converts of Second Coming will nosh on such morsels as "Travisty" and "The Song," tracks from the band's eponymous sophomore release. They're songs that will undoubtedly translate well into the live context.
