Hard 20

The Speeds

"The Speeds"
(independent release)
by Jonathan Mariante

This trio combines hard rock, punk, and pop and turns out some fun, rocking tunes. Green Day appears to be a big influence here, but there are other styles of rock in the Speeds' music as well. The first of these four songs, "Ask Me If I Care", which is the "speediest" cut on the disc, is like Aerosmith meets the Ramones, a hard rockin' tune! The next one, "High On Cash", is a poppier number. Then they venture into slightly heavier territory with "Go Away", which has some Alice In Chains influence. The disc is rounded out with a Beatle influenced ballad, "Nothing At All". These Speeds are quite a good band; they can play, and they've made some good rock songs that are fun to listen to.