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Dec 23 - Jan 6, 2001 |
The sound of Shocore
Vancouver rockers deliver an entertaining debut
By Kerry Doole
Originally Published: 2001-12-02
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Vancouver-based rockers Shorcore
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The name of Vancouver hard rockers Shocore and the title of their first album give a good indication of the essence of the band. Shocore is a combination of the names of its two principals, guitarist Terry (Sho) Murray and singer Cory White. "Sho is actually my real middle name. I'm part Japanese," explains Murray.
The 'core' rightfully suggests the hard-edged aggression of their sound, while 'sho' reveals their love of spectacle. "We struggled to come up with a name for a few months, then there it was," says Terry.
"The logo is my favourite part of the name," adds Cory. "It looks neat on the T-shirt, with the skull glowing in the dark. We couldn't afford to do that on the record unfortunately."
The record is Shocore's recently released debut, Devil Rock Disco. It has generated a rock radio hit with "Bonecrusher," and the band is winning converts with its high-energy, colourful performances.
They believe in putting on a show, as Cory stresses. "When you come to see a band live, you pay to be entertained. We both got tired of going to see bands that just stand and play. We remember seeing bands like Iron Maiden with [mascot] Eddie, or Alice Cooper and the full theatre show. That's fun. We're trying to bring that back in a vaudevillian way."
"It's not Miss Saigon or anything," reassures Terry, but Cory threatens, "if we had the money, maybe. Here comes Sho in the helicopter! And we'd love to have exploding whipped cream balloons floating over the audience!"
For now, Shocore use more budget-friendly methods, like their two excellent (and scantily-clad) dancing girls. "They have their own performance art dance troupe, All You Can Eat," says Sho. "We wanted to incorporate them into the show with actual routines, not just go-go dancing on the side."
Cory adds that "lots of bands have girls, hot blondes with big boobs to go on stage and shake their bums by a pole. We wanted people who could actually dance."
Their stage show sometimes attracts controversy. "We had to sign a contract at a skateboard competition concert saying that we wouldn't swear onstage and the girls wouldn't take their tops off. Of course we did both, but we still got paid!," recalls White.
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