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like ‘Let It Begin’ and ‘Bloodsucker’, were al- singer, not just kind of having a voice and rather watch it from YouTube. The thing we
ready tracks that the band were playing live just using it because it needs to be used, and always try to do is go and see as many new
with Matt towards the end of the time that actually, you know, embracing it a lot more, bands as we can. We always make sure
Matt spent with the band. I think with me working on it, and trying to see how I can we’re there to watch the support band. When
joining, the band could try out different make it sound the best that it can; that’s a we are on these bills we’d want people to
ideas. We’ve got a song like ‘Backseat Heart- new thing for me.” come and see us. There’s only so much you
beat’, because I’ve got more of a melodic Dhani is impressed with Mitchel’s vocals, can do. I think young kids just need to start
voice, I guess. Because I’ve done different saying, “Since Mitch joined, we’re able to go coming out more and seeing bands.”
styles before, I’ve come in with a fresh per- in so many more different directions than Mitch adds, “There is a loss of commu-
spective on it. It means we can pull off songs what we have done in the past. Our old nity. The internet and technology bring both
like ‘Backseat Heartbeat’, but also do heavier singer, Matt, he is a great singer but he had good and bad things, but I think there is a
stuff too, like ‘Cry Tough’ and all the screams a kind of one-dimensional rock voice, loss of physical interaction with people, a
on the end of that as well.” whereas Mitch, he’s been in and out of loads physical community. And that does affect
In ‘Cry Tough’, Mitch sings, ‘I want it all of different genres throughout the years, he bands and live music or just live interacting
and I want it today’. Black Velvet asks if the can basically take his voice in any direction, with the real world anyway. It’s kind of a
band members ever get impatient, wanting so it’s definitely helped us a lot in kind of el- shout-out against that, really, and just trying
more success. Dhani replies, “Yeah, I think evating our sound and being able to write a to say, everybody needs to step out of their
sometimes. I think now we are definitely in a few songs that we wouldn’t necessarily have own ego and join in with other people and
stronger position than we have been. I think been able to do in the past.” have a good time, instead of being so tunnel-
in the past line up, we kind of got to a point This is something Black Velvet noticed visioned and self-obsessed, living in a very
where we were starting to build a following during the live show – and of course while digital world.”
but weren’t really progressing from where listening to the album. There’s a lot of effort
we were, so that was kind of frustrating. I and refinement put into the vocals. You can ith a song on the new album being
think since Mitch and Tao joined the band, hear the quality that Mitch displayed back Wtitled ‘We Are Beautiful’, we end by
the reaction we’ve had from people has been when he was on The Voice. The Treatment’s asking Dhani and Mitch if they think rock
the best we’ve had so far, so I think we’re songs really showcase Mitch’s talent – and music is beautiful. “Yeah,” replies Dhani.
getting past the barriers we had.” in doing so, make The Treatment themselves “Without rock music I wouldn’t be who I am
Mitch adds, “Yeah, I think there’s always sound better than ever. today. It basically carved my whole life, from
going to be a level of frustration when it when I was five years old up until now, so
comes to being a musician and wanting peo- ll the band need now though is for a without rock music, I could be doing some-
ple to recognise what it is that you do. I think Afew more people to get to their thing completely different, something I
‘Cry Tough’ is another way of saying ‘man shows. As we witnessed in Birmingham, wouldn’t wanna do, and not knowing what I
up’ in a sense, but it’s more to do with that they are most definitely worth buying a ticket wanna do, and not having a real path in life,
kind of struggle, but just wanting it all today. for. They put on a kick-ass show from start so I think, if it weren’t for rock music I would-
Just wanting a kind of instant gratification to finish. But the band are a bit frustrated n’t be doing this.”
for it, but knowing that that isn’t going to with today’s generation staying at home, Mitch ends with a quote, “It’s like
come along, so you’ve just got to tough it browsing the internet. They titled the album Friedrich Nietzsche said: “Life without music
out, basically.” ‘Generation Me’ due to technology taking would be a mistake”. I think all music is
over the world and people being consumed beautiful. All good music is beautiful. You
itch previously fronted and played by the internet. “I just think people need to know, any expression of human soul, or
Mguitar in the band, MisterNothing. start coming out to gigs more,” says Dhani. emotion, or just pure passion and energy.
Now, in The Treatment, he is concentrating “With downloading stuff, you can’t really get Any expression of art is in itself beautiful.”
on the vocals only, since the band already around it these days. Unfortunately that’s the Visit www.facebook.com/TheTreat-
have two guitarists. And working on the way the business is. Every band gives out mentOfficial for more info.
album led him to focus fully on his singing. free downloads and that kind of stuff, but it
The singer says, “I feel that I’ve opened my seems no-one our age seems to be inter- Words & Dhani & Mitch Photo
mind to actually improving myself as a ested in going out to gigs anymore. They’d By Shari Black Velvet
Band Photos By Robert Gershinson

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