One of the incredible things about listening to independent bands is the diverse range of styles and influences. Not having been tainted by the labels’ desire to make all bands sound the same, indie musicians can generate an entirely unique sound without fear of getting dumped. The Energy Trio don’t create one unique sound, they manage to cross every genre and invent several of their own along the way. The very first thing you’ll probably think when you hear them is “My God, they can actually play” and you’d be right. Hardly a surprise when you look at the staggering range of musical influences that range from Pantera to Art Blakey, Gene Harris, and Pat Martino that it is so difficult to pigeon hole them in any single style. There is always a concern with bands offering this diverse a range of influences that the result is going to be headache inducing garbage, but that is quite possibly the only genre that the Energy Trio has yetto conquer. Incredible rock guitar riffs, Jazz drum lines and 1960s keyboard just shouldn’t combine this well but in “Softly” they manage it perfectly and even throw in some Jazz Funk effects for good measure. This is surely 1960’s heavy metal jazz-fusion bebop at its very finest. All the band members hail from an incredible musical background. Bob “Animal” Powers on guitar can play his way through heavy metal riffs and back out in any other musical style. Shea “LCD” Marshall is an organ player like no other. He currently lists his projects as including a Ballet School, resident pianist for a contemporary church, and is soon to take over the role as organist for a Jewish Congregation. Adam “AC Biggs” Clark is responsible for some of the most varied and accomplished rhythms of any band and boasts playing many styles of music in all styles of bands.
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