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The Underwater


The Underwater
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Interview With Dan Thomas from The Underwater By Chris

The Underwater are one awesome rock band.
Their music is awesome and we wanted to know more.
The Underwater

1. How did the band form?

matt and i started the band in the fall of 2001 after being in a hardcore band called boywunder. i was the bass player and matt was one of the guitar players. we had each been in several bands by this point and just wanted to start something fresh that would give us the best shot at writing music for a living.

2. What bands were your influnces when growing up?

i don't know quite where to draw the line here bc i'm far from grown up, but the first band that i really got hooked on was Alice in Chains. they were the first band that seemed to communicate with me on a deeper level musically and emotionally. matt and i also listened to helmet, zao, third eye blind, tonic, filter, soundgarden, the cure, the deftones, boy sets fire...lots of stuff.

3. What has the responce been like to the album?

the response to Bleed Me Blue has been really good. the reviews have been kind, the songs have opened alot of doors, and the cd has enabled to us tour europe more than once. we are really anxious to release something more mature at this point but Bleed Me Blue has definately helped us out alot.

4. What bands have you enjoyed playing with the most?

well our tour in 2002 was great. zao, underoath, unearth and dead poetic are still really good friends of ours and they have all come a long way since the tour. we played with nickelback and supergrass in switzerland last summer and that was just cool on so many levels. we played with collective soul here in harrisburg a couple months ago and they were great guys. i guess those were my favorites.

5. What album is usually played on the tour bus?

muse-absolution

6. Any chance of coming down under to play?

send us tickets and we're there. australia is not on our list of places to avoid

7. What is your view on file sharing and the mp3 format?

it helps out small artists. it hurts successful ones. but when it comes down to it, do i download mp3s? i plead the fifth.

8. Any one you would really like to tour with?

out of anyone? the used, ours, muse, u2, audioslave...pretty much any band we think we could learn from and would enjoy watching every night

9. Have you had much responce from overseas?

we've been all over western europe and the people that came out to see us and the radiostations that play us have been really positive and supportive. we also occasionally hear from other places throughout the world (like you all) and most of them just want to know what we're all about, when something new is coming out, and for us to play there

10. What would we find on your stereo at the moment?

kevin max- between the fence and the universe
random g-unit tracks
zao- the funeral of God
norma jean- O' God, the Aftermath
ours- precious
vast- music for people
t.i.- urban legend
queens of the stoneage- rated r

11. realty tv? good or bad?

depends. i'm not really athletic or anything so don't like road rules or survivor or anything like that. but i love to watch shows like celebrity fit club, the surreal life, the simple life, strangelove, the real world (when the cast isn't boring as hell)- the dramatic type of reality shows

12. What movies have you enjoyed recently?

saw, cold mountain, monster, aliens resurrection, 21 grams, punch drunk love

13. What are your favourite movies?

a clockwork orange, the story of us, wet hot american summer, back to the future trilogy, good will hunting, sexy beast, the talented mr. ripley, fight club, seven, harvard man, the game, house of sand and fog, the firm...

14. If the underwater were on The Simpsons where would they be playing?

i would imagine either at moe's or by that lemon tree so the shelbyville kids could come see us play too

Thanks for your time any last words

i just quit smoking. it's much easier to start then to stop. my advice? don't start. thanks so much...dan