thinking aloud

text: glenn robinson
photo: leanne roberson & paul sargeant

Not being pigeon holed to the LA/Long beach music scene, “I am in a band, therefore I am hot shit,” Thinking Aloud does something that most bands don't. These four friends look at music from the angle of “Love!” They love to play; love to express; love to “think aloud,” musically and lyrically.

Not to say they are not “hot shit,” they are! That fantasy about twins many dream about, well Brian (bass) and Andrew (drums) Parker are twins, and Brett (guitar) and Mark (vocals)…well yeah, they’re cool too! They do things their own way and take inspiration from music, life, and the energy of the crowd. You might hear pieces of the Pixies, bits of Rage Against the Machine, but they don’t sound like any one band. They only sound like themselves, Thinking Aloud! Though busy with their latest cd release, Remote Mind Control, Thinking aloud has found some time to sit down and answer a few questions: