THRIVING IVORY a KISS  

July 8, 2009

Wednesday 7:30pm

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Thriving Ivory - Majesty, Magic, and Musicality are elements that signal an enduring and memorable rock band. Wind-up recording artist, Thriving Ivory, epitomize those timeless marks of musical greatness.
It takes but a listen to Thriving Ivory's self-titled debut to hear the indelible sound of timeless rock for modern day music lovers that has created such a stir. It's a stunning and captivating disc that matches musical grandeur and punch with visceral emotional impact and melodies that embed themselves into the listener's consciousness.
At the center of the sound are the trademark pipes of singer Clayton Stroope, whose vocals possess an awesome power that "literally melts you away with his ability to completely take control of the song and the listener," notes DecoyMusic.com. The band's prodigious musicality enriches each number while the cinematic melodies and lyrics not only enchant with elemental emotions and the spirits of ghosts and angels but also possess the power to inspire, evoke, comfort and even heal.
Thriving Ivory's live shows sealed the deal with anyone who witnessed one. "I was immediately attracted to Thriving Ivory's sound," notes an admittedly "stubborn and hardheaded" Sonoma State Star reviewer. "It was surprisingly melodic, sweeping and triumphant. The vocals were raw, gritty and yet refined and pleasantly reminiscent of a young Robert Plant. The piano was simply enchanting, providing a sturdy backbone for their sound, which was rounded off with laid back guitar riffs, smooth bass and rhythmic drums...Their music is larger than they know... The band exudes a cohesion found only in seasoned bands like the Rolling Stones, and yet, they are seemingly unaware of how big they could be."
All of the traits that signal future greatness and echo legendary music and acts that came before are found in Thriving Ivory. "[S]weeping, majestic songs with catchy choruses and really, really wonderful vocals and an awesome backdrop of piano," notes Insomnia Radio of the group's rich and rocking sound. "Clayton Stroope, the band's frontman, has a voice that's a throwback to classic rock-opera vocal cords, and a swagger and shimmy reminiscent of Robert Plant in The Song Remains the Same,'" observes the LA Music Scene. "Throw a pouty Jagger-esque pucker into the equation and he's an obvious centerpiece."
And then there are the songs, which crackle with the yin/yang fission of the personal and universal. With vivid imagery and enchanting storytelling matched by melodic richness and allure, they delve into the essential quandaries of life, love and the meanings to be divined within human existence. "The magic is in the mystery," says Jason of his compositional approach.