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Two years ago, I was sitting at the Parma Town Mall just south of Cleveland, drinking my Orange Julius, and enjoying my steak sandwich from The Great Steak and Potato Company. Every few seconds I heard a roar of boos in the distance that echoed through the mall. I was curious, so I set out to find the source.
Following the sounds of jeers and insults let me to a small but rowdy crowd gathered right outside the Lady Footlocker. In the middle of the crowd were two grown men dressed up like rejects from "American Bandstand." They were singing at the top of their lungs over a boom box playing what sounded like background music from the local news sports wrap up.
They seemed oblivious to the taunting crowd, and sang song after song. From what I could make out the lyrics were mostly cliche like "push it to the limit" and "giving 110%."
Eventually the angry crowd piqued the interest of mall security that arrived and asked the troubadours to leave. As the pair reluctantly packed up their boom box and walked away, one angry onlooker shouted, "Who the fuck are you faggots?!"
Without hesitation, the two turned back in unison and yelled back, "We're Falconheart, Northeast Ohio's premiere motivational rock band!"
It was a surreal experience, so much so that I never even told anyone about it. To be honest, I wasn't even sure if it had actually happened. Sometimes I drink. I had pretty much forgotten the whole thing, but then last week I saw an advertisement in the Cleveland Plain Dealer for a show at the House of Blues featuring none other than Falconheart: Northeast Ohio's premier motivational rock band.
I had to know more. I had to know if this Falconheart was the same as the Falconheart I had run across in the mall that day. I contacted the House of Blues to confirm the show. Not only did the lady who answered the phone confirm the show, she gave me the phone numbers of both Rick Falcon and Randy Heart. I immediately called them up, and they agreed to be interviewed as long as we could do it during Randy's lunch break at the local Panera Bread restaurant where he works part-time.
I agreed, and quickly jumped online to do some research. I'll spare you the details and let this music video speak for itself:
Here is the interview:
Chad Zumock - How would you describe your sound?
Rick Falcon - How do you describe the sound of Angels laughing?
Randy Heart - How do you describe the sound of an idea happening, or why baby back ribs taste so amazing?
Rick Falcon - You can't. All we can do is make broad generalizations that don't do the work justice. If you're really determined to get an answer out me though, here's the closest I can come: our music sounds like a sick kid's "Make A Wish" coming true. So imagine the sound of a child with cancer riding on Disney's Space Mountain with Wayne Gretsky. That's what our music sounds like.
Chad Zumock - So do all of your songs aim to inspire?
Rick Falcon - All of our music, without exception, is intended to make people go for it, reach for their most extreme dream, and slay their personal "Lazy Dragons". And every one of our songs, from "Believe It To Achieve It" to "Can't Is A Four Letter Word" accomplishes just that.
I don't usually like to bring my work home with me...
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Posted: 3/22/2007 9:39:53 AM
Antony: Every once in a while last night the word "Alfhole" would pop into my head, and I couldn't help but laugh.
Article was solid, 5 MFDS, but I can't view the video (or any other video that ever gets posted on TPP) at work for some reason. I'd ask IT about it, but you know...
are my new heros! God damn genius. I really wish I could see this show, and better yet, the crowd reaction. 5mfds. now I must go check out their website.
Alf, I'm a little troubled that you couldn't get Ant out of your head last night. Maybe you two should have a talk about that.
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