Breaking a few rules along the way, Unknown Reason is proving that talent and dedication will persevere. Formed in 1999, the band immediately set off to write, record, and produce the critically acclaimed CD, "Reality Won't Do". An ecclectic mix, "Reality Won't Do", blends acoustic and electric styles. The all out classic rock of "Taking Sides", "Bittersweet" and "Prince of Apathy", the power-pop of "Remote Control" and "Down to You", the acoustic driven "Centered" and "That's Enough", the pure pop of "For Better or Worse" give amazing breadth to this release.

Their live shows dig deep for great material. Tom Petty, Neil Young, and The Who, all come to party with the likes of

Marcy Playground, Three Doors Down, and The Lemonheads.

Kicking off with some acoustic numbers, the mood generally gives way to some high energy, all out rock and roll.

A set that may contain Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Green Day, The Beatles and Marshall Crenshaw brings it home.

With plenty of their own originals thrown in for good measure, this is a band you need to see live. Already well respected on the Cleveland music scene, the band has started to garner national and international attention with the release of their first single - 'Remote Control". The band also performs all-original shows and "music series" programs. Their style ranges from 60's 70's acoustic rock to power-pop to modern alternative.



Review by Admiral Bob for Mp3 Australia.



"I have been a huge fan of the power-pop of the 70s, the Rasberrries, the Hollies, and especially Badfinger. I melt for any band that captures that era. Unknown Reason do. Like the signature seventies power pop bands before them, they meld distinctive guitar parts into a melodic, catchy whole. Their listed influences show as well - you hear more than a little Tom Petty and Neil Young when the guitar solo breaks out on Down to You. And yet the same song's chorus-y guitar chugging along does evoke Badfinger's "Baby Blue" in a major way. And it is because you can't put your finger on the specific seventies sound they are invoking, which veers between hints of the period's folk rock to the Apple-records sounds of Brit-rock, that their music is as intriguing as it is."


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